jugophon

The most important thing to learn from this movie is the value of intuition. The second most important thing is to understand that baseball is a constant that has unified our country since the end of the civil war, a time when unity seemed a very, very important thing.

An amazing documentary chronicling an amazing band. I hope that fifty years from now, this film is used as reference in a musical and even a sociological sense. Color and b+w both fit well here. The music is arresting and intense, the imagery fits the music and the pace. Anyone who likes well made documentaries should see this. Throughout the film, there are quick sketches of people in line that coincide with pieces of music. This is my favorite part. This might be hard to find, but keep an eye out for it.

This movie had incredible concepts! The chaos theory was brought into personal focus in this picture in a most intriguing fashion. The animation did not work for me, however (it seemed underdeveloped). There were other little quirks about this movie I felt didn't work, such as the magical, mysterious scream that the protagonist posesses, the sub-par dubbing, the the little melodramatic exchange between two sub-characters at a bank. This almost interupted the breakneck pace this movie contains; the pulsing electronic music arrived in the nick of time to save it. This did not deter any of the strong points of the movie from shining though: an excellent central idea brought into focus through appropriate music, excellent cinematography and choreography, good use of "common thread" images, and surprise twists. I rate this as a must see for those who tire of the tried-and-true formula. Try to find it subtitled, if possible though. The dubbing sounds like that of a cheap Japanese animation short for kids!