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REVIEW: 'Hello World' is a mind-boggling, sci-fi romance story

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SINGAPORE — Set in futuristic Kyoto in 2027, anime film Hello World by director Tomohiko Itō is a complicated time travel love story. The story revolves around a guy named Naomi Katagaki, voiced by Takumi Kitamura — better known for his lead role in Japanese live-action film Let Me Eat Your Pancreas .

Hello World starts with an introduction of the quantum technology Alltale, which uses drones to document history. The official use of this technology is to allow the general public to toggle and see a particular place (think old castles in Kyoto) at any point of time in history in real life. But this magnificent technology secretly became the tool that Katagaki from ten years later in 2037, voiced by Toori Matsuzaka, uses to rewrite history.

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That being said, Hello World is actually unlike the usual time travel stories. Technically, Katagaki did not go back to the past. He merely accessed the data of the history stored in Alltale, which is billions of times more powerful than a supercomputer. After thousands of attempts to enter the world of Alltale, Katagaki finally met his old self, tasked with the mission to get him(self) a girlfriend. He is later called Sensei by young Katagaki, meaning “teacher” in Japanese, as he is ten years older.

In the world of Alltale, Sensei is merely an avatar who cannot touch anything. Alas, he could not even be seen by anyone except his younger self! Later in the story, Sensei reveals that he went back in time to save his girlfriend Ruri Ichigyo (voiced by Minami Hamabe) from getting struck by lightning during a fireworks festival. Unsuspecting Katagaki hopes to lend him a hand and agreed to make his dreams come true — to see Ichigyo smile again — even if this only changes the memories in Alltale and not reality.

What seems like a simple romance story turns out to be only the tip of an iceberg. Up until the fateful day of Ichigyo’s “death”, the narrative is relatively smooth (if you can accept the premise that the characters are basically bits of data inside a huge computer that somehow possess consciousness). But from the point where “history” is changed, the plot just goes spiralling into a black hole called confusion. To a certain extent, Hello World has some similarities to the oh-so-famous Inception , only a tad more complicated due to the existence of parallel worlds.

You have been warned: spoilers ahead!

Here’s an analysis of the worlds in the movie. First, there is the world of Katagaki in 2027, which is in Alltale and linked to the world of Katagaki or Sensei in 2037. As the story unfolds, it is revealed that Sensei’s world also exists in Alltale. This means there is an external world known as the reality, which is probably the scene shown at the end where comatose Katagaki wakes up in the hospital with researcher-looking Ichigyo by his side. As the history is changed, Katagaki from 2027 returns to a parallel world where young Ichigyo is alive. Confused? Yeah, me too.

You are safe from spoilers now.

To sum it up, Hello World is a mind-boggling, sci-fi romance story, which is nothing like Your Name or Weathering with You. If you cannot take movies like Inception and Interstellar , this is definitely not your cup of tea. Otherwise, rejoice! This will be yet another puzzle to solve.

Running at 98 minutes and rated PG13 with some violence, Hello World opens in cinemas 24 October 2019.

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“Hello World” Anime Film Review – Love Story that Transcends Space & Time

Imagine travelling back in time and in different space in order to save the person whom you treasured the most – this plot had been used several times in many movies and novels but it’s always refreshing to see it delivered in a heartfelt and astonishing experience and that is what we had in the 2019 sci-fi-romance anime film  Hello World . It’s a striking movie filled with emotional rollercoaster ride and mind-boggling plot twist which I seriously enjoyed and made me fall in love.

My first thought of it reminded me of  Makoto Shinkai ’s  Your Name , and other anime movies such as  Hal ,  The Girl Who Leapt Through Time , and  Orange  to name a few. And in this post I will share my  review about Hello World  and what are the lessons that I’ve learn from it. I felt like the whole experience of watching it was great and witnessing an accumulation of so many sci-fi and romance anime stories all weaved together to create a maelstrom of emotional ride.

Hello World Anime Overview

Hello World  is a 2019 anime film by director  Tomohiko Itou , screenplay by  Mado Nozaki , character designs by  Yukiko Horiguchi , and produced by  Graphinica . The movie was released on September 20, 2019 in Japan with  Takumi Kitamura ,  Tori Matsuzaka , and  Minami Hamabe  as its casts.  Hello World anime film has a total running time of 100 minutes with cinematography by  Yoshiki Obata , and music by  Official Hige Dandism ,  Nulbarich , and  Okamoto’s .

