"Just remove the head and you can eat it."
This is a famous quote from Bear Grylls.
I don't know whether Bear Grylls exists in the world of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", but the snack witch Beibei is clearly a practitioner of this saying.
In the original plot, Beibei bit Mami and her soul gem into pieces.
It will start doing inappropriate things to the rest of its body.
However, due to the PG-13 rating, Nanaya did not show this part of the plot.
But the U-turn scene before was enough.
Just when everyone thought that this was a youth movie with special effects as its selling point, Kiryu Nanaya used this completely unexpected turn to make them understand what "your uncle will always be your uncle" meant.
This change was so abrupt that some viewers did not react. They even thought that Mami was just defeated and was seriously injured at most.
Unfortunately, the following plot clearly tells the audience a cruel fact - Mami is dead.
There is a famous quote in Spider-Man: "With great power comes great responsibility."
However, "Madoka Magica" uses bloody facts to tell the audience that abilities never come out of thin air.
It's just like the line Madoka said in the movie.
We simply had not understood what it meant and what it cost to expect a miracle.
Turan, sitting in the critics' seat, said softly, "I understand Nanaya Kiryu's intention. The film's opening is arranged in this way to pave the way for this special plot.
"The ordinary daily life of a high school girl in the beginning just highlights the cruelty of the death of the character played by Luvia. The contrast between the two makes the shocking degree of this plot much greater."
"This... this is really a big surprise."
Turan touched his neck - there were a few drops of cold sweat from the fright he had just caused.
Even though he had guessed that the plot between Nanaya Kiryu and Gen Urobuchi would not be so simple, he never expected that the death of a popular character would be used as the transition of the story.
The scene where Tomoe Mami died was just as shocking to Turan as the scene of the beach landing when he first watched "Saving Private Ryan".
They are all visual shocks that are so real and cruel that they make people's scalps tingle.
Turan sat in his seat, his eyes wide open.
Although his instinct as a film critic enables him to analyze and review movies, he feels that it may not be so fast for his body and brain to fully accept it.
Instead, Albert, who was sitting next to him, finally sat up straight.
"Humph, I thought it was just a boring movie, but I didn't expect it to have this kind of plot."
Albert nodded, like a teacher who was pleased to see his students grow.
"Well done! I'm tired of watching the same old commercial blockbusters!"
Albert pointed at Turan beside him and said, "Hollywood needs stylized films and stylized directors! It seems that your taste is not that bad~"
Turan did not make any direct verbal comments.
He was a little worried whether the audience could accept such an overly cruel plot.
You should know that some audiences left the movies "The Dark Knight" and "Inferno" due to plot issues.
If one really does something that goes against market logic just for the sake of the so-called dark style, then in the end one will only suffer a loss in both criticism and business.
Albert didn't care about all this at all. He finally began to take the movie seriously and started looking forward to what would happen next.
Perhaps it was considered that the audience would not accept Mami's death so quickly.
Or maybe it was to calm the frightened audience.
The next plot of the movie did not continue with any fancy moves, but instead began to tell the story of Madoka's sadness after the death of her senior Mami Tomoe.
This plot can be about whipping a corpse, but it can also be understood as "visiting the grave".
The purpose is to constantly use Mami Tomoe's death to highlight the inner conflicts in Madoka at this time.
"I guessed where the story was going," one audience member shouted. "I've seen a similar plot in Mission Impossible 3."
"After that, the heroine will sink for a while, then pick herself up and become a magical girl, and then defeat the witch who killed her predecessor."
As the old man spoke, he nodded his head vigorously, as if he was admiring his own extraordinary imagination.
But his companions immediately sang a different tune.
"But isn't that monster that looks like a black bug already dead?"
"Um..."
The other party thought for a moment, and then immediately shouted: "That is to defeat a stronger enemy. I have seen many such movies."
The old man's remarks received a lot of responses, and other viewers seemed to think that what he said made some sense.
"If that's the case, the surprise won't be enough."
Albert commented that he also heard the audience's speculation.
"What do you think?"
Although there were other film critics around, Albert felt that their status was far inferior to his and they were not qualified to discuss movies with him.
