Watches
July 16, 2016
A cute, children-appropriate Sono film. Yes, they do exist and they're quite fun too. This weird mix of music, Christmas, and Kaiju elements is an entertaining mess, a bit uneven in places, but a film that can be watched by the entire family without the need for some very uncomfortable conversations afterward. Unless when someone asks to explain the bonkers plot.
Ryoichi's dream to become a punk rocker has died a silent death and his relationship with Yuki fails to become romantic. He gets a pet turtle and calls it Pikadon, but his colleagues make fun of his new friend. After flushing it down the toilet, Pikadon ends up in the sewers, where he finds a mysterious old man who decides to rescue the turtle.
The weird plot and the sewer/Kaiju adventures make this a very entertaining endeavor, the only thing I didn't care for was the rock drama. When Japan combines its music and film industries it rarely ends well, sadly Love & Peace is no exception. Ik makes the middle part a little sluggish, other than that this was a light and pleasant Sono film.