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REVIEW: Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II DVD

I felt it was an improvement on the first film in so far as being a better adaptation of the manga, put together better, and better paced, but so many important plot points and explanations were skipped or briefed through. You're missing so much of the "why" the original story has that these films simply don't have the time or care for. It'd be like trying to do Game of Thrones in a set of films rather than the properly placed and well-advised format of 52 minute installments. In comparison to the low budget 1997 Berserk series, I'd still choose that show over these films, and people even call that a butchering of the manga.

If Casca were prone to this sort of difficult period, she would have been well aware of its arrival previous to the moment it came; the show made it seem like she was surprised by it, which was more of my issue.

However, what bothers me is that I don't think they've captured the relationship of Griffith and Guts very well. This is in part what makes the end so impactful. It feels too rushed or glossed over and the relationship is not explored enough. It makes me wonder if this will be a situation where you own and watch the tv show and at a certain point before the end you put in the third movie so you get a more complete end.

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Oh, you must be kidding me! And I thought that ANN is free of this kind of... erm... stuff.

Imagine what shock will cause the third movie where Casca... you know. S'okay, now Miura is officially in the list of mysogynic swines for making his dark fantasy dark.

Manga/TV anime spoilers not in these films: spoiler[To that note, the movie doesn't at all cover Griffith's past relation with Gennon. Why is Doldrey so important to the characters? It's not just because it's a strategic stronghold, but because we see Griffith encountering his past and trampling over those who helped him and exploited him at the beginning of him envisioning and seeking his dream. You never get to see how far Griffith will go for his dream even that early on, you never get to see Casca's or Guts' feelings on that matter either.]

Bad and dated 3D use aside, these movies aren't impressing me because Berserk needs far more time than 100 minutes to cover several volumes of material.

For the record, I'm a woman and so far I have no problem with Berserk. And yeah, I've heard about what happens to Casca later.

I've had a casual interest in Berserk for awhile now and so I've been very interested in seeing the reception these movies have, since I know that the original anime series doesn't have an ending. I suppose I'll wait and see how the third one does before deciding if I want to watch it or not, though hopefully I'll eventually have the internet access to support something like Neon Alley and be able to legally stream my anime.

marie-antoinette wrote:

I've had a casual interest in Berserk for awhile now and so I've been very interested in seeing the reception these movies have, since I know that the original anime series doesn't have an ending. I suppose I'll wait and see how the third one does before deciding if I want to watch it or not, though hopefully I'll eventually have the internet access to support something like Neon Alley and be able to legally stream my anime.

Watch the original series--it is so much better and does the story so much more justice than these films that they really shouldn't even be compared. There is an ending in the original anime--just not one that is totally conclusive to say the least--do NOT let that deter you from watching one of the best animes ever created. You can read the manga afterwards if you want to know what happens in more detail and in the subsequent arcs of the story, like everyone else does.

Mohawk52 wrote:

Are you implying that no woman can have a bad period, or passout due to sudden drop of blood pressure? My mother always had bad periods for as long as I was aware of them. Sometimes she had to come home from work because of them right up when the doctor's tests finally found out she had a huge fibroid which caused her to have a hysterectomy. I found that criticism much too generalised.

Hardly - I am a woman, you know. I know many women who have bad periods, irregular menstrual cycles, the whole nine yards. The difference is that before a bad period, one is generally able to tell it is coming - soreness in the breasts and cramping are just two of physical signs. If Casca were prone to this sort of difficult period, she would have been well aware of its arrival previous to the moment it came; the show made it seem like she was surprised by it, which was more of my issue.