Review of Akira

Akira is as many have already stated, a classic... and a bloodbath. After watching the film I admit I was left with feelings of confusion. Although I suspect this may be partialy due to the dubbing. The art is well drawn and fluid. The characters blend well with the backgrounds. The story is rather complicated, however the watcher should not feel completely lost after watching it. The story is fine in terms of continuity, so there will be no irritating contradictions. The characters are well done but many minor characters are in all honesty complete steriotypes. Thefilm is a classic of animation, modern anime can barely compare to the fluid animation present in thid film. I will not be any more specific than this. Too many reviews offer small yet irritating spoilers. My last point will be to tackle the violence in the film. Earlier I stated the film was a bloodbath. This is true. However the majority of seemingly pointless gore is towards the start of the film, although the intensity of gore after that increases. I believe the purpose of the gore towards the start of the film is to help the person watching understand the ugly nature of the world they have been cast into and why the characters seem so flawed. I am not normaly into anime which involves a lot of bloodshed. Infact another of my favourites is "My Neighbor Totoro". Do not be put off by the gore or the knowledge that there is gore. The gore is a requirement of the film. The film is not a requirement of the gore.