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Bionicle: Mask of Light - Scarfulhu
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- Опубликовано: 14 авг 2016
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As soon as I saw this, only one thing came through my mind:
TAAAAKKKUUUUUUAAAAAAA!
Also, that Game Theory jab at the end. I love it.
TEEETSUUUUOOOO!
+Ayandarial KAAAANEEDAAAAAA!
+stride99 that was an unexpected ending. but it was so good
Jaller: Matooooooorrrroooo (throws mask of life )
Matoro: I will take it from here ( takes mask of life )
1. Takua's _job_ was being a Chronicler. Chroniclers traveled across the island in search of stories and secrets. So, Takua was basically Indiana Jones.
2. In the early days of Bionicle, some characters had some romantic moments, such as the Hewkii and Macku as well as Jaller and Hahli. This was later ret-conned by the writer of the Bionicle storyline.
3. The _island_ Mata Nui was named AFTER the great spirit, which was explicitly stated in the opening. "We named our island home Mata Nui, after the Great Spirit himself".
4. Makuta's plan may seem obvious, unless you go deeper into the lore, where you find out he has plans within plans, and that his mind is a maze.
5. A Rahkshi is a robot suit of armor controlled by a slug-like creature called a Kraata, which Makuta creates from his own energy. Each Kraata has one of Makuta's many powers, which they can either use themselves or, when controlling a Rahkshi of the same power, channel it through a staff.
6. Lewa, like everyone in Le-Koro, speaks a dialect called Treespeak. It's native to the jungles of Mata Nui and isn't spoken anywhere else, though some visitors tend to pick it up because they like it, like the Matoran known as Defilak.
7. It was't the poison that made Tahu evil, he was hit by an attack of Kuurahk, the white Rahkshi of Anger. The poison, however, was actually slowly killing him. And the whole curing thing was to patch up the friction between Tahu and Gali that we saw during the Kohlii match.
8. Makuta Teridax (his real name, the Makuta are a species) is a manipulator and evil, but he can also be civilized. He's strong, but he's not focused purely on using brute strength. He tends to toy around a bit. Even in later stories, he doesn't directly attack, he uses his power to send other Makuta to do his work for him.
9. The "other villain", Lehrak Kal, was NEVER involved with Makuta, in fact, it wasn't even a VILLAIN. The Bohrok were creatures that were destined to destroy the island, which is actually covering the city of Metru Nui, which is inside the Mata Nui robot, a giant machine where all beings in the Matoran Universe live in. Makuta was never directly involved with them and, actually, it was TAKUA who awoke the Bohrok far too soon. The Bohrok were a 'chaotic neutral' force. If anything, the Ash Bear in the movie is closer to being Makuta, as the Ash Bear set was LITERALLY an alternate form for Makuta.
In short, this movie is hard to understand unless you're aware of the story from before, such as the comics the Mata Nui Online Game, the Bohrok animations and the Mata Nui Online Game II.
The reason for Tahu turning on the other Toa is actually not because of the poisoning by the green Rahkshi (Lerahk), but because of the white Rahkshi (Kuurahk) having the power to sow discord. He's the one who hits Tahu with this ray when Tahu rushes in to save Takua in Onu-Koro. 😉
I have to admit I have a love/hate relationship with the Bionicle movies, they are still nostalgic and if you don't think too hard about it then it's a good solo story, but as someone who read the books and the comics then some key things stand out to me, particularly in Makuta. In the Comics and Novel the Makuta who's first name is later revealed to be Teridax is a narcissist sociopath with no emotional attachment to anyone but himself, genius super strategist, and a massive powerhouse. Every time he appeared in the comic/novel then you knew all hell was going to break loose, he was going to say something epic and then heroes would either have to give their all for a temporary victory or sacrafice something important to get away with their lives, and throughout the entire story Teridax basically planned out everything so that when the Toa thought they had finally won and revived Mata Nui, it turned out in an amazing plot twist that Teridax had used them, his mind was now in the body of Mata Nui. Makuta Teridax became GOD!
In the movie they made the Makuta based on an earlier preconception of the character where he was a tragic hero who thought he was doing the right thing for Mata Nui but he was under the influence of the Mask of Shadows. They were going to use this story line to end Bionicle after the Mask of Light but because Bionicle sold incredibly well, they decided the story must go on.
