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littlegreenwolf
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A couple of students and I want to have a mini anime film fest at our school. Anyway, as much as I love anime, I haven't seen all there is. I need help compiling a list of movies we should show.
Suggestions are prefered to be visually "artistic" meaning, well, if it has you dropping your jaw over the visuals, it'd probably be what I'm looking for. And if it's not visually artistic, it being artistically creative in the story telling part is good too. *main reason why End Of Eva is currently on the list. All that symbolism and stuff...* The school is mainly a visual and performing art school, so our film program isn't that big, but we'd like to have some good ones on the list. Sadly, I can only think of a couple movies right now, and I've seen the most anime at the school: Angel's Egg Utena the movie End of Evangelion *this may be removed* We already have a large list of Miyazaki movies we'll be showing. I'd prefer movies over tv series, but if the tv series is nice and intresting enough, and fits what we're going for well, we'll show a couple eps of it. Also, since list aren't allowed, please tell me why you suggest the title. |
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Golgo13
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I'd recommend:
-Memories Three different animation styles from three great anime directors. -Neo Tokyo Same as Memories, except one of these pieces have been on MTV. -Reign Great character designs by Peter Chung with hand-painted backgrounds and direction by Rintaro. -Requiem from the Darkness Interesting design on buildings and characters almost like a Japanese painting. -Robot Carnival Eight different pieces by anime directors including Katsuhiro Otomo. Last edited by Golgo13 on Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:38 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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dozi
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I think you should show Metropolis. The visuals are HOLY CRAP good and the story is very very good and easy to understand with more complex parts woven into it.
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Nagisa
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Rintaro didn't direct or do backgrounds for Alexander Senki. That was Yoshinori Kanemori. Rintaro probably should've actively worked on it, though. He might have made it coherent or developed the characters adequately or fired Chung or something to make it...at least decent. But as it is, I can't help but be disappointed that such a talent could have his name tied to something so blazingly horrible... |
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Tony K.
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Jeez, I'm not too sure, since I don't consider myself very "artsy," but in terms of visual and story elements, I'd like to recommend the following:
1. Escaflowne the Movie -- While not the most spectacular story, I found the art and animation a nice change from the TV series. You also can't go wrong the the soundtrack, but I will recommend it only because I was so glad to see a non-abnormal nose for a change  . I believe you've seen the TV series, but in case you haven't seen the movie yet, I'd like to warn you in advance and say don't expect a continuation. It's just an "alternate reality" of sorts, which is why a lot of people (myself excluded) don't like it.
2. Jin-Roh -- Although it's quite slow by a lot of people's standards, I find this movie very intriguing for it's pyschological nature. The art and animation are quite smooth, and I feel the whole "Little Red Riding Hood" theme on the protagonist's conciousness (if you want to call him that) was something very new to me. Although, I'm sure you could also find that in a lot of Satoshi Kon's or Yoshitoshi ABe's stuff too (though I'm sad to say I've only seen the first volume of Haibane Renmei out of those two's work  ).
3. Rurouni Kenshin: Tusioku-hen -- An obvious choice by me. A masterpeice tale of romance torn asunder, resurrected, and ultimately taken away again. Yes, it's an OAV, but you could always rent the "Director's Cut" to give it that whole "movie feel." I won't elaborate on this too much, as I don't want to ramble, but I highly recommend it. 
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Kazuki-san
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I would suggest Rahxephon: Pluralitas Concentio. The animation is up there, certainly not the best, but very very good. It also has quite a bit of symbolism and is filled with references to Mesoamerican myths. The only problem I could see with it, is that it basically is the TV series told through the viewpoint of another character. Most of the explanations shown throughout the series are skipped, which could leave people confused.
