@@Lizzysinyourhousewhile there are great scenes in magia record such as the one you're talking about, i cant help but get concerned how he'll view the series after watching that, because like he said in the video, he doesn't want to ruin his view of the series by watching something mediocre
One thing a lot of people seem to miss on their first watch is that Homura didn't just threaten to shoot herself, or graze the side of her head. She 100% blasted her own brains out. She knows this wont kill her because she knows her soul is in her soul gem, not in her body. Like Kyubey said, so long as your soul gem is safe and you have enough magic to spare, you can survive basically anything. Homura knows this. Mami does not.
Even better, I think, is that Homura only had a theory, and so the hesitation she had (as well as her expression) is because she was testing her theory *fatally* and wasn't 100% sure she would make it. It just shows how absolutly desperate she is at that point.
Homura didn't know that at that point in the movie. She was deceiving Mami to free herself (while i agree that comes from her suicidal and self-harm mindset).
@@emanuelborges4458 Why wouldn't she know it? It's something that applies to all magical girls, not just witches. Kyubey explains it to Sayaka after Madoka throws her soul gem off the bridge in the original show. They're all horrified to find out their souls have been removed from their bodies, and Kyubey specifically mentions Mami never found out before she died.
"Why is this movie trying to gaslight me into thinking I didn't watch the anime?" Because this movie is trying to gaslight the characters into thinking the anime never happened. Specifically, Homura, and by proxy, the viewer.
I also think it tries to mimic the typical reboot. Like, several things are severely changed from the original. So much so that it's hard to even recognize it as the same series anymore. I thought that was a nice little twist on the whole "movie reboot" thing :]
Cake song thingy is what Homura actually dreamed of deep in her heart as a magical girl. In her own world, enemies are just cute and goofy dolls that fire pillows. The magical girls don't have to fight for their lives here, just have a little tea party to soothe their enemies and put them into a peaceful slumber. And everyone gets plentiful reward after, not like the real world where witches or wraiths in. These childish yet peaceful things are just like most teenage girls generally hope for, and are the reason why other girls did not doubt the world she created, and also why Homura doubted the world she found herself in.
Definitely a good point! Really emphasizes a lot of the tragedy that comes with becoming a magical girl (even when Madoka helped out a little by creating the Wraith timeline).
the ending is a lot more complicated than just “homura became obsessed with madoka” (plus she was alr obsessed in the original series lmao) 1) the incubators were going to use madoka and her powers in order to bring back the witch system. not only does homura know that, but she also feels completely responsible bc she’s the one who told kyuubey abt madoka 2) homura realized that madoka wasn’t happy as a goddess (hence the metaphorical scars on her arms) because she was separated from the people she loved (she says this in the flower scene, and shinbo, one of pmmm’s creators, stated that these are madoka’s true feelings) 3) homura, despite what she’s done and how she seems, wants everyone to be happy: she’s brought sayaka and bebe back to life and has re-written reality so they can what they want again (kyoko and sayaka are implied to be living together, as are bebe and mami, and madoka is living with her family again) 4) homura calls herself “satan” because of her christian upbringing (in episode 1, she says that she’s from a christian school in tokyo), because she literally “defied/betrayed” god by ripping her out of the sky. in her eyes, an act like that makes her evil, because to homura, protecting madoka and ensuring that her (and by extension, the rest of the girls that she cares about) can have a happy life, and being able to torture the incubators forever is more important to her than madoka’s wish
Also the fact that everyone in the new reality has a happy ending except Homura, because madoka doesn’t remember her or what she’s done for her. It’s the biggest act of selflessness
Yeah, I missed the implications of the braiding scene the first time around, and felt that Homura had acted out of character - but reflecting on it, she actually did do what she thought Madoka would want, and she tried her best to preserve the Law of Cycles while extracting Madoka (as a person) from it! Madoka, deep down, is actually a very lonely person. Her character song (Mata Ashita) is all about how she forces herself to smile as she waves goodbye to her friends every day, but she desperately wishes that she could stay with them longer; in that way I think she's very similar to Mami, which might be a factor in why they got along so well. Homura struggles with a lot of guilt and feelings of worthlessness, as shown by the names of her Clara Doll familiars once she becomes a witch (who are all named after flaws, except for "Love" who is said to still be missing). There's a pair of scenes in different parts of the movie that serve as another good example of this: early on she runs her hand along the leg of a Madoka sculpture, and later on we see that same sculpture with grimy hand prints on it - Homura is "dirty" and unworthy of Madoka. The Nutcracker theme of Homura's witch form places her in the role of the broken nutcracker, useless because of its missing jaw, but still dedicated to hunting down rats (Kyubey) to protect its beloved...
