Lupin the third: Half III 41
Lupin III Half 3 41
ルパン三世 – Half III Ep. 41
SPOILER Abstract/Synopsis
Lupin learns of a pending coup d’état in a Caribbean (?) nation. As such, Jigen disguises himself as coup chief, Colonel Arnold. He renders the actual colonel unconscious in order that Lupin and Goemon can are available in and steal the present dictator’s treasure throughout the chaos of the coup. A ladies enters the elevator with the disguised Jigen and shoots him. In the meantime, Lupin and Goemon discover the present chief is already useless from poisoning. Additional, his secret vault is already empty.
Lupin and Goemon escape, assuming Jigen is okay. The coup goes on and destroys the presidential residence. The actual Colonel Arnold imposes martial legislation and needs the president’s secretary, Domingo, captured. Fujiko, as a reporter, makes an attempt to interview Arnold, who dismisses her. In the meantime, the wounded Jigen goes to a bar, the place the lady is. She turns into significantly involved when Colonel Arnold exhibits up.
When the colonel leaves, she makes an attempt to shoot him. Jigen has to come back to her rescue, however Goemon has to bail each out. At an deserted church, Jigen learns that Ann (Anita) is from Czechoslovakia. She desires to return house regardless of what the Soviets did to it. Jigen figures that Domingo is Ann’s companion. As such, Jigen tells her to return to the bar.
On the identical time, Arnold has captured Domingo. He refuses to inform the place he hid the stolen treasures. Zenigata interrupts the execution, permitting Lupin’s celebration to rescue Domingo. Nonetheless, Domingo escapes to an previous, fighter bomber. Lupin follows in an previous fighter aircraft. Goemon cuts the treasure-filled bombs free. Ann realizes she can’t return house, whereas Lupin’s gang take a cruise ship someplace.
Ideas/Overview
Wow. Lupin the third: Half III 41 is a case examine of writers beginning with an excellent premise, then falling off a cliff ’trigger they don’t know find out how to resolve something.
Wonderful Begin
I gotta say, Lupin the third: Half III 41 grabbed me proper out of the gate when this mysterious woman shoots the disguised Jigen. Then Goemon and Lupin uncover that the treasure they’re after is already gone. Including to the combination is the continued coup d’état. Not solely that, however the injured Jigen is minimize off from Lupin and Goemon. As such, this episode will get off to a very good begin.
The episode continues to be fascinating when Jigen finds Ann (or Anita) within the bar. Whereas she can’t perceive why the person she shot seems to be unhurt, she goes to shoot him once more. She fails and needs to be rescued by Jigen, however that’s cool too. Additional, I beloved that Goemon wanted to save lots of Jigen and Ann. Sure, he’s a deus ex machina part, however that’s consistent with canon.
This permits Ann to disclose why she’s doing this. I actually favored that her motives weren’t revenge. After the Soviets killed her dad and mom and she or he fled from Czechoslovakia. Years later, she desires to go house. Domingo provided her a approach to do that if she killed the chief of the coup. As such, I may simply purchase {that a} determined particular person may get talked into killing a coup chief.
Falling Off a Cliff
After such a superb begin, Lupin the third: Half III 41 falls off the cliff when Zenigata exhibits up. By some means, Zenigata not solely exhibits up on a army set up, however he interrupts an execution, simply because “Lupin.” So fairly than give you an clever approach (utilizing the conventional Lupin III strategies) to have Lupin save Domingo, the writers descend to cartoon buffoonery, utilizing the previous battle between Lupin and Zenigata.
The subsequent stage of author fail is Domingo’s escape. Apparently, Colonel Arnold didn’t really feel it was vital to safe the capital’s airfield. As such, Domingo is ready to retailer all this treasure inside a few bombs, connected to an previous, prop fighter-bomber. We don’t understand how he achieved this, however high-quality. The airfield ought to have been secured.
What actually sank the episode for me was what occurred subsequent. Assuming Domingo was at all times going to ditch Ann, there’s no correct decision as to what occurs to him. After Goemon slices up the aircraft and bombs, we see Domingo parachute out. I suppose he isn’t vital. Nonetheless, Ann is vital to me. So why does Jigen abandon her? She was there on the airfield. Why not take her with them?
Then there’s Lupin’s escape. We don’t even know that they received the treasure. I presume that’s what occurred since we subsequent see Lupin’s gang on a luxurious cruise ship. However how did that occur? No cruise ship goes to dock at a conflict torn nation. And with martial legislation in place, it looks like Lupin’s gang would have a tough time escaping, particularly with a treasure hoard.
Last Ideas and Conclusion
In the long run, Lupin the third: Half III 41 begins off robust, however ends in a pathetic method.
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