![]() ![]() There’s something to be said for a blockbuster that isn’t willing to dilute what its loyal audience already loves.ĭirected by series veteran Sotozaki Haruo from a script credited to the entire staff of animation studio Ufotable, “Mugen Train” doesn’t bother to identify the sick old man who shuffles through a cemetery and mutters about “the bright embers of the human spirit” in the opening scene, nor why protagonist Tanjiro carries his little sister in a wooden box on his back. Figuratively and literally, the train has left the station by the time this thing starts for those who have patience with the extended metaphor, no one driving it has any interest in slowing down for new passengers to climb aboard. The end.įor a movie that’s on rails from start to finish, it’s almost impressive how fast “Mugen Train” is able to completely disorient anyone who doesn’t already know where it’s going. And then - in a repulsively imaginative twist - they learn the full extent of Enmu’s power and fight him in those same places all over again. They fight Enmu on top of the train they fight Enmu in the passenger cars they fight Enmu in front of the train. Our heroes team up with the more experienced slayer Flame Hasahira Kyōjurō Rengoku, and fight Enmu. ![]() ![]() The film’s plot couldn’t be simpler or harder to follow for the uninitiated: Four wide-eyed teenage demon slayers board a train that’s been hijacked by Enmu, a veiny demon who manipulates his victims’ dreams and has a pretty stylish “Boy George meets ‘Kwaidan’” thing going on. 'French Dispatch' and 'Last Night in Soho' Start to Lift Stagnant Specialty Box Office 'Agnes' Review: Mickey Reece's Seriocomic Tale of Demonic Possession Will Restore Your Faith in NunsploitationĮvery IndieWire TV Review from 2021 So Far, Ranked by Best to Worst Grade New Movies: Release Calendar for December 10, Plus Where to Watch the Latest Films While the film’s vivid animation and slick fantasy violence are a refreshing change of pace from the plastic kiddie fare that American moviegoers expect from big-screen cartoons, the first “Demon Slayer” feature quickly becomes an eye-glazing endurance test for anyone who hasn’t run the marathon it took to get here. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family.“Kimetsu no Yaiba” means “Demon Killing Blade,” but since I’m a franchise neophyte who doesn’t know his Nichirin Blades from his Curse of Kibutsuji, I’m qualified only to caution other newcomers who might expect something on par with the Studio Ghibli masterpiece that “Mugen Train” dethroned. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. Sorry, due to licensing limitations, videos are unavailable in your region: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Portuguese Dub) Sorry, due to licensing limitations, videos are unavailable in your region: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Spanish Dub) Sorry, due to licensing limitations, videos are unavailable in your region: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (English Dub) Sorry, due to licensing limitations, videos are unavailable in your region: Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (Portuguese Dub) Sorry, due to licensing limitations, videos are unavailable in your region: Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (Spanish Dub) Sorry, due to licensing limitations, videos are unavailable in your region: Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (English Dub) ![]()
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