Rules for Anime or Far-East, Asian Cinema
Sunday, March 2, 2008
I love to watch Anime and Far East, Asian films. These serial programs and long films are always enjoyable, but there are some aspects that never surprise me.
- The female lead will die.
- The male lead will die.
- His love interest will die.
- Her love interest will die.
- Everyone on earth will die, or has died.
- The end of the world is coming, and all life on the planet will end violently.
- The US government is responsible.
- The Japanese government, via a Japanese mega-corporation is responsible.
- No sex, unless it's bad guys and bad girls.
- The protagonist is often a teenager or pre-teen.
Labels: anime, asian films, rules
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Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex: The Laughing Man
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Don't sleep on this Anime! I
love Japanese Anime.
Image a society where the average person is enhanced with cybernetics. Yeah, the
bionic man and the
bionic woman is the everyday person. Think of
Robocop, but esthetically pleasing. (And
don't think we're not creeping towards it!)
The story revolves around an elite, secret task force, the
Public Security Section 9. The group is sorta like an enhanced FBI, which the public and most government departments don't know about. It's headed by Chief Aramaki and the leader of the unit, Major Kusanagi.
I know there are a ton of Ghost in the Shell DVDs and story lines. I've also watched some of the videos.
What is fascinating about the Major is that she's
entirely prosthetic, which means that only her
soul is in the artificial body. She's able to jump about from machine to machine at will. She
is the Ghost in the machine. Hmm, if that could be achieved, people could be immortal - to some extent.
The
Laughing Man story lines connects cybernetic brains, Internet groups, viruses, American literature such as
The Catcher in the Rye, and corruption in post-war world Japan's government (future world wars).
This series follows the methodical process of solving mysteries like
CSI or
Law and Order. This is one of the best animated series I've seen in a very long time. The creators of this Anime are able to pull the outlaying story lines together effortlessly into a cohesive unit.
Oh hell, I like stuff that makes me think, and these guys pull it all together very very well.
Labels: anime, bionic, cybernetic, cyborg, Ghost in the shell, Japanese anime, Major Kusanagi
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Madagascar and Chris Rock's Voice
Thursday, May 31, 2007
This little computer animation film, by Dreamworks, was a big hit when it was released in 2005. It made $195 million domestically (not that I care, this fact doesn't put money in my pocket).
I usually love watching computer animation films, especially
anime (don't get me started on that topic).
I enjoyed it, but not as much as I should have.
And then I realized what it was: Chris Rock's voice gets on my nerves. Now, this is a guy I watched in "CB4." Yes,
that film. Like him, I'm from Brooklyn, so I feel him on a number of subjects.
Movie actor he is not: the
screech is not the kind of voice for conveying a range of emotions. Chris Rock lacks the comedic delivery and inflection of Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy. Even hot and sexy Antonio Banderas is funny (a la "Shrek").
It's an odd thing about Rock, because most comedians, when they want to be serious, are some of the best actors around. Eddie Murphy showed superb acting chops in "Dreamgirls." I hope he chooses more dramatic work in the future.
The person who did have the loveliest voice, which surprised me, was Jada Pinkett Smith. She should definitely lend her voice to a lot more efforts. It was really nice to hear her.
Labels: anime, Ben Stiller, cartoons, Chris Rock, comedies, comedy, computer animation films, Jada Pinkett Smith
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