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The Good Spaceman Schweik
6 years ago
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ROYAL SPACE FORCE (aka WINGS OF HONNEAMISE) (Section 23 blu-ray, 2019)
https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Space-Force-Blu-ray-Morimoto/dp/631779992X/ref=tmm_blu_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
reviewed by Roochak
Lhadatt, a befuddled slacker who becomes the driving force and public face of a military/scientific enterprise he can barely understand, is the hero of a science fiction satire that seems to be the lovechild of Robert Heinlein and Jim Jarmusch. If the movie's theme -- hard to pin down on the first viewing -- is that people can do the right things for the wrong reasons, then its deadpan blend of dark comedy, big social/philosophical questions, and a technological sense of wonder start to make much more sense. That's not to downplay the suspense as the launch date approaches, and the sheer physical realness of the busy, rundown, very lived-in world that the characters inhabit.
In a strong cast of individuals, Lhadatt's girlfriend Riquinni -- a dowdy single mom whose religious devotion borders on fanaticism -- stands out as his unlikely muse and guiding light. This 1987 movie is not your typical anime: it has more to say about life, and our choices about what gives it meaning, than you may be used to.
https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Space-Force-Blu-ray-Morimoto/dp/631779992X/ref=tmm_blu_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
reviewed by Roochak
Lhadatt, a befuddled slacker who becomes the driving force and public face of a military/scientific enterprise he can barely understand, is the hero of a science fiction satire that seems to be the lovechild of Robert Heinlein and Jim Jarmusch. If the movie's theme -- hard to pin down on the first viewing -- is that people can do the right things for the wrong reasons, then its deadpan blend of dark comedy, big social/philosophical questions, and a technological sense of wonder start to make much more sense. That's not to downplay the suspense as the launch date approaches, and the sheer physical realness of the busy, rundown, very lived-in world that the characters inhabit.
In a strong cast of individuals, Lhadatt's girlfriend Riquinni -- a dowdy single mom whose religious devotion borders on fanaticism -- stands out as his unlikely muse and guiding light. This 1987 movie is not your typical anime: it has more to say about life, and our choices about what gives it meaning, than you may be used to.
I loved it so much I made a long article on it at the time I was writing for the french magazine AnimeLand, décades ago
Also, I would totally read a SF pastiche of Schweik's adventures in the Great Solar War!