NAW THAT'S JUST NASTY! | JUJUTSU KAISEN 2x17 Reaction
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Hey folks! Seeing a lot of the same comment so here is a full breakdown explaining exactly why I don’t think it works. Hope ya enjoy. x.com/aliciaxlifevt/status/1755284332351037862?s=46
It's all well and good to have your own opinion. When this episode came out, there were lots of mixed feelings. It's just the cockiness of calling the choice "dumb as bricks" is definitely gonna rile people up especially on the internet
Ngl this feels completely different from your reaction in the video so I don't blame the people trying to explain it, I don't understand why everything is "crying" when we just explaining stuff
@@b.r.a.d.I didn’t say anyone was crying I said people are upset lmao read the wording
@@chasehardman6277I still stand by that because again it’s my opinion based on film theory and my years in the industry. I’m entitled to have a negative opinion just like how y’all are entitled to a positive one.
@Aliciaxlife surely but it's film theory, not film law. It's a fine opinion to have, just shitting on the opposite opinion is bound to have a reaction. Not wanting to single you out or be rude , i just feel like certain wording is always gonna piss the Peeples off and critics could learn to not shit on things so aggressively if they don't want an overly aggressive response. Just felt like adding to the discussion I guess good video either way 👍
Megumi: "You think I'm losing? Nah bitch, WE losing!"
"Roses are red
Weapons against me wont prosper
With this sacred treasure i summon
Big ragga the opp stoppa"
Free Gojo Ni-*gets back handed *
Megumi really said:" nah I d win"
We need a Hood jjk reaction after shes done w the season
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I personally loved the OP playing during Itadori's breakdown, specifically BECAUSE it felt like such a *slap in the fucking face* . It's like Sukuna is unwilling to let the boy even have his breakdown in peace.
Yeah, that's basically the point. It's the villains being happy about Yuji's horrific torment.
I loved the decision to play it at the end.
I mean yeah when you understand what the song is about it makes perfect sense. But not being Japanese and just "hearing" the song doesn't invoke any of those emotions. So we get reactions like Alicia's where she thinks it's just a silly bop playing over a mental breakdown instead of an evil mfer basically laughing in the face of a kid having a breakdown.
Honestly, that sounds like coping to me
FUCKING THANK YOU, GOD EXISTS!!
@@slowpoke_r Go watch it with lyrics, it makes more sense
The OP playing at the end makes more sense once you know what the lyrics are about, apparently it’s Sukana talking down to Yuji, reveling in his pain. Or something like that.
Someone can clarify if I’m wrong.
Sadly it just wasn't a good decision, it completely ruined the moment honestly
I am still thinking no thank you
@@knightofthelake8112No it didnt bro it made it 10 times better I think it fits the scene perfectly and I can't see the scene in any other way I mean I feel like this scene needed this music I mean come on you cant tell me seeing the same shots of Shibuya now destroyed with the opening song in the back isnt perfect
@@knightofthelake8112 Completely disagree, I loved it
I think specialz made the moment so much better
Look at the lyrics for Specialz, the scene makes sense with it, it's probably better for people who speak japanese with this in mind
You could even say that it was made by Japanese for Japanese first and foremost.)
Does knowing the lyrics also change the production and rhythm of the song in your mind?
@@MelkacYes
@@Melkac yes? unless you never pay attention to lyrics I guess
@@Melkac understanding the lyrics of a song can change the intent of the piece
I love picturing Sukuna vibing to the OP as Yuji meltsdown
Sukuna while Itadori is having a breakdown: ''YO I FINALLY FOUND THE AUX!''
Sukuna I'm having a mental breakdown please stop singing "You are not special" in my head.
I now curse thee with the image of Sukuna fornite dancing to the beat during Yuji's meltdown.
Sukuna (Probably): "Enjoy this kiddo, NOW PLAY THAT GOOD SH!T"
I’m pretty sure Sukuna only ate the popcorn so Yuji could have something to throw up when seeing the aftermath. Talk about petty 😅
That's generational levels of petty lmao
Honestly, that's peak Sukuna and his petty levels so I believe this is canon now.