@@manquo it pisses me off how homura's acts of selflessness, genuine kindness, and love constantly get overshadowed because people aren't willing to look deeper into her character and only want to write her off as a selfish surface level character. they are only willing to see the image homura is purposefully putting on because she believes she deserves it (and because of her own black and white thinking).
@@juniper1350 TW: Self Harm, Suicide but the question the film comes down to, that is actually touched on in dialogue from the original series (between Madoka and her mother) is, do you believe that overriding someone else’s agency for a utilitarian outcome morally wrong? I think there are some that would argue that Homura’s decision to override Madoka’s wish is at its core, a selfish decision. Despite the outcome being very selfless in nature. But an additional point is that Madoka does something very similar in the original series. She shows over and over again she suffers issues of self worth to the point of being effectively suicidal. At the end of the series she finds that self worth in trading her life for what she feels will bring the best outcome for the world while leaving Homura in disarray. One might ask is it morally right to try and intervene with someone trying to end their life in hopes they can live a happy and healthy life after? Or is that inherently their own decision to make? I think that’s the beauty of the ending, it asks you so many open ended questions about what you feel is right. I ultimately see both in shades of grey and feel that Madoka and Homura are wonderfully flawed and human as a result.
I used to hate her bc how she ate Mami (RIP) but then I saw the movie and found out her backstory from fandom, and now she's one of my favorite goobers
And unfortunately for you Madoka... Homura is A Villain... and she doesn't want to sacrifice the world... because you are her world, her universe, her everything Madoka
Don't worry...everyone is confused by the opening of Rebellion on the first watch. Anyone who isn't is lying... 22:00 Remember that if Homu stops time while touching someone, they also aren't stopped. Mami had a ribbon attached to Homu's ankle, and so Mami is technically touching Homu. 24:10 Basically Sayaka said something that shouldn't be true in this timeline: homura being a transfer student. The only way Sayaka would know that is if she somehow also aware that this isn't the true timeline. She also flashed Oktavia, her other half, in her shadow. Basically the Sayaka in this movie is the one from the end of the main series. She's both the magical girl and the witch version of herself at the same time. 26:56 Sayaka is *A* witch, but not the one responsible. Homu is the witch keeping everyone trapped and she just realized it. 27:30 It's confirmation that this takes place after the end of the series. Remember when Homu leaked the whole "madoka was a person" thing to a kyubey, well they were like "sounds fake. Let's test it" and when Homura eventually was going to go witch (and, thus, get saved by madoka) the inkyubators basically put her soul gem in stasis. Without Madoka being able to save it, it developed as it should have, becoming a witch...but since the soul gem is contained the witch borne from it never left its soul gem. 29:40 It's an old record player. Homura's constant rewinding is like a broken record that keep skipping. Her familiars pull her towards her inevitable doom, while the ribbon on her dress constantly struggles to keep her from it and causes destruction as she resists. She's shackled because he's a prisoner of this process. Before it's sliced off, she's also wearing a witch hat. 30:50 I like HOW sayaka activates her witch powers. She stabs her own heart out. Remember, the reason she became a witch was a broken heart, so the way to access her powers as a witch is to tear her own heart out. 36:00 Poor kyubey is only thinking one thing, I bet: "oh god, oh man...OH GOD, OH MAN.... *OH GOD, OH MAN!"* 38:08 Ah, Homura's got those sanpaku eyes. That's visual shorthand for "This person is NOT DOING OKAY ON THE INSIDE" 38:51 I wish you had shown it on-screen, but Homura's face when she said those words. Those same word's she's kept saying to Madoka over and over, which she thought she would never have to say again. The face Homura had then was her realizing that, even with her stolen godhood, even after all this time, EVEN NOW, WITH THE WORLD IN HER HAND, she is still stuck in the exact same loop as when she started. *The record skips, and and begins to play a tragically familiar tune* I honestly can't wait for the next movie that's supposed to come out this year. I don't know WHAT they're planning, but if Urobutcher is still in charge it's going to be brutal.
