New as I am, I know there is a huge stigma against repeat threads amongst Escapistians, and that "anime recommendations" has been done a billion times before. But, it's never been done the way I want it to be done.
These past threads are of little help to begin with. The problem has been that they don't specify what the guy who's asking is looking for. Consequently, the same shows that everyone involved already knows about just get mentioned over and over and over and so on. Any actually good and not so well known shows get lost to the ether. Enough of that, don't mention it if you already know we all already know of it.
It doesn't help that most anime is terrible.
Ok, what I'm looking for is some kind of scifi or fantasy with a deep and preferably confusing story.
quickly what comes to mind for me:
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Ghost in the Shell
- Serial Experiments Lain (even though that one failed)
- Death Note
Now everyone's already heard of those shows so to name one you probably haven't heard of I must say I loved the movie Paprika.
Paprika is about a device that allows you to enter your own dreams. Unfortunetly, the device gets stolen and misused causing all sorts of havoc. Whats truly great about this movie is that it felt so beyond reality. It was about discovering a deeper level to reality and the consequences of that discovery. I think we all want something deeper to reality, not stupid fantasies but something transendental. If I were religious I'd call it a discovery of the divine. This movie, to me at least, was about indulging that desire.
What about you?
Oh, and please don't just name the show/movie tell us why its awesome.
Lets see what hidden jewels we can dig up.
These past threads are of little help to begin with. The problem has been that they don't specify what the guy who's asking is looking for. Consequently, the same shows that everyone involved already knows about just get mentioned over and over and over and so on. Any actually good and not so well known shows get lost to the ether. Enough of that, don't mention it if you already know we all already know of it.
It doesn't help that most anime is terrible.
Ok, what I'm looking for is some kind of scifi or fantasy with a deep and preferably confusing story.
quickly what comes to mind for me:
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Ghost in the Shell
- Serial Experiments Lain (even though that one failed)
- Death Note
Now everyone's already heard of those shows so to name one you probably haven't heard of I must say I loved the movie Paprika.
Paprika is about a device that allows you to enter your own dreams. Unfortunetly, the device gets stolen and misused causing all sorts of havoc. Whats truly great about this movie is that it felt so beyond reality. It was about discovering a deeper level to reality and the consequences of that discovery. I think we all want something deeper to reality, not stupid fantasies but something transendental. If I were religious I'd call it a discovery of the divine. This movie, to me at least, was about indulging that desire.
What about you?
Oh, and please don't just name the show/movie tell us why its awesome.
Lets see what hidden jewels we can dig up.
