This Month's Theme-Jeff Jarrett's Theme (Chosen One Version) by Dale Oliver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCYreg_1HhE
So as we saw in the last movie, Cause and Effect is a thing in the plots of these movies, which makes sense as the movies-unless stated, have no effect on the show or the games. So far, we had the gods of time and space have a dick-measuring contest that nearly turned Naples into Silent Hill, That Pissed off Poke-Satan to attack Poke-Cronus And now PokeSatan is free from the Seventh Seal Which has undone the Whims of Arceus!
Speaking of....
So, You are probably wondering who is Arceus, and why have I spent 2 months hyping up the review of this film.
Oh, He's no-one in Particular, He only happens to be POKEMON-GOD!
Backstory!
In Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum, the player would come across items called Life Plates, Items that Boosted Moves of a Certain Type, When Found, The game tells us that these plates bore an Inscription, that when put together in the right order speak of "The Original One", Arceus, The Pokemon Believed to have Hatched from an Egg in A void and Created the World around it!
And He looks the Part!
Arceus' design is that of a creature inspired by all religions and faiths. In Game his Ability is multitype as he has all the powers and no exploitable Weakness! Arceus Design is based on a Kirin, a Goat/Unicorn and heralds of Chinese Thunder Deities. Unicorns are mentioned in the Story of Adam and Eve as a creature they Killed, Unicorns are symbolically shown as creatures of Innocence and Purity. His Body is made up of Subtle Connotations of Religious Relics, His horn is a wisp of Papal White Smoke, his forelegs that start at his collar resemble a priest's vestiges that lead to his pointed feet that look like swords. His White, Black and Grey body is possibly a reference to the stone used in construction and decor of Religious Buildings. Finally his waist has a golden halo with his held in place by a crucifix. Seeing this kept in the dub, considering 4kids were famous for being culturally ignorant bible-bashers and the very reason Yugioh gx and 5ds finales never saw the light of day in the west because the final villains of each show used cards that had Christianity themed Imagery-so for this movie to see a western Audience would be a ballsy move.... if the design wasn't so Subtle! Also his signature attack is Judgment, a devastating Meteor shower!
Arceus is no Joke.
Even Someone as cynical as Dr House respects the "Original One!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRNMjPdei5Q
Yeah! Despite how Hugh Laurie just said it! That's not how you Pronounce his name!
It's Ark-key-us, not ARSE-SEE-US! or ARCAUS, The First one caused Controversy so much that The Dubbing team had a field day when they pronounced it wrongly! There are Licensed pokemon media where the pronunciation is incorrect!
So let's Dig into Arceus and the Jewel of Life and find out his the word of Poke-God is Gospel or some New Age Malarkey!
3 films in, and we get the same intro explain what pokemon are...let's skip that to a recap of the events of the last films as the Narrator tells us it has "sparked a new hatred"! In a forcefield on a distant star, Arceus remembers in his sleep, The Artifact that he gifted humanity with was used against him on the day of a Solar Eclipse. He wakes Claiming That the Human Race will face his Judgment!
Well thank god he can Speak, How terrible would it be that in a world where a cat can learn to speak by sheer force of will, where a non-psychic Ryu from Streetfighter jackal can use telepathy, that a freaking Slowpoke can learn to talk in the 2nd pokemon movie via Brain Injury, if the God only said it's name!
So After Waking Through a Cornfield, Our Heroes Stop at A river next to a farming town called Michina, After Letting their Pokemon free for a Swim and change into swimwear (These films are fanservice after all!) They find a strange sight floating in the water
Guys what did you expect, Pokeballs Don't have Toilets or Kitty Litter! Or should it be Skitty Litter?
OF COURSE NOT!
It's just as strange, though a little lamer. It's a few Watermelons!
The owners of said, a boy and a girl, tell the swimmers they were being cooled in a net bag upstream. They agree to let Dawn and Ash keep them...If they can win a Battle, of course! In the montage Team Rocket crash into town!
After Eating well-won watermelons with their new friends, the boy and girl gives heroes a tour of some ruins.
Bad Move!
The last time Ash went to an Archaeological Dig it ended with a 50 foot Jigglypuff!