*The greek god Apollo carrying a rubber dodge ball labeled 'The Gift of Prophecy' sees Danny Motta* Apollo punts the gift of prophecy full force at Danny
So Dan, to summarize PMMM so far... The OG anime is about Madoka becoming God, and Rebellion is about Homura becoming Lucifer if Lucifer was in love with God. Can't wait for Walpurgisnacht Rising to continue this Bible fanfic, toxic yuri style.
Mami was exempt from Homura's time stopping ability because of her ribbon on Homura's leg, anything Homura touches continues moving through time along with her, and Mami was literally attached to her permanently through that entire sequence
The way that Madoka and Homura become eternally opposed ( Godoka and Devil Homura) just summarizes the way that Madoka and Homura’s perception on reality has always been conflicting despite caring for each other. Madoka is willing to accept her own tragedy for the sake of humanity but Homura has always strived to achieve some better ending. Madoka will always make the best of a horrible situation - even at the expense of her own life to save others - whereas Homura’s will always be searching for the reality that adheres best to her own wants and need for comfort that she’s now grown to obsessively associate with Madoka’s closeness to her.
homura seizing the chains and remaking the world into one where everyone can live their lives untouched by tragedy at the expense of he self giving up her own happiness is so brutal and i love it
One thing I'll point out is that a lot of people got confused about homura calling herself evil and the devil. What she really means is she's 'evil' as in the sense that she's opposing gods will (madoka), and the same apploes to why she calls herself a devil. She's not literally the devil, and she's not straight up evil. Its easy to miss and is actually a big reason a lot of the films haters claim this is a character assassination for homura.
I mean, personally I think that _Homura_ thinks she's literally evil, but given that she's a deeply traumatized middle school sapphic girl with a Catholic upbringing and severe self-hatred issues, I think that she's a biased source.
I love that in this ending Homura and Madoka are still just as much doomed Yuri as they were at the start of the series. Homura will always be obsessed and Madoka will always leave. All the girls in the cast are perpetuallly damned, lost, and depressed. Unrequited love, obsession, and tragedy are my favorite genres in sapphic media.
All of the girls have cannon witch forms! Sayaka- Oktavia Sekendorf, the Mermaid Witch Kyoko- Ophelia, the Wǔdàn Witch Mami- Candeloro, the Dress-up Witch Homura- Homulily, the Nutcracker Witch in Rebellion, and the Mortal World Witch in Portable Madoka- Kriemheld Gretchen, the Witch of Misfortune Some of them might get a little time on the big screen soon when the next movie comes out this winter! ^_^
25:49 Oof, that realisation in this scene that makes Homura go full demon is so... so... heartbreaking. Her realising Madoka is not happy, that the self sacriface was for others and not herself, makes Homura just tip over. And she decides to bring Madoka back. 39:40 I mean, I've watched the show and movie so, so many times. I've become desebsitized to the confusion of the movie. And having mulled over the writing of the anime, both the show and movie are steeped into the 'grandness'. The symbolism is everywhere, in every line, shot and scene. The movie focuses more on it, because where else was there to go? I'm hyped for the next movie.