Takua doesn't recognize the language on the mask because it's only written in the same ALPHABET. That doesn't mean the language is the same. Spanish is written using phonetic characters, but that doesn't mean it's the same language as English.
I was about to say that haha
I did actually look it up though.
The words on the back are:
'TECHNIC
ORGANIC
AIIS
ONE DESTINY'
Which I mean... it's still their language. I can accept 'AIIS' as another language maybe but the others are unmistakably the same language.
Not like it matters. It's probably just a mistake from the movie makers rather than a mistake in the lore itself.
Actually, if you look closely, you can see a small blurry dot in the upper right of the "I"s, meaning that the third word is actually "APPS", not "AIIS".
@@Scarfulhu to be fair if you saw those words written on a random mask would you understand wtf it was talking about
Takua actually got his nickname The Chronicler from the Bionicle browser flash game. It also introduces his pet crab thing and I believe it does toy around with the flirting thing. I actually believe Takua is first introduced in the flash game. He's the main protagonist and player character. Technically a major Matoran hero.
Apologies if I butchered some spellings or forgot names. It’s been a while since I played that game. I was one of my favorite flash games and was a real fun point and click game. Would that classify as point and click?
I want to cover it at some point, yeah.
+Scarfulhu Awesome! Can't wait! It had a sequel too but it wasn't nearly as grand and epic
Takua was actually introduced in the game Bionicle Quest for the Toa which you could customize but the credits show he had yellow arm and red legs. He shows that the Chronicler was just his position and was kicked out of Ta-Koro for wondering off. He then goes on the quest of saving the turaga's and collecting the toa stones and summons them. Its end with him being lauched at the beach seeing Tahu pod, effectively starting the Online game. which seemed to add that Takua lost his memories and doesn't remember everything that happen in the previous game.
as I recall, that particular flash game was a REALLY good point-and-click adventure game.
What I really liked about the original Bionicle series is the strong level of continuity it had in its lore. For example, Matoran during this time period (meaning Jaller and Hahli during the Toa Nuva phase) themselves became Toa years later during the Toa Inika phase - both as a literal and metaphorical "passing of the torch".
This is also the biggest reason the most recent reboot was cancelled. The rebooted sets were significantly better in every way compared to the old ones, but what upset people the most is that the story was weak and had nothing to do with the old Bionicle series that everybody grew up to know and love. And while things like that may work for movies and comic books, Bionicle was just too small and simple to do that with and still be successful
FYI: The "Chronicler" is a job given to one matoran who basically just writes down anything important that happens.
That's why when Takua becomes Takanuvu and therefore has more important things to do. Hali becomes the Chronicler in his stead.
"> Not seeking the Seventh Toa"
For some reason, that bit of editing always makes me laugh.
Fun fact, a lot of voice actors in this movie would go on to be in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Notably, the guy who played Jaller is Prince Shining Armor in MLP, and the actress who played Toa Nokama in the second and third movies is also Rarity. But the most *perfect* casting, in my opinion, was Roodaka's voice actress playing the insectoid Queen Chrysalis.
I did not know that. All I knew is that the voice actor of dinobot from transformers beast wars was the voice of tahu
I guess one of funny things about the Toa Mata/Nuva is that their personalities were based on their elements, like how Tahu is hotheaded and brash, Kopaka is cold and distant, and Gali is very calm and peaceful
But what about the other 3 characters of the Toa Mata/Nuva, like Lewa's carefree nature, Pohatu's dependability, and Onua's grounded wisdom(which they didn't showcase Onua's true personality in the movie sadly😔.)
Say what you want about him, but the actor they got for Makuta was flawless.
Actually, the poison Lerahk gave Tahu didn't turn him evil. It was the rage wave used by Kurahk (the white Rahkshi).
I never noticed the Bionicles in the background myself, but great job with subtle foreshadowing. ;)
Wait... Kopaka was your first Bionicle and you consider him the coolest? Well, Scarfy, you have multiple things in common with some random girl that watches your videos, in regards to Bionicle. Neat.
2015 Kopaka is terrible. The original Kopaka is cool.
ConfusedLadyKira
Kopaka Nuva of Kopaka Mata?
