Casshern
Trailer: http://www.apple.com/jp/quicktime/trailers/casshern_large.html
I went a long way to get my hand on this movie. A japanese scifi-drama-thriller that was released back in 2004. Blockbuster doesnt even have it in their stock and I had to go through ’special channel’ to get it, if you know what I mean. Sure you do ^_^.
K, here’s my short review. It sure is action-packed but Casshern’s storyline is patchy at best. If more time is put into the script and dialog, this movie would be near-perfect. The soundtracks and GC can only be described as breathtaking. Some of the setting of the scenes in this movie are even more eye-pleasing than those that can be found in LOTR. Nippon dudes certainly have tonnes of GC talents under their belts. The underlying message of the movie (or story or however you choose to put it) is beautiful but sometimes it feels like the transitioning of the movie is being rushed through and leaves more to be desired. But dont take my words for it, its definitely worth checking out the trailer. To be fair, it was probably the subtitles that screwed up. I should learn japanese.
Definitely had turned many heads and attentions back towards the Japanese movie industry. If you combine Final Fantasy with any of the many japanese dramas out there, you’ll get Casshern.
We hurt others by our very existence,
That’s just the way we live,
we need to learn to forgive
need to realize that existence is to be shared,
we’re not just here to exist,
but to find the strength to co-exist,
it may start from something small,
it may even seem impossible,
but we must start from somewhere,
Hope…our legacy.~Casshern.
As you can see, the message is purely sensational but the wording is cheesy. Maybe it actually sounds pretty cool in japanese.
