Review – Metropolis (2001)

Manga master Osamu Tezuka’s rework of Thea von Harbou and Fritz Lang’s classic tale makes it to the big screen. The 21st century anime format allows the filmmakers to do a lot of things that weren’t possible with live action in the late 1920s. Thus I was disappointed that this wasn’t any better than it was. The potential for vast, impressive cityscapes was under-utilized. And worse, the copious changes to the story are seldom if ever for the better. The result is a long, meandering mess that never lives up to its potential. A straight animation of the original script would have been better. Mildly amusing