Their all COOL (don't get it do you??)
@@impatienstheshmuck5348 how is 2015 kopaka terrible?
but we all know Lewa(mata) is the best
19:00 Nope. Lehvak-Kal technically worked for the Bahrag, or the Bohrok Queens. By extension, he worked for the Great Beings.
Not using BS01 as a source for information
I am disgusted
as am I
The flirting comment with Jaller and Hahli is actually pretty funny considering that the movies ignored the "no love" rule, I'm not sure when they implemented it but they actually made it canon that inhabitants of the Matoran Universe can't fall in love (all because boys hate cooties or some shit :v). And yet, early media like this and the Mata Nui Online Game are known for their romantic interactions.
It's actually mainly because the writer didn't want any NSFW work to pop up and the Matoran are biomechanical in nature and were never stated or depicted to have reproductive organs granted to them by the great beings.
I am gonna kinda give you a jab for criticizing him for not being able to read the language on the mask, all you see are the symbols... French and English use mostly the same alphabet but they're different languages, even as a dumb kid I could figure that idea out, c'mon scarfu.
It's a neat idea but I can say with a reasonable amount of certainty that the creators were just being dumb
You can translate all the Matoran writing, it's just an alphabet or font so the inscription on the back of the mask (Avokhii) is definitely the same language as the Onu-Koro Highway sign (fun fact: that's the same tunnel that is finished during MNOG, it connects Ta, Le and Onu-Koro, as well as the light stone mines) because it's just an English equivalent so if we can read it, Takua should too
TECHNIC
ORGANIC
APPS
ONE DESTINY
+Cross the Rubicon
That's assuming the message on the back of the Avohkii was written in the common Matoran dialect. The letters would be recognizable, but if the words were from a forgotten dialect, then Takua wouldn't have been able to read it.
Think of it like the differences between American, Canadian and British English; they may share the same alphabet but large portions of how that alphabet is used to form certain words and phrases are completely alien between the dialects.
Except that as we see from subsequent arcs, there literally is no difference between the Metru Nui Matoran language (which was written on the back of the Avohkii) and the Mata Nui Matoran language, with the exception of some added or dropped words. So while I see where you're coming from, I have to give it to Scarfulhu on this one.
(As a side note, I love how the words on the back of the mask basically spoil the biggest twist in the series several years in advance.)
Liked your video! Personally, I loved seeing Tahu give in to his darker instincts myself because the Rahkshi venom took his feelings of annoyance with his team members, stubbornness about doing things his own way, and deep sorrow over not being able to save his home then exacerbated it. Makes me wonder if he would have done the very same things he was pushed even further by more tragedy or feelings of inadequacy. The scene where he thanks Gali for saving his life is my favorite because it cements who Tahu is and ties into the themes of Unity and Duty he owes to his fellow Toa and to himself by swallowing his pride and showing vulnerability.
Besides, it gave me the hilarious line of "Fire has no brothers. FIre burns ALL!!!!" so I can't complain. Also, Pohatu and Kopaka are the best and your theory regarding Pewku is absolutely brilliant. :)
I think the reason Takua was called the Chronicler was actually because he was responsible for chronicling events in Mata Nui's history as they occurred.
Also...Kopaka was my first bionicle too dude! :O I freaking love him.
The chronicler isn't Takua's nickname. It's his job. He documents current events while also analyzing clues of history.
I loved these as a kid so much. I had shelves on shelves. In a recent move I sold all of theme at a garage sale, most of them to a nice old lady with like a million grandkids.
I can tell you didn’t go deep into the lore, which I understandable. The brotherhood of Makuta is meant to create rahi, or bionicle animals, which rakshi are. But that makuta, makuta teridax holds the mask of shadows, which allows him to bend the will of people and creatures through fear and deceit. That’s the whole point for 2001/2002 the rahi are attacking villages because makuta is causing them to become distressed, one group in particular, the bohrok. The toa mata fight the bohrok swarm and their queens and win, fall into a vat of energized liquid protodermis and emerge as the toa nuva, then fight the bohrok khal six bohrok who gained elemental powers through one means or another I forgot, and then the rakshi are sent to thwart takanuvas rise to toa-hood. Obviously this doesn’t happen, takanuva defeats makuta teridax, who preserves himself in a gaseous green protodermis form. Then they open the gate to the great spirits brain, metru nui. Where takanuva and the toa nuva stay, meanwhile jaller, hali and a handfull of other matoran are sent to the island of voya nui. Where they emerge from their canisters as the toa inika, where they fight the piraka for the mask of life, eventually leading them to the pit and a number of other things before they finally awaken th great spirit
"and it shows that anybody can do great things regardless of where they come from" but takua came from a village of matoran of light and therefore was the only one present that could become the toa of light
I love how Bionicle looks childrish and simple on the outside, but once you start reading the WHOLE story... man that's complex.
