I Choose You was one of the weirdest theater experiences I've ever had. I invited my (then) boyfriend and he showed up like 20 minutes late (once he found out he was gonna be late I told him not to come but he did anyway). He didn't know anything about Pokémon so he kept asking me questions and when Pikachu spoke...I had no answers for him 😭 there were so many audible "WHAT's" and gasps in the theater. Looking back it was honestly pretty hilarious
Once i found out he was gonna be late I told him not to come but he did anyway… i kinda feel bad for the guy that u didnt want him around cause he was late 😔( idk why he was late but ). anyway, it’s better ya two broke up but kinda off that you’re airing it on a youtube comment.
Secret of the jungle feels like the writers went "lets take half the plot of tarzan, half the plot of avatar, slap a pokemon branding on it and call it a day".
The Power of Us was such an unexpectedly GREAT movie. I can't remember a Pokemon movie where these one shot characters were so memorable and enjoyable. The climax of all their arcs closing and ALL of them contributing to saving the city, rather than just Ash doing it alone like usual was so satisfying. I never thought a Modern era movie would contest with my love of the Hoenn films.
As someone who has not seen any of the Modern Era Pokemon movies (due to getting burned out on the series), this video really makes me want to go watch them now. I'm really happy to see that these movies are well made and well written.
The director of these films really focuses more on the story and characters rather than "let's cram as many legendaries and epic battles as we can into one film." It's so refreshing.
20:05 In case you don't know, in real life "water research" is important because it's how we find out if there's issues with the given body of water. We check for stuff like oxygen levels, pH levels, contaminants, etc. This has to be done regularly because we need a baseline and to know what it was like before in order to tell if it has changed. I get that this is just a silly joke, I just wanted to explain it in case anyone was curious!
Not to mention all the ways it’s cleaned and desalinated for consumption, stored in resovoirs an case of emergencies, how some animals live in saltwater/freshwater areas depending on their biologies… it’s really important idk
I'm so glad Power of Us is getting some flowers!! its genuinely one of my top 3 Pokemon movies of all time, but I feel like so many people dismiss it because its not a "classic" like the first movie or the Entei movie. Power of Us has so much heart, its super well written and incredibly easy to get invested in the characters, I think mostly in part because they feel so real. Pokemon is full of larger than life heroes and villains who are, y'know, pretty cartoonish exaggerations, either way too cool or way too evil, but Power of Us is just like, normal people who feel like they would exist in the real world. they all have great stories and valid traumas that all come together and create an incredibly satisfying arc for all of them. I hope more people can watch it and see how great it is for themselves!
great description!! i feel the same way. its definitely super close to being my favorite just cuz of the characters alone. theyre all so grounded, like you said, they could just be normal people youd run into on the street. i love them all so much!
Secret of the Jungle is basically a 1 to 1 remake of the plot of Disney's Tarzan. I'm not kidding, it's pretty blatant. Still a great movie. I mean Tarzan + Pokemon? What's not to like?
As someone that doesn't like Tarzan, but loves J.C's Avatar, this movie had a ton of mixed feelings. I know one thing for certain though, I hate the Zarude species almost as much as you're supposed to hate the (confirmed killer) villain, which feels _weird._
So, something I really like about Power of Us is that Ash is the mentor of the movie. He does take a back seat, but he also is the one guiding all the other characters to work together and make the most of their abilities
One thing that made Secrets of the jungle hit hard for me is that the time I learned one of the main voice actors in English (Billy kametz) Died shortly after the film came out. I was also playing the video game persona 5 at the time which he has a large role in. Also I cried because It made me think about my dad a lot.
I was pretty surprised honestly when I first watched the power of us and secrets of the jungle. For the most part I thought Pokemon movies had gotten pretty formulaic but those movies really impressed me. They were different and had some interesting stories to tell. So much so I'm actually kind of baffled that those were the last animated Pokemon movies we've gotten. Like it's been 4 years already????? Anyways, thank you for your time making these videos. They were a nice trip down memory lane.
It just dawned on me that we haven't had any new Pokémon movies since Secrets of the Jungle, unless you don't count Pokémon: the Arceus Chronicles as a movie. With that in mind, it feels a bit strange how there weren't really any movies with the main cast of the Sun & Moon series or Journeys, especially since both of those would be the most suited seasons to have movies since those are probably the most episodic seasons of the entire anime.
The Detective Pikachu movie had archival sound recording for Jigglypuff: *Made by the original English VA of Misty and Jessie Rachel Lillis, who sadly passed away a few weeks ago.* I contributed to her GoFundMe page when it was announced that she was in late stage breast cancer. When the day the email announcing her death came, I honestly wasn't that shocked by the news. The exact same things happened 2 years ago, when fellow VA Billy Kametz passed away from Colon Cancer. I knew this was a fruitless contribution from the start, yet I did it because I wanted to make sure a great actor got the comfort and respect she deserved, whose performances were a huge part of my childhood and contributed to the success of a franchise beloved by billions across the world. *RIP to a real Legendary Pokemon: Rachel Lillis*
My headcanon for why Ash only mentions his dad NOW (the only other time, it was his mom talking about him in like the 3rd episode of the OG series) is that Professor Oak and Delia finally got together for real so now he calls him dad.