Hello World Synopsis

The year is 2027, and the city of Kyoto has undergone tremendous technological advancement. Within the city lives Naomi Katagaki, a socially awkward and introverted boy with a love for books, and Ruri Ichigyou, a girl with a cold personality who is often blunt with people, but shares his love for reading. Despite having similar interests, Naomi is afraid to approach Ruri due to her unfriendly nature. One day, as Naomi goes out for a walk, a crimson aurora pierces through the sky for a brief moment before vanishing. Shortly after, he sees a three-legged crow and a mysterious hooded man who reveals himself to be Naomi from 10 years in the future, explaining that he has come to change an imminent tragic event that happens to Ruri shortly after they start dating. Initially taking his words with a grain of salt, present-day Naomi follows his future self’s instructions and starts getting closer to Ruri, determined to save her. Hello World focuses on the present Naomi alongside himself from 10 years into the future. With the help of his future self, Naomi begins his preparations to save Ruri. Will he be able to change the future?

Story and Development

I have to admit this but the story had been quite confusing at some points. After watching the whole film, I really appreciate how amazing the whole ride was but some scenes left me hanging, what the hell actually happened there? And this is the point where I have to re-watch some scenes and also read some analysis of other viewers until I truly comprehend what actually took place.

Yes, the earlier part of the film is very crucial especially when Naomi’s adult self explain about ALLTALE Quantum technology – that’s the key point there and we could simply connect the dots then. While the story had some confusing moments, it is undeniable that the film offered a great cinematic journey of travelling in space and time, from future to present era, and returning back to the actual future which was revealed at the film’s end which gave me the feeling of remembering  Hal ’s dramatic plot twist.

The romance aspect is pretty generic, it’s your average romance story that we get from other anime out there. It’s a story of boy travelling to past to save her girl just to see her smile again, yes here’s the notorious line  I JUST WANTED TO SEE HER SMILE AGAIN . And this is where I felt a sense of de javu, that moment when I think that this movie could be another  Orange , or  The Girl Who Leapt Through Time , or  Your Name due to similarity in its plot and as well as those other  tearjerking anime movies  out there. While our main guy simply follows what his future self told him and I felt like this is kinda boring but it’s understandable since there’s the sci-fi genre plot armor.

Characters & Settings

The setting of the film was in a not faraway future, yes it’s 2027 Tokyo but also in 2037 as the latter part of the film had been in that era, though most of the time it is inside the 2027 record in ALLTALE.

Can we talk about how cute together the characters of Naomi and Ruri are? Yes,  Hello World  will not be perfect without the presence of anyone of them – although we barely see any character development on Ruri but her existence is essential for the whole story. Naomi’s world simply revolved around her and after watching the film, I am joining the bandwagon of anime fans who had been captivated by her.

Meanwhile adult Naomi is the one that I admired the most, he really did act like a mentor to his younger self and while we may hate him on what he did, his purpose is as genuine as ever as his feelings for Ruri.

Naomi in the contrary had shown great development throughout the film and we see how he exerted effort to learn what his adult self had taught him, and how much Ruri mean to him when he defied the odds by getting her back from the 2037 future timeline even if it means he will fight against the whole system of ALLTALE. Throughout this whole journey, we witnessed how he dedicates himself to achieve his goal, and that is to save Ruri no matter what – a reliable and independent protagonist that people can rely on.

Animation & Graphics

Hello World  is generally CG in animation style but is the computer-generated animation that we will always adore and appreciate. It’s well-made with consistent animation and stunningly beautiful visuals. The art seriously played vital roles in some scenes especially that one where Naomi and Ruri was in the bridge, it simply beautified that touching scene.4

Technically, the animation is simple but I think that’s where the movie had thrived and where the people could focus more on the emotional impact of the story. I actually enjoyed the gloomy ambiance of the film or it’s just my overall impression of the art style and color, it is calming and while there are multiple of colors used here, some people even said there’s a lot of rainbow here but I think it’s better compared to the color dynamics of Promare which almost had blinded my sight.

Image Stills & Screenshots

Here are some screenshots and image stills that we had seen from the movie:

Music/Sounds

Here comes one of the most striking features of  Hello World  and that is the soundtracks which were amazing and makes the mood of watching the story even more emotional and touching. I believed that the music were all used in the right places and right times within the film. It really correspond with the emotions that the characters felt in every given scenario and that’s what we as viewers had also experienced. It perfectly synced with the animation and scenes of the film.

