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I didn't really like Children of Men. Yes, yes, it was certainly technically impressive, but I don't know, the whole thing seemed rather depressing, almost as bad as Pan's Labyrinth. Dear God, I wanted to shoot myself after that movie.
10/09/09
I thought it was great, and I actually didn't realize it was going to have those cool FX, but it was certainly a downer of a film. Same thing with Pan's Labyrinth... great movie, excellent way to bring yourself down from being too happy.
Because, being happy and watching movies that make you feel good are for pollyannas and children. Adults know better.
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Even though it was a really not-very-good adaptation of the book, I thought it was an excellent movie.
10/09/09
Just saying.
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Oh, and she's a woman. Female power!
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There really is no point to making a live action version. IF anything I would like to see an animated miniseries that more closely follows the comic books.
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it needs to happen in japan because the loneliness and depressive atmosphere cant be reproduce on any other place in the world. most horror movies come to mind, like "black water". that movie is scary and sad because of how pathetic their characters are, and how no matter how bad things get, they keep going. and even tho it is sad there is hope at the end. the american version is just silly because the hopelessness of the characters is just not there. in my opinion because the situation is not well represented in the context of american society.
in akira you need to feel that the characters mean nothing. they dont have nothing else than the moment they live in. and in contrast people who have enough to just not care about nothing. and in the middle the victim of both extremes. but with all that, there is still hope in the end.
if there is going to be a new story, fine. do it in america.
but why in america? everything needs to happen in america? no. besides, japan is the only post apocalyptic society in the world. they tell that story in that context because it is their context. because they have suffered massive destruction.
so in short, America would have to be nuked to be a believable setting for akira's political and cultural context.
09/08/09
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(I also eat California rolls with a fork.)
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And as for people bitching about Watchmen. JUST STOP! 20+ years people waited for the movie, and when it gets here all you can do is whine? Seriously? ABout a Squid for the most part too? The thing was in the book for two pages and was DEAD! The ending that Snyder gave was actually more realistic. Its more realistic to think the one ace in the hole we have finally just flipped as opposed to the threat of alien invasion, when only ONE alien arrived and DIED in it's arrival. As for the movie itself, yes it was slow and drawn out but so is the comic. For what it was, it was a damned fine adaptation. Issues with certain actresses aside I felt the casting was good.
09/08/09
I'm not bothered by the idea of Manhattan. For all intents and purposes, NYC is the closest thing to Tokyo the USA has. I'm also not bothered by the idea of changing Japanese names to American ones.
Sort of bothered by ANY of the cast (except Dennis Quaid) of GI Joe being involved.
This is the AMERICAN version. If you want it to take place in Japan and have all the characters be Japanese, go watch the animated movie or the comic book.
09/08/09
AND, if you never bother to look into the background of the story told in both the movie and manga, and didn't find it relevant to know about japanese culture and society, then you should go back and read more into it.
AND if you think NYC looks to you like tokyo today, or even remotely similar to the neotokyo in akira, then i suggest you get your eyesight checked and go to tokyo. ill say NYC in unique but it is far far away from tokyo. and it is not just tokyo but the outskirts too that need to be taken in account, cause not all akira, little i would say, happens in the core of neo tokyo.
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Honestly, if they just made it "The Warriors" with psychics, I wouldn't be upset.
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It was one good movie!
Even Ben Affleck had Good Will Hunting and Chasing Amy! Joseph Gordon-Levitt is not the second coming of the greatest actor of all fucking time!
G'damn. How hard is it to play a high school Sam Spade with a cast of also-rans? I liked the movie, but damn that being the only reason for him being an *awesome actor* is REALLY starting to get annoying.
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09/10/09
Kenada = American ver. call him Kanada
Tetsuo = call him Tennesse .
Akira = call it Okra .
Cause doing a complete restructure of this series is such a horrible insult .
you might as well call it something else and copy the rest .
I pray this stupid idea fails .
09/08/09
I've always preferred indifference to pessimism.