Doraemon Movie 09: Nobita no Parallel Saiyuuki
Doraemon the Movie: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West
映画 ドラえもん のび太のパラレル西遊記
Nobita is trying to prove that the Monkey King exists so they went back to the time Sanzo began his pilgrimage. Doraemon used a virtual video game console and let Nobita play "Journey to The West" to give Nobita clothes that the Monkey King wears. Nobita messed up on prooving Monkey king exists. When Nobita and his friends played "Journey to The West" and they finished the game without fighting any demons. Later, they found out thier world is ruled by demons. The problem is that Doraemon left the game console open in the past without closing it and demons started to appear to invade the world. Doraemon and the others now have to go back into the past to vanquish the demons. (Source: ANN)
Synopsis
Nobita is trying to prove that the Monkey King exists so they went back to the time Sanzo began his pilgrimage. Doraemon used a virtual video game console and let Nobita play "Journey to The West" to give Nobita clothes that the Monkey King wears. Nobita messed up on prooving Monkey king exists. When Nobita and his friends played "Journey to The West" and they finished the game without fighting any demons. Later, they found out thier world is ruled by demons. The problem is that Doraemon left the game console open in the past without closing it and demons started to appear to invade the world. Doraemon and the others now have to go back into the past to vanquish the demons. (Source: ANN)
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Reviews(1)
albertonykus
March 16, 2024
My overall take: An entertaining premise that has its moments, but doesn't quite reach its full potential. In this movie, Nobita and his friends re-enact the 16th Century Chinese novel Journey to the West. The idea of the Doraemon cast role-playing as Journey to the West protagonists and using Doraemon's gadgets to replicate the events of the story is fun, and once the main characters settle into their roles, this film is not a bad time. I'll even forgive the fact that the main thing Shizuka does is get kidnapped by monsters, given that she's playing the part of Tang Sanzang and that's essentially his shtickin Journey to the West. What I do take issue with is how long it takes for the movie to get there. About half the film is spent on setup, with the subplot of Nobita trying to convince his friends that Sun Wukong was a real historical figure not being particularly interesting to me. The story also doesn't reflect very well on Doraemon's character, as this is one of the few times (maybe the only time?) in the movies where the villains become a threat as a direct result of his negligence. Finally, I might have just been seeing things (I am incredibly bad at assessing animation quality), but it seemed to me that the animation in this entry was not up to the usual standard. Overall, there were elements of this movie that I enjoyed, yet I came away from it with the feeling that it could have been more.