How I view the ending is that where Madoka was full of selfless love, loving others with such fervor that she let herself be erased to become hope for all people, Homura was full of selfish love, where her love is so focused on one single person that she can't possibly cope without that person.
Kyuubei: appears Danny, shaking with rage: Y O U I'm not even kidding I had to pause the video at this to laugh it's like nearly 2am for me and it was far too unreasonably funny
Danny, in response to your tangent on how "cųtting" is often strangely danced around unlike some other heavy topics: Thank you for working through your thoughts unedited on camera even if you don't have a clear point written out ahead of time. It's so refreshing to see someone who's so very obviously empathetic enough to be able to explore their thoughts in a vulnerable way (in real time, no less) that still feels like you really give a shit, even if you don't have a fully realized thesis on said topic yet. It's just another reason why I fucks wit ya, Danny. You're a real one. 💙
@@aureliegilbert1523 AS a player of magia record this statement of the anime holds true to me(lets be real most of us gameplayers just wanted the plot of magia record in which case it starts similar then just veers off the deepend) thankfully i hear the magia record manga follows the plot of the game more so thats good. hellim more convinced magia record side story. means its a sidestory of magia record than madoka
'Why doesn't Homura just stop time? Why is she fighting Mami like that?' Ah, but notice that Mami's ribbons -- the spider web you mentioned -- touch Homura. As we know, if you touch Homura, you don't freeze when Homura uses her time manipulation power. By making sure there always is physical contact (albeit indirect, via ribbons) between her and Homura, Mami neutralizes this power and forces Homura to fight a conventional battle. Smart little blondie, isn't she? 🙂
Some fun details: in the last conversation with Sayaka, Homura was being used for rotten tomatoes target practice by the Clara Dolls (scary smiling kids from her labyrinth); as if showing that she is a "bad actor" right now, can't pretend very well. When Mami is walking by her table Homura throws off a teacup from it, and tea was often associated with Mami in the series. When Kyouko feeds the oddbirds and throws an apple down to Clara Dolls, Homura shakes her head so that they will let it fall. Kyouko shows that she is friendly with someone by giving them food. And then there's Madoka and Homura saying to her that they might become enemies one day. Meanwhile Nagisa just enjoys herself! No confrontation, only cheese (and Mami)! Also Madoka's answer on the field is the reason Homura did what she did.
My favorite detail is all of Madokas' transformation. Starts off with madoka but it's just not quite right, it looks like her but the details are off Shows a POV of Homura watching Madoka transform, but again it doesn't look quite right Has the film reel effect that is used in Homuras' transformation (showing its somehow affected by homura) Then shows FUCKING MADAKAMIS' HAND BREAKING INTO THE LABIRYNTH AND POSSESSING THE FAKE MADOKA Istg its the best foreshadowing and no one noticed
I *adore* Rebellion, hands down one of my favorite anime movies, but it's definitely the kind of movie that you rewatch a few times to notice all the little details before the twist (which is kinda part of why I love it, I love things I can analyze to death)
Something most people don't catch the first time through is why the Homura shooting herself in the head gambit works. Since Magical Girls exist in their soul gems and their bodies are external hardware, they can tank a headshot. But Mami wouldn't remember that fact, hence the fakeout.
Even if she did remember, watching your friend blow their brains out isn’t something someone like Miami would just let happen whether Homura could tank it or not. Homura was probably like, 99% sure Mami would move to stop it regardless.
