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-title = "Mars Express (2023)"
-author = ["Michał Sapka"]
-date = 2024-07-29T21:54:00+02:00
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-On the surface, _Mars Express_ is a detective story about a female detective and her robotic partner.
-We've seen a lot of those, but they were mostly terrible.
-_Mars Express_, on the other hand, is one of the greatest SciFi movies I've seen.
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-It is often compared to _Blade Runner_ and _Ghost in the Shell_.
-And while yes, those are the two big titles _ME_ takes from - there is so much more here to marvel.
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-I don't want to spoil the story, but let me tell you it's great.
-This _could have been_ another limited run TV series - but luckily, it is not.
-We've got 88 minutes of great SciFi detective work which has already gone to history as a modern classic.
-Enough said that it smart, makes sense and it's worth to experience without spoilers.
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-However, the biggest problem with _Mars Express_ is its older peers.
-This film takes from numerous other movies - not only the _big 2_, but also 2001, _Akira_, _Armitage III_, and even some Cronenberg.
-All of this works great - never have I felt that anything is a pointless reference[^fn:1].
-The director and writer duo - Laurent Sarfati and Jérémie Périn - blend all those ideas perfectly, each borrowed _thing_ is their own in the context of this film.
-But it also creates a lot of unexpected foreshadowing.
-Now, I did not expect the ending - the film had a chance to end 3 times before the credits rolled.
-There were moments where authors could call it a day and still have a great film.
-But the story continues, becoming better and better each time.
-As a whole, I left very much surprised.
-Yet, a lot of twist and turns came as "hey, I've seen that already".
-Sometimes in better form, most often in worse.
-However, if you are the kind of person who tries to guess what's going to happen[^fn:2], you may leave unchallenged.
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-But you will still marvel at the animation.
-The French were always the champions of European animation, and this is another proof.
-_Mars Express_ is breathtaking.
-It looks 2D, and even when the CGI rears its ugly face, it's just for a brief moment.
-We're seeing clear inspiration from _Production IG_, which is the best kind of inspiration.
-Anime no longer looks as good as it looked when _Mamoru Oshii_ ruled the scene, and _Mars Express_ fill a huge void in my heart.
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-Not only because the animation is spot on, but also because we rarely see such a vivid SciFi world.
-It's often just a steel wall here and there, a bit massive computer, maybe.
-But _Mars Express_ fills the world with believable nuances - the "Police" tape is holographic, the roads react in a cool way to accidents, and even the gadgets are cool.
-I could not smile wide enough to show how much I loved it.
-They could have just made the bare minimum (like it often is), but they went the extra mile.
-As it stands, _Mars Express_ is one of the greatest SciFi worlds I can remember.
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-It's not anime, but it's breathtaking
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-This is the film to see.
-I know there is another blockbuster in the cinema you may want to watch, but please - give _Mars Express_ a chance.
-It's not a modern film, it's not an action film (even if the action is 10/10).
-It's a smart story, like we used to experience 20 years ago.
-They don't make movies like this very often, and we are lucky to have it.
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-[^fn:1]: Hello Marvel
-[^fn:2]: I never understood that.
-    When I watch a film, I try to go into a meditative state.
-    I try not to think of the story as a jigsaw, but as an experience.