Recently, I was rereading a project about making a documentary about an event that takes place in Mendoza, Argentina, called Mendotaku, where passionate about manga and anime meet, and I decided to write this article about precisely anime in the cinema, where I will recommend you some films that have been based on these artistic expressions that have become objects of worship for a generation.
While Manga is the cartoon of Japanese origin, anime, are cartoons that have this same origin. Surely the best-known products, for those less experienced in these works, are series created for television such as Dragon Ball Z, Ghost in the Shell or Pokemon, which reaped enormous international success, the universe of anime and manga has proven to be infinitely richer .
Although the anime has existed as such since 1917, it was, in the 60s, and by the hand of Osamu Tezuka, creator of more than 600 manga and father of the famous Astroboy, when it acquired its particular aesthetic that defines it to this day. With a few frames, limited body movements, eternal time delays with semi-fixed planes, they were hallmarks that were imposed globally.
One of the highest recognitions for this beautiful art in the cinema, came from the hand of Spirited Away, a beautiful work that garnered more than 60 awards globally, among which we can highlight the Oscar for the best animated film, and the Golden Bear won in Berlin. Additionally, this fantastic creation of the genius of animation, Hayao Miyazaki, broke all the collection records for a Japanese film in his country and in the rest of the world.
With more complex plots, and usually cruder, anime is far removed from cartoons that we are more used to being created in the West. Many, and perhaps most are not dedicated to a child audience, but rather, due to their theme, are aimed at adolescents or young adults.
It is in this aspect that we will affirm ourselves to recommend 3 films, real action that have been based on anime and that have given excellent results.
First of all, I want to recommend Oldboy, a very raw suspense film directed by South Korean Park Chan-wook, which is part of his revenge trilogy. There is a later version directed by Spike Lee and starring Josh Brolin, but undoubtedly the rawness, spectacular shots and very careful images of Park's version separate it from the North American version.
The story: a man is kidnapped and confined for 15 years to a room / cell without knowing the reason. His only companion in this wait is a television. Once free, he will try to understand what happened… The film won multiple awards, including the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
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