Avalon

Avalon

  • Director: Mamoru Oshii
  • Countries of origin: Japan, Poland
  • Language: Polish
  • Release date: January 20, 2001
  • Sound mix: DTS, Dolby Digital EX
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Авалон
  • "アヴァロン" is a 107-minute science fiction film released by a Japanese pioneer film. The film is directed by Oshii Mamoru, starring Margozetta Framsak , Wladyslaw Kowalski , Jerzy Gudejko , Dariusz Biskupski , Bartlomiej Swiderski, etc. It was released in Japan on January 20, 2001.
    The film tells the story that in the future world, all the things that actually happen around can no longer stimulate the numb nerves of young people, making them addicted to a holographic stealth game called "アヴァロン"   .

    Details

    • Release date January 20, 2001
    • Filming locations Filharmonia Narodowa, Jasna, Sródmiescie, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
    • Production companies Deiz Production, Bandai Visual Company, Media Factory

    Box office

    Budget

    $8,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross worldwide

    $449,275

    Movie reviews

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    • By Harry 2022-03-24 09:03:20

      Oshii Mamoru Network

      Thinking about what it was like to watch this movie in 2002, what I have to commend is the forward thinking of the Japanese creators. This work is also very controversial. The audience is unexpectedly divided into two extremes: one is the god of feasting. work, while the other sneers and feels bland. This is probably a difference in concept, and people who look forward to that kind of world can only understand it after seeing it. Listening to Mamoru Oshii's "voyage to avalon", I recalled that...

    • By Eino 2022-03-23 09:03:05

      It's all virtual world

      When I watched it for the first time, many doubts were not sorted out. After watching it for the second time, I could only come to the conclusion that yes, the movie is in a virtual world from beginning to end. The dark yellow style at the beginning, all kinds of old-time streets, and dilapidated houses are all reactions of the war era, the purpose is to simulate the atmosphere of the game. The disappearance of the dog and the wordless Japanese title book finally only led me to the conclusion...

    • By Else 2022-03-22 09:02:40

      You are already the top

      After watching the movie, I felt so tired and lay in bed for a while. When I woke up, I remembered the class real of the protagonist, the class real that the protagonist entered after a lot of hard work, and I was already in it (if I was not a neutral character). After seeing a lot of people talking about confusion or despair, I think it's actually ignorant of happiness in the midst of happiness. For a game, people play in order to obtain a certain spiritual satisfaction or to avoid reality,...

    • By Barrett 2022-03-21 09:03:01

      God, that's all I can describe

      Virtual, reality, games, legends, what exactly is real? Avalon may be able to give us a little inspiration.
      From the dim map of class A in the game, to the monotonous, desolate and decadent real world after ash logs out from the game, who can distinguish the virtual from the reality?
      And in reality, the sky with so many clouds forever, the tram with so few motionless passengers forever, and the figure of Ash who is at the window on the second floor every day when he goes home, what...

    • By Amara 2022-03-21 09:03:01

      I don't understand, I don't understand!

      There are many movies that describe the interweaving of the real and virtual worlds. The more easy-to-understand one is "The Matrix", and the book is "Midnight Bell". But Avalon I completely did not understand. What is this movie trying to achieve? What does the final shot "welcome to avalon" mean?
      According to the "ring" theory in "Midnight Bell", the inference is as follows:
      The first inference: Assuming that the world where the heroine lands in the game mentioned at the beginning...

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    • By Jeramy 2023-08-30 08:05:55

      I did not understand! ! ! ! ! ! But the meaning of this movie to me is not the movie...

    • By Nico 2023-07-26 04:03:08

      The people in the game are so beautifully...

    • By Lue 2023-05-06 04:51:06

      Very Oshii Mori's movie, it feels like a blend of SAC and AS, and the music is as grand as ever. The depth is a bit high, you have to make time to watch...

    • By Ocie 2023-03-19 18:42:31

      Self-awareness is about personal choices. In addition, the subtitles with explanatory captions really reduced a lot of...

    • By Gayle 2023-02-24 15:13:10

      Later, I almost thought it was going back to the real world, but it turned out to be illusory. The heroine is not beautiful, but she can't resist the temptation of short hair and the gimmick of...

    Movie plot

    A lost virtual world of the future. In order to bury the despair of reality, young people choose to devote themselves to simulated battle games. The illusion of the game allows them to repeatedly experience the different paths of life and death. This strange excitement and the money they get after breaking the barrier make countless people fascinated and unable to control themselves, and illegal groups have also taken advantage of the...
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    Background creation

    This film is the fourth live-action film directed by Oshii Mamoru. It not only contains a wide range of animation production skills, but also is a film composed of actual images. The actual people and objects are expressed with photographic lenses, and then the post-production is completed by animation production methods.
    The production cost of the film is 600 million yen, and the production time is up to 2 years. Due to the director's...
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    Movie quotes

    • Murphy: [referring to Class Real] Ash, don't let appearance confuse you. This is the world where you belong.

    • Bishop: Just as I thought, you are the only one who got through the gate.

      Ash: Is this "Special A"?

      Bishop: We call it "Class Real". Building it has taken huge amounts of very sophisticated data. In many ways, it's still very experimental.

      Ash: In many ways?

      Bishop: There's just one thing you have to do to complete it. That's finishing off the Unreturned. Your equipment and skill parameters are returned to default. All you have is a pistol and one clip of ammunition. There are neutral characters operating under free will. Hurt one of them and your game is over. There's no time limit. The only exit from the game is completion. If you get back safely, you can be one of us. Any questions?

      Ash: Why did you send me here?

      Bishop: Surely the answer to that lies within you. If there's no questions, we'll begin.

    • Ash: Sorry I messed up the room.

      Game Master: Don't worry. Everyone has days like that.