War is Not the Answer: Music in “Da 5 Bloods”
Marvin Gaye's powerful music addresses the same themes as "Da 5 Bloods" and elevates the film to even greater heights.

In the near-future, the Japanese government has begun experimenting with male artificial womb transplants in order to solve the problem of childlessness. Takashi is one of the first transplant recipients, and becomes a surrogate father, producing fertilized eggs for a strange couple. One day, a man who claims to be the father of the fetus comes to visit, and in his room, they face the problem of how a man can conceive and give birth to a child.
Marvin Gaye's powerful music addresses the same themes as "Da 5 Bloods" and elevates the film to even greater heights.
It’s 2021 and what few LGBTQ+ films that are produced by major film studios continue to star cisgender heterosexual actors, rather than actual LGBTQ+ people.
There were too many irrelevant parts that could have been shortened, and too many characters that didn't advance the plot. Either way, some things didn't add up. This was just another played out plot with little, if any, originality in it. By the end of the film, I wasn't happy that she finally got her freedom, I was happy that it was finally over.
As one of the women said in the film, friendship in your teens is “as important as any lover” and it’s clear they lived that philosophy throughout their early adult lives as well.
Spirited inverts the tropes of the holiday musical genre to update an age-old tale for 2022. It's a paean to those who make grand spectacles possible.
It is as bad as your remember, and you are fortunate if you've never watched it. Keep it that way!