So I wrote some notes while I was watching the miraculous movie. (I didn't intend to watch it today, I was looking for something to watch and was pleasantly surprised to see it popped up on Netflix.)
With absolutely no further context, here are my notes.
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That is not marinettes singing voice
There's no chemistry between marinette and adrien
Adriens singing voice fits better
How did fu know hawkmoth's name is hawkmoth
THE MIME GUY IS NOW A CRIMINAL??
Tom is gonna embarrass her
DID THEY JUST USE A SCREAM MEME SOUND EFFECT
Ain't no way they just said they have style
THEY INCLUDED THE VOLKSWAGEN
Where did the ice cream go
I don't see the annoyance bit
THEY DID THE KOREAN THING
Is ladybug flirting back what happened to I'm so annoyed
ANd yOu nEeD a piAnO foR tHat??
"you've revealed a whole new world to me
And its all thanks to you"?????
IT'S BECAUSE OF PLAGG ENTIRELY
YOU SAVE THE WORLD EVERYDAY BEHIND A MASK BUT THE GIRL BEHIND THE MASK SAVED MY HEART
Hang on so canonically she likes them both at the same time and recognizes that
Adrien talking back to Gabriel,???????
Sir that someone else can't go to the ball anyway besides the ball doesn't equal a date nor does it mean you want to be together in a relationship
Hmm a lucky charm would be nice
Does he have super speed as well
Don't worry the Eiffel tower always falls
So what exactly is the super power he gave himself
I will myself to be a jedi ig
Gabriel is a star wars nerd confirmed
That scratch is the only retailiation that son will ever have over father
NOT THIS CHEESY LINE AGAIN
How did she jump so high without super powers
That jump was for nothing I guess
And.... Indestructible suits??
Oh. That's why they made his eyes white at first
where's the lucky charm coming
Hang on is this movie almost over it felt like nothing happened
Where did all the backdrop butterflies come from
DAMN GABRIEL YOU MARRIED A GIANT
Marinette it was obviously him
CHLOE SPOTTED HELPING SABRINA UP?
Hang on I'M SORRY? Construction workers have no job I guess and also what if she missed a spot, does she only reconstruct what her eyes can see???
Wait what's the point in gardening
Creation = growth? Can you help babies grow too?
Dupin? DUPIN??? IT'S DUPAINNNNNNN
Wow hawkmoth gets defeated in less than half a year instead of 8 years wait no it's only been one school year in the show as well darn
Ok Chloe has a pretty dress
It's a black mask girl what point was that gonna prove
How did they know to meet each other outside
What is the new movie after finna be about the peacock or what
Oh it's about Emilie except she's literally dead and there's no preserving pod or anything
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Some final thoughts. The animation is stunning. As an animator myself I found myself admiring the beauty of the rendering very often. So the movie did this fantastically well.
But the script overall is lacking. Watermelon is a fun joke. Flea bag is a funny new nickname. But none of their interactions sound endearing or even natural. The delivery was so flat.
I understand that there are troubles in condensing a five season show into a movie. But similar to how they adapted the lightning thief into a movie, my thoughts are the same: if you're not going to do it justice don't do it at all.
There are many bits of the movie that I love, thematically, aesthetically; tHE KOREAN MOVE that playfulness was the only thing that made me feel they had chemistry. I liked their initial meeting, stumbling into each other; but every interaction after that made ladybug- marinette (oops spoilers jk) feel like a wishy washy character who can't decide between being annoyed or insecure. And even the annoyance is just so terribly expressed, its hard to tell what's genuine and what's playful. Every eye roll is accompanied with a smirk or a smile, so it feels like she doesn't mean what she says when she tells him to stop.
Also, when chat noir first falls in love with ladybug.... It doesn't feel that impactful. Like that scene of being in awe.. What are you in awe of? Vs the show scene where he witnesses her be impossibly brave, purifying like a billion butterflies at once and then essentially declaring war on hawkmoth and pledging herself to be the hero of Paris... Like that's awe inspiring. Speaking of, what happened to the gargoyle unpurified ladybug??
I've waited so many years for this movie and the aesthetics are stunning but. The delivery is just.. The script.. Aiii. And also Fu is portrayed as this more ominious crazy old man when he's supposed to be a kind old man! Though I do like that plagg and tikki are the ones who pick their holders.
Anyways. If you're reading my live notes from the movie just know that its in chronological order. Feel free to guess exactly which moment is referring to which part of the movie.