Final Impression

My  final impression on Hello World  is actually surprisingly good. I have prepared myself watching it without expecting too much and that is why I was blown away when almost everything that happened in it had reverberate with my own standard and goes beyond my expectations in a good way. It’s very different from what you can think of based on watching the trailer and the surprises that followed had made my experienced of watching it an amazing one. While I am not a big sci-fi fan, I really appreciate the use sci-fi plot and intensified by romance elements to make this mind-blowing journey.

Moral Lessons

Bottom line of  Hello World  aside from its touching romance story and action-packed adventure is that, never mess up with time and space or else you’ll experience a paradox. While it feels great to see how Naomi and Ruri’s love transcended time and space, it also shown us that the boundary between different time and world is just as thin as a single thread where one simple changes or alteration could caused a gigantic paradox – a great contradiction in the flow of time.

This is where I will wrap up my  review of the anime film Hello World and I do hope that you’ll enjoy it or share the same thoughts as mine. Nonetheless, I am also excited to know what your thoughts about it are and what is your favorite scene from the movie? Please let us know by leaving a comment below and your own overall rating of experiencing it.

If you’re wanting to see more of heartfelt and touching romance anime movies, you may also enjoy to check our review on  I Want to Eat Your Pancreas  and  Ride Your Wave  – both had been a fantastic and emotional ride for me on a personal level and I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did.

Last Updated on January 17, 2023 by Yu Alexius

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Examines racism and discrimination in the field of computer engineering, giving viewers more perspective and empathy for coders from marginalized communities. Lessons about unlearning prejudice and advocating against stigma teach viewers the importance of inclusion in society.

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Several of the people interviewed for the documentary can be seen as role models for younger coders from marginalized communities: They tell of their experiences with racism and provide suggestions on how to change the computing industry. Shawn Wildermuth's curiosity regarding his industry gives way to lessons about unlearning prejudice. He and other White male coders featured in the film are arole models for White coders who want to learn how to break out of an insular worldview.

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HELLO WORLD was written and directed by Shawn Wildermuth, a veteran computer engineer. His goal to make a documentary about what drew him to his profession took a turn when he realized the pervasive racism and sexism in his industry -- a standard he inadvertently upheld. As he discovers the issues facing the computing industry, Wildermuth gathers the opinions of Black and White women engineers and Black male engineers, whose first-hand experiences give them a viewpoint that's indispensable to the industry if it hopes to change.

Is It Any Good?

This compelling film originally was, by Wildermuth's own admission, going to be different than the way it ended up. His initial plan was to make it about how computing saved him from a life of poverty and limited choices. Ironically, the issues Wildermuth faced growing up are similar to the issues facing many women and people of color. Yet thanks largely to being a White male, Wildermuth was able to escape his initial life trajectory and find success -- without a college degree and without facing the kind of institutionalized gatekeeping that prevents others from achieving the same ends, including slyly-crafted "aptitude tests" that focus more on advanced math than actual coding skills. While Wildermuth does a good job of pivoting from his original viewpoint, it's still apparent from how much he focuses on his own journey and love for coding that he faced challenges balancing the two sides of the film.

Wildermuth's foray into learning more about the racism and sexism that permeates his profession is admirable, and it's heartening to see so many White or White-passing men in the film acknowledge the industry's problems, their own biases, and ways they might have inadvertently kept the "boys' club" of computing going. Wildermuth himself admits that he's been prejudiced in how he viewed who could or couldn't be a coder. The voices from marginalized communities are welcome, offering first-hand context for the issues Wildermuth explains to the audience. It would have been nicer to have had even more voices from these communities interviewed -- perhaps limitations came from time, from Wildermuth's circle of friends, or both. But the fact that the subjects interviewed still skew mostly toward White and male shows that there's still a lot of work to be done in the computing industry. Overall, though, viewers should come away with a better understanding of how the issues facing this profession are much like the ones facing America at large. If we can figure out how to fix the imbalance in the industry, then there's hope for fixing the imbalances and inequities in our daily lives.

