Digimon: The Movie should have run off with all the Oscars upon its release in 2000.
The year was 2000.Gladiatorwon Best Picture and Russell Crowe took home Best Actor.
ThefirstX-Menmoviewas released, which many point to as the genesis of modern superhero films.
However, one film was released that year that changed the face of what cinema could be.
Digimon: The Movie.
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I am here to finally give this movie its long overdue appreciation.
Its truly a work of art that should be studied in film programs across the country.
You could spend a whole course dissecting the layers of this movie.
It features almost all of the major characters fromDigimonseasons one and two, and spans over eight years.
Yeah, whats up,Boyhood?
And yes, all of those things happen in this movie and its just as jaw-dropping as it sounds.
After all, does Tai not remember Koromon when he first meets him in the Digital World?
But hey, this first part doesnt care about contintuity!
Baby Kari has got a whistle and it saves the world from a giant parrot Digimon.
How you may ask?
If you think that doesnt make sense, who cares?!?
IfDavid Lynchcan do it, so canDigimon!
Half the characters were probably on dial up!)
the Digimon fly INSIDE the virus Digimon, heal that sucker by BLOWING HIM UP (mercy killing?
), but its all good because he comes back as a good egg anyway.
…Your move,Citizen Kane.
The other is Joshua Seth who plays Tai.
His voice alone commands your presence.
He makes you laugh.
He makes you cry.
He perfectly matches the animation and nails every single line.
Russell Crowe for best actor?
Clearly the Academy doesnt have good taste,because Joshua Seth should have taken home the Oscar.
When Tai mourns his relationship with Sora?
When Koromon is shown love for the first time by Kari?
And of course, what better way to end a film then with All-Star?
After all, the characters have become stars in their own right when they saved the world.
Plus, Kokomon dances and sings to it, despite being tone deaf.
Oh also, the Digi Rap.
Digi know it was coming?
If anything, while the soundtrack is perfect?
The score transcends even the perfect label and ascends to what I can only describe as God Tier.
HowCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragoncould win for Best Original Score of the year is beyond me.
But whats even more amazing?
So when the film begins, we arent told what Karis age is.
Using context clues, including her sitting in a baby seat, we can reasonably extrapolate shes an infant.
This girl is talking about a zillion times better than most teenagers!
I dont know what her Mom puts in the food, but it clearly accelerated her brains development.
Speaking of which…
7: Tais Mom
Where did this woman come from?
Shes completely oblivious to her own sons complete distaste in her cooking.
Where is this woman getting her recipes?!?
8: The Comedy
The driver responds, No I was sleeping.
Bewildered, his passenger blurts out,
BUT YOURE DRIVING!
Its those little moments that make this film a riot.
The third part also uses the brilliant tactic of stating the hilariously obvious.
9: The Adaption
Okay, if youre watching this movie?
Youre a fan of anime.
Which means youve undoubtedly heard of Abridged series.
The two most famous beingYu-Gi-OhandDragon Ball Z Abridged.
Digimon: The Moviebeat them to this by six years.
They even throw in a ton of lines that more closely link the films!
10: The Greatest Scene In All of Cinema
So lets set the scene, shall we?
So the group is fighting the virus Digimon, Diaboramon, over the internet.
The Digmon cant move fast enough.
There are millions of copies of Diaboramon.
All hope is lost!
Okay, get this.
The music cue when they form together is pure magic.
Chills, every time.
So theyre able to take out all of the Diaboramon copies, leaving only the original left.
So what does Izzie, the smartest kid in the world do?
He forwards the virus all of the e-mails, triumphantly crying out, Youve got MAIL!
What other movie has that level of tension?
Of pure perfect score?
None I tell you!
