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Pokémon movies are usually boring or annoying. This one is surprisingly well paced.

Well, the ideas are obviously taken from Tarzan and Avatar, but it works well. Characters are likable and well-written.

Pokemon movies are generally not known for how good they are. It's merely passable entertainment at best. But when "I Choose You" and "The Power Of Us" came out, it felt like a breath of fresh air in a pretty stale and formulaic series of films. And just like in The Power of Us; where I felt like the storytelling was really well done, and thus being one of the best Pokemon movies out there, I felt like this movie too uses its storytelling to its advantage.

Secrets of the Jungle tells a pretty different story for a Pokemon movie and it's told right. The focus of the movie was very rightly on the narration with each emotional beat, having the intended impact on the audience. It does have its weaknesses however, with the lack of depth in how certain characters were developed, and moments of structural cliches, but it never felt like it weighed the movie down.

Storytelling apart, the movie is also an absolute treat to the eye. It's so beautifully crafted, with the visuals and the animations being so much better than what I expected. And surprisingly, the music too was pretty memorable, with the opening "Always Safe" track being a refreshingly nice way to kick things off.

I'm genuinely surprised by how much I liked this, because I usually don't go into a Pokemon movie expecting anything. It was a pleasantly enjoyable movie with a lot of heart and a lot of charm, and I only hope the Pokemon movies of the future will build off of its formula here.

Ten years ago, a mythical Pokémon known as a Zarude finds a baby boy abandoned in the forest of Okoya, which is near Lilliput Town, and leaves his tribe to raise him and find his birth parents, naming him Koko. In the present day, Koko is a feral boy who lives in the jungle, having nicknamed his caretaker Dada, as the two would have a fateful encounter with Ash and Pikachu, and the four are forced to team up with an evil doctor attacks the Great Tree.

Yeah, this Pokémon movie is mostly inspired by Tarzan, but it manages to be its own thing as well. While it does deal with a human raised by a ape (that is, the ape being a Zarude, a new Pokémon introduced in this movie and added to the games as a mythical, which are only given out during certain events), it has plenty of heart-warming moments, as well as action, and a good moral about unity. The characters are all done well, and the villain is the best of the new characters. If you are a Pokemaniac or have kids, this one is worth checking out.

Well my expectations were all over the air,but it's actually my second Pokemon movie so I can get see how all this plays out, but hey it's amazing so see did your self.

Long running series like Pokémon at some point began falling off movie critic's radars. Movie reviews in the mainstream seem to only cover new material that comes out that no one sees coming. When a franchise is deep into its more than ten film run, most viewers who don't follow to tend to drop off. It's only recently that Marvel Studios has been feeling similar pain due to the oversaturation of properties, timelines and multiverses flooding the franchise. At this point anyone who were to watch something continuing for that long either must be a super fan, or is just devoted so much to keeping track of how the franchise progresses or regresses. For Pokémon, it has had its fair share of upward and downward swings. Recently it has done better in its outings, but it definitely took time.

Written by Atsuhiro Tomioka and Tetsuo Yajima, who also directed, this feature seems to be another one off movie set in another time than the anime. At least there's no expectation of it fitting in anywhere within the anime now. The story for this entry has a different character starting off with the audience. A Zarude Pokémon which happens to be quite aggressive in nature happens to stumble across a human infant. With no success in trying to find the child's parents, the Zarude (Edward Bosco) becomes Dada and the infant becomes Koko (Kimlinh Tran). There the two bond and learn about their world with a little help from everyone's favorite Pokémon trainer, Ash Ketchum (Sarah Natochenny) and Pikachu (Ikue Ôtani). As the last Pokémon film to date, it is a decent last watch although not as epic feeling.

What sets this story apart from others is that Ash plays a side character to this movie. The main focus is on Dada the Zarude and Koko. Writing focuses a lot on where one belongs, how they fit in and one's true purpose. These are all good questions every individual asks themselves at some point or another. This also gets put on both Koko and Dada. The Zarude Pokémon feels out of place with his own kind and the human isn't sure what to make of himself. The dynamic between the two also feels very authentic as with a child having no other parent that it seems only natural that's how they would react. The last time there was this much attention put into a mysterious character pairing was from Pokémon 3 The Movie: Spell of the Unown (2001).

There are other characters that appear like team rocket and Dr. Zed (Billy Kametz) who is in search of important information that belongs to the area Koko comes from. It is only because Ash does this character get involved. Otherwise there would be no plot moving forward from that point on. Even with that said, the scope of which this takes place doesn't feel as grand. For the voice acting, all perform well. Sarah Natochenny in her last film entry playing Ash gives her all like usual despite not being the main character. The same could be said for Kimlinh Tran, Kellen Goff and Edward Bosco who all have many voice acting credits to their name prior to this even if it wasn't from Pokémon. Michele Knotz and James Carter Cathcart as team rocket always provide a good showing as the second set to voice the usual villains that follow Ash.