7:20 According to Encyclopaedia Britannica the odds that a person gets struck by lightning in their lifetime (in the US) are about 1 in 15 300. So getting struck 20 times would be around 1 in 5*10^83 (that's a 5 and 83 zeroes). We don't have a canon population of the Pokemon world but assuming it's the same size as Earth we got around 8 billion people (8 and 9 zeroes). So pulling Ash out of the entire population of the planet to help you is 72 orders of magnitude more likely than getting struck by lightning 20 times.
The Power of Us is one of the few Pokemon movies that is legit a good movie fullstop, not just a good Pokemon movie. Ash is one of the main characters in it, but he's given equal importance with the other main characters and you don't have to know who he is or have any real experience with the franchise going in to be able to fully experience the film, and there's something to be said for that.
Power Of Us has one of my favorite pieces of Pokemon art to date. It’s the one where all the main characters are walking down the street with a couple festival decorations in the trees. It’s a great display of how much life this movie feels like it has in it.
Power of Us is such a good movie, it's crazy to me that it's a Pokémon movie 😭 not that Pokémon movies are awful! But I feel like you could show Power of Us to a kid who doesn't know anything about Pokémon and they'd still be enthralled. I also think it has smart and interesting enough character writing to be entertaining for adults too. It's like a ~real~ movie, if that makes sense. Once again, not that Pokémon movies are all hot garbage but I feel like it's on the level of a lot of other genuinely well crafted children's movies that folks rave about Edit: I also love how it (and Secrets of the Jungle) build on the themes of the 2nd and 3rd movie. Power of One was never really the "chosen one" narrative that we ended up getting in the dub version, but Power of Us doubles down on the themes of teamwork and community that make the Pokémon universe really special. And of course Secrets of the Jungle built nicely on the familial themes of Spell of the Unown
Bro... I actually start crying really hard at the scene of Snubbull burning before our eyes. Snubbull has been one of my ALL time favorites since the Pikachu's Vacation.
The Power of Us really blew me away when it released! The characters, the story, the art, the battles, are all so, so very good! It's easily my favorite pokémon movie
Power of Us... hands down my favourite Pokemon film - gave me something I never knew I needed, nor did I ever expect Pokemon to do. I also liked Evolution for doing some new things with the animation (not to mention hearing actors take on and reprise roles from the original/Mewtwo Returns). Secrets of the Jungle was almost a winner for me, but it was a bummer how we went from a huge ensemble in Power of Us to Ash and Koko, who can't even speak the same language. Still a lot of good qualities, but Power of Us just had everything for me. Shame it seems like Pokemon movies are doneso, and just when they were at the top of their game. Ah well, least we went out on a high note.
Fun fact: For The Power of Us, OLM, the studio that usually animates Pokemon, collaborated with WIT Studio, the studio that produced Attack on Titan season 1-3, Vinland Saga season 1, and Great Pretender, to animate this movie.
That zarude song has been stuck in my head on and off since seeing that film for the first time at release. Send help Also, this series was a lot of fun. Hope you get more members in the future, you deserve it!
Cool that youtube decided to let me finish watching this trilogy. (I was going to look for it anyway. I was wondering about this video yesterday) Great work man. Keep it up.
You cannot believe how much i was waiting for this video the power of us is one of my favorite pokemon movies its the only new gen poke movie that made me feel nostalgic
I have seen all Pokemon Movies, and I honestly love Power of Us. The characters design and personalities are a major factor to why the movie is somewhere in my top 4 movie. Other 3 are the First Movie, the Third Movie, and Rise of Darkrai.
Destiny Deoxys will always be my favourite movie without a doubt. My nostalgia definitely is a factor, but my main reason why is really stupid. For context, my brother is *very* autistic and Plusle was his absolutely favourite pokemon at the time, and Minun was his most hated pokemon. He tried to throw out our vhs of the movie simply for the fact that Minun existed in it. Didn't care that his favourite was in it, just cared that his least favourite tainted it. (Also he destroyed our copy of Pokemon Ranger by biting it, not relevant to this story, just thought it was funny.) But yeah, love Destiny Deoxys to death.
Subscribed. While your scriptwriting may have been arduous and nightmarish, you did so well in your storytelling that it made me watch every single second of those three uploads. Excited for more content from you!