@@reggie1025 The reason for the fakeout is because Mami can make her ribbons intangible since her ribbons symbolize her ability to bond people and things together, the reason we don't see the ribbon for most of the fight is because Mami had the ribbon on ghost mode, which allowed her to dodge Homura's time stops since they were technically joined but Homura couldn't do anything about the ribbon. Homura knew that in a straight up 1v1 she'd lose to Mami because she always does, unless she can freeze Mami in time and stop her when Mami can't fight back. Homura shot herself so that Mami would make the ribbon solid and since it was solid Homura could then cut the ribbon and her time stop would affect Mami again. Homura knew about how her body wouldn't die from that either due to her experiences from the past timeline however I don't think she trained like Sayaka did to suppress her ability to feel pain so it likely hurt a fair bit when she did it. Danny didn't show it but in the full clip of this fight there's a scene where we see smoke cover the screen briefly and the smoke shows one of Mami's trademark flowers which is where most fans assume Mami swapped herself out with the ribbon puppet that later exploded and ensnared Homura
Mami wasn't affected by the timestop because she'd latched on to Homura right as she stopped time and took Bebe initially, on instinct. Homura broke it by feinting her own headshot, which is why Mami suddenly was affected again.
Actually, Mami put a ribbon on Homura a bit before the time stop (as Mami leaves the room). Homura is being very accusatory towards Bebe in this scene and Mami is curious, so leaves the room to see what happens - but knowing Homura's timestop ability, she ribbons her as protection.
2 things 1. Homura did nothing wrong. a RU-vid video look it up. 2. You missed the ending after the credits where let’s say and I quote “it is at this moment that Kyubey realized they fucked up.”
10:21 actually madoka transformation is really cool because spoiler warning for those who haven't seen the movie You know how kyubey talks about that homura could invite people inside her soul gem before she invited them she basically created like fakes of these people, and they like got replaced with the real ones later on. at one scene by madokas transformation, you could see a white hand (ultimate madokas hand) that was the moment the fake madoka was replaced by the real madoka !!
we do see Bebe's doll form briefly, Mami shoots it a bunch and when she thinks she's dealt a finishing blow to Bebe crushing her doll form, the snake form emerges from the doll's mouth and chomps Mami
I think it's beautiful that throughout the series, human emotion has been what separates us from incubators and makes them view us as a food source. And homura's solution to overthrowing them is to use an emotion so illogical and powerful and strictly human - love
The movie is the logical conclusion to Homura's character and arc. Every other character reached some sort of conclusion and closure at the end of the anime (Madoka ascending to godhod and martyrdom, Sayaka accepting her loss and moving on peacefully into the afterlife, Kyoko and Mami seem like the exception but it is canon that they used to be very close and it could be very likely that they have started to reconnect). All except Homura. This is where rebellion sets in and lets her accomplish her true goal: Save Madoka. Her act of usurping Madoka as a goddess is both ultimately selfish and selfless. She gave up everything and is willing to become someone who might be madokas enemy ultimately, even one day willing to die at her hands if it means she can live the life she deserves. Not to mention the entire movie is just the struggle of Homura's inner feelings. Blindly believing in a world where she and Madoka can be happy and her self hatred telling her she does not deserve to be happy and wanting to uncover the truth.
I've been obsessed with this guy's content for a few weeks. Usually I don't like reaction channels, but between his insane predictions and wonderful humor, Danny Motta is quickly climbing my ranks for favorite youtuber of all time.
So just for the record, Homura did shoot herself in the head but remember magical girls can't die unless you destroy their soul gem. Homura's is on the back of her hand, Mami should've realized this, but I think the whole situation threw her off. You also see it where Homura has to force her arm down to shoot the frozen Mami in the leg because her soul gem is in her hairpiece. Also it should be noted that Homura is technically still a witch since Godoka never cleansed her soul gem. The scene with the galaxy it being overlaid by what looks like hershield, is Homura literally overlaying reality with her labyrinth. Thats also her witch familiars are still around.
Mami's power is ribbons, but she's ridiculously skilled at doing One Piece level shenanigans with it (like making a fake Mami and having it do an incredibly choreographed fight with Homura) Homura was fine being shot in the head because her Soul Gem is located on the back of her hand, she can only die if it's broken.
