Must See Movie...

Beautiful, moving film.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

FYI: My post reveals small plot elements throughout the movie and is meant for people who've seen the entire movie already. It will be useless to you if you have not and please don't respond if you've not yet seen this film.I liked this movie a lot. Something I wondered is - Kenichi, is he a robot or a human? At first glance, everyone probably will say "doh idiot, of course he's human" or something, but consider this. If he was human, then why didn't he get chopped up with the organic waste when falling into that sewer drain like said? Also, he never eats or drinks anything, not exactly proof just a reinforcer. On top of that, when Tima asks his uncle what she is, she comments that she is just like Kenichi and his uncle makes it a point to say "Yes, just like Kenichi" almost as if to hint to the audience that maybe he was also a "Special" robot. After all, his uncle had been tracking down the mad doctor all this time, it is entirely possible that Kenichi was just another victim along the way and adopted by the detective during some pursuit. Anyways, there are also a lot of little things that suggest he may be a robot. Re-watch the movie again with this in mind and you will see what I mean. Please feel free to respond to this, but please, don't troll or bash.. I really am only interested in responses that merit some amount of thinking on your part, not just blind rage, hate or fear. Thanks for your time if you read this. -Thanks, osirisgothra, paradisim.zxq.net

A Japanese animation movie based on a comic by Osamu Tezuka, the creator of Astroboy, that tells the story of android Tima and her human friend Kenichi in the city of Metropolis.Metropolis shares with Astroboy some of Tezuka's themes: Father-son troublesome relationship due to the Father's rejection and unloving treatment of the son. Also very important is the presence of a great variety of old-style chunky robots and very developed humanoids who ask themselves what/who I'm I?The animation is flamboyant and amazing regarding the settings, backgrounds, architecture and machinery, and combines 2-D and 3-D mixed with some real movie elements. Some of the scenes at the end of the movie are spectacular from a visual point of view, too.The mood of the movie is excellent, with the creation of a retro- futuristic city very developed but impoverished and with no freedom. We have the bright city and the underworld, with different colors and styles.The music is fantastic, also retro, with lots of Mow-Town, classic Jaz, alternating with symphonic pieces that reminded me of John Williams'.The script, though, is a poor mix of well known sci-fi elements and characters. I found the script not engaging most of the time, not only because of the unoriginality of the same, but, above all, because of the drawing of the characters is completely childish, which barely fits with the innovative and more artistic style of the rest of the movie. Tima and Kenichi are beautifully drawn, and, being children, the style suits them, but the adults are drawn in a comical style that doesn't suit the story either. It reminded me of famous TV cartoons of the 70s!I think it is a movie for teenagers, with elements that would suit both children and young adults. Not a movie for adults, to me.

Seriously. I was looking at all the reviews on this site for this movie. I don't understand the criticism. Everyone seems to hate this movie for the most ridiculous of reasons. In the past 10 minutes I've read every possible nitpick for this film. Bad music, bad animation, weak voice acting, no plot, no character development, not true to the original manga, and so on. Let me start by saying that the source material manga was a load of crap. It was possibly the worst written manga I've ever read. I'm glad the creators of this film decided to base it mostly off of Fritz Lang's film by the same name. I will admit that this film was not really ground breaking at all, but that doesn't kill the film. I liked most of what this film had to offer. I even liked the weird selection of music because it added a certain charisma to this film that I can't quite explain. I guess you could call the music brilliant by being seemingly inappropriate to what is occurring. The animation was good and was very reminiscent of other android anime like Astro Boy and Kikaider. However, the original Japanese version of this film makes more sense because it doesn't have the weird lack of the picture at the end. That kind-of hurts the plot in the English version, but I digress. This was not an amazing movie, but it was not bad either. My final verdict: pretty damn good.

I first head of metropolis from my brother, who was researching Fritz Lang's Metropolis from 1920. Although this Metropolis does contain many influences from the 1920's version, it is almost completely different. Derived from a Japanese Manga series, the movie follows a young boy who meets and helps the most advanced robot of the age from her 'destiny' as ruler of the world. I was originally used to the 'normal' anime animation, where the characters look very realistic. This animation however is very much like a children's TV show, but who cares. Some will say that its a bad movie because of its bad animation, this is not the truth. The animation fits in very well with the music and background. The audio track works almost perfectly with the visual experience. The last scenes were very powerful because of the well picked music that tugged at your heartstrings. The plot is well connected and easy to follow, making this a great movie for older children, teenagers, and adults. Metropolis is a masterpiece of Japanese Anime, and should be seen by all. Enjoy!