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I mean its a good song and iconic, but I don't think its that great. I personally like the other Dragon Ball opening songs We Gotta Power and Dragon Soul more. I also like Hero Song of Hope, Orange Hero, and some insert themes like Mezase Tenkaichi, Super Dragon Soul, etc better as well. I know music comes to preference. But I see so many people worship Cha La Head Cha La as the best Dragon Ball song (not saying it doesn't deserve it) and I would like to know why. Or if your with me that its not the great I would like to hear from you as well.
Or Maybe my taste in Music sucks
Why Dragon Ball Consistency in something such as power levels matter!
Spoiler:
Doctor. wrote:I've explained before, I'll just paraphrase myself.
Power levels establish tension and drama. People who care about them (well, people who care about them in a narrative) don't care about the big numbers or the fancy explosions. If you have character A who's so much above character B, who's the main character, you're gonna be left wondering how in the hell character B, the character we're supposed to care and root for, is going to escape the situation or overcome the odds. It makes us emotionally invested.
If character B doesn't escape the situation in a believable way that's consistent with previous events, then that emotional investment is gone. It was pointless tension, pointless drama made just to suck in the viewer. It has no critical value whatsoever. The audience is left believing that the author can just create whatever scenarios he wants and what happens to the characters is decided by whatever the author wants to happen, regardless of the events that happened in the story. Which, in fairness, is what happens, but the audience wants to be fooled. The audience wants to know that the world they're following has rules. That the world they're invested in isn't going to bend to external factors that are irrelevant to them.
An author can do whatever he wants with the characters, that's not false. But the author should also have the responsibility to make sure it fits in cohesively with the other events in the narrative he has created.
He always shows so much pure soul and enthusiasm in his music. If only guys we had guys like him here instead of that horrible brat who is still popular and no matter how many stupid things he does people skip over it .
Why Dragon Ball Consistency in something such as power levels matter!
Spoiler:
Doctor. wrote:I've explained before, I'll just paraphrase myself.
Power levels establish tension and drama. People who care about them (well, people who care about them in a narrative) don't care about the big numbers or the fancy explosions. If you have character A who's so much above character B, who's the main character, you're gonna be left wondering how in the hell character B, the character we're supposed to care and root for, is going to escape the situation or overcome the odds. It makes us emotionally invested.
If character B doesn't escape the situation in a believable way that's consistent with previous events, then that emotional investment is gone. It was pointless tension, pointless drama made just to suck in the viewer. It has no critical value whatsoever. The audience is left believing that the author can just create whatever scenarios he wants and what happens to the characters is decided by whatever the author wants to happen, regardless of the events that happened in the story. Which, in fairness, is what happens, but the audience wants to be fooled. The audience wants to know that the world they're following has rules. That the world they're invested in isn't going to bend to external factors that are irrelevant to them.
An author can do whatever he wants with the characters, that's not false. But the author should also have the responsibility to make sure it fits in cohesively with the other events in the narrative he has created.
At first, I didn`t like Cha La, but as I`ve heard it again and again over the year while watching the series, it`s grown on me.
I think that it one of the main reasons people love it, because it reminds them of the series!
songohan619 wrote:At first, I didn`t like Cha La, but as I`ve heard it again and again over the year while watching the series, it`s grown on me.
I think that it one of the main reasons people love it, because it reminds them of the series!
I guess it does, but I mean people consider it the best Dragon Ball Song.
Why Dragon Ball Consistency in something such as power levels matter!
Spoiler:
Doctor. wrote:I've explained before, I'll just paraphrase myself.
Power levels establish tension and drama. People who care about them (well, people who care about them in a narrative) don't care about the big numbers or the fancy explosions. If you have character A who's so much above character B, who's the main character, you're gonna be left wondering how in the hell character B, the character we're supposed to care and root for, is going to escape the situation or overcome the odds. It makes us emotionally invested.
If character B doesn't escape the situation in a believable way that's consistent with previous events, then that emotional investment is gone. It was pointless tension, pointless drama made just to suck in the viewer. It has no critical value whatsoever. The audience is left believing that the author can just create whatever scenarios he wants and what happens to the characters is decided by whatever the author wants to happen, regardless of the events that happened in the story. Which, in fairness, is what happens, but the audience wants to be fooled. The audience wants to know that the world they're following has rules. That the world they're invested in isn't going to bend to external factors that are irrelevant to them.
