![]() ![]() The attacker then vanishes from the movie for a long period, without explanation. For instance, at one point, Bayonetta is on a train, and is attacked by another woman, leading to a spectacular battle in, on and around the carriages. However, any casual spectator (and I certainly fall into that category) is likely to be somewhere between confused and bored by the approach, which seems to gloss over stuff that warrants more exposition, and explains in details things that shouldn’t need it. Now, that’s probably not an unfair assessment for the majority of viewers. I had to piece together the above, and it’s kinda vague in some areas, I suspect largely because there’s an unspoken assumption that, if you’re watching this feature, you’ve played the video-game on which it is based. Who that turns out to be will surprise no one. She is now taking out angels, but there’s also a religious cult preparing for the rebirth of their saviour, a journalist who blames Bayonetta for the death of his father, and a mysterious, very whiny little girl, who keeps calling her “Mommy”. 500 years ago, however, one from each side united, and the offspring was Bayonetta (Tanaka). Generic anime storyline, #7: supernatural entity, trying to bring about the end of the world because… That’s what they do? In this case, there are sages and witches, who balance good and evil. I might have enjoyed this more, if I hadn’t recently sat through 25 episodes of basically the same plot, in Blood+. “Maybe it makes more sense if you’ve played the video-game?” ![]()
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