Hi, Mystery Anime here. Today I am going to explain the movie “Belle”. Spoilers ahead!
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“U” Is one of the biggest virtual reality arenas in the world with over five billion
registered users and is controlled by five sages called the voices. Here you can become
anyone you want and go anywhere you want. U uses the latest biometric technology to
create your avatar called “AS” and give you the best VR experience ever.
This is Mark Zuckerberg’s Dreamland.
Early in the morning, Suzu wakes up disturbed. Suzu is actually one of the biggest celebrities
of the “U” universe named BELL. She is a singer and people consider her to be the
hottest person in “U”. A lot of people want to know who she is. Suzu, however, is
the complete opposite of the extravagant Bell. She is quiet, not so beautiful and a total
introvert.
Even in her school, She has only one good friend, Hiro, with whom she spends most of
her time. She has had friends before but they have all disconnected from her or perhaps
she had, from them. Even when people try to connect with her, she pushes them away.
Although, this wasn’t always true. When she was young, Suzu was a cheerful and happy
girl who enjoyed going out and having fun with her family. She used to play the piano
and sing with her mother, go swimming with her father and spend lots of time with her
family. However, when her mother died trying to save a small child during a flood, everything
changed. She became who she was now.
Some time had passed but she couldn't help but ask, why did her mother do what she did?
Why did she prioritise saving the stranger girl more than spending her life with her
own daughter? Why! Why is she all alone? She couldn’t sing anymore, had severe panic
attacks while talking to people and had a massive fear of hanging out in groups. Her
life wasn't what she wished it to be.
One day, she was sent an invitation to the world of U by her friend Hiro, and it changed
her life. Her avatar or A S was so beautiful that she thought it was the pretty girl from
her school, Luka. However, when she looked at the freckles she realised that it was her.
She thought of keeping her own name but her fear didn't let that happen, instead she named
herself Bell. After much deliberation whether to start or cancel, Suzu finally stepped in,
to the world of U.
When she opens her eyes, she is in her avatar. The world around her is different and unique.
She starts to sing. Suzu realises that she didn't get a panic attack while singing here.
She is happy that she can sing again. She starts singing with all her might. The people
around her find her irritating, obnoxious and showboaty for singing in the middle of
nowhere, for no reason at all. However, Suzu doesn't stop singing. An angel avatar comes
to her and tells her she is amazing!
Just then, Suzu wakes back up in the real world. She doesn't have any new followers
yet, but she is glad that she can sing again. That day was probably the happiest she had
been in years. She studies well, has a proper lunch and even participates in activities
at school. The next few days are the same as well, but one day when she re-checks her
“U” account she is shocked. Her followers is in the billions. Speaking of which, you
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Everyone in the U verse is talking about her. People have made fan arts and theories about
Bell. There are haters as well, especially the famous virtual singer, Peggie Sue.
An amazed and scared Suzu runs to Hiro's house. She is super concerned about the fact that
Bell is being roasted like hell by people on the U verse. Hiro is a bit calmer and tells
her that there’s always going to be haters. Suzu is not so thrilled, she wants everyone
to like her. I wish that was something that could happen.
Hiro and Suzu work to build Bell into a great star. Hiro becomes her producer and donates
every bit of money they earn to charities anonymously. Soon, Bell becomes very popular,
even more than before, so much so that people start calling her their diva. Peggy Sue’s
popularity is now in the dust. They give her the name “BELLE” which means beautiful.
Her life in school hasn't changed much. She is still very much introverted. When her childhood
friend, Shinobu, comes to check on her, she gets flustered and walks away. For Suzu the
world of U is the only place where she can truly express herself.
That night as Bell is having her concerts in the dome stadium of U, a character called
Dragon bursts in followed by several robot-like cops called Justices. Dragon is a renowned
martial artist of the U-verse, he is however not well liked as his style is rough. He attacks
his victims until their data breaks down. The guy is ruthless. Even though he is outnumbered
heavily, Dragon manages to beat every single one of them.
The leader of the justices, Justin, then reveals himself alongside his several sponsors that
glare up behind him. He starts using his huge laser beam called the origin, which can locate
the real person behind the avatar, to strike down the dragon but he is just too slow. Dragon
escapes.
Suzu and Hiro are shocked at what just happened. Belle’s concert is canceled.
The next day, Hiro is adamant to find who this dragon guy is. They take permission from
their old elementary school to use the study room and she sets up her giant PC. Dragon
had won 369 of his last matches, lost three and tied two. Hiro interviews every one of
them. The losers tell her that he was very aggressive while the winners say that he just
let them win or threw the match. One of the winners is the same angel who had praised
Suzu on her first day in the U. He doesn't say something but it doesn't appear on the
screen, after which he just vanishes.
An internet rumor says that it's Jelinik, the modern artist, who has scar tattoos just
like Dragon. So, the two girls hide their faces with masks and interview him. The man
is not interested in talking at all and cuts the call in an instant. There’s another
woman who acts like she has a perfect life on instagram, but her pictures are all stock
images. And a baseball player who is the most aggressive in the genre.
It's not just Hiro but the entire world is searching for Dragon. People have started
making fan theories and videos of his whereabouts. Streamers are claiming they met him for five
minutes of clout. The world wants to know Who Dragon is. They believe that Dragon lives
in a secret location called the Castle and people wish to visit there and take pictures
with him. Sounds kinda lame. A child even claims that Dragon is his hero. Suzu spends
the rest of her night watching videos on Dragon and stumbles upon the same boy again. He lives
with his father and brother. Their mom is gone but their father claims that his boys
are very happy with him. Suzu wishes she could have said the same.
