JIMSMASH ! ! !: 'THE AKIRA PROJECT'

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

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Desert Son said...: Just found your website today, so much to read, and I'm not a frequent commenter, but am somewhat surprised this post doesn't have more comments. I first saw Akira (the anime) in '92, or so, (I was, lessee, uh, 18). It's not my favorite, but I was blown away at the time.

Which is the long way round to say that, this live-action fan-trailer struck me as amazing. Music, mise-en-scene, costuming, the works (although part of me does wish it was in Japanese with subtitles).

It makes me hopeful for the future of film, and not particularly mournful about the possibility that big-time studio style oligarchies may one day fall to widely distributed collective art collaboration.

Thanks for this. As a long-time fan of the Alien franchise (Aliens is my all-time favorite action movie), role-playing games, some comics, and various other similar content, I will be back to read more of your blog.

Thanks again.

Still learning,

Robert; 4:34 PM