Metropolis (2001) Movie Review

Starring: Yuka Imoto (Tima's voice), Kei Kobayashi (Kenichi's voice), Kouki Okada (Rock's voice)

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METROPOLIS (Metoroporisu) is a Japanese animated movie directed by Rintaro in 2001.

The setting is the futuristic city of Metropolis. Duke Red is conspiring against the government and hopes to overthrow it on the occasion of the celebration of the completion of the towering Ziggurat, a monument built by his society. Duke Red has even asked the sulfurous Dr. Laughton to create the ultimate robot which should rule the country from the Ziggurat tower.

Unfortunately, Rock, the jealous adopted son of Duke Red, destroys Dr. Laughton's laboratory and Tima, Laughton's creation, is saved by the young Kenichi and his uncle. Tima, a young teenager, is not aware of her real status and becomes fond of Kenichi. While the revolution, whose leaders are manipulated by Duke Red, is raging on the surface, Tima and his new friends try to escape Rock through the three subterranean zones, inhabitated by robots, which lay under Metropolis.

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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%

**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
Powerplays Yes
Robots & Computers & VR Yes
Plotlet: - fighting harmful robot(s)
If a cartoon... - animated cartoon

Main Character
Identity: - robot, female
Age: - a teen
Eccentric: Yes - emotionally unstable
Hair color? - blonde
Events of movie makes character more... - aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality - Japanese
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
How much in movie? - 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality - Japanese

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - a teen
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 60%
Ethnicity - Japanese
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged

Setting
Earth setting: - medium future 22-24th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Big cities? Yes
Misc settings - lab
Kind of city - Beautiful sparkling advanced city

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Tone of movie - upbeat
Non-American film? Yes
What language? - Japanese
Subtitles? - Yes
Kinds of F/X - exotic big cities
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Jazz/r&b
Is this movie based on a - comics

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