The next night, Belle tries to find the castle in the U-verse. She is misguided by several
AI bots, but the same Angel takes her to the castle that everyone has been searching for.
The castle is huge and in its center, there is a flower bed. The angel shows them to her,
the secret flower. Just then, in a scene reminiscent of “The Beauty and The Beast”, Belle and
Dragon meet. Dragon appears to have a close relationship with the angel but he doesn't
wish to talk or indulge with anyone else. Belle is kicked out of the castle.
The next day, Suzu’s phone is bombarded with several hundred texts. Apparently, when
Shinobu held her hand last time while checking up on her, the whole school thought they were
dating. All the famous girls were pretty bummed that a girl like Suzu got a handsome hunk
like Shinobu, plus he has that cool guy vibe that every girl wants apparently. Suzu quickly
calms everyone down by assuring them that nothing happened or will ever happen between
them. Shinobu was just her childhood friend who promised that he will always protect her.
Luka, the prettiest girl, also has a crush on Shinobu and Suzu tells her that she will
help her.
All of this was actually a lie. Suzu is in love with Shinobu, but she knows that she
is just clumsy and ugly and not at all worthy of a guy like him. Even as she writes to Luka
about helping her, tears of agony fall from her eyes.
Back in the world of U, as Belle returns back from the castle. She is surrounded by the
Justices asking about the dragon’s whereabouts. Justin, the leader, even threatens to use
the origin beam if she refuses, but just then, the dragon arrives and manages to save Belle.
Belle realises that Dragon is a gravely misunderstood person in the world of U. Dragon just wants
to be left alone and wants to do his thing, just like everyone else, but the world won't
let that happen. Even more so after the whole belle incident.
Suzu realises how similar they are. She thinks that the world should just leave him alone
but Hiro tells her the harsh truth. Dragon was no longer safe.
In the real world, Luka goes to meet Suzu. She tells her that Suzu had got it all wrong,
she had a crush on her other friend, Kamishin not Shinobu. She went to talk to him but couldn't
speak a word. They talk about their relationship and Suzu reveals that she has liked Shinobu
ever since she was six years old. He had told her he would protect her which she thought
was a marriage proposal. However, now she realises that he just meant that he would
protect her from bullies. They both share a laugh about their failed relationships.
As they return, they encounter Kamishin, and Suzu acts like a perfect matchmaker and helps
both of them out. She leaves them to themselves and encounters Shinobu outside. Suzu decides
to act on her feelings but he tells her that he knows she is Bella. This startles her and
she runs away without saying anything.
Just then, Hiro calls Suzu and tells her that Dragon was in trouble. The justices had found
the castle and had scoured every bit of it searching for the dragon. Suzu quickly goes
into the U verse again. It's only a matter of time now before the real identity of the
dragon is revealed.
Shinobu, Kamishin and Luka follow her to the elementary school where Hiro and Suzu are
scouring the internet searching for the dragon so that they can warn him. Suzu thinks hard
about the dragon's identity, who could it be? She comes to the conclusion that he must
be a child. So they search for kid’s playing the U verse and find the same kid from before,
who said that dragon was his hero, singing the song Belle had sung to dragon. He keeps
humming the song and just then his father barges into his room and starts hurting him.
The video about them being super happy was all a lie. Before the father can hurt him,
his brother rushes in and takes the beating in his stead.
Suzu realises that the brother is Dragon. There is a feature to connect with them in
a call and suzu does so immediately. She tells them that she can help them but the elder
brother doesn't trust her at all. He thinks she is the same as the other people who laugh
at them, pretend that they will help and do nothing in the end. He cuts the call.
Shinobu concludes that the boy doesn't trust her enough, He tells Suzu that she must sing
as herself to make him trust her. Hiro is against the idea as this would ruin everything.
Belle would no longer be the celebrity she was and Suzu would return back to her sad
life. As her best friend, Hiro doesn't want her to be sad again. Despite this, Suzu decides
to sing. She forces Justin to use his origin pulse at her and turns into herself in the
U verse.
Suzu sings with all her heart. She finally understands why her mother had tried to save
the girl during that flood. Helping others is far more important than our own ego. Her
voice is so calm and true that the audience can't hold back their tears. They all start
singing with her, encouraging her and helping her to send her message.
The two boys hear her too and decide that perhaps Suzu was different. The call connects
again, but just as they were about to give their address. Their father barges in and
cuts the call.
The hope is almost lost. but when Luka realises that she heard two announcement musics which
she recognized in the video call earlier. They conclude that the boys must be between
two cities. Upon checking the footage they also see the two towers nearby and Kamishin
tells them that it's in Tokyo, where he went to compete for the finals of his athlete summit.
The adults there quickly call the child services but they tell her that nothing can be done
until 48 hours after the complaint is registered. Suzu cannot let this happen so she rushes
to Tokyo all by herself. She texts her father on the way and apologises for being rude and
selfish all this time. He understands, he knows that her mother's death has been hard
on her and she needs time to get back to her normal self.
It's raining in Tokyo and in the heavy rain, Suzu scours the streets searching for the
boys. When she finally finds them, she hugs them almost as if they were close friends.
Their father comes searching for them but Suzu stands up to him. There is nothing he
can do before her resilience. He just runs away.
The boys tell her how grateful they were to see her, and that she was beautiful. she was!
She always was a beautiful person, because beauty is in the heart and Her heart was the
most beautiful of them all.
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