[Movies] Promare

[yuuago]

My beloved Tik has been into Promare lately. I'd heard about this movie from other people, various saying that it was really good, but hadn't felt the need to check it out myself. But after seeing all the pretty fanart that Tik's been reblogging onto my tumblr dash, I decided to finally give it a go. Our tastes don't always align perfectly, but sometimes we fit just right.

My verdict:

I was delighted!

This film is a little ridiculous. Well, okay, it's very ridiculous. But it's good fun!

The general premise: Pyrokinetics vs firefighters. One side burns to live, the other side lives to put them out. But it turns out, it's a lot more complicated than that....

I won't say more, because I feel like this is the kind of film where it's better to go in knowing very little detail. But I'm always a sucker for psychic powers. (Though that's not quite what's going on here, but close enough.)

Also, there are giant robots punching other giant robots. :D

The two main characters are fun. Sunshine/raincloud dynamic, and very shippy. Though I'll admit to being a little bit biased, because they remind me a bit of my OTP. Also: if you liked drift compatibility in Pacific Rim... let's just say that these two would be drift compatible.

One thing I'd like to make clear - there isn't any actual M/M in this film. Certain moments are shippy as hell, but no. Just wanted to put that out there, because I had kind of osmosed that there might be, but there wasn't. I wouldn't want anyone to go into it with that expectation only to be disappointed.

Anyway.

Promare is a feast for the eyes, and the music is great. If you want a movie where you can sit back and enjoy the pretty visuals and a nice soundtrack, this one is a good candidate. Though I will say that you need to be in the mood for something that's bright and goofy in a very anime sort of way - there's a lot of that in this.

It was a very enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours. :)

Comments

[0dense]

Ooh, this sounds like it could be a lot of fun! yeah, sometimes you do just need a dose of positive vibes! and also giant punchy robots XD

psychic shippable superpowers with a dash of explosions sounds like just what the doctor ordered :) is this on netflix??

[yuuago]

Unfortunately, it's not on official streaming services - I had to see it through, uh, other means. I'll probably end up getting it on disc when it comes out over here though, because it sure left an impression. :V

[0dense]

lol I feel you on Alternate Sources! I'll just keep an eye out then ;D

[allekha]

Promare! Glad you had a good time with it. It is definitely ridiculous, but it's a lot of fun to watch happen and I loved all the colors. And I think I listened to an extended version of Kakusei fifty times over my winter break when I was getting work done.

[yuuago]

I really wish I'd been able to see this one on a big screen, because holy hell would the visuals ever have been great. It was nice on the computer, but... still!!