Doraemon Movie 40: Nobita no Shin Kyouryuu

Doraemon in the Reiwa Era is here, and it's beautiful. The art really took a step up here. Not sure what changed over at Shin-Ei, but it's appreciable.

Nobita going on his usual hijinks as the story never gets old. How many times has he messed with dinosaurs at this point? I mean, it's practically Jurassic Park at this point, with how much they deal with dinosaurs. Still a lot of fun for sure, although it's no Spielberg.

Music was on point, as usual. Also, Misuchiru is a great band, and "Birthday" is no exception. Now if only they could get GLAY on a movie... I'm ... kidding, I'm kidding.

Anyways, if you like Doraemon, or if your kids like Doraemon, it's a fun movie. Also, congratulations to the franchise for lasting 50 years! Hopefully we'll see that blue tanuki in real life by 2112.

Brilliant childhood anime.
Great twist from the original movie and amazing reference to the original. 8/10

The Art was decent however the CGI was abit meh. GCI just did not fit art style of Miu And Qiu. 6/10

The sound effects in this movie was astonishingly good everything was matching and fitting especially the OSTs. 10/10

Character was adequate nothing extraordinary though I do love the cuteness of the dinosaurs'. 7/10

Enjoyment?, I enjoyed it very much so that I would definitely watch it again in the future. I love how there weren't any antagonists in this movie and that it teaches that evolution is important and the key ... to life. Just like how everyday we strive forward with technology to achieve the beyond.
9/10


Overall 8/10

I have watched all Doraemon movies and I'd say this is easily the 2nd best remakes right after "Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops ~Winged Angels~"

Character inconsistencies, a questionable theme, and forced convenient plot developments throughout the movie render it a far inferior arrangement of Nobita's Dinosaur. I get that they are commemorating the 50th anniversary of the manga by offering a fresh rendition of the first movie. But as much as the movie at the surface level is enjoyable (i.e., good visuals, good sound, has a decent plot), it features a thematic element that's hard to understand, if not feels outright wrong.

The film compares Kyuu and Nobita's struggle to be able to do simple tasks that a majority of their population are "expected" to be able to ... do. For Nobita, he struggles to get decent scores on tests, stay focused in class, and perform basic gym exercises. (The film accentuates the gym exercise and you'll see it referenced throughout.) For Kyuu, unlike the rest of his herd, he is small, weak, and cannot fly.

But the thing about Nobita is that even if he is ridiculed for not being able to perform well during gym class, his friends have always accepted him because they know there is more to Nobita than just school performance. This acceptance outside of societal expectations (a.k.a., diversity) is a profound element in recent Doraemon films, yet this film seems to completely flip that narrative upside down by making Nobita get mad at Kyuu for not being able to figure out how to fly, by making Kyuu finally be accepted by his herd after he successfully learns to fly. I'm pretty sure the movie doesn't intend to portray this message, but it's not a good parallel to work with, and you really don't want to send the wrong message in a children's movie.

Nobita's character was particularly inconsistent in this film. Sometimes he does the dumbest things, like insisting that dinosaurs are still alive in the 21st century, or going against the Time Patrol and almost committing a time crime. But other times he acts so studiously, like studying up on what dinosaurs eat. The film has Nobita suddenly going by himself to work out some problems, which doesn't match his character, especially when there are also scenes where he classically begs Doraemon for help using gadgets anyways.

A lot of moments like that contributed to making many plot devices in the movie feel really forced, and a lot of the gadgets don't feel very cleverly used either (e.g., the space-swap crayons get introduced really unnaturally, and the egg-splorers scene felt dull and too long). Not to mention additional scenes that also felt inconsistent or unexplained. For instance, the public seeing Kyuu and Myuu: The film does not explain whatever came about that. We also see the Time Patrol officer explain that they are seeing a moment of evolution during the moment Kyuu figures out how to fly, but we already know that Kyuu's sister Myuu can fly.

This movie is by far the weakest Doraemon film I have seen. In an attempt to recreate Nobita's Dinosaur with a new plot underscored with more modern explanations of dinosaurs and their relationship to our current biosphere, the movie totally disregards Nobita's character traits and unintentionally flips on its theme of social diversity. Viewers are far better off watching the OG "Nobita's Dinosaur" (1980) or its remake (2006) instead of this mess of a film.