I Choose You, Power of Us, and Secrets of the Jungle were such unexpected hits for me! Especially after the many years of bleh to meh Pokemon movies starting with Ranger and ending in Volcanion. Not to say those movies were all bad, just overall seemed lacking in good writing and vision, with most feeling very rushed to make the release date. The last three original Pokemon movies (excluding Mewtwo Evolution since it's a remake) however make up for the previous movie's shortcomings in strides. The stories and characters are wonderful and well thought out, and the animation is comparable to any good action anime. The artists really didn't let the fact that they were writing for a silly children's cartoon hold them back, they were gonna write the compelling story they wanted and so be it Pikachu and friends were going to be the faces of their masterpieces. Also I highly recommend checking out the movie posters for these films, they are beautiful artworks in their own right and really emphasis the "cinematic masterpiece" vibes of these movies (especially when compared to the older Pokemon movie posters which feels much more "highly marketable to children" than anything else).
Secrets of the Jungle just didn't do it for me, personally. I enjoyed it for sure, but there were many flaws with it, imo. And it just didn't feel like it had the heart of some of the other movies, especially during the same era. These videos have been a blast to watch. I love your commentary and how you format everything. Hope you continue making content in the future, especially Pokemon related
Bro just this morning i watched the first 2 episodes and was pretty sad that there wasnt the last part yet. Ain't no way it was uploaded TODAY, the fucking coincidence man.
I watched The Power of Us entirely while at my dentist getting stuff done with weeks between appointments. All with laughing gas btw. So it felt like a weird movie but I rlly liked it!
The power of us is my ultimate favorite pokémon movie. I watched when i distanced myself from the franchise, but man it was a incredible movie, all the characters coming together to help was soo moving
I’ve never seen watched this channel before but I was recommended part 1 like 5 hours ago and watched part 2 right after and I go to run some errands and I come home and see that part 3 was uploaded 3 hours ago. Very grateful for the planets aligning for this.
I am so glad I found your channel randomly one day this series filled me with so much nostalgia. Thank for that and you definitely earned me as a loyal subscriber
This was one of the most entertaining series I've ever watched. The writing and the attention to detail are impeccable! Congratulations on completing this series and I can't wait to see what you make next!
Omg just seeing clips from The Power of Us gives me so much nostalgic vibes. Such a brilliant movie! Would absolutely looove if you could rank the main Pokémon series with the addition of the new series Pokémon Horizons!
Have you ever read the "Pokémon Adventures" manga by Hidenori Kusaka ? Sometimes, i think the plots in the manga are more interesting than the movies' plots. Maybe they should just reboot the whole thing and use the "Pokémon Adventures" manga as a basis ? 🤔
I know you watched it subbed but I just want to say, Rip to Billy Kametz who was the English voice of Zed in Secrets of the Jungle. This was one of his last roles before he passed from cancer
as someone who will never shut up about how good the art direction and storyline in power of us is, you going off on a miles long tangent about it is. so so gratifying to me. it's defintiley my personal favorite movie since ash shines where he does best - as a catalyst for other characters around him to move forward and help connect their stories. i love it so much
this whole series has been peak and these videos are easily in my top 10 videos to watch while eating. These are the first videos I've seen by you and they're bangers, good shit man
Found you through the series, but I am glad we have similar, taste in the Pokémon movies, I never knew Secrets* had a Version exclusive song, I had only seen it through Netflix. And sadly I saw some of their Pokémon content is going to be deleted, tomorrow. - not enough time to watch it all, however. Watching your series made me want to dust off the VHS, DVDS, and all the blue rays just to revisit a tiny bit of nostalgic childhood. -I was even lucky enough to meet the Mewtwo VA from the First movie! Thank you for the 29+ script and I look forward to more of your videos!
I think the modern era has been pretty strong, way better than the middle era (looking at you hoopa) but Spell of the Unown will forever be my favorite pokemon movie. They had no reason to go as hard as they did but God they did it well, great story awesome battles and ivr only come to appreciate it more as I've gotten older
Found your channel through this series and I definitely love the way you write your scripts/jokes. Also you made me realize I've seen absolutely none of the modern movies except I choose you and I gotta fix that
What a journey, I ended up rewatching some of these movies and watching some of the modern era movies for the first time because of these videos! So thanks for taking me through a nostalgia trip and encouraging me to finally experience the modern movies I never watched for the first time!
A reason to rank things with scores and such: if you do so and compare your ratings with others', it can give you insight into what other people enjoy; maybe it'll grant you some understanding as to how people function. Also, it's fun. Telling someone what you liked as a kid has two qualities: what I just mentioned and a certain catharsis: I know no matter how old I get for Pokemon, I'll always love one or two things about it, including movies. And telling someone what you think/know is a way of...positive venting, you could call it. Pokemon isn't as popular as it used to be, especially for anyone who isn't a child. Maybe you have some things you wish you could tell someone and get constructive criticism back about. Well, ranking is a way to do that. It's a relief to finally get something out of your head, while also learning about your conversation partner. That's why, no matter how many tier lists I make online, it will always be better to meet in person and talk about how if I could ever go back to Pokemon, I would watch I Choose You first thing, as it's pretty much the last Pokemon-related thing I cared about, or so I thought. Watching these ranking videos of yours, they reminded me that I actually care about Pokemon more than I think, even though I was never that much into the anime. So thank you. Umbreon is the best pokemon. Sincerely, a nerd.