As they venture to a lake bank, Arceus in his own dimension causes a typhoon to attack, Thinking it's a pokemon, ash commands Pikachu to attack as 2 blonde Farmers run towards the calamity, siting how a prophecy foretold a Thunder Creature and a Creature Master
Shit! It's not like Pikachu is the only electric type!
A black hole opens up, sucking all water and Pikachu and dawn's Piplup (a penguin) in the process, until the 2 farmers turn up and command Dialgia to use Roar Of Time to reverse the black hole.
Just as Dialgia lands to out rest from the lake's reflection and the Reverse World, here comes Giratina looking for round 2 (See last Month's review!)
That's when the Girl Farmer reveals it's an empath and tries to reason with Giratina, naturally poke-Satan is filled with rage, The empath cannot reach out but it takes Ash running out into a battle with 100ft laser shooting deities to do what a trained Supernaturalist couldn't do!
Remember Kids: NEVER TRY!
The 2 Teenage Strangers introduce themselves as Kevin and his fiance, Sheena. As Giratina returns to the Reverse World, They tell Ash that this meeting was fated.
OKAY!
TIME OUT!
IT'S HAPPENED!
YOU CANNOT IGNORE THIS ANYMORE!
UNWITTING MY ARSE!
ASH KETCHUM IS THE CH-CH-CH--CHOSEN ONE!
Many Blackholes Open and Dialgia is sucked up.
Gee that's a bummer, it's not like he has the power to STOP TIME! Until Palkia makes the save. Sheena empaths with both to convince them onside! Team Rocket sees this and plan to kidnap Sheena to control the powers of time and space!
Turns out Kevin and Sheena are not your run of the mill farmers, but paranormal investigators, who observe anomalies in space and time, with the help of an antikythera, they pinpoint the phenomena, in fact they where in Alamos and the Flower Garden in the events of the Last 2 films.
The Antikythera Predicted the fight between Dialgia and Palkia, as well as Giratina's Release, because they are set events in the Resurrection of Arceus. as this is explained The device Vibrates to denounce the return of Arceus!
Sheena explains Arceus' Deal.
In Ancient Times, Michina were about to be destroyed by Meteors, Arceus Nearly Died from the burns and as it lay dying, Thieves stole some of it's life plates. Until it was Nursed back to health by a man named Damos. Machina was a wasteland, so as gratitude Arceus, bestowed Damos with the combined powers of the Water, Fire, Thunder, Grass and Dragon Plates into one artifact, the Jewel of Life. With it's Miraculous power, The Jewel turned the wasteland into farming land, Prosperity Flourished, and Damos became King! All was good and right...
...until the day of the solar eclipse!
Fearing that giving the Jewel Of life would return his kingdom to a wasteland, Damos Betrayed and attacked God! Angry with Humanity, And still weak from it's wounds, Arceus Fled and retired to a Distant Star to Heal Itself in a Slumber, Letting his feelings fester and plot revenge. Sheena is the last Of the Damos Clan and it's her Birthright to Return the Jewel when Arceus arrives or Humanity is doomed!
.....
POKEMON
A KIDDIE'S FILM!
With Team Rocket eavesdropping once more they plan to steal the jewel of life!
But they Don't have a chance!
Arceus Descends and attacks the temple with Judgement, Knocking Jesse, James and Meowth Into the lake water below! Sheena Presents The Jewel of Life to Arceus, but there is a problem!
THE JEWEL IS A FAKE!
Arceus Crushes it Underfoot and calls Sheena a liar. So the Empath uses her Power on Arceus, but she is Physically swept back by the sheer force of his rage, Once more Arceus uses Judgment (Called Justice in the film!) Until Palkia And Dialgia Protects Everyone with forcefields
The battle Between 3 Infinity stones with legs Destroys the temple, Arceus' Body still contains the Ice and Steel Life Plates, meaning Dialgia (Ice-type) and Palkia (Steel-Type) moves have no damage, however, since the thunder plate was used to create the Jewel, Pikachu's Thunderbolt can damage his Holiness! Giratina joins the battle, Palkia uses it's control of Space to Confine Arceus in a bubble, Fearing Defeat Dialgia uses It's Power over time to send our heroes back in time....To the day of the Solar Eclipse, They see the events first hand but get caught in the destruction...until Dialgia sends them back by 1 day!
