You said you would make a bad movie, but you are going to make JOJO? Chapter 070

It must be said that although Joseph was watching Battle Tendency, the second part, for the first time, he didn’t know much about the various specialized terms that appeared in Phantom Blood, the first part, such as Hamon and the Stone Mask.

However, despite facing things he should have been completely ignorant of, Joseph was still watching with great relish.

This wasn’t just because Joseph was completely immersed in the story of Joseph Joestar, the second JOJO, and the story centered around him.

There was also…

“Are Jolyne and the others choosing to directly crush and smash these previous settings into the story…?” Kujo Jotaro said with emotion, glancing at Joseph and then turning back to watch Battle Tendency playing before him.

Although a work often has a second part because the first part sold too well, in most cases, the performance of the second part, with a few exceptions, is often much worse than its first part.

The reason is simple.

The various specialized terms, characters, and relationships between characters that appear in the first part… if you haven’t seen the first part, these settings often leave you feeling confused.

This, imperceptibly, undoubtedly raises the barrier to watching the second part.

I want to watch the story of the second part, but I have to finish the first part first?!

For first-time viewers who just want to relax and watch a show, this is simply impossible.

However, if all the settings explained in the first part are explained again in the second part, it would seem too tedious for viewers who have already seen the first part.

Without the addition of new viewers, relying solely on the first part for traffic, it’s only natural that the second part’s performance would be inferior to the first.

But Battle Tendency’s second part is not like that!

Of course, Battle Tendency, as a second part, still possesses all the shortcomings a second part should have.

Whether it’s Hamon or the Stone Mask… these specialized terms and settings are still difficult to understand for viewers who haven’t seen Phantom Blood.

However, the impressive, or rather, clever part is that Pucci and the others did a great job of integrating these previous settings into the plot when filming Battle Tendency.

Speedwagon skillfully leading Straizo and the others to the Pillar Men’s ruins;

Joseph’s conflict with the American police, after his wallet was stolen by Smokey, but seeing the police intending to use this as an excuse to extort him, beat Smokey, and torture him into admitting he stole the money;

Straizo’s sudden betrayal, choosing to put on the Stone Mask and become a vampire while reminiscing about the past and lamenting the brevity of life;

…These plot points are actually explaining the settings.

But did these viewers who had seen the first part feel any impatience with this part of the explanation?

No!

On the contrary, because they had seen the first part and the Easter egg left at the end of the BD special features, when they saw that the place Speedwagon and the others were going was the ruin shown in the Easter egg, they were excited.

And unlike the original BD special features, which only showed a humanoid statue, the official plot of Battle Tendency not only formally explained the relationship between this statue and the Stone Mask, but also supplemented the history of the Stone Mask through the contents of the ruins’ murals, and even stated that this statue was not just a statue, but actually alive!?

What kind of secrets are hidden within?

For those viewers who had seen the first part, this was incredibly captivating!

Plus…

“That’s right, that’s exactly what I should do! Use these bleeping lightning bolts and cars to send these stinking cops who dare to wipe their boogers on my face flying!”

“Hahaha, Smokey, just worship me! This is such an interesting scene, I should have brought Smokey to watch it with me!”

“So that bleeping lightning is called Hamon, huh?”

“What?!”

“Alright, your name is Straizo, right? I’ve remembered you!”

“You dare to lay a hand on old man Speedwagon with such a ridiculous reason as yearning for his strength, his beauty, his immortality, and therefore wanting to obtain the Stone Mask and become a vampire?!”

“I, Joseph Joestar, will never forgive you!!”

“…”

Indeed, aside from the content that could surprise viewers who had seen Phantom Blood, this plot explaining the settings was also not boring for viewers who hadn’t seen it.

Just look at Joseph now.

He was completely immersed in the plot woven by Battle Tendency, caught up in its rhythm.

In terms of filming ability and mastery of cinematic language, Shinbo Akiyuki and his team’s abilities were absolutely top-notch in the industry!

“If only they could be more reliable in scriptwriting,” Kujo Jotaro sighed, more concerned about his daughter than the plot.

“But old man, is it really alright for you to be laughing so, so happily?”

Although Joseph had been shouting earlier that he would never forgive Straizo and would avenge Speedwagon, he clearly knew the difference between reality and fiction.

Or perhaps, after seeing Smokey being discriminated against for being black in a later scene, and then his heroic moment of saving the black man and showing off, Joseph was once again captivated by his own brilliant and magnificent performance.

Especially that line, “Your next line is…”, that wisdom of having the enemy completely in his grasp…

“It’s exactly like me… No! This is me!” Joseph said smugly, “Jotaro, this is the difference between you and me. Have you ever been praised like this by Jolyne? No, right! Hahaha, keep praising me! My dear great-granddaughter!!”

It’s decided!

Kujo Jotaro decided not to tell Joseph yet that the actor playing Joseph in Battle Tendency was Sakata Gintoki.

Although he only received the script outline from Green Dolphin Street Productions, he wasn’t really clear about the general plot.

However, after seeing Dio’s dangerous subconscious, the doting father Kujo Jotaro had secretly raised Kujo Jolyne’s security level.

And whenever Green Dolphin Street Productions was recruiting actors, he would investigate every actor beforehand.

Otherwise, how could Kujo Jolyne have investigated so quickly before?

It was because the information Kujo Jolyne received was actually information Kujo Jotaro had already investigated.

And from Kujo Jotaro’s investigation of Sakata Gintoki, Sakata Gintoki’s subconscious would definitely bring surprises to him, and to Joseph.

Therefore, before the smile on Joseph’s face could fade, his next line was…

“—OH MY GOD!!!”

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