It could be that or him being genuinely curious about what people like Yuji eats being the foodie himself
The opening is written from the perspective of curses, so you can think of it as sukuna making fun of or laughing at yuji's despair. People should realise that anime is made with japanese audience as the target, the japanese viewers loved the opening playing at the end because they could actually understand the lyrics. It's also a great showcase of tonal dissonance.
I always viewed it as Sukuna rubbing salt in the wound.
I can feel gege’s specialz hatred towards yuji
Where is your proof that the Japanese loved this? Just because they know the lyrics doesn’t mean that the production or rhythm of the song fits the scene. The people saying the lyrics excuse are fucking stupid, that’s NOT why people say it’s a bad choice.
@@Melkac one of the episode director (Itsuki Tsuchigami) himself tweeted out after the release of the episode that he was glad the song at the end was well received. And multiple japanese tweets were trending about it as well.
It's not just abt the lyrics, using the song as a mocking towards yuji creates a great tonal dissonance. As yuji is going through a mental breakdown, instead of just making it be a sad scene. Instead it was turned into a mocking of yuji's despair, he wasn't even allowed to breakdown in peace as the curses and sukuna sing about their desires in the song.. obviously western viewers will never get any of this and to them it will be just a banger song playing while yuji is crying but for japanese audience it was almost like a narration of total mockery towards yuji. That's why it was so well received in Japan.
@@Melkac Ngl bro you ain't Japanese and you got cooked here
Btw in the defense of the last scene. It works when you know the meaning of the opening song more than”it’s a bop”. It works in two ways, 1. as a war song used to prop up a big battle and hype up the fighting armies( in the opening they are quite literally marching for war) 2. The curses’ mocking of yuji mainly the two who would laugh at him at any chance Sukuna and Mahito. I never really got why people disliked it cuz they keep saying it’s too hype and think it’s an uplifting song when it was never that. The first line of the chorus is literally “could you mess these up more?” As they show a black hole, void of life in shibuya, that’s goosebumps material for me. If you still dislike it, that’s fair.
Some translated lines I like include:
“enjoy the moment let’s dance, on the frontlines of Tokyo, the thriving city”,
“i love you baby, let’s keep eulogizing”,
“Struggle on the verge of giving up, show me your fearless side”
“"Get lost in me" Only words that protect yourself
How long are you gonna keep doing this?
"Get lost in me" Won't regret the way of life
This is the path I chose”
far and away one of my favorite moments in anime, the juxtaposition of the villain song playing triumphantly over this absolutely despair-inducing moment is so perfect
Agree, lyrics are the center piece of the scene.
Yeah I felt it worked, I even half took it almost tauntingly... since Sukuna even framed the shot up for Yuji that it was mocking him letting him you know "You are my special" lol
I disagree. It was so much better in the manga, without the song. In this scene, we are supposed to relate with Yuji, not to see the scene in Sukuna's perspective. The Shibuya arc is supposed to feel grim and full of despair, that's the whole theme imo, especially when Mahito calls out Yuji for being naive and acting like he's some hero from a fairy tale that's going to defeat evil.
@@Tfk-mf6bs I feel that the song adds more to the grim factor. for me it doesn't lighten the mood, it doubles down on it. the same way Joker's laugh in the Dark knight movie when torturing batman wanna be, makes the seen more harrowing.
Also manga and anime are different medias. They should be treated differently.
I actually liked the OP playing at the end; the juxtaposition between the upbeat music with the horrific state of Shibuya and Yuji's mind went together well in my opinion.
True. People think about the song and laugh but it's fucking depressing man
Yeah. That choice to play a mockingly upbeat song during horrific mental breakdown is basically a modern day ommage to "Komm, susser Todd" at Evangelion
I will die on the hill playing the intro was a perfect fucking choice, legit my favorite scene in jjk. The world of jjk *literally* laughing at Yuki is perfect.
The song "you are my special" was written and designed to be something said from a curse's pov.
This is like... Sukuna singing "You are my special" to Yuji specifically to mock his misery even more.
"How the hell did this come out weekly?"
Well you see, that's the problem
it's interesting to see how widely different people are. because from how i experienced it, i think a lack of the music during Yuji's breakdown would _lessen_ the impact of it. i'm hopeless to explain how or why, but that's how it feels to me
mahoraga just straight swimming through a building is still the most terrifying thing ive witness
He did say “I’ll kill everyone except for one”. Told ya.