In the Present, a soaking wet Team Rocket inadvertently find Damos' Cane that has the Jewel of life inside it!
Our Heroes are sent back in time, But their Sudden Appearance and Modern clothing Makes Magister Marcus, a man they saw with Damos accuse the 4 of being of Witches....in a world were animals have powers akin to witchcraft!
Just as I say this, Marcus uses his Pokemon to hypnotize as heroes, Sheena is taken to the palace!
The Pokemon are separated and Put in An Army Barracks with Chained and Frightened Pokemon (Because Marcus is CERTAINLY! Not a Villain!) Pikachu and Piplup are soon rescued by a Pichu, (Pikachu's Baby Form!) Remember this as Sheena said a Thunder Creature would save Michina!
In a Cell Brock, Ash and Dawn come to and find they have a Room-Mate...DAMOS!
So they accuse Damos of what will happen 24 hours later, But Damos says He's in Jail because he was going to make good on his promise, So the heroes guess that Marcus will use hypnosis on Damos later on, as we now see the flashback with Damos' eyes not obscured and sure enough, the audience are shown his eyes were glazed over during the Betrayal
Meanwhile, Piplup Follows his nose instead of Escaping and in it's attempt to be custesy comic relief for the Younger audience liberates two Kitchen slave pokemon, Cyndaquil a fiery porcupine and Chickorita, a Dinosaur with a Pea pod necklace! if you were paying attention we now have 4 out of 5 types that Arceus is now weak against after the turning 5 plates into the jewel of life. Not that it means anything as a direct Battle with them never happens!
In present time, Team Rocket is hiding in the same kitchen and find some Pot and claim they are crowns!
Oh, Team Rocket Never change!
Damos Recants that Night Arceus saved Michina from Meteorites, He blasted so many small once , but Colliding with it head first with a huge Celestial Body left the God Burnt, Damos Being Sheena's ancestor also has empathic powers, but unlike Sheena's story we see what really happened, you see thieves did not steal the life plates, they were scattered and buried, But Damos used his powers to find them and revive Arceus.
So as Gratitude Arceus Creates the Jewel of Life to improve Argiculture, From 5 if his Life plates, Grass for Agriculture, Water, Thunder, and Fire for weather manipulation , And Dragon to increase their Potency. However without these it's lifespan will diminish and his weakness to these 5 types are apparent!
Sheena has unwittingly trusted Marcus and will now be blamed in his plan tomorrow, Marcus learned that Damos did not order something called "Silver Water", Siting how could he order something he doesn't know about! In Present Time, Arceus has had enough and uses Judgment to end it all, and would, if Dialgia Didn't slow down time, However Everyone will still die if History is not changed!
So Turns out Pichu belongs to Damos, Meaning Damos was the "Thunder Creature Master" the whole time. Arceus still falls for the trap on the day of the Eclipse, but this time Marcus unleashes the Silver Water, More Correctly a vat of Molten Silver is poured onto the Original One that binds him to one spot as it sets around it's legs! Damos saves Sheena and Ash runs after Marcus. It Takes the Combined Powers of Sheena and Damos to stop all the Pokemon from Attacking Arceus, But Arceus is still angry, Ash wrests the Jewel of life, causing a big game of MacGuffin Keepaway! Ash Brings the jewel to Arceus, who is nothing more than a statue, as his body is submerged in Molten Silver, the Future Trainers and Pokemon are being wiped from Existence. In a last ditch effort Damos reaches out to Arceus's Mind the Jewel Flies from becomes 5 life plates. With His power restored, Arceus Burns through the silver, the temple crumbles and Marcus falls to his death, and so would have everyone else, But......~
ARCEUS EX MACHINA!
Arceus had used up it's Strength So it returns to it's Dimension. With Time Fixed, the heroes return leaving Damos to contemplate the future!
So Let's Finish This!
Returning to the Present Arceus is about to go Vengeful God On Michina, The Sinnoh Region, maybe the entire world, until he sees Ash. This triggers time to be rewritten, Judgment is erased, the ruins are restored, the life plates added in number and the jewel of life erased from Present day. But one thing still remains, the land is still plentiful, Until Sheena finds a tablet from Damos' time. He spent the rest of his life being a great example and willing his land to prosperity with hard work, not just hope and Prayer! On the Tablet is Ash and his friends in ancient times.