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• On DVD or streaming : December 15, 2020
• Cast : Shawn Wildermuth , Maria Klawe , Gary S. May , Jeff Gray
• Director : Shawn Wildermuth
• Studio : Gravitas Ventures
• Genre : Documentary
• Topics : STEM
• Character Strengths : Curiosity , Empathy
• Run time : 78 minutes
• MPAA rating : NR
• Last updated : January 19, 2024

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I had a feeling that I’d like HELLO WORLD the anime movie but… not like this… This movie was AMAZING and because of how the movie was… I actually went and re-watched it. There’s so much to cover in this one movie.

I randomly came across this movie by accident, saw the cover and thought “you know what… this might be alright”… but I ended up sleeping on the movie for literally MONTHS and now, come quarantine time, when I have all the time in the world… I watched it…

The Visuals

The first thing I HAVE to mention is the visuals… HELLO WORLD uses CGI throughout the whole anime EXCEPT for the final, final scene (which I’ll touch on a little later). Despite mainly using CGI, I must say… this movie looked spectacular.

I have mixed feelings about the CGI (visually). The 3D models of the characters weren’t that great, maybe for the use of 3D characters it was really good but compared to hand-drawn 2D animation… 3D has its own downsides and this anime displays that.

The character designs were almost great but the characters themselves didn’t look that good due to the CGI (despite how clean-looking they looked).

Consequently, the biggest problem with 3D models is that you can tell (just by how it looks) that it is a 3D model and 3D models compared to normal animation just look… “forced” (for a lack of a better way of saying it).

The backgrounds in this movie looked phenomenal, how the lighting made everything like water (with its reflections) to different surfaces look, it made the movie look amazing.

It’s not just the lighting, there’s so much detail in one frame and it ALL looks clean… no blurry backgrounds. As a matter of fact, there was nothing that had been smoothed over, it ALL looked clean and then you include the effect of the lighting… this movie looks astonishing.

I believe this is one of the benefits of CGI that traditional animes cannot do which most people don’t see or recognize.

I also noticed that the movement of things in this movie was extra smooth. When someone runs, you can see more of what’s going on and I believe it’s because of the CGI however, where I believe CGI fails is in the extreme movement that you see in regular anime; super speeds, abstract, hyperbolic expressions is where hand-drawn animation takes another win.

For a realistic approach, CGI isn’t a bad option at all (after seeing this movie). So the environment looked amazing but then you contrast it with the 3D character models, it gave me mixed feelings about the visuals, though I quickly adjusted to the 3D characters.

The Story In The HELLO WORLD Movie

HELLO WORLD is ultimately a romance story, set in the year 2027 between two high school students – Naomi Katagaki (the main character) and the heroine but after a certain event occurs, the fabric of their worlds begins to change, literally.

HELLO WORLD is a Sci-Fi drama movie with some psychological elements to it with a large amount of mystery.

Despite this being a romance movie, the characters are not the strongest part of this movie. They’re not terrible but they are pretty mediocre, and that goes double for the side/background characters.

Having said that, Ruri is by far the best character in the movie. She’s generally an interesting character from the first time she appears on screen and I gained more respect for her as the movie progressed.

The main character isn’t terrible but there really isn’t anything special about him. In fact, Naomi himself isn’t really an interesting character, what happens around him is the interesting part.

Naomi is a reclusive boy that was trying to fit in but wasn’t having any success but after a certain event takes place, things begin to change for him.

Throughout the movie, there was a clear sign of character development – him conquering his fears however, even after the full character development, I still wouldn’t consider him to be interesting, I just have more respect for him now, especially when you understand the full story.

Next, is the plot, which is complicated to understand so I’m actually going to break everything down. I rarely do this but to give my input, the plot needs to be understood:

Plot Part 1

Plot part 2, plot part 3, plot part 4, plot part 5.

If you took a glance at what happens in the movie, you’d have seen that the story is very complex lmao. When you understand what’s going on, it’s crazy just how much things actually make sense.

The directing (the telling of the story) was almost there but the writing (the story) is masterpiece worthy.

Despite how complex the story was, I was able to follow the movie all the way till the end though, I’ll be honest with you, when I watched it the first time, I thought there were some inconsistencies in the movie but when I re-watched it… everything made sense.

HELLO WORLD actually has re-watchability to it. On my first watch of the movie, I thought the opening scene was just some fancy abstract segway to the beginning of the movie but when you understand everything, you know exactly what’s happening at the moment and throughout the movie, they keep dropping these very small hints (in the background or off-screen) of things that foreshadow what’s about to come.

I enjoyed my 2nd watch of the movie more than my first because of this.

