Beautiful images without interesting characters or an engaging story make watching this movie feel like leafing through a book of wallpaper samples... Ooohhh, that's a nice one... No, skip that... What's next? Yeah, good one!
But at least it is possible to follow the plot of Metropolis, unlike Princess Mononoke, where the storyline makes no sense at all. But it is not possible to care about this silly story, nor about the contrived perils of its soulless paper-doll characters. The story borrows elements from Noir detective films, sophomoric Marxism, Robert Heinlein science fiction, and Hallmark cards, but none of these elements actually works, either separately or together.
And what about that gorgeous animation? One might call it "inspired," to be kind, but the more accurate word would be "plagiarized." The cityscape with its soaring towers, gliding airships, and high-arched bridges is copied almost line-for-line from the "Future New York" postcard images published circa 1910-1920 by Moses King.
But at least it is possible to follow the plot of Metropolis, unlike Princess Mononoke, where the storyline makes no sense at all. But it is not possible to care about this silly story, nor about the contrived perils of its soulless paper-doll characters. The story borrows elements from Noir detective films, sophomoric Marxism, Robert Heinlein science fiction, and Hallmark cards, but none of these elements actually works, either separately or together.
And what about that gorgeous animation? One might call it "inspired," to be kind, but the more accurate word would be "plagiarized." The cityscape with its soaring towers, gliding airships, and high-arched bridges is copied almost line-for-line from the "Future New York" postcard images published circa 1910-1920 by Moses King.