The animation of 1988, if not directed by Otomo Keyang, and has been widely rumored in the science fiction industry, would not have been hard to watch.
As a result, after tossing and turning four or five times, I turned it off when I couldn't watch it, and even fell asleep after watching it... It was always intermittent and couldn't finish it in one breath.
In fact, the reason for the obstacle to viewing is that no matter how shocking the world view was set back then, how powerful the animation technology was, and how innovative the techniques were, the key is that the story is too broken!
What starts and turns, what inspiring events, what causes and effects, what dramatic conflicts, do not pay attention to these at all, and there is no narrative rhythm at all. Too jumpy, too sudden, too capricious.
In addition to the handsome red motorcycle, the characters are not good-looking at all, the old child with wrinkled blue skin, the girl with short legs, the protagonist of the collapsed painting... The dark and oversaturated picture is really uncomfortable to watch.
To sum up in one sentence, after the third explosion, there was a conflict between the speeding parties, in which the eldest Jintian's good brother Tiexiong met an old child with superpowers and was accidentally caught to study and reform. Mighty begins to take revenge on society and brothers. Because it can't bear the overload and eventually runaway. And this is the experiment of the three old children. After using Tetsuo to liberate Akira, it triggers a small-scale collapse and finally becomes free.
In the second half of the film, most of the focus is placed on the contradictory complex of Tetsuo. As a character who is both good and evil, he has been imposed too much social pressure, which can be regarded as post-war Japan after the nuclear explosion. The epitome of a teenager, full of mad revenge and violent desire. Even though this character has so many rich brush and ink and visually shocking depictions, it still makes people not like it. He is too jealous of his brother and even fights after he counterattacks. He has no ability to protect his girlfriend and finally takes her to the burial in a weak manner. No matter how negative energy he is in society, he should not vent on innocent people.
As for Jin Tian, who rides a handsome motorcycle, although the protagonist has a halo, he is reckless and brave, showing his loyalty for a while, and he is too pretentious and cannot stimulate the audience's common feelings.
In short, even if it is hailed as a masterpiece, I can't enjoy any movie viewing pleasure or inspiration from it. However, the figure of the Jintian red motorcycle is not bad!
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