Friday, February 27, 2015

Important Facts To Understand Before Presenting An Anime Review Show

By Earlene McGee


A review of anime movie trends will reveal that some of the most entertaining and creative productions in the world are animated movies. The term anime often leaves one thinking they are similar to the normal cartoon characters the rest of the world is used to. However, these Japanese movies are often different, and pleasantly so. Presenting an anime review show, therefore, requires one to understand their history and what sets them apart from mainstream movies.

Animated movies bring something different to the table and that is why they have such a huge following. They are not like your mainstream animation and live action movie. They have teenage main characters, yet the themes they deal with are complex and include adult issues. The teenagers in animated movies save the world, and the authenticity makes fans feel like the movies are real despite the fact that they are cartoon characters.

Another important difference between Japanese animes and Hollywood movies is that they are not cliche. In Hollywood movies, there is often the feeling that there has to be a happy ending. In Japanese animated films, they do not always have the happily ever after conclusions so famous in Hollywood.

In Japan animated movies, the general feeling is that life cannot be scripted, and so things do not always go as expected. The fact that animated films do not always have the happy ending makes them more realistic. Many might find this surprising, but animes have a worldwide reach. They are not just limited to the locals and few international followers. Conventions are organized every year in countries as far away as Costa Rica and Germany.

But why do the Japanese favor anime over the traditional animation or even the normal live action movies. The biggest motivator is in the money. Historically, the Japan movie industry was only able to compete on an equal footing with Hollywood in the sixties. Today, it is difficult for them to compete, at least on an equal footing.

Gone are the days when the Japanese cinema industry could compete with Hollywood on an equal footing. The money available in Hollywood makes it hard to compete, and many talented directors therefore branched in the cheaper and steadier animes. Another reason that animated film production is so popular is the Manga culture. Even the adults in Japan, men and women alike, are Manga fanatics in ways that are unimaginable to American adults and their comic books.

In Japan, even the adults are Manga fans. American adults are not nearly into comic books as the Japanese are into their Manga. Most of famous animated movies are inspired by popular Manga comics, and so the evolution was only a natural step. There is often huge pressure to conform to certain looks or stereotypes associated with race or gender. In animes, there is true freedom to look any way.

Such freedom has resulted in cases where some characters do not have any national, racial, or even gender identity. There also seems to be a motivation towards the use of female protagonist characters in recently produced animated movies. The different perspectives of animated movies are refreshing and very entertaining.




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