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I hadn't realised Jin-Roh was from the same creator. And I can see why it wasn't a success: Jin-Roh is dark, properly dystopian, confusing, and unforgiving. But
by bostik 2y ago
I hadn't realised Jin-Roh was from the same creator. And I can see why it wasn't a success: Jin-Roh is dark, properly dystopian, confusing, and unforgiving. But underneath there is a retold story of the little red riding-hood, in the original Grimm fashion.
The wolf wins.
- GauntletWizard 2y agoJin-Roh is but part of Oshii's other magnum opus, The Kerberos Saga: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerberos_Saga https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerberos_Saga . I haven't read the second half, which wasn't available in english when I first saw Jin Roh, but I've heard that The Red Spectacles and StrayDog are great if you liked it, but hard to find. I should retry that search one of these days.
- mmaniac 2y agoI found Jin-Roh's use of the Red Riding-Hood narrative to be much more subversive than a mere retelling. Both lead characters alternately play the role of red riding-hood and the wolf, luring each other in and betraying each others' trust at differing stages in the story. At the same time, neither truly wants to harm the other, but it's the human society they exist in which compels them to. The last shot of the movie is the Rotkaeppchen storybook lying in tatters in a puddle.
- bostik 2y agoOh, I had missed the bonus context of the last shot. For me it was a way to state the obvious: the hunter comes to the rescue only in fairy tales. In the world of the story, the difference between a wolf and a hunter is smaller than one might think.
- slillibri 2y agoFYI, Masamune Shirow is the creator of Ghost in the Shell. Mamoru Oshii directed the anime adaptation.