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Agreed. I remember when I read it I was like "wait, so modern epic blockbusters are actually > 2,000 years old". It's not "almost" as good as modern stuff, it's
by breck 6y ago
Agreed. I remember when I read it I was like "wait, so modern epic blockbusters are actually > 2,000 years old". It's not "almost" as good as modern stuff, it's better than most.
- bitwize 6y agoIt's kinda like the Western equivalent of how many of the tropes that make anime anime come from kabuki and other traditional forms of Japanese theater.
- Arete314159 6y agoWait, really? Like what?
- bitwize 6y agoTry reading about and watching (video of) kabuki. Typical plots involve the standard hot-blooded hero with a strong sense of justice exacting vengeance on a villainous rival. Kabuki actors deliver their lines in an over-the-top fashion, strike cool poses as they're introduced, and even undergo "transformation sequences" that make important revelations and up the stakes in the plot -- much like anime characters. (Transformations in kabuki are effected with rapid costume changes and traditional stage effects.) Like anime, kabuki is also recognizable by being highly stylized, with realism de-emphasized in favor of spectacle and looking cool. Anime tends to share with Japanese theater a much more lingering emphasis on the atmosphere of the setting and the emotional states and thoughts of the characters compared to fast-paced, exposition-heavy Western media. Of course there are plenty of exceptions, and some anime is even explicitly styled after Western media.
- m463 6y agoor kurosawa