So yeah Meeting God and being foretold in 2 different film's prophecies, and possibly the descendant of a hero in another? Yep Ash can lose every league from now on til Gen 12 when they run out of Chinese Zodiac themed Fire-Starters, he's Still the CH-CH-CH-CH CHOSEN ONE!
With That Arceus Claims Now with Humanity's Consense Cleared and his own Prejudice washed away, Arceus Truly feels like he is now part of the world he created!
Ash: "Say, Arceus! Any chance you can help me win the Pokemon League?"
Arceus; "I may be A God, But i'm Not a Miracle Worker!"
THIS FILM IS GREAT!
This is debut for One of Most Well Known Pokemon, and the story is done with Respect. The Greece themed Setting for Michina, Ancient and modern came from a real Visit by The art staff to Athens. The Music for the Battle scenes give gravitas to the Battles with these 4 Titanic Creatures. and the story is almost Biblical in it's simple and Universal plot, of Betrayal, Truth, forgiveness and hope for the future! 2 bugbears, Sheena's Voice actresses Flat Delivery and The fan-service. Though with the return of the seemless 3D transitions such as the detailed shots of the 4 Giant Pokemon and that Waterfall transition for the exposition. There is not much to complain about, so Arceus and the Jewel of Life gets a "Heavenly" Showing!
So...No storyline transition because...I promised that In July I will continue Code Lyoko: Return to the Past Now, all next Month, I can now tell you that I will be doing a review every Tuesday until August!
CREDITS
Pokemon: the movie: Arceus and the Jewel of Life was Reviewed, Compiled and Edited By Eamonn Bermingham (@RealEnli on Twitter!)
With Music and media From:
World Championship Wrestling
Pokemon
Pokemon the Movie: Arceus and the Jewel of Life is Property of Nintendo, The Pokemon Company, CREATURES, GAME FREAK And this Movie was Produced by OLM Inc. and Distributed by Toho.
All Rights Reserved. All Photos and media used belong to their Respective Owners!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCYreg_1HhE
So as we saw in the last movie, Cause and Effect is a thing in the plots of these movies, which makes sense as the movies-unless stated, have no effect on the show or the games. So far, we had the gods of time and space have a dick-measuring contest that nearly turned Naples into Silent Hill, That Pissed off Poke-Satan to attack Poke-Cronus And now PokeSatan is free from the Seventh Seal Which has undone the Whims of Arceus!
Speaking of....
So, You are probably wondering who is Arceus, and why have I spent 2 months hyping up the review of this film.
Oh, He's no-one in Particular, He only happens to be POKEMON-GOD!
Backstory!
In Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum, the player would come across items called Life Plates, Items that Boosted Moves of a Certain Type, When Found, The game tells us that these plates bore an Inscription, that when put together in the right order speak of "The Original One", Arceus, The Pokemon Believed to have Hatched from an Egg in A void and Created the World around it!
And He looks the Part!
Arceus' design is that of a creature inspired by all religions and faiths. In Game his Ability is multitype as he has all the powers and no exploitable Weakness! Arceus Design is based on a Kirin, a Goat/Unicorn and heralds of Chinese Thunder Deities. Unicorns are mentioned in the Story of Adam and Eve as a creature they Killed, Unicorns are symbolically shown as creatures of Innocence and Purity. His Body is made up of Subtle Connotations of Religious Relics, His horn is a wisp of Papal White Smoke, his forelegs that start at his collar resemble a priest's vestiges that lead to his pointed feet that look like swords. His White, Black and Grey body is possibly a reference to the stone used in construction and decor of Religious Buildings. Finally his waist has a golden halo with his held in place by a crucifix. Seeing this kept in the dub, considering 4kids were famous for being culturally ignorant bible-bashers and the very reason Yugioh gx and 5ds finales never saw the light of day in the west because the final villains of each show used cards that had Christianity themed Imagery-so for this movie to see a western Audience would be a ballsy move.... if the design wasn't so Subtle! Also his signature attack is Judgment, a devastating Meteor shower!
Arceus is no Joke.
