The Sky Crawlers (Sukai kurora, 2008)

[randy_byers]

Mamoru Oshii makes intelligent science fiction movies. My favorite is Avalon (2001) -- a live action film about a virtual reality video game -- but the cyberpunk anime Ghost in the Shell (1996) is also very good. On the other hand, the sequel to GitS, Innocence (2004) was overblown and intellectually pompous, although the visual design was utterly

Comments

[jackwilliambell]

I really loved this movie. It has nearly everything I like about Anime. And, unlike many others, I don't have any problem with the slow pace of Oshii's work.

[randy_byers]

Yeah, I can see how this would be right up your alley. I have to admit that I came to it with some doubts, but it won me over. It's really well constructed, and very smart in the way it deploys information.