NightCrawler
Aeons gone, vast, mad and deathless
...Satoshi Kon.
Forget Katsuhiro Ōtomo, Mamoru Oshii or Miyazaki, Kon's where it's at.
What are your thoughts? Your favourite works?
Here's my top 5:
1 - Millenium Actress - mesmerizing, stunningly beautiful, this is what anime should be all about, pushing the envelope and showing you that a story presented like this could never be filmed in live-action. Arguably the first classic anime of the 21st century.
2 - Paranoia Agent - is there a more complex and satisfying anime series with only 13 episodes? The best tale about modern society, fear and alienation. It covers so much ground, it's impressive.
3 - Magnetic Rose - it's just a wonderful sci-fi short. Amazing writting. I'll always remember that last scene with that haunting choir.
4 - Paprika - it was once higher on my list, but like most Satoishi Kon fans might feel, when you watch it more than once, you feel that it lacks some of the originality and the topics feel a bit recycled from his other works. Even some of the characters feel that way. It's more of a visual anime than anything else. Doesn't feel as groundbreaking as his other works. Still amazing and better than 99% of the anime out there.
5 - Perfect Blue - great thriller, but i didn't connect much with it. Darren Aronofsky bought the rights just to film a scene in Requiem for a Dream.
I still haven't seen Tokyo Godfathers yet.
Oh, and most of his works feature music from our well known Hirasawa Susumu. Always a plus.
Forget Katsuhiro Ōtomo, Mamoru Oshii or Miyazaki, Kon's where it's at.
What are your thoughts? Your favourite works?
Here's my top 5:
1 - Millenium Actress - mesmerizing, stunningly beautiful, this is what anime should be all about, pushing the envelope and showing you that a story presented like this could never be filmed in live-action. Arguably the first classic anime of the 21st century.
2 - Paranoia Agent - is there a more complex and satisfying anime series with only 13 episodes? The best tale about modern society, fear and alienation. It covers so much ground, it's impressive.
3 - Magnetic Rose - it's just a wonderful sci-fi short. Amazing writting. I'll always remember that last scene with that haunting choir.
4 - Paprika - it was once higher on my list, but like most Satoishi Kon fans might feel, when you watch it more than once, you feel that it lacks some of the originality and the topics feel a bit recycled from his other works. Even some of the characters feel that way. It's more of a visual anime than anything else. Doesn't feel as groundbreaking as his other works. Still amazing and better than 99% of the anime out there.
5 - Perfect Blue - great thriller, but i didn't connect much with it. Darren Aronofsky bought the rights just to film a scene in Requiem for a Dream.
I still haven't seen Tokyo Godfathers yet.
Oh, and most of his works feature music from our well known Hirasawa Susumu. Always a plus.