I still find it so odd that these movies follow a separate continuity, like with the exception of I choose you they all could have been pretty easily integrated into the anime. Maybe having Goh in them would bloat the plot (even though that neurodivergent hoodie boy carried most of Journeys), or maybe it was related to them retiring Ash in the main anime, the 'demic put the movies on hiatus so who knows.
It realls feels like all these movies in the modern era were made for the OG fans that are around 30~ and not the current gen of kids. The writing, the themes, the mortality rate unrelated to Ash (mostly).
Interesting point about that song from SotJ in the dub. The dub song is “See What I See” and according to the credits it’s supposed to have lyrics by Ben Dixon, but it doesn’t. Presumably there was some last-minute logistical issue or whatever. It’s also theorized that some of the Pokémon 25 songs were originally going to tie in, but perhaps got split off due to the pandemic.
I did enjoy this video thanks for asking. I enjoyed all of the previous videos you released about the pokemon movies, and this video actually inspired me to watch the power of us. I was half way through your review of it and decided to give it a shot and wow it is gorgeous. Anyways. Keep up the good work :)
Kudos man! The ammount of of work going into these videos are insane. I watched through all movies a few years back (I've lagged a few movies behind since) and I agree with most of what you've said in these videos. Also Ash mortality being a major part of the score is just hilairious xD
Great work on this series, I'll definitely miss it. Your editing was great and it kept my attention the entire time. I look forward to seeing what you do next!
I thought I was like the only one who loved Secrets Of The Jungle. I watch it once a year. It resonates with me because I watched it when I first became a dad myself
I Choose You was one of the weirdest theater experiences I've ever had. I invited my (then) boyfriend and he showed up like 20 minutes late (once he found out he was gonna be late I told him not to come but he did anyway). He didn't know anything about Pokémon so he kept asking me questions and when Pikachu spoke...I had no answers for him 😭 there were so many audible "WHAT's" and gasps in the theater. Looking back it was honestly pretty hilarious
We can watch the next pokemon movie together if you want 👉👈 I'm punctual and I won't ask why Pikachu speaks or nobody dies
@@Eterrath simp spotted 🤣🤣
@eterrath stop being a simp, Stupid, Idiotic , Mental Patient
Once i found out he was gonna be late I told him not to come but he did anyway…
i kinda feel bad for the guy that u didnt want him around cause he was late 😔( idk why he was late but ). anyway, it’s better ya two broke up but kinda off that you’re airing it on a youtube comment.
@mc-3751-mc if being a simp means shooting your shot then that means simps get 100% more pussy than you 🤔
Secret of the jungle feels like the writers went "lets take half the plot of tarzan, half the plot of avatar, slap a pokemon branding on it and call it a day".
And I love it
ariana grande voice: "and what about it?"
Shoutout to SOJ for having the series’s first on screen human murder
But it was also good
Even though it's not Ash's mortality specifically, I feel like Coco should get the full 5/5 mortality points for the actual murder that happens
The Power of Us was such an unexpectedly GREAT movie. I can't remember a Pokemon movie where these one shot characters were so memorable and enjoyable.
The climax of all their arcs closing and ALL of them contributing to saving the city, rather than just Ash doing it alone like usual was so satisfying. I never thought a Modern era movie would contest with my love of the Hoenn films.
As someone who has not seen any of the Modern Era Pokemon movies (due to getting burned out on the series), this video really makes me want to go watch them now. I'm really happy to see that these movies are well made and well written.
The director of these films really focuses more on the story and characters rather than "let's cram as many legendaries and epic battles as we can into one film." It's so refreshing.
I agree, tbh. I stopped following the anime after sun and moon. But the ones Marker enjoyed I genuinely think I’ll watch one of these days
@@NewbieNikkithat’s so camp and fun tho
@@Isis0905ur loss u need to finish it earn your true fan badge 👍
20:05 In case you don't know, in real life "water research" is important because it's how we find out if there's issues with the given body of water. We check for stuff like oxygen levels, pH levels, contaminants, etc. This has to be done regularly because we need a baseline and to know what it was like before in order to tell if it has changed. I get that this is just a silly joke, I just wanted to explain it in case anyone was curious!
