Live Action Akira?
Penguin November 16th, 2007
I watched Kanye West’s video for “Stronger” and was struck by how much Akira imagery was in it. Several weeks ago, I had a dream (literally) that Akira was made into a live action movie. When I told Ninja, she scoffed at me, saying that it would be crazy. Of course, if I were to do it, I would write an adaptation based on the manga and not the anime.
If you’re familiar with Akira, you can skip this paragraph. Akira was a seminal work of anime. Even today, the visuals and story hold up, almost 20 years later. It’s about a teenage boy, Tetsuo, who gets telekinetic powers through government experimentation and what happens when he unleashes those powers on the city. The last 20 minutes or so involves Tetsuo losing control of his powers and begins to grow and expand. If you’ve seen the Trapperkeeper episode of South Park, that’s where the reference comes from.
It was this last scene that would be extremely difficult to shoot. CG has come far enough that it would be possible to render it, that’s not the issue. Conceptually, it may be too difficult for American audiences to wrap their heads around. With that said, since South Park did it, one can argue that America is ready.
After watching Kanye’s video, it got me wondering if it was really possible. Sure, some of the CG in his video was a little weak, but the core idea is there. Hey, if they can make Dragonball Z into live action or Evangelion, why not Akira?
Here’s more cool Daft Punk user videos:
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-Penguin
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