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Seeing him inspire his little brother with pep talks and training made him all the more likable. ThereвЂ™s a clear emotional connection between him, his anguished father, and his plucky younger brother. RengokuвЂ™s dream is perhaps the only one of interest because it develops his backstory and motivations. At least sheвЂ™s not stuck in a box for the whole time. Unfortunately, she does not get a dream sequence-which wouldвЂ™ve provided much-needed character development. On the other hand, Nezuko was almost entirely irrelevant. At least their scenes are few, and theyвЂ™re reserved for sudden appearances to support Tanjiro in battles.

Yelling still isnвЂ™t a joke, nor is it funny. Most of their dialogue is delivered in screams, like in the anime. If you were annoyed by their loud voices and obnoxious personalities, this film will not change your mind. Zenitsu and InosukeвЂ™s dreams are fluff filler more suited to a non-canonical OVA or a fan-fiction. Then they added new aspects such as вЂњDestroying the subconsciousвЂќ and вЂњIncarnations of the soul.вЂќ These concepts are more suited to a film like Inception or Tenet than a Taisho-era demon-hunting plot. The demon-induced dreams were adequately explained and logically coherent at first. Instead, the film blends all of his many family members together with a couple of boiler-plate personality traits like вЂњHappyвЂќ and вЂњConcernedвЂќ for Tanjiro. Through his flashbacks, there was a significant chance to develop Tanjiro before leaving home: Showcasing his relationship with one or two siblings, or even his mother, wouldвЂ™ve added layers to him. Once again, his familyвЂ™s gory murder is used to make us sympathize with Tanjiro. Their unceremonious death in the first episode indicated how much I should care about them and their 1-dimensional characters. The purpose of his dream sequence is for him to reconcile with a past I didnвЂ™t care about because it has never been relevant or exciting. Seeing them reunited is emotional, but it quickly set in that it was all a dream, and thus none of it mattered. For the first time, we get to see their interactions.

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In TanjiroвЂ™s dream, we return to his home in the snowy forest, seen at the beginning of the TV series. These dream sequences take up most of the first third of the film, with flashbacks scattered throughout the runtime. In the meantime, he guides his minions to invade the demon huntersвЂ™ dreams, similar to a sci-fi flick like Inception. The antagonist, an androgynous demon, sends Tanjiro and friends into a deep slumber. They could introduce clues at the start and later reveal the twist once we understand how the demon powers work: The writer could do this through context clues rather than overly literal dialogue. Script troubles like this arenвЂ™t simply a side effect of being a manga adaptation-itвЂ™s poor writing. Once again, our villain pointlessly explains his motivations and powers unprompted.

ThereвЂ™s no real reason for these reality-altering powers within the narrative itвЂ™s transparently a plot device made to give us character development and insight into Tanjiro and our new supporting character, Rengoku Kyoujurou: a compassionate high-ranking Demon Hunter with firey-hair and forked eyebrows. He desires to send the demon slayers into pleasant dreams just before killing them. Unlike prior horrific villains in Demon Slayer, our central antagonist is solely motivated by sadism. Aside from the hideous CGI creatures and tentacles, it is visually excellent. While it does not quite deserve the R+ rating, the detailed animation and fight choreography will surely impress even the most cynical viewer. Similar historically accurate wooden interiors, passengers conveniently sleeping while the bloody and stunningly animated fights rage on in the center aisles.

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Three-quarters of the two-hour-long film takes place on the titular Mugen Train, a brave choice for one of the least interesting settings the series has to offer. Is a film that sells millions of tickets objectively better than one that sells fewer tickets? Demon Slayer: Mugen TrainвЂ™s record-breaking box office performance may lead you to believe it is one of the greatest films ever made, but the truth is. One common misconception among the anime community is that sales and profit are proportional to an animeвЂ™s quality. *This review contains spoilers in a marked section*

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