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Jay W Netflix original, "Bubble" (2022), not to be confused with Netflix original, "The Bubble" (2022), has a lot of good going for it. It has very nice animation. The animators are quite proud of their parkour animation, which they show off for about 70% of the runtime of the movie. The movie takes a lot of inspiration from "The Little Mermaid" tale, which it makes no attempt to hide. Oddly enough not the first anime movie that I can think of that uses Little Mermaid as base, the other one being "Ponyo". It really is a unique world they've created here. The imagination on display for so much of this really is something to be admired. The music and animation complement each other well and make it a marvel to behold. Unfortunately, this imagination comes at a price. It is clear that this movie was based on a book. And I'm sure a lot of the things that don't add up in the movie are thoroughly examined in the book. But as it stands in the movie, there is a lot of this movie that makes no sense. Now I'm fine with some things going unexplained. But some of the moments in the movie lose any narrative tension without an understanding of how this world works. And it isn't something that is left to the interpretation of the audience, it appears like everyone in the movie knows what is going on and expect the audience to get it as well. Another downside is the main character, Hibiki. He is a bore. He's the type of quiet emo kid that a middle school girl has a crush on, but all her friends can't stand to be around. The dialogue in this movie does not help these characters. There are two settings for conversations in the story. One: being a blunt instrument for exposition. Two: words that are trying to sound profound but have all the depth of a fortune cookie. The movie is at its best when it is relying on the beautiful animation and music do the storytelling. Because when the characters open their mouth it starts to fall apart. As the ending swings around the logic implodes in on itself and the story completely pops. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/02/24 Full Review Jhosep G As a retelling of The Little Mermaid, this movie gets to develop the message. But, as an original production, it misses some development on character depth, on movie structure. And the writers really need a lesson in avoiding info dump. I know that we need to understand The Little Mermaid and the events that happened with the bubbles, but I'm sure there are better ways to deliver them. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/23/24 Full Review TearRose It was refreshing and yet sad. The movie left me speechless and the plot was thought through and well put. It had a good start off and hook. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/24 Full Review Aatmika S One of the best movie to watch it is a very good movie you should watch this movie before you die this movie is wonderful 😊 I need its second part also Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/29/23 Full Review Maxwell M Sometimes you gotta just sit back and enjoy some gorgeous animation. The parkour aspect needs its own show that dives deep into parkour I'd watch it. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/22/23 Full Review Alex H Beautiful visuals. A different type of dystopian future, loved the paralelism with a folklore romantic tale with a twist. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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