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"Despicable Me 4": A Sequel Lacking in Creativity

Since its inception, the "Despicable Me" series has captured audiences' hearts with its unique humor and heartwarming family themes. However, as the series progresses, expectations for innovation and storytelling have heightened. Unfortunately, "Despicable Me 4" fails to meet these expectations, presenting a narrative that feels tired and creatively bankrupt. This review will delve into the film's plot, character development, and overall execution to uncover why it falls short of its predecessor

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"Despicable Me 4": A Sequel Lacking in Creativity

"Despicable Me 4": A Bridge Between Installments and an Advertisement for Merchandise

It's been 7 years since the release of "Despicable Me 3" in 2017, and in "Despicable Me 4," the protagonist Gru has another child, with the narrative of the film unfolding based on this life change. As a family-friendly comedy film for the summer season, "Despicable Me 4" is worth watching in the theater. The film essentially continues the excitement of the previous installments, with the plot and character settings maintaining an imaginative charm. Thematically, it continues to satirize superhe

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"Despicable Me 4": A Bridge Between Installments and an Advertisement for Merchandise

A Haphazard Plot: Despicable Me 4’s Unfocused Narrative

If I had to sum up Despicable Me 4, I’d call it the K-pop mashup of animated films. The movie feels like a chaotic blend of disparate scenes, each individually amusing but lacking a cohesive narrative. When pieced together, it creates a disjointed and illogical storyline. Despicable Me 4 lacks a clear main plot or a coherent sequence of events centered around it. The humor, while present, is scattered throughout, contributing to the film’s overall sense of disarray. If you were to break the film

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A Haphazard Plot: Despicable Me 4’s Unfocused Narrative

The Emotions and Desires You Hide Ultimately Become "Anxiety"

Nine years have passed since the highly acclaimed Inside Out. In the sequel, Riley has aged a few years and entered her teenage years at thirteen. Her brain now hosts more complex emotions amidst the hormonal changes of adolescence—beyond Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger, new emotions like Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment, and Ennui have emerged. In Inside Out 2, Anxiety, represented by a character named Anxious, challenges Joy for control over Riley’s mind, eventually driving the core emotion

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The Emotions and Desires You Hide Ultimately Become "Anxiety"

"Inside Out" + "Inside Out 2": Embracing Emotions, Embracing Ourselves

The first thing a human does upon entering the world is cry and crying accompanies us throughout our lives. From birth to death, wakefulness to dreams, emotions span day and night, influencing our behavior in various contexts and relationships. Despite their crucial role, our understanding of emotions is limited, and we often consider them a nuisance. Negative feelings, in particular, are frequently neglected and ignored, no matter how persistently they clamor for attention. This societal neglec

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"Inside Out" + "Inside Out 2": Embracing Emotions, Embracing Ourselves

"Prefect Blue": Blurring the Line Between Reality and Fantasy while Misleading the Audience

Satoshi Kon made his name with his masterful technique of alternating between reality and illusion. This is evident in Paranoia Agent, which showcases his signature style. But let’s set that aside and focus solely on his debut masterpiece, Perfect Blue. The story begins with Mima leaving her career as an idol singer to become an actress. Right from the start, there’s a sequence of parallel shots that simultaneously show Mima’s farewell performance and her state after returning home. This cleverl

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"Prefect Blue": Blurring the Line Between Reality and Fantasy while Misleading the Audience

Millennium Actress: Love is Divine

In my heart, Millennium Actress surpasses the highly acclaimed and popular Spirited Away, which was released around the same time. In short, the story is about an actress named Chiyoko Fujiwara who spends her entire life chasing after her first love. Throughout various movie scripts, she continuously searches for him, unaware that the artist she loves had already been tortured to death during the turbulent war times. There are two lines from the Bible that come to mind. One is from Ecclesiastes:

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The Christmas Miracle: Tokyo Godfathers

After watching Satoshi Kon's *Millennium Actress*, I was eager to see how this film would turn out. It did not disappoint. Although the character designs are not particularly beautiful, and the color palette is not very bright, I still fell in love with it after watching it. There are no overly sentimental moments, no passionate battles, and no ambiguous and bashful feelings typical of young girls. Instead, it showcases the ordinary sadness and kindness of these vagabonds. Amid their mundane liv

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Soul: A Peaceful Ordinary Life is the Most Extraordinary

