Monday 18 July 2011

Summer Wars


Type: Movie
Status:

Premise: After accidentally breaking the encryption code for OZ (an online mass networking program that has defectively taken over all functions of the internet) Kenji Koiso a prodigal math student and part time data processor inadvertently had his account hacked and used to take over the internet (yes the entire thing). Now Kenji must scramble to fix his mistake before the police arrest him or his "girl friends" parents figure it out and kill him for deceiving them.

Thoughts: I personally enjoyed this movie tremendously, it had many interwoven plots that all held significance to the overall story when held separately but came together to form a well rounded story arc. 

Prose: Well animated and voiced with an interesting interplay between 2 different art styles (real world/ internet). The visual style of OZ along with all of the avatars were exquisitely well done with some truly memorable characters.

Cons: This movie was shockingly similar in both plot and execution to the Digimon movie. Whether intentional or not the plot has so many similarities that you can actually match individual scenes almost point for point, I still enjoyed the movie (possibly even more than the Digimon one) but it is rather odd that copy write has not been enforced.

-Notes: Dubbed. A wonderful program that I highly recommend.

8.5/10          (Always clear your browsing history.)

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