| anime (isn't there supposed to be an "a" in that word?) |
Do you mean "animae"? like the name? I'm having one of those moments when I feel like I am being too literal.
SAC is only on pay per view TV here (in Japan) but you can buy the DVD's now or rent them at the video store.
I think you will probably like the stories. The blurring between humanity and machine is an interesting concept for our time. Not that this is original, but still interesting.
If you haven't seen "Ghost in the Shell" I highly reccomend it. It's amazing. I read that they guys who made "The Matrix" (having brain freeze and can't remember their names at the moment) got a lot of inspiration from this movie and comic.
There's one scene in the beginning that kind of reminds me of Tokyo as it looks now if you ride up this glass elevator in Ebisu Garden Place and look towards Shinjuku.
The story gets a tad convoluted at times, but it is a condensed version of one of the story lines from the comic.
Word of warning, there is some nudity and a lot of violence so I wouldn't watch with younger children. If you like anime, you probably aren't surprised by this, but always good to have a heads up.
IMO, don't bother with the sequel "Innocence" as it is even more convoluted. I've been trying to figure out Japanese movie aesthetics and have to admit, I still don't get them. My friends tell me that often the mood or feeling invoked by the movie is more important than logic or continuity in the story line.
Keeping that in mind, I would say that "Ghost in the Shell" is still worth the effort and "Innocence" is not--unless you want to feel completely bewildered.
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