So even though he didn't get along very well with Turan, he still chose this fat man who didn't get along with him.
"I don't think a screenwriter who could write the script for Inferno would make the story so simple."
Turan briefly shared his views.
"and..."
Turan paused as he watched the drama on the screen.
"and?"
At this moment, the screen was showing the scene where Madoka came out of Mami Tomoe's apartment and met Homura Akemi.
In order not to miss any details of the plot, Turan temporarily focused all his attention on the movie.
After carefully reading the conversation between the two, Turan continued, "If the subsequent plot is so simple, there is no need for the character of Homura Akemi to exist. My intuition tells me that this character is definitely not the kind of dispensable character."
"This actress' name is Yumi Sakutsuki, right?" Albert said slowly, "Her acting skills are pretty good for her age."
So far, except for Kyoko, the other four members of the five-member group have all appeared.
Generally speaking, having so many important characters appear in the first 20 minutes of a movie would definitely make the audience feel confused about the roles.
However, under the lens of Nanaya Kiryu, not only was each character introduced clearly, but the audience also remembered them.
Now when a character appears, the audience can identify with him and understand why the character behaves as he does.
Madoka's innocence, Sayaka's cheerfulness, Mami's elegance, and Homura Akemi's indifference and mystery all left a deep impression on everyone.
Especially Homura Akemi, the mysterious girl with long black hair makes the audience curious about the purpose of her actions.
In the movie, she first chases and tries to kill QB, and then tries to stop Asami.
These actions against the protagonist team made many viewers initially think that Homura Akemi was a hostile force.
Many viewers even speculated whether the other party would be the final boss of the movie.
But when Mami died, he looked very sad, and then he left sadly after talking to Madoka...
All these unusual behaviors seem to have no purpose, but they make people feel that this magical girl named Homura Akemi must have a certain goal.
Although the audience does not know what Homura Akemi's true intention is, they just vaguely feel that it is related to the protagonist Madoka Kaname.
But it is precisely because of this sense of mystery that the audience becomes curious about Homura Akemi.
This curiosity will make the audience try to understand each other and analyze the motives of each other's actions.
And when the audience truly understands everything about Homura Akemi, they will find that this child is actually introverted and timid, but very stubborn.
By then, even if someone doesn't like this character, it will be difficult for them to truly hate her.
After all, Homura Akemi is a person who trapped herself in the time loop for the sake of friendship.
The girl who tried again and again to rescue her friend and refused to give up until the last moment.
Maybe some people think that Homura Akemi is selfish, but most people will agree with what Homura did.
Of course, the current plot has not yet reached the point where the mystery is finally revealed.
The audience's perception of Homura Akemi is still that of a cool and aloof beautiful girl.
Handsome girls always have a very strong appeal to most audiences.
Artoria in Fate and Wonder Woman in the future have both proved this point.
Coupled with Yumi's superb acting skills, she showed the Homura Akemi that Nanaya expected 100% to everyone in front of the screen.
Therefore, even though the audience does not know Homura Akemi's ultimate goal, they still fall in love with this black magical girl.
"Maybe this is the real natural born witch."
Homura Akemi's charm is so great that even film critics who are always very harsh on her acting skills have to admit it.
"Is it the actor who makes the role, or is it the role that makes the actor?"
Turan sighed, "Kiryu Nanaya has chosen the most suitable actor for her magical girl team!"
How charming can a character in a movie be?
Although many actors have their own representative roles, such as Tom Hanks' Forrest Gump and Schwarzenegger's T-800.
But a truly charming movie role will make the actor and the role fit together completely, making it impossible to distinguish between them, and impossible to distinguish between reality and fantasy.
Typical characters in this regard before "Madoka Magica" were undoubtedly Captain Jack Sparrow, Iron Man Tony Stark and Knight King Artoria.
These three actors not only performed the roles they played almost perfectly.
It even makes the audience think that they are living in reality, that they are Robert Downey Jr. or Lily Wetting.
An actor is definitely lucky to encounter such a role.
Because they can quickly become famous all over the world and even become superstars with this role.
And now Turan believes that the actress named Yumi Sakutsuki has also encountered a "Knight King" role that belongs to her.