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Key
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 Posts: 18466 Location: Indianapolis, IN (formerly Mimiho Valley) |
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Since you've already accounted for Miyazaki titles, I'll skip those. Here are some my top picks for an "artsy" focus:
Voices of a Distant Star - This 25-minute short about teenage lovers trying to stay in contact with each other even as the distances between them become interstellar is wonderfully conceived and beautifully written, with an equally excellent soundtrack. Although already considered a classic story by some, it is most noteworthy for being the work of one man, who did the entire production himself on a high-end PC using professional-grade software. Metropolis - The retro look of this movie is patterned off of 60s-era manga and anime, but anyone who doesn't know that will think the movie's artistic style is an homage to American animation from the 1930s (which it may indirectly be anyway). Definitely one of the most visually distinctive of all anime movies, but also a quality piece of work. The story, about a "perfect" robot who doesn't realize she's not human and the boy who befriends her, is based on an early classic manga and is somewhat derived from the early American live-action classic of the same name. I believe it was rated PG-13. Millenium Actress - Maybe a slight step below top-of-the-line in terms of artistry, but its blending of "movie" and "real-life" scenes to tell the life story of a reclusive actress is exceedingly clever, beautifully executed, and quite moving in the end. PG-13 and it's only available subtitled. Akira - Arguably the best cel-art-only anime movie ever made, its late-80s release set the artistic standard in anime for years afterwards. Its incredible detail and the quality of both its artistry and animation rank up with the best cel-animated Disney films. (One particular scene of a whole city block of falling glass is astounding, especially given that it used no computer animation.) It is also very visually inventive. The hard-nosed sci-fi story can be somewhat confusing, though a better recent translation helps. It is rated R because it can get quite violent. I recommend showing it subtitled because the recent English dub is really uneven. Jin-Roh - This movie is a slow-moving but ultimately quite powerful allegory on Little Red Riding Hood which features exceptional artistry and animation (though it would make for good discussion on stylistic elements). Rated R for a few particularly violent scenes. Memories - This collection of three shorts (all subtitled only) arranged by legendary director Mamoru Oshii offers three unconnected stories featuring radically different artistic styles - a great piece for generating discussions about artistic contrasts. One is about a mysterious and apparently haunted derelict in space, another is a light-hearted tale about a worker at a biochemical research facility who develops an awesomely powerful stink, and the third is a "day in the life" story about a family living in a town whose entire existence is structured around the firing of giant cannons in an unspecified war. And if you truly want knock-your-socks-off-jaw-dropping visuals, you can't forget Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, although I think the movie is otherwise ordinary. |
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Key
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I also agree that Escaflowne: The Movie is a visual feast which doesn't require any foreknowledge of the series to understand. Ah! My Goddess: The Movie also looks incredible but has a more ordinary story and familiarity with the manga or anime series is expected.
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kainzero
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although colorful is supposed to be a fanservice anime, i found it really trippy.
maybe you'd like it... it is kiiiinda artsy. |
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jfrog
 Posts: 925 Location: Seattle |
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I'd like to second the Memories recommendation. If you want amazing visuals, look no further than the 'Cannon Fodder' segment. There are only something like five edits in it, the 'camera' (for lack of a better term) just follows the characters around, and scene transitions are handled by 360° pans.
Only Yesterday is also excellent. It tells a very realistic, slice of life story, but it's handled in an almost magical realist way. Like when the main characters falls in love with a boy for the first time, she starts floating through the air...things like that. Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer has rather poor animation, but it more than makes up for it in creative storytelling. Basically imagine Angel's Egg, but with a story. And funny. Macross Plus requires no knowledge of the Macross universe, and Koji Morimoto's concert scene is still probably the best example of digital animation I've ever seen (outside of the work of Seong-Kane Lee, anyways). And then Metropolis and Akira, but other people already talked about those. |
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Shinotaku14
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Kaze o Mita Shonen is a good one if you can get your hands on it.
Tsuioku Hen is also a very good choice but i think your best bet is Angel's Egg if you're looking for something truly artsy. But that is if you can get your hands on a copy mind you which might be difficult since Anchor bay has had the license for a while and has yet to do anything with it. |
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JustinSane
 Posts: 269 Location: The Punk Underground, NJ |
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Well...
I don't feel that being redudant is going to be by any means necessary... so anyway, Although it's not nearly as good as the TV series X/1999 would be a good show for the film festival. Even though the event of the movie are rushed it's still a very good movie IMO and is definitely worthy of being shown. If you are planning of showing OVAs at the film fest, I'd advise that you show Blue Submarine #6. I found the mixture between CG and animation was pure genius and it's has a pretty cool story also. |
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Bruce Lee
 Posts: 715 Location: Seattle, Washington |
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For an "artsy" anime, how about FLCL? It's only 6 eps long, so it would probably be able to fit in schedule. It's pretty good, too, so that's a plus. Also, how about Grave of Fireflies? This ones semi artsi, and has a great (sad) story.
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Slayer
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I would have to say
Akira: it isnt really my favorite anime but it is pretty good and it has some historical significance in terms of the history of anime. Raxhepon: the movie it is basically a condensed version of the Anime tv series which is one of my favorites. I really dont know if Cowboy Bebop: the movie would make the list because it really isnt to artsy nor is there THAT MUCH symbolism but there is some. Grave of the fireflies and Spirited Away: to great movies by the same man Mayazaki. Very cool movies but I am pretty sure those are already on the list. Man there are so many but I cant think of any at the moment Dead Leaves(volume 1)? maybe. Visualy I think it looks pretty cool but I have not actually seen it. |
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Tony K.
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But isn't the entire first half just footage from the TV series serving as the recap? I've only seen each (the TV and movie) once, and it's been a while. But then again, the TV series had pretty good animation in itself, so I guess it wouldn't really matter whether or not the movie "recycled" footage or not. 
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