2011-04-01, 07:43 PM
Fractale 11: Pervert jokes to the end.
I was preparing for a really bad and unexplained ending, and while a lot was still left unexplained I still enjoyed some of it. My biggest problem with this show was that even though it had interesting ideas and a great setting, it didn't explore any of these to any great extent. Throughout the show it seems to just hint at the deeper meaning that was behind it, but instead of developing on that it opted to fill its short amount of time with pervert jokes and bland interactions between its boring cast of main characters. In just this episode for example, Phyrne goes into some weird state and stabs her father figure, Dias decides to self-destruct himself, and the three main characters ride a space elevator to a sacred garden. All of these things and more seem to just occur without any real explanation. Throughout the show Fractale had scenes that seemed to belong in a great sci-fi adventure show, but without the background information necessary to support it, they had no real impact. Well, at least they ended the show with a seagull flying into a sunny blue sky, to symbolize all of the deep meaning that the show had and never portrayed. Overall, I would say that it was an ok show.
Ojii-san no Lamp- I really enjoyed this short story. I thought the animation was really good, and it had a very short but sweet story. In only about 23 minutes, it manages to tell a beautiful story about a boy who becomes a lamp salesman and then must later deal with the advent of Westernization in Japan, in the coming of electricity, that will certainly ruin his career. Even though it was short, I found myself really sympathizing for the man and his wife. The ending was a sweet cherry on top to the story as well.
I was preparing for a really bad and unexplained ending, and while a lot was still left unexplained I still enjoyed some of it. My biggest problem with this show was that even though it had interesting ideas and a great setting, it didn't explore any of these to any great extent. Throughout the show it seems to just hint at the deeper meaning that was behind it, but instead of developing on that it opted to fill its short amount of time with pervert jokes and bland interactions between its boring cast of main characters. In just this episode for example, Phyrne goes into some weird state and stabs her father figure, Dias decides to self-destruct himself, and the three main characters ride a space elevator to a sacred garden. All of these things and more seem to just occur without any real explanation. Throughout the show Fractale had scenes that seemed to belong in a great sci-fi adventure show, but without the background information necessary to support it, they had no real impact. Well, at least they ended the show with a seagull flying into a sunny blue sky, to symbolize all of the deep meaning that the show had and never portrayed. Overall, I would say that it was an ok show.
Ojii-san no Lamp- I really enjoyed this short story. I thought the animation was really good, and it had a very short but sweet story. In only about 23 minutes, it manages to tell a beautiful story about a boy who becomes a lamp salesman and then must later deal with the advent of Westernization in Japan, in the coming of electricity, that will certainly ruin his career. Even though it was short, I found myself really sympathizing for the man and his wife. The ending was a sweet cherry on top to the story as well.