The detail work on architecture and flora is worth taking note of, but for a great deal of the film, the backgrounds will look like soggy paper cutouts, as the Pictonians use their Lisa Frank rainbow beam to, well, paint everything white. Animation is satisfyingly fluid when called for, especially in the subdued CG used to good effect, but it knows precisely when to get herky-jerky to bolster the silly high jinks. But even if you couldn’t care less about that angle of Hetalia, there is plenty to enjoy on all counts. Hetalia newbies, on the other hand, need not fret since, outside of the chaotic opening scene, it’s a breeze to nail down the characters and comprehend the humor.Ĭomedy certainly isn’t the most demanding genre when it comes to animation quality, but between the adorable, chubby faces and the presence of every boy’s love archetype under the sun-pretty boys, rugged sorts, cutie-pies, you name it-there’s plenty to keep ravenous fangirls happy. Established Hetalia fans may find this a tad disappointing, as these scenes are pulled straight from the show, although marginally remade.
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Even this appears to be a stretch for the creators, as the movie is peppered with random “flashbacks” that interrupt the battle against the invading Pictonians. So as thin and short as Paint It, White! may be, it still possesses the most in-depth plot the franchise has ever followed, as the boys unite against a mutual, alien foe that threatens to fashion the entire Earth in its own bland, faceless image. With Hetalia, no worries it never had a distinct storyline in the first place. A movie, with its bigger budget, only causes a viewer to wish that the show it was based upon had the same level of animation quality, while a theatrical film fumbles to capture a story that was previously developed over dozens of episodes. Too often this transition is only to the detriment of both the televised and theatrical versions, highlighting and contrasting the weak spots of each. And given its webcomic background, Paint It, White! largely avoids the pitfalls of TV-to-movie anime adaptations. Real-world history provides an endless source of material, as conflicts and alliances of both the past and present are cleverly metaphorized as slapstick bickering and innuendo-laced relationships. The brilliance of Hetalia is in the way it lampoons international relations. Okay, technically that’s eight, but I suppose titular character Italy (“Hetalia” is a portmanteau of “Italia” and the Japanese word for “good-for-nothing”) can be our demented Snow White. While the assortment of characters within the Hetalia universe is immense, given the ease of throwing another country into the mix whenever warranted, the main cast is comprised of the major Axis and Allied players of WWII, and the wacky personalities of this bunch come off like a politically incorrect rendition of the seven dwarves: ditzy (Italy), flinty (Germany), stilly (Japan), cocky (America), dopey (Russia), stately (China), prissy (England), and vain (France).
Now, in this second look, let us examine if Hetalia is truly deserving of a suspicious eye or if one can carelessly enjoy it as innocent, albeit unashamedly taboo, satire.įor the uninitiated, the central concept of this no-holds-barred comedy is that of World War II era nations personified as attractive young men (and a few gals), complete with ethnic stereotypes defining their traits. This is an argument that few would disagree with, and it’s this concern over the potential impact of Hetaliathat Daryl Surat raises in his feature coverage of the theatrical film Paint It, White! in the February 2012 issue of Otaku USA. Propaganda is a powerful and dangerous tool.
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