Rewatched this with a friend over the internet during quarantine last year on Halloween. Had forgotten that the movie itself is set on Halloween and that the bad guys evil plot involves what is in effect a super virus. Needless to say all that made the "are you living in the real world?" Question at the end if the movie hit pretty hard. Such a surreal experience, especially given how much quarantine had messed with my sense of time by that point.
This is literally the only add-on movie to a series I've ever seen that actually feels like it works. And not only does it work, it's one my favorite anime movies ever and I think it makes the show better if you choose to consider it a part of the series.
I LOVE how everyone does their own thing. If you noticed, the main trio have ALL saved each other [ from shootouts or space fights ] But they have NEVER requested help or asked anyone to tag along with them. They PREFER to do it alone, even though someone may intervene and save them later. I love their hyper independence from being abandoned or lacking a brotherhood or family growing up.
When I first watched cowboy bebop I was frustrated on why Spike had to leave everything he had with the crew for something that had happened in the past. But now I understand that when he “died” the first time it was him leaving a life he really wanted but out of fear he ran away from it. This first life he left made the memories and adventures he had with the crew (as the show put it) a dream,not reality, meaningless. In order for him to make the time spent on the Bebop have meaning he had to face his past connecting both the “dream” and his “first life” into one. “I’m not going there to die. I’m going there to see if I really am alive” - Spike Spiegel.
I think you hit the nail on the head. I would add, that after Vicious is dead, before Spike dies, he finally achieves the perspective that the shaman talked about. "Open the [blue] eye of truth. There is nothing to fear." I think being free from the weight of his past meant that Spike could finally see himself and his life for what it was, accept that he loved the Bebop and everyone on it, and it was his time to go. I think he therefore avoids Gren's fate, which was to be spiritually trapped ("A pitiful soul who could not find his way to the lofty realm which awaits us all"). Spike is free.
I will forever die on the hill that the movie should be watched after you finish the show. It’s such an amazing pallet cleanser after how the anime ended . It was like the animators/writers acknowledging that “yes we know these characters mean the world to you so don’t worry they will ALWAYS be with you in one way or another”. I know watanabe hasn’t expressed plans to do any more with bebop but god damn if there was ever an ip from Japan that deserves more it’s this one. It wouldn’t even have to be a continuation or anything either, there are endless stories they could tell about pre anime and during the anime that we just never got to see. It’s the goat and I would die on that hill as well…….
Yeah I think you're missing one of the core messages of the show: things end, we have to accept it. The show did what it set out to do, it's not meant to just keep going.
This movie was my introduction to Cowboy Bebop as a kid and it holds a dear place in my heart for it. Rewatching it as an adult now it really does feel the perfect companion piece to the show.
I’m glad you made this video because all people usually focus on is the series and the movie gets overlooked despite it being really good, the scene where Vincent is describing his past is amazing, my only real critiques of it would be that the weird attempted rape scene felt very uncharacteristic of Vincent and generally unnecessary, and that some of the best songs from the films soundtrack didn’t make it into the final product
Vincent was utterly broken. You justify mass murder but rape is not ok? In case, hims saving Faye could be perceived as uncharacteristic, but then again she is the type of woman the only person he ever loved and made his life "real" is, so it makes sense.
During a rewatch I might watch the movie right before the episode where Faye, Ed, and Ein leave cause I feel like that makes the most sense canonically
the series will always be a classic with the weight and meaning the finale provided seeing this is like calling the band to the stage for an encore, and they obliged plus it can introduce everyone to the series
I just want to point out, because it's pretty cool, the utterly failed and largely reviled live action remake may have done good for Cowboy Bebop just by putting the spotlight on it again. So many new videos describing the greatness of the original, while analyzing the failures of it's Live action counterpart, and the entire trend of putting representation and appeasement over narrative or character building. Cowboy Bebop has had a slew of videos, unrelated to the LA on top of so many pointing out why the original was so great in such palpable terms even people who didn't "get it" might actually get it.
The messaging and tones presented within the show, are incredible, and the movie only serves to further such themes, which is honestly my favourite part of cowboy bebop
I watched this movie on tubi and it was on the same level of amazing as the anime series and yes I watched the cowboy bebop anime on Netflix and it was amazing.
