There are more than 10 songs packed into the runtime, and while some are short, they are all pretty solid. (Other central messages, particularly the importance of empathy, get plenty of play as well.)Īnd it's especially hard to be too grumpy about things when the music is so delightful. If you do, then you can fall into old habits or, worse, give up and become stuck. It is also constant, and you can't lose sight of that. We've been through this all before, and so have the characters, but that understanding leads to dramatic reaffirmations that, in turn, drive home one of the central messages of the series: Change is hard but thrilling, painful but wonderful. That last bit, the self-awareness, keeps the repetitive nature of the movie in check. There's a pleasure in this, however, and the movie's beats are just the right amounts of emotional, funny, and self-aware, especially in ways that reward viewers. Indeed, much of what Steven and the Gems must accomplish in the movie are things they've done in one way or another in the past. You can guess the basis of the antagonist's motivations, and the way in which her arc is resolved is similarly easy to predict. The path to the conclusion is a windy one, but the scenery is mostly the same. I won't spoil her name or any major plot details for you, but from here on out, the movie's antagonist causes havoc and mayhem, forcing Steven and the Gems to come to terms with how their lives have changed during their struggle against the Diamonds. Naturally, this is when the new antagonist - whose rubber hose-inspired design and movement fill my animation geek's heart with joy - arrives in Beach City, ready to ruin this idyllic moment in Steven and the Gems' lives. Everyone is free to lead the lives they desire, free from war and the baggage that came with Pink/Rose's mistakes. In short, everything is just about perfect. In Beach City, Connie ( Grace Rolek) is off to space camp Pearl ( Deedee Magno Hall) is learning to play bass - which she insists on pronouncing like the fish - from Greg ( Tom Scharpling) Garnet ( Estelle) is as cool as ever and Amethyst (Michaela Dietz) is helping with the construction of Little Homeworld, a Gem haven located on the outskirts of Beach City. Steven Universe: The Movie Cartoon Network The show's world and characters have never looked better or richer than they do in the movie, which picks up two years after "Change Your Mind." Steven is a 16-year-old now, and he has a neck! (At long last!) All this time, he's been doing his best to bring peace to the universe and remake the Great Diamond Authority, including teaching White Diamond ( Christine Ebersole) that other beings are not lower lifeforms but "equal lifeforms." While the Diamonds, still very much in need of serious therapy, want him to stay on Homeworld, Steven's work is done, and he's ready to return to Earth full-time and enjoy his happily ever after. It may feel repetitive, but the repetition is by design, a reminder to Steven ( Zach Callison) and to the audience that growth and change are vital parts of our existence. The feature-length musical is a beautiful encore of sorts for the series, a reinforcement of central themes and concepts that Sugar and her team have woven across six years and 160 episodes. Now, finally, Steven Universe: The Movie is almost here - it airs on Labor Day - and by and large, it's worth the wait. Details have been scarce we knew the general premise and that it would be a full-on musical, but that was about it. Fans' only solace was the knowledge that a movie was forthcoming this year. Reloaded made a fair amount of money, but went down in history as a disaster sequel for the ages.When Steven Universe wrapped its most recent season back in January, there was both rejoicing at the conclusion for five-season saga plotted out by creator Rebecca Sugar and sadness that there was no word of a sixth season on the horizon. But audiences just weren’t braced for the earnest and nerdy plot, rubbery CGI and general air of self-indulgence. Following The Matrix – a blockbuster that quite literally changed the very fabric of Hollywood – was always going to be a tall order. While the first two Matrixsequels have always had their ardent defenders, there’s no denying that most people don’t feel the same. The Wachowskis – The Matrix Reloaded (2003) It’s a testament to Jaws’s revolutionary box office power four years earlier, and Spielberg’s prodigious talent, that the failure of 1941 was able to roll off his back in lesser hands, this would be a dud that a promising filmmaker might take to the grave with them. Perhaps, then, it’s unsurprising that his worst film was a dismal screwball farce, set during the time of the Pearl Harbor bombing. For all his multivarious strengths behind the camera, Spielberg has never found comedy his forte.
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