Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

Michelle Ridley The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

thomasjay-52277 A great story and fantastic style of animation that still holds up today barring a few clunks, the film Akira is unique a great story that's fantastical yet also grounded completely worth status of classic. Grim, gritty and political one of the most important films in history

salmanalfarisi-81574 Remember when you liked this movie in your childhood just because you wanna see some action and violence rather than understand the story? Because we've grown up, you finally watch this movie again and there is something deeper if you look below. Akira is one of the anime that raises the name of anime in the international world. It can be said as the golden age of anime where names like Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Shinichiro Watanabe, Mamoru Oshii and Hideaki Anno have been famous until now.Akira can be classified as one of the anime before there is a term said 'anime was a mistake' and before otaku culture rules that which resulted in major changes to the anime. It takes so many inspiration even many Hollywood directors who want to work on the live-action. But, this is not something familiar to now. Why is modern anime no longer looks like Akira? Well, it's more like the time has been leased where such names no longer exist for a new generation and welcome for them where you can find a lot of otaku culture that has become mainstream among pop culture.The story focuses on 2019 where 31 years after the nuclear explosion in Tokyo that brought the world to a WWIII. Kaneda and his gang members are always involved with an adventure with other gangs where they hit and make a mess with each other. Pretty simple for movie anime like this that focuses on one person with all sorts of stories throughout it but the story is not focused for him and not him who takes the spotlight.Katsuhiro Otomo made Neo-Tokyo as a major character where all of them were protagonists and antagonists in the city. The story doesn't focus on Kaneda and his friends but focuses more on everything that happens in the city. The government, anti-government, revolutionary, mystery, psychological, hopeless, experimental, all of that he made into one story that produces Akira. Well, this reminds me of Stanley Kubrick's masterpieces such as A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and The Shining, all made into one and here it is, Akira. Not surprisingly, this anime is one of the pioneers for Hollywood for animation, novels, and movies.Again, many famous directors want to remake this film and it's not surprising that I initially thought it was just a motorcycle gang that seemed cliche. For people who are still unfamiliar about anime or movie, it's pretty confusing if they try to understand what this story is about, what is Akira, who is Akira, why do people praise Akira as a humanity savior, what really happened in this movie. Back again in 2001: A Space Odyssey, people used to think that this was the worst movie of all time because it didn't provide an in-depth detail about the story. Just like Akira that needs some interpretation if you try to understand the story or just read the comics. In addition to interpretation, the premise of this movie seemed to criticize what will happens in the future.This is 2018, 30 years after this movie was made and everything in Akira is impressed to be brought into reality where a new generation is more broken, the government seems repugnant as well as its society, chaos that happens around us, the emergence of a new religion that misleading people and nothing else can be trusted anymore. Well, that's what Katsuhiro Otomo wants to show according to my thoughts, combining things that often occur and taboo into a movie called Akira.The art kinda reminds me of Ridley Scott's Blade Runner with the three-dimensional cinematography about post-apocalyptic. In addition, each frame shows every detail ranging from the background to the moving and talking characters that are so smooth from broken glass, wall, city, the use of lighting, and others. One of the scenes I like best is when Tetsuo creates a replacement mechanical right arm for himself, like Fritz Lang's Metropolis. By the way, that awesome freaking scene between Kaneda and Tetsuo is one of the best scenes ever in the anime.The soundtrack kinda looks like some loudness everywhere. Sometimes, some scenes remind me of Martin Scorsese's movie where he often uses a loud sound effect followed by a silent. It's dynamic and the music placement is so precise, supporting all of that sometimes minimalistic but also occasionally ambiance. One of my minor problems is sometimes I can't hear what the character dialogue because of the placement of the music is very loud and sometimes is not right. But, it's just my minor problem and I don't think is annoy my satisfaction.Love the development of the characters 'cause they really good at developing it. For example, the characters that appear at the beginning of a non-sense impression that doesn't introduce himself and instantly dived into the story may be a bit confusing to know who is that and who is this, where they come from. One of the most unique among all characters is the conflict between Kaneda and Tetsuo that fight each other but show a pitiful flashback.Akira is one of the most controversial animated films ever, back at the times. You'll get a lot of action and action, combined with a gore that is not too excessive but it's more to make some people helpless to see it. The drama between the characters and the horror that connects about a monster, which also includes a spoiler, Akira is a pioneer of the golden age of anime. Many people think that this anime has a monotonous storyline, depending on the people who watch it too.Akira contains many messages and symbolism about the world that criticizes the chaos in reality. Therefore, I never get bored when enjoying this anime, the way the story is constructed, sometimes the dialogue but the animation that can't be missed one frame only, it's regret nothing.As one of anime that's seen as one of the gems for Hollywood intake an inspirational, Akira is an anime that prioritizes more for adults. The diverse animations, action, and gore combine of symbolism and criticism, Katsuhiro Otomo blends everything into a movie that will always be remembered. No more anime with a type like this anymore after the otaku culture ruled it but I also don't put hate with modern anime because some are great and some seem imposing.