Back then, I really wasn't into Cowboy Bebop like everyone else until I think it was in 2002, Toonami debuted this movie on TV for the first time. They made a big deal of it for over a week and claiming minimum commercial breaks, so I said what the hell! Sure enough, I was impressed. It hadone hell of a story line. There was no wild DBZ-like stuff that defies all logic but was jammed packed with action with even the scenes outside the fights kept me watching. Thats how good this movie was. This was indeed a masterpiece. There was no way they could of topped this movie with another installment and if they do, I believe they could. It took a lot of genius to create this movie.
If you got into it in 2002 then you weren’t far behind , it originally aired in 2001 in America . Also toonami didn’t air the movie first adult swim did .
I'm not sure I can agree that Spike has anything he needs to "learn" about himself. I've heard it elsewhere very persuasively put that Cowboy Bebop is a show with no character development. The characters don't change but instead only deal with past situations that are haunting them. Now, maybe that IS character development - especially in the case of Faye who experiences a radical shift in her personal at the end - but with some open-mindedness I think the point can be seen. Spike never really changes. I don't think his arch is personal growth or self-realization. It's simply that's he's trapped between a rock and a hard place of his past and present. He can't live fully in the present because his past hangs over him, but he physically CAN'T deal with his past because Julia is in hiding and the syndicate isn't something you simply waltz into to assassinate Vicious on a whim... until it is, at the very end, when he's lost Julia and he's really ready to risk everything to put an end to things - and he does lose everything. But if he'd done that first, then he would have died and never found Julia again. People say that Spike is running from his past... When? When he literally runs away from the Bebop, without backup, multiple times, into stacked odds to face Vicious or find Julia? To me, he isn't lost or running. He's just trapped "in an endless nightmare" as he says in one of the episode previews. Now, I mean, I guess you could argue that he should have concentrated on assassinating Vicious early on so he could be with Julia, but, if he had, wouldn't the syndicate come after him for revenge?
I so want to watch this movie. I watched cowboy bebop for this first time last year. And I’m just about the biggest fan of this show. But I can’t but the movie officially ANYWHERE! And everywhere I look people are talking about. Does everyone have a copy of the is movie but me?!
@@Sandia49 This was 7 months ago lol! I found a actual US Blu ray for pretty cheap soon after this. The movie was great! Thanks for trying to help though.
Even though I don't think this movie is bad I've always had a worse impression of it because it released after Real Folk Blues. I also don't find either of the new characters (Vincent and Electra) all that interesting.
Saying that a character, who didn't even exist at this point, made such an impact on our protagonist is a bit of a retcon, isn't it? I mean, Vincent wasn't even mentioned in the original show. Some might see this as making Spike's story more rich, others-as creators trying to make retroactive changes in order to eleminate possible holes in his arc.
Retcons are fine and happen all the time. Often times we don’t even know. It’s really just about if it takes away from your enjoyment, and to me knowing that a movie came afterwards to add stuff to spikes journey is a cool retcon. A bad retcon for me would be if these details hurt spikes journey or added a layer that was unnecessary. But me being able to recognize a retcon was made doesn’t really bother me. In the same way it doesn’t bother me to know that spike can survive all the stuff he does in these episodic adventures because he’s the protagonist. Even though most of the times he wins by sheer luck lol But I could see how it might for you.
It'd be one thing if Vincent played a huge role in the Bebop crew's lives, but it's different. It works here because this story is very episodic, where each adventure is rarely mentioned after they happen and we instead see their effect on the characters through their interactions and personalities. This movie works the same way, we don't need to see Spike talk about how much his time with Vincent affected him, it's evident enough in the final few episodes.
not really because the movie doesn’t say that, it’s just implied subtext also almost none of the side characters in Cowboy bebop are ever even mentioned again so Vincent being mentioned would be weird and there was never a hole to begin with, spikes final actions are justified in the final episodes the movie just explains specifically how he got there from how he was thinking immediately beforehand
@@KirbySonicTeam me seeing a retcon doesn't take from my enjoyment of the show, although, admittingly, i do kinda hate when creators try to change past events to justify their mistakes instead of admitting them or trying to work with them (situation with Vincent isn't necessarily one of those cases).
@@MrEdit-ic7th well, according to this video, Vincent DID play a huge role in Spike's life, making him not want to run away from his past, while other characers' influence was more subtle. And by "mentioned" i don't necessarily mean by other characters, but that he wasn't a part of the original show.
