![]() ![]() While 90 minutes is considered a minimum length for feature film, the script for Redline is flawed and could have been cut down in places. The actual Redline race (and yes, it is awesome) takes up the last half an hour of the film. The introduction of the story and characters for Act 1 takes about an hour and its short moments of character development don”t save it. I wonder if there was any disagreement in the writing process, as this seems to be the weakest of their work. The screenplay was a collaborative work between talents such as: film director Katsuhito Ishii, Yoji Enokido (screenwriter for Revolutionary Girl Utena & Neon Genesis Evangelion) and Yoshiki Sakurai (screenwriter for Ghost in a Shell: Stand Alone Complex & Evangelion Rebuilds). Even though these screenwriters have produced extraordinary work, their styles are quite distinct. It is doubtful that it would be gaining as much praise as it is now. Once I had recognized this in my head, I wondered “What would Redline be like if its animation wasn’t this good?” – not bad but just good. ![]() ![]() It is difficult to look away once the movie starts. It seems to be self aware of its aesthetics, combining the biggest variety of locations, machines, weapons and monsters in the movie as possible. Redline proves that viewers can be entertained by visuals alone. It’s like the producers all sat down at a table and said “We want to make something that looks awesome – how many cool things can we cram into this one movie?”. While a few of the earlier scenes shine (restaurant flooding scene, JP in the wilderness), the real payoff is the Redline race, which is the last quarter of the film. The non stop movement and detail in the facial expressions are beautiful and the consistent fluidity in every single shot is close to unmatched. It may not appeal to everyone but one must give it credit for being unique. The character designs by Katsuhito Ishii border on uncomfortably realistic, but retain their cartoon factor with sharp lines, a bright, fluro color pallet, and a heavy focus on black shadows. Imagine Pod Racing from Star Wars Episode 1, but animated – it mixes all things nerdy and cool. It was in production for 7 years, and it is easy to see why. The catch is it was cell drawn, which throws Loony Tunes and classic Disney into perspective. One can’t deny that Redline is impressive amongst digitally animated movies. Redline has received the majority of its praise for its exuberant, explosive animation. While it seems identical to the US car film of the same name, Redline was in production long before its US counterpart, so it is nothing more than an amusing coincidence. He also worked as a character designer and animation director. The film tells the story of an intergalactic race, Redline, which takes place every 5 years, and the endeavors of young man JP and girl Sonoshee to win it at any cost. Takeshi Koike starts his directorial debut here, he had in the past worked as a key animator for titles like the Animatrix (2003), Card Captor Sakura (1998) and Patlabor 3 (2002). It initially premiered in 2009 but had its full Japan release in late 2010. Redline is a 102 minute car-racing movie produced by studio Madhouse. ![]() Lots of fun.Redline Review: a feast for the eyes but not much else? Turn your brain off, sit back and watch the girls and fast cars. Wikipedia suggests the animation took seven years to make with over 100,000 hand-made drawings – odd given it is the director’s debut work! It looks very different it looks almost like pop-art meets anime. They don’t want the race there and deploy the army, dirty tricks and all, in order to put a stop to it. Roboworld’s authorities are not happy about this. To make matters worse, in order to boost ratings, the Redline will race in Roboworld. The Redline is a tougher, harder, everything-goes race – and that’s when the previous champions step up. The catch? His partner, Frisbee, finds himself surrounded by gangsters who have bet on JP to lose.ĭespite the Grease Lightening hairstyles – this is the far future, with all sorts of aliens, weapons and robots. It’s a brutal dash for the finish line with nitro and plenty of missiles. It’s action from the outset as we find JP – with some truly crazy, 60s Rockers hair, busy trying to win the Yellowline race. In fact, an amazing shoutout to James Shimoji for some awe-inspiring music in this feature-length. There are certainly portions of the anime when the racecourse looks like the spinning guitar track of legendary mode and the colourful blurs of the racers the keys. This anime is a different beast.īrought to us by Madhouse and Manga, the Redline anime is a loud film – and at times I wondered whether Guitar Hero had heavily inspired director Takeshi Koike or author Katsuhito Ishii. Let’s also be clear from the start, there is a movie called Redline and it doesn’t seem to be popular. I’m not going to be able to review without mentioning Whacky Races. ![]()
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