I’m so glad you liked this movie, every single detail of Madoka Magica is so thought out. I’m so glad it’s receiving the praise it deserves. Walpurgisnacht, is a new movie meant to follow up Rebellion coming out possibly this year! It looks amazing you should check it out, even if it’s in your own time
Honestly, i think one of the best compliments you can give a movie is "I have to watch that again" it means that you enjoyed it so much that you *want* to watch it again, and that it was so deep that you feel like you didn't get the full experience with one watch. I honestly recommend a rewatch of the Anime as well, it also heavily benefits from a second go.
Bebe is a real character and was in the anime. She's the witch who killed Mami, and her backstory is so sad when you realize she's one of the youngest confirmed magical girl-witches and her life before Kyuubey, her wish, and why she pretty much immediately turned into a witch after having her wish granted. Her backstory was told in an event in the Magia Record game and is canon.
Can I just say, I love Sayaka in this movie. She was face to face with Homura, who has her at her freaking mercy, so powerful she made her own reality, yet still summoned her Witch to try to fight her. I can’t explain why, but seeing characters who have no chance still standing their ground like they’re about to fight for their life…I just love that. Sayaka is my favorite for things besides this, but this was like the cherry on top
I LOVED how thoroughly baffling like the first half of the movie was. It does such a good job of increasing the payoff when you finally realize what's going on and really puts you in Homura's shoes.
My favorite part is the homura’s witch transformation, the scene who starts from homura’s ascension , the oneiric vision of her and Madoka’s relationship ; ending to she defining what means to be a witch and the salamander dissolves. That was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life
I actually like this way more than the tv show, I'm a HUGE mystery fan, and I think this is one of the most satisfying and well put together mysteries I have ever seen. And trust me, you will only appreciate it more and more after rewatching both it and the series,
Since ive seen NO ONE say anything about it, there's another madoka magica show that came out in 2022 called magia record [rest of the title of madoka magica]
@@lizardlord4k Yeah, I couldn't even finish it, I got bored 2 episodes in. Maybe it gets better later on, but... And Madoka, especially the movie, is one of my fave anime, so..
The coolest part of the homura vs mami fight is that every single one of homuras guns are legitimate artillery! You can look up every single model type and make of all the guns in the fight!
A thing about the rebellion that you may not know is that there's a small manga series that was made to help link the rebellion and the og series together! It's called the wraith arc, which the wraith arc or more common the wraiths was what Homura was fighting at the end of the series Sadly the wraith arc was never made into an actual anime series, so if you ever wanted more more information for when you rewatch again the wraith arc may help with any missing pieces!! I think it definitely helps put some of the peices together and I myself didn't know about them for a while until I picked up the manga series, hope you end up seeing this posibly and it helps!
there are a lot of details hidden in the song, Kyoko says she is an apple and we all know that she is closely linked to Christianity thanks to her father and the vow she made, The apple represents that of Eve, Mami said to be a cheese and baby loves cheese/cheesecake because the wish that Nagisa the magical girl that baby was was related to cheese cake and baby actually ate Mami in her witch form. Homura says she is a pumpkin and pumpkins are linked to witches, it was a clue to who the witch really is and finally Madoka says she is a melon who will leave room for a dream when it breaks. And when Madoka "breaks " her at the end it creates a new universe that respond Homura's desire
So glad you liked the visuals, I am a firm believer that even if you have no fucking clue what’s happening in the movies everything still looks sick as fuck and I’m glad to see that it applies here
The way Mami's powers work is that her ribbons ARE her powers. She can manipulate them into anything as long as she understands how it works. Like the muskets: she studied them and she is able to create them because the mechanism is simple enough to understand for her. The fact she made a clone of herself with ribbons is because she knows what she looks like. Playing the side games and reading the spin off manga helps a lot.
