Toku and Other Crap

Man 2004 was a crazyfest for toku movies. Along with the horrible nearly 3 hour long Devilman movie, we have Zebraman, a sort of meta toku film taking place in the fantastical future year of 2010. I want so much to like this movie but watching it makes my brain feel like it’s jelly being spread over a piece of hyperdimensional toast for an alien higher level being beyond my puny human comprehension.

I’d opine more on the subject but I think it comes down to “I don’t get it.”

Except this part. This part makes sense.

It’s Machi Action, a 2013 Taiwanese “tokusatsu themed” comedy, and it’s absolutely wonderful. There’s some great humor.

There are some surprisingly beautiful, creative shots and storytelling of the people behind our spandex clad rainbow vomit superheroes.

The characters come to life so much more in this hour and a half than in some 50 episode shows, they all have their own goals and motivations.

Some fun asskickery because why not?

And poking its head out through the humor is the movie’s huge heart and pretty touching tale that played my heartstrings like a fiddle.

There’s so much going for this movie and I love it. Machi Action is not “good for toku” or anything like that. It’s just good. So stop reading this and go watch it. Have a link. I’m out.