thesassylorax: coffeeandcockatiels: A masterpiece of cinema. Metropolis (2001). Directed by Rintar

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coffeeandcockatiels:

A masterpiece of cinema. Metropolis (2001). Directed by Rintaro who co-founded Madhouse. Based off of legendary Osamu Tezuka’s manga of the same name. Creator of Black JackandAstro Boy. Based the manga off of the 1927 German silent film Metropolis.

The more you know.

I feel genuine sorrow for anyone who is a fan of anime who hasn’t sat down to watch this brilliant piece of cinema. The animation is brilliant, the story is heart breaking, the characters are memorable and if you’re like me you will most probably cry at some point during the story or at least feel greatly moved by the plight of both robots and humans within the story.