I actually desperately need Mr. Motta to react to the trailer for the second movie. I would love to hear his thoughts on not only the kinda different art style but just all the little details too! (This is me begging🙏)
Man this movie really put it's Utena inspiration out there, huh. They even did the 'crack the world's shell' bit. Love that. Love that someone went "hmmm, but can we make a movie MORE confusing and vague than Adolescence of Utena" and then did
Also the ending images of Madoka with her family and her friends all having fun together and Homura is just sitting there all alone, with no one but Kyubey for company but still content, because now Madoka can live her life
Also, will say, this movie requires to watch a couple of times, there's sooooo many hidden details. Like if you pause in certain frames there's like quotes in the magical girl language called Runes. That's the names you see on witches, but there's a way to read them, but some of the quotes flashed on screen (the language probably developed since the beginning of magical girls, even their rings have their names on them spelled in runes, which could be symbolic of cattle with tags on them, but that's my interpretation). On certain frames for instance in Homura's magical girl transformation there's a flash of runes saying "I kill myself" and "They glorify death"
During Madoka's magical girl transformation, the whole time, she just doesn't fit into frame, being too big, too small, too far to the left or right. She's also the only one who's hands and eyes don't watch the colors they are and she's the only one who's body isn't a full color. This whole time, it turns out that this is Homura's fake version of Madoka but right after seeing this fake version of Madoka, you see a hand breaking glass. This is when Homura trapped literal God Madoka into her labyrinth, completing the true Madoka and also trapping Charlotte (The magical girl who was Bebe) and Sayaka as well This is also why the intro is so confusing, it's all Homura's labyrinth, her brain creating a fake world where she's happily fighting fake witches (Nightmares) with her friends as her subconscious mourns Madoka's death from everyone's memory from the universe Also Homura turned into a witch at the very end of the anime. Those black wing looking things? That's her turning into a witch lol Also the reason why Madoka keeps saying she'd never leave or sacrifice herself to save everyone even though she already did was because she's only saying what Homura wants her to say. This is her labyrinth after all, she's tricking and gaslighting herself to believing that Madoka would be much happier and better off if she'd never left Also at the very end of the show, when Madoka has her yellow ribbons, those yellow ribbons represented her God form. By Homura literally taking those yellow ribbons out of her hair and replacing them with her red ones, symbolizes Homura literally suppressing and taking away Madoka's Godhood
"Is Jesus Christ gonna show up as a magical girl?" the craziest thing about this sentence is that it's not even that far off from what actually happens in the movie I mean we now have magical girl god and magical girl devil so might as well have magical girl Jesus at this point
23:02 So it’s not noticeable most of the time, but Mami’s soulgem is on her hat. When she got her head bitten off, her soulgem was shattered in the process. That’s why she died so easily. If you also noticed, when Mami shot Kiyoko’ gem in that one timeline, she detransformed when she died. Mami also detransformed when she died. So she may have had this power, but she was already dead as soon as her head was bitten, because her soulgem got shattered too.
“What if they have shadow magical girl forms?” Something tells me this guy would really love Magia Record All seriousness, if you liked Madoka Magica I would HIGHLY reccomend its spin-off Magia Record! It’s a similar story premise but just a different group of magical girls in another timeline, and it has more seasons so you get more content for it!
theres so much you can get out of this from rewatching it. everyone talking about how happy their lives were, and sayaka trying to get homura to sympathize with the witch, when it was her, was so good. bebe being in there too, because she was one of the only other people homura actually knew, even if it was only as a witch, so she could be let inside. and all the foreshadowing like how the teacher talking about the second coming and the world ending was about madoka literally being god, coming back, and homura destroying reality
I love how the ending is basically just the idea that Madoka if either consciously or subconsciously aware she is a god and that this isn’t her correct form and Homura may not have as much control as she want to or wants potential enemies to believe she does. I mean that’s my personal takeaway
I love how this movie first breaks your mind, then soul, then your hope and leaves you with the tiniest of maybes to go on living. Mad respect. And of course, best gunfight ever. Can't wait for the next one later this year.
