Ok I don't get it...

Seraph · Sep 17, 2005, 01:29 PM

What is the fascination with this movie?

I've watched it, even have it, but I still don't get it. Maybe it's because I'm a visual person and the animation isn't...great, but then neither are the story/charaters that strong. Then the dubbing I have is pretty poor.

Wachesaw · Sep 17, 2005, 01:58 PM

It's got cool biking scenes in the beginning...
And then this cool part where this guy hallucinates and sees his stomach rip open and his guts fall out. That's cool too.
And then the last 1/3 of the movie is almost constant coolness. Well, the blobby thing is a bit strange, but most of it is cool.

Translation: I'm not sure what the fascination with it is. It might be magic. Concentrated coolness. Bike fights. Psychic abilities manifesting htmeselves in the form of teddy bears. Neo-tokyo with big buildings. Something.
It's better when it's not dubbed.

Seraph · Sep 17, 2005, 02:06 PM

~grins~ So it's a 'boys' film then?

Unicron · Sep 17, 2005, 05:08 PM

not neccassarly.....its all about the anime

Iwata · Sep 19, 2005, 10:40 AM

Personally I watch it to see the protesters getting beaten the crap out of them by the Police in the beggining.

I love the grenade launcher scene!

merlin · Sep 19, 2005, 11:06 AM

i prefer the japanese version with subtitles thedialogue is different.

Fave scene the fire in the tunnel and Kanada riding through the foam.

Splendiferous · Oct 10, 2005, 01:07 PM

I always (well, since recently atleast) find a film is better when watching it in the original language with subtitles than when it's dubbed. Dubbed feels unnatural, and badly dubbed is just plain silly.

There is something brilliant about this film, though. It's a cartoon, but it doesn't feel like a cartoon. It's a bit silly, but it feels utterly serious.

It's just plain good

Unicron · Oct 12, 2005, 04:27 PM

what do you think of some of the other anime that is out there?

Ivan · Oct 14, 2005, 02:51 PM

I think it is good because it deals with progression of the human mind and body.

The limitations of biological. That is what I remember, but it was 2-3 years since I've seen it.

Demosthemighty · May 29, 2006, 02:51 AM

One of my favorite scenes of this movie is in the beginning, when the guy was trying to run away with the little old guy/kid, and the police tear his body to shreds with automatic rifle fire, very graphic in its realism.

Splendiferous · Jul 13, 2006, 07:03 PM

It sets a very definite tone fro mthe start. A tone that reminds you that not everything animated is for kids. That's one thing I like about this - it's an animated film, but at times it doesn't feel like one, it feels like a film film, you know?

jill_valentine · Jul 13, 2006, 07:07 PM

I really enjoy the feel of it... until the last third, when it goes a bit mental.

Splendiferous · Jul 13, 2006, 07:09 PM

Ah, but it was good mental. Things got very gooey, as I recall. Gooey is fun!

jill_valentine · Jul 13, 2006, 07:12 PM

Have you ever seen a half ton bovine give birth? Because there's goo all over the damn shop, and that's no fun for anybody.

Anyway. Akira. Needed more biking.

Splendiferous · Jul 13, 2006, 07:13 PM

Ok, you win, gooey isn't fun (unless you say it out loud

).

But yes, more biking would have been nice, nothing like well animated speediness

Sep 17, 2005, 01:29 PM	#1
Seraph .... 2,121 flights since Feb 2003 Location: Somewhere between Lucifer and Limbo	Ok I don't get it... What is the fascination with this movie? I've watched it, even have it, but I still don't get it. Maybe it's because I'm a visual person and the animation isn't...great, but then neither are the story/charaters that strong. Then the dubbing I have is pretty poor.

Sep 17, 2005, 01:58 PM	#2
Wachesaw Wing Commander 428 flights since Mar 2003 Location: हरे कृष्णा हरे रामा	Re: Ok I don't get it... It's got cool biking scenes in the beginning... And then this cool part where this guy hallucinates and sees his stomach rip open and his guts fall out. That's cool too. And then the last 1/3 of the movie is almost constant coolness. Well, the blobby thing is a bit strange, but most of it is cool. Translation: I'm not sure what the fascination with it is. It might be magic. Concentrated coolness. Bike fights. Psychic abilities manifesting htmeselves in the form of teddy bears. Neo-tokyo with big buildings. Something. It's better when it's not dubbed.

