Comments on: Indie-mation Club Week 2: ‘Akira’ Review

By: samuelh73

samuelh73 — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 07:44:00 +0000

I cut my anime teeth on Akira (and Black Magic M-66, another interesting film if you ever get the chance), and both of them hold a very special place in my heart. Akira was and always shall be my favorite anime (I even have the soundtrack to it!).

By: MonkeyG

MonkeyG — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 02:12:00 +0000

In reply to Fadi Antwan.

Honestly, when I first watched this I was 15 and there wasn’t much anime around at that time. The style was completely new and the story fascinated my teenage mind. I think my mates and I rewatched it about 10 times that year and each time we started to understand it more.
It’s maybe not so deep a story as an adult, but I’ll always love it. Akira is one of the main reasons why I was so drawn to animation as a career.

By: suila

suila — Sat, 24 Feb 2018 10:46:00 +0000

In reply to Fadi Antwan. w2-akira >>> GONEWMOVIE13.BLOGSPOT.COM

By: Rachel Wagner

Rachel Wagner — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:22:00 +0000
In reply to Renard N. Bansale. Yeah I agree the story isn't top priority but I just wouldn't go as far as hollow

By: Rachel Wagner

Rachel Wagner — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:06:00 +0000
In reply to Fadi Antwan. That's too bad. It's not a film for everyone I suppose

By: Renard N. Bansale

Renard N. Bansale — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 04:02:00 +0000
In reply to Rachel Wagner. I saw it at the Seattle Cinerama with a few friends last spring and we discussed on the ride back to our homes that while the film was a technical wonder, the story felt a bit lower on the priorities list. We didn't really care about the characters too much either.

By: Fadi Antwan

Fadi Antwan — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 01:53:00 +0000

I watched it once a couple years ago due to the acclaim and had zero clue what was going on. I was dumber then, but I really disliked the experience (as did my friend) and don’t think this is for me, so I’ll skip on the rewatch.

By: Rachel Wagner

Rachel Wagner — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 00:59:00 +0000
In reply to Renard N. Bansale. I don't know if I would go so far as hollow but I am sure more movies and series could help make it stronger. Still such an experience to watch

By: Renard N. Bansale

Renard N. Bansale — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 02:38:00 +0000

Landmark anime film, but…It’s still a two-hour adaptation of an unfinished, six-volume manga. Add a half-hour or, even better, make it a two-parter, and maybe even wait until the whole manga is complete, and then it rises from just a technical masterpiece with providing themes to fill a somewhat hollow plot to a thorough masterpiece in my book.

By: Rachel Wagner

Rachel Wagner — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 02:11:00 +0000
In reply to Eli Sanza. Yeah I would describe it as maybe even a bit over zealous with so much going on and throwing at the screen