The Sky Crawlers

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Logan D In an alternate reality the countries of earth are at peace. However, some form of war is seen as needed to captivate the population. Kildren, genetically created persons that are stuck in adolescence, are used by two corporations to fly war planes against each other. The arrival of a new pilot, Kannami, reveals secrets held by his commanding officer. I had no idea this was from the same director as Ghost in the Shell, which I had never seen but viewed a few weeks later. Unlike Shell, this film isn't as action packed and requires more patience. I was captivated by the hypnotic composition of the scenes and the teasing out of mystery. The aerial scenes are impressive and have a photo-realism to them. It's a thought-provoking film which I'll likely view again sometime. There is a post credits scene Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/08/24 Full Review Audience Member A terrific opening sequence ushers in the strange, complex and compelling storyline that gets fairly distracted a few times between major plot points. The visuals combined with the score are almost as riveting as what the story conjures up in zest Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Liam D Director Mamoru Oshii (Assault Girls, Garm Wars: The Last Druid) second greatest movie is a War Drama Anime a one of a kind that has never been done and haven't done since Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/23/22 Full Review peter m Beautiful and sad is the best description i can provided. Coupled with that is trying to understand the mystery, of which there is no clear answer to. Watch and come to your own conclusion - make sure you have a hanky as you may cry. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Late R Painfully slow with a poorly constructed, confusing story that fails to explain so many things, and characters that are as mind-bogglingly bland as the world-design, 'Sky Crawlers' is not going to go down as Oshii's best work, I think that much is certain. With a narrative that involves war and planes, you might think that there would be some redeeming factor in the dogfights, but no, those are far and few between and not particularly impressive. There seems to be a good story in there somewhere, maybe even a great one, but boy, did they ever mess this one up. And worst of all, once the credits roll, you realise that there doesn't really seem to be a point to any of it at all. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/18 Full Review Audience Member Futuristic and retro. Modern and vintage. Intriguing movie, excellent for war movie fans! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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