tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post210614029540487067..comments2024-03-27T03:12:53.818-04:00Comments on let's anime: Rintaro + Otomo + Tezuka = Metropolisd.merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704651182760972937noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-74725919588603367752017-11-16T08:08:03.586-05:002017-11-16T08:08:03.586-05:00well, as the author, my assertion is based on seei...well, as the author, my assertion is based on seeing a lot of Tezuka's animated works, many of which are interesting, risk-taking, and formally challenging films, but also uneven, oddly paced, and prone to meandering digressions at the expense of narrative coherence. I'm glad he was able to express himself through animation, but I'm also glad Rintaro and Otomo were able to make d.merrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704651182760972937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-86690302114750916372017-11-15T23:14:09.790-05:002017-11-15T23:14:09.790-05:00I have to take issue with the author's asserti...I have to take issue with the author's assertion that the film would have been "stodgier" if Tezuka produced it while he was alive. Tezuka is also quoted as saying "Manga is my wife, and anime is my mistress, and where I spend all my money." Rough translation, but you get the point: animation liberated him from ink and paper, and if it were possible for him to be there, hePatrick Drazenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09443293064318887299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-69226955172584917252012-02-06T15:45:55.340-05:002012-02-06T15:45:55.340-05:00Great to read your views on this masterpiece.Great to read your views on this masterpiece.Neoteric Senseshttp://neotericsenses.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-48612820875103818662011-01-09T04:30:56.929-05:002011-01-09T04:30:56.929-05:00Never did see AI myself, but I wouldn't be sur...Never did see AI myself, but I wouldn't be surprised if some would think that way about this film too. I would recommend this film to those that may like a film of action and intrigue such as this (and perhaps had seen Fritz Lang's film and like another take on that theme).Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-35289188405890993762011-01-08T12:24:27.311-05:002011-01-08T12:24:27.311-05:00Solid review, Capt. Dave!
Despite feeling as if i...Solid review, Capt. Dave!<br /><br />Despite feeling as if it were perhaps a tad bit overblown I really enjoyed the film, and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys the classic look of vintage Tezuka (certain of my Disney-loving friends also enjoyed it).<br /><br />Excellent score and sound design as well, and a far cry from the Otomo and Rintaro films of the era (Steamboy and X: The Movie, I&#Creginald Vanderclevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591007080029580071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-66402365087674179512011-01-07T16:06:06.811-05:002011-01-07T16:06:06.811-05:00I never saw AI (like most people, I guess) but I w...I never saw AI (like most people, I guess) but I wouldn't say METROPOLIS is "icily hollow". The picture has a lot of heart, actually.d.merrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704651182760972937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-21586566180982104022011-01-07T09:17:42.562-05:002011-01-07T09:17:42.562-05:00This film reminds me a lot of the American AI - on...This film reminds me a lot of the American <i>AI</i> - one or more industry giants taking a project from another, deceased industry giant and producing a grand, serious, massive event movie which is strangely at war with itself & icily hollow.<br /><br />Although Otomo & Rintaro's sensibilities were *much* closer to that of Tezuka than Spielberg's was with Kubrick.<br /><br />Of Mitch H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01630047498946143646noreply@blogger.com