Project Dreams: How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar (2020)

A bunch of Japanese people getting fired up until you are on fire

Huge part of this movie is driven by the Japanese spirit of "we work hard and we can make even fantasy possible".
Even for fantastical projects that cannot exist according to the laws of physics and under the current technological conditions, we will take them so seriously that we'll give it our all, work endless hours of overtime and deprive ourselves of sleep. Yay Nihon ~

This movie is screaming Ganbarimasu!!! in your face so much, that I am disappointed by the end of it they didn't actually build that damn Hangar. (sorry for swearing)

Honestly when I first read the synopsis of this film, I thought this sounds so boring, but at 10 minutes in, I was hooked, I started to take an interest in drilling holes and building dams, how do Japanese people always work their magic?

This definitely is a movie on the more crazy side of Japanese storytelling and I can't help thinking that Asagawa is proper mad, but I've also seen more insane plot. If you are up to that weird Japanese mix of slightly crazy story, educational value and over the top acting, you are in for a treat. It was fun to watch each of the team find their own little aspect they got fascinated with and developing a passion for the project. I enjoyed all of the portrayals and the actors did a great job at making their characters grow on me to the point that I wanted them to succeed.

The movie is also an homage to old Anime and not loosing your childhood dreams. I used to watch Gundam Wings, but I have never heard of Mazinger Z. It seems to have been quite popular, as there are also newer adaptations, and I do believe the age group of fans who grew up with it are well represented in the movie. I think if it would've been about Gundam I might have been more fired up. ^^

So here's to making the impossible possible and finding joy and interesting aspect in seemingly boring tasks!
Let's make our lives more exciting, Ganbarimashoou~

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