oh my god this is worth the wait from the title alone ily
wow ill have u know it's tahu nuva + gali nuva unsubscribed
Mata Nui isn't only the name of their island, its also the name of their "God", Mata Nui. He was imprisoned within the island by his brother Makuta, who became jealous that Mata Nui was being worshipped because of his three virtues of Unity, Duty, and Destiny. And the Mask of Light is actually the latest in terms of timeline aside from Bionicle: Legend Reborn. Bionicle 2 and 3 take place before Mask of light. And there's a fourth series that I actually had as a game on Gameboy advance called Bionicle: Maze of Shadows. There's so much lore to this series that not a lot of people know about.
Well Jaller did have to become a toa Inika
That's the thing: The Bionicle lore was the beat from 2001 to 2003. Even though I agree Web of Shadows had some of the most emotional scenes, and Legends of Metru Nui had the most character development, Mask of Light wasn't bad either (just Lord of the Rings for kids), and it combined a perfectly competent movie with the best time of the lore. Also, the 2nd and 3rd movie being prequels means you can easily watch Mask of Light as a standalone, without having to worry about what comes afterwards 😊.
Well Scarfy that nice narration takes you back to your childhood for me what takes me back to my childhood is that sick opening soundtrack that plays when the title appears X)
And in the story, Makuta need to "die" for the rest of his plan to work out, which actually worked out later on.
I've got some holes to poke in your little theory:
1) Pewku was with Jaller when Makuta said hi to Takua.
2) Bionicle sets reuse pre-established pieces all the time, like how Makuta's hands use the same mold as the Mask of Light.
3) The Bohrok-Kal did not work for Makuta.
4) By that logic, Doctor Strange is Dormammu(Doctor Strange), Moses is God(Prince of Egypt), and half the characters in Dragon Ball Z are the same person(You should know this).
I'm well aware it's a dumb theory which is a total stretch. It was just so I could make a Game Theory joke. I don't actually believe Makuta is Pewku.
Kinda figured, but I also figured I might as well be THAT guy, since people that stupid do exist, and I'd rather have them gravitate to me than plague you with shit like my comment, when they seriously mean it.
An issue with your #4 analogy -- Moses was addressed by God in the movie in a very similar way to Makuta speaking to Takua: a disembodied voice to a regular person. Saying that Moses is God in The Prince of Egypt is following a more similar logic to "Takua is Makuta".
I always saw Tahu's issue as a reminder that even the greatest heroes of that island cant do shit if they aren't united. the first virtue of the three
I'm so glad you brought up the thing about Makuta and Pewku sharing the same voice actor, my brother and I used to come up with crack stories all the time based on that. Thanks for the nostalgia rush, bruh!
im so in love with your reactions to pohatu like YES! Correct! he IS adorable! (and i did laugh out loud when you described tahu as an angry child, Vakama please come collect your tall son hes being overdramatic again)
Legend says that if you criticize Scarfulhu's scarf he will reply to you
Your scarf has an ugly color
*sniff* It's true. :c
Scarfulhu AA U NOTICED MEEE
I'm sorry that your scarf is ugly :^(
I don't think your scarf is ugly, the burgundy and the violet bring out your eyes and make your hair pop
though to be honest, you do give that librarian pornstar vibe
+Scarfulhu I really enjoyed this review plz review the other films, ps something something scarf
I still have the DVD of Mask of Light and the sequel, I think.
And I still watch them, though I watched it in EU portuguese.
No yep, I have MoL and the second movie, the prequel.
I have the DVD as well, though I have the VHS copy too, which is one of my most prized possessions of my BIONICLE collection.
