Review of Akira

So I finally watched one of the most talked about hyped up anime films ever. I was a little disappointed. So I'll start off with the things that I liked about Akira. straight off the bat. I liked the animation. the voice acting and the soundtrack. the animation was so good for when it came out. it's even better than some animes that are airing now. The voice acting was incredible. I watched it in sub. and the soundtrack was really really engaging. later on in the movie I liked the action scenes and the story. however, at the beginning of the movie for thefirst hour, I was incredibly confused throughout portion because nothing was explained properly. it involved a lot of research on my part figuring out who the characters were and what was happening. it seemed very rushed. however, the second half of the movie was really good. it was super engaging and started to unveil the story that it had. it was hard to grip me at the beginning because I didn't have any idea of what was happening. I could have easily just stopped watching because it was too confusing. although I sat through it and I got to admit it's a really good film.

A lot of people say it is a critique on humanity which I understand. anyone can watch this movie differently some people may just see it as a movie and not really understand the critique part. however, the way I interpreted it was that it was a representation on how people act when they get a hint of power. This shows how selfish human nature is and the destruction it can cause. Also, when people start celebrating the person who is bringing about destruction from their power it shows how people without power ( wealth, luck and fame) can be easily influenced and will have a sort of parasocial relationship with them.

I also thought that it showed how one may hunt and hurt people for something but never have enjoyment and will always be disappointed no matter if they get what they were searching for. showing how cruel human nature is. part of me resonated with the espers because they were children who were put under medical torture for years. it shows how people will do anything to understand the world better and knowledge. overall, it was a fun movie to watch but it was stressful at the beginning because nothing is explained and even after the "twist" it was still quite vague. but I also think the reason that it wasn't explained properly and was kept vague was so that the viewers can interpret it however they wanted.

PS. my girlfriend wanted me to bring up that Tetsuo's head was very distracting throughout the film.