Nine Sisters 5 comments

4 Jun 2003 @ 17:05, by Quidnovi Mamoru Oshii's "Avalon" opens the gate to the future of cinema. And that is no mere hyperbole. The nuances and rhythms of the near-future world created here are captivating to the point of transfixion…there is a mystery…an intricate puzzle…and as Ash [the main character] delves deeper and deeper into this world of not only an illegal and highly compulsive game, but also of her own reality, the more questions arise. This film is every bit as cerebral as it is physical, and due to Mamoru Oshii's confident and skillful direction, it never makes the mistake of underestimating its audience. ---Howard Anderson, movie-page.com With "Avalon," Oshii has essentially discarded the razzle-dazzle of virtual reality to create a film that pits the illusion of cinema against the assumed reality of sensory perception. "Conclusively, reality doesn't actually exist anywhere," he says. "The one we experience is an illusion inside the heart of each individual." And so… what is this movie about? I think I know, and then I change my mind. Was Ash in love with Murphy? Does she want to conquer the game? Or does she not care, playing endlessly until she too becomes lost. At one point she asks the game master, a man only ever seen as a face on the screen (wearing a clerical collar, strangely) if he is a virtual creation, or someone logged in from another location. His reply: “It does not matter - you would be unable to verify what I said.” ----notcomingsoon.com Quicktime Trailer (3.3 MB)

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5 Jun 2003 @ 11:17 by swan : Oh, Francis you found them!
thank you for the post.  

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