無盡的施嘉莉

呢套係我第一套睇細田守嘅電影，《無盡的施嘉莉》想帶出嘅思想簡單直接：放下仇恨+反戰。可惜我覺得施嘉莉呢兩個鐘頭嘅經歷不足以說服我如何放低仇恨。首先呢個死後世界完全唔吸引，感覺好多設定無解釋過。人類死後嘅世界仲係要同十八世紀戰爭狀態一樣？說好的呢個世界可以穿越時間呢？除左男主角外一個現代人都無，如果死後世界有更多現代人、甚至未來人，相信已經可以更有趣。死後世界亦有特寫人類享用美食，但又完全無講過食物係呢個世界係咪必須呢？如果呢個世界人類依然有慾有求，係咪影射人類就算擁有二次生命都會重複犯錯？同埋個最終Boss能力唔見得有咩咁強，電影中甚至有提及凱撒大帝等勁人，我完全唔明白為何呢個人可以繼續做到死後世界嘅王呢？就係用追逐虛無縹緲嘅無盡之地呢個籍口？婊緊現實中嘅宗教？（十字軍東征等等）另外仲有過分左膠，典型日系左膠大愛男主（根本衛宮士郎！？）；敵人下水餃式交戰後最後變好一齊BBQ；想有反轉劇情亦其實唔有趣亦無驚喜；以為會有穿越時間線、類似宿命類嘅結局點知係無……等等劇情同世界觀太多Bug，令人覺得施嘉莉呢個放下執念根本說服力不足、反戰訊息亦都好強推，極度左膠無深度。唯一想推嘅係畫面不錯但都唔係「新海誠式」個種令人驚艷嘅畫風；不過打交場面係真心好睇，好多近戰短兵相接、由其騎馬馬上戰，連我由細睇到大、睇開同鍾意嘅甄子丹式《導火線》等戰鬥套招嘅人都睇得幾有感覺。

Not at all surprised that Scarlet bombed hard in Japan. Even in Hong Kong, there are only 5 people in the weekend showing where I attended, and there are close to no big theatre showing of this movie.Partly I think Mamoru Hosoda’s obsession with the 3D look isn’t necessarily fervently welcomed by the anime community. Personally I think he has pretty much push this style to the limit, and there are definitely many shots, especially close up shots, that look great. But I think this 3D pretending to be 2D style is fundamentally a problematic style. Most people like 3D being traditionally animated like Pixar’s realism or Arcane’s concept art style, the depth in lighting has been the bread and butter of 3D. Where as 2D is embraced by its illustration merits and iconic frame rate. Hosoda operates in between, and lowkey is the worst of both worlds.Though despite the technical flaws in its 3D texture, the script is where the movie takes a nosedive. Hosoda makes it clear that he loves epic imaginative canvas, which is a treat to watch, and he loves modern dance and songs, which is a bit weird to see in a fantasy dystopian, and he loves preaching young hotheaded character philosophy, which is a huge problem in this movie.Personally I think Scarlet is a likable character, and her visual design is phenomenal. Hijiri on the opposite, is the most plain looking male character ever, and his idealistic moral compass is quite annoying to watch. I think “Tanjiro” from Demon Slayer being a similar righteous character is done a lot more better than how Hosoda depicts a saint character.Overall, despite some really cool visuals and sound designs, Scarlet is a movie hampered by Hosoda’s own indulgence on the expression of imagination at a cost of lacking in proper narrative substance. The movie is obsessed with finding grand epic ways to capture romanticism of vengeance and healing, without actually having any new and original things to say about it.Verdict: 71

好人有好報，惡人有惡報。2025年了，連兒童向的作品都無咁平面。

故事都係一般公主復仇劇！但音響幾好及畫面立體感強！所以值4.5分

呢種細節、寫實歐美畫風係吸引兼好睇嘅，真係好靚又唯美，連音樂都好精彩，視聽覺享受係唔錯，可惜劇情故事係硬傷，主題講釋懷、寬恕、憐憫、生死，但可惜當中劇情貫徹日本唔少電影嘅老毛病：老土、臃腫、繁複、長氣、節奏慢呢啲風格，劇本都過分大愛，真心唔識欣賞，唔少位直頭睇到瞌眼瞓，作為呢個禮拜唯一有興趣入場嘅電影，係幾失望

有睇過細田守導演以往作品都知道一向圍繞「藍天白雲」、「高中少女」、親子之情等作主調。近幾套作品自從撤走了編劇，改為細田守自編自導後就風格大變，連導演都話想融合歐美動畫風。偏偏預告片和宣傳仍以舊作品作招徠，令人摸不著頭腦。失去細田守特色都不緊要的，入場看看新作。要大場面有戰爭和生死世界的奇觀、要感情有男女主角各自身世的故事。看似交足功課，可惜劇情卻連繫不到想帶出的訊息，只是重複又重複以直白方式去講。臨收尾情節更是令同場觀眾嘩然，一定會察覺到故事設定不合理的地方。整體來說，只要做好期望管理，入場一看無仿，未有如網上評價那樣差。唯留意IMAX版本未能用盡整個銀幕，上方會有大片空白，但仍有助在人山人海的場面睇到CG的細節，以及生死世界奇觀的立體聲效。