MaryAnn’s quick take… Epic yet intimate, this is a visual gorgeous and emotionally lush fantasy drama about love and hope set in a violent but beautifully realized invented world. I’m “biast” (pro): desperately seeking movies about women
I’m “biast” (con): not a huge fan of anime
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto) women’s participation in this film
(learn more about this)
Renowned and prolific Japanese anime TV writer Mari Okada makes a visual gorgeous and emotionally lush feature directorial debut with the enrapturing Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms. She’s written the script, too, of course, for this labor-of-love passion project, and here creates a beautifully realized fantasy world that echoes with the familiar — Tolkien and steampunk are major touchstones — while also carving out a fresh and uniquely lovely vision.
Maquia (the voice of Manaka Iwami) is a near immortal,...
I’m “biast” (con): not a huge fan of anime
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto) women’s participation in this film
(learn more about this)
Renowned and prolific Japanese anime TV writer Mari Okada makes a visual gorgeous and emotionally lush feature directorial debut with the enrapturing Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms. She’s written the script, too, of course, for this labor-of-love passion project, and here creates a beautifully realized fantasy world that echoes with the familiar — Tolkien and steampunk are major touchstones — while also carving out a fresh and uniquely lovely vision.
Maquia (the voice of Manaka Iwami) is a near immortal,...
- 6/27/2018
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
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