Akira

One of my favorite films, Akira pretty much gets the honor of introducing anime to the west. Many of the themes it contains also introduced me to the cinema of the east, relative to the style of issues Japanese films dive into.

Motorcycles gangs, anti-government groups, secret government expiriments...all run amuck in Neo-Tokyo. After a government secret project code named Akira went bad and destroyed Tokyo in WWIII, the city spent decades rebuilding. The era and joy of rebuilding has cooled, and the citizens grow restless. Motorcycle gangs run rampant and normal people do they're best to stay out of their way. One night a simple street race with a rival gang brings our main characters into contact with a new escaped government creation, unleashing the possiblility of another Akira disaster.

I don't like telling everything that happens, but rest assured, its excellent. Mixing every classic theme possible (man vs. man, man vs. society, man vs. himself) and asking the viewer those borderline questions that always spark conversation, Akira entertains till the end.

I love this film, and everytime I watch it, I swear I love it more. I would put this film in my top three of all time.

10/10

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