An author can do whatever he wants with the characters, that's not false. But the author should also have the responsibility to make sure it fits in cohesively with the other events in the narrative he has created.
songohan619 wrote:At first, I didn`t like Cha La, but as I`ve heard it again and again over the year while watching the series, it`s grown on me.
I think that it one of the main reasons people love it, because it reminds them of the series!
I guess it does, but I mean people consider it the best Dragon Ball Song.
Yeah, kinda like some people claim the US dub of DBZ is the greatest thing on television. We both know that`s not true, but I believe it`s a matter of nostalgia, at least for some people.
songohan619 wrote:At first, I didn`t like Cha La, but as I`ve heard it again and again over the year while watching the series, it`s grown on me.
I think that it one of the main reasons people love it, because it reminds them of the series!
I guess it does, but I mean people consider it the best Dragon Ball Song.
Yeah, kinda like some people claim the US dub of DBZ is the greatest thing on television. We both know that`s not true, but I believe it`s a matter of nostalgia, at least for some people.
I personally think Makafushigi Adventure did a better job of that. It screams Dragon Ball. Head Cha La doesn't for me. It has a similar adventure feel, but DBZ really didn't feel like adventure anymore as people could just fly and teleport to places to quickly.
Why Dragon Ball Consistency in something such as power levels matter!
Spoiler:
Doctor. wrote:I've explained before, I'll just paraphrase myself.
Power levels establish tension and drama. People who care about them (well, people who care about them in a narrative) don't care about the big numbers or the fancy explosions. If you have character A who's so much above character B, who's the main character, you're gonna be left wondering how in the hell character B, the character we're supposed to care and root for, is going to escape the situation or overcome the odds. It makes us emotionally invested.
If character B doesn't escape the situation in a believable way that's consistent with previous events, then that emotional investment is gone. It was pointless tension, pointless drama made just to suck in the viewer. It has no critical value whatsoever. The audience is left believing that the author can just create whatever scenarios he wants and what happens to the characters is decided by whatever the author wants to happen, regardless of the events that happened in the story. Which, in fairness, is what happens, but the audience wants to be fooled. The audience wants to know that the world they're following has rules. That the world they're invested in isn't going to bend to external factors that are irrelevant to them.
An author can do whatever he wants with the characters, that's not false. But the author should also have the responsibility to make sure it fits in cohesively with the other events in the narrative he has created.
dbzfan7 wrote:I guess it does, but I mean people consider it the best Dragon Ball Song.
Yeah, kinda like some people claim the US dub of DBZ is the greatest thing on television. We both know that`s not true, but I believe it`s a matter of nostalgia, at least for some people.
I personally think Makafushigi Adventure did a better job of that. It screams Dragon Ball. Head Cha La doesn't for me. It has a similar adventure feel, but DBZ really didn't feel like adventure anymore as people could just fly and teleport to places to quickly.
songohan619 wrote:True, true. It`s a matter of opinion, I guess xD
Most things are. While others..........aren't.
Why Dragon Ball Consistency in something such as power levels matter!
Spoiler:
Doctor. wrote:I've explained before, I'll just paraphrase myself.
Power levels establish tension and drama. People who care about them (well, people who care about them in a narrative) don't care about the big numbers or the fancy explosions. If you have character A who's so much above character B, who's the main character, you're gonna be left wondering how in the hell character B, the character we're supposed to care and root for, is going to escape the situation or overcome the odds. It makes us emotionally invested.
If character B doesn't escape the situation in a believable way that's consistent with previous events, then that emotional investment is gone. It was pointless tension, pointless drama made just to suck in the viewer. It has no critical value whatsoever. The audience is left believing that the author can just create whatever scenarios he wants and what happens to the characters is decided by whatever the author wants to happen, regardless of the events that happened in the story. Which, in fairness, is what happens, but the audience wants to be fooled. The audience wants to know that the world they're following has rules. That the world they're invested in isn't going to bend to external factors that are irrelevant to them.
An author can do whatever he wants with the characters, that's not false. But the author should also have the responsibility to make sure it fits in cohesively with the other events in the narrative he has created.
In my opinion, Cha-La-Head-Cha-La is not that great .
However, I do like the Shunsuke Kikuchi Cha-La-Head-Cha-La Bgms a lot .
