tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post6525752064491500091..comments2008-05-05T19:26:42.956-04:00Comments on Sentient Developments: Two years ago on SentDev: "Review of Mamoru Oshii'...Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003484633933455827noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-59263099339325307112008-05-05T16:04:00.000-04:002008-05-05T16:04:00.000-04:00Nice review. Thanks.Nice review. Thanks.al finhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739269791915017382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-33325438798707863682008-05-04T18:53:00.000-04:002008-05-04T18:53:00.000-04:00Avalon sounds like a cross between The Matrix and ...<I>Avalon</I> sounds like a cross between <I>The Matrix</I> and <I>World of Warcraft</I>. It also sounds like it suffers from the bane of most Japanese anime -- heavy doses of angsty portent and symbolism borrowed/recycled from other anime or films (<I>Mononoke Hime</I> is a prominent exception to this deadening trend; I wrote briefly about this topic here: <A HREF="http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=58" REL="nofollow">The String Cuts Deeper Than the Blade)</A>.Athenawww.starshipnivan.comnoreply@blogger.com