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diff --git a/content-org/brain-rot.org b/content-org/brain-rot.org index 6ca00bc..6801907 100644 --- a/content-org/brain-rot.org +++ b/content-org/brain-rot.org @@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ CLOSED: [2024-04-26 Fri 22:08] :END: Ok, this one is a difficult movie to write about. For a /gajin/ it may come as a visually beautiful, but very convoluted movie. -But deep inside, it's deeply rooted in Japan's history and one needs to understand a few facts before truly appreciating it. +But inside, it's deeply rooted in Japan's history and one needs to understand a few facts before truly appreciating it. So, before talking about the movie, allow me to take a brief jump into history territory. #+attr_shortcode: 5 "patlabor-2-movie.jpg" @@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ So, before talking about the movie, allow me to take a brief jump into history t Cover #+end_rating After loosing World War II, Japan was under the USA's occupation. -Their new constitution has a very important "Article 9" under which Japan was allowed to have defense military force, but it was to be never deployed on foreign soil. +Their post-war constitution ha a very important "Article 9" under which Japan was allowed to have defense military force, but it was to be never deployed on foreign soil. After few changes, the defense force became Japanese Self-Defense Force, the /JSDF/. Decades pass and the population kind of forgot about the WWII. Mind you, Nagasaki and Hiroshima lives in their mindset, but war becomes something that was in the past. @@ -423,74 +423,101 @@ In June 1992, the National Diet passed a UN Peacekeeping Cooperation Law which p Amongst part of Japanese population it was seen as a dangerous precedence. JSDF was, in fact, deployed on foreign soil. Both creators of /Patlbor/, Mamoru Oshii and Kazunori Itō were vocal opponents of this decision. -/Patlabor 2: The Movie/ should be seen as their open letter. +/Patlabor 2: The Movie/ should be seen as their manifesto. So, knowing this I have to say: /Patlabor 2: The Movie/ is amongst the greatest movies I've ever seen. -I always say that for me, SciFi for SciFi sake is boring; it can elevate by using the setting as a mean to tell a human story. -I also like SciFi movies that are not action-fests. +I always say that for me, SciFi for SciFi sake is boring; it can be elevated by using the setting as a mean to tell a human story. +What's more, I like SciFi movies that are not action-fests. And for both of those measures /Patlabor 2: The Movie/ *excels* all expectations. -It is also a huge step-up fromr /Patlabor: The Movie/. -While that had huge potential, but came out lacking in both, substance and form, the /2/ is a gigantic step. -It's only 4 years between release dates, but I am floored. +It is also a huge step-up from /Patlabor: The Movie/. +While that one had huge potential, but came out lacking in both, substance and form, the /2/ is a gigantic step. +There were only 4 years between release dates, but I am floored. Ok, back to the movie itself. It's 2002, 3 years after the events of /Patlabor: The Movie/. Yokohama Bay Bridge is destroyed by a missile shot from a variation of F-16 Fighter. -JASDF (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) is blamed for the attack, and a result JSDF is ready to deploy forces all over Tokyo. +JASDF (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) is blamed for the attack, and a result JSDF is ready to deploy forces all over Tokyo. +Japan is close to martial law. +#+attr_shortcode: "patlabor-2-movie-0001.jpg" +#+begin_img-c +Don't get used to the old main characters. +They are barerly here. +#+end_img-c + +#+attr_shortcode: "patlabor-2-movie-0002.jpg" +#+begin_img-c +Even the trickiest of perspectives are spot on. +#+end_img-c + +#+attr_shortcode: "patlabor-2-movie-0003.jpg" +#+begin_img-c +Not much for mecha fans, but quite a lot for aviation fans. +#+end_img-c -One thing to get straight of the way: there's not much of Patlabors here to be seen. -I think there are more shots of fighters and tanks, than it is of the mechs. +One thing to get straight of the way: there's not much of Labors here to be seen. +I think there are more shots of fighters and tanks, than there are of the mechs. This /not/ a mecha anime even though it is set in a mecha world. -It's also not an action movie, as most of the scenes is two/three people talking. +It's also not an action movie, as most of the scenes are two/three people talking. /P2TM/ requires significant attention, as it's all about those dialogues. -The message is more said than shown. -The presentation may be not to your liking. +The message is more said than shown and