As I went over everything I had just watched, I remembered that Naomi saw the same red aurora lights when the crow entered his world and the crow went straight to him.

I remember thinking “why… what is that red light in the sky” just like how Naomi was asking and most of these questions actually get answered.

Unanswered Questions In The HELLO WORLD Anime Movie

There are two questions that this movie purposely leaves out:

When exactly does the final, final scene take place?

Both of those questions are never answered in this movie.

The Shortcomings In The HELLO WORLD Anime Movie

The weakest area in HELLO WORLD is the characters and there are three main reason for this. The first is the length of the movie, how much content they wanted to put in this movie which affected the last reason – the pacing.

This movie pretty much was two movies in one, a romance love story in the first half and changes into a Sci-Fi drama movie in the second half but the pacing doesn’t allow the the viewer to be truly invested with any of these characters.

If this movie was split into two, the first movie would be about the main character’s journey in how he fell in love with the heroine, the side characters would be given their much needed screen time so it could be something similar to the anime Anohana where each character is important.

Instead, we are given a cast of characters where 90% of them are literally forgettable, there wasn’t even any time to give these characters some clique anime tropes because the Sci-Fi drama in the second half took priority and after seeing what we got… I’m not mad about that.

What I will say though is HELLO WORLD could have been even better if it was an anime series rather than an anime movie, that would have given it the extra time to flesh out every area properly.

I wish they did more with Misuzu’s character. To begin with, she seemed like she’d play a prominent role and as the story goes on, she gets forgotten.

They never explain what was going through her head or why she was acting the way she was – hiding behind corners and walls when she saw Ruri. Does she like her or…? Is it because Ruri was the one person that never showed interest in her that piqued her curiosity? They don’t explain anything in the HELLO WORLD anime movie.

Overall – The HELLO WORLD Anime Movie

Overall, I enjoyed watching this movie, it was much better than what I was expecting it to be. The OST fits well for the emotionally impactful scenes but ultimately… it’s just meh.

Similarly, the audio design was average (for an anime movie) and the pacing was ok till things started to pick up an hour in the movie. You could say the pacing was slightly too fast but it didn’t affect my enjoyment of the movie to where I hated it.

With the time that they had to work with… they did a really good job but that doesn’t change the fact that things still could have been better.

I’m extremely impressed with how complex the story was and they were able to have no plot-holes. The only thing that wasn’t fully shown was –

The most insane thing about this movie to me is-

Who Was Behind HELLO WORLD?

Tomohiko Itō – who has directed animes such Sword Art Online, Erased, 86 EIGHTY-SIX (only for episode 7) and The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED, did a good job in directing this ambitious title.

Graphinica (the studio behind the movie), did a great job with the visuals when you take into account the movie mainly uses CGI.

Yes, this movie looks really good – from the vibrant colours, to how sharp each frame looks, with that being said, this movie still falls short of the top-tier animes.

The visuals for this movie are at a high A grade level but animes such as Violent Evergarden and movies such as Garden of Words are still above this anime.

Additionally, Made In Abyss has about the same visual fidelity (if not, even more), and Made In Abyss doesn’t suffer from having 3D character models while also using crazy amount of symbolistic themes throughout the whole anime (at that fidelity).

HELLO WORLD is sharp but lacks really fine macro details, the extra small things that make the visuals that much crispier which the other top-tier animes all have (making them S tier).

This movie may not reach S tier levels but to be able to compare the visuals to those animes… speaks volumes.

My Recommendations

For those that are just getting into anime, this movie might be a little too advanced to get into (due to the complexity of the story).

For those people, I’d recommend starting with anime movies such as Weathering With You or Your Name (Kimi no Na wa).

Animes such as KADO: The Right Answer is very similar to HELLO WORLD in terms of having a deep, complex narrative and KADO also uses CGI.

If you’re more into the romance aspect of things, A Silent Voice is a fantastic alternative and handles the theme of romance much better than this movie.

For those that are familiar with animes and have watched around 100+ animes, most of you wouldn’t have even heard of this movie (since it flew under the radar) and I’d implore you to watch it.

HELLO WORLD isn’t the best movie or is class-leading in any area but it’s definitely a solid movie (once you understand what’s going on). This is one of those movies that has many major plot twists and it’s present all the way till the end.

Now, for the veterans. This is a perfect movie for you if you’ve somehow missed this movie. If you’re into multiplex storylines, mystery with a slice of romance, add in the good visuals, HELLO WORLD will be a treat.