Not to mention all the ways it’s cleaned and desalinated for consumption, stored in resovoirs an case of emergencies, how some animals live in saltwater/freshwater areas depending on their biologies… it’s really important idk
I'm so glad Power of Us is getting some flowers!! its genuinely one of my top 3 Pokemon movies of all time, but I feel like so many people dismiss it because its not a "classic" like the first movie or the Entei movie. Power of Us has so much heart, its super well written and incredibly easy to get invested in the characters, I think mostly in part because they feel so real. Pokemon is full of larger than life heroes and villains who are, y'know, pretty cartoonish exaggerations, either way too cool or way too evil, but Power of Us is just like, normal people who feel like they would exist in the real world. they all have great stories and valid traumas that all come together and create an incredibly satisfying arc for all of them. I hope more people can watch it and see how great it is for themselves!
great description!! i feel the same way. its definitely super close to being my favorite just cuz of the characters alone. theyre all so grounded, like you said, they could just be normal people youd run into on the street. i love them all so much!
Secret of the Jungle is basically a 1 to 1 remake of the plot of Disney's Tarzan. I'm not kidding, it's pretty blatant. Still a great movie. I mean Tarzan + Pokemon? What's not to like?
I understand but when dose tarzan have pokemon magic from the human boyo before
@@davidboughton6190 There's even a scene of Dad taking Coco to the building where he found him and wiping the dust off the family portrait 😂
As someone that doesn't like Tarzan, but loves J.C's Avatar, this movie had a ton of mixed feelings.
I know one thing for certain though, I hate the Zarude species almost as much as you're supposed to hate the (confirmed killer) villain, which feels _weird._
its literally not a 1 to 1 remake at all. jungle boy does not automatically mean tarzan
love the thumbnail evolution from overwhelmed at the sheer volume of movies to pokemon movie master
glad u noticed cuz that was the vibe i was goin for
i am nothing if not perceptive
So, something I really like about Power of Us is that Ash is the mentor of the movie. He does take a back seat, but he also is the one guiding all the other characters to work together and make the most of their abilities
One thing that made Secrets of the jungle hit hard for me is that the time I learned one of the main voice actors in English (Billy kametz) Died shortly after the film came out. I was also playing the video game persona 5 at the time which he has a large role in. Also I cried because It made me think about my dad a lot.
i had no idea billy was in that movie.. thats really unfortunate. he was so good in persona 5 royal, too
I had an opportunity to interview Billy in early 2022 (presumably just before his diagnosis). Great guy.
I was pretty surprised honestly when I first watched the power of us and secrets of the jungle. For the most part I thought Pokemon movies had gotten pretty formulaic but those movies really impressed me. They were different and had some interesting stories to tell. So much so I'm actually kind of baffled that those were the last animated Pokemon movies we've gotten. Like it's been 4 years already?????
Anyways, thank you for your time making these videos. They were a nice trip down memory lane.
Why did they make that Luxray death scene the saddest scene in all of fiction for no reason at all 😭😭😭
It just dawned on me that we haven't had any new Pokémon movies since Secrets of the Jungle, unless you don't count Pokémon: the Arceus Chronicles as a movie. With that in mind, it feels a bit strange how there weren't really any movies with the main cast of the Sun & Moon series or Journeys, especially since both of those would be the most suited seasons to have movies since those are probably the most episodic seasons of the entire anime.
Secrets of the Jungle was the first Pokemon movie to make me cry and will forever be my favorite Pokemon movie
The Detective Pikachu movie had archival sound recording for Jigglypuff: *Made by the original English VA of Misty and Jessie Rachel Lillis, who sadly passed away a few weeks ago.*
I contributed to her GoFundMe page when it was announced that she was in late stage breast cancer. When the day the email announcing her death came, I honestly wasn't that shocked by the news. The exact same things happened 2 years ago, when fellow VA Billy Kametz passed away from Colon Cancer. I knew this was a fruitless contribution from the start, yet I did it because I wanted to make sure a great actor got the comfort and respect she deserved, whose performances were a huge part of my childhood and contributed to the success of a franchise beloved by billions across the world.
*RIP to a real Legendary Pokemon: Rachel Lillis*
I'm glad you made it this far. I loved this series and I'm genuinely excited about what you have in mind covering the games!
My headcanon for why Ash only mentions his dad NOW (the only other time, it was his mom talking about him in like the 3rd episode of the OG series) is that Professor Oak and Delia finally got together for real so now he calls him dad.
It's a different Ash
Also in the special which aired after jorneys ended
7:20 According to Encyclopaedia Britannica the odds that a person gets struck by lightning in their lifetime (in the US) are about 1 in 15 300. So getting struck 20 times would be around 1 in 5*10^83 (that's a 5 and 83 zeroes). We don't have a canon population of the Pokemon world but assuming it's the same size as Earth we got around 8 billion people (8 and 9 zeroes). So pulling Ash out of the entire population of the planet to help you is 72 orders of magnitude more likely than getting struck by lightning 20 times.
this is actually hilarious
The Power of Us is one of the few Pokemon movies that is legit a good movie fullstop, not just a good Pokemon movie. Ash is one of the main characters in it, but he's given equal importance with the other main characters and you don't have to know who he is or have any real experience with the franchise going in to be able to fully experience the film, and there's something to be said for that.
