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December 21, 2005
casshern
Finally got my hands on a copy of the anime turned CGI-live action movie Casshern the other day. In terms of "the latest greatest CGI blah blah blah" the release of this movie was totally overshadowed by the hype around Sky Captain. (And as an amateur fanboy, I should probably mention Mamoru Oshii's Avalon as the precedent for both.) I'm not trying to write a review here, but I was struck by the similarities between Casshern and the early work of another music video/commercial director turned feature filmmaker in David Fincher.
Like Alien 3 and Se7en, Casshern is visually and technically fantastic pop. But where Alien 3 and Casshern both get caught navel gazing for long periods of time, Casshern has a soul where se7en doesn't. (Speaking of se7en, have I told you that Brad Pitt's "What's in the Box?" scene remains one of my favorite impressions to do while intoxicated? Try me some time.) Granted, Casshern's heart might just be a 70's cartoon channeled through Final Fantasy and modernized for the 18-34 set, but it's still moving, nonetheless. (Or maybe I'm just feeling the residual effects of watching Dogville first.) Either way, I just wanted to make this one comparison and let it go. I've had my say and now I'm done.
Oh wait -- one more thing: speaking of Casshan, where the hell was Friender, the fire-breathing robot dog? ;)
Posted by yatta at December 21, 2005 12:09 AM