Shiki-Jitsu

[absolutedestiny]

I'm certain Hideaki Anno makes movies just for me.

OK, he quite blatantly makes them for himself... but still...

The red!!!!!!!!! For those who dont know, I love the use of red in movies. In this movie, it's like David Lynch red room x100... and the set design. Just awesome... he has this weird fixation with symmetry in all sorts of bizzare ways and.. I just love it. It was all the best visual bits from Love and Pop but even better.

oh another thing.... the scalectrix set I used to have as a kid was a prominent feature in this movie too!


As for the film itself, well... it's the accumulation of everything you've ever recognised as Anno - especially in his late days of animation. This movie has quite obvious biographical elements and it does put onto film practically every psychological element that has ever graced his work. He even got the exact same chairs used in eva for a vital scene at the end. I'm almost tempted to quote parts of the script, but it would mean scanning back through to find them. Suffice to say it's really interesting for any Anno fan :)

I think as a dramatic work it doesn't have much of a punch in conclusion... but I really enjoyed watching it.

Comments

[dwchang.livejournal.com]

RE: Love and Pop

Ugh! Don't mention this movie. It reminds me of the scene in the video store. :groans: Given, the "panty cam" was solid gold (and it's not what you guys think).

Perhaps I should watch this new film some day.

[absolutedestiny.livejournal.com]

There were no panty cams in this movie. It wasn't done on handheld for one - it's real film using those BIG cameras ^^;;

When I mentioned visual elements of love and pop I was referring more to the use of symmetrical architecture, railway tracks - things like that.

[dwchang.livejournal.com]

Oh don't get me wrong, I know that you weren't referring to that scene, but everytime I see the words "Love and Pop" I remember that awful scene. Given, I realize why it was there and all that, but it was still disgusting (which it was supposed to be).

Oh so it was a (sort of) big budget film? I'm now curious what he did with that kind of production value. Probably nothing like a Hollywood film, but obviously more than he got a few years ago.

[absolutedestiny.livejournal.com]

I'll post some screen shots later when my pc isnt tied up with processor-heavy things ^^;;

ooh kinky

[bigbigtruck.livejournal.com]

I'm going to tie you & Hsien to chairs & make you guys watch "True Stories".

Re: ooh kinky

[kusoyaro.livejournal.com]

As long as I get my own chair :P And a robot that smacks Ian in the face (for no reason whatsoever!) that I can control with my mind.

Hsien's Diary, Day 731

[bigbigtruck.livejournal.com]

Progress made on smacking arm. Still cannot control robot by mind power alone. Face still sore from test smacking.

Re: Hsien's Diary, Day 731

[trythil.livejournal.com]

Assuming that all he was doing was just testing the smacking motion, there's no reason to assume he'd be testing it on his face :P

Re: Hsien's Diary, Day 731

[doki.livejournal.com]

Yes, but come now, this is Hsien we're talking about here...

Re: Hsien's Diary, Day 731

[trythil.livejournal.com]

I was aiming for a lower-body joke, but I guess I lost :/

[absolutedestiny.livejournal.com]

why did I forget to check america for a dvd of this?

cause I'm a fool. I'll order it in a week or so :)

It's been deleted in this country since... well, practically since 1986 :P