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orzel-w · Galactic Ambassador Joined: 19 Sep 2014 Posts: 1865

This is an animated feature wherein hand drawn characters move about in a 3D CGI environment.

The anime is characteristic of the Japanese style of subtle movement, unrushed dwelling on a scene, and (of course) the mandatory unusually coiffed, wind-tousled hair. The CGI aircraft are all propeller-driven, the designs of which suggest WWII aircraft. The flying scenes and dogfights are aerial ballets, a visual delight. Even the shots of the aircraft taxiing include subtle dips when brakes are applied. Dialog is in the original Japanese with English captions, except during flying scenes, where all dialog is English.

The plot involves the continual air war between two industrial corporations, using "Kildren" as pilots. Kildren are perpetually young pre-adults who die only by being killed. They exist in a perpetual state of lethargy, not seeming to be able to recall their past. Whenever one is killed, a replacement soon arrives at the airbase, bearing a striking resemblance to his predecessor.
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WayneO
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Bud Brewster · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 2:12 pm Post subject:

You've sold me. I'm gonna get it and watch it just as quick as I can.

Thanks
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

Bud Brewster · Posted: Wed May 08, 2024 3:50 pm Post subject:

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Sky Crawlers is available for download from Archive.org . . . in Japanese. Sad

https://archive.org/details/TheSkyCrawlers_201404

Oh well, here's the opening scene and the trailer.

_____________The Sky Crawlers Opening Scene

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_______________ Trailer: THE SKY CRAWLERS

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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)