classicsoncall "Akira" made IMDb's Top 250 list way back in 1998 and hasn't been back since, although I see it now popping in and out of the rankings for the current year (2018). I'm not an anime fan, or even a fan of animated movies in general, though there are a handful that I've liked well enough. With this film, I'm left entirely in limbo. When something like this occurs, I'll check out the FAQ page for the movie here on IMDb and try to gain some understanding, along with a handful of the more accomplished reviews for the picture. It didn't surprise me that to get a better grip on the story, one would be well advised to read the two thousand plus manga treatment of Akira by the writer, and this film's director, Katsuhiro Ôtomo. I can guarantee that's not going to happen, so what I'm left with as regards the film is a lukewarm acceptance that it's been a very influential work in the genre, while leaving me entirely unimpressed. All I got out of it was an endless series of violence, destruction, explosions and fighting, and though I followed the characters of Kaneda and Tetsuo well enough, there wasn't the least bit of story line that had an appeal for this viewer. Nor were the characters even likeable to any degree, so that was another check in the minus column. So rather than bashing the film, I'll just consider my viewing another in a long list of movies I've watched to get a broader perspective of what's out there and know that I'm not missing anything. All films can't appeal to everyone.

xfactor-78139 It's not for me. I can see why this appeals to so many people, the animation is fantastic for an older film, but it doesn't appeal much to me. It's depressing and too dark, and the biggest gripe I had was the blink-and-you-miss it appearance of the title character. Sure they yammer about Akira the whole movie but you barely see him at all. If you're going to name the entire movie after a character, why make it one that only appears for what amounts to the last four minutes of the movie? In my opinion he may as well not have even been in the movie. While in the same vein, how about how Tetsuo's powers appear? So let me get this straight, he almost runs over a gargoyle-like psychic with a motorcycle, who blows up said motorcycle the moment before he gets hit to escape unscathed while leaving Tetsuo half dead in the road, and somewhere in the intermediary between those two events he gets powers. SOMEHOW. So in this universe the easiest way to get psychic powers is to lurk around government facilities and commit vehicular manslaughter?I didn't like the characters much either. They were street thugs, I get it, but think about it. If they weren't jerks, Tetsuo wouldn't have been out wrecking stuff with the rest of the gang, and therefore wouldn't have almost killed the gargoyle, and no one would have died. Literally the only reason that anything happens is that Tetsuo and his friends are violent destructive heathens! Upon reflection I don't really find anything likeable in any of the main characters aside from the psychics. They were just fine in my opinion, although the voice actors were a little flat in my opinion.That's not to say that it's a bad movie. Far from it, it is exceptionally well made. It does its job of being a dark, gritty anime, with no detail spared. The characters react as expected, given their characters, and they do feel believable. But the bleak downward spiral ending in Tokyo turning into a crater is just to dark for me to find any appeal in.. I honestly do see why people love this film, but I personally find it hard to find any appeal in.