From a visual point of view, the animation maintains the same level of quality that has been presented in the past few features. With over twenty animation directors on board the production, it looks like the right people were there to keep things on track. Ryô Kujirai being credited again for cinematography still isn't clear and at this point, oh well. Lastly the music composed once again by Shinji Miyazaki was average at best. The music wasn't all that memorable even though it feels like this film had elements to that of a musical, which is not a thing for this franchise. Perhaps this was just changed for the northern American markets. That's just a guess though. Either way, still not as impactful as the music used to be for a lot of the earlier films.

Cinematography and music are side components that still don't leave a lasting impact anymore. The scale of which the plot takes place doesn't feel as high in importance either. However as the last film to date, the voice acting is still spot on, the animation looks good and the script changes its focus a little to help keep the viewer's attention.

In short, this movie project a message of love and unity between human and animal.... And beware of climate change which can create problems in future for all beings on this planet.. Take steps toward better future for our earth 🌎🌍

I am connecting this movie with current scenario.😉

I like the movie's concept, the family aspect was too much focused in the movie. I really looked forward to a canon movie.

I wouldent call the movie bad at all just not very memorable. The new characters besides the villain are just bland and boring and there is so many plot holes it makes watching this movie hard for me.

Supsenseful movie, I think it can't be that good but when I watch it, it is good

A standard average pokemon movie is what we have here. Taking a step back from the gorgeous animation from "i Choose you". We follow a tarzan story, except the humans call him Coco and the apes call him..Goku? Im pretty sure they were saying Goku.

Amazing movie no improvements needed. Has a lot of location and is my favourite movie. I strongly recommend this. Do watch it. For kids and adults alike.

Quintessentially Pokemon!

A visual delight with such an amazing colour palette. The story has all the traditional elements of fantasy, action and adventure, layered with adequate emotions. Thoroughly engaging.

I can't help but feel as though Pokémon has embraced that much of their audience are teenagers or even young adults. I had grown so used to cliche 4/10 - 5/10 quality films I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. In the past it felt as though writing "Pokémon" on the cover was enough to turn a profit. Now, the films have genuinely good content and not just the brand name.

This movie has a good plot, while admittedly not thoroughly original it is paced and written well. The action sequences were fun while still holding true to the cute nature of Pokémon we all know and love. This is a whole hearted good film that many age groups can enjoy, not just children looking for colorful animations.

8/10.

Nice movie ,must watch.10 out of 10 from me. One of the best movies of Pokémon.

It's a really good movie. Fight scenes are awesome. Probably the best pokemon movie as of now. I strongly recommend watching it😀. It's the best movie ever(bme) My favorite movie.

An excellent movie, even best pokemon movie of all time. Great story characters and pokemon,

Not bad.

Wonder what happens if Avatar combines with Jungle Book? With Pokemon? This is the film.

Instead of your old style legendary plot this one is more about all the pokemon and it might top them all it's a 10/10 for me!

This movie really attracts me. This is a very heart touching story. It has all kind of scenes sad to happy to fight to conclusion and e.c.t. A very nice step of putting it on Netflix. I would recommend you to put all movies on Netflix and even more apps like prime video, voot and e.c.t. Asper my notice it is linked to a viral game called Pokemon unite because the music, pokemons and many more things were very similar. If it is linked please add more things to that game. All now fans are waiting for is a new series on Koko's journey on Netflix. Please make a series and put 1 or 2 episode on Netflix everyday. This will go viral because it will support each other. And the story can have more depth. Try releasing as many episodes I will be waiting for the same. Even a game on your most popular movie will help. Thanks! Please take this into consideration. And upload more to take over in COVID no cartoon Is uploading videos if you upload it will overtake every rival of yours. I hope this will help.

This was super enjoyable, and I quite honestly think it was the best Pokemon movie since the original. That's not always saying a whole lot, as there have been a fair share of clunkers in that two-decade long bunch, but this is a film that is enjoyable for kids and adults alike. It is very reminiscent of the original Avatar film, and that's definitely not a bad thing. Whether you're into Pokemon or not, I think this is a quality animated film.

Just Because I Love Pokemon. I am A huge fan of Pokémon. This Movie Is Not Enough Good But I Can't Rate it less than 10. If You Wanna know Any Detail about Pokemon you can find me at insta as @hiimeraj.