Can Anime Be Hollywood's New Source?
Bringing anime to life isn't new. We all know of the absolute dirty bomb that was Dragonball the movie. And Japan has tried to create live action movies, but none of them gathered attention. If anything, failed attempts such as these may have scared away most film producers from backing any scripts referencing anime. It seemed for a while that anime would go down the same bumpy road video game movies have been on. Maybe see a decent one every two years, and then see a complete mistake put into motion that completely devalues anything the previous movie did for the genre.
I have a perfect example of this analogy. When someone mentions video game movies I can't help but mention my favorite, Silent Hill. But of coarse, they made a sequel that was so bad it completely overshadows any small amount of praise the original may have received. I'm still waiting for the day the world of Bioshock is brought to the screen, big or small, but that will have to wait until someone proves the value in such a proposition. And wait I shall, but till then, anime may see that day come soon.
It was many years ago that I heard Warner Brothers bought the right to the American Remake of Death Note and was immediately excited to see what they'll do. But as time moved on so did my confidence in the project. Coincidentally this was around the same time the Bioshock movie was beginning to see trouble. Both movies never saw the light of day, but Death Note did attract the attention of a new backer.
Netflix bought the rights to the Death Note script and decided that the best way to do it justice is make it into a TV show. Netflix has already started casting, and things seem to be moving in the right direction. Which brings me back to today, where the Ghost in the Shell live action movie is seeing its release. A release that seems promising despite some conflicting views concerning casting decisions. And if all goes well, Ghost in the Shell may be the first domino of many to follow.
In my opinion, Netflix might be sitting and waiting to see how a movie based on an anime is received by an American audience. If successful we may begin to see advertising for Netflix Death Note depending on how far along they are. And if we continue this cycle of success then we may see more anime based scripts find theiy way through the doors of Hollywood. But if Ghost in the Shell fails, well, we already have seen that story play through with video game movies.
So like I said, this might not be the first time Anime is brought to the big screen, but it may be the first time it's done well. Let me know what you think in the comments. Are you excited, nervous, or skeptical of anime replacing comics? And finally, what anime do you want to see in a theater near you?
It was many years ago that I heard Warner Brothers bought the right to the American Remake of Death Note and was immediately excited to see what they'll do. But as time moved on so did my confidence in the project. Coincidentally this was around the same time the Bioshock movie was beginning to see trouble. Both movies never saw the light of day, but Death Note did attract the attention of a new backer.
Netflix bought the rights to the Death Note script and decided that the best way to do it justice is make it into a TV show. Netflix has already started casting, and things seem to be moving in the right direction. Which brings me back to today, where the Ghost in the Shell live action movie is seeing its release. A release that seems promising despite some conflicting views concerning casting decisions. And if all goes well, Ghost in the Shell may be the first domino of many to follow.
In my opinion, Netflix might be sitting and waiting to see how a movie based on an anime is received by an American audience. If successful we may begin to see advertising for Netflix Death Note depending on how far along they are. And if we continue this cycle of success then we may see more anime based scripts find theiy way through the doors of Hollywood. But if Ghost in the Shell fails, well, we already have seen that story play through with video game movies.
So like I said, this might not be the first time Anime is brought to the big screen, but it may be the first time it's done well. Let me know what you think in the comments. Are you excited, nervous, or skeptical of anime replacing comics? And finally, what anime do you want to see in a theater near you?
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