Metropolis

[astromike]

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Hi there,
Wasn't Metropolis amazing? A bit like dancer in the Dark I thought. Enjoyable and original but such a sad ending. Does anybody have a link to the official site?

[jeffbert]

Sony Pictures Metropolis (http://www.sonypictures.com/cthv/metropolis/) :D

Hey, thanks for the thought. I knew nothing of Tezuka Osamu's 'actors' until I began searching for stuffon Astroboy a few months ago. I viewed Metropolis about a year ago, and after looking at the characters page found under Ziggurat on upper right (requires Flash) (http://www.sonypictures.com/cthv/metropolis/flash/main2.html), I think I will rent it again. Daddy Walrus (http://en.tezuka.co.jp/studio/character/c003/c003.html#), Kenichi (http://en.tezuka.co.jp/studio/character/c005/c005.html), Catchatorie (the ringmaster) (http://en.tezuka.co.jp/studio/character/c041/c041.html), and Lamp (http://en.tezuka.co.jp/studio/character/c011/c011.html), are there, along with some new characters.



I am primarily interested in humorous anime, but I'll run Fritz Lang's and Tezuka Osamu's versions one after the other! :wahah:

[jeffbert]

Yuk! I tried Lang's version for 2 minutes, and quickly moved on to the anime. :wacko:

And now, I must correct myself, it was not Osamu's version, but merely based upon his manga. :o

[jeffbert]

It took me quite a while to find Duke Red's filmography (http://en-f.tezuka.co.jp/studio/character/c018/c018.html#), but I began looking at beginning of alphabet. I should have started with 'd' and 'r'. ;)

[astromike]

Thanks for the link to the Sony Metropolis site. I recieve automated mail from them but I dont remember getting that one. Great Site! Thanks also for the link to the Tezuka Site, I am an aspiring cartoonist, and inspiring is what Tezukas works are!
To view a sample of my works visit;
My 2002 Webpage (http://www.geocities.com/mikerule2002)
from Mike

[jeffbert]

Thanks for the link to the Sony Metropolis site. I recieve automated mail from them but I dont remember getting that one. Great Site! Thanks also for the link to the Tezuka Site, I am an aspiring cartoonist, and inspiring is what Tezukas works are!
To view a sample of my works visit;

You are welcome, Mike. I looked at some of your pages, and you do a fine job at cartooning.



Yuk! I tried Lang's version for 2 minutes, and quickly moved on to the anime.

I should have stated earlier, that by today's standards, Lang's Metropolis starts out a bit slow. It is a great film, though.

[otaku]

i know this is a old topic but
metropoils whas one of the greatest anime movie i have ever seen sad ending i know
but i fhink osamu would fhouht it that way

that pero made an aperanche whas shouking

my first time i met rouk he is cool he

tima and kenchi were great i hope the orniganal metropoils comic will come out some day........... :)

[jeffbert]

hope the orniganal metropoils comic will come out some day.

I have the manga. It is a bit more detailed, as Mitchyi is a robot able to switch sexes at the press of a button. I would not use any of the standard (-sexual) terms to describe that characteristic!

[otaku]

could you show me some pages of the comic please???? :cry:

[jeffbert]

Our scanner has been put away until new carpeting is installed. Moreover, I would not know which pages to show. I do want want any trouble from Dark horse comics, so I will olny do one page, if even that much.

Here is Mitchy straight from the Tezuka web page about her* (http://en.tezuka.co.jp/studio/character/c028/c028.html#)

http://en.tezuka.co.jp/studio/character/images/kihon/c028/c028_2.gif

* The word 'her' is used rather liberally here, since Mitchy is not limited to the female sex. :lol:

Here is Duke Red (http://en.tezuka.co.jp/studio/character/c018/c018.html#)

http://en.tezuka.co.jp/studio/character/images/kihon/c018/c018_2.gif

[DrFrag]

Duke Red appeared as Captain Perot in The Anti-Proton Gun in the 80s series. Sorry no picture, I can't ftp my web site right now.

[jeffbert]

I have noted his presence in other episodes, or I might be thinking of the same one that you mentioned. I have taken notes on them, but need to review the notes. His name appears nine times in "Astro Boy" manga, according to his Performance list (http://en.tezuka.co.jp/studio/character/subtitle/c018.html), found on his characters world page (http://en.tezuka.co.jp/studio/character/c018/c018.html#) :lol:

[otaku]

WHAT she is olso astroboy s mother :o

[DrFrag]

Originally posted by otaku@Jan 21 2004, 05:52 AM
WHAT she is olso astroboy s mother :o
Hehe ... yeah, she evolved probably more than any other Tezuka character.

[jeffbert]

http://en.tezuka.co.jp/studio/character/images/kihon/c028/c028_1.gifhttp://en.tezuka.co.jp/studio/character/images/kihon/c028/c028_3.gifhttp://en.tezuka.co.jp/studio/character/images/kihon/c028/c028_2.gif

I would not know these were the same 'actress', if I did not see it on the website. There just is not much of a resemblence between the faces.
;)

[Danny]

Originally posted by jeffbert@Oct 3 2003, 01:44 AM
I should have stated earlier, that by today's standards, Lang's Metropolis starts out a bit slow. It is a great film, though.
One of my favorite movies ever. I love early cinema. Metropolis is a brilliant movie for its time and I believe is still mighty brilliant today despite its age.

I also love all the original Universal Monster Movies.

They re-released Lang's Metropolis a while ago with modenr (for the release) music replacing the original and they tinted and cleaned a lof of the film. It was a VERY interesting enhancement and I really liked how some of the music was matched into the imagery on screen, but I must admit I still prefer to original release version.

But like the SE of Star Wars in that respect I guess :P

[O2Destroyer]

Just saw the anime adaptation of Tezuka's Metropolis and walked away with mixed feelings. It is certainly a good anime, maybe even a great anime. I've never read Tezuka's Metropolis, but my problems with the film was a general feeling that what we were watching didn't exactly match up with the anime that Tezuka would have made (although he is often pretty dark, he balances everything with humor and a certain light-heartedness). This metropolis is downright dreary with not a speck of humor, and that felt like a let-down to me. It seemed as though the director wanted to make a very different kind of movie, or at least was split in which direction to go, so that the movie often feels as though it is struggling with itself as to just which direction it wants to go.

Ultimately, I was surprised how much I enjoyed the film at the end; I am just dissapointed that it didn't feel much like something Tezuka would have done.

[jeffbert]

Quite right. The manga has quite a bit of humor in it, Michi itself had the ability to become lighter than air, & thus float, & the ability to switch from male to female & back again. Mustachio goes around disguised as a gaint rat that resembles Micky Mouse, & most characters have humorous appearances.