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I've never played League of Legends before. I wasn't familiar with any of the lore or characters before jumping into this. In fact, I've even asked multiple people who do play League if I should get into the game, and they all seriously said "no, don't do it!" I wasn't familiar with anything in this universe... which is why this show absolutely succeeds.

The fact that I was able to get a full, clear vision of the world-build, characters, and elements of this part of the LoL universe in the span of just 8 episodes speaks volumes of how masterfully this show is written. The animation is marvelous, the characters are incredibly compelling, and the story is near flawless. This is a bucket-list watch for anyone. Even if you aren't into videogames as a whole you seriously need to see this show.

I'm sure a majority of the people who heard about this film had little to no intention in actually seeing it, much less expecting it to actually be really good. The first Puss in Boots film was decent but it far from struck me as one of DreamWorks' best. Seeing the studio go all in on a sequel that nobody asked for was a ballsy move, but fortunately they absolutely got it right.

Puss in Boots The Last Wish is an unexpectedly fantastic film that not only tells a great story, but it takes risks by diving into topics of death and mortality, something that you wouldn't expect from an animated kids' film. Not only that, but much of the humor was very risky, with the cursing jokes being the ones that made my eyes open widest. It wasn't a bad thing to me, it just really caught me off-guard. I always like it when animated films take risks without making it seem like they're trying to hard to be edgy. This film doesn't do the unnecessary. It's a fantastic adventure with a great story, great humor, great characters, and beautiful animation. Go see this film while you still can. It deserves your money.

While I don't think this film is top tier Pixar from an objective standpoint, personally it has become one of my favorites because, even as a male, I can heavily relate to it's coming-of-age themes. Puberty was awkward and things felt like they were moving more quickly than before, me and my friends always acted cringe as kids but what mattered was that we had fun doing it and never cared about what other people thought of us as long as we weren't harming anyone, and I also have an overprotective mother and had serious issues with growing up and making my own decisions. The way this movie handles all of these topics is excellent and really resonates with me on a personal level. Also the movie is hilarious and it made me laugh very often. I really love the quirkiness and fast-paced route that this film takes. I also love that it takes risks and is not afraid to get into sensitive coming-of-age topics. I wasn't expecting myself to love this film as much as I did. It's so much fun throughout its entirety and it's something that I can completely get behind.