Roses are red, no weapon against me shall prosper,
With this sacred treasure, I summon, BIG RAGGA! THE OP STOPPER!!!!
I love hood kaisen.
i will keep saying it over and over.
the op was in the end of the ep, cause it was sukuna laughing at itadori.
we are seeing it from sukuna's pov. its in the lyrics of the song.
Fun fact, this is the fourth time Megumi has performed, or tried, this subjugation ritual.
Seventh
1 finger Sukuna
3 finger Sukuna
Hanami
Hanami again
The Fingerer
15 finger Sukuna
1 more time in the manga
@Alone-SF 1 1f sukuna. 2 finger bearer 3 3f sukuna. 4-5 Hanami. 6 Toji. So yeah I guess you're right.
@@rightguy200000 Forgot about Todo. He tried it against him too lol.
@PK_Nate No he didn't. He didn't make the signs or the chants. Plus it wouldn't make sense at all.
Bruh the Op in the end was something i expected from this show. Loved it. Basically reminded me of Junpei's death. How Sukuna and Mahito wrre laughing at Yuji's misery. I'm pretty sure this was meant to invoke that same feeling.
Did not expect alicia to dislike the specialz moment. The song adds so much salt to the wound in my head
I never found SPECIALZ to be that upbeat of a song, so hearing it play during the end there was unsettling in the best way possible to me.
It is upbeat but more in a sinister way, not in a happy ending FUN way, it's the villains having fun, not the heroes
THE MEME of this season. "YOU ARE MY SPECIAL"
The only reason that made sense that they put it at that moment is the theory that the opening is from Sukuna's perspective
@@Ppty880 yep
Be Proud. You were strong.
Hey Alicia just wanted to add something. They didn't compare Sukuna's domain to art or him to an artist, they tried to point out the difference by saying normal domains (domains with barriers) are like painting on a canvas, a certain amount of space you create or have and do whatever you want with it. Sukuna's Domain, however, is like painting on air without a canvas, as if he were a god and the world itself was a space for him to do whatever he wanted. The idea is followed by the next line ''This is truly a divine feat''. The funny thing is, though this didn't translate to English, in Japanese his theme is a chef or a cook lol.
The OP playing actually fits a lot if you understand the lyrics and think of it as coming from Sukuna’s POV. That whole scene was essentially him mocking Yuji as he had a breakdown
The Though Process was,"Fuck Yuji Itadori,he does not get to be sad and have a actual emotive moment",Sukuna was in the soundtrack studio
Little info about the animation team is that due to such a tight and messed up schedule they could only do about 30% of what the mahoraga fight was supposed to be. It’s still peak but the animators have been going through it
Ah yes. The pain episode
*The FIRST pain episode
Dont worry it gets even worse
Everyone is in pain specialty the animators
More to come.
Astronomically bad take at the end had me disappointed but also laughing at the stupidity
OP music at the end changes the vibe of the scene, but I personally prefer it. Rather than just sulking in Yuji's sadness and despair, it gives the scene a much more sinister undertone, Sukuna not only witnessing Yuji's sadness and despair, but reveling in it. This is apparently made even more clear by the lyrics of the OP. Scene would've hit different without it, but choosing to focus on the theme if how evil Sukuna is works better imo, especially considering the content of the episode.
Ahh yes the moment another person who couldn't speak the language broke down laughing despite the lyrics being about how bad Yuji fucks up while being mocked by Sukuna. It's also not really a very upbeat song so I got no clue why people are thinking that? I think it's just coming down to none Japanese speakers unable to understand the lyrics or meaning behind it. It's one of the few times I felt happy to have learned Japanese so I could understand the lyrics before they showed them, only to see everyone not get it.
To put it into perspective, as a casual viewer, the atmosphere of the pop-funk song "specialz" whiplashes many viewers in this tragic scene. For those audiences, I think it's a fair argument.
For those who know japanese, the thematic relevance is nicely represented, and it should be as many OST's do. (Ex: Ao no sumida for Gojo's hidden inventory ark).
