#Adventure Film

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"But nobody takes my ship twice!"

The Adventures of Tintin, 2011.

Dir. Steven Spielberg | Writ. Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish | DOP Janusz Kamiński

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Peter Pan, 2003.

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The Mummy (1999, Stephen Sommers)

01/07/2024

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Genres: Adventure

When you're safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you're having an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

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Alice in Wonderland 2010

Dir. Tim Burton

“Gentlemen, the only way to achieve the impossible, is to believe it’s possible.”

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Cinematic Moments - Dune 2021

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On July 23, 1964, Lord of the Flies debuted in the United Kingdom.

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Whistle

Digimon Adventure (film)

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) dir. Ben Stiller

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Chris Hemsworth in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024).

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(Archive) Animated movie of the day: One Piece, Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (Omatsuri danshaku a Himitsu no Shima, 2005)

Originally posted: January 14th, 2022 It may sound strange to recommend a film that is part of a broader franchise with an established continuity, but I do think some movies in long running anime franchises are so fascinating you can enjoy them on their own. This is such a film, so different from the rest of the series to the point it's deconstructive…

…and it doubles as our Horror movie of the day.

Directed by Mamoru Hosoda of Summer Wars fame, this movie starts innocuous enough with the kind of setup you'd expect from a shonen special(in this case a vacation resort in a random island), yet sooner than later things start going south. The animation style already feels off, which serves to complement a plot that is almost the antithesis of One Piece: it's a film about people falling apart.

Seeing manga and anime characters bicker and argue in comical fashion is the norm. And One Piece is no different, with the Strawhat Crew constantly screaming to each other with cartoony expressions yet in the end showing undying loyalty to each other. This film shows what happens when said bickering stops being funny. It starts comical enough but as the story goes on it devolves into genuine anger and disgust, with squabbles that are uncomfortable to watch. Fan of the series or not, the shift will feel jarring.

And this isn't even talking about the underlying threat that causes this to happen. This film can create a powerfully quiet and eerie atmosphere where not even a shonen protagonist seems invulnerable, the ensuing imagery being…well, nightmarish. Even the ending feels oddly empty. Less cathartic and more like a bad dream suddenly stopping.

Rumor says this film was born as a conduit for Hosoda to vent his frustrations about his experiences in Studio Ghibli. It would explain a lot: To take such a loved franchise and spin it so violently on its head, there has to be a statement here. And it's unexpectedly mesmerising.

And sure, if you know One Piece's story you're aware the Straw Hats do have some important internal conflicts that make them have rifts in the crew, but the thing that makes this movie notorious is how this is portrayed. While the conflicts in the manga are major disagreements that lend to significant drama among the crew members, they still feel orchestrated. Masterfully played, sure, but they have this sense of being part of a bigger whole. The rifts in this film? They're just come from circumstances pushing the cast's imperfections against each other in a way that deprives them of the larger than life presence they would otherwise have. They become very organically flawed, and end up rubbing each other the wrong way.

It works like a deconstruction of many shonen tropes: How can you invoke the power of friendship when your comrades are fighting each other? How can determination win the day when your problem is something you can't solve with brute force? What if the bad things that happen to them are your fault in your search for adventure?

It's a fascinating watch, that starts like regular One Piece but turns into something else.

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National Treasure, 2004.

Dir. Jon Turtletaub | Writ. Jim Kouf & the Wibberleys | DOP Caleb Deschanel

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W A T C H I N G

I've watched these movies a thousand times. They never get old.

I cried after watching part one when doc wakes up.

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Dug's Special Mission (2009, Ronnie del Carmen)

04/06/2024

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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, 2007.

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Barbie 2023

Dir. Greta Gerwig

“Barbie has a great day every day, but Ken only has a great day if Barbie looks at him.”