Zebraman.
Everyone- go watch this NOW. This movie just BLEW ME AWAY.
A boy in a wheelchair, a mild mannered schoolteacher who imagines himself a superhero, alien green blobs invading the Earth, government conspiracies..,. all melded into one cockeyed plot that straddles genres with perfect finesse. Manages to be domestic drama, sci fi, horror, satire- and it all WORKS.
Inspirational, heartwarming, hip cool, and hilarious all at the same time. Honestly, I haven't been so impressed with a movie in a long long time.
Manages to get some hilarious barbs in against the ghost woman with long hair, buildings sealed with red tape and Ultraman type superheros. So many deft small touches of humor and even some symbolism and political comment. And to top it all off, it's Miike.
I just can't rave enough about this movie.
OMG
__________________
Lee Widener, Author Website

Cartoon Artwork, Underground Art, Other Weird Stuff
Last edited by neverending; 10-21-2008 at 11:12 PM.
|