This should've been a live-action adaptation. Starring: · Keanu Reeves as Spike Spiegel · Jesse Ventura as Jet Black · Ming Na Wen as Faye Valentine · Hugh Jackman as Vincent Volaju
@@KenMasters. Ah I see But why should it be live action? What’s the point ? The film is great as is Why not let the creators and original cast make the film in its original medium ?
@@rupertsmith5815 Simply because Keanu Reeves as Spike Spiegel is what every anime fan has been asking for since the success of both the manga and anime series. But that opportunity has been blown, and the C.B. movie is instead an OVA.
Hard to be supportive of your work anymore, when you were one of the folks responsible for contributing to the nonstop negativity about the live action series that led to its cancellation. The series was fine, and it would’ve been great to see them continue improving and getting their bearings in a second season, as so many tv series often don’t fully walk or run until they’ve spent a bit of time together. I’m not going to watch this video, and will consider heavily before I click on your next one. Try giving things a chance and not going in prepared to dislike something before you’ve even given it a chance.
Totally fair if you didn't enjoy my take on things, but don't assume my position. I did give it a chance. I just didn't enjoy it. In fact, I would have MUCH rather come away from live-action Cowboy Bebop enjoying it. That would have made for a much more interesting and unique video and, more importantly, I would have found another piece of fiction I enjoy, which is always a plus.
His review was more than fair, the responsibility has to at least fall on the people working on or producing the show who were responsible for all of the bad things to some extent
Even when you look at the RT critic/audience split the reaction was negative across the board. More power to you if you enjoyed it, but you can't write it off the bashing as just angry trolls. The show was not good, it got negative press, not enough people watched it for it to keep going. And at least from where I'm standing, there were so many wrong headed choices made, the only way I could see the show even swinging back into watchability would involve sweeping large parts of S1 under the rug. I'm not sure how that would fly with anyone who actually thought that say ... literally any of the Syndicate scenes were good
@@Lowart Exactly, imagine if for example, Netflix had done a flashback episode about Spike's past and it was so good that we were all like "I can't believe we ever watched Cowboy Bebop without this material. It feels so much more complete now" I would LOVE to live in that world. But I don't
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I am glad the movie was not just a simple cash grab! the writer really knows what he is doing.
*she but yeah you're right.
Sadly the writer passed away not too long ago 😢 may she RIP
@@kondoriano4813 😔
@@Comicbroe405rip to her btw 🙏
The ending messages and melancholy vibe is so Watanabe, which is why I always enjoyed his works.
The man is a genius it’s like everything he makes sets another standard somehow
Rewatched this with a friend over the internet during quarantine last year on Halloween. Had forgotten that the movie itself is set on Halloween and that the bad guys evil plot involves what is in effect a super virus. Needless to say all that made the "are you living in the real world?" Question at the end if the movie hit pretty hard. Such a surreal experience, especially given how much quarantine had messed with my sense of time by that point.
This is literally the only add-on movie to a series I've ever seen that actually feels like it works. And not only does it work, it's one my favorite anime movies ever and I think it makes the show better if you choose to consider it a part of the series.
@@Garry-y7b I’m not into One Piece 🤷♂️
@@Garry-y7b Really? I liked most of the beginning arcs aside from a couple. I got to Enies Lobby, Idk what season that would be though
Neon genesis evangelion movie stomps this one imo
@@Eterntitty yes, but I don’t consider that an add on movie because it straight up concludes the show
I LOVE how everyone does their own thing. If you noticed, the main trio have ALL saved each other [ from shootouts or space fights ] But they have NEVER requested help or asked anyone to tag along with them. They PREFER to do it alone, even though someone may intervene and save them later. I love their hyper independence from being abandoned or lacking a brotherhood or family growing up.
Movie fits like a glove in between episodes 22 and 23. Wish Netflix took note.
When I first watched cowboy bebop I was frustrated on why Spike had to leave everything he had with the crew for something that had happened in the past. But now I understand that when he “died” the first time it was him leaving a life he really wanted but out of fear he ran away from it. This first life he left made the memories and adventures he had with the crew (as the show put it) a dream,not reality, meaningless. In order for him to make the time spent on the Bebop have meaning he had to face his past connecting both the “dream” and his “first life” into one.
