Belle brings me to the same thought after yet another rewatch. This is probably my fifth... Or sixth? I lost count.
Belle (竜とそばかすの姫, Ryū to Sobakasu no Hime, "The Dragon and the Freckled Princess") is a modern-day twist to Beauty and the Beast. The movie's protagonist is Suzu Naito, a high-school student struggling to get back into singing after her mother's death. As her avatar Belle, she dives into the widely known virtual space called "U" after her friend Hiro's recommendation. There she quickly becomes a singing sensation but also becomes intrigued by the Dragon who gatecrashed into her concert.
This film was written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda who also directed The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.
After Suzu lost her mother to an unfortunate event, she closed her heart off from the world. She distanced herself from her father, her friends, and her passion for music and singing. But that changed after she discovered "U".
"U" is a virtual space where its system will create your avatar, Alternate Self (AS) based on your characteristics IRL. You can be anything you want there. At first, Suzu hesitated to take on her AS as it looked like her popular schoolmate, Ruka Watanabe, but then becomes surprised as it also acquired freckles - something she has identified with. She then named her AS Bell since Suzu is bell in Japanese. After diving into U, she sings a few lines from a song she made and that bolsters her fast into fame.
There is a dash of romance in here as it is an adaptation of Beauty and the Beast after all, and the film captures the feelings of a high-schooler being infatuated with a close childhood friend.
One of the things that I admire about this film is its mix of 2D and 3DCG animation. It feels seamless, but you know it's there. You will see 2D elements in Suzu's world and more of the 3DCG work in U. In the coming days, I'll be using this as my reference for practicing art too!
|
|
Apart from its visuals, Belle's music was beautifully done. Kaho Nakamura's voice and lyrics fit well with Suzu's personality. The film's score and music aided the flow, too. My favorite is A Million Miles Away (はなればなれの君へ), where Suzu sings about wanting to see a loved one once more. The song will move you as it starts with sadness and longing but caps it off with an optimistic outlook.
As for its story, I wish there was more about U as another world. What else could possibly be done in it aside from walking around a space that reminds you of the streets of New York? There were also times when emotions were highlighted for too long and I was itching to skip a few frames ahead.
Overall, Belle's an 8 for me and will always be one of my favorite animated movies. Beautiful visuals, good voice acting, and music, and I'd definitely love to learn more about the 2D and 3D creation side of things!
That's pretty much all I have about Belle right now. Let me know if you've given this film a try too. Thanks for sticking around!
Arc likes to play games on and off the blockchain when she's not lurking around Hive/Wax.
She currently plays Valorant, 7 Days to Die, Rising Star, and Splinterlands among other games.
Do come over to her Twitch stream to chill or participate in occasional giveaways!
Check her out around the interwebz:
Avatar created via picrew.me
Twitch (ENG)▶️
Facebook (FIL) ▶️
Twitter 🐦
The rewards earned on this comment will go directly to the people( @arcgspy ) sharing the post on Twitter as long as they are registered with @poshtoken. Sign up at https://hiveposh.com.
I am currently looking for fresh recommendation. I watch quite a bit of isekai and this seems more cheerful than what I normally watch. That being said, i'll check this out after I finish binge watching overlord.
Ahh, Overlord! That's one of my gf's favorites! The other one is That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. I've yet to binge on both but I know more about the latter since I watched the first season and some of the second one.
This one's not much of an isekai but if the trailer piques your interest, give it a try and get back to me some time!
Hahaha I also watched Slime and it was the most fun anime I've ever watched 😂 although at first I was like, " this can't be right!". I use viu to watch these anime and seems like they cater more to Isekai than other genres which is why I watched quite a bit of them. Anyhow, I'll let you know when I finished watching that one.
Hahahaha I was surprised when I saw it too! Eventually I got hooked to it!
Thanks for stopping by too~
!PIZZA
Ahhhh, thanks for this. I mean, I saw this before on fb, a lot of pipz are hyping it too but I forgot to download it, lol. Now I will add into my watchlist para di malimutan, aguy.
