I'm going to treat this as an anthology movie as opposed to the episodic TV series that Trakt has it broken out as. The variety of stories is something that current movies, especially here in the U.S., aren't brave (or guaranteed profitable) enough to attempt. The animation was really intriguing, especially Cannon Fodder, which is about a society that's entire existence is based on a war with an unseen enemy. It's really thought-provoking and made me think a lot about the way entire countries became a lot like this during World Wars I and II. The imagery of the gigantic cannon and all of the preparation and pomp and circumstance associated with its firing was unsettling and eerie.
Stink Bomb was pretty outrageous and aped either a chemical war or an attack by Godzilla, either scenario works. It was funny as well because every character ended up doing very stupid things. It certainly offers insight into the panic that would occur if some sort of poisoning or unseen force fell upon the members of a society, only I think in reality things would be worse.
Magnetic Rose looked beautiful but its "ghost in space" premise just wasn't as interesting as the other two tales.
This is good stuff and makes me want to look into some older anime.
Review by whitsbrainVIP 6BlockedParent2023-02-26T13:55:40Z
I'm going to treat this as an anthology movie as opposed to the episodic TV series that Trakt has it broken out as. The variety of stories is something that current movies, especially here in the U.S., aren't brave (or guaranteed profitable) enough to attempt. The animation was really intriguing, especially Cannon Fodder, which is about a society that's entire existence is based on a war with an unseen enemy. It's really thought-provoking and made me think a lot about the way entire countries became a lot like this during World Wars I and II. The imagery of the gigantic cannon and all of the preparation and pomp and circumstance associated with its firing was unsettling and eerie.
Stink Bomb was pretty outrageous and aped either a chemical war or an attack by Godzilla, either scenario works. It was funny as well because every character ended up doing very stupid things. It certainly offers insight into the panic that would occur if some sort of poisoning or unseen force fell upon the members of a society, only I think in reality things would be worse.
Magnetic Rose looked beautiful but its "ghost in space" premise just wasn't as interesting as the other two tales.
This is good stuff and makes me want to look into some older anime.