Audience reviews
15 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
snurlywurl
I liked this I assume it is about BDD or maybe even anorexia it felt like the woman in the animation was shouting at herself in the mirror which is where the camera is positioned and being distraught at her appearance the voice acting was rather good so was the animation it was somewhat creepy honestly the way it managed to contort the figure it reminds me a lot of another short by Keita Kurosaka called My Face which seems to deal with the same themes of insecurity and how people perceive their bodies and the shame that comes with that it is only a very short animation but I would recommend watching it.
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Before I begin my actual comment, I would like to apologize in advance for my inadequate level of English proficiency. I am not a native speaker of the world's current lingua franca which unfortunately leads to me making numerous embarrassing mistakes being made whenever I attempt to communicate using this language. Whenever I am reminded of how I lack the ability to convey my thoughts in an eloquent manner, I feel as though I have committed a cardinal sin, as though every English teacher in the world is simultaneously shaking their head and sighing due to how utterly disappointed they are at me.
Although I know that saying sorry to those of you who are reading my comment will not change the fact that I fail miserably to write and speak perfect English, I am writing this as a way to deter…
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* Review contains Spoilers *
Mochibei is an abstract short film by Kurosaka Keita. This review going to contain only my personal interpretations of what I got after watching this 57 sec short film.
I have two different viewpoints on this:
In the first interpretation the only character(ironically who is also the MC) that is portrayed here got in some sort of accident or something in the likes of this bcoz of that his whole face and body becomes deformed and with this comes great deal of problems both mental and physical.
Bcoz of this deformity everyday life becomes very much difficult to handle for the MC. As if we put ourselves in the shoes of the MC we can see for ourselves. Some things I would like to point out that will must happen with people with whom these kinds of accidents happ…
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Mochibei is highly metaphorical. It's so complex and deep that it's nigh on impossible for an average person to ever comprehend its meaning. Well, at first, I struggled to find any meaning behind it myself. But after watching it ten more times, I finally understood what this movie wanted to convey. Now, let me have the pleasure of enlightening you guys about this masterpiece.
The underlying story of Mochibei is of a depressed, isolated person riddled with misfortune, who considers his life to be meaningless and thinks the world is better off without him. But one day, something so good happens in his life that it changes him completely, and he starts feeling alive again. He finds out that life isn't as bad as he used to believe, and it has a lot of things to offer even to someone like him.…
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Throughout my time looking at Anime movies or any type of animation, once in a while I find something that actually makes me think a little too hard then it probably should. Muchibei is one of those shows. I think one of the reasons why this movie (that’s about 57 seconds long) is rated so poorly on many different anime sites is because people are looking at this as a movie and not as a art piece. So I’m going to take a page out of writing an artist critic instead of an actual movie review. Just a warning, what I’m going to touch base on here may be a bit of a trigger to people who deal with mental disorders or are easily bothered when talking about feelings.
There is no story, not really any characters to go through, and not even a background as to what we are watching. The only thing th…
Read at the sourceAloneWolf772
Fat-Ass. That is all you need to know for a 10/10. Some people will say that this is a waste of 57 sec. I say that it is a masterpiece that everyone needs to see this video. It doesn't even take up the same amount of time as a normal movie, but is more impactful than any Marvel movie.
Dude how can you make a 57 sec movie and make a fucking 5 page essay out of it. How can I make this any longer without spoilers. With spoilers I could make a 5 day Ted talk on why you need to see this, but I can't.
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Well, I don't usually write reviews, but I think that the reviews for this animation aren't very fair, probably because people reviewed it and saw in in the perspective of an anime or didn't take it very seriously. This as nothing to do with any popular anime on anime list in terms of style.
I won't really talk about interpretation in the review, because I am the type of person to take this at face value, and I think this is the best approach to take when you are exploring this type of animation. The main positive aspect and what makes it work is the contrast between the dark and aggressive art from the beginning with the "ugly" character bashing it's head on the screen and verbally attacking you, with tense sounds and with the fast clock sound that makes you feel very tense, like some so…
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Basically I found out about this anime short from the great Akidearest on her video "I Watched Anime You Should Never Google" honestly man, it is pretty disturbing to say the least. We see a mixture between Igor and Sloth from the Goonies looking creature, pretty much yelling at us with nasty words for no particular reason.
