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Metropolis (2001)
Directed by Rintaro
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Overview
In the midst of societal conflict in the futuristic city of Metropolis, Kenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban set out to uncover the mystery behind the first human-like robot, Tima.
Rated PG-13 | Length 107 minutes
Actors
Kei Kobayashi | Yuka Imoto | Kohki Okada | Taro Ishida | Kousei Tomita | Norio Wakamoto | Junpei Takiguchi | Takeshi Aono | Masaru Ikeda | Shun Yashiro | Toshio Furukawa | Shigeru Chiba | Masashi Ebara | Takaya Hashi | Norihiro Inoue | Rikako Aikawa | Tomohisa Asou | Michael Shitanda | Shigeru Shibuya | Tomoyuki Shimura | Tomokazu Sugita | Kenichi Suzumura | Keiichi Sonobe | Takeshi Sasaki | Susumu Chiba | Makoto Higo | Mami Koyama | Yuuko Minaguchi | Rica Matsumoto | Daisuke Ryû | Takashi Yanase | Gou Nagai | Yutaka Hayashi | Toshiyuki Honda | Kozue Okada | DJ Taro | Tatsuya Fukunoue | Ken Ayugai | Yusuke Suzuki
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23/2014 | TV | DVD | Owned | 7 stars |
| 01/26/2002 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.25 stars |
Viewing Notes
Haven’t seen this since viewing in the theater on its original release 12 years ago. Been wanting to revisit and glad to have the DVD set gifted to me from Pat. I believe I enjoyed this more on that first viewing since it’s rather cinematic and often beautiful as you might expect with Tezuka’s fabulous future world and character designs.
On this viewing the CG mixed with cell animation is more distracting especially in the final sequence. Just doesn’t hold up very well (I didn’t care for it 12 years ago but now I really dislike it). Also it’s more apparent that this story would be better told in a series rather than condensed into a feature film. It often feels like pieces are missing that would improve the storytelling.
Still a fun watch and the finale is heartbreaking.
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