Casshern
cast: biggest names in Japan (supposedly)
The good: how many times can you say, WOW!?
The bad: boring first half
In the near future, a scientist has discovered a way to rejuvenate dead corpses but government leaders, fearing the discovery, turns down the project. But of course, someone out there is probably interested in the secret and when all hell breaks loose with the project, mutant-humans suddenly rebel against the government. Insert Power Rangers-wannabe Casshern and you'd have the makings of a kick-ass action/sci-fi/drama flick.
And yes, I said drama. Because underneath all the fancy 3d and gloss (more on that later), the story is really ripe with serious moral, ethical, and emotional discussion and sadly much of the first half is dragged down by these. But when it comes to the action, oh boy, trust me you have never seen anything like this. Casshern beats the living hell out of any Hollywood flick when it comes to presenting a seriously uber-cool atmosphere pampered with the trademark Japanese anime flair which would make even your girlfriend drool. The film also uses a Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow-esque film style where actors play out on computer-generated imagery and the effect here is much, much better than that film.
From the Dante of DMC lookalike main baddy (well, he's not really bad), to a scene where that character dresses himself in a flag with the camera panning for a wide shot of the bustling metropolis, to the way Casshern slices vertically a poor robot with again the camera zooming in close-up to his face, Casshern just screams "Coolest movie ever". If you don't believe me, just check out the trailer at rotten tomatoes.com and see if you're not interested.
With 20 minutes more action and 20 minutes less dialogue, I would have given this a 5, but you know what, I'd give it just that. (5/5)
*Fun Fact: Utada Hikaru fans should now that the theme song for the movie is Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro. Also, if anybody finds a dvd copy with english subs of the film, let me know asap!
The good: how many times can you say, WOW!?
The bad: boring first half
In the near future, a scientist has discovered a way to rejuvenate dead corpses but government leaders, fearing the discovery, turns down the project. But of course, someone out there is probably interested in the secret and when all hell breaks loose with the project, mutant-humans suddenly rebel against the government. Insert Power Rangers-wannabe Casshern and you'd have the makings of a kick-ass action/sci-fi/drama flick.
And yes, I said drama. Because underneath all the fancy 3d and gloss (more on that later), the story is really ripe with serious moral, ethical, and emotional discussion and sadly much of the first half is dragged down by these. But when it comes to the action, oh boy, trust me you have never seen anything like this. Casshern beats the living hell out of any Hollywood flick when it comes to presenting a seriously uber-cool atmosphere pampered with the trademark Japanese anime flair which would make even your girlfriend drool. The film also uses a Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow-esque film style where actors play out on computer-generated imagery and the effect here is much, much better than that film.
From the Dante of DMC lookalike main baddy (well, he's not really bad), to a scene where that character dresses himself in a flag with the camera panning for a wide shot of the bustling metropolis, to the way Casshern slices vertically a poor robot with again the camera zooming in close-up to his face, Casshern just screams "Coolest movie ever". If you don't believe me, just check out the trailer at rotten tomatoes.com and see if you're not interested.
With 20 minutes more action and 20 minutes less dialogue, I would have given this a 5, but you know what, I'd give it just that. (5/5)
*Fun Fact: Utada Hikaru fans should now that the theme song for the movie is Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro. Also, if anybody finds a dvd copy with english subs of the film, let me know asap!
posted by NaCl at Wednesday, May 04, 2005
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