Astro Boy
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PhiloStarzPhiloAstro Boy. David Bowers.Beyond its leftist pandering, blatant environmental admonitory and preoccupation with sad orphans, Astro Boy still has some enjoyable characteristics. Namely: a warm, vibrant animation style that softs, but doesn't erase the futuristic society's inherent weirdness, highly kinetic action sequences, snappy pacing and Asimovian questions (underexplored as they may be) of what constitutes consciousness.
The movie is a joy to watch and inexplicably underrated. Just watch it and spread the voice. The only critic you might think of is if you compare it to the original manga. But in my opinion it was a necessary thing to do, given the age of. Tezuka's work.
