Friday, December 30, 2005
Best of 2005
Best Movies I've Seen
Batman Begins
Sin City
Steamboy
Oldboy
Good Night & Good Luck
King Kong
Capote
The Elephant Warrior
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
A History of Violence
Special Addition: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Best Videogames I've Played
Resident Evil 4
Shadow of the Colossus
Burnout Revenge
Dragon Quest VIII
Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest 2
We <3 Katamari
Mario Kart DS
Meteos
Guitar Hero
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Special Addition: Half-Life 2
DVD Reflection: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
With only two real action scenes to speak of the story of Innocence trudges at a melancholy, even languid pace culminating in a goofy freeze frame after a heavyhanded reminder of humanity's egotism and mortality, in case you forget these existential themes during the rampant philisophizing of cyborgs seeking souls and answers.
Sounds boring and pretentious but why then do I love it? Essentially, Innocence is Blade Runner the Animated Movie. Blade Runner Redux. Noir cyborg cop goes after renegade androids, jazz and speeches ensue. But if Blade Runner was a sermon (with pastor Roy Batty perhaps?) then Innocence is a whirlwind seminar, a professor that drops names, concepts, titles, authors, dares you to look it all up then leaves you confused or irritated. At the very least, director Mamoru Oshii encourages you to read.
But cold idea exchange is nothing compared to Batou's lonely care for his dog Gabriel. Lonely, bitter, wanting, Batou would pass Deckard's Voigt-Kampff test with flying colors.
Batman Begins
Sin City
Steamboy
Oldboy
Good Night & Good Luck
King Kong
Capote
The Elephant Warrior
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
A History of Violence
Special Addition: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Best Videogames I've Played
Resident Evil 4
Shadow of the Colossus
Burnout Revenge
Dragon Quest VIII
Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest 2
We <3 Katamari
Mario Kart DS
Meteos
Guitar Hero
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Special Addition: Half-Life 2
DVD Reflection: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
With only two real action scenes to speak of the story of Innocence trudges at a melancholy, even languid pace culminating in a goofy freeze frame after a heavyhanded reminder of humanity's egotism and mortality, in case you forget these existential themes during the rampant philisophizing of cyborgs seeking souls and answers.
Sounds boring and pretentious but why then do I love it? Essentially, Innocence is Blade Runner the Animated Movie. Blade Runner Redux. Noir cyborg cop goes after renegade androids, jazz and speeches ensue. But if Blade Runner was a sermon (with pastor Roy Batty perhaps?) then Innocence is a whirlwind seminar, a professor that drops names, concepts, titles, authors, dares you to look it all up then leaves you confused or irritated. At the very least, director Mamoru Oshii encourages you to read.
But cold idea exchange is nothing compared to Batou's lonely care for his dog Gabriel. Lonely, bitter, wanting, Batou would pass Deckard's Voigt-Kampff test with flying colors.
# posted by magusart @ 3:54 PM 
