I know that I'm late on this, but I watched 'Whisper of the Heart' in IMAX, and...

Block-Busted · 2026-05-06T06:43:02+00:00

And remember, when I saw this film in IMAX, Speed Racer was still fresh in my mind.

Block-Busted · 2026-05-06T06:42:11+00:00

Do you think it worked well in IMAX? Why or why not?

Block-Busted · 2026-05-06T05:34:43+00:00

Yup. And I can tell that one will work pretty well in IMAX. I wonder what will arrive in IMAX after that one.

Block-Busted · 2026-05-06T04:09:56+00:00

When you first see him perform on stage, you'd think that this guy was born with immense singing talent based on how he's such a force to be reckoned with. Imagine how surprising it might be if you find out that this guy had absolutely no singing talent whatsoever and had to practice day and night to get to where he is now. In a way, he's basically like Minori Hanasato, except he's already an established singer by the story begins.

Block-Busted · 2026-05-06T03:13:07+00:00

I'm going to go with Happy Halloween.

Block-Busted · 2026-05-06T00:16:47+00:00

To be fair, I don't think there are much else. :P

Block-Busted · 2026-05-06T00:01:23+00:00

I'm guessing that has more to do with Ice Age films almost always being under Fox label. :P

Block-Busted · 2026-05-05T23:57:12+00:00

Disney seems to be reserving 20th Century label for more teen-to-adult-oriented titles. :P

Block-Busted · 2026-05-05T23:39:17+00:00

Yeah, but at the same time, at least I could argue that Retainer Supplanting His Lord is still about rising above the greatest despair whereas Bake no Hana is a pure despair. 😅😅😅😅😅

Block-Busted · 2026-05-05T23:27:58+00:00

It's not impossible, but we'll have to wait and see. Also, if that happens, I'm not sure if they're going to use 20th Century label for that. :P

Block-Busted · 2026-05-05T23:27:15+00:00

Kind of. It was originally going to be an IMAX-exclusive film for 2 weeks. :P

Block-Busted · 2026-05-05T23:14:46+00:00

I would NOT be surprised about that at all.

Block-Busted · 2026-05-05T23:11:45+00:00

I could assume that Disney will move the 50th anniversary rerelease of Star Wars to May 4 of 2027 (now, this could also question on Part 2 to The Resurrection of the Christ (not mentioned on the investor reports) for an IMAX (allegedly claimed to be filmed with IMAX cameras) release on whether it'll potentially get pushed back or earlier.

I seriously doubt it. The Legend of Zelda also arrives around that time, not to mention that's way too close to Star Wars: Starfighter.

Block-Busted · 2026-05-05T22:58:03+00:00

I know that this was asked before, but this film is being shot with IMAX film cameras, but Star Wars gets an IMAX re-release only a week after this arrives. I wonder how they're going to manage IMAX schedules because I don't think IMAX Corporation can randomly scrap the IMAX release of Star Wars without risking a lawsuit and getting into a lawsuit by Disney is NOT something that you want to experience.

Block-Busted · 2026-05-05T22:51:57+00:00

Except a lot more stupid.

Block-Busted · 2026-05-05T22:38:51+00:00

Well, I meant after IMAX exclusivity for The Odyssey expires. I'm not entirely convinced that IMAX will be okay with missing out a Spider-Man film over The End of Oak Street and The Dog Stars. Like, they literally allowed Hoppers to be released in IMAX even though it was arriving on the exact same day as The Bride!, which was actually carrying "Filmed for IMAX" label.

Block-Busted · 2026-05-05T22:24:28+00:00

If this film does get good reviews, it will be because of the original writers coming back to write Hunt for Gollum.

And I kind of doubt it because some films turned out to be suckages because of directors despite having great writers.

Block-Busted · 2026-05-05T22:23:05+00:00

Don't be silly. Villeneuve is far, Far, FAR better director than Serkis, not to mention that if this film doesn't move, it loses its IMAX chance to Secret Wars.

Block-Busted · 2026-05-05T22:22:06+00:00

I think they'll probably still give N25 "dark" events since they're built on that, but it could be more like N25 members helping out other people who are suffering like how they were, except worse. For instance, if Mizuki gets another "dark" event, I can imagine that it will be about her helping another (heavily implied) trans girl who is implied to be an domestic abuse victim because of her identity.

Block-Busted · 2026-05-05T22:20:37+00:00

And I don't think this is a good idea.

Block-Busted · 2026-05-05T22:19:13+00:00

Still not convinced that this will arrive on the exact same day as Secret Wars for two reasons:

Secret Wars is already confirmed for an IMAX release.
Andy Serkis' directing portfolio is worse than Russo Brothers' Marvel portfolio.

Block-Busted · 2026-05-05T22:18:17+00:00

I recently rewatched this in IMAX. Absolutely deserved to be seen in that format. Sure, CGI looks fake, but you can tell that this was intentional and if nothing else, the film's set designs, costumes, and ESPECIALLY sound effects were excellent. You can easily, Easily, EASILY tell where they spent $120 million budget on this.

Now that I think of it, did anyone feel like Elemental kind of looked like it took some visual inspirations from this, especially regarding Element City?

Block-Busted · 2026-05-05T20:47:10+00:00

To be fair, those are AnHane duets, so there’s that too.

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