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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Probably one of the most heart-pumping and visceral climaxes to an anime ever. It reminded me of other obscure Japanese movies like Survive Style 5+, etc. Just dont tell me the whole thing was dreamt up by the yakuza in the car though. I got kinda confused towards the end there. I also have to disagree with the current MAL reviews for this show that say you shouldnt take it seriously. The fact that live action cult movies immediately come to my mind rather than any anime says a lot about Studio 4C's work here. There is tons of ambition on display in Mind Game, a lot of metaphor and subtext that can be missed while you're too busy laughing at the crazy shit going on. The incident in the food establishment is purely for laughs, but the whole section inside the wale is really compelling and thought-provoking, and man...that rush outwards is one for the books. I think you can look at it literally if you want, but I saw it more as a thematic rush past the various obstacles and scenery of 21st century living, as Nishi races over various forms of transport and through a freakin' office building, haha. I love Studio 4C. |
"I'm starting to think mal is run by Xinil generating electricity on a bicycle." - idklol |
| 1/10, Just so happens this is the worst anime I have ever seen. |
| wow! that was really great!! 10/10 this is why i watch anime. |
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Cihan said: THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Probably one of the most heart-pumping and visceral climaxes to an anime ever. It reminded me of other obscure Japanese movies like Survive Style 5+, etc. Just dont tell me the whole thing was dreamt up by the yakuza in the car though. I got kinda confused towards the end there. I also have to disagree with the current MAL reviews for this show that say you shouldnt take it seriously. The fact that live action cult movies immediately come to my mind rather than any anime says a lot about Studio 4C's work here. There is tons of ambition on display in Mind Game, a lot of metaphor and subtext that can be missed while you're too busy laughing at the crazy shit going on. The incident in the food establishment is purely for laughs, but the whole section inside the wale is really compelling and thought-provoking, and man...that rush outwards is one for the books. I think you can look at it literally if you want, but I saw it more as a thematic rush past the various obstacles and scenery of 21st century living, as Nishi races over various forms of transport and through a freakin' office building, haha. I love Studio 4C. Fucking masterpiece, really. |
| Yeah how can you not take this seriously...well I mean in a different way, seriously... Fucking masterpiece like everyone else said (except the 1/10 guy who I can't understand/don't feel like putting down since this thread is ollld). I'm going to rewatch it like 5 times until I get all the metaphors/pictures in my head. I rarely can enjoy a movie on the second go but it was like the exact same experience/euphoria type thing. |
hznuApr 12, 2009 9:10 PM
| There is so much going on this film it's impossible to understand it entirely the first time you watch it. Awesome. |
| Mind game is a fcking awesome movie one of the best anime movies ive seen. |
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| Honestly, this movie was a 'wtf' fest for me. I can't tell if I liked it or not. |
| 7/10 the dancing scene was tormenting. |
| I guess this proves that they smoke weed in Japan too. I did love the fact that his visualization of God kept changing because his mind had no grasp of what God really looks like. But it just got boring in the middle and just could not make up for it by the end of it. |
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| I've gotta say that was one of the most heart-pounding experiences I've ever had watching an anime. The climatic scene was phenomenal. I've never seen anything like it. What a fantastic film. |
| LOVED THIS SHIT. Wow, that was one of the weirdest, best movies I've ever seen. |
| This was a great film. It took a not-so-original message and loaded it with other themes and motiffs, wrapped it up in a surreal, stream-of-consciousness type story, and it all worked. Really good stuff. |
| There aren't words to describe the awesomeness present in this movie |
| The amazing ending run instantly bumped this movie up to one of my favourite anime movies ever. |
| Woah this movie was cool. A mind game indeed. |
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| This movie is fucking brilliant. |
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| A wild and psychedelic journey of insanity and determination like you have never, ever experienced. I simply love Studio 4ºC |
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| This is probably the only anime I'll ever watch that by the end makes me feel like its okay that I'm watching anime at my age. I can't explain the message I got from this movie but it's something warm and uplifting somehow. It's like it's teaching me how to live. The first time I watched it I was immediately put off by the art, and normally that would be enough to drive me away. But something just, I dunno, spoke to me I suppose, and I watched the whole thing. From laughing at the interesting real faces all the time, to crying joyous tears at the end, I don't think anything is quite the same as this on an emotional level. |
| Brilliant. What a trip. The imagery is astounding. So glad I watched this!! 9/10 (The only imperfection was the very confusing ending. Don't get me wrong, I like symbolic imagery and open-endings, but it just made me confused.) Either way though... wonderful.... |
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| I can now die in peace. |
| loved he imagination but everything else is..... I can't tell if i like it or not! |
| I came looking to the forums for some metaphors and explination's and... Hu. I cannot tell if everyone else is just bsing that they understood anything. Guess that would explain why some people rewtached it. For me I liked the insanity but the whale part, the largest part, was sort of boring at times. I don't think anyone can deny that the escape was epic though. |
