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Metropolis (DVD)

Rintaro (director)

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Review

New York Times, 01/25/2002, p.E31, "METROPOLIS, a hallucinatory tour de force of color, perspective and scale, virtually encapsulates the history of Japanese animation..."

Total Film, 03/01/2002, p.106, "...METROPOLIS has an impeccable anime pedigree and a unique retro style....Much more than just a curio..."

Sight and Sound, 03/01/2002, p.49-50, "...METROPOLIS is an exhilarating reminder of how remarkable Japanese anime can be. An outstanding cinematic achievement and a masterpiece of modern animation..."

Hollywood Reporter, 01/29/2002, p.20-39, "...Beautiful....The film is often a sci-fi's dream come true, and the illustrative style is quite classy..."

Chicago Sun-Times, 01/25/2002, p.32, "...A surprisingly thoughtful and challenging adventure that looks into the nature of life and love....If you have never seen a Japanese anime, start here. If you love them, METROPOLIS proves you are right..."

Title Note

Theatrical Release: January 25, 2002 (Limted)

Release Note

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
2-Disc Set (DVD plus Pocket DVD)
Disc One:
Widescreen
Full Frame
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - Japanese
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection

Disc Two:
Mini DVD
Single Side-Dual Layer
Featurettes - 1. ANIMAX SPECIAL: THE MAKING OF METROPOLIS (33 mins.)
2. INTERVIEW WITH RINTARO KATSUSHIRO OTOMO (8 mins.)
Animation Comparisons - 1. City View
2. Wheel Room
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biography of Osamu Tezuka
Photo Gallery
History of METROPOLIS Comic Book
Production Notes
Filmographies

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
2-Disc Set (DVD plus Pocket DVD)
Disc One:
Widescreen
Full Frame
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - Japanese
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection

Disc Two:
Mini DVD
Single Side-Dual Layer
Featurettes - 1. ANIMAX SPECIAL: THE MAKING OF METROPOLIS (33 mins.)
2. INTERVIEW WITH RINTARO KATSUSHIRO OTOMO (8 mins.)
Animation Comparisons - 1. City View
2. Wheel Room
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biography of Osamu Tezuka
Photo Gallery
History of METROPOLIS Comic Book
Production Notes
Filmographies

Product Notes

This animated Japanese film from Rintaro (X) and Katsuhiro Otomo (AKIRA), based on the 1949 manga by Osamu Tezuka, takes place in the futuristic city of Metropolis. A struggle between the robots and the human population of the city, who once coexisted peacefully, has now exploded into a violent revolution. An investigation conducted by private detective Shunsaku Ban and his nephew Kenichi leads to an outlaw scientist named Dr. Laughton. The scientist was hired by the ruler of Metropolis, Duke Red, to create a superhuman robot-girl, Tima, to succeed him as the next ruler of Metropolis. However, Duke Red's jealous bastard son, the Rock of Marduk, cannot stand the idea of a robot taking the throne and he sets out to destroy Tima. What ensues is a frantic race as Kenichi and Tima flee the Rock through the underground tunnels, dilapidated alleys, and skyscraping towers (called the Ziggurat) of Metropolis, aided by a nurturing trash-collecting robot, Fifi.

Combining classic cartoon drawing with modern computer animation techniques, METROPOLIS plays on the sharp contrast between flat, round characters, and deep, undulating, digital backgrounds. A blimp-submarine vessel roves through Metropolis, sometimes propelled through a watery medium, other times gliding on a monorail or floating through mid-air. The detail of the city's decor is breathtaking, from the moldings and colorful facades of the momentous buildings to the shiny marble floors and leather furnishings of some of the city's sleek interiors. A New Orleans jazz soundtrack adds an element of playful mystique to the film, though the blaring rendition of "I Can't Stop Loving You" that plays as the towers come crashing to the ground in the hellish apocalyptic finale only enhances the shocking, warlike chill that permeates the film.

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