...Now if I could only remember where I packed it a couple years ago.
Chronicler is Takua's career. When he's not practicing his kohlii skills he follows the toa around and writes about their tales on the wall of history. His job was later passed down to Hahli, and we don't know who came after her. Also, all love in bionicle is non cannon
Edit: love among the matoran species
"They live on an island called Mata Nui"
Deep Stata: Yep, nothing else to learn here
The reason that Takua is known as The Chronicler has to do with the original Mata-Nui Online Game (Which no longer works because it was made in Adobe Flash) where Takua is the POV Character that traveled the island doing things for the many settlements in solving more smaller scale problems that drifted below the radar for the Toa such as finding the cause of a disease plaguing Po-Koro, resolving the logistics of Onu-Koro's lava-pumps and Lightstone Deposits, saving Ga-Koro from a Tarakava attack with the help of Gali, taking part in an aerial dogfight against a Nui Rama Hive in order to rescue the other denizens of Le-Koro including Lewa. Eventually culminating in Takua working alongside several key Matoran from each Koro he had interacted with consistently over the course of his journey to mount a holding defense against the Makutas' army of Rahi that were baring down on Kini-Nui when the Toa went to confront Makuta.
No! The white Rakshi turns Tahu evil, not the poison from the green Rakshi!
Yet that's what the other Toa say. Gali herself says it's the poison that's responsible. However, I'd chalk that up to simple lack of information, since the only Rakshi power she knew of was green's poison.
That dig at Matpat... I died.
Tahu turning evil (and then being un-evil'ed) was for the subplot of the toa not getting along. It's mentioned early on that the toa have forgotten they need each other. They're all sticking to their own villages, only meeting up when public appearances are necessary -- like the hockey game.
Tahu turning evil for a few hours is a clumsily handled way of exaggerating the tension within the team.
He's cured when the other toa work together to help him, solidifying the message that they need to work together. That's why they can defeat the rakshi at the end: when divided, just three rakshi were unstoppable, but united, all six rakshi were a piece of cake.
Like I said, the subplot is a bit clumsy and not given a lot of attention (and Pohatu and Onua being upbeat friendly with each other muddles the poignancy), but that was the purpose of evil Tahu.
Yaaaas. Every Bionicle movie came out right before my birthday and I always loved the series especially starting with this first one. Also, from what I remember the books were suprisingly really good.
God I remember Bionicles, my childhood. Great review by the way
3:12 In your Metru Nui review you said you were going to play MNOG. That explains why he's the Crhonicler.
One thing I didn't notice until I watched the film last night was that when Gali heals Tahu she turns grey, like Kanohi when the Toa take them off. After dipping her hands in the river for strength she becomes blue again.
The death thing at the end is handled way better in the book. Takutanuva gives up a portion of the Makuta's lifeforce as Jaller is more worthy, and then Takutanuva splits up and Takanuva is thrown into the crowd while Makuta is crushed by the door. Greg Farsthey (the writer) edited the cannon to tie the Jaller bit in with the Red Star... but that's all I'm saying about that.
tbh that last fightscene is such an adorable commitment to violent non-violence. just like how lego persisted with the idea that all the good guys had tools, not weapons. Which, not gonna lie, was kind of interesting symbolically. especially when the old heroes failed in the books and they had to make new toa to fight back the baddies with fucking GUNS lmao
dat Stockton accent . it was nice seeing my name on your video , keep up the good work Scarf man
Gali could cure the poison because poison is the enemy of the purity (the principal of water) and the rakshi of hunger beat Onua because hunger is the enemy of prosperity (the principal of earth).
The rakshi are basically the Bionicle version of the seven deadly sins.
Ok, I never thought I’d use this line, but the books matter. Also, Tahu wasn’t becoming angry and violent because he was poisoned, he got hit by TWO rakshi
Dude the mask of light is ancient bionicle language
I liked playing the online point n click adventure game when I was a late teenager. The amnesia thing was kind of implemented well, since it was in first person, so you didn't know who you were until the end. Though if you visit the Tahraga of Fire, he will question how you don't recognise him or that place, hinting that you are a resident of Ta-Horo.
AAAAAAAAAAAA HE DID THE FIRST BIONICLE MOVIE YESSSSS
_AND IS THAT NEVERHOOD MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND?!_
You're the siivagunner commenter!