helur said: I came looking to the forums for some metaphors and explination's and... Hu. I cannot tell if everyone else is just bsing that they understood anything. Guess that would explain why some people rewtached it. For me I liked the insanity but the whale part, the largest part, was sort of boring at times. I don't think anyone can deny that the escape was epic though. I just don't like the ending, feels like a cop out, even though...it takes the title of the film and runs with it. |
"I'm starting to think mal is run by Xinil generating electricity on a bicycle." - idklol |
| Idk what to say. So umh.... AWESOME. So uumh..... yea. |
 Steam: Zeemanhuismerk |
| I watched the movie once actually years ago on some crap stream. Just now, I've finished it a second time, and I'm not really sure what to think. I think it has potential to replace my favorite anime. Crazy, fresh, and yet provoking, mind boggling, I think I need to give this movie a 3rd or 4th watch before it absolutely soaks in. Best sex scene ever btw. |
| it was awesome my mind got fucked over towards the end getting bombarded with was this all just a dream kinda thing |
 I signed my screen and now its all smeary "When you meet your God tell him to leave me alone." check out my bloghttp://corpse69.wordpress.com/ fix MAL already |
Takumaku said: Best sex scene ever btw. My thoughts as well there on the sex scene, probably the best one I've ever seen. As for the movie, I'll give it a 9/10. The plot might get you confused as it often jumps to several unexplained scenes, but towards the end loads of things become more understandable. Ok, I have to admit, the first 20 mins of it were kind of... classic and nothing special, although as soon as Nishi drops his "dream spirit suit", if you might call it that way, you just get a hunch that this by no means will be a boring movie. Overall, this definitely deserves a re-watch, as it most likely holds various details that are easy to ignore when watching it for the first time. Anyway, Studio 4C made some wicked stuff, I recommend this movie to anyone who's up for some mind-confusing and awesome anime movie. |
| Freedom of imagination at its best! This carpe-diem movie is just awesome. |
| I really don't know what I've just watched xD something pretty epic that's for sure! The nice and unique art style and the time/god/redo concept that all in a weird but epic tale of unlogic stuff yea that made all together something pretty epic! Great movie Not sure how I feel about it but I sure enjoyed watching it! 9.6/10 |
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| Overrated artsy fartsy movie. A good message presented fairly well, but it suffered from pretension and added a lot of unnecessary scenes. The end scene at the end with the whale was especially over done. It's still good/decent, but far from being a masterpiece that it's hyped out to be. 7/10 |
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| I agree a couple of scenes were dragged out a bit, but they were still enjoyable. I loved that sex scene, the best ever. That dancing scene was super trippy. I enjoyed this movie, this is how it's done right. |
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| Any news on any Yuasa Masaaki BDs, particularly this one (and Kaiba of course)? It would be great to watch something much cleaner/clearer, most especially since it's a Yuasa Masaaki work. Movie at that. |
| Hmm...interesting movie. Animation style wise, it has a weird presentation but I can deal with it I think. Still, I got used to it and was able to go with the flow just a few minutes in after the film began rolling~ I didn't expect the violence at that bar though. Whoa. The secret lair they found was full of weird stuff lol and I had to face palm at some of it. The swimming scene was pretty chill. Dat serene soundtrack. That kiss/love scene after the one hour mark had so much feelings to it with the way it was portrayed and the music. Such pure epic. That escape scene was also masterpiece worthy too. I'll rate this film a 8/10. But damn, that was one ride I won't forget. |
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Arcanus said: I was prepared for a 8/10 but the ending was too "artistic" for me (ie no real solid ending).Honestly, this movie was a 'wtf' fest for me. I can't tell if I liked it or not. so 6/10. |
| My Reviews and Rants: http://bunny1ov3r.wordpress.com/ 痛就是爱 |
| That was interesting to say the least. I have a feeling that this would make for a great AMV. |
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parfaited said: Am I understanding this correctly when I say that only the old man escaped? As we saw the bald guy never shot Nishi so all them escaping from the whale was more of a "what if" situation. When they all leaped out from the whale, the camera zoomed out from the old man's crying eyes and he was the only one lying on a boat right at the very end. The escape part was so great though- I particularly loved that one bit where Nishi breaks his ankle then he remembers his mother telling him to drink his milk or else his bones wouldn't be strong. Only to see him throw away his milk at the kitchen sink. The part in the bar, Nishis death, his escape from the Yakuza and the stuff in the whale never happened, it was all imagination of that one Yakuza guy... At least I guess xD The story never ended xD |
| 4/10. Dance & sex scene's the best tho. |
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| I have a feeling that I am going to forget about this film in T-2 days. |
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| If this movie thinks it's so good that I will watch it again just to understand the characters' motivations and the montages at the beginning and at the end, it is severely mistaken. As usual with this director, I found some of the scenes great while others feel pretentious and others go on for too long. Overall, it's a fun watch. |
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| I've thought of several one-liner comments to post here, and they all have to do with how much fun this movie would be if youre on drugs / what kind of drugs the director was on while creating this movie. |
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| ...wat. What did I just watch? It was amusing in a wtf sort of way and very artsy (I don't know what else to call pasting live action faces randomly on the characters), but I'll probably never watch it again. |
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