Lastly, for anyone that decides to watch the movie or has already seen the movie and is confused as to what actually happens in the movie, scroll up to the warning toggles in The Plot section, I fully break down the events that transpire in the movie.

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My personal score.

• The Visuals (once you get over the 3D character models)
• The interesting plot of the movie
• Most of the characters are nothing special (excluding the main characters)
• It may be TOO confusing for the average person

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Great and informative article

Very in depth and detailed review on Hello World, I really enjoyed it.

Great review!! Pretty much agree with most of your thoughts. The scenes and backgrounds in this film are gorgeous but a lot of people get put off by the character models. They don’t know what they’re missing out on!!!

Yeah, on one hand, I don’t blame people, CGI has ruined a LOT of animes but at the same time… they’re definitely missing out on the Inception-type storytelling. I wasn’t expecting to like the movie so much going in but here we are lool. I really appreciate you reading through this review, thank you 😊.

I pretty much agree with your thoughts. The scenes in this movie are beautiful but the character models put people off. Its a shame because they’re missing out!

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2019, Sci-fi/Romance, 1h 37m

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A man travels in time from the year 2027 to relive his school years and to correct a bad decision.

Genre: Sci-fi, Romance, Comedy, Drama, Anime

Original Language: Japanese

Director: Tomohiko Ito

Producer: Katsuhiro Takei

Writer: Mado Nozaki

Runtime: 1h 37m

Production Co: Graphinica

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Haruka Fukuhara

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Tôri Matsuzaka

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Release Date : August 12, 2022

123telugu.com Rating : 3/5

Starring: Aryan Rajesh, Sadaa, Ram Nithin, Nayan Karishma, Sudharshan Govind, Nitya Shetty, Nikil V Simha, Apoorva Rao, Geela Anil, Snehal S Kamat, Ravi Varma, Jayaprakash

Director: Siva Sai Vardhan Jaladanki

Producer: Niharika Konidela

Music Directors : PK Dandi

Cinematography : Edurolu Raju

Editor: Praveen Pudi

Niharika Konidela has come up with an office drama in Telugu titled Hello World under her production banner Pink Elephant Pictures. The show premiered on ZEE5 recently. Let’s see how it is.

Eight youngsters who hail from different places and who are under different circumstances get hired by an IT company. All of them enter the office space with different notions and stigmas regarding the workplace environment. They go shell-shocked after getting to know that they are under a temporary agreement and only on clearing the training program they would get permanent employment. Raghav (Aryan Rajesh) and Prarthana (Sadaa) give a ray of hope to the youngsters. We are also shown the rivalry between Raghav and Debashish (Ravi Varma). Raghav entrusts and places a huge responsibility on these eight youngsters. The show primarily focuses on the bonding and journey between these youngsters and how Raghav and Prarthana guided them.

Plus Points:

The first thing that makes one like this show is its relatability factor. One would easily connect to the lead cast who enter a corporate world and who have minimal knowledge in their field. The backgrounds of these main characters are well established initially and give the show a good feel.

Though we have seen few films in the same flavor, the writing team did a splendid job in coming up with an office backdrop and different characters that any youngster and IT employee can easily relate to. The bonding between the youngsters is superbly showcased and would definitely reminisce our memories with friends. This is the main USP of the show.

All the lead cast did a fair job that makes us connect with the show instantly. Aryan Rajesh and Sadaa gave settled performances in their respective roles.

The dynamics and conflicts in a corporate world are neatly presented. The show is largely engaging. It also spoke about the work-life balance that should be present in one’s life.

Minus Points:

One of the foremost drawbacks of the show is its technical jargon. Too much technical stuff regarding the IT thing has been used in the show. For a normal viewer, this may be way over the head. There are a few dubbing issues here and there. The last two episodes falter a bit.

Though the show is a representation of the corporate world, too much liberty has been taken. For instance scenes like these youngsters hacking the system to connect to the company director over a Zoom meet and convincing him for a project went overboard. More dramatization hampered its soul.

It tried to show too much content in a short duration. Few characters could have been explored much better. There are not many strong scenes between Aryan Rajesh and these eight people. One gets a feeling of what made these people work so hard to complete Raghav’s project.

Technical Aspects:

There have not been many office dramas in Telugu but kudos to the makers for coming up with such a heartwarming and pleasant series. The production values are good. Cinematographer Edurolu Raju captured the office locations well.

