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The appeal baffles me
To this day, 1988's Akira is worshipped as one of the best anime features in history. And, frankly, this reviewer has no comprehension as to why the film continually receives such praise. Scripted and directed by Katsuhiro Ôtomo who adapted his own manga series, Akira is a super-violent epic which borrows liberally (if unimaginative... read more
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The future kind of sucks. (430 movies items)"Reason for the future sucking: Nuclear war, has destroyed Tokyo, and then gets rebuilt as Neo Tokyo. Unfortunately, a psychic energy force, brought from cryosleep, that turns into a super blob, a cult that worships it, and biker gangs threaten the city. It could be worse. Godzilla could also show up, too. Year it takes place: 2019"
Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 movies items)" Akira (Japanese: アキラ) is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by Ryōhei Suzuki and Shunzō Katō, and written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, based on Otomo's 1982 manga of the same name. 2019. 31 years after being destroyed during World War 3, Tokyo (now 'Neo-Tokyo') has been rebuilt and is a thriving metropolis. Shotaro Kaneda is the leader of a biker gang. His friend Tetsuo is injured in an accident and taken to a top-secret government "
Hard Time In Animated Jail (223 movies items)"Tetsuo Crimes committed: Theft, multiple counts murder, and destruction of public and private property. "
Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2023) (83 movies items)" Points: 5 Chosen by: johanlefourbe (5) Previous rank: IMDB top 250 rank: "
“La obra maestra de Katsuhiro Otomo sin dudas y de lejos. Varios me dicen que me lea el manga porque es "más completo" (lo mismo con Nausicaa). Todo e”
“La obra maestra de Katsuhiro Otomo sin dudas y de lejos. Varios me dicen que me lea el manga porque es "más completo" (lo mismo con Nausicaa). Todo eso está muy bien, pero si de por sí la película es así de completa, no veo cómo pueda serlo incluso más, más bien creería que será más explícita, pero quién sabe.
Hablando de Akira, marca el estilo de Otomo por excelencia, ya que mete aquí todas sus recurrencias en trama y argumento; Véase, dilemas identitarios entrelazados con crítica social y una exploración histórica/sociocultural hacia el Japón moderno. Todo esto contado de un modo completamente atípico que por esto mismo varios llaman "incoherente", pero eso es no comprender el tipo de narrativa que se maneja aquí, una por el contrario, verdaderamente comple” read more
My Favorite Films of 1988 (25 movies items)" "The future is not a straight line. It is filled with many crossroads. There must be a future that we can choose for ourselves." Directed by Katsuhiro Ôtomo Written by Katsuhiro Ôtomo and Izô Hashimoto Music by Shôji Yamashiro Cinematography by Katsuji Misawa Editing by Takeshi Seyama"
