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This is part one of the finale arc for season one. It's also one of the darkest arcs I've ever seen in TV, from the content this episode starts out pretty dark. This is a tragic back story I put up there with "Batman" and any others.
I'm going to get out one negative first before we get to business. For one Usagi/Sailor Moon in the final battle says some really bad dialog that I felt should of been edited, I know it was suppose to be a clever quip but it just falls flat and is completely inappropriate. Usagi should of retorted with angry emotion toward Kunsite and beat the crap out of him since he was partial responsible for the fall of the moon kingdom and her true mom which would of made the battle even better; at least that's what I would've done.
The other bad thing was that this was a singular episode, I honestly wish it was more of a two parter because it felt like there was a certain amount of depth I wish was uncovered. I also would of liked to of got an even better feel for Sailor Moon's true mother, there should of been a few more scenes with her like seeing her interact with her daughter a little.
But oh well, the only way we'd be able to uncover more is if the franchise decided to do an expanded universe which would actually be a really cool idea; I don't understand why the hell not.
Anyway down to business, not a lot I can say there is a final battle with Kunsite which is decent, though I felt there should of been something more to it which is another weak point of the episode. However what really powers this episode is in the revelations of the hidden past life of Sailor Moon and the Saior Senchi.
It is just fascinating and a fun concept suggesting that the show takes place in an alternate reality as we see people use to live on planets a long time ago. I really love the design of the Moon Kingdom it's just beautiful almost like a place you'd want to live in, it's sort of Romanistic and even a little Eastern Euripean architecture.
Despite only a glimpse of this lifetime, it offers a broad sense of mystery. Seeing this as a kid for the first time it stirred up lots of questions like since the Sailor Senchi are all princesses of their planets what were their kingdoms like? If the moon kingdom existed does that mean those lost civilizations like Atlantis, Mu, Lumaria, and others exist as well? I could go on and on.
We get a little explanation as to the war with the Negaverse and the cause of it. And we get more insight into the relationship between Serenity/Usagi and Endymion/Marmou. I'll admit I really got a good feel for the relationship and feel sad when it comes to an untimely end; what they both had was so beautiful both had aspirations in life and they've been stolen.
We even get a bit of a good feel for Sailor Moon's mom when we see how much she truly has sacrificed to save her kingdom but most importantly the life of her daughter. She was able to banish the forces of darkness back to the Negaverse if temporarily. However it was not without a price as we see by using the energy of the Silver Crystal it also uses the life force of the welder. And we see with the last of her life force she then commits one last act by giving Serenity/Usagi, the other planetary princesses, Endymion/Marmou, and everyone else from the Moon Kingdom another chance at life by sending them all to the future on Earth to be reincarnated.
I'll admit the last few moments are just heart sinking and put a little tear in my eye as we see everyone from the moon go to their new lives in the future, only one remains at the end of her life. We then see a beautiful cinematography where is zooms back and we see Sailor Moon's mother lying on top a couple of fallen pillars which are in the shape of a crucifix, which just shows and solidifies her sacrifice.
The past is always paved with sacrifices to make way for the present to go to the future.
Rating: 4 stars
This is part one of the finale arc for season one. It's also one of the darkest arcs I've ever seen in TV, from the content this episode starts out pretty dark. This is a tragic back story I put up there with "Batman" and any others.
I'm going to get out one negative first before we get to business. For one Usagi/Sailor Moon in the final battle says some really bad dialog that I felt should of been edited, I know it was suppose to be a clever quip but it just falls flat and is completely inappropriate. Usagi should of retorted with angry emotion toward Kunsite and beat the crap out of him since he was partial responsible for the fall of the moon kingdom and her true mom which would of made the battle even better; at least that's what I would've done.
The other bad thing was that this was a singular episode, I honestly wish it was more of a two parter because it felt like there was a certain amount of depth I wish was uncovered. I also would of liked to of got an even better feel for Sailor Moon's true mother, there should of been a few more scenes with her like seeing her interact with her daughter a little.
But oh well, the only way we'd be able to uncover more is if the franchise decided to do an expanded universe which would actually be a really cool idea; I don't understand why the hell not.
Anyway down to business, not a lot I can say there is a final battle with Kunsite which is decent, though I felt there should of been something more to it which is another weak point of the episode. However what really powers this episode is in the revelations of the hidden past life of Sailor Moon and the Saior Senchi.
It is just fascinating and a fun concept suggesting that the show takes place in an alternate reality as we see people use to live on planets a long time ago. I really love the design of the Moon Kingdom it's just beautiful almost like a place you'd want to live in, it's sort of Romanistic and even a little Eastern Euripean architecture.
Despite only a glimpse of this lifetime, it offers a broad sense of mystery. Seeing this as a kid for the first time it stirred up lots of questions like since the Sailor Senchi are all princesses of their planets what were their kingdoms like? If the moon kingdom existed does that mean those lost civilizations like Atlantis, Mu, Lumaria, and others exist as well? I could go on and on.
We get a little explanation as to the war with the Negaverse and the cause of it. And we get more insight into the relationship between Serenity/Usagi and Endymion/Marmou. I'll admit I really got a good feel for the relationship and feel sad when it comes to an untimely end; what they both had was so beautiful both had aspirations in life and they've been stolen.
We even get a bit of a good feel for Sailor Moon's mom when we see how much she truly has sacrificed to save her kingdom but most importantly the life of her daughter. She was able to banish the forces of darkness back to the Negaverse if temporarily. However it was not without a price as we see by using the energy of the Silver Crystal it also uses the life force of the welder. And we see with the last of her life force she then commits one last act by giving Serenity/Usagi, the other planetary princesses, Endymion/Marmou, and everyone else from the Moon Kingdom another chance at life by sending them all to the future on Earth to be reincarnated.
I'll admit the last few moments are just heart sinking and put a little tear in my eye as we see everyone from the moon go to their new lives in the future, only one remains at the end of her life. We then see a beautiful cinematography where is zooms back and we see Sailor Moon's mother lying on top a couple of fallen pillars which are in the shape of a crucifix, which just shows and solidifies her sacrifice.
The past is always paved with sacrifices to make way for the present to go to the future.
Rating: 4 stars