Wow, of all the things to be recognized for...
+Dudeman Hey, its hard to come up with anything funny, original, and memorable in that comments section.
I loved these movies as a kid! Great analysis man.
The Chronicler isn't so much a nickname as it is his job. He's one of the few Matoran not to revel in his specific societal niche, and as such is a bit of an adventurer which made him ideal for the job. Hahli actually _became_ the next Chronicler, but of course she turned Toa eventually as well. I believe Kopeke was the next official Chronicler after her... I wonder what happened to him in the long run.
Childhood!!!! I loved the movies and i always enjoyed putting together the guys
OMG YAS! Thank you Scarfhulu!!! c: Freaking adore Bionicle, especially the Inika years. c:
I love your humor, also that Game Theory reference was great. I think the Pope would appreciate the movie XD
TECHNIC
ORGANIC
APPS
ONE DESTINY
i dont think nokama knew the full extent of what she was reading
OMG Mask of Light was probably one of my favorite movies when i was a kid, mostly because i was a huge fan of bionicles. I probably still have a VHS in my parents house somewhere. Great video Scarfulhu~!
in the extended lore for Bionicle, Pewku was actually on Metru nui and was owned by a different matoran.
(Holds out hand) I stand with you, Brother in Bionicles!
Hehe "Toa" hehe, means toilet in swedish. i'm not really that mature..
Probably the most adorable comment I've ever seen.
+Catty Hopeflyte (Charlyoddsox) Is that Markiplier as your profile?
-_-
Abu Gbak yes
it also means Warrior in Maroi. in fact a lot of the forien sounding gibberish from the first 3 years of the franchise was taken from the language as well as a lot of the mythos. basically Bionicle's inspiration was polynisian and oceanic mythology. the maroi of new zealand didnt like how they trademarked their language espeiclaly the term "Tohunga" which meant spiritual healer and wiseman but was used for helpless everyday vllagers. from 2002 and onward tohunga was changed to matoran and some of the older names got respellings to evade copyright or soemthing.
I still watch the second and third Bionicle movies for nostalgia's sake. We got them from a Blockbuster that went out of business when I was a kid. Toa Nuju was my favorite one. I was crushed when I couldn't find any Nuju figures at Walmart
I was thrilled to see this video nice man
I think Legends of Metru Nui holds up as my favourite. It just seems the least "silly" of the three.
I've never seen this movie. I've been meaning to but I never got around to it.
I had the first Black one first but ended up with all the Rahkshi. I just liked their designs.
Unfortunately, my parents gave all my Bionicles away..
Great video, dude. a nice reminder of what once was...
Whoa. 'Kind of overdue, by like... 13 years? XD
It's on youtube somewhere, I imagine.
I just got a used Takanuva figure on Ebay. Loved these movies as a kid and still do
Stars or Original?
9:30 Different languages can still have the same letters, you know.
I looked up the translation of the mask. It's the same language.
That is technically true. But for an unrecognized language to be translated into recognized letters, that doesn't make any sense.
So I'd seriously never knew a Lego series could be so in depth! Makes me curious to see the movies now :)
The books are much darker and much more fun, but the movies are decent if you're not interested in getting into the weeds.
+Superstupidy yeah they had some pretty deep lore. The metru nui story line was the one I was most into.
+Superstupidy Yes if you want the lore, the books are actually pretty good, great story, characters, and it is more mature than the movies.
Lots of novels too, and quite fun from what I recall
No no no, I mean, you're absolutely right to be curious...
