“Attack on Titan” is an amazing film that manages to capture the spirit of the manga and anime, while still managing to conform and make use of the film medium. If not for the fact that the action and storyline distract you from the setting, you might very well have lost your suspension of disbelief. Why do all those buildings look so familiar? In fact, don’t they look like the same sort of effects used in old Super Sentai shows, namely Power Rangers? Perhaps they might have been believable 20 years back, but now the backdrop where the action takes place looks artificial and cheap. In fact, all of the characters espouse some sort of futility, knowing that they wage a battle they cannot win. The introduction already sees Eren plunged into despair at the sight of the Titan’s attack and his subsequent loss. “Attack on Titan” is frequently quoted as representing “the hopelessness felt by young people in today’s society.” And the film does well to capture this feel, by draining hope from our protagonists right from the start. In a way, the Titans are a twisted reflection of humanity given power, and they are the perfect literal and metaphysical antagonists for our heroes. This adds to the already unnatural look of the Titans, further establishing them as human but not quite so. The insane but gleeful expressions on the Titans are well juxtaposed with the horrific atrocities they commit. And then of course, there are the actual battles with the Titans itself, where the characters are clearly the underdogs in the clash. Add the constant danger of a silent, lurking Titan to the mix, and you’ve got a recipe for excitement and fear for the heroes. They may all be on the same side, but that doesn’t mean the characters always agree with each other. The movie delivers on the gory fights and painful demises, creating a sense of desperation and fatalism for all our heroes.Įven without the Titans, there’s always tension between the characters. Consequently, this raises the stakes by showing just how fragile and weak our protagonists are, and the immense odds that the face. Titans and humans hardly trade blows - one swipe from a Titan is enough to wipe out any human. One of the hallmarks of “Attack on Titan,” be it the anime or manga, is the intense brutality of the fights. Fortunately, the movie came through in the end, and delighted the audience at the fan screening to no end. I must confess that I’m a casual fan of the anime, and I didn’t have high hopes for the film, what with the rumours about its lacklustre budget and ostensibly major changes to the plot and characters. “Attack on Titan” is a marvelous adaptation of the anime. It stars Haruma Miura (Eren Jaegar), Kiko Mizuhara (Mikasa Ackerman), Kanata Hongo (Armin Arlert), and Hiroki Hasegawa (Shikishima). It features a group of teenage soldiers who have to battle giant Titans that are hell bent on destroying humanity. “Attackon Titan” is a Japanese live action adaptation of the franchise of the same name. He Tweets/Instagrams at Optimarcus and writes at. He’s also a Transformers enthusiast and avid pop culture scholar. Marcus Goh is a Singapore television scriptwriter.
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