The car crash in the Zarude movie was so shocking like on screen killing in Pokemon?? It was pretty crazy lol😅
Power Of Us has one of my favorite pieces of Pokemon art to date. It’s the one where all the main characters are walking down the street with a couple festival decorations in the trees. It’s a great display of how much life this movie feels like it has in it.
Power of Us is such a good movie, it's crazy to me that it's a Pokémon movie 😭 not that Pokémon movies are awful! But I feel like you could show Power of Us to a kid who doesn't know anything about Pokémon and they'd still be enthralled. I also think it has smart and interesting enough character writing to be entertaining for adults too. It's like a ~real~ movie, if that makes sense. Once again, not that Pokémon movies are all hot garbage but I feel like it's on the level of a lot of other genuinely well crafted children's movies that folks rave about
Edit: I also love how it (and Secrets of the Jungle) build on the themes of the 2nd and 3rd movie. Power of One was never really the "chosen one" narrative that we ended up getting in the dub version, but Power of Us doubles down on the themes of teamwork and community that make the Pokémon universe really special. And of course Secrets of the Jungle built nicely on the familial themes of Spell of the Unown
the power of us is one of my favorite movies and im glad its getting talked about
Bro... I actually start crying really hard at the scene of Snubbull burning before our eyes. Snubbull has been one of my ALL time favorites since the Pikachu's Vacation.
The Power of Us really blew me away when it released! The characters, the story, the art, the battles, are all so, so very good! It's easily my favorite pokémon movie
OLM and Wit Studio have collaborated quite a bit and Power of Us was one of those. That's why it looks and animates way better than the other movies.
I love secrets of the jungle too. I love that they let Koko have power instead of going with an always a human message like a lot of movies go with.
Power of Us... hands down my favourite Pokemon film - gave me something I never knew I needed, nor did I ever expect Pokemon to do. I also liked Evolution for doing some new things with the animation (not to mention hearing actors take on and reprise roles from the original/Mewtwo Returns). Secrets of the Jungle was almost a winner for me, but it was a bummer how we went from a huge ensemble in Power of Us to Ash and Koko, who can't even speak the same language. Still a lot of good qualities, but Power of Us just had everything for me. Shame it seems like Pokemon movies are doneso, and just when they were at the top of their game. Ah well, least we went out on a high note.
I haven’t seen any of the ‘modern’ Pokémon movies, but you’ve absolutely sold me on ‘The Power of Us’😊
Idk why but i actually started tearing up when you were summarizing the song for secret of the jungle
I could gush about The Power of Us for hours, literally one of my favorite movies in general🥰😍
Fun fact: For The Power of Us, OLM, the studio that usually animates Pokemon, collaborated with WIT Studio, the studio that produced Attack on Titan season 1-3, Vinland Saga season 1, and Great Pretender, to animate this movie.
That zarude song has been stuck in my head on and off since seeing that film for the first time at release. Send help
Also, this series was a lot of fun. Hope you get more members in the future, you deserve it!
Cool that youtube decided to let me finish watching this trilogy. (I was going to look for it anyway. I was wondering about this video yesterday)
Great work man. Keep it up.
Im glad someone gets how amazing secrets of the jungle is. I didn't use to like zarude but this movie made me like him
You cannot believe how much i was waiting for this video the power of us is one of my favorite pokemon movies its the only new gen poke movie that made me feel nostalgic
I have seen all Pokemon Movies, and I honestly love Power of Us. The characters design and personalities are a major factor to why the movie is somewhere in my top 4 movie. Other 3 are the First Movie, the Third Movie, and Rise of Darkrai.
Destiny Deoxys will always be my favourite movie without a doubt. My nostalgia definitely is a factor, but my main reason why is really stupid. For context, my brother is *very* autistic and Plusle was his absolutely favourite pokemon at the time, and Minun was his most hated pokemon. He tried to throw out our vhs of the movie simply for the fact that Minun existed in it. Didn't care that his favourite was in it, just cared that his least favourite tainted it. (Also he destroyed our copy of Pokemon Ranger by biting it, not relevant to this story, just thought it was funny.) But yeah, love Destiny Deoxys to death.
Justice for Marshadow, I love that lil guy.
Subscribed. While your scriptwriting may have been arduous and nightmarish, you did so well in your storytelling that it made me watch every single second of those three uploads. Excited for more content from you!
