Metropolis
6,139
Animation. Sci-Fi
Metropolis is a story of how important emotions are and how they separate humans from everything else. The movie follows a young boy and his uncle (a private investigator). The story is set in the far future where humans and robots live together, unfortunately not in harmony. Many robots are forced underground and are terminated for entering unauthorized areas. They are more or less servants to humankind. The plot starts to unfold when ... [+]
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United States | Chicago Sun-Times | "A wild elaboration. If you have never seen a Japanese anime, start here" | POS |
Canada | The Globe and Mail | "May not have the most sophisticated narrative, but it is one of the most spectacular and masterly demonstrations of animation in screen history" | POS |
United States | Boston Globe | "Poetic, surreal, and curiously powerful." | POS |
United States | New York Daily News | The story is compelling, but Metropolis is such a visual masterpiece, it's easy to get lost within its seemingly endless layers of graphic complexity." | POS |
United States | LA Weekly | "This muscular anime melodrama is so visually splendid that on that level alone it qualifies as a breakthrough." | POS |
United States | TV Guide | "The look is utterly faithful to Tezuka's aesthetic but it's hard to empathize with the angst of a character who looks like a Super Mario Brother." | NEU |
United States | Chicago Tribune | "Here is a film of staggering technical and visual virtuosity, filled with utterly amazing images, that's also entertaining and engaging for children and adults on several levels" | POS |
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