OK, some of these Japanese amime films freak me out...and I mean that in a good way. Metropolis (2001) is one of them. The storyline, in a dystopian future, features corporate and political intrigue, as one party stages a coup and kills the current president, and sets humans and robots against each other, echoing racial/social tension in our current society.
This is not a kiddie cartoon folks, it is a multi-layered piece of literature, with echoes of Pinocchio and some Oedipus/Elektra complex thrown in for good measure.
And above all that, it is a cautionary tale. A story about our science getting ahead of our wisdom and morality. A morality tale of the excesses of corporate greed and human hubris, likening ourselves to gods, creators of life. It is also fantastic entertainment, with amazing animation. And it freaks me out!
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