“I’m not going there to die. I’m going there to see if I really am alive” - Spike Spiegel.
I think you hit the nail on the head. I would add, that after Vicious is dead, before Spike dies, he finally achieves the perspective that the shaman talked about. "Open the [blue] eye of truth. There is nothing to fear." I think being free from the weight of his past meant that Spike could finally see himself and his life for what it was, accept that he loved the Bebop and everyone on it, and it was his time to go. I think he therefore avoids Gren's fate, which was to be spiritually trapped ("A pitiful soul who could not find his way to the lofty realm which awaits us all"). Spike is free.
I will forever die on the hill that the movie should be watched after you finish the show. It’s such an amazing pallet cleanser after how the anime ended . It was like the animators/writers acknowledging that “yes we know these characters mean the world to you so don’t worry they will ALWAYS be with you in one way or another”. I know watanabe hasn’t expressed plans to do any more with bebop but god damn if there was ever an ip from Japan that deserves more it’s this one. It wouldn’t even have to be a continuation or anything either, there are endless stories they could tell about pre anime and during the anime that we just never got to see. It’s the goat and I would die on that hill as well…….
Let beautiful things end
Yeah I think you're missing one of the core messages of the show: things end, we have to accept it. The show did what it set out to do, it's not meant to just keep going.
I'll have to watch this after I see the show and movie, plan on doing that soon.
I guess you could watch it after the show, but I think it's meant to be watched between episodes 22 and 23.
This movie was my introduction to Cowboy Bebop as a kid and it holds a dear place in my heart for it. Rewatching it as an adult now it really does feel the perfect companion piece to the show.
I’m glad you made this video because all people usually focus on is the series and the movie gets overlooked despite it being really good, the scene where Vincent is describing his past is amazing, my only real critiques of it would be that the weird attempted rape scene felt very uncharacteristic of Vincent and generally unnecessary, and that some of the best songs from the films soundtrack didn’t make it into the final product
Vincent was utterly broken. You justify mass murder but rape is not ok? In case, hims saving Faye could be perceived as uncharacteristic, but then again she is the type of woman the only person he ever loved and made his life "real" is, so it makes sense.
In my Cowboy Bebop folder, the movie is listed as episode 22.5~
During a rewatch I might watch the movie right before the episode where Faye, Ed, and Ein leave cause I feel like that makes the most sense canonically
watched the movie right after finishing the show during this summer and it’s incredible, wished they would put it on netflix
Perfect timing.
One of the best explanations and breakdown for the cowboy bebop movie I've seen
the series will always be a classic with the weight and meaning the finale provided
seeing this is like calling the band to the stage for an encore, and they obliged
plus it can introduce everyone to the series
great analysis.
it's so refreshing hearing someone praise the film. i've always loved it but keep hearing people talk about it negatively.
Wait some people didn't like this movie 🤨?
Welp, there goes another session of introspection.
“Whatcha gonna do, little buckaroo?!”
“Hey you better ask her nice!”
I just want to point out, because it's pretty cool, the utterly failed and largely reviled live action remake may have done good for Cowboy Bebop just by putting the spotlight on it again. So many new videos describing the greatness of the original, while analyzing the failures of it's Live action counterpart, and the entire trend of putting representation and appeasement over narrative or character building. Cowboy Bebop has had a slew of videos, unrelated to the LA on top of so many pointing out why the original was so great in such palpable terms even people who didn't "get it" might actually get it.
This show is a masterpiece
Nice analysis. Good points. Thank you.
Bebop is my favorite anime but I haven't watched the movie. It's on my priorities after the clips you showed here, it looks beautiful
Yeah it's a gorgeous film
It’s amazing and a must watch if you love the series
In the first 2 min I think you perfectly summed up why the love action series failed
The messaging and tones presented within the show, are incredible, and the movie only serves to further such themes, which is honestly my favourite part of cowboy bebop
I thought the villan guy and spike looked crazy similar
Vincent is essentially evil spike. That’s why spike is so obsessed with him now in the movie , Vincent is essentially what spike could have became
Ive never seen such a lived in world or medium of wich captures the essance of life like this movie does with so little.
Peak show dont tell
Really enjoyed your explanation cowboy. The real world always beckons one back.
