firehawk12
Subete no aware
The Wings of Honnêamise
So, duckroll is clearly my nakama because I watched this one at his request as well.
I went into this film pretty much cold, so I had no idea what to expect and I was happy that it turned out to be a science fiction version of The Right Stuff (Yep, comparing an anime to film!!!! Come at me bros!), down to the whole conflict between the "real" pilots in the Air Force and the men playing soldiers in the Space Force.
I was a bit worried when a religious element was introduced early in the film - certainly, something like this could have turned into a Religion vs Science debate similar to the one that mired Contact, but when it instead turned out to be a way to introduce this universe's version of the Prometheus myth, it actually turned out fairly well.
I'm a bit glad I saw this film today, because of how well it fits with Sword of the Stranger thematically. The links are broad, of course, but the we see a similar cycle - the worst of humanity is also the best of humanity. But instead of the microcosm of wielding a samurai sword in order to protect a child, our hero shows the best of human achievement by taking the ride of his life in an attempt to inspire humanity to strive for more than destruction.
This image struck me as such a perfect summation of the film:
(It's also very similar to a recent shuttle launch image... and of course, the death of the shuttle program represents the very opposite of what this film is trying to evoke).
What I found to be a nice parallel arc to the broad sociopolitical drama playing out was the relationship between Lhadatt and Riquinni. When he tries to
, it's the theme of the film playing out on such a small and intensely personal scale, and it was a nice touch. Connecting the two characters at the end of the film was really icing on the cake.
I guess I need to complain about an action scene or something - so I'll just say that the second half of the
sequence was really unnecessary. The fact that
used the same exact action sequence in their game probably didn't help my reception of that scene either.
With that, I'm a bit burnt out. Maybe I'll watch Junkers and Space Show after a couple of days.
So, duckroll is clearly my nakama because I watched this one at his request as well.
I went into this film pretty much cold, so I had no idea what to expect and I was happy that it turned out to be a science fiction version of The Right Stuff (Yep, comparing an anime to film!!!! Come at me bros!), down to the whole conflict between the "real" pilots in the Air Force and the men playing soldiers in the Space Force.
I was a bit worried when a religious element was introduced early in the film - certainly, something like this could have turned into a Religion vs Science debate similar to the one that mired Contact, but when it instead turned out to be a way to introduce this universe's version of the Prometheus myth, it actually turned out fairly well.
I'm a bit glad I saw this film today, because of how well it fits with Sword of the Stranger thematically. The links are broad, of course, but the we see a similar cycle - the worst of humanity is also the best of humanity. But instead of the microcosm of wielding a samurai sword in order to protect a child, our hero shows the best of human achievement by taking the ride of his life in an attempt to inspire humanity to strive for more than destruction.
This image struck me as such a perfect summation of the film:
(It's also very similar to a recent shuttle launch image... and of course, the death of the shuttle program represents the very opposite of what this film is trying to evoke).
What I found to be a nice parallel arc to the broad sociopolitical drama playing out was the relationship between Lhadatt and Riquinni. When he tries to
rape her
I guess I need to complain about an action scene or something - so I'll just say that the second half of the
assassination
LA Noire
With that, I'm a bit burnt out. Maybe I'll watch Junkers and Space Show after a couple of days.