UwU try mo! Puro movies lang kaya ng attention span ko these days, hais
!PIZZA
Haha, oo nakakita na ako ng link download ko yan latur. Magaganda series para di bitin, try mo kapag may time ehehe
PIZZA Holders sent $PIZZA tips in this post's comments:
arcgspy tipped blitzzzz (x1)
arcgspy tipped lofone (x1)
lofone tipped arcgspy (x1)
arcgspy tipped tpkidkai (x1)
arcgspy tipped macchiata (x1)
blitzzzz tipped arcgspy (x1)
@arcgspy(1/15) tipped @thekittygirl (x1)
arcgspy tipped adamada (x1)
arcgspy tipped ruffatotmeee (x1)
arcgspy tipped cthings (x1)
You can now send $PIZZA tips in Discord via tip.cc!
Wer did you watched it is it available in Netflix Arc? Music anime genre sympre lez go tayo dyan!
Netflix SG 🥲 I-ready mo na VPN mo hahaha!
Jusme may mga pa ganitong eme pa. Maghahanap nalang ako ng server na pwedeng mampirata.
Hahahaha ayun, daming links sa server! Pili ka na lang 😂
!PIZZA pambreakfast~
!discovery 25
It was one of my anticipated shows last year until I forgot it existed. Mapanood nga.
Ngayon na, bilis. Gow~
!PIZZA
This post was shared and voted inside the discord by the curators team of discovery-it
Join our community! hive-193212
Discovery-it is also a Witness, vote for us here
Delegate to us for passive income. Check our 80% fee-back Program
I like this new version of beauty and the beast, and it is also interesting to think about living in another reality, so I will have this production among the ones I must see, very good post
Dear @arcgspy,
May I ask you to review and support the Dev Marketing Proposal (https://peakd.com/me/proposals/232) we presented on Conference Day 1 at HiveFest?
The campaign aims to onboard new application developers to grow our ecosystem. If you missed the presentation, you can watch it on YouTube.
You cast your vote for the proposal on Peakd, Ecency,
Thank you!
Hey @arcange, saw the proposal and supported it. I definitely hope we could get more devs onboard and create an easier Hive to navigate. Cheers!
Thank you for your support @arcgspy, really appreciate it! 👍
!BEER
Great review @arcgspy ! I didn't know that you were into Anime btw, so the movie sound really interesting and it's going to be on my watch list for sure! Thanks for sharing!
!PIZZA
Lofone! Nice to see ya dropping by! I’m just taking some baby steps into Anime. 😅 Anything that’s needs to be watched for more than 3 days is a no-no for me, haha.
Let me know what you think of it after you’ve seen it!
!PIZZA
Hahaha, tbh I can't even find the time to watch anything during the week! The balance between my day job and being active in Hive seems to be very time consuming but I am counting the days for the weekend! I can't even catch up with your streams anymore 😥
Oof, that's tough! I feel ya! I'm also trying to land a job, and, for sure, the 9-6 life will bum me out... Lol
Don't worry about not being able to catch my streams... I haven't been on as much, too!
I wish you all the best in your job hunt! I am sure that you are going to find something that fits you! Also, I will keep an eye on the stream channel at THG discord :D
Yay! 🤗
Your content has been boosted with Ecency Points, by @arcgspy.
Use Ecency daily to boost your growth on platform!
Support Ecency
Vote for new Proposal
Delegate HP and earn more
Ohhh, ito pala yung Belle! This genre fascinates me, I'm not used to it kasi, but since I liked The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and there's a reference from Beauty and the Beast, I might try this.
Mhm, that Belle~ Give it a try, it’s got a nice score. Or I can probably stream it one of these days.
!PIZZA
I've been wanting to watch this ever since I saw the trailers and when it was released in the cinema and then netflix. Sadly, the lack of time meant that it's still sitting on my to-do list 😭. I really have to find a slot somewhere in my schedule for this show. 😅 !PIZZA
Aww dang! Hope you could watch it soon! Good luck with sorting your schedule out, Blitzzz 😅
!PIZZA
This sounds like a pretty cool premise for a movie! Thanks for the review! 😃
You're welcome, Kitty! Thanks for stopping by! ✨
!PIZZA
Congratulations @arcgspy! You have completed the following achievement on the Hive blockchain and have been rewarded with new badge(s):
Your next target is to reach 2000 upvotes.
You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking
If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word
STOPCheck out the last post from @hivebuzz:
Congratulations @arcgspy! You received a personal badge!
Wait until the end of Power Up Day to find out the size of your Power-Bee.
May the Hive Power be with you!
You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking
Check out the last post from @hivebuzz:
This looks so nice, I'll most certainly add this to my Next year list 😂