Even Someone as cynical as Dr House respects the "Original One!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRNMjPdei5Q
Yeah! Despite how Hugh Laurie just said it! That's not how you Pronounce his name!
It's Ark-key-us, not ARSE-SEE-US! or ARCAUS, The First one caused Controversy so much that The Dubbing team had a field day when they pronounced it wrongly! There are Licensed pokemon media where the pronunciation is incorrect!
So let's Dig into Arceus and the Jewel of Life and find out his the word of Poke-God is Gospel or some New Age Malarkey!
3 films in, and we get the same intro explain what pokemon are...let's skip that to a recap of the events of the last films as the Narrator tells us it has "sparked a new hatred"! In a forcefield on a distant star, Arceus remembers in his sleep, The Artifact that he gifted humanity with was used against him on the day of a Solar Eclipse. He wakes Claiming That the Human Race will face his Judgment!
Well thank god he can Speak, How terrible would it be that in a world where a cat can learn to speak by sheer force of will, where a non-psychic Ryu from Streetfighter jackal can use telepathy, that a freaking Slowpoke can learn to talk in the 2nd pokemon movie via Brain Injury, if the God only said it's name!
So After Waking Through a Cornfield, Our Heroes Stop at A river next to a farming town called Michina, After Letting their Pokemon free for a Swim and change into swimwear (These films are fanservice after all!) They find a strange sight floating in the water
Guys what did you expect, Pokeballs Don't have Toilets or Kitty Litter! Or should it be Skitty Litter?
OF COURSE NOT!
It's just as strange, though a little lamer. It's a few Watermelons!
The owners of said, a boy and a girl, tell the swimmers they were being cooled in a net bag upstream. They agree to let Dawn and Ash keep them...If they can win a Battle, of course! In the montage Team Rocket crash into town!
After Eating well-won watermelons with their new friends, the boy and girl gives heroes a tour of some ruins.
Bad Move!
The last time Ash went to an Archaeological Dig it ended with a 50 foot Jigglypuff!
As they venture to a lake bank, Arceus in his own dimension causes a typhoon to attack, Thinking it's a pokemon, ash commands Pikachu to attack as 2 blonde Farmers run towards the calamity, siting how a prophecy foretold a Thunder Creature and a Creature Master
Shit! It's not like Pikachu is the only electric type!
A black hole opens up, sucking all water and Pikachu and dawn's Piplup (a penguin) in the process, until the 2 farmers turn up and command Dialgia to use Roar Of Time to reverse the black hole.
Just as Dialgia lands to out rest from the lake's reflection and the Reverse World, here comes Giratina looking for round 2 (See last Month's review!)
That's when the Girl Farmer reveals it's an empath and tries to reason with Giratina, naturally poke-Satan is filled with rage, The empath cannot reach out but it takes Ash running out into a battle with 100ft laser shooting deities to do what a trained Supernaturalist couldn't do!
Remember Kids: NEVER TRY!
The 2 Teenage Strangers introduce themselves as Kevin and his fiance, Sheena. As Giratina returns to the Reverse World, They tell Ash that this meeting was fated.
OKAY!
TIME OUT!
IT'S HAPPENED!
YOU CANNOT IGNORE THIS ANYMORE!
UNWITTING MY ARSE!
ASH KETCHUM IS THE CH-CH-CH--CHOSEN ONE!
Many Blackholes Open and Dialgia is sucked up.
Gee that's a bummer, it's not like he has the power to STOP TIME! Until Palkia makes the save. Sheena empaths with both to convince them onside! Team Rocket sees this and plan to kidnap Sheena to control the powers of time and space!
Turns out Kevin and Sheena are not your run of the mill farmers, but paranormal investigators, who observe anomalies in space and time, with the help of an antikythera, they pinpoint the phenomena, in fact they where in Alamos and the Flower Garden in the events of the Last 2 films.
The Antikythera Predicted the fight between Dialgia and Palkia, as well as Giratina's Release, because they are set events in the Resurrection of Arceus. as this is explained The device Vibrates to denounce the return of Arceus!
Sheena explains Arceus' Deal.