Hey Danny, i love you videos and I just wanna say something for a sec: as someone who used to cut (many many years ago, thankfully life is much better now and I have a wonderful support system) thank you for talking about it in the way you did. Everything you said was 100% correct, and I just want to say that in addition to your content being incredibly funny and relatable that I appreciate you for not shying away from talking about topics like that. It spreads awareness in a way you can't imagine. So many people look at people who self harm but *don't die* from it as 'attention seeking' or immature, and I appreciate you talking about how media avoids it.
Just pausing real quick to say a quick thank you once again. Dude you have such a stellar reaction style. You make rapidfire jokes - and good ones, at that. But you absorb the story and symbolism and pay attention to what's being shown, and then provide deep, thoughtful and honest thoughts as well. I just really like knowing that a content creator can give honest, profound reviews of media, but also just give us all a smile when they upload. It's a truly magical combination.
I show friends this anime purely so I can have people to talk to about it, and every single person I've shown it too LOVES it. The next film is going to be a landmark for my friend group because we have been waiting nearly a DECADE FOR IT
The "harnessing your witches power" concept reminds me a ton of a concept in Magia Record! Magia Record is originally a mobile game, but they made it into a spin-off show as well. It's 3 seasons long (season 3 only being the 4 final episodes) with a total of 25 episodes. I have heard playing the game is better than watching the show, but I don't know enough about the game to judge for myself. I personally really enjoyed Magia Record and I'd recommend it if you want more Madoka Magica content.
so glad you watched the movie Danny! in the main series Madoka becomes a god, in the movie Homura becomes a demon. begging for one more madoka movie to wrap things up please it's been years 😭
21:04 Technically, only Homura is actually carrying. She keeps loads of firearms and (in the show) explosives inside of her magic clock which - in addition to controlling her time stop - also acts as a bag of holding. Mami just conjures guns out of thin air like Sayaka and Kyoko make swords and spears.
The first time I watched this, I was incredibly sick and bedridden. So, imagine the confusion you had watching this for the first time, but also through the added layer of having a high fever and being high on medication. Needless to say, I had a wild ride for my first watch. This is one of my favorite movies to this day, and I've watched it so many times. Gotta love cosmically doomed yuri.
Yesssss he did it! He finally did it! Rebellion has been reacted to! (Whose gonna tell him a fourth movie has been announced and in production for years).
Lol this was both hilarious and insightful this video was the best!!! Rebellion is what made Madoka Magica one of my favorite anime of all time. Homura was by far my favorite character so for as perfect of an ending the TV show has Homura's arc had felt unresolved to me. Her one unrelenting desire is to save Madoka, who in the end sacrifices herself again to what the others say is a fate worse than death in order to save everyone. Homura again fails her ultimate goal; and Rebellion is the continuation of exactly that single obsession. I also love how the movie solidifies how Madoka and Homura are perfect opposites to each other. Madoka wants to save everyone at the expense of herself. Homura wants to save only Madoka at the expense of everyone else. They love each other yet what they desire directly conflicts with the other. It couldn't be more tragically poetic. It's doomed yuri at its peak 🤌
Me shaking your shoulders and foaming at the mouth: homura being a witch/the devil was actually foreshadowed at the end of the anime when she dropped down to fight the wraiths and while she walking towards them. She first get angelic angel wings that manifest out then while she’s walking out the wings get all spidery and cosmic in the way witch’s labyrinths spread out. Kyubey was also on her shoulder at that time which could have foreshadowed her being trapped by them to confirm the law of cycles homura mentioned to gloopy before she dropped down to fight. I am very ab this anime 🙂
In the manga homura’s revenge you also get a much more in depth look at her story and I found it brings more to this movie personally but I’m also just a fan of a line when homura actually explains to madoka what she’s been doing and madoka has a darling response
“HOMURA IS THE CAKE!!!!” he was right and he didnt even know the cake song the sayaka and homura conversation gave u hints i love madoka magica the way it hints things is amazing