I Choose You, Power of Us, and Secrets of the Jungle were such unexpected hits for me! Especially after the many years of bleh to meh Pokemon movies starting with Ranger and ending in Volcanion. Not to say those movies were all bad, just overall seemed lacking in good writing and vision, with most feeling very rushed to make the release date. The last three original Pokemon movies (excluding Mewtwo Evolution since it's a remake) however make up for the previous movie's shortcomings in strides. The stories and characters are wonderful and well thought out, and the animation is comparable to any good action anime. The artists really didn't let the fact that they were writing for a silly children's cartoon hold them back, they were gonna write the compelling story they wanted and so be it Pikachu and friends were going to be the faces of their masterpieces.
Also I highly recommend checking out the movie posters for these films, they are beautiful artworks in their own right and really emphasis the "cinematic masterpiece" vibes of these movies (especially when compared to the older Pokemon movie posters which feels much more "highly marketable to children" than anything else).
Secrets of the Jungle just didn't do it for me, personally. I enjoyed it for sure, but there were many flaws with it, imo. And it just didn't feel like it had the heart of some of the other movies, especially during the same era.
These videos have been a blast to watch. I love your commentary and how you format everything. Hope you continue making content in the future, especially Pokemon related
Bro just this morning i watched the first 2 episodes and was pretty sad that there wasnt the last part yet. Ain't no way it was uploaded TODAY, the fucking coincidence man.
Power of Us is truly the greatest
I watched The Power of Us entirely while at my dentist getting stuff done with weeks between appointments. All with laughing gas btw. So it felt like a weird movie but I rlly liked it!
The power of us is my ultimate favorite pokémon movie.
I watched when i distanced myself from the franchise, but man it was a incredible movie, all the characters coming together to help was soo moving
Even just remembering the moment Ash dies and Pikachu speaks gets me emotional. It was such a great scene!
I’ve never seen watched this channel before but I was recommended part 1 like 5 hours ago and watched part 2 right after and I go to run some errands and I come home and see that part 3 was uploaded 3 hours ago. Very grateful for the planets aligning for this.
I am so glad I found your channel randomly one day this series filled me with so much nostalgia. Thank for that and you definitely earned me as a loyal subscriber
6:33 Yo, a grandma!? Awesome
This was one of the most entertaining series I've ever watched. The writing and the attention to detail are impeccable! Congratulations on completing this series and I can't wait to see what you make next!
Omg just seeing clips from The Power of Us gives me so much nostalgic vibes. Such a brilliant movie! Would absolutely looove if you could rank the main Pokémon series with the addition of the new series Pokémon Horizons!
Have you ever read the "Pokémon Adventures" manga by Hidenori Kusaka ? Sometimes, i think the plots in the manga are more interesting than the movies' plots. Maybe they should just reboot the whole thing and use the "Pokémon Adventures" manga as a basis ? 🤔
I know you watched it subbed but I just want to say, Rip to Billy Kametz who was the English voice of Zed in Secrets of the Jungle. This was one of his last roles before he passed from cancer
as someone who will never shut up about how good the art direction and storyline in power of us is, you going off on a miles long tangent about it is. so so gratifying to me. it's defintiley my personal favorite movie since ash shines where he does best - as a catalyst for other characters around him to move forward and help connect their stories. i love it so much
this whole series has been peak and these videos are easily in my top 10 videos to watch while eating. These are the first videos I've seen by you and they're bangers, good shit man
Found you through the series, but I am glad we have similar, taste in the Pokémon movies, I never knew Secrets* had a Version exclusive song, I had only seen it through Netflix. And sadly I saw some of their Pokémon content is going to be deleted, tomorrow. - not enough time to watch it all, however. Watching your series made me want to dust off the VHS, DVDS, and all the blue rays just to revisit a tiny bit of nostalgic childhood.
-I was even lucky enough to meet the Mewtwo VA from the First movie!
Thank you for the 29+ script and I look forward to more of your videos!
Power of One is still my favourite Pokemon movie.
The end of the legendary triology
I think the modern era has been pretty strong, way better than the middle era (looking at you hoopa) but Spell of the Unown will forever be my favorite pokemon movie. They had no reason to go as hard as they did but God they did it well, great story awesome battles and ivr only come to appreciate it more as I've gotten older
What a ride this was. I enjoyed these. ❤
marker ur so goated
I hope you know that I cried so much during the Power of Us section my roommate was worried.
congrats on finishing the series, i loved it sm! we know u suffered but thank u for doing so for our enjoyment :DD im gonna watch these new ones :00
Found your channel through this series and I definitely love the way you write your scripts/jokes. Also you made me realize I've seen absolutely none of the modern movies except I choose you and I gotta fix that
What a journey, I ended up rewatching some of these movies and watching some of the modern era movies for the first time because of these videos! So thanks for taking me through a nostalgia trip and encouraging me to finally experience the modern movies I never watched for the first time!
