First Look: The Dream Machine, From Paprika Director Satoshi Kon
I’m not much of an anime fan. Actually, I actively dislike the bulk of the anime I’ve seen. Movies by Hayao Miyazaki get my attention (there’s an argument to be made that, thanks to different sensibilities when building story and character, Miyazaki’s movies are not anime at all) and so do features bySatoshi Kon. His films are always interesting, even when they don’t work, and since the combo ofMillennium ActressandTokyo GodfathersI’ve perked up every time he gets a new project going.
He’s been working onThe Dream Machine(orThe Dreaming Machine, as I’ve seen it translated occasionally) for some time, and now we’ve got the first images from the kid-friendly movie. Check ‘em out, after the break.
Twitchpoints to theofficial site, from which these pics hail. We don’t know much about the story at this point, and the site currently features only Japanese text. But there’s this vague promise, from aninterviewKon did last year:
On its own, not so much to go on. With the new images, I can start to assemble a picture of what this might be like. Far more gentle than much of Kon’s work, for one, which is something I can deal with. The images make this look quite glossy and kid-friendly, which is an interesting change. But I have a hard time believing that Kon can make a film that is all light and airy, so I’d expect a few robotic breakdowns along the line.
