B Tang

The amount of AI-generated reviews propping up this anime is insane lmao. Solo Leveling is garbage. It's simple as that. It's a boring, empty, vapid, substanceless anime, more boring and empty than a LOT of animes that tend to be guilty of the same things. The main character has no personality. He is another typical self-insert for a young male audience craving a power fantasy. 6 episodes in, there isn't another character that is memorable, useful, or contribute to anything-- I can't even remember their names. All this shitty anime is an action power fantasy and nothing more. It's got about the same narrative flex as the Resident Evil movies.

Originally I was very skeptical, seeing how mediocre Rings of Power was, and featuring a female protagonist in a story where she doesn't exist in the lore at all. I rolled my eyes at the introduction, though its the same formula used in the trilogy, and I found most (not all) of the references to the trilogy to be rather lame or zero-value added. However, I found myself pleasantly surprised and very entertained as the film progressed. While Hera is the main protagonist, there was not a point at which Helm or his sons felt overshadowed, which was the original primary concern. I found the film to be very exhilarating. Because of the fact that Hera doesn't exist in the lore, you don't know if she ends up surviving or not, and this adds a lot to the entertainment value because you don't ever feel that she's going to actually live. Hera is a static character in the film, she doesn't change much, and this works just fine within the scope of the movie. In the end I find myself wishing there was more, or that there was actual lore surrounding her, which means that this movie was more than solid. Not a perfect movie, and certainly things I wished would have more depth, but this film is a fine addition to the universe.

Excellent tone, very strong acting, but highly highly questionable writing/character motivations. Simply put, a lot of actions taken by Snow do not make much sense and there's a lot of aspects and missed opportunities to make Snow a character that simply makes more sense.

Devoid of tension, drama, or any meaningful/comprehensible depth or growth to any of the main characters. After the initial scene to start the movie, everything else after is an endless, monotonous, and predictable chase scene that lacks any stakes. Characters exist in this film and you wonder what their purpose is beyond simple plot devices that force events forward and lack any real meaning (SPOILERS: the fiance, the CIA, and the boat divers). It is an easy action movie to fall asleep to and one that is highly highly forgettable. The only final 10% of the movie was anything that was remotely interesting. Our main villain is the nicest nazi you'll ever see on the big screen

A significant change in tone from what you would expect from Resident Evil. Most humor is out of place, rarely is it fitting. Albert Wesker being black is whatever, but I did find him to be definitely the most fun and enjoyable aspect of the entire show. This series takes a step towards centrism on its characters and a turning, interesting plot and plot twists, giving it more considerable more depth and meaning when historically compared to its braindead predecessor action films, but still leaves much to be desired. I wouldn't consider it some kind of Resident Evil adaptation or anything like that, but rather a story written in the world of Resident Evil.

Turned this off after 5 minutes. The literal opening scenes of this series is lazy garbage storytelling. 1. Randoms get killed by monsters 2. Narration 3. Interesting scene -> flashback And thats when I had enough

Having never watched the cartoon series, I'm basing this series as a standalone. Overall, it is a solid. Not great, but most certainly undeserving of the shallow critique "professional" reviewers give it. With only 6 episodes, it most definitely seems rushed. Given that, it was an impressive feat to give just about every single important character depth and development. The plot has some intriguing twists that definitely keeps someone watching, though it should be detestable that the first season ends in basically a cliffhanger with too many unanswered questions. The most severe, and probably most glaring issue of this series is the world-building. Are the only staff in Alfea really only three people? Especially when the show draws literal comparisons within the script to Harry Potter, Alfea hardly seems magical. One other important gripe is how all the fairies become buddy buddy is like... not done well at all. Sky and Bloom being in the same scene together 90% of the time makes me want to tear off my balls. Zero chemistry between the two. Bloom feels a bit tropey, but tropes aren't inherently bad. Barring these issues, this series can still provide a compelling story with multiple characters with depth. Characters: 4/5 Plot: 4/5 Acting and script: 5/5 World-building and setting: 1/5 (Is there no such thing as Asian fairies? This is contemporary fantasy...) Not the best thing you'll ever see, but in comparison to a number of other fantasies, it's rather good.