A reason to rank things with scores and such: if you do so and compare your ratings with others', it can give you insight into what other people enjoy; maybe it'll grant you some understanding as to how people function. Also, it's fun. Telling someone what you liked as a kid has two qualities: what I just mentioned and a certain catharsis: I know no matter how old I get for Pokemon, I'll always love one or two things about it, including movies. And telling someone what you think/know is a way of...positive venting, you could call it. Pokemon isn't as popular as it used to be, especially for anyone who isn't a child. Maybe you have some things you wish you could tell someone and get constructive criticism back about. Well, ranking is a way to do that. It's a relief to finally get something out of your head, while also learning about your conversation partner. That's why, no matter how many tier lists I make online, it will always be better to meet in person and talk about how if I could ever go back to Pokemon, I would watch I Choose You first thing, as it's pretty much the last Pokemon-related thing I cared about, or so I thought. Watching these ranking videos of yours, they reminded me that I actually care about Pokemon more than I think, even though I was never that much into the anime. So thank you. Umbreon is the best pokemon.
Sincerely, a nerd.
Power of Us and Koko are collectively my favorite pokemon films, just such wonderful art and storytelling and action
You know what this series was great fun to watch, thank you for making it!
You should review Pokémon Origins! Was so awesome back in the day :)
Amazing series and incredibly well made! I look forward to seeing what you do in the future
I still find it so odd that these movies follow a separate continuity, like with the exception of I choose you they all could have been pretty easily integrated into the anime. Maybe having Goh in them would bloat the plot (even though that neurodivergent hoodie boy carried most of Journeys), or maybe it was related to them retiring Ash in the main anime, the 'demic put the movies on hiatus so who knows.
The scene were Koko revived his dad, the only human to use a Pokemon move, I cry every time I see this movie
Secrets Of The Jungle was the first one that felt like a real movie to me, if that makes any sense.
It realls feels like all these movies in the modern era were made for the OG fans that are around 30~ and not the current gen of kids. The writing, the themes, the mortality rate unrelated to Ash (mostly).
Interesting point about that song from SotJ in the dub. The dub song is “See What I See” and according to the credits it’s supposed to have lyrics by Ben Dixon, but it doesn’t. Presumably there was some last-minute logistical issue or whatever. It’s also theorized that some of the Pokémon 25 songs were originally going to tie in, but perhaps got split off due to the pandemic.
We are the force of the jungle🗣🗣🔥🔥
Lift up your voices🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥
14:40 Hilarious way too keep WB off of you. 😂
i found you through this series, so thank you for your hard work!! i'm looking forward to what you'll post next!!
Thank you for this lil series was looking forward to every one and look forward to your future uploads!
this was awesome glad i got to watch all parts
and ill keep ready to watch your later content
Found you through this little series, genuinely enjoyed it and I hope to enjoy more of your content
Now you can die happy.
I did enjoy this video thanks for asking. I enjoyed all of the previous videos you released about the pokemon movies, and this video actually inspired me to watch the power of us. I was half way through your review of it and decided to give it a shot and wow it is gorgeous. Anyways. Keep up the good work :)
Kudos man! The ammount of of work going into these videos are insane. I watched through all movies a few years back (I've lagged a few movies behind since) and I agree with most of what you've said in these videos. Also Ash mortality being a major part of the score is just hilairious xD
Thanks for making these! It was honestly really fun to see you review all of these. Now i wanna go watch these new ones lol
I agreed with the hair animation it was soooo sick
Great work on this series, I'll definitely miss it. Your editing was great and it kept my attention the entire time. I look forward to seeing what you do next!
Really enjoyed this series. Can't wait to see what you do next. ❤
The holy woomy with 69 Nuggets of Chaos is a wild name. That person is an ABSOLUTE LEGEND
It’s a hot take that secrets of the jungle is your favorite but I saw it recently and I get it. Tear jerker. Basically Tarzan but they’re Pokemon
So hyped for every part of this series, so sad it’s over😭
I love ALLLLL the movies in the modern era. I make sure to go see them in theatres. Pretty great movies honestly.
banger videos, super excited to see more projects from you, cause this editing is amazing
Till this day Power of Us will always be Pokemon X Gibli to me. It literally reminds me of howls moving castle animations
Also the running scene with Risa had to be pulled from my neighbour totoro
@@bavarianplaguedoctor honestly it gave me kiki vibes
@@BuddyC99 how so
@@bavarianplaguedoctor the way Riza runs and even some of her facial expressions just reminds me of Kiki from KDS
I read the manga, for three of these
But, 2 were more like prequel stories
I thought I was like the only one who loved Secrets Of The Jungle. I watch it once a year. It resonates with me because I watched it when I first became a dad myself
FINAL PART WE ARE SO BACK
Aaand by watching the trilogy of videos, I loved the pokemon movies once again. (Love the power of us and COCO) Outstanding vids 👏