Music by Dandi is good and fits the narrative. The editing by Praveen Pudi is very crisp. Coming to the director Siva Sai Vardhan Jaladanki, he has done a decent job in making a largely engaging show based on a few characters in a corporate world. Though he handled the drama well, he could have taken more care not to exaggerate and rush things which brought down the overall impact.

On the whole, Hello World is a decent show that tries to throw light on the corporate world. Director Siva Sai Vardhan is successful in extracting good performances from the lead cast and showcasing the organizational dynamics. On the flip side, a few aspects could have been handled in a better manner to make the series a lot better. Nonetheless, the reliability factor makes this office drama a decent watch.

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Hello World Web Series Review

What's Behind

Mega daughter Niharika Konidela is coming up with an interesting web series. Her latest web series Hello World is generating immense interest. Hello World starring Aryaan Rajesh under Siva sai Vardhan started streaming on ZEE5 on August 12. Let us see what Hello World offered to movie lovers,

Story Review

Hello World is all about eight youngsters from different backgrounds landing in a lucrative IT job. However, they get a shock in their life when they come to know that they are just temporary employees. How their relations and equations get affected during their training program and how Raghav (Aryan Rajesh), Prarthana (Sadaa), and Debashish (Ravi Varma) are connected to them, find out watching Hello World on ZEE 5.

Artists, Technicians Review

Aryan Rajesh and Sadaa performed well as the corporate trainers. Actors like Ram Nitin and Nikhil Simha performed well and could have done even better. Sudharsan Govind is ok while  Geela Anil got excited and overdid his job at times.Nitya Shetty, Snehal Kamat, Apoorva Rao, and Nayan Karishma, and others despite getting a limited screen presence performed well. Jaya Prakash got an inconsequential role. Ravi Varma's role prevented him from showing variations in his expressions.

Sivasai Vardhan Jaladanki came up with an interesting novel storyline. All the youngsters get connected to the premise as everyone would have passed through the same situation while getting hired and experienced similar politics and rivalries in their professions. There are 8 episodes in the web series and it starts off on a slow note introducing all the characters and their backgrounds in a simple manner. This may not excite many in the beginning but into the story, as the narration picks up pace, viewers get glued. the first couple of episodes are just average till the youngsters enter the corporate world. From then on the next five episodes excites viewers.

Viewers may remember similar stories earlier but since such plots are quite rare in Telugu, people will start getting interested. However, the director is in his quest to give a realistic feel of the IT atmosphere and the corporate mindset, making extensive use of technical jargon. This may put off commoners. There are many cinematic liberties and at times logic went for a toss.

Edurolu Raju's cinematography captured the scenes giving the posh corporate feel in a beautiful way. Dandi's music is good and his background music is in sync with the storyline. Praveen Pudi's editing is good. Production values are good.

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Rating Analysis

Hello World has an interesting story and all the actors performed according to their roles. However for the lack of real excitement, the way the director Siva Sai Vardhan presented and highlighted the corporate blues connect chords. Considering these elements, CJ goes with a 2.25 rating for the web series.

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Nate Bargatze: Hello World Review – a fun special for the whole family

We review the Prime Video comedy stand-up special Nate Bargatze: Hello World, which was released on January 31st.

ate Bargatze broke into the stand-up comedy world in Fallon’s Clean Cut Comedy Tour in 2013 . Since then, he has had several stand-up specials on Netflix and Comedy Central. He comes to Prime Video with his full-hour special titled Nate Bargatze: Hello World. Bargatze is one of my favorite comedians. Does his latest special live up to the hype? Let’s dive in.

Nate Bargatze: Hello World Review

The special opens with Bargatze walking through the halls, giving some high fives and daps to people as Twenty One Pilots’ song “Good Day” plays in the backdrop. The entire little montage ends with him kissing his wife and his daughter announcing him to the stage—what an adorable moment and sweet way to open his special.

Bargatze isn’t a flashy comedian who will be overzealous with his hands or body language. He has a more straightforward approach with this dry-like delivery that brings his storytelling up a notch. He opened with a bit about where he was from (Old Hickory, TN), leading to a joke about Andrew Jackson (the city is named after him). It was a simple yet effective opening that drew in the audience.

What was the best joke in Nate Bargatze: Hello World?

