The odds of this film doing any justice at all to the anime (let alone the manga)are not good. But there are a few examples out there that crossed similar mediums and achieved something really wonderful. Literature-to-film is probably a larger rift to cross than live action/animation, and look whats been achieved there. The Lord Of The Rings, Spider-Man, Silence of the Lambs, 2001: a space oddyssy, all are examples of that large rift between mediums that was bridged by conbinations of will, love of the original piece, and a determination to do justice to the original piece and satisfy, if not astound the fans of the work. i felt that was achieved in the movies i mentioned above. even before some of them were released, you just KNEW there was something else driving the parties responsible for them other than just money. i dont get that impression from this akira project, which is a shame. given the right amount of time, money, and respect, this could be drop dead wicked cool. it could be something that you remember watching for the first time for the rest of your life, like i do the anime akira. but it looks like it will be a souped up made for tv movie. i think my point here is that it has the potential to be something brilliant, and mabey if the right team is brought together in the future, or the right kind of driven personality gets placed in charge, we may see it down the line. i can only hope.
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The odds of this film doing any justice at all to the anime (let alone the manga)are not good. But there are a few examples out there that crossed similar mediums and achieved something really wonderful. Literature-to-film is probably a larger rift to cross than live action/animation, and look whats been achieved there. The Lord Of The Rings, Spider-Man, Silence of the Lambs, 2001: a space oddyssy, all are examples of that large rift between mediums that was bridged by conbinations of will, love of the original piece, and a determination to do justice to the original piece and satisfy, if not astound the fans of the work. i felt that was achieved in the movies i mentioned above. even before some of them were released, you just KNEW there was something else driving the parties responsible for them other than just money. i dont get that impression from this akira project, which is a shame. given the right amount of time, money, and respect, this could be drop dead wicked cool. it could be something that you remember watching for the first time for the rest of your life, like i do the anime akira. but it looks like it will be a souped up made for tv movie. i think my point here is that it has the potential to be something brilliant, and mabey if the right team is brought together in the future, or the right kind of driven personality gets placed in charge, we may see it down the line. i can only hope.