Bakemono no Ko: An adventure of healing and friendship
Hi Hive friends, sorry I've been absent for this week or a bit longer, as I didn't get organized and college stuff piled up on me. I had to focus on getting them done, I went two days without sleep, but in the end it got done and already, on the day of delivery, I fell asleep 5 hours in the afternoon and slept all night. I was really tired. Don't do that, organize your activities and then you will be able to do everything you had planned for that week. I saw this movie with my sister, we were looking for something to watch and it looked interesting. I was really expecting something different or common interactions, so to speak, but I quite liked it regardless. So let's go with the review.
The movie starts with our main character, Ren, who is a 9 year old boy and finds himself in a pretty complicated position for his age. His mother passes away and his father is unable to take care of him. In addition, someone from his family tried to help him, but he didn't let himself and preferred to run away to the street, where he encounters different difficulties, even being chased by the police, as a child cannot walk around alone.
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One day, while he is lost in the city or just walking around, he crouches down next to some bicycles and is approached by someone wearing a hood, who asks him about his parents. Ren, hearing this, gets angry and tells him to shut up, but when he sees what is in front of him, he is silent and can only see his eyes. He says "you're a beast", this one throws it away and tells him that it's not bad at all that if he wants, he could come with him. Ren is stunned and they leave, but Ren, coming to his senses, chases after them, although he loses sight of them. He then encounters some policemen who ask him why he is alone and he runs away. As he does so, he can see the beast enter an alley. He plucks up his courage and chases after it, only to discover a large world inhabited by different beasts, called Jutenkai.
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The beast finds him and tells him that he is proud that he was able to make it. This one is named Kumatetsu and wants a disciple, but Ren doesn't really want to be his apprentice, so he runs away from him. But before this, Kumatetsu changes Ren's name to Kyuta. Ren searches for him and meets another great warrior named Iozan. Upon learning that Kumatetsu has a human apprentice, he begins to fight him, due to the fact that humans can harbor great darkness that can destroy the world of beasts and humans. During this fight, Ren realizes that everyone supports Iozan, but no one supports Kumatetsu. Seeing this, he identifies with him and decides to support him, but Kumatetsu still loses to Iozan. Almost at the end of the fight, another character arrives who is called the grandmaster. In this part we are given to understand why these two fight or what their goal is, which is to be successors of the great master, since he announced his retirement and decides to become a god, but it is not yet known what kind of god. So Kumatetsu takes Ren to his house and here begins the adventure of these two and how these two characters heal their various wounds as they form a bond with each other.
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This movie is one of those that I could really watch twice, as they work very well the development of each character and the different situations they have to go through and how they really feel. Like the situation of these two, Kyuta with no one to support him and Kumatetsu the same way. And how this relationship got these two to fill the void that was inside of each other. You really get attached to each of these characters and can empathize with them, of how someone who always wanted to get away from everyone can make certain sacrifices for someone they really loved. Furthermore, we will see these forms with funny and touching interactions, which makes for some light moments in the course of the film, despite delving into strong themes such as loss and loneliness. In addition, we also see how negative feelings can really affect a person. So, if you like movies with good character development and well-choreographed fights, I highly recommend this film.
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.Thanks for reading my post and see you next time <3
SPANISH
Hola amigos de Hive, disculpen que haya estado ausente durante esta semana o un poco más, ya que no me organicé y se me acumularon las cosas de la universidad. Tuve que enfocarme en hacerlas, estuve dos días sin dormir, pero al final se logró y ya, al día de la entrega, caí dormido 5 horas en la tarde y dormí toda la noche. Realmente estaba muy cansado. No hagan eso, organicen sus actividades y así podrán hacer todo lo que tenían planeado para esa semana. Esta película la vi con mi hermana, estábamos buscando algo que ver y nos pareció interesante. Realmente esperaba algo diferente o interacciones comunes, por así decirlo, pero me gustó bastante a pesar de todo. Así que vamos con la reseña.
La película comienza con nuestro protagonista, Ren, quien es un niño de 9 años y se encuentra en una posición bastante complicada para su edad. Su madre fallece y su padre no puede hacerse cargo de él. Además, alguien de su familia trató de ayudarlo, pero él no se dejó y prefirió huir a la calle, donde se encuentra con distintas dificultades, incluso es perseguido por la policía, ya que un niño no puede andar por ahí solo.