In Ancient Times, Michina were about to be destroyed by Meteors, Arceus Nearly Died from the burns and as it lay dying, Thieves stole some of it's life plates. Until it was Nursed back to health by a man named Damos. Machina was a wasteland, so as gratitude Arceus, bestowed Damos with the combined powers of the Water, Fire, Thunder, Grass and Dragon Plates into one artifact, the Jewel of Life. With it's Miraculous power, The Jewel turned the wasteland into farming land, Prosperity Flourished, and Damos became King! All was good and right...
...until the day of the solar eclipse!
Fearing that giving the Jewel Of life would return his kingdom to a wasteland, Damos Betrayed and attacked God! Angry with Humanity, And still weak from it's wounds, Arceus Fled and retired to a Distant Star to Heal Itself in a Slumber, Letting his feelings fester and plot revenge. Sheena is the last Of the Damos Clan and it's her Birthright to Return the Jewel when Arceus arrives or Humanity is doomed!
.....
POKEMON
A KIDDIE'S FILM!
With Team Rocket eavesdropping once more they plan to steal the jewel of life!
But they Don't have a chance!
Arceus Descends and attacks the temple with Judgement, Knocking Jesse, James and Meowth Into the lake water below! Sheena Presents The Jewel of Life to Arceus, but there is a problem!
THE JEWEL IS A FAKE!
Arceus Crushes it Underfoot and calls Sheena a liar. So the Empath uses her Power on Arceus, but she is Physically swept back by the sheer force of his rage, Once more Arceus uses Judgment (Called Justice in the film!) Until Palkia And Dialgia Protects Everyone with forcefields
The battle Between 3 Infinity stones with legs Destroys the temple, Arceus' Body still contains the Ice and Steel Life Plates, meaning Dialgia (Ice-type) and Palkia (Steel-Type) moves have no damage, however, since the thunder plate was used to create the Jewel, Pikachu's Thunderbolt can damage his Holiness! Giratina joins the battle, Palkia uses it's control of Space to Confine Arceus in a bubble, Fearing Defeat Dialgia uses It's Power over time to send our heroes back in time....To the day of the Solar Eclipse, They see the events first hand but get caught in the destruction...until Dialgia sends them back by 1 day!
In the Present, a soaking wet Team Rocket inadvertently find Damos' Cane that has the Jewel of life inside it!
Our Heroes are sent back in time, But their Sudden Appearance and Modern clothing Makes Magister Marcus, a man they saw with Damos accuse the 4 of being of Witches....in a world were animals have powers akin to witchcraft!
Just as I say this, Marcus uses his Pokemon to hypnotize as heroes, Sheena is taken to the palace!
The Pokemon are separated and Put in An Army Barracks with Chained and Frightened Pokemon (Because Marcus is CERTAINLY! Not a Villain!) Pikachu and Piplup are soon rescued by a Pichu, (Pikachu's Baby Form!) Remember this as Sheena said a Thunder Creature would save Michina!
In a Cell Brock, Ash and Dawn come to and find they have a Room-Mate...DAMOS!
So they accuse Damos of what will happen 24 hours later, But Damos says He's in Jail because he was going to make good on his promise, So the heroes guess that Marcus will use hypnosis on Damos later on, as we now see the flashback with Damos' eyes not obscured and sure enough, the audience are shown his eyes were glazed over during the Betrayal
Meanwhile, Piplup Follows his nose instead of Escaping and in it's attempt to be custesy comic relief for the Younger audience liberates two Kitchen slave pokemon, Cyndaquil a fiery porcupine and Chickorita, a Dinosaur with a Pea pod necklace! if you were paying attention we now have 4 out of 5 types that Arceus is now weak against after the turning 5 plates into the jewel of life. Not that it means anything as a direct Battle with them never happens!
In present time, Team Rocket is hiding in the same kitchen and find some Pot and claim they are crowns!
Oh, Team Rocket Never change!
Damos Recants that Night Arceus saved Michina from Meteorites, He blasted so many small once , but Colliding with it head first with a huge Celestial Body left the God Burnt, Damos Being Sheena's ancestor also has empathic powers, but unlike Sheena's story we see what really happened, you see thieves did not steal the life plates, they were scattered and buried, But Damos used his powers to find them and revive Arceus.
