Akira
What a difference a couple of years makes. About 8 years or so ago, I had the chance to see some of Akira, but unfortunately never had the oportunity to finish it. I remember the appeal of it, back then. A cartoon with ultra violence and boobs? Where do I sign up? Now, out of high school and actually having taste in film, I've finally managed to watch Akira. I gotta say that I'm pretty impressed. Although the animation is top notch, it's the music that really sticks out for me. I can't get the percussion out of my head. I can hear the beats thumping on my ear drum wheneverI feel the need for an inner soundtrack. Plotwise, I was suprised how similar Akira was to 2001. It's like an expressionist painting of an apple. You know that they're both about apples (or in this case, the evolution of mankind), but it's surpising how the artist has chosen to differential between the orignal and the new version. Isn't it interesting that in Akira, evolution is a violent reactionary force caused through violence and technology whereas in 2001 it's more or less benevolent in nature (talking about Dave Bowman here, not the apes) and is caused by meeting "God". Food for thought, that's for sure.