Oshii Mori is well known to domestic audiences mainly because of the theatrical versions of the two Ghost in the Shell. Through his in-depth understanding of the original work, he has greatly expanded the world view of the original work, adding a very heavy realism to the original sci-fi style. Looking at all its theatrical animation works, there are many works adapted from comics or novels, but the audience who have not seen the original work will not feel any contrived, as if the entire world view and story structure are entirely from their own handwriting. I originally thought that the Ghost in the Shell was Oshii's original work before he knew the name of Shirou Masamune... If Oshii's success points are the most important, I think it is his understanding and expansion ability, and then some Manipulative stuff.
Another thing that Oshii Mori is praised for and is also widely discussed is his way of dealing with some shots, and the way in which the small details of characters and scenes reflect the worldview. Throughout all of Oshii Mori's animated film works, this style is in the same line. But it is precisely because of this approach that is closer to cinematography that animation fans in the traditional sense stay away from it. When I was watching it, my mother said that there is something good about Black Blondon... Indeed, compared with most of the animation works with bright colors, most of the animations directed by Mamoru Oshii are black and white. Of course, this has nothing to do with the story. theme is not irrelevant. There are also a lot of long shots of scenes in the movies he directed, most of which are accompanied by mysterious music or character dialogues to express the background or theme of the story. A little sleepy... From the point of view of film or art, the composition of the pictures in his films is very particular, there are not many dynamic factors but full of tension, especially the interaction between machinery and urban scenes, in his conquering series and maneuvering This is evident in the police series. This is also a tradition in Japanese movies (not just animated movies), emphasizing the so-called "potential", the sword draws people really nervous, and the real sword is released, but it is not so touching.
I just rewatched the second edition of the mobile police theatrical version today. I compared it with the air killer I watched yesterday, and I have some impressions.
It's the same militarized theme and the same heavy story background, but Aerial Killer feels like a half-finished product to me, and there are many places where I feel that it is not enough. This deficiency is reflected in several aspects.
First of all, in terms of the original work, Aerial Killer is adapted from the novel of the same name by Mori Hiroshige. Although I have not read this work, judging from the film itself, this novel has an awkward world view. Two companies employ children to fight each other with real swords. The purpose of the war show is to make the people of the world realize the horror of war to avoid a larger-scale war. From many perspectives, it does not make sense, as if the war broke out only because of the bloodthirsty nature of human beings. , is a bit too simplistic. Moreover, the scenes are nothing more than limited scenes such as air force bases and restaurants, which cannot introduce the whole picture of the world in which the story is located. This can be regarded as a fatal problem for a science fiction novel. I think if the original work exists This more detailed setting will not be mentioned in the guide's style. Obviously, there are inherent deficiencies in the initial setting. The description of the Attack in the Shell series or the Mobile Police series is obviously much higher in this regard. The ins and outs of the matter are complicated but reasonable, and the interests and positions can withstand scrutiny, so as to achieve the effect of complementing the deep mirror movement. If the result is only for a superficial answer after a long time, then all the previous efforts can be regarded as a myth.
Then, the focus of the escort this time does not seem to be on the previous world view, but if the theme this time is on the emotional aspect of the characters, I don’t think it is comparable to his other work, Human Wolf. Of course, Human Wolf The height is even higher, and many fans think that the wolf is the pinnacle of Oshii Mamoru. Aerial Killer gives me the feeling that the characters in it are very contradictory (of course not particularly contradictory), but people's facial expressions are unusually silent, and the characters' expressions are so few that they seem to have never drawn the expression setting... Language, body, etc. revealed The information about the character is also very limited, so that the audience does not know what is going on in the minds of this group of people... The limited small actions will have a contrived feeling, which cannot be investigated deeply.
This time, the focus of the guide seems to be on the scene of aerial combat. I think it is good for this point. The quality is high, the feeling of flying with explosion effect, the weather, the clouds, and the movement of the camera all reflect his serious attitude and ingenuity. Hollywood's animation department is overwhelmed. Anyone who makes another film about the air combat of World War II can learn from this film. But this time he used 3d to model... It's not bad, but there are too many people who use it. The biggest advantage of 3d is its efficiency and modifiability, but it will also be because of its own ultra-high authenticity and 2D characters have a sense of conflict. Most of the scenes and characters on the ground are 2D, and when they go to the sky, they become 3D, which has a feeling of separation. Moreover, this method has been used by the ruffian Kawamori Masaharu as early as 2002's macros zero. Of course, the effect cannot be compared with today's. However, they are famous commercial animation supervisors. As an international animation director, the escort has taken a road that has been deeply traveled by predecessors this time, and it will be more difficult to make breakthroughs.
Then there is the setting, the machine design I can only say is too lazy, Takeuchi Atsushi ah... The shape of the Sanxiang mk2 is completely the flip of the famous abortion machine in World War II... Anyway, let's change it... The character design is actually It's Nishio Tetsuya, who has always been in charge of the Naruto theatrical version. I'm used to seeing the usual realistic style. It's really a bit uncomfortable to change it to a round face and big eyes... Although I also like Nishio's style, but I put it here. It's not quite used to it.
As a fan who has been paying attention to the animation of Oshii Mamoru, the standard may also be raised due to long-term expectations. In general, no matter what the shortcomings are, this film is still worthy of the name Oshii Mamoru. Anime fans who don't know Oshii Mori can also borrow this film to learn about it. I have only read it once, and I am afraid there are still many things that I cannot understand. If there are new discoveries in the future, I will share them with you~
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