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Illusioneffect:
The new Arcane is mid in my opinion or it’s just me🤷‍♂️.

abduleez1:
The Penguin........9.5/10

Now this is literal perfection. Man, Oz Cobb has been a devil right from a kid. Damn. This w@nker and self aggrandizing pr!ck has no loyalty to no one but himself. Touche. You might be thinking this guy has some morality or its just survival skills kicking in but bruh competing with sàtan himself. He woulda sacrificed his mom if he had to.
Oz Cobb brought back the true meaning of being a villain. No more sympathetic villains. Villains you root for. This one is just a villain you purely h@te.

That boy who portrayed Ozzy as a kid was perfection. From the voice, to the accent, the mannerisms of Oz down to the way he walks. Sheesh. He's freakishly good. The way he twitches his face when someone irks him, exactly the same facial expression with Colin Farrell's prosthetic heavy Oz Cobb.
Impressive for a 12 yr old. Man, big kudos to the casting and directing team. Incredible job they did. It's like they time travelled Collin Farrell to when he was younger to come play that role. Love to see more of this kid Ryder Allen. 👏🏽


DC continues to set the bar high for CBM TV serials. Redefining what it means to be a villain in a marketplace where everyone seems to have a tragic villain origin story. This one straight up goes for the jugular.

This is top tier. This is definitely an awards magnet and easily the best pic for second half 2024. ✌🏽 The best CBM show hands down since 2020. Definitely easy top 3 all time best.

oyaskii:
Now, some people got comfortable thinking this was an anti-hero show, expecting a soapy, happy ending that completes a phantom redemption arc for Oz.

That’s why I particularly liked the final episode, it reminded everyone that this was, in fact, a supervillain show. There are no saints on this side.....That final act by Oz typified what the show was all about: it might make your stomach turn and your face red, but as one supervillain once said, "The hardest choices require the strongest wills."

I would be greedy to ask for a Season 2, but I doubt Matt Reeves will allow it, as it could distort his "Batman Universe." Still, my bowl will be empty and ready to receive if they ever make it happen.

IGN has blood on their hands, though, because they have some explaining to do for that 5/10 rating. The average rating per episode on IMDb was 8.5/10, and the final episode is being touted as one of the best ever. This is an all-time show, and Sir Colin Farrell take a bow! 👏🏿

Silentgroper:
Been anticipating arcane like it's the next coming of christ .

It finally drops and I don't seem to be enjoying it ..


Only ep3 caught my attention , the last two episodes, I was trying to hard to follow up ...

The fighting scenes seems to fast, I can't seem to catch up with each punches, gunshots and whatnots they hitting at each other no matter how hard I try to concentrate..


This season 2 might not be IT compared to season 1...

NaijaMemes:
Human beings sha.

If there are hundred people. 97 will say that the sun is yellow. 2 will say golden yellow. One will say reddish yellow.

Because everyone is hyping Arcane, there will be some contrarians who will rate Arcane lowly and claim that it is overhyped.

Kaycee7:
I need Vengeance to break every bone in that despicable bird's body.

Emotions aside sha, Oz is a villain through and through. We don't get a lot of those these days

NaijaMemes:
Bro. There are times that 1+1 = 2. There are some things that are as clear as daylight


Arcane is a great animation by any standard.

1. Action- 9/10 one of the best fight sequences among animations.

2. Art/animation/graphics- 9/10 great 3d graphics and shading. Easily one of the best among animations.

3. Plot- 9/10. Lots of character development. Not cliche as you can't guess what will happen next.

Arcane is simply one of the best animations ever made.

And sometimes, there are times 1+1 = 2.5 or 3 (Synergy). There are grey areas where people can argue and both sides have an objective point.


Joseph1832, your ignorance is the result of not believing in yourself and relyingnon others to do the heavy thinking for you. Naptu2 can't always hold your hand.

joseph1832:
They're done with the series, right?

NaijaMemes:
Bro. There are times that 1+1 = 2. There are some things that are as clear as daylight


Arcane is a great animation by any standard.

1. Action- 9/10 one of the best fight sequences among animations.

2. Art/animation/graphics- 9/10 great 3d graphics and shading. Easily one of the best among animations.

3. Plot- 9/10. Lots of character development. Not cliche as you can't guess what will happen next.

Arcane is simply one of the best animations ever made.

And sometimes, there are times 1+1 = 2.5 or 3 (Synergy). There are grey areas where people can argue and both sides have an objective point.


Joseph1832, your ignorance is the result of not believing in yourself and relyingnon others to do the heavy thinking for you. Naptu2 can't always hold your hand.

Baddestguyp:
I disagree about the fights in Arcane being great tho...

Rather I think the fights are artistic...but fights cannot be great solely by being artistic and using musical notes/beats to match the rythm

For me what makes a fight great are -

1. Stakes
2. Emotional payoff
3. Clash of ideals
4. Choreography
5. Strategem
6. Storytelling though the fight
7. Build up

All are important (I may be forgetting 1 or 2 right now)

Other factors that can play a role in enhancing these are-
8. Artistic
9. Music


1. Stakes - Apart from a few, Most fights in Arcane lack stakes. They tend to end with very little change to the status of the main characters

2. Emotional payoff - Arcane succeeds in this quite a few times

3. Clash of Ideals - Arcane mostly fails in this. While sometimes characters have conflicting ideals, these ideals are not brought to the forefront of the fight scenes. The focus is on making the fights look cool

4. Choreography - Arcane succeeds in this

5. Strategem - Arcane is decent at this.

6. Storytelling through fights - Arcane is semi-decent at this

7. Buildup - Arcane fails woefully at this. Battles in Arcane feel random. Like they just happen out of nowhere. It never feels like the story is building up to a major clash between characters. I mean, you could argue that the battle between Jinx and VI was built up but even that was done poorly...

8. Artistic - Arcane excels at this

9. Music - Arcane excels at this

The issue here is that Arcane focuses on the less relevant aspects on what makes a fight engaging.

I watched Arcane season 1 just few days ago, and I can barely remember any battles. They are all mostly forgettable...they don't leave a mark at all.
There is no buildup to the battles, they just come and go and don't stick to memory

Meanwhile fight scenes that I watched in say Naruto years ago are still very fresh in my memory

phr0nesis:
You are using what your brain chose to remember as a basis for a good fight?

Before you assume I'm a fanboy, I haven't watched a single episode Arcane

Baddestguyp:
Did you even read my entire post?
How did you read that long post and come to this sole conclusion?

I gave all the details I look for in a fight and stated that these details are what makes a fight great and memorable to me.

You simply handpicked my statement, chose one part and completely misinterpreted it...wtf

Baddestguyp:
I disagree about the fights in Arcane being great tho...

Rather I think the fights are artistic...but fights cannot be great solely by being artistic and using musical notes/beats to match the rythm

For me what makes a fight great are -

1. Stakes
2. Emotional payoff
3. Clash of ideals
4. Choreography
5. Strategem
6. Storytelling though the fight
7. Build up

All are important (I may be forgetting 1 or 2 right now)

Other factors that can play a role in enhancing these are-
8. Artistic
9. Music


1. Stakes - Apart from a few, Most fights in Arcane lack stakes. They tend to end with very little change to the status of the main characters

2. Emotional payoff - Arcane succeeds in this quite a few times

3. Clash of Ideals - Arcane mostly fails in this. While sometimes characters have conflicting ideals, these ideals are not brought to the forefront of the fight scenes. The focus is on making the fights look cool

4. Choreography - Arcane succeeds in this

5. Strategem - Arcane is decent at this.

6. Storytelling through fights - Arcane is semi-decent at this

7. Buildup - Arcane fails woefully at this. Battles in Arcane feel random. Like they just happen out of nowhere. It never feels like the story is building up to a major clash between characters. I mean, you could argue that the battle between Jinx and VI was built up but even that was done poorly...

8. Artistic - Arcane excels at this

9. Music - Arcane excels at this

The issue here is that Arcane focuses on the less relevant aspects on what makes a fight engaging.

I watched Arcane season 1 just few days ago, and I can barely remember any battles. They are all mostly forgettable...they don't leave a mark at all.
There is no buildup to the battles, they just come and go and don't stick to memory

Meanwhile fight scenes that I watched in say Naruto years ago are still very fresh in my memory

NaijaMemes:
Oga. The fight scenes are crazy. The fight between Jinx and the black boy at the end of season 1 had stakes, if I remember correctly.

The animation of the fights, the fighting styles. I love VI with her gauntlets.

phr0nesis:
I picked the unnecessary point. Reason why I said "a basis" and not "the basis". Besides, you highlighting that part gives the impression that it is the most important point

Baddestguyp:
I disagree about the fights in Arcane being great tho...

Rather I think the fights are artistic...but fights cannot be great solely by being artistic and using musical notes/beats to match the rythm

For me what makes a fight great are -

1. Stakes
2. Emotional payoff
3. Clash of ideals
4. Choreography
5. Strategem
6. Storytelling though the fight
7. Build up

All are important (I may be forgetting 1 or 2 right now)

Other factors that can play a role in enhancing these are-
8. Artistic
9. Music


1. Stakes - Apart from a few, Most fights in Arcane lack stakes. They tend to end with very little change to the status of the main characters

2. Emotional payoff - Arcane succeeds in this quite a few times

3. Clash of Ideals - Arcane mostly fails in this. While sometimes characters have conflicting ideals, these ideals are not brought to the forefront of the fight scenes. The focus is on making the fights look cool

4. Choreography - Arcane succeeds in this

5. Strategem - Arcane is decent at this.

6. Storytelling through fights - Arcane is semi-decent at this

7. Buildup - Arcane fails woefully at this. Battles in Arcane feel random. Like they just happen out of nowhere. It never feels like the story is building up to a major clash between characters. I mean, you could argue that the battle between Jinx and VI was built up but even that was done poorly...

8. Artistic - Arcane excels at this

9. Music - Arcane excels at this

The issue here is that Arcane focuses on the less relevant aspects on what makes a fight engaging.

I watched Arcane season 1 just few days ago, and I can barely remember any battles. They are all mostly forgettable...they don't leave a mark at all.
There is no buildup to the battles, they just come and go and don't stick to memory

Meanwhile fight scenes that I watched in say Naruto years ago are still very fresh in my memory

Achilles100:
Broo, the disappointment isn't enough to articulate how I felt for the fight against Vi and Jinx. I was like 'Is that it?'

The trailer tease about it and I expected more.

And the fight of Sevika and Cait, the arm Jinx gave her felt too heavy. It didn't make for a very interesting battle.

The only thing that made it appealing was the song and that fact that they continued fighting despite the runes misbehaving.

Baddestguyp:
The Black boy who was barely a character so much so that you can't even remember his name

His name is Ekko actually.

Funny how you destroyed your own argument in the same sentence

Baddestguyp:
Honestly those fights felt tiring to watch.

Flashy colours and splashing artistic images alone do not make for a good fight...

What made those fights worse is that they had no resolution.

DieRich5:
I just hope dem follow Arcane game storyline cus I don't want any of the sisters to die




I just feel like, I won't find The Penguin series interesting to me

Baddestguyp:
I disagree about the fights in Arcane being great tho...

Rather I think the fights are artistic...but fights cannot be great solely by being artistic and using musical notes/beats to match the rythm

For me what makes a fight great are -

1. Stakes
2. Emotional payoff
3. Clash of ideals
4. Choreography
5. Strategem
6. Storytelling though the fight
7. Build up

All are important (I may be forgetting 1 or 2 right now)

Other factors that can play a role in enhancing these are-
8. Artistic
9. Music


1. Stakes - Apart from a few, Most fights in Arcane lack stakes. They tend to end with very little change to the status of the main characters

2. Emotional payoff - Arcane succeeds in this quite a few times

3. Clash of Ideals - Arcane mostly fails in this. While sometimes characters have conflicting ideals, these ideals are not brought to the forefront of the fight scenes. The focus is on making the fights look cool

4. Choreography - Arcane succeeds in this

5. Strategem - Arcane is decent at this.

6. Storytelling through fights - Arcane is semi-decent at this

7. Buildup - Arcane fails woefully at this. Battles in Arcane feel random. Like they just happen out of nowhere. It never feels like the story is building up to a major clash between characters. I mean, you could argue that the battle between Jinx and VI was built up but even that was done poorly...

8. Artistic - Arcane excels at this

9. Music - Arcane excels at this

The issue here is that Arcane focuses on the less relevant aspects on what makes a fight engaging.

I watched Arcane season 1 just few days ago, and I can barely remember any battles. They are all mostly forgettable...they don't leave a mark at all.
There is no buildup to the battles, they just come and go and don't stick to memory

Meanwhile fight scenes that I watched in say Naruto years ago are still very fresh in my memory

NaijaMemes:
Please name a 3d animation that has better fight scene 3d animation/graphics than Arcane.

I didn't remember Ekkos name on the spot. Does that change the reason why they were fighting?

Jinx and Ekko were childhood friends who are now enemies. Ekko was fighting because Jinx killed some of his friends and Ekko believed that Jinx is far too gone. Jinx disliked Ekkos beliefs seeing him as a self righteous saviour. Ekko actually wanted to kill Jinx because he believed her to be a mad dog that would destroy everything he built
Jinx was ready to kill herself and Ekko because she was done with the system.

TheStrongest:
I liked that you used the term "For Me"..

Also, what would happen to you if you don't have a say in every discussion?

NobleStag007:
It's good but over hyped just like arcane