[SPOILER] ::: First i want say about the rotoscope animation, this is first film i saw like this, it’s a unique way to portray the story without any real life constraints. and the story also was good with a well casted characters. In the beginning i wasn’t able to understand the intricacies of the movie, specifically the opening sequence, but later on found he was paranoid. It took me long enough to understand and when it revealed it’s quite intriguing to learn about the addiction and surveillance(just on small scale). This story was written by Philip K Dick. One of the unique writer for his thoughts and what a contribution he made to the cinema. I watched some of his works like Blade runner, Total Recall and this. I noticed his works are mainly based on what is reality and dystopian fiction. Im interested to watch “The Man in the High Castle” next which i heard was a proper adaptation of his novel. I like to hear your thoughts about this movie and other of his works too.

  • otacon239@feddit.deEnglish
    132·
    8 months ago

    One of my all-time favorites and such a tragedy. Top-tier acting from everyone involved and every scene is just so beautiful.

    If you enjoyed this, see about tracking down Walking Life. It’s made by the same director before he made this and also rotoscoped. It’s even further out there with the art style, but opened my eyes to alternates ways of viewing the world.

  • raoulraoul@lemmy.worldEnglish
    81·
    8 months ago

    I loved A Scanner Darkly. I have to say of all the movies I’ve seen based on PKD’s writings, it’s the most faithful to the source material. Meanwhile, The Man in The High Castle, while you may find it entertaining, is not a “proper adaption;” being a TV series, how could it have been?

    I also agree with @otacon239@feddit.de regarding Richard Linklater’s Waking Life, which was like an animated version of Linklater’s first film, Slacker, also on the “must-see” list.

    One last thing regarding Waking Life: that movie was like the dry-run, stylistically and technologically, for A Scanner Darkly.

  • Zectivi@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7·
    8 months ago

    I thought this movie was a great adaptation of the book. I’m a fan of PKDs writings; Minority Report, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, V.A.L.I.S., and others that were mentioned.

    I couldn’t get into The Man in the High Castle tv show, but loved the book. The tv series feels too different too quickