STEAMBOY(2004)
A story about a boy who is an inventor, who's specialty
is working with steam(an interesting twist that his name
is steam)!!
He receives a package from his grandfather and father
containing an invention that's suppose to be quite
important!! He is pursued by several factions, of
which he's not sure who's on his side!!
This has the talents of Patrick Stewart as the grandfather!
All this, while there are those who are more interested
in the applications of the invention for purposes of war!
And then there's the conflict between his father and
grandfather, which is not explained 'til later on in the
movie!!
The only real distraction to this movie is the EXTREMELY
annoying girl in this!!
A very inventive and visually stunning movie!! A
A review from IMDb.com:
'Steamboy', the groundbreaking new film from
the makers of 'Akira' represents the new benchmark
in Japanese animation. While the underlying story
that science should be used to benefit mankind
and not to wage war is somewhat bland, it is the
animation that captivates.
Using both 3D CGI and traditional 2D cel animation,
(which works wonderful and is seamless together)
'Steamboy' far surpasses any previous animation to
date. The camera pans and swoops around our
hero beautifully as we are taken into a 19th century
England that is mixed with science fiction. There
are inventors and machines, weapons and explosions
- are encaptulated within this alternate world. This
is the highlight of 'Steamboy', the world is alive and
so detailed. All the machines are full of cogs and
moving parts - everything seems so real and alive.
'Steamboy' has captured the industrial feel
perfectly, just as well (if not better) than 'Akira'
captured the 80's futuristic feel.
If you like Japanese animation you will love and
adore 'Steamboy', and if you only see one animation
this year make sure you see 'Steamboy'. It's simply
amazing. - dbronsema