Now this is actually a Yu-Gi-Oh movie that can hold onto my attention for more than two hours long. This movie commemorates that Yu-Gi-Oh is on to their 20th anniversary and is still around to bring entertainment to our generation. How old I’m getting as I acknowledge this fact and it’s been close to 10 years that I’ve been blogging YGO. It’s really amazing how fans and first-timers of Yu-Gi-Oh have the love for this world of duels.
I’d like to start with saying it’s an awesome movie that has
brought back a lot more nostalgia and excitement of seeing duel monsters come
“alive” in battle than I’d expected. The fun is really from these memorable
characters showing us that their lives of dueling has not affected what’s
important and their dynamic relationships are captured once more on screen. The
importance of dreams, friendship, belief to make ambitions come true, and to
keep on moving forward is what relates to us.
The two leading main characters are Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba
definitely. The villains are Aigami or Diva and the evil spirit of the
millennium ring. The support characters are Joey Wheeler, Tea Gardner, Bakura
Ryou, and Tristin Taylor, grandpa Muto, Mokuba Kaiba, and Duke Devlin. Did I
miss anyone? Much of the story tries to make us empathize with the antagonists:
how unfortunate Aigami’s life with his sister was and how tragedy befell onto
Bakura/his father. The surprising new development was actually focused on how
Bakura’s possession of the millennium ring ties in with Aigami’s apprenticeship
with Shadi to bring forth this so-called purge to utopia in a different
dimension mayhem. As always what we want to know is how Yugi (and his friends)
are doing since the last we’ve seen of the pharoh’s departure. We know they are
in school, and we hear about their plans for after graduation. Kaiba’s world is
constantly revolving around making the best duel experience for everyone and
himself but beyond that he’s holding his grudge/loss to Atem to drive himself
of obtaining a victory that should satisfy his prideful obsession of the title
King of Duelist.
I had watched this movie (more than once) to really take my
time with this post because I must think about what it is I want to take from
it to remember. Is it the duels that I should talk about? Yami Yugi vs. Kaiba;
Kaiba vs. Aigami; Aigami vs. Yugi; Yugi vs. Kaiba; Double team Kaiba/Yugi vs. Dark
Aigami. It truly is the final duel that leaves the best impression.
Would that be Yugi saving the world again or the more anticipated duel would be
seeing Atem duel (with Kaiba in the epilogue for an imaginative sequel, or
either with Yugi again would have been nice like the finale of the series)?
Is it just seeing the characters or favorite monster cards
on the big screen enough to make us jump for joy? Either way I find no major faults
(except for the duel interruptions) with the end result having me wanting more.
Nevertheless, it is another enjoyable success for fans to take part in the
history of Yu-Gi-Oh!
Well, let’s go over the featured duel monsters for the
remaining post.
Yugi Muto
Seto Kaiba
Aigami (Diva)
Virtual Dark Yugi
The following link is extensive in the minute details of the
movie plot, characters, cards, and etc.
http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!_The_Dark_Side_of_Dimensions
Yu-Gi-Oh has been something of a childhood pastime that I
can’t let go of since it feels special to always go back to rekindle those
memories or those feelings of stirring the heart of my youth. What’s to say
that it isn’t the same for you, whether it was the anime, cards, gaming, or
this movie that has you to experience it again. It provides a sense of
happiness to strive for in the most minuscule way which you might say I could
be doing something else instead but I want to see it to feel closure. Moreover, it’s worth my time and I’d think
it’s worth yours if you’re a fan of the franchise.
