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Mori no Densetsu PART-1
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Animation - 7.0 |
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Sound - 7.0 |
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Story - 5.0 |
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Character - - |
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Value - 7.0 |
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Enjoyment - 6.0 |
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Average - 6.2 |
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petran79 |
(2008-01-16 09:15:37) 2007-03-20 14:00:17 |
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| Average |
6.0 |
| Animation |
0 |
| Sound |
0 |
| Story |
0 |
| Character |
0 |
| Value |
0 |
| Enjoyment |
6 |
| I admit that my interest in anime appeared relatively late. But I wasnt so unfamiliar with animation in general from what I could catch on cinema, TV and video. Perhaps it should have been more appropriate for me to be introduced in anime through Tezuka's works and other pioneers of Japanese independent animation, instead of the more commercial series. Though I admit that sometimes unfortunately anime can be so addicting that you forget that there are other countries and artists that produced legendary works and to which the Japanese owe a lot.
This is exactly the perfect title for those viewers who are interested in animation in general and not only in the typical anime series.
Here there's even a tribute to Winsor McCay in one sequence and the initial design in the first minutes looks like Felix the Cat or any of those pre-war US cartoons. Another sequence resembles Snowhite and the first Disney films in general, like Fantasia.
Tezuka recognizes in that way that Disney had a major influence in his works. Time for Disney to do the same and at least recognize that Kimba the White Lion influenced the "Lion King"
The work is short and unfinished but if you dont mind the peculiar design (if you're used to today's animes) and music synchro this can be indeed a memorable title for which only a few are interested.
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nauXolo |
(2006-10-30 03:25:11) 2006-10-30 02:26:13 |
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| Average |
6.4 |
| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
7 |
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5 |
| Character |
0 |
| Value |
7 |
| Enjoyment |
6 |
| Another one of Tezuka Osamu's works which doesn't really have a clear direct storyline but instead just tells of a series of up and down events that occur in a forest (although it tells it from a squirrel's point of view). First off, this short movie has absolutely no voices and relies directly on classic music synchronized with the events on screen to express the feelings. However, this is extremely well done and really conveys the emotions and feelings well. The style of animation ranges from flip-book style animation, to even more simplistic frame shots, to a more animated and even to color style. However, everything was done in high aesthetics and the age of this movie did not negatively influence it in anyway.
Despite the age of this movie, it managed to evoke much more interest and emotion towards this than most other trite and boring series I've watched. It tells of the life - both good and bad - of forest animals. From the loss of one's children, to the aspirations of flying like birds, to love, to the invasion of man and his machine. With such timeless themes, this movie, along with its very stylistic animation, can be enjoyed for decades to come. This movie reminds me of how the fundamental things remain unchanged after time no matter how many small frivolities one adds.
However, because of the chosen themes and its age, I highly doubt that anyone would ever want to watch this unless they wanted to 1) study or watch all of Tezuka Osamu's works or 2) had nothing better to do. Overall, this movie isn't necessarily revolutionary or ground breaking, but it does have some historic value.
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