Buomilch

The most in line with the tone of earlier Nasu works like *Tsukihime *or *Garden of Sinners* if it comes to Fate/Stay Night adaptations. It’s dark, almost always night and heavy topics are handled right off the get go. I love to see some characters get screen time like *Mitsuzuri*, whom I’ve always liked but unfortunately she isn’t an all that important character. The animation is obviously insane, just like the score and they both are essential to the films great tonality but essentially only serve the story, which is way lore heavier then other adaptations of the visual novel. I’m already looking forward to rewatching the other two films as I’ve noticed that I did forget some scenes and references which I didn’t catch the first time around, since I wasn’t as invested in the world of Fate and Nasu‘s work in general at the time of my first watch.

Very weird, very theater like, very Wes Anderson.  It is fun to watch but lacks a bit of substance, something you obviously can’t always have much of in a short but still it would’ve been nice to feel like I was following an actual story instead of just staring and creative pictures.

Mel Gibson is a troubled and controversial human being and a just as controversial and widely discussed director, so obviously I expected a certain amount from this.  That this is his first feature is something that’s very clear while watching. It’s a bit clumsy but heart driven, wether or not that heart is entirely in the right place is up to debate, but I thought that the bond at the center of the film was quite touching and combined with Mel Gibsons performance makes it worthwhile.

Right after finishing the last installment of his so called Vengeance Trilogy, famous for its dark themes and disturbing violence, Park Chan-Wook decided to direct a lighthearted and quirky comedy.  And somehow it works. The directing and editing are phenomenal, I mean it when I say this is a breathtaking and impressive on every technical level.  The story itself wasn’t as interesting to me but the entire cast of characters was entertaining enough on its own.