Wednesday, 16 January 2008

Casshern (2004)

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"I guess Casshern gave up on us."

Quite thankful that I didn't blog this until now since it gives me the chance to compare it with yesterday's film. And what a comparison it is! Cinema certainly offers a range of experience, and I maintain (against Myron's better judgment) that it's nigh-on impossible to compare, and thus choose favourites, from such vastly different genres.
So Casshern is incomprehensible, shiny, shot at unblinkingly high-tempo - so, everything you'd come to expect from a Japanese film, perhaps. But, of course, unknowing to those with such superficial information on the culture, the film hides a certain depth. Not philosophically advanced, but seeing certain issues tackled in what is a sci-fi/adventure/potentially braindead feature is nice. Helps fill that void inside, y'know.

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