For me, I was taken out when the song played as well due to the same reasons. Again, this is only my opinion and observation. However, it's nice to know different perspectives!
Go flex somewhere else. They make this anime for a global audience. They could've add a subs to it or never even added it in the first place if you need to know japanese for this moment to not get ruined by some pop shit
First of all, knowing Japanese doesn't make you special for understanding the lyrics. The perspective of the lyrics was passed around the entirety of the internet the moment this episode came out. Sorry. Second of all, it's not that she "didn't get it". She literally explained that she did, and her point in the video was quite literally that they played the song during the wrong shot, which, from a film perspective, makes perfect sense. It's funny how you talk about people misinterpreting things and yet join the herd of sheep who didn't even watch far enough into the video to see and understand her full explanation lmfao. Y'all be so quick to get butthurt for no reason.
Also, its English speakers who feel that "You are my special" makes the scene weird. Because if the entire song was Japanese, ut wouldn't vother them.
Y o u a r e m y s p e c i a l
Honestly I love the op with the last scene because how I see the op even not knowing the lyrics I see this op as extremely eerie and I think that is helped by the visuals of the op itself. Ik people really make fun of the op accompanying this scene but I think its a really powerful way of showing the actual tone of this season normally Im used to the op playing during hype or as in fmab with rain sad or climactic moments. with this op its so eerie that I love it with this scene because unlike all the other ops this one isn't upbeat its actually a song I would expect at Halloween which is fitting because this seasons event take place in Halloween or close to it
**YOU ARE MY SPECIALZ**
I didn't notice before but I had watched another reaction and a commenter had said that the reason Sukuna ate🍿and had a soda during this fight was so that when after Itadori woke up, he would have something on his stomach to puke, on purpose 😆. Which makes sense, if true.
You know that Sukuna ate that Popcorn and Drank that cola just to have something that Itadori could throw up when he eventually switched back right?
Also in defense of the opening playing at the end, lyrically it makes sense to play it since it's truly a song in the perspective of the villains and their absolute brutality and lack of remorse for anything
Look up the lyrics of the song and you’ll realize that this is basically Sukuna and the Cursed Spirits celebrating over Yuji’s misery
I'm not gonna be one of those that keep commenting the meaning of the lyrics as if no one else know it already, i'm just gonna say that i love that choice at the end because of how absurdly cruel it is to both Yuuji and us as viewers (but yeah, you have a point, maybe it should've started a little later to let Yuuji's VA shine during that breakdown)
The purpose of the last scene was to make fun of Yuji
It actually makes sense if you know the song's lyrics.
idk if youll ever see this but to explain why you were confused as to why they played "you are my special" at the end was because that song is about the villains song to itadori. which is why it played right then as a like see what we did? my special?
The op is from Sukuna's perspective directed at Yuji. Its mocking, condescending, and spiteful; which is exactly *why* they played it during Yuji's breakdown. Because this is all a game to Sukuna, and he truly hates Yuji from the bottom of his heart. Seeing him broken like this is probably one of the happiest moments of Sukuna's life.
35:19 Imagine, looking at his pain and making fun of it by playing the music. The music does not lessens the impact of the scene but shows how lonely Yuji is right now. him and his pain and source of this pain (sukuna or the showrunner) making fun of him. Peak of struggling protagonist.
Ah yes, Daddy Sukuna pulled up to see who was bullying his Megumi
26:00 ????? What are you talking about lmao
This isn't how sukuna is seeing things, this is just mahoraga regenerating from dust. The reason he looks incomplete is because he actually is. Did you forget that he's currently inside sukuna's domain getting constantly cut?
Also, the line about art isn't supposed to mean that sukuna sees this as art, it's just supposed to meant that what sukuna does with his domain is impossible (just as drawing in the air without a canvas is impossible).
They knocked it out of the park with the sound design this episode too. That backing track really made Sukuna feel like a natural disaster. Much bigger and much more uncontrollable than any person could be.
Lol I love that the “Specialz” scene is still so controversial
23:34 we all love a bit of malevolent kitchen
Them playing that music during Yuji's breakdown was NASTY
To put into perspective, when they said Jogo was conparable to 8-9 fingers, they meant it. Because Sukuna currently is 15 fingers. Meaning Mahoraga is about 12-14 fingers worth in power, but what makes him deadly is literally what doesn’t kill him makes him stronger.
