My expectations were not the highest for this movie as a ongoing long time bleach manga and anime enthusiast, however the degree of accuracy towards the original story as well as the aesthetic's of the characters in comparison to their intended looks, even down to their personalities were replicated to a satisfactory standard.
This has done better than most live action anime adaptations by a mile.
Some differences of course but this can't be helped. Music and background soundtracks fitted well with movie, overall sequences to scenes and key points in this arc were also done quite well.
While it may not hit everyones ridiculously high expectations this was a wonderful effort,and i loved it personally. ( wouldnt even mind seeing a sequel)
I'd recommend giving this a try if you are die hard bleach fan as it will remmerse you in a story we all know and love as well as characters we love.
However, if you are simply a movie enthusiastic or anime fan looking for another live action you might not appreciate this movie to the degree - some might but i still say give it a try. You never know you might just like it!

And on the rare occasion you havent seen the anime or read the manga before watching this movie do not base your thoughts off this production alone. Give the anime and manga a try first embracing the story as it was originally intended to be told.

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Would recommend. Definitely a good watch, decided to give this drama a go when i was stuck in quarantine (covid 19 - 2020). Was worth it, thrilling and loved the actors. It was fun to see kim mi kyung in a hacker role - fantastic supprting actress. As well as the fun quirky,cheeky and lovable moments from the rest of the cast. love, love - loved it.
Even bought myself the military hat healer wears to remind of his cool ass moments - i definitely wont be running on top of buildings with it tho???
Also shoutout to the composers of the ost. For making it great.
A must watch if you are into similar - Action,romantic, comedy, defective etc dramas.
(Tvshowtime review)

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I am very familiar with the manga and anime, and while this may have had its differences. There were still moments this movie was able to shine.
The soundtrack in contrast to the anime was by shiro sagisu and not hiroyuki sawano which made things interesting, i saw many familiar faces and Japanese actors too. While this is not the production that many die hard fans wanted i still loved it , also the titans looked hillarious -i was laughing in scenes i was meant to be serious xd

The cast had fulfilled their roles accordingly and it was of satisfaction to an extent, i cant say i was happy with some of the changes to the plot , but with the way this movie story template was formatted, i feel it turned out very well.

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Atmospheric Excellence

This drama pretty much knocked everything out the park. The OST and BGMs were fantastic setting the atmosphere right everytime, the acting was great - the suttle attempts at humor were actually funny. And in comparison to most dramas in this genre there was no use of fictional/fantasy based creatures/ powers (gumiho,demons etc).

The story structure was wonderful you'll grow to love the characters and hurt, when they hurt. The emotion displayed in acting was fantastic. Would highly recommend if you are into this genre.

However, just stay unbiased i would like to add this drama is historically inaccurate - and one of the characters (dong joo) had a fringe in the joseon era which is a bit strange but fitted into the plot etc

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