Live-action Season 3 Alice’s Endless Landadapted from the Death Game comic Haro Asofell to Netflix There are big disadvantages. One is that it was released nearly three years after Season 2, which seemed to bring the story to a happy ending, save for the blurry final shot of the Joker Card. (I thought that was what the show was all about, and to my surprise Netflix The announcement continues. )
Another problem is that the death game genre is now heavily saturated. At this very moment, there is long road In Cinemas – Origins of Stephen King’s Book Recognized Takami Yukiharu May have influenced his Japanese novels battle royalephotographer Fukasaku Kinji. long road Hardly ever left a movie theater before Edgar Wrightcommitment running manAnother King of Death game is coming in November.
And just this summer, Netflix South Korea’s third season was also abandoned squid game. After the series was launched Alice’s Endless Landbut with the help of standout performers (Pensioner is the best) and less social commentary, it became even bigger globally. Many viewers were confused frontier It may now be assumed that it is a squid game cash. This must sting its director, Shinsuke Satohe also directed the reality show Ganz The movie takes place back in 2011.
Additionally, even if anime fans haven’t seen these live-action movies, they may feel like “Game of Death” is over. This is thanks to the large number of anime in the genre, as recently discussed Anime of the week. Alice’s Endless Land itself is made of silver chain The live-action version was released a few years ago, although it was only three parts OVA Adapted from the first chapter of Taro Aso’s manga.
I love the game of death yarn and enjoyed it frontierof the first few seasons. They can be frustrating or disappointing, but they can also be powerful — like Season 1’s shocking gun massacre, or Season 2’s reality-twisting, deeply moving finale. As for season three, it’s worth it. There are some really interesting new ideas and images, but this is the season that tested my patience the most while watching. Like Season 2, it does have an “ending” that just ends with a sequel or spinoff, which I doubt will go anywhere in today’s crowded market.
spoilers The first few seasons followed, although this is a series I would struggle to give up on. We start with the happy ending of season 2, Arisu Kazu Usagi It seems that we are safely back in the real Tokyo. They are now newlyweds, although they have lost almost all memory of the frontier. However, we see an old acquaintance still lurking in that realm – Banda, a prisoner from season two – who remembers them.
In the real world, Arisu and Usagi Caught the attention of Ryuji, a (mostly) wheelchair-bound professor obsessed with the afterlife. he uses UsagiThe unresolved trauma is the death of her mountaineer father. At the end of the first part, Usagi has been lured into a near-death state, sending her soul back across the border. A distraught Arisu follows, with the help of a former ally who remembers Frontier better than he does.
Frankly, none of this setup is interesting enough to make you forget its obvious purpose, which is to restart the story. Ryuuji, in particular, comes across as just a basic manga antagonist, although thankfully his disability isn’t used as a villain stereotype so much as to show that he has to struggle more than anyone else. But if you keep the habitat Usagi characters in the “real” Tokyo, then subverting reality to allow Borderlands to break into the scene possible become their delusion. (This is hinted at in a great moment in the first episode, where Arisu sees Banda appear as a shadow under a bridge.) The story could also be more about the post-disaster setting – in case you forgot, this is a Tokyo where the Shibuya district was blown up by a meteor.
After entering the border, Arisu and Usagistill with the unpredictable Ryuji. New characters gather around them – all of them former Borderlands players, although we haven’t seen them before. The whole point of this type of show is that you don’t know who’s going to survive, although I have a soft spot for a gruff male train spotter. I also loved the idea of a gangster heavyweight showing off his tattoos at a key moment, it felt like a comic panel, which was awesome.
The first big game involves a temple and thousands of flaming arrows – if you’ve read Alice’s Endless Land Comics or read OVA,This is first Game in both versions. The live-action version is moderately entertaining, but still feels like a standard death-defying game. I won’t describe the second game, it’s a drawn-out bust, and even its commentary on tribalism and “Prisoner’s Dilemma”-style choices feel dated compared to other death-defying games. When it’s over, I’m guessing many viewers will move on to something different.
It’s a shame, because the show improves a lot from the halfway point. Some games use more interesting spaces – reminiscent of speed with different vehicles. However, it suffers from the presence of obvious plot-armored characters, which reduces the suspense. But then the show reduces the survivors to unarmored characters who we care deeply about and feel the sting of when they die in explosions of blood or fire. (different from squid game and many others in the genre, frontier There’s hope that many of the characters will survive, just like they did in season two. )
The “final” (not really) game is long, but it has clever ideas and really sad moments. This is largely similar to the last few games of season 2, when Arisu went through pain and his shame collided with his fragile self-worth. here this is other Players who have suffered the same torture have defaulted to Arisu Kazu Usagi Completed their hero arc last season. The show uses the couple to draw us back into the story, but it’s the new players that prevent this season from being just a mean exercise in frustrating Arisu, UsagiQuite a happy ending.
The season culminates in some fantastical spectacle that some viewers may find a bit over the top, but I enjoyed it. These sights reminded me pleasantly of Terry Gilliam fantasy films, albeit with a lot of CG instead of Monty Python A low-tech approach might work better.
As mentioned, the show has a clear enough wrap-up, with only a possible fourth season hinted at in the final minutes, possibly with entirely new characters and possibly a non-Japanese setting. (Those who have seen the latest work squid game Seasons will reveal similarities. ) possible Works, but I doubt it will ever be made…if not, then it’s closed Alice’s Endless Land With an annoying, plain question mark. It reflects how few popular franchises can fully Satisfied The end of these days.
