jmovie: Kamikaze Girls
May. 9th, 2009 01:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meganbmooreBriefly:
You may recall that I read and adored the book this movie is based on not long ago. (Read it! Readitreaditreadit!) The movie changes some things up, but leaves the base intact. Unfortunately, a large part of the book's appeal is how incredibly strong and engaging Momoko's voice is, and that doesn't carry over as well to a visual medium, though the strange outlook on life and jaded Lolita-ness are still there.
So...uhm...my favorite subplots in the book were the famous shoujo manga all the yankis loved and how Momoko and Ichigo's relationship mirrored it, and Momoko's deciding whether or not she wanted to make Lolita clothes, and Ichigo modeling Lolita clothes, and both were barely there! It made me sad.
On the other hand, I love the showdown in the book, but I think I love how Momoko snaps and saves the day in the movie even more. I haven't seen Fukada Kyoko in much, but I've liked her in what I have seen, and that was a great bit for her.
You may recall that I read and adored the book this movie is based on not long ago. (Read it! Readitreaditreadit!) The movie changes some things up, but leaves the base intact. Unfortunately, a large part of the book's appeal is how incredibly strong and engaging Momoko's voice is, and that doesn't carry over as well to a visual medium, though the strange outlook on life and jaded Lolita-ness are still there.
So...uhm...my favorite subplots in the book were the famous shoujo manga all the yankis loved and how Momoko and Ichigo's relationship mirrored it, and Momoko's deciding whether or not she wanted to make Lolita clothes, and Ichigo modeling Lolita clothes, and both were barely there! It made me sad.
On the other hand, I love the showdown in the book, but I think I love how Momoko snaps and saves the day in the movie even more. I haven't seen Fukada Kyoko in much, but I've liked her in what I have seen, and that was a great bit for her.