Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20151101163739/@comment-9464517-20151103125215

Zolnir wrote: So, points of Episode 2 in my opinion in a nutshell:

1) Fight animation and music is out of sync, or should I say less synced than before since the original worker, Monty Oum who understands at a fundamental level (since he's a dancer) is no longer there.

2) Fight animation has lost its music / rhythm to themselves. There was a Youtube video where Jackie Chan talk about how he makes his movies, and one of it is that when showing martial arts must have its own rhythm, its own 'music'. While Monty seems to get it and display it really well the previous 2 Volumes, I can say for certain now that it's missing, which is a shame but not a thing that can be forced in such a short time.

3) Jokes are overly drawn. Jaune's team attack joke didn't need to drag across Arkos even if we assume that it's a setup for Pyrrha unintentionally ursurping his role as a leader (they trust her more than they trust him, and are unanimously not treating him seriously at least during the moment he talks about team attacks), Neptune's joke could've been done... better. Too many comic transitions, I personally think, but that may be subjective.

4) Way. Way. Way too many close-up shots. Kinetic is fine, kinetic in your face 24/7 of the fight scenes is totally NOT fine. I had a headache last night rewatching it again, and the first time I saw it I experienced motion sickness. A first time for me since I-can't-remember watching a computer screen, and that's seriously not good. 1. Yeah, I noticed that the timing was a little odd at times, not least due to the alteration in editing style. Instead of either imitating Monty's old style or completely embracing the new one, it seems like they're trying to do both.

2. Interesting point. I never thought of comparing Monty's fights to a piece of music, but now that you mention it, it does make a lot of sense. They did all have a definite sense of rhythm that seems to be lacking in this new volume. Maybe that's why I'm so negative about them...

3. I actually thought the JNPR exchange was reasonably funny. When Jaune yelled "We're having a conversation here" (or words to that effect), I certainly chuckled a little bit. However, as I've mentioned before, though, the Neptune/Sun thing went on way too long IMO.

4. Yeah. I'd blame that on the new style of presentation more than anything. It does get a bit repetitive after a while.