So as Gratitude Arceus Creates the Jewel of Life to improve Argiculture, From 5 if his Life plates, Grass for Agriculture, Water, Thunder, and Fire for weather manipulation , And Dragon to increase their Potency. However without these it's lifespan will diminish and his weakness to these 5 types are apparent!
Sheena has unwittingly trusted Marcus and will now be blamed in his plan tomorrow, Marcus learned that Damos did not order something called "Silver Water", Siting how could he order something he doesn't know about! In Present Time, Arceus has had enough and uses Judgment to end it all, and would, if Dialgia Didn't slow down time, However Everyone will still die if History is not changed!
So Turns out Pichu belongs to Damos, Meaning Damos was the "Thunder Creature Master" the whole time. Arceus still falls for the trap on the day of the Eclipse, but this time Marcus unleashes the Silver Water, More Correctly a vat of Molten Silver is poured onto the Original One that binds him to one spot as it sets around it's legs! Damos saves Sheena and Ash runs after Marcus. It Takes the Combined Powers of Sheena and Damos to stop all the Pokemon from Attacking Arceus, But Arceus is still angry, Ash wrests the Jewel of life, causing a big game of MacGuffin Keepaway! Ash Brings the jewel to Arceus, who is nothing more than a statue, as his body is submerged in Molten Silver, the Future Trainers and Pokemon are being wiped from Existence. In a last ditch effort Damos reaches out to Arceus's Mind the Jewel Flies from becomes 5 life plates. With His power restored, Arceus Burns through the silver, the temple crumbles and Marcus falls to his death, and so would have everyone else, But......~
ARCEUS EX MACHINA!
Arceus had used up it's Strength So it returns to it's Dimension. With Time Fixed, the heroes return leaving Damos to contemplate the future!
So Let's Finish This!
Returning to the Present Arceus is about to go Vengeful God On Michina, The Sinnoh Region, maybe the entire world, until he sees Ash. This triggers time to be rewritten, Judgment is erased, the ruins are restored, the life plates added in number and the jewel of life erased from Present day. But one thing still remains, the land is still plentiful, Until Sheena finds a tablet from Damos' time. He spent the rest of his life being a great example and willing his land to prosperity with hard work, not just hope and Prayer! On the Tablet is Ash and his friends in ancient times.
So yeah Meeting God and being foretold in 2 different film's prophecies, and possibly the descendant of a hero in another? Yep Ash can lose every league from now on til Gen 12 when they run out of Chinese Zodiac themed Fire-Starters, he's Still the CH-CH-CH-CH CHOSEN ONE!
With That Arceus Claims Now with Humanity's Consense Cleared and his own Prejudice washed away, Arceus Truly feels like he is now part of the world he created!
Ash: "Say, Arceus! Any chance you can help me win the Pokemon League?"
Arceus; "I may be A God, But i'm Not a Miracle Worker!"
THIS FILM IS GREAT!
This is debut for One of Most Well Known Pokemon, and the story is done with Respect. The Greece themed Setting for Michina, Ancient and modern came from a real Visit by The art staff to Athens. The Music for the Battle scenes give gravitas to the Battles with these 4 Titanic Creatures. and the story is almost Biblical in it's simple and Universal plot, of Betrayal, Truth, forgiveness and hope for the future! 2 bugbears, Sheena's Voice actresses Flat Delivery and The fan-service. Though with the return of the seemless 3D transitions such as the detailed shots of the 4 Giant Pokemon and that Waterfall transition for the exposition. There is not much to complain about, so Arceus and the Jewel of Life gets a "Heavenly" Showing!
So...No storyline transition because...I promised that In July I will continue Code Lyoko: Return to the Past Now, all next Month, I can now tell you that I will be doing a review every Tuesday until August!
CREDITS
Pokemon: the movie: Arceus and the Jewel of Life was Reviewed, Compiled and Edited By Eamonn Bermingham (@RealEnli on Twitter!)
With Music and media From:
World Championship Wrestling
Pokemon
Pokemon the Movie: Arceus and the Jewel of Life is Property of Nintendo, The Pokemon Company, CREATURES, GAME FREAK And this Movie was Produced by OLM Inc. and Distributed by Toho.
All Rights Reserved. All Photos and media used belong to their Respective Owners!
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