Changes made to Mushishi

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Created on Monday, 16th February 2009, 16:35
Change Submitted by Jitendar Canth

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Revision 1

Created on Monday, 16th February 2009, 16:33
Change Submitted by Jitendar Canth

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• Change #2 - i. <newline>[imgmc=0000208761.jpg|0000112976 <newline>[imgmc=0000208750.jpg|0000112965] <newline>Mushi are the most primitive of life forms. Elusive and ethereal, and existing since time immemorial, they have come to be the cause of many superstitions and supernatural legends. Ginko is a Mushishi, a Bug Master. He travels the country investigating these odd creatures, and helping those people who, for good or ill wind up interacting with them. <newline> <newline>[heading]Picture[/heading] <newline>It’s a 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer for Mushishi, and like most films of Eastern Origin, it gets an NTSC-PAL standards conversion with all the attendant annoyances. However, by far the greatest issue is one of grain. It’s always prevalent to a significant degree, and isn’t helped by most of the scenes being shot in natural light, with a dull understated palette, and a good deal of mist or natural visual noise. Rustling foliage and rainfall don’t come across well on this disc. I do like the realisation of the mushi in this film though, with some very subliminal use of CGI to suggest rather than astound. <newline> <newline>[imgmc=0000208760.jpg|0000112975] <newline>[
• Change #3 - 08766.jpg|0000112981] <newline>[imgml=0000208768.jpg|0000112983]1.jpg|0000112976] <newline>The first complaints, and perhaps the easiest to forgive are the production values. The anime is by far one of the most beautiful creations I have seen. Its ethereal tone, and gentle pace reflected in episodes which each work from a select palette of colours, different for each one. Each story is like a work of art, the mushi that inhabit the tales, otherworldly and wondrous, and the magical representation of nature is enveloping. You obviously can’t do that in live action, as such representations would stand out a mile. It’s understandable that the mushi in the film, CGI creations quite naturally, are understated, mysterious, and almost subliminal presences. That is one success, but the look of the film is a little too grey and mundane. There’s none of the beauty of the animation, and it’s a little too grungy and grimy, not helped by the excessive grain in the image. I also feel that Ginko’s shock of white hair is too obviously a fright wig, and just takes me out of the film. It may be an attempt to stay faithful to the source, but it doesn’t work. It’s worth noting that they tried something similar in the live action Death Note films, but wisely ditched the idea. The music too, while effective and suitable for the tone of the film, is instantly forgettable, and not a patch on Toshio Masuda’s haunting and evocative themes in the anime. <newline> <newline>[imgmc=0000208766.jpg|0000112981] <newline>I was disappointed by the central character of Ginko, who in the anime is cool, decisive, and knowledgeable. He also takes wonder in the things he sees, while being something of a maverick compared to other mushishi. Jo Odagiri’s Ginko is nothing like this. He portrays a character that seems constantly nervous and unsure of himself, and mostly out of his depth with the situations he encounters. <newline> <newline>Th
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Initial Version

Created on Monday, 16th February 2009, 16:28
First Submitted by Jitendar Canth