I honestly think that Bionicle's story is one of the most interesting, layered and intricate (all words that unfortunately mean fucking impenetrably dense to new comers) stories I've ever encountered, made all the more superb by the fact that everything in the original run (2000-2010) fits together and tells an ongoing story, where as similar franchises, such as Star Wars, Transformers, pretty much all of Marvel and DC's stuff, are riddled with reboots, retcons and other words beginning with 're' that make them look like swiss cheese in comparison
BUT: the movies, while enjoyable, are not a good avenue to explore that story in my opinion, although the original trilogy are acceptable gateway drugs, for lack of a better phrase, to their respective years and, by extension: the franchise, they're not exactly representative of it as they don't address or skirt around some of the darker or just complex aspects to....everything
My personal recomendation:
1: play (or watch a let's play) of MNOG (the Mata Nui Online Game) - online meaning that it was originally a browser based game, it's not a MMOG (worryingly similar initialism I know but I think/hope you get the idea)
2: Read the Novels and/or graphic novels - they've been out of print for a while so they can occasionally be hard to find but they're also usually dirt cheap
3: Go to the Bionicle Wiki and have a fucking field day - I say this because, for a long time, I couldn't find/afford the books so I learned about the whole story by going through the timeline page on the wiki - not ideal but if you have read some/most of them, this is a good way to straighten out confusion and just quickly grab ides and lesser known facts that help to tie everything together, and just learn what happened in the books you couldn't get or just didn't want
4: Once you've absorbed a tasteful amount of awesome from the above, settle in to watch or rewatch the movies and tear them to shreds with a smug grin on your face
If I've not scared you off with the shear enormity of my obsession with this series, welcome to the fan club!
If you're curious, IHE's conclusion on this movie was that it was actually not too bad and didn't belong in Search for the Worst at all.
Yeah, he conceded to his own nostalgia too haha
Oh the nostalgia I obsessed over this film and the game that was sort of half based on it when I was like 10
I'm sure someone's mentioned this, but Chronicler is a position of some honor on Mata Nui. Theres only ever been 3 chroniclers on the island... two of which became chronicler because the last one turned into a toa.
IF ALL YOU GOT TO KEEP IS STRONG, MOVE ALONG, MOVE ALONG LIKE I KNOW YOU DO.
Seriously, great video. Watched this movie a lot as a kid.
Oh boy, the mask of life. I don't normally like to collect any toys, but Bionicles are a huge exception (and their predecessors known as Throwbots or Slizers depending on where you're from). I actually remember watching this as a kid, and even had the game to go along with it.
Scarfulhu, you always make the BEST theories! You could give Mat Pat a run for his money with your awesome, well reasoned and well researched theories!
IDK if it's the same in Denmark, but here in Sweden we actually have a couple of sports insults that could apply to kohlihead, the closest would be "Pucko" or "puckskalle" (puckface) which is derived from people becoming less intlligend by being hit in the head during ice hockey games. You you also have "Spännis" which is referred to the body stance that ice hockey players usually have with their body tense (Spänd in swedish).
So to me, hearing "Kohliskalle" was just another version of "pucko" or "puckskalle" when i saw the moview in Swedish as a kid :)
For some explanation as to why Makuta allows taca nuva to win is because his whole plan involved allowing the great spirit to be awakened so that he can take it over (leading to one of the best bionicle animations ever)
So this movie is basically the plastic Tribal Lingo mix of Lord of the Rings and My Hero Acadamia. And it ends with what's basically Jesus vs Satan playing a game of Street Hockey for the Fate of the Universe.
15:43 and then they all T-Pose
"She has gone to ponder the great thoughts" is comedy gold.
the curb your enthusiasm bit was absolute gold.
Great review! Mask of Light and Bionicle on the whole are really near and dear to me, and I think you did a wonderful job talking about the good and the bad aspects of the movie in an entertaining and informative way.
You definitely earned yourself a sub! ;)
I hope you do more Bionicle-related videos in the future!
I hope you review the other two movies. Bionicle was a big part of my childhood too and I remember loving those movies as a kid.
It's been forever since I seen this
I need to watch it again
Great episode Scarfulhu, you really knocked this one out of the park :)
Wow, there was A LOT of creativity put into Bionicle! I was in college when these toys came out, and so I never got into the craze. I can see why people sing it’s praises though, I would have been all over this as a kid!
Tahu doesn't turn evil because of the poison scratch, rather because he got blasted by the Rakshi that represents anger.
The Playstation 2, and Bionicle was my childhood. I think im going to cry :(
Oooooh I remember the Bionicle, might still have some of them laying around somewhere... :) Glad to see I wasn't the only one who remembers them haha!