I think that Cha-La-Head-Cha-La is not the type of song that you wanna hear again and again , unlike other animes' Openings such as Hell Teacher Nube , Ninja Scrolland many others .
Anyway, I am not a big fan of the DragonBall Series Openings & Endings but if I had to choose some of them I would go with the DragonBall Gt Endings . Also, I am a big fan of the French DBZ Opening .
DBZGTKOSDH wrote:... Haven't we already gotten these in GT? Goku dies, the DBs go away, and the Namekian DBs most likely won't be used again because of the Evil Dragons.
Goku didn't die in GT. The show sucked him off so much, it was impossible to keep him in the world of the living, so he ascended beyond mortality.
jjgp1112 wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:31 am
I'm just about done with the concept of reboots and making shows that were products of their time and impactful "new and sexy" and in line with modern tastes and sensibilities. Let stuff stay in their era and give today's kids their own shit to watch.
I always side eye the people who say "Now my kids/today's kids can experience what I did as a child!" Nigga, who gives a fuck about your childhood? You're an adult now and it was at least 15 years ago. Let the kids have their own experience instead of picking at a corpse.
It's a good song, just not that great. I think we have heard better in Dragon Ball.
Why Dragon Ball Consistency in something such as power levels matter!
Spoiler:
Doctor. wrote:I've explained before, I'll just paraphrase myself.
Power levels establish tension and drama. People who care about them (well, people who care about them in a narrative) don't care about the big numbers or the fancy explosions. If you have character A who's so much above character B, who's the main character, you're gonna be left wondering how in the hell character B, the character we're supposed to care and root for, is going to escape the situation or overcome the odds. It makes us emotionally invested.
If character B doesn't escape the situation in a believable way that's consistent with previous events, then that emotional investment is gone. It was pointless tension, pointless drama made just to suck in the viewer. It has no critical value whatsoever. The audience is left believing that the author can just create whatever scenarios he wants and what happens to the characters is decided by whatever the author wants to happen, regardless of the events that happened in the story. Which, in fairness, is what happens, but the audience wants to be fooled. The audience wants to know that the world they're following has rules. That the world they're invested in isn't going to bend to external factors that are irrelevant to them.
An author can do whatever he wants with the characters, that's not false. But the author should also have the responsibility to make sure it fits in cohesively with the other events in the narrative he has created.
They've overused the song so much that I just don't find it that great to hear it again, although, I'll agree that the BGM versions do sound pretty cool.
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dbboxkaifan wrote:They've overused the song so much that I just don't find it that great to hear it again, although, I'll agree that the BGM versions do sound pretty cool.
That might be why I no longer care for it that much.
Why Dragon Ball Consistency in something such as power levels matter!
Spoiler:
Doctor. wrote:I've explained before, I'll just paraphrase myself.
Power levels establish tension and drama. People who care about them (well, people who care about them in a narrative) don't care about the big numbers or the fancy explosions. If you have character A who's so much above character B, who's the main character, you're gonna be left wondering how in the hell character B, the character we're supposed to care and root for, is going to escape the situation or overcome the odds. It makes us emotionally invested.
If character B doesn't escape the situation in a believable way that's consistent with previous events, then that emotional investment is gone. It was pointless tension, pointless drama made just to suck in the viewer. It has no critical value whatsoever. The audience is left believing that the author can just create whatever scenarios he wants and what happens to the characters is decided by whatever the author wants to happen, regardless of the events that happened in the story. Which, in fairness, is what happens, but the audience wants to be fooled. The audience wants to know that the world they're following has rules. That the world they're invested in isn't going to bend to external factors that are irrelevant to them.
An author can do whatever he wants with the characters, that's not false. But the author should also have the responsibility to make sure it fits in cohesively with the other events in the narrative he has created.
I'm along the line of TheRed's post. Could care less for the song, it's whatever. But I love the rest of the soundtrack for the show. We Gotta Power is definitely a better opening song, imo.
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I like it but it's not the best. Dragon Soul is definitely my favorite intro. I do however like it more than We Gotta Power
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It's definitely not my favorite DB song by any means, but I do like it. It's just extremely overused at this point though...really wish we'd get a new version of WE GOTTA POWER for a change, or hell, even Mystical Adventure, both of which I enjoy quite a bit more.
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