Bargatze had this hilarious bit about his childhood and Mcdonald’s. It followed with a bit about his family only going out to eat when it was free, and some funny jokes about his siblings. It was a perfectly delivered and relatable bit that knocked it out of the park.

One of the things that makes me laugh about Bargatze’s stand-up is that he has this ADD to his jokes. He is all over the place as he goes from telling jokes about Andrew Jackson to talking about being the best light turn-off person in the world, but what makes him stand out from the rest is that each joke lands making you laugh.

What a breath of fresh air this comedy special was. It’s wild how excited you (I) get anymore when you get the one-in-four comedy specials that aren’t politically charged. So when it comes along, you have to praise the comedian. We saw Bargatze get on the stage, do his job, and get off the stage.

Is Nate Bargatze: Hello World good?

I am in my little mini-comedy special heaven after watching this. Bargatze brilliantly structures well-written jokes and his hilarious delivery to make you laugh for one hour straight. I want to note that Bargatze mentioned it was a “clean comedy” show, and he delivered that. So if you have some teenagers in the house who like comedy, don’t be afraid to watch this with them. Nate Bargatze: Hello World sets the bar for 2023 comedy specials, and I hope those around him follow suit.

What did you think of Prime Video comedy stand-up special Nate Bargatze: Hello World? Comment below.

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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Nate Bargatze: Hello World’ On Prime Video, This Comedian Remains Cool, Calm, Confused

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After releasing a half-hour and two hourlong stand-up comedy specials for Netflix, the latter of which received a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album, Nate Bargatze has flown the coop and landed at Amazon Prime Video, where his new hour may well serve notice that there’s competition again for streaming comedy.

NATE BARGATZE: HELLO WORLD : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?

Just starting with a one-line story opener such as, “We had a waitress quit on us once,” draws you in to want to know who she was and what the Bargatzes might possibly have done to contribute to her plight. We similarly can picture when he describes:

• His father finding a screen door, then installing it in their home, with the handle on the opposite side from the secondary wooden door.
• Lying about his age so he can still eat free at certain restaurants with his parents when they were poor.
• Filling out forms every time he visits the doctor’s office, and every time befuddled by questions about his own body and his family’s medical history.
• Having his wife mow their lawn, but wanting her to tell all of the neighbors first that it was her idea.
• Golfing with his wife, yet somehow playing four holes by himself with only his driver.
• Dealing with the ramifications of his wife selling cheap objects to complete strangers via Facebook Marketplace.
• Spending the day on his sister’s boat on the lake, where “everyone driving the boat is either drunk or 11.”
• Trying to buy ice at a gas station.

Our Take: I’m not sure I could tell you what his personal politics were/are before watching his new special, but only a couple of minutes in, he lands a devastatingly effective dig about America’s gun worship with a simple aside — contrasting a sporting goods store’s seemingly open-range policies toward their own inventory with the experience visiting a typical Verizon store, where “you can’t get the phone to your ear.” At another point, in his typical self-deprecating fashion, he informs us that if anything he says sounds like wisdom, just remember it’s all stuff “I overheard at Target or Lowe’s.” His affable accessibility reminds me also of the turn Gaffigan made in Mr. Universe when he mocked our consumption of trash gossip by comparing it to McDonald’s. Bargatze might make light all too often about his supposed lack of intelligence, but he’s certainly smart enough to update his language. A Boomer comedian probably wouldn’t use the phrase “conjoined twin” unless they did so to complain about “language police” or some such. But Bargatze just keeps on keeping on, and even figures out a way to empathize with his supposed peers, speculating that Google delivers separate results for dumb people, giving them “the circus internet” instead. “I say a lot of dumb stuff,” he says. “I try to keep it in front of large groups. It seems to go better that way.” So far, it’s going a lot better. No need to change a thing, my friend. Our Call: STREAM IT. The only thing funnier than Bargatze’s stand-up is wondering how in the heck he hasn’t starred in his own family sitcom yet. He often carries an expression on his face that’s cool, calm but confused; that says, “Can you believe this?” Perfect for a leading man on a hit network multi-cam series. That I could believe.

Sean L. McCarthy works the comedy beat for his own digital newspaper,  The Comic’s Comic ; before that, for actual newspapers. Based in NYC but will travel anywhere for the scoop: Ice cream or news. He also tweets  @thecomicscomic  and podcasts half-hour episodes with comedians revealing origin stories:  The Comic’s Comic Presents Last Things First .

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