From 49b817275bcce7b9bb9d01c78ba9463decd4cf00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dakkar Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:10:00 +0000 Subject: review: agartha --- src/anime/review/agartha/.gitignore | 2 ++ src/anime/review/agartha/document.en.rest.txt | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ src/anime/review/agartha/du2html.xsl | 1 + 3 files changed, 54 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/anime/review/agartha/.gitignore create mode 100644 src/anime/review/agartha/document.en.rest.txt create mode 120000 src/anime/review/agartha/du2html.xsl (limited to 'src/anime') diff --git a/src/anime/review/agartha/.gitignore b/src/anime/review/agartha/.gitignore new file mode 100644 index 0000000..08d33d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/anime/review/agartha/.gitignore @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +/document.en.du.xml +/document.it.du.xml diff --git a/src/anime/review/agartha/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/agartha/document.en.rest.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9455cff --- /dev/null +++ b/src/anime/review/agartha/document.en.rest.txt @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +==================== + Journey to Agartha +==================== +:CreationDate: 2014-03-19 12:02:57 +:Id: anime/review/agartha +:tags: - anime + - review +:rating: 3 +:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/journey-to-agartha + +You've probably heard of SHINKAI Makoto (新海 誠), or at least seen +some of his works: "Voices of a Distant Star", "The Place Promised in +Our Early Days" (also known as "Beyond the Clouds, the Promised +Place"), "5 Centimeters per Second". They're all very introspective +stories, where the main focus is on the characters' feelings. + +"Agartha" is the story of Asuna, who lost her father years before, and +whose mother works long hours and night shifts. Asuna also appears to +have few friends at school. She spends most of her time taking care of +the house, and what little free time she has left she spends listening +on a crystal radio, using a strange crystal her father left her. One +day, she hears a haunting music, and she's later attacked by a +monstrous bear-like creature. Shun, a boy with clearly super-human +abilities saves her. Trying to find him again, she's dragged by her +substitute teacher, Morisaki, into a journey in the mysterious +underground land of Agartha, where it's said that dead people can be +brought back to life. During the journey she'll meet Shun's brother +Shin, and through many dangers and hard choices, they will all grow +and learn. + +"Agartha" should, again, be a character-centric work, but I couldn't +really connect with Asuna, Shin, or Morisaki. Shinkai style works very +well with slow stories and contemplative atmospheres, and this movie +is paced a bit too fast for that. Sure, trying to film this story at +the same pace as "Promised Place" would probably have made it +unwatchable… because there is not really much going on inside the +characters and between them: they're all trying to come to terms with +the death of a loved one. They interact relatively little with each +other, and the consequences of their interactions are not as large as +could be hoped for. + +On the other hand, the drawings and the animation are gorgeous. Some +scenes are reminiscent of Laputa, others of Mononoke; there's the +distinct impression that Shinkai is trying to imitate Studio Ghibli, +and CoMix Wave Films rises up to the challenge, +visually. Disappointingly, as I said above, the story and the +emotional impact are not at the same level. + +In the end, this is a very good looking movie, with a +not-very-inventive plot, and much less emotion than Shinkai's previous +works. Not bad, just below expectations. diff --git a/src/anime/review/agartha/du2html.xsl b/src/anime/review/agartha/du2html.xsl new file mode 120000 index 0000000..371d03d --- /dev/null +++ b/src/anime/review/agartha/du2html.xsl @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +../../../../templates/du2html-review.xsl \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3