![]() ![]() AND THE THING IS, IT’S MORE FUN THAT WAY. AND SO WHAT JOJO LACKS IN HAVING THE SMARTS AT TIMES (THIS EXCLUDES THE BATTLES, WHICH ARE ALL ABOUT INTELLIGENCE AND WITS) IT MAKES UP WITH HAVING CREATIVE TWISTS AND TURNS THAT MAKE THE SERIES STAND OUT FOR WHAT IT IS. IN FACT, WHILE MANY STORIES THINK THIS IS THE EASIEST WAY TO BECOME ‘GOOD’, THEY OFTEN FORGET THE MOST ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT OF ALL: CREATIVITY. STORYTELLING DOES NOT HAVE TO BE SYMBOLIC OR HAVE HUNDREDS OF ALLUSIONS TO BE CREDIBLE. AND FRANKLY, AT TIMES, IT IS UNINTELLIGIBLE! BUT I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT TO ESTABLISH THAT INTELLIGENCE DOES NOT ALWAYS VALIDATE A SERIES’ WORTH. THEN PROCEEDED WITH EXCELLENTLY TIMED COMEDY (I’LL BE HONEST, I DIDN’T SEE IT COMING) AND A MASTERFULLY DONE RESOLUTION TO ALL OF THE CHARACTER’S LIVES – AND DEATHS, PLUS A GRANDPA JOJO CONTINUING HIS HERITAGE.īULLETPOINT #2: A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD ARGUE THAT FROM THE PLOT ALONE, JOJO SOUNDS LIKE THE STUPIDEST THING EVER. THAT SORT OF TECHNIQUE IS HARD TO COME BY THESE DAYS, BUT JOJO HAS DONE A MASTERFUL JOB OF COMBINING SKILL AND HEART. THIS IS ALL REVISITED IN THE FINAL TWO EPISODES, WHEN JOJO TRIUMPHANTLY DEFEATS CARZZZ AND RETURNS TO HIS OWN FUNERAL: FROM THE WAY JOJO SHOUTS OUT HIS MOVES, TO THE CAMERA SHAKES AND FLASHY OPENINGS, EVERYTHING IS PERFORMED WITH ACCURACY AND CARE. DAVID PRODUCTION HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB OF NOT JUST NAILING ATMOSPHERE, SOUND EFFECTS, ANIMATION (EVEN WHEN IT WAS LOW PAR) AND OTHER TECHNICALITIES, BUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF JOJO CAME DOWN TO THE HEART AND SPIRIT OF THE SHOW ITSELF. WHY? WHY IS IT THAT A SHOW WITH SUCH A STALE PLOT WOULD CAPTURE MY HEART AND SOUL SO QUICKLY? “NOT ANOTHER TYPICAL SHOUNEN SHOW!” I SAID, AND THEN WENDEEGO DRAGGED ME IN AND HERE I AM, WEEKS LATER, AN AVID FAN OF THE FRANCHISE. I’LL ADMIT IT WHEN I FIRST SAW THE BASIC PREMISE FOR JOJO, I WAS PRETTY DISAPPOINTED. OR RATHER, WHY IT’S SO FREAKING ENJOYABLE AND ADDICTIVE AND JUST PLAIN, SIMPLE, FUN.īULLETPOINT #1: JOJO, DESCRIBED BY IT SUMMARY – MAN WITH BIG MUSCLES, SAVING THE WORLD – SOUNDS PRETTY DARN LAME. JOJO HAS BEEN A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT MEANS TO ADAPT A SOURCE MATERIAL RATHER THAN JUST DIRECT ORIGINAL MATERIAL.ARE YOU READY TO TAKE SOME NOTES? HERE ARE TWO THINGS TO WRITE DOWN. JOJO HAS PROVED TO ME THAT IT’S VALUABLE AND ENRICHING FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS, NONE OF WHICH ARE ACTUALLY ‘INTELLIGIBLE’ IN THEIR OWN WAY, BUT ARE STILL WORTH REMEMBERING NONETHELESS. TO SAY AN ADVENTURE WOULD BE GENERALIZING THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE, AND TO SAY THAT IT WAS JUST A MERE, ENJOYABLE RIDE WOULD BE UNDERESTIMATING ITS IMPACT ON ME. ILLEGENES: IT’S HARD TO SUM UP WHAT JOJO HAS BEEN TO ME THESE PAST SIX MONTHS. ![]()
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