Miss Hokusai

I have no knowledge of the manga and only a vague knowledge of her father's paintings, so I went into this expecting essentially a biopic. Turns out we know almost nothing about her life and they just bullshited their way though the (many) gaps, creating a fantastical story told through 2010 anime style animation, monotone voice acting (apparently I bought the dub), and an incredibly dull plot that feels like a series of quick little blips of story that don't amount to much. I learned next to nothing, so my hopes of a biopic are dead and there aren't any real character or story arcs, so it barely even qualifies as a movie. I see a bunch of reviews about how they love how calm this movie is; like a summer breeze. Maybe I'm the outlier here, but a story with no drama, humor, suspense, round characters, or development doesn't sound enjoyable at all; maybe just watch a screen saver instead. I don't even understand what they were trying to do here; they didn't tell Katsushika's story in any meaningful way (it doesn't even highlight her art or talent) and they certainly didn't entertain. This movie was a half-full glass of room temperature water.

I have no knowledge of the manga and only a vague knowledge of her father's paintings, so I went into this expecting essentially a biopic. Turns out we know almost nothing about her life and they just bullshited their way though the (many) gaps, creating a fantastical story told through 2010 anime style animation, monotone voice acting (apparently I bought the dub), and an incredibly dull plot that feels like a series of quick little blips of story that don't amount to much. I learned next to nothing, so my hopes of a biopic are dead and there aren't any real character or story arcs, so it barely even qualifies as a movie. I see a bunch of reviews about how they love how calm this movie is; like a summer breeze. Maybe I'm the outlier here, but a story with no drama, humor, suspense, round characters, or development doesn't sound enjoyable at all; maybe just watch a screen saver instead. I don't even understand what they were trying to do here; they didn't tell Katsushika's story in any meaningful way (it doesn't even highlight her art or talent) and they certainly didn't entertain. This movie was a half-full glass of room temperature water.

this is pure beauty

this is pure beauty

Sympa mais sah j’ai pas trop accroché à l’histoire. Voilà une bonne review de merde.

Japanese Cinema Ranked

Sympa mais sah j’ai pas trop accroché à l’histoire. Voilà une bonne review de merde.

Japanese Cinema Ranked

It’s interesting to see an animated biopic. Miss Hokusai follows the life of Katsushika Ōi, who worked under her father, shadowing his work. A skilled painter in her own right, the film takes care to show how detached she usually feels from her work despite her skill. The film doesn’t really follow any specific drama for her, but rather gives us various snippets of her life. Her disaffected attitude is reflected in bits of the film’s soundtrack, with a sort of hazy rock that would occasionally play. The animation is grounded, going for some sort of realism, but does lean into fantastical elements that sort of pepper the stories of the inspiration and the effects of both her work and her father’s work. I like how every sort of slowly unfolds, just little bit by bit building atop one another to give us a full portrait, much like painting itself.

It’s interesting to see an animated biopic. Miss Hokusai follows the life of Katsushika Ōi, who worked under her father, shadowing his work. A skilled painter in her own right, the film takes care to show how detached she usually feels from her work despite her skill. The film doesn’t really follow any specific drama for her, but rather gives us various snippets of her life. Her disaffected attitude is reflected in bits of the film’s soundtrack, with a sort of hazy rock that would occasionally play. The animation is grounded, going for some sort of realism, but does lean into fantastical elements that sort of pepper the stories of the inspiration and the effects of both her work and her father’s work. I like how every sort of slowly unfolds, just little bit by bit building atop one another to give us a full portrait, much like painting itself.

idk i love it. my favorite movies have a tendency to be some stuff happens to some people, then some other stuff happens and they feel things. 
i love art and i love girls

idk i love it. my favorite movies have a tendency to be some stuff happens to some people, then some other stuff happens and they feel things. 
i love art and i love girls