Oh the nostalgia! I haven't seen this movie in YEARS, but now I kinda want to watch it. I used to watch it all the time at my aunts house when I was a kid. I also remember liking the second movie. The fire toa Tahu has always been my favorite especially in the second movie, as it does put him as the Mc. I can't remember too much of the series other than I really wanted to collect them all but being a huge pokemon fan at the time and buying all sorts of merchandise I didn't have the money for it. However I still do adore the Bionicle series, and the characters in it.
New Bionicle fan here. I've been reading the lore/books of the Bionicle story, and when I got to book 3, the one "Mask of Light" is based on, I found that both the book and the film are nearly identical, with a few scenes cut out.
Mostly everything from chapter 8 to the rest of the story is exactly the same, word for word, scene for scene, as in the “Mask of Light” film. And I love it. And Pewku is a cute crab. She acts more like a dog than actual crab. And it kind of makes me wonder why the others complain about the film version and not about the book version.
The scene where they’re at the kohli match, and Tahu and Gali are ill at ease. After reading the first two books prior to book 3, their strained relationship makes all the more sense to me. I know that people talk a lot about how in the books, it’s Kopaka whom Tahu bickers with the most, and how some complain that in the film, the Toa are mainly bickering and unable to do much, but that’s how the lore story also goes, and really, the first two books are of the Toa mainly bickering and unable to do much of anything (except when they're working together; I think that's done on purpose, so as to emphasize the whole unity thing).
Same with the Ta-Koro being destroyed, Lewa's interaction with Jaller and Takua, as well as their interaction with Kopaka, Takua abandoning the mission to find the seventh Toa after Makuta tries manipulating him, Jaller dying and being brought back to life by Takutanuva, and Takanuva having the kohli match with Makuta.
Even Lewa's odd way of talking is the exact same in the film. That's just the way he naturally talks, in all the books. And it's not just him, either. All the little Le-Matoran, except Matau probably, talk in a weird way.
Oh, and about Jaller dying…
He dies in the book, just like in the film. In the short time, that he’s dead, though, it’s… very sad, and has spawned some more existential and dreadful thoughts in my head.
Takua finally becomes Takanuva, accepting what he’s supposed to do, and I now know that Takua is not really a Ta-Matoran, but an Av-Matoran, a Matoran of light.
When the stone gate crashes down on Takutanuva, instead of being revived by when they open the gate to Metru Nui, Takanuva comes back out of the debris right after Takutanuva is killed. And that reunion with Jaller, Takanuva, and Pewku was heartwarming after he brought him back to life. he still called Takanuva “Takua”…
While I personally thing "Mask of Light" was the weakest film in the trilogy, that's mainly do to the animation and some of the voice-acting, and I've come to appreciate this film a lot more, not only because I now know the full story, at least up to the book this film's based on, but also because the creators followed the lore so well. Perhaps if that had made a film each for the other two books, previous to "Mask of Light", there would be less complaints, as things would make all more sense.
I remember renting this all the time when I was a kid. My parents didn't like that I did cause they thought it was weird to rent the same thing more than once, but I loved this movie so much.
I have such fond memories of this movie, I've never seen the other movies though
I remember having this movie on VHS... Damn.
That freaking badminton joke...I know why I'm one of your patreon supporters
throughout the book series the title of "Chronicler" is given to matoran who have done out standing deeds, and they are responsible for righting down important events and records for future archivists. Also, Energized Liquid Protodermis is a rare material that can mutate a being to become more powerful and such, but only if predestined to change.
"How could he not read it before?" I like to theorize that they went with the classic "same alphabet, different dictionary" linguistics. For example, english and spanish use the same alphabet (for the most part), but the words themselves are different.
The thing is, though, that the letters on the mask spell out English words when converted into the Latin alphabet-- just like the highway sign.
this is amazing
this movie is my childhood
and amazingly enough kopaka was my first bionicle too which i find really cool
About that “it’s literally the same language wtf” point; I guess that language simply uses the same alphabet system, it’s like a kid who first discovers Latin and then he reads English off of a sign, and someone you complaint about it, conflating the 2 to be the same due to sharing an alphabet.
I'm going through nostalgia meltdown right now the last time I saw this movie was when I was 10.
As a dedicated no-life i honestly forgot that some of these things aren't explained in the movie itself, most of the plot holes are filled with some of the additional context provided by comics and other material, though that doesn't excuse them not being explained in greater detail in the movie as a standalone product