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Metropolis Review

Saw the Anime remake of the Sci-fi classic Metropolis tonight with Ian (etherlad). I enjoyed it, although Ian and I took it apart in an MST3k commentary of it though.

It's a problem I have with anime. As technically fantastic as it is, often that certain je ne sais quois of cultural divide really shines through. The villians have really subtle motivation. Why does the red barron want a robotic successor? Because it goes along with his techno tower of babel real well? Matches the the drapes and carpet?

The anachronistic future concept is interesting. The 20's if the 20's happened in the future. The by-product of remaking an old avant guarde film in the real future. Lots of communist/revolutionary imagery overtly stated. I enjoyed the soundtrack too.

But in the end there were those standard anime quirks that take away from it being a really great film. I think it's the directors, something about the pace of the dialog on the dub and too many establishing shots. Just not right. Not terrible, but not right. Combine that with the ambiguous motivation and you get that classic anime drag. When a 2hr movie feels like a 3hr chore, at certain points.

Still very enjoyable. I'd rate it a good 8/10.

To bed.