One favorite movie of my favorite anime of all time in my top 10 anime movie of all time thank you for this video
We just watched this movie to talk about on the WABAN! podcast, after talking about the show on the podcast too. It was great!
I watched this movie on tubi and it was on the same level of amazing as the anime series and yes I watched the cowboy bebop anime on Netflix and it was amazing.
also the soundtrack to this movie is just as amazing as the show I listen to it just as much as the show proper
thank you
Thought this was about the live action movie for a minute
This is a perfect video. Thanks a lot.
Back then, I really wasn't into Cowboy Bebop like everyone else until I think it was in 2002, Toonami debuted this movie on TV for the first time. They made a big deal of it for over a week and claiming minimum commercial breaks, so I said what the hell! Sure enough, I was impressed. It hadone hell of a story line. There was no wild DBZ-like stuff that defies all logic but was jammed packed with action with even the scenes outside the fights kept me watching. Thats how good this movie was. This was indeed a masterpiece. There was no way they could of topped this movie with another installment and if they do, I believe they could. It took a lot of genius to create this movie.
If you got into it in 2002 then you weren’t far behind , it originally aired in 2001 in America . Also toonami didn’t air the movie first adult swim did .
@@mookiestewart3776 Thats correct, it was Adult Swim. The Toonami back then would of gotten a lot of complaints from parents.
I'm not sure I can agree that Spike has anything he needs to "learn" about himself. I've heard it elsewhere very persuasively put that Cowboy Bebop is a show with no character development. The characters don't change but instead only deal with past situations that are haunting them. Now, maybe that IS character development - especially in the case of Faye who experiences a radical shift in her personal at the end - but with some open-mindedness I think the point can be seen. Spike never really changes. I don't think his arch is personal growth or self-realization. It's simply that's he's trapped between a rock and a hard place of his past and present. He can't live fully in the present because his past hangs over him, but he physically CAN'T deal with his past because Julia is in hiding and the syndicate isn't something you simply waltz into to assassinate Vicious on a whim... until it is, at the very end, when he's lost Julia and he's really ready to risk everything to put an end to things - and he does lose everything. But if he'd done that first, then he would have died and never found Julia again. People say that Spike is running from his past... When? When he literally runs away from the Bebop, without backup, multiple times, into stacked odds to face Vicious or find Julia? To me, he isn't lost or running. He's just trapped "in an endless nightmare" as he says in one of the episode previews. Now, I mean, I guess you could argue that he should have concentrated on assassinating Vicious early on so he could be with Julia, but, if he had, wouldn't the syndicate come after him for revenge?
I so want to watch this movie. I watched cowboy bebop for this first time last year. And I’m just about the biggest fan of this show. But I can’t but the movie officially ANYWHERE! And everywhere I look people are talking about. Does everyone have a copy of the is movie but me?!
There was a region free blu ray i found on eBay for like $14. Not sure if its an official copy but it works.
@@Sandia49 This was 7 months ago lol! I found a actual US Blu ray for pretty cheap soon after this. The movie was great! Thanks for trying to help though.
"Only after watching it did it feel essential." This is how I feel about the Madoka sequel movie, Rebellion.
This title should have been used for a conqueror of shambala movie review.
Except the movie is the masterpiece in this case.
Gotta admit that final fight with wrath vs gluttony is amazing though lol
Can you talk about Kaitou Joker?
pretty heartfelt bro
if only the real we still have world was really worth living in
I'd snap out of it in an instant
[contrite chuckling]
Does anyone know how to find this movie dubbed
Dont forget this movie fills in the most important gap in the series: why bigshot got cancelled
I already know my answer, and it's no. The real world sucks, and I'd much rather live in my fantasies.
Even though I don't think this movie is bad I've always had a worse impression of it because it released after Real Folk Blues. I also don't find either of the new characters (Vincent and Electra) all that interesting.
AHAHAHA HE DID IT
Can't wait for season two!!!!
Whos gonna tell him? 😬
Too much short🥺 for such ending
:)
Saying that a character, who didn't even exist at this point, made such an impact on our protagonist is a bit of a retcon, isn't it? I mean, Vincent wasn't even mentioned in the original show. Some might see this as making Spike's story more rich, others-as creators trying to make retroactive changes in order to eleminate possible holes in his arc.
