anime star wars

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Ronin4hire

I see... your definition seems to be the one most accepted. I'm not sure why it matters that the animators and writers are from Japan though. Surely style is more important when defining genres no?

But there is no singular "anime style". There are as many styles as there are animators. Akira is very different from Princess Mononoke is very different from Paprika is very different from Sailor Moon.

I can be really influenced by Godard or Besson or Truffaut, but that doesn't mean if I make a movie it is French cinema.

[Ronin4hire]

Originally Posted by MMM

But there is no singular "anime style". There are as many styles as there are animators. Akira is very different from Princess Mononoke is very different from Paprika is very different from Sailor Moon.

Hmmm... when you put it that way I can see your point. I would say that Anime does have a style which is unique but that is based on an unfounded opinion which I can only loosely explain.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Ronin4hire

Hmmm... when you put it that way I can see your point. I would say that Anime does have a style which is unique but that is based on an unfounded opinion which I can only loosely explain.

Anime does have some certain patterns which distinguish it from other animation, just as American movies or French cinema have certain things that aren't necessarily universal, but are identifiable.

[SolidRaven]

The clone Wars movie was just a huge saturday morning cartoon serial that star wars was really based from, a saturday morning cartoon series. the whole concept of star wars was a space opera how flash gordon was.

[MMM]

I did go see it this weekend, and although it was clearly directed toward younger viewers, it had some pretty cool battles and a visual style that is probably love-it or hate-it. One of the main characters, a Padawan named Ahsoka has a lot more 'tude than we are accustomed to seeing in Padawans, but she fits that "from the mouths of babes" innocence which sometimes makes the Jedi look a little stodgy, which I think is the point.

The most painful character was Jabba the Hutt's uncle Ziro, who speaks English (or Basic) in a fey southern accent, which is pretty obnoxious. I did like the original battle scenes, and like all good Star Wars we had light-saber battles, space battles, and on-the-ground army battles.

[Gofalk]

Originally Posted by Paul11

I saw trailers for the new animated Star Wars movie. I grew up with the originals and couldn't believe Lucas animated the new one. But then I thought about it. Do you believe he's just tapping into the recent popularity of anime to gain a whole new audience of fans? Maybe he'll keep the young fans, gain the anime fans and doesn't need the old generation of fans?

well I kinda wish they just shot it live action instead of 3d.... it would have more interesting in my opinion

[Paul11]

Originally Posted by Gofalk

well I kinda wish they just shot it live action instead of 3d.... it would have more interesting in my opinion

It's in 3D? Do you mean graphics or where you put on your blue and red glasses?

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Gofalk

well I kinda wish they just shot it live action instead of 3d.... it would have more interesting in my opinion

It's not 3D, it's CG, and it precludes a CD animated series that will come out.

The story isn't enough to rationalize a live action movie.

[Firu]

i for one quite enjoyed it,it's definately NOT anime and i guess not the greatest movie ever made but it was a good bit of fun which is what it was actually intended to be.and i thought the animaton was pretty decent,especially some of the outer space battle scenes
they did however annoy me by leaving out one thing,the scrolling intro! surely every star wars movie should have that,even if it is more of a spin-off!

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Firu

i for one quite enjoyed it,it's definately NOT anime and i guess not the greatest movie ever made but it was a good bit of fun which is what it was actually intended to be.and i thought the animaton was pretty decent,especially some of the outer space battle scenes
they did however annoy me by leaving out one thing,the scrolling intro! surely every star wars movie should have that,even if it is more of a spin-off!

I agree. I was expecting the scrolling intro...especially thinking this might be the last Star Wars movie I see in the theater, but that may not be the case...