So many cool designs this season. This creature and another one at the end.
I hope Alicia sees the reason for them playing "Special" at the end and understands it differently. Anyone who says it's a bad decision has to remember Sukuna doesn't care what we think and if we told him it was a bad decision to play his victory song during Itadori's suffering then he would just kill us before we finished saying it was a bad idea.
Someone said she was told what they lyrics meant during the livestream of this episode and she still feels this way.. so no there's no hope. She dug in and got attacked by some people so now she'll probably never change her opinion lmao
@@solodolo7161 I mean why does she need to change her opinion lmfao? She explained why she felt like it didn't fit just like every random on the internet feels the need to explain why it does fit. It's the same sht lol.
9:12 said every math student ever.
What's so interesting is to see just how many times Megumi was about to sommon Mahoraga throughout the series. Key ones that I remember were: against Sukuna at the detention facility, against Todo (yes, he nearly murdered Todo) when they met before the Goodwill event, I think he might've nearly used it against the Finger Bearer, but then changed his mind and tried the incomplete Chimera Shadow Garden. Same exact pose. Really recontextualizes Gojo's comments about him always giving up and going the safe win route rather than believing in himself and going all out.
Ahhh damn. I expected her to be a bit more intelligent to understand why they chose the opening song for that scene. Yeesh it is what it is I guess
Calling people "not that intelligent" for not liking the emotional scene that just got ruined by some pop bullshit is crazy. Go get some help
The thing is the OP plyaing in the end is supposed to throw you out of Yuji's shoes, it is supposed to not let you feel hi pain and hence making him completely alone, while Sukuna is laughing at his pathetic state.
In short it is intentionally played to reduce the emotional impact. The showmakers actually did not want you to feel bad for Yuji.
So yeah, this was the episode where time caught up to the animators. They have been talking about how they are overworked and finish episodes basically hours before they are supposed air, and this was the one where they just couldn't make it in time and fell apart.
Truly a Mappa moment to be honest.
After this the animation got noticably worse. Of course, there are still great moments, and it is well above avarage over all, but still worse than it was. I just hope the poor animators can get a break sometimes soon.
Also, having th OP song there is literally me vibing to Yuji's suffering. It was perfect.
I loved the opening playing at the end. just like when sukuna and mahito laughed at yuji when junpei died, it’s mocking his helplessness and despair.
33:31 the Song was chose at that time because it's fits, because the song himself is describing the villains and darkness, u are my special means to yuji, while yuji suffering sukuna laughing and the song is describing it.
The aesthetic of putting song for example in this case yuji suffering is very loved, especially from Japan.
The song himself was inspired of this episode probably.
The song himself is way darker than the "ao so sumika op3"
If u don't know the lyrics u won't take it serious but even me that i didn't check the lyrics yet i can understand why they put now, i can feel that the music was made for villains.
The song fits... just not the shot that they chose it for. That was her point. If they had waited until a shot or 2 later before playing it then it would've been fine, but playing it during the closeup was a mistake. From a film perspective, it just makes things less impactful. It doesn't have sht to do with whether the song should've been played at all or not. That wasn't her point lol. Idk how everyone is missing that when she literally explained it.
when the ending hits it is also a reference to sukuna making fun of yuji so it’s like sukuna making fun of yuji breaking down
Yea like pretty much everybody here already said, the song at the end is just perfect cause it’s about the curses, more specifically sukuna, talking down on itadori
“Damn bro you just leveled the whole city ur so special” and shit like that
Man I LOVE that they choose to put the op there in the breakdown like Sukuna is Laughing at Itadori, if it was silent that would’ve worked too don’t get me wrong, but damn I love it and hate it at the same time!😂👌🏻
Alicia: oh you broke this sweet baby angel.
Gege: And imma keep breaking him!
Naw them playing the upbeat theme during the tragedy of shibuya showing all the destruction is just perfect
Upbeat?😆
But itadori is sakuna's special person. Lol Sakuna just expresses himself differently
Jojo main villain :change op for themselves.