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Un día, mientras está perdido en la ciudad o simplemente caminando, se agacha junto a unas bicicletas y se le acerca alguien con una capucha, quien le pregunta por sus padres. Ren, al escuchar esto, se enoja y le dice que se calle, pero cuando ve lo que tiene enfrente, se queda callado y solo puede verle los ojos. Dice "eres una bestia", este lo tira y le dice que no está nada mal que si quiere, podría venir con él. Ren queda pasmado y ellos se van, pero Ren, al recobrar el sentido, los persigue, aunque los pierde de vista. Luego se encuentra con unos policías que le preguntan por qué está solo y él sale huyendo. Cuando lo hace, puede ver a la bestia entrar a un callejón. Él se arma de valor y lo persigue, para luego descubrir un gran mundo habitado por distintas bestias, llamado Jutenkai.
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La bestia lo encuentra y le dice que está orgulloso de que haya podido lograrlo. Esta se llama Kumatetsu y quiere un discípulo, pero Ren no quiere realmente ser su aprendiz, así que escapa de él. Pero antes de esto, Kumatetsu le cambia el nombre a Ren a Kyuta. Ren lo busca y se encuentra con otro gran guerrero llamado Iozan. Al enterarse de que Kumatetsu tiene un aprendiz humano, empieza a combatir con él, debido a que los humanos pueden albergar una gran oscuridad que puede destruir el mundo de las bestias y humanos. Durante esta pelea, Ren se da cuenta de que todos apoyan a Iozan, pero nadie a Kumatetsu. Al ver esto, se siente identificado con él y decide apoyarlo, pero Kumatetsu igual pierde contra Iozan. Casi al terminar la pelea, llega otro personaje al cual llaman el gran maestro. En esta parte nos dan a entender por qué estos dos pelean o cuál es su objetivo, que es ser sucesores del gran maestro, ya que este anunció su retiro y decide volverse un dios, pero todavía no se sabe qué tipo de dios. Así que Kumatetsu lleva a Ren a su casa y aquí empieza la aventura de estos dos y cómo estos dos personajes van sanando sus distintas heridas a medida que van formando un vínculo entre ellos.
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Esta película es de esas que realmente podría ver dos veces, ya que trabajan muy bien el desarrollo de cada personaje y las distintas situaciones por las que deben pasar y cómo se sienten realmente. Como la situación de estos dos, Kyuta sin nadie que lo apoyara y Kumatetsu de la misma forma. Y cómo esta relación logró que estos dos llenaran el vacío que había dentro de cada uno. Realmente uno se encariña con cada uno de estos personajes y puede empatizar con ellos, de cómo alguien que siempre quiso alejarse de todos puede hacer ciertos sacrificios por alguien a quien realmente quiso. Además, veremos estas formas con interacciones graciosas y conmovedoras, lo cual hace que haya momentos ligeros en el transcurso de la película, a pesar de profundizar en temas fuertes como la pérdida y la soledad. Además, también vemos cómo los sentimientos negativos pueden afectar realmente a una persona. Así que, si te gustan las películas con un buen desarrollo de personajes y peleas bien coreografiadas, te recomiendo esta película.
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Gracias por leer mi post y nos vemos en la próxima <3
I will assume that in the end the boy accepts to be the bear's disciple and becomes the new Karate Kid.
The plot sounds interesting.
I'm sure it's true compa HAHAHAH and the beast is Mr. Miyagi. Yes it really is and it's quite nice how the bond between those two characters is forming, I hope you get to see it. Thanks for your comment <3
Same here... I've been busy the past week, so I haven't really posted much. I've watched a trailer of this before but it slipped my mind to watch it. haha
I'll add this to my list. Thanks! :D
Yes sometimes things pile up on us and well we have to leave some aside to do the others. I hope you can see it, it's a very emotional and beautiful movie. Thanks for your comment <3
True... I sure will... Thank you! :D
Old animation aesthetics and martial arts, they definitely had referenced this from the kung fu movies.
Most likely that's the case, plus the fights are quite fluid and this can be noticed from the beginning and the old animation aesthetic gives it its touch. Thanks for your comment <3
Master and Apprentice is one of the elements of a story that always intrigues me. I wonder what the master can teach his apprentice since he is a beast.
Yes and the relationship becomes more like father and son this makes one get attached to the bond that is forming between these two characters, I hope you get to see the movie and find out it really is worth watching. Thanks for your comment <3
You're welcome. Have a nice day ahead.