it may be not to your liking. Anime is mostly known for imaginative fight scenes and fan service. This not that kind of movie. It's slow and methodical. But there are action scenes, and they are glorious. /PTM/ was looking great; /P2TM/ sets incredible standards that are often unmatched even today. -I found it interesting, as the first portion of the movie uses very small color palette - everything is overblown, like in full sun, or light by fluorescent lamp. +I found it interesting, that the first portion of the movie uses very small color palette - everything is overblown, like in full sun, or lighted by fluorescent lamp. People look more like cyborgs than living things. Then, when authors start conveying their message, it all changes - the palette broadens and characters even get some tam. Subtle and effective. The city look incredible, the machines look amazing and characters no longer have perspective problems (like they had in /PTM/). -Overall, the presentation is perfect, but unfortunately the style here seems mostly abandoned. +Overall, the presentation is perfect. +Unfortunately the style here seems mostly abandoned. It's /distinctly/ Oshii and /Production IG/. - -We've even got quite a few scenes that are directly quotes in /Ghost in the Shell/. -And there's even a Basset! -We will this dog in a lot his future movies. +Anime no longer looks like this movie. The only nitpick I can find when it comes to the visual aspect is that in a few scenes the snow looks bad. That's all. +#+attr_shortcode: "patlabor-2-movie-0004.jpg" +#+begin_img-c +This made me feel things. +I'd give a lot for such audio setup. +It even has a great CD transport! +#+end_img-c + +#+attr_shortcode: "patlabor-2-movie-0005.jpg" +#+begin_img-c +Basset, reporting in. +#+end_img-c + The music is great. It's not /Ghost in the Shell/ but Kenji Kawaii is a master of his craft. The only negative I can find is the main villain. -He is absent from most of his movies and his motivations are hidden until the very last few scenes. -His work is ever-present, but he is not here. -Which is fitting. +He is absent from most of his movie and his motivations are hidden until the very last few scenes. +His work is ever-present, but he is not here... which is fitting. Oshii said that the "evil" character here is himself. Everything the villain say is what the director thinks. -It's much better handled than in /PTM/. -There the motivations were never developed, but seemed to be the point. -In this movie his motivations are clear by the end, but they are not what it's about. -What we see (the militia, the ineffectiveness of civil overseers) is what authors convey. - -This mecha-anime is a very strong anti-war manifest. -It dares to put a mirror in front of our faces. -Everything we have is because of some war, yet we do everything in our power to never think about it. -Now, I live in Poland and the war seem more real that it was for my entire lifetime, but we still pretend that it's impossible. /Patlabor 2: The Movie/ is a masterpiece. Oshii is one of the most brilliant directors in history, and this movie is one of his magnum opuses[fn:osh]. It's not only something *every* fan of anime should watch but everyone who enjoys cinematography. It's smart, beautiful and haunting. -I fail to find a real flaw. +It is also a very strong anti-war manifest. +It dares to put a mirror in front of our faces and /this/ type of movie, I fail to find any real flaw. + +#+attr_shortcode: "patlabor-2-movie-0006.jpg" +#+begin_img-c +There's some eye candy here. +#+end_img-c + +#+attr_shortcode: "patlabor-2-movie-0007.jpg" +#+begin_img-c +It's not there are no mechs here. +They are, in very small doses. +#+end_img-c [fn:wiki] Source: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Self-Defense_Forces#Peacekeeping][Wikipedia]] [fn:osh] How many directors have achiever greatness on a few occasions? @@ -1472,7 +1499,7 @@ Dune ** Severance :PROPERTIES: :EXPORT_HUGO_SECTION: brain-rot/american-scifi/severance -:EXPORT_HUGO_MENU: :menu "brain-rot-ascifi" +:EXPORT_HUGO_MENU: :menu "brain-rot-ascifi" :weight 99999999 :EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER: :primary_menu "brain-rot" :END: *** DONE Severance (Season 1) @@ -1484,7 +1511,7 @@ CLOSED: [2024-04-24 Wed 22:26] :EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :aliases '(/brain-rot/tv/severance-season1//) :END: -Oh how I love SciFi without action scenes! +# Oh how I love SciFi without action scenes! Sevarance is a story based on a great premise: an all powerful company is able to sever a person into two. One gets to live outside the company clock; the other only in the office. Both share the same body, but are completely different and have their memories separated. |