Retcons are fine and happen all the time. Often times we don’t even know. It’s really just about if it takes away from your enjoyment, and to me knowing that a movie came afterwards to add stuff to spikes journey is a cool retcon. A bad retcon for me would be if these details hurt spikes journey or added a layer that was unnecessary. But me being able to recognize a retcon was made doesn’t really bother me. In the same way it doesn’t bother me to know that spike can survive all the stuff he does in these episodic adventures because he’s the protagonist. Even though most of the times he wins by sheer luck lol But I could see how it might for you.
It'd be one thing if Vincent played a huge role in the Bebop crew's lives, but it's different. It works here because this story is very episodic, where each adventure is rarely mentioned after they happen and we instead see their effect on the characters through their interactions and personalities. This movie works the same way, we don't need to see Spike talk about how much his time with Vincent affected him, it's evident enough in the final few episodes.
not really because the movie doesn’t say that, it’s just implied subtext
also almost none of the side characters in Cowboy bebop are ever even mentioned again so Vincent being mentioned would be weird and there was never a hole to begin with, spikes final actions are justified in the final episodes the movie just explains specifically how he got there from how he was thinking immediately beforehand
@@KirbySonicTeam me seeing a retcon doesn't take from my enjoyment of the show, although, admittingly, i do kinda hate when creators try to change past events to justify their mistakes instead of admitting them or trying to work with them (situation with Vincent isn't necessarily one of those cases).
@@MrEdit-ic7th well, according to this video, Vincent DID play a huge role in Spike's life, making him not want to run away from his past, while other characers' influence was more subtle. And by "mentioned" i don't necessarily mean by other characters, but that he wasn't a part of the original show.
Why does he need to do this?
Shame it's being killed by netflix
Netflix will never kill the legacy of the original Bebop anime
This should've been a live-action adaptation.
Starring:
· Keanu Reeves as Spike Spiegel
· Jesse Ventura as Jet Black
· Ming Na Wen as Faye Valentine
· Hugh Jackman as Vincent Volaju
They are all to old dude
@@rupertsmith5815
I meant for 2001,
the year this film came out in.
@@KenMasters. Ah I see
But why should it be live action? What’s the point ? The film is great as is
Why not let the creators and original cast make the film in its original medium ?
@@rupertsmith5815
Simply because Keanu Reeves as Spike Spiegel is what every anime fan has been asking for since the success of both the manga and anime series.
But that opportunity has been blown, and the C.B. movie is instead an OVA.
@@KenMasters. why not have both ? Why do you need only one film ?
I loved the series but absolutely hate this movie. Just a boring slog.
Hard to be supportive of your work anymore, when you were one of the folks responsible for contributing to the nonstop negativity about the live action series that led to its cancellation.
The series was fine, and it would’ve been great to see them continue improving and getting their bearings in a second season, as so many tv series often don’t fully walk or run until they’ve spent a bit of time together.
I’m not going to watch this video, and will consider heavily before I click on your next one.
Try giving things a chance and not going in prepared to dislike something before you’ve even given it a chance.
Totally fair if you didn't enjoy my take on things, but don't assume my position. I did give it a chance. I just didn't enjoy it. In fact, I would have MUCH rather come away from live-action Cowboy Bebop enjoying it. That would have made for a much more interesting and unique video and, more importantly, I would have found another piece of fiction I enjoy, which is always a plus.
His review was more than fair, the responsibility has to at least fall on the people working on or producing the show who were responsible for all of the bad things to some extent
Ah, so you weren't willing to give him another chance after at first being disappointed in his work? A bit hypocritical of you.
Even when you look at the RT critic/audience split the reaction was negative across the board. More power to you if you enjoyed it, but you can't write it off the bashing as just angry trolls. The show was not good, it got negative press, not enough people watched it for it to keep going. And at least from where I'm standing, there were so many wrong headed choices made, the only way I could see the show even swinging back into watchability would involve sweeping large parts of S1 under the rug. I'm not sure how that would fly with anyone who actually thought that say ... literally any of the Syndicate scenes were good
@@Lowart Exactly, imagine if for example, Netflix had done a flashback episode about Spike's past and it was so good that we were all like "I can't believe we ever watched Cowboy Bebop without this material. It feels so much more complete now" I would LOVE to live in that world. But I don't