This is my evaluation of "Apple Nuclear War I" in 2004. Unexpectedly, after four years, this evaluation still hasn't changed much.
Shirou’s authentic mechanical settings, what I didn’t say, I think it’s even better than the ones in "Ghost in the Shell". (However, the feature of the power armor in the film is that the two small hands of the driver are exposed outside the abdomen of the robot. Although it is very impressive, there may be considerations to reduce the overall size, but I always worry about fighting each other. The driver is easily injured at the time..) The light and shadow of the robot and the fighting scene are as smooth and gorgeous as ever. Of course, the CG effect has indeed improved from 2004. The disadvantage at that time was that the surface of the machinery was too gorgeous. In technical terms, the environmental reflection was too obvious, so false.
After 4 years, the characters' movements still have the feeling of marionettes, especially the gestures that express some subtle emotions, which are very mechanical and rigid. It seems that the character's motion capture and expression capture technology has reached a dead end. If you want to go further, you have to research newer technologies.
In stark contrast is "Ghost in the Shell" produced by Mamoru Oshii in 1995. At that time, the CG technology was not perfect, so it was completely drawn by hand, but the dynamics of the characters were natural, although relatively simple. Also, in "The Matrix Animation", the short story "Beyond" produced by Akoji Morimoto, which looks for a kitten, is also in Japanese anime style, but the dynamics of the characters are unparalleled. Later, I found out after watching the tidbits that I had taken pictures with real models, and then painted them frame by frame, so many subtle and natural small details have been preserved.
The character’s cartoon setting is higher than that of I, but the character’s face looks very stiff and looks like a resin dummy. The character's hair is still stiff. Athena is getting younger and younger. In the anime version, I was an old woman, when the core I was a half-old milf, when I was II, she looked like a strong woman in her 30s, and her hairstyle was much better.
The Hollywood-style plot is really nothing to say, there is no philosophical depth, and there is no tearful touch. Think about the shock that I was watching the 95 movie version of "Ghost in the Shell", but now I hardly left any deep impression after watching this.
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