Akira

andrewforce5 · 25th June 2004, 02:22 AM

what's it all aboot?

i say it's about communism, the whole "the revolution's coming" and "the universe is being born again" stuff is done throughout the film, then at the end all that's left is Konada (in his red get up) and the Sargent. coincidence?

alex says i'm talking bollocks though, what does everyone else think?

I_got_a_mohawk · 25th June 2004, 11:31 AM

There are sooo many ways of looking at the hidden theme of the film, communism is a good one ( remember tatsuo has his red cape thing aswell )

It could also be to do with mans intelligence and medling with science destroying the planet, there are a few more, but its too early for me to remember :s

Martin-scud · 25th June 2004, 11:37 AM

yeah, its an extremely complex film, i dont think there is one specific thing you could refernce it all to. it rules

Marco · 25th June 2004, 11:47 AM

yeah akira is good.

I have the special double edition. given to me by dave the pumpkin. Its a film you have to watch a few times.

Misanthropy · 25th June 2004, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SpaceManAndrew

then at the end all that's left is Konada (in his red get up) and the Sargent. coincidence?

at the end all that's left is kaneda, kei (who's the one wearing red) and kay! and maybe the sargeant, I forget

although I will cede the one point about the sargeant, he was viciously anti-capitalism.

I reckon the film is just a good old fashioned "power corrupts" tale, with a bit of anime extreme violence thrown in. I might buy the manga at some point, it seems to go into a lot more detail

Rich · 26th June 2004, 11:49 PM

Science and communism.

xdavidx · 27th June 2004, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Misanthropy

at the end all that's left is kaneda, kei (who's the one wearing red) and kay! and maybe the sargeant, I forget

although I will cede the one point about the sargeant, he was viciously anti-capitalism.

I reckon the film is just a good old fashioned "power corrupts" tale, with a bit of anime extreme violence thrown in. I might buy the manga at some point, it seems to go into a lot more detail

the manga's like 3 telephone books worth, soooooo much more plot.

deadmike · 27th June 2004, 08:48 PM

im not sure i can agree with the references to communism, im not saying there wrong, its just i think the evidence is pretty vague.

im a massive katsuhiro otomo fan and i have all his work that has been released in britain (with the exception of a few comics) . im an absolute manga maniac with a MIGHTY collection.

hes written so many similar works to akira which can be found in the Memories and Domu graphic novels (must haves).
he writes a lot about technology and psychics, the immensely complex backgrounds full of wires and plumbing as pretty much the view from his japanese window.

he has touched on enviromental issue in past stories, but they arent evident in akira. also lots of inspiration from 70's hippies and protestors, the riots in akira owe more homage to freedom fighters rather than commies.

the story Fireball covers most of his main ideas, technology, psychics, protestors and a small dose of his unique humour.

akira the graphic novel goes into far more depth and you realise why akira is such a mish-mash of plots with a pretty obscure ending. if you can battle through the books it unfolds slower and is more easily taken in.

i think even today the movie can still get a "wow"

have you checked out "metropolis"? the animated film? katsuhiro's classic riots n' robots, looks a lot like akira but with "astro-boy" style characters. Fopp had it for £2 . absolute steal.

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25th June 2004, 11:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
I_got_a_mohawk Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Edinburgh & Blairgowrie Posts: 4,767 Band: Spengler	There are sooo many ways of looking at the hidden theme of the film, communism is a good one ( remember tatsuo has his red cape thing aswell ) It could also be to do with mans intelligence and medling with science destroying the planet, there are a few more, but its too early for me to remember :s

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Martin-scud Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Burrelton Posts: 1,174	yeah, its an extremely complex film, i dont think there is one specific thing you could refernce it all to. it rules

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Marco Scream for me Norwich! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Dundee, Scotland Posts: 2,765 Band: Darkened Place	yeah akira is good. I have the special double edition. given to me by dave the pumpkin. Its a film you have to watch a few times.

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Rich Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 3,559 Band: Action Man Bowtie	Science and communism.

27th June 2004, 08:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
deadmike Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: in a pub Posts: 600	im not sure i can agree with the references to communism, im not saying there wrong, its just i think the evidence is pretty vague. im a massive katsuhiro otomo fan and i have all his work that has been released in britain (with the exception of a few comics) . im an absolute manga maniac with a MIGHTY collection. hes written so many similar works to akira which can be found in the Memories and Domu graphic novels (must haves). he writes a lot about technology and psychics, the immensely complex backgrounds full of wires and plumbing as pretty much the view from his japanese window. he has touched on enviromental issue in past stories, but they arent evident in akira. also lots of inspiration from 70's hippies and protestors, the riots in akira owe more homage to freedom fighters rather than commies. the story Fireball covers most of his main ideas, technology, psychics, protestors and a small dose of his unique humour. akira the graphic novel goes into far more depth and you realise why akira is such a mish-mash of plots with a pretty obscure ending. if you can battle through the books it unfolds slower and is more easily taken in. i think even today the movie can still get a "wow" have you checked out "metropolis"? the animated film? katsuhiro's classic riots n' robots, looks a lot like akira but with "astro-boy" style characters. Fopp had it for £2 . absolute steal.