I’m personally not a fan of theatre. As someone who pretty much skipped as many literature classes as I possibly could, all I needed was to get it over with. When my school drama teacher invited me to join their club, I declined saying I didn’t have time, when in reality I just hated it. I think that shit is overrated.
But this right here. This is fun. The fights choreographed with the music makes you feel the weight of the conflict. Though the singing does feel awkward at times, sometimes going into musicals territory, it doesn’t break my suspension of belief.
The action scenes in this are so wild they put even Fate to shame. The angles. The lighting. The momentum. Everything adds up to fighting scenes that make you feel the weight of every slash and step. They’re akin to movement shooters where even your body involuntarily moves with your character when trying to avoid blades or slashing your way through your opponents. I literally moved my body watching these scenes, they were that intimate.
A chill still runs down my spine whenever the whole screen turns red and I AM REMADE comes up. That sequence belongs in legends.