kungfubobsart This film is a stunner. It uses smooth jazz as it's soundtrack, and had both a futuristic, and retro look at the same time. It was sort of like the design style that artists of the thirties and forties used to draw science fiction art. The story was emotionally involving, and easy to follow. Without trying to sound too full of hyperbole, the visuals were actually gasp-inducing in their colors, beauty, imagination, and complexity. When I first looked at the DVD cover and title I wondered "Does this have anything to do with Fritz Lang's 1927 masterpiece METROPOLIS?" I found this info here- "The manga is pretty much it's own story but the creator of the comic apparently was inspired by just a poster of the German film. He had never actually seen it." Very interesting. The story deals with a detective trying to solve a murder, a revolution, corrupt politicians, and the division between the human and robot characters. I'm not a big anime fan. If something is recommended to me, then I'll check it out. To me, the fact that METROPOLIS is an anime is besides the point. What is most important is that it's a fantastic film. Please check it out!

bennyhagen Director Rintaro stubbornly refuses to progress a barely existing plot, expose motivations, make connections or build towards any kind of conclusion simply wasting your time for 108 minutes. While the visuals are of course great, with nothing remotely available to serve they also are totally f***ing pointless (like this whole thoughtless movie). Anyone who is into the genre knows, that for what reason ever, anime does barely ever provide you with a tight narrative or even a solid plot, but let me tell you this movie is just pointless.Because I have said everything I can about this thing and still don't meet the required amount of lines, I will recommend other anime here. Skip this and if you heaven't yet, watch anything from Akira to GITS to Sky Crawlers, to Studio Ghibli movies, Soul Eater or Claymore instead.

osirisgothra-299-753735 FYI: My post reveals small plot elements throughout the movie and is meant for people who've seen the entire movie already. It will be useless to you if you have not and please don't respond if you've not yet seen this film.I liked this movie a lot. Something I wondered is - Kenichi, is he a robot or a human? At first glance, everyone probably will say "doh idiot, of course he's human" or something, but consider this. If he was human, then why didn't he get chopped up with the organic waste when falling into that sewer drain like said? Also, he never eats or drinks anything, not exactly proof just a reinforcer. On top of that, when Tima asks his uncle what she is, she comments that she is just like Kenichi and his uncle makes it a point to say "Yes, just like Kenichi" almost as if to hint to the audience that maybe he was also a "Special" robot. After all, his uncle had been tracking down the mad doctor all this time, it is entirely possible that Kenichi was just another victim along the way and adopted by the detective during some pursuit. Anyways, there are also a lot of little things that suggest he may be a robot. Re-watch the movie again with this in mind and you will see what I mean. Please feel free to respond to this, but please, don't troll or bash.. I really am only interested in responses that merit some amount of thinking on your part, not just blind rage, hate or fear. Thanks for your time if you read this. -Thanks, osirisgothra, paradisim.zxq.net

I B Metropolis is based on a 1949 manga by Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka was a seminal figure in the manga and anime industries even before he was 20 years old. The manga was inspired by a magazine article on Fritz Lang's 1927 classic film with an image of the robot girl Maria. Tezuka Productions and Studio Madhouse put together a gifted crew to produce the visually stunning anime film. Tezuka's character designs are brought to life with magnificent computer graphics. The backgrounds and set-pieces are beautiful, with some breathtaking vistas. The score is a blend of ultra-cool jazz and heartbreaking blues. The film reveals what it is to be human, how much power we give to computers and how we try to control it, official dishonesty and corruption, abuse of power, the disaffected urban poor with not stake in society, the demonization of anyone "different", the leakage of terrorists and technology across increasingly insecure borders, and the rise of gangs. These themes remain relevant. There's a lot going on in Metropolis - and certainly not just in the detail-saturated background art.