In Pixar's latest animated blockbuster “Soul”, the creative team takes a distinctly unconventional “anti-beauty” route. The film features not a single handsome or beautiful character; everyone has chubby faces. If you dare to discriminate against fat people, then all the characters will appear as what you dislike. This setting might initially make you feel uneasy. However, once you get through the initial “adjustment period” of the film, you will likely come to adore these cute, chubby faces. Yo

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Soul: A Peaceful Ordinary Life is the Most Extraordinary

Luca: Rich in Italian Flair, Makes You Want to Travel Immediately After Watching

From the very first second to the last, the blue sea, the ancient Italian town, the local delicacies, and the melodious music in this film constantly make you want to fly off on a vacation. It is an absolutely perfect summer movie. This is a film about how friendship helps people grow and explores themes of inclusion and acceptance. The characters are imbued with Italian cultural characteristics, making them vivid and entertaining, and you will almost laugh from beginning to end, but the ending

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Luca: Rich in Italian Flair, Makes You Want to Travel Immediately After Watching

“Inside Out 2”: Regrettably, There Was No Such Film During My Adolescence

A friend who works in "instructional design" told me that "Inside Out" is the film she references the most when creating course materials. The most acclaimed aspect of this series is its high-concept premise: personifying human emotions and establishing a complex system that controls human thoughts and behaviors. The original film told the initial growth story of a little girl within the high-concept framework. Although writing a sequel based on this foundation is not difficult, it is also chall

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“Inside Out 2”: Regrettably, There Was No Such Film During My Adolescence

"Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2": The City's Revenge

As the camera slowly pans away from the city, drifting beyond the cookie-cutter residential buildings into the embrace of mountains and rivers, a misty rain hints at something lurking, silently breathing in this world. The city's artificial vegetation has obscured it, and the world has forgotten about its presence, waiting for an opportunity to resurface. However, people remain unconcerned and unaware, continuing with their daily lives. This opening scene sets the tone for the first chapter, "Hi

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"Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2": The City's Revenge

"Inside Out 2": Embracing the Unfamiliar Self

Nine years ago, "Inside Out" (2015) left a profound impression on me, earning two distinct labels: "Pixar's best work" and "almost impossible to have a sequel." Balancing the high-concept world of emotions with analytical rigor and dramatic necessity was already a challenge, let alone constructing a moving story arc on top of it. That achievement is what made it great. Today, I am delighted to report that "Inside Out 2" (2024) lives up to its predecessor. In terms of creativity, aesthetics, unde

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"Inside Out 2": Embracing the Unfamiliar Self

The Lazy, Cynical, and Hungry Garfield: How Did It Become One of the Best-Selling Comics in History?

How did Garfield, the lazy, cynical, lasagna-loving cat, become one of the best-selling comics in history? And how did this iconic feline come to life and rise to fame? Serve up a piping hot plate of lasagna for your beloved cat tonight. This suggestion might make veterinarians cringe, but in 1978, a chubby orange cat named "Garfield" debuted in 41 newspapers across the United States, and his favorite food was lasagna. Garfield loves to nap, mock the world, and occasionally emit with impunity. W

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The Lazy, Cynical, and Hungry Garfield: How Did It Become One of the Best-Selling Comics in History?

"Howl's Moving Castle": A Different Perspective: A Story About Depression

Many readers have noted the metaphor of depression in J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter," particularly in the depiction of Dementors: "The metaphor is not lost on fans, with many deeply relating to the trials and emotions found with their own depression reflected in Dementors." Dementors symbolize a depression that makes you feel cold and numb, sucking all the happiness out of the world. Similarly, in "Howl's Moving Castle," the curse placed on Sophie by the Witch of the Waste can also be seen as a m

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"Howl's Moving Castle": A Different Perspective: A Story About Depression

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"Inside Out" + "Inside Out 2": Embracing Emotions, Embracing Ourselves

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"Prefect Blue": Blurring the Line Between Reality and Fantasy while Misleading the Audience

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Millennium Actress: Love is Divine

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The Christmas Miracle: Tokyo Godfathers

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Soul: A Peaceful Ordinary Life is the Most Extraordinary

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Luca: Rich in Italian Flair, Makes You Want to Travel Immediately After Watching

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“Inside Out 2”: Regrettably, There Was No Such Film During My Adolescence

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"Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2": The City's Revenge

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"Inside Out 2": Embracing the Unfamiliar Self

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The Lazy, Cynical, and Hungry Garfield: How Did It Become One of the Best-Selling Comics in History?

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