Sukuna:play my music ha ha
Respectfully, Alicia you're wrong. That last scene is an absolute masterpiece.
Interesting to think about the fact that, on some level, both Megumi and Yuji hold responsability for what happened here. It was their decision at the beginning of the series that started everything, and here we are, watching a disaster that is directly their fault. Had they both died that day in the first ep, Mahoraga and Sukuna would not have been brought to Shibuya and massacred everyone. Not that I'm blaming them, or think they are bad people, I love the two beans. But the series seems to want tragedy to happen because of their good intentions
Sukuna" Now let the boy see what ive done, and play that good shit"
"You are my special"
10:01 teen gojo also had 6 eyes/limitless technique and he's not lasting long vs this sukuna, having the 6 eyes/limitless is wayyyyy different than actually awakening it like gojo did, it's very heavily implied that gojo is the strongest 6 eyes/limitless user in history
I did read the Tweet about Alicia's thoughts on the music playing there. I still don't think it was as bad or funny as she thought it was. I think the choice to make the song play there, was because it was intro-ing with saying "You are my special", and so the choice to have it start on the close-up was to make it feel like that quote was specifically personal and directed to Yuji, and then as soon as that part ends and the guitar comes in, that's when it pulls away to show the destruction.
I think they could've chosen to do it the way Alicia was talking about as well, and it also would've been great, but I don't think the way they chose to do it was so much worse that it ruins the scene. It feels like a very minor change that would've increased the quality very slightly, but the choice to do it they way they did certainly didn't ruin the scene imo.
I think if Mappa had given their team enough time to flesh out and perfect these episodes, they mightve made that choice and it mightve been slightly better, but given that this episode was apparently one of the more rushed ones, and was only 30% done being animated apparently, I think they did a great job with what they had
The mappa animators said that because they were being overworked so much they weren't able to show all of what they wanted with this fight and said that this was only 30% done.
35:23 if you know the lyrics it makes since. The song sounds happy but in the context of what happens it basically Sukuna calling Yuji his toy to do whatever with
YOU ARE SPECIAL!!!
* Traumtizing a 15 year old Funky Style!!*
Tbf the songs lyrics in this context basically get a mocking aspect to it, but then again, it might ve been better to play it during the zoom out after he finish screaming.
But yeah this episode was so fucking insane, Sukuna was out for a bit and a bunch of city blocks get cooked XD
Hoenstly, I think they should've saved the track for the shot of Nanami walking through the subway, then cut to the actual visuals of the intro with the credits
Guys, Alicia knows that the Opening’s lyrics are meant to be from a curse’s perspective. A donator told her during stream. She still doesn’t agree with the decision to have the song play during Yuji’s breakdown.
And that’s okay!
Hell, half of Twitter agrees with her.
If you disagree, that’s okay too, but please know that she’s known this since before this video was even posted and this isn’t a case of her just “not getting it” ❤
I like it playing there because it plays more into the Labotamy Kaisen meme.
Great comment as someone who is all right with the op at that moment I understand where people are coming from. It could have been better if it was not in it.I think that with all that issues that was happening at the animation studio this was not there first pick for this point. Many animated that was twitting say that they was only able to get 33% of what they want and it shows. Plus there might be a change in the blue ray as well.
To each their own I guess. Felt that the lyrics and viewpoint of the song justified it being placed there as Yuji just breaks down as Sukuna revels in it, as well as usually OPS play during good moments, while this time it’s for something horrific and depressing. Maybe since the song feels more “upbeat” it doesn’t hit as hard possibly? Idk but to me it was perfect for it :/
L take either way
Alright, so it's not an uniformed take, just a bad one.
When you know the whole point of the song is the villains REVELING in their villainy, how don't you understand it's purpose when it's used to taunt a hero at their lowest?
still can't believe that this is only 30% of what the animators actually wanted. If Mappa let them rest for a bit, this would have been an amazing episode
I love the attention to detail of mahoragas adaptation, for example when its in the water you can see it grow gills to accommodate the fact
This mf Megumi tweaking when you realize how many times he's tried to let this thing out in season 1.