Sep 17, 2005, 02:06 PM	#3
Seraph .... 2,121 flights since Feb 2003 Location: Somewhere between Lucifer and Limbo	Re: Ok I don't get it... ~grins~ So it's a 'boys' film then?

Sep 17, 2005, 05:08 PM	#4
Unicron Sector Marshall 653 flights since Jul 2003 Location: In Your Closet!	Re: Ok I don't get it... not neccassarly.....its all about the anime

Sep 19, 2005, 10:40 AM	#5
Iwata Autarch 2,558 flights since Aug 2001 Location: Helghan	Re: Ok I don't get it... Personally I watch it to see the protesters getting beaten the crap out of them by the Police in the beggining. I love the grenade launcher scene!

Sep 19, 2005, 11:06 AM	#6
merlin Sector Marshall 684 flights since Apr 2004 Location: in a village far far away	Re: Ok I don't get it... i prefer the japanese version with subtitles thedialogue is different. Fave scene the fire in the tunnel and Kanada riding through the foam.

Oct 10, 2005, 01:07 PM	#7
Splendiferous Old One Pikeman 3,132 flights since Mar 2002 Location: Dreaming in plush R'lyeh	Re: Ok I don't get it... I always (well, since recently atleast) find a film is better when watching it in the original language with subtitles than when it's dubbed. Dubbed feels unnatural, and badly dubbed is just plain silly. There is something brilliant about this film, though. It's a cartoon, but it doesn't feel like a cartoon. It's a bit silly, but it feels utterly serious. It's just plain good

Oct 12, 2005, 04:27 PM	#8
Unicron Sector Marshall 653 flights since Jul 2003 Location: In Your Closet!	Re: Ok I don't get it... what do you think of some of the other anime that is out there?

Oct 14, 2005, 02:51 PM	#9
Ivan formerly known as Ivanhoe 1,574 flights since Nov 2000 Location: Europe - Balkans	Re: Ok I don't get it... I think it is good because it deals with progression of the human mind and body. The limitations of biological. That is what I remember, but it was 2-3 years since I've seen it.

May 29, 2006, 02:51 AM	#10
Demosthemighty Father of Lies 1,103 flights since Jun 2004 Location: The left hand of power	Re: Ok I don't get it... One of my favorite scenes of this movie is in the beginning, when the guy was trying to run away with the little old guy/kid, and the police tear his body to shreds with automatic rifle fire, very graphic in its realism.

Jul 13, 2006, 07:03 PM	#11
Splendiferous Old One Pikeman 3,132 flights since Mar 2002 Location: Dreaming in plush R'lyeh	Re: Ok I don't get it... It sets a very definite tone fro mthe start. A tone that reminds you that not everything animated is for kids. That's one thing I like about this - it's an animated film, but at times it doesn't feel like one, it feels like a film film, you know?

Jul 13, 2006, 07:07 PM	#12
jill_valentine Us kids know. 1,805 flights since Dec 2002 Location: Six Feet Under.	Re: Ok I don't get it... I really enjoy the feel of it... until the last third, when it goes a bit mental.

Jul 13, 2006, 07:09 PM	#13
Splendiferous Old One Pikeman 3,132 flights since Mar 2002 Location: Dreaming in plush R'lyeh	Re: Ok I don't get it... Ah, but it was good mental. Things got very gooey, as I recall. Gooey is fun!

Jul 13, 2006, 07:12 PM	#14
jill_valentine Us kids know. 1,805 flights since Dec 2002 Location: Six Feet Under.	Re: Ok I don't get it... Have you ever seen a half ton bovine give birth? Because there's goo all over the damn shop, and that's no fun for anybody. Anyway. Akira. Needed more biking.

Jul 13, 2006, 07:13 PM	#15
Splendiferous Old One Pikeman 3,132 flights since Mar 2002 Location: Dreaming in plush R'lyeh	Re: Ok I don't get it... Ok, you win, gooey isn't fun (unless you say it out loud ). But yes, more biking would have been nice, nothing like well animated speediness

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