Princess Tutu

So, I watched all of Princess Tutu, as per Cutter's recommendation. Great fun.

I had two immediate responses. The first was actually "Wait! Wrong arms!". But that's just reflex. I'm fairly sure the reference for Tutu was Russian style, and the bulk of my own training was Checcetti. (Not that I knew this for years after, mind you.)

Oh, yeah, so SPOILERS HERE.

My other immediate response was to wonder whether the second part was planned. I can see the utter confusion and random character entrances that follow the first "ending" being deliberate--a showing-out of how the story unravels. And eventually splits, dividing into Story (prince and princess) who take off back into the fantastic, and Reality (duck and writer) who hang around and live real lives.

I could also see it being a loosely planned thing that was rushed by the producers and went off in five directions at once, only one or two of which are actually carried through.

The two possibilities look a lot the same, in practice.


The whole thing also reminded me of my toe shoes. Which never really hurt me much, except when I got arch cramps from doing bourres. I mean, yeah, some toe-knuckle blisters, but... *shrugs* Just being up on pointe never really hurt; sometimes it felt steadier then demipointe. Of course I was only on pointe for three years.


Also? There are some really bad visual puns in Tutu. Like the cat teacher who is always doing (all together, now) pas de chat. I mean that was just bad.

BGC

I really am quite fond of Bubblegum Crisis-Tokyo 2040. I like the animation style and palatte. I like the voices. I love the motorcycles.

But I can't help feeling that it would be so much better if Leon had just gotten together with Daley, and left Priss for Linna.

I mean, really.

It isn't often I have a serious urge to rewrite the love lives of characters I like. And Priss rocks my socks, and Leon is a terribly loveable dork. But...

*sighs*

Linna and Priss just have so much chemistry, right from the start. And Leon has so much chemistry with Daley. I mean, that little scene in the car, trying to kill the huge boomer from underground? Love. Daley is just what Leon needs. And Linna and Daley are about the only two characters who don't get any romantic action at all. Unless you count Linna punching out the sexual-harassing manager. And if Leon and Daley get together then Leon will get his romance and still be out of Linna's way.

And I'd go write it, you know, to satisfy my urges. But it just doesn't work. Both Leon and Priss are just so damn... straight.

*sighs some more*