Recommend me an Anime-film
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Keep in mind that Anime isn't really a genre, so no specific anime can be said to "define" it beyond being animated and Japanese. That said, here are some suggestions.
Ghost in the Shell: Definitely as good as people say it is. Unlike the poster above I'd recommend you get the "unfixed" version, it looks nicer.
Perfect Blue: Not as solid as Satoshi Kon's other movies, but it's disturbing as all hell and a bit like a Hitchcock film.
5 Centimeters Per Second: A good, melancholy drama.
The Girl who Leapt through Time: A very charming movie about a girl who gains the ability to leap through time (didn't see that coming now did you?). Funny and emotionally engaging.
Studio Ghibli's movies are excellent as well. Especially Spirited Away, which happens to be my favorite movie ever. Every frame of that film is solid gold.
Ghost in the Shell: Definitely as good as people say it is. Unlike the poster above I'd recommend you get the "unfixed" version, it looks nicer.
Perfect Blue: Not as solid as Satoshi Kon's other movies, but it's disturbing as all hell and a bit like a Hitchcock film.
5 Centimeters Per Second: A good, melancholy drama.
The Girl who Leapt through Time: A very charming movie about a girl who gains the ability to leap through time (didn't see that coming now did you?). Funny and emotionally engaging.
Studio Ghibli's movies are excellent as well. Especially Spirited Away, which happens to be my favorite movie ever. Every frame of that film is solid gold.
We're talking anime films, not the sad, sad state of modern TV anime. Don't worry, though. With the state of several modern (read; moeblob) anime being turned into anime films, this will be somewehat accurate soon enough.Krythe said:
Anyway, everything by Miyazaki (Mononoke Hime, etc), as well as Akira (hell yeah), and Paprika, which is about Psychology and Dreams. No, it's not a rip of Inception. It came out years ago.
I shall definitelly try this, and since you ask, update later this week, about my feelings on this.AngryLawnNinja said:
You sold me on that Hitchcock note. I will keep that title in mind and check it out. And if that "Spirited away" thing is your favourite movie ever, it's bound to be at least good, I guess.mireko said:
Thanks for all the people suggesting stuff. I will have an interesting week trying these movies out. Trigun also sounds interesting... Might try it out.
While not emotional moving or depthful, I always enjoy watching Broly beat everyone to a pulp in DBZ movie 8.
Hey, there's been some great anime the last couple of years. Dennou Coil, Aria, Aoi Hana, Sketchbook, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Simoun to name but a few. And fuck it, I loved K-ON!, Hidamari Sketch and Marimite too. None of these have any of.. that.Mstrswrd said:
And.. I'm not sure where I was going with that, so I'll add another suggestion:
You should consider Koji Yamamura's adaptation of A Country Doctor. It's a short film (21 minutes), but it captures the essence of the short story with some more surreal discomfort thrown in.
Well, pretty much almost anything made by this man [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki] is a good start. I've also heard that Summer Wars and The Girl who Leapt Through Time are both good, but the first one isn't out on DVD/Blu-ray until January 15th in the US (I have no idea what release schedule Scandinavian stores go by). Grave of The Fireflies is also supposed to be really good too.
Tekkonkenkrete (probably spelled that wrong, but i think it's subtitled Black and White), seriously the best i have ever seen, and i have watched a ton of anime.
Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann - Gurren-hen + Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Lagann-hen.
Robots n' stuff.
Robots n' stuff.
Some of the suggestions that I was going to say I've already been mentioned, but I think you should really check out The girl who leapt through time and Akira.
Also I'm kind of cheating here but the Eden of the East has two excellent movies.
Of course if your interested in this show, you'll have to watch the series first to get a grasp of the plot. It's short only 11 episode long. Also the plot line itself is very unique and orginal with many references to famous films, Taxi Driver being an example of this. The two films are what builds up the ending to the series.
In my opinion it's worth checking out.
Also I'm kind of cheating here but the Eden of the East has two excellent movies.
Of course if your interested in this show, you'll have to watch the series first to get a grasp of the plot. It's short only 11 episode long. Also the plot line itself is very unique and orginal with many references to famous films, Taxi Driver being an example of this. The two films are what builds up the ending to the series.
In my opinion it's worth checking out.
I just finished watching the first movie. But I must tell you that I was forced to watch the english dub, which indeed, was pretty silly in some parts, alltough the puppet master sounded pretty cool. And I didn't really mind Kusanagi's voice. They are supposed to be Cyborgs, right? Also, I had to watch it from a small computer scene, so I guess I didn't really experienced EVERYTHING the movie had to offer.AngryLawnNinja said:
But with that said, I really, actually enjoyed it. Kinda reminded me of Blade Runner for some reason. I liked that they really didn't give away too much in terms of the universe and how all worked. The absence of music in most parts was also very enjoyable and overall it worked. Planning to watch the second part as well, some day soon.
THanks for shouting this thing out for me. It seems pretty darn interesting.
Vkmies said:
I suggest you try to find the new version at 720p, the animation combined with CGI looks FANTASTIC.
