Akira

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Joshua 10/17/2022 Neo Tokyo really blew up See more retro b @retrobite 9h You start Akira expecting an epic and find yourself in a mirror of your own anguish. Tetsuo Shima is the failure of the man who, upon finding himself free from the chains of weakness, chooses the worst of enslavements: bad faith. Akira is also a critique of the state. Neo-Tokyo is Thomas Hobbes’s 'Leviathan' turned nightmare: a hierarchical structure where the army and scientists experiment on the bodies of the poor. The rebellion of the motorcycle gangs is the natural response to totalitarian control. A total delight in 2h and 4min See more Kevin P Jan 19 An insanely influential and groundbreaking anime movie that has so many iconic moments that are exciting, tense, and breathtaking. The movie is filled with epic action sequences and dark bloody violence. The movie has amazing animation that is extremely fluid, detailed, and colorful with great dark shadows & lighting. The soundtrack is an awesome mix of futuristic techno and traditional Indonesian percussion music. The setting is an awesome cyberpunk city. There are some incredibly tense and downright brutal scenes. Tetsuo goes off the deep end as his psychic powers and insecurity grows. The climax has such horrifying body horror imagery and is animated with such fluid detail, with an ethereal bittersweet ending with a glimmer of hope/rebirth. Admittedly, the pacing gets clustered in the middle of the runtime. 2 of the 3 female characters also feel underdeveloped (especially Tetsuo's girlfriend). Despite this, it's still a fantastic movie with incredible artwork and vivid imagination. See more Jithin K Jan 10 One of the best things about Akira is that it truly embodies "show, don't tell," without feeling like they don't speak enough in the movie. There's so much communicated visually here. It feels like a high-pitched cry about the way humans decide to govern the world. Watching on the big screen just convinced me that. What a first theater watch of the year for me! See more Adam @idfc.bear Dec 15 Cyberpunk prophecy with psychic teens, biker gangs, and a city that explodes its own trauma. Loud and brilliant and still ahead of it's time. See more Jason H Dec 8 It's visually impressive, but the story doesn't make a whole lot of sense. See more Read all reviews

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