Review of Akira

6/10

July 26, 2017

2 min read

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I doubt that I could say anything about Akira that hasn't been said already. It's THE legendary anime movie, the one that all my friends/even random strangers said they'd heard of or they knew was excellent. I respect what the creators were trying to do. I respect Akira's art and how great it was at that time. I respect the effects Akira made on the anime genre and its introduction into mainstream cinemas, etc. But I didn't like Akira. I'm not saying that it shouldn't be liked (thanks for the messages, by the way, all so lovely.) I just didn't like it, personally. I'm entitled to that.Not everyone has to like the things you like. I don't like green beans. I don't have to like them because someone else does. The end.

Story: 5 for Mediocre

There was too much going on, to a point where I did not care about it. From my understanding, thousands of pages of manga were condensed into this two hour configuration. Well, it shows, that's for sure. Yes, there's points, but the story wasn't suspenseful enough to get me into discovering what they were.

Art and Sound: 7 for Good

I respect the art and sound. The art is nice and it flows together well. Can carry its weight now, but isn't exactly timeless. The colours were too muted for it to look like something other than straight out of the '80s or '90s. But I'll give credit where it's due.

Character: 5 for Mediocre

Going back to the story -- there were too many things going on for me to care about the characters. None stood out.

Enjoyment: 3 for Poor

I didn't enjoy it. (Again, YOU can enjoy it! I just didn't.)

Overall: 6 for Fair

My personal opinion: Akira is overrated. Nostalgia is a helluva drug, and I think a lot of people are swallowing it down in spades.

And I think even more anime-watchers are trying at seeing something. I hate that this movie was portrayed as something I should like, because I enjoy watching anime. But it just wasn't for me. Was it the "cyberpunk" theme? Was it the weird green girl that was the final straw? Who knows. Take my words with a grain of adobo, too. No hate, all love. If you like Akira, that's cool. If I liked it, I would've given it a 7.