I have dozens of questions with this short like I would love to see the main reason why the monster was feeling this way. I wonder did Kurosaka Keita really think about that monster being us as humans when it comes to arguing with each other? Since it has the dementia tag, can it be to do with a person suffering from dementia and giving us the viewers, a good intention how we feel inside when we see a person having an outburst like that?
Yeah I wish this short wasn't…
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The art, animation and sound design were all rather good. The art is... Gutteral? Grissly? Messy? It's hard to put words to it precisely, but the art is far from the more standard, cleaner art styles preferred in the overall medium of animation and this is incredibly suitable for the feeling this piece is clearly trying to portray. The sound design lends further to this feeling of... Isolation, Despair and Anger the character featured appears to be feeling and displaying.
But I feel this piece lacked any real message or meaning. Perhaps it doesn't need one or it is simply very subtle, either way it's not particularly my preference when it comes to these "dementia" genre animations. I rather them have a more clear cut meaning or message to impart, like the dementia animation "Watashi no Ka…
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Mochibei is a short animation made in 2005 by Keita Kurosaka. It lasts about 57 seconds.
There is no narrative, or at least no narrative that can be immediately applied to the animation.
Yet again, the star here is the animation and style that Kurosaka exhibits. A strange human-esque figure almost slithers up from a black void and, whilst spouting profanity and insult laden dialogue, slams its face against the screen several times, distorting the face into frightening, distorted features. A moment of screaming ensues while the figure seems to bubble and twist and distort further. The figure eventually collapses after one final curse, revealing a blue sky, birds chirping, and what I believe are blades of grass falling.
Say what you will, the animation is gross, sickly, and ultimately per…
Read at the sourceSidewinder51
Rate a 2
English Subtitles
Plot
-Took long before anything visible or audible could be named.
-Plot was fairly random. If the attention was a jump scare it was ruined in countless ways. For example most people are hip to the jack and the box bit. Cover art sure doesn’t help any. In fact harms it.
-Vocals mentions were uncalled for and just plain mean. Shouts of curses. -Introduction as well as conclusion were quite random.
Art
Horrific is a wonderful word to describe. For it carries a double meaning here. Yes, the love of horror can be found here for its ugly appearance is shown. But at the same time it also shows how lame this production was.
Sound
-A bit off key in timing in certain spots. I will say that the up and close and personal moment was good. But that was the only good mo…
Read at the sourceSassyWallflower
Okay. So I'm just gonna put forward an instantaneous vivid imagination, to be honest, that went passed me in a flicker while watching this.
This is really a poorly rated one, I can see, with just two reviews.
Thought I might add one, making it my first review. xD
Of course it's kinda hard to comprehend.
My interpretation is absolutely individual perception.
We all are acquainted with the term Dementia.
It's gradual, affects thinking and daily functioning, right ?
As I saw that lump of mass, I kinda visualized it as if brain thrashing inside cranium, craving escape, searching for escape as the degeneration slowly progresses. Finally, it gives in accepting what it is.
May be it got remedy or escape.
That's left to audience. :')
And well the art is really something. Within just a minu…
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At first glance this short film may seem highly disturbing, disgusting, and confusing. However, it is actually a brilliant work of art should one take the time (and have the stomach) to analyze the deeper meaning behind this piece. I had hoped that the music would be a bit more creative. The sudden stops in the work were essential in their positioning of the various facial organs, demonstrating fine artistic choice. That being said, this anime is not recommended for all audiences. Many will indeed be unable to digest its contents and simply be left with a disturbing feeling. Thus, a word of caution: do not view unless you are willing to stomach its contents and willing to expand your mind to deeper horizons.
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Alright guys here I go!
It is a short animation so I do recommend this, below this point you will have my review.
This short animation made by Kurosaka Keita has great animation and the art style mixes really well with the sound.
Even though it was short I was able to notice an impressive character development. You can clearly see that the MC had some issues and some mysterious events won't allow me to go deeper into this.
The story itself was rather mehh it wasn't bad but not good either. I could really enjoy some of the moments in this while others just wanted me to log out from life itself.
For the different kind of emotions that I was able to experience in such a short time I will give this a 7, if only the story was better it'd really be an amazing short animation!
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