I will watch it if only for the nostalgia and to see Carrie Ann and Keanu together again. I have to say that when I first watched the Matrix back in the day I had mixed feelings because it borrowed many elements from things I already knew yet to be tagged the most innovative film ever. The green raincode comes from the animated movie of Ghost in the Shell it even has the Japanese characters. The chosen one to be able to realize that it is in a virtual reality and kind of men in black was also part of a series called Lain an aesthetically it was very similar. And lastly I had watched "dark city" a movie which has practically the same plot although they're very different movies in aesthetics but not so different in concept. In the sequels the monsters were very similar to japanese nausicä and overall there were many characteristic elements from anime that you could actually point out which was not denied by the directors I became a beloved classic because it looked good and it was way entertaining. I liked the first one better than the sequels and I will give this a chance though it seems to be a love it or hate thing and I find all opinions absolutely divided, will it be red pill or blue pill
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Yes! Influenced by Ghost in the Shell, which is amazing, but also you're right to mention Dark City. Also, I would mention Akira, and even Metropolis, equally as important in my opinion.
I didn't know about Lain, I will check it out, it looks pretty cool, I think the concept of "Ghost In The Machine" was Descartes idea, and also in Arthur Khoestler book of the same name, and of course Gilbert Ryle.
As for the way you will feel about this "Matrix", I'd rather be fully honest with you, and I don't even think it's as good as the bad ones haha. It felt like a straight to DVD movie, really badly done!
Oh Akira is a classic and more even in the comics, iconic score too I will wait for a free stream of the new Matrix installment.
By the way the intro if a ghost in the shell is precisely a marriage song between a maiden and god and represents union of the ghost (soul) and shell (machine). One of my most invisible videos but did this last year out of lockdown fun with my phone
Yeah I had the same haircut as Tetsuo, and a scarf during my teen years haha. Big fan, it was super violent come to think of it.
THe video was dope Priscilla, as usual, quality! You did the music prod?
There is really not much in that production though, just a taiko, a pad, a shaker and vocals. But yes I did it, I usually produce my own music. I always hand it to hector for a listen and to review the master, but not even in this one cos it was a candid cover, I actually use some cheesy effects hahaha and recorded the whole thing on my phone XD on a minitripod LOL (lockdown boredom). Yes Akira is great, and the comics more even, THAT ENDING (in the comics). And official, we're officially both geeks hahah XD
I heard they were considering to make a live action Akira, but an american one and I have mixed feelings about that.... It's neotokyo after all... the only thing that'd justify it would be to get the story through the missed ending.
I actually don't remember the ending in the movie, I do remember the one in the comics, that was just epic! I don't want a live action AKira, please don't do it!
Yes, we are huge geeks hahaha. It's a good thing right?
Something simple doesn't mean it isn't complex, if it makes any sense lol. Tasteful production is hard to do.
I honestly do not want a live action movie either. At least the animated movie had the same looks from the comic, and yes I agree at the ending of the comics was way more Epic it felt like the movie was cut short maybe because it was expensive to be made or something. And thanks I made the Ghost in the Shell almost by improvisation, I usually very picky when producing my own songs but when I'm doing covers I tend to be more candid. Hector is always encouraging me to make a song with only two tracks but I usually fail and start to overcomplicate things sometimes. Anyway one of my resolutions to make a cappella song, only voices and vocal effects.
Happy new year