Sukuna was making fun of Itadori while he’s breaking down
The opening is actually mocking yuuji because its sung by sukuna to yuuji
To me, the OP feels like a chaotic tug of war, and its been said that its from Sukuna to Yuji since he enjoys torturing his prison. For me, when it played it punched through the chaos of Yuji's emotions in that moment, and the purpose behind Sukuna putting him there.
If you think about it, they used the opening in the end like if it was Sukuna who was mocking him
OPs being inserted in the episode will always slap, I don't have a degree to back my opinion but as a watcher I sure enjoyed it. It helps that SPECIALZ never felt to me like an upbeat song, it has instead that "forebonding" feeling to it, like a warning that something was gonna go horribly wrong, so dropping it while Yuji is facing the fallout of the biggest massacre so far hit just right in my opinion.
I personally love the music playing at the end. Especially since the song was partially created soley for that moment with the Lyrics being a taunt at Yuji from Sukuna, as someone in film theory myself i find it more of a personal preference rather than a flaw
But To each their own
So who’s going to tell her that this episode was never finished 27:20
Honestly, part of why I absolutely love Alicia's reactions is because she notices all the amazing cinematography choices. Like I think she's the inly reactir I've seen praise the match cut at the start of the episode, and I absolutely geeked out over that shot!
Honestly same one of the big reasons I've enjoyed her reactions, but the flip side of this is that she thinks she's 100% right when it comes to the OP playing during Itadori's breakdown. And she digs in HARD to defend that opinion. So bit disappointing tbh
@@solodolo7161 oh for sure, it def would've been better to have him break down in silence, hokd for a beat on the zoomed out back shot, THEN play the OP as the carnage gets showcased
Specialz seems groovy, ut its lyrics is basically describing a devastating event like shibuya arc, specialz was written specifically for that scene
The song is from the prespective of the villain rediculing the main cast. It was the perfect moment to play it. Personally i love that they had it playing at the background.
yuji suffering with the specialz song playing makes much more sense if you actualy understand
the whole lyrics of the song is just sukuna mocking yuji making fun of him and laughing at his suffering, similar to how people just found it funny when the op song played while yuji is breaking down, the moment was supposed to be so sad but because of the song we just laughed at it and found it funny just like how sukuna just laughs at yuji's suffering.
This was so hard to watch. Going from judging the animation choices of a studio overworked to the bone (when she has to know about it, being a literal react content creator), to criticizing the song choice at the end without knowing a single word of the song/translation. Obviously a knitpicking thing is how much she pauses on the most fast paced episode of the entire show without rewinding any is crazy. Genuinely gross
I still find it hilarious that they played that song during the breakdown.
the opening playing is incredibly impactful. the song is written from the villains perspective. it playing during yuji break down is sukuna mocking him. its their triumph, not the heroes
The effect of the opening playong at the end was ruined because of the pause and tangent not because it didn't fit, that scene wasn't meant to be sad, it was meant be cruel
Alicia the thing is the JP VA of Yuji ( Enoki Junya ) recorded that scene just pure acting on his knees without the music that has beed added when the episode is complete
the OP playing at the end was the choice made due to the lyrics and to mock Yuji's suffering since this arc has just been the Villains winning and beating ass. So its like the Villains are mocking them. Also the lyrics are a big factor.
Genuinely frustrated me that she laughed at the choice to play specialz but ima not post an entire paragraph about how its more than just a funky song because im sure there are even longer paragraphs in theae comments
Genuinely frustrates me that people didn't even watch long enough to hear her entire explanation on the topic. It's quite simple too, and yet every random in the comments just goes "well if you understand the lyrics...", when that was never her point in the first place lmfao.
The only culprits for putting that song during Yuji’s mental breakdown are Sukuna, Mahito, or Gege. There are no other culprits.
Alicia in the beginning "Imagine when all of the destruction ends and Yuji just stares at it perplexed"
Alicia in the end "I take that back! No! No! Rewind! Fuck go back!"
Also on the opening playing, I believe you'll already have a lot of comments pointing out why you're wrong and explaining the meaning of it and all that, so here's my view: maybe if you didn't skipped them all towards this episode you wouldn't find it very jarring. Watching it weekly sure had a very big impact and I'm sorry if you didn't had the same experience.