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One Piece: Tell No Tales (2023)
Syrup Village (Part 1)
Syrup Village isn't the best arc in One Piece. In fact, it is often ranked as one of the worst, and rightfully so. It is filled with not-so-useful characters and cringey quirks that are more annoying than entertaining. It is not surprising that a lot of changes are made; some for better, some for worse. In this first part of the adaptation, we get to meet Kaya, Buchi, Klahador and Sham, as well as Usopp and Merry. Jacob Romero is very charming as our Sharpshooter in a nonchalant, childish sense. The other characters are... forgettable. Kaya is still sweet and lovable, but feels to cartoony, just as the other characters. I'm glad, at least, that some changes are made when it comes to the fate of minor characters.
One Piece: The Man in the Straw Hat (2023)
Orange Town
A great follow-up to a great pilot and a much better version of the original Orange Town arc in the manga. Jeff Ward is unexpectedly the best actor in this episode (and series, too) as Buggy / Boogie / Binky. Directing is beautiful and the script is very fast paced in a positive manner. It manages to bind together the strangeness and humor of One Piece in an unique fashion, making Buggy a far scarier and more menacing character than he was at this point. The main trio also keeps up their game by delivering good performances overall. I can only hope for the best for the next episodes of East Blue!
One Piece: Romance Dawn (2023)
Romance Dawn
One Piece was once thought impossible to adapt. Maeda and Owens have proved everyone wrong. Might be too early in to claim that, but I'm risking it. They have managed to create a very vivid and surreal world pretty faithful to the original manga. Of course it has its differences, but they are worthy of Eichiiro Oda's masterpiece. Godoy, Mackenyu and Rudd shine as Luffy, Zoro and Nami, exceptionally charming in their own rights. All the other actors are very good too. I'd only complain a bit about some fight choreographies, but not even the majority of them. Thanks Enel for this! Pretty excited to watch the remaining 7 episodes.
When They See Us (2019)
Painfully real and necessaey
DuVernay's work in "When They See Us" is nothing less than astonishing. It recreates the social context of NY in the 1980s and creates parallels between this period of time and nowadays, showing us that "The Central Park Five" case might have occurred 30 years ago, but it still resonates in the american society. Its approach to racism and the flawed law system hurts to the soul, but it is a must-watch TV minisseries for anyone who is concerned about such problems in today's world. All we can do now is do our best so that a case like this never happens ago and hope that the responsibles for such an unfair condemnation are held accountable for their irresponsible actions.
Aquaman (2018)
May James Wan be praised!
Although some things do not work in "Aquaman", such as the chemistry between Momoa and Amber Heard, most things are pretty good. Every comic book fan will feel really glad to see Aquaman portrayed in a great manner. The visuals and the uniforms are incredible. The action scenes are well-crafted and Wan's direction overall is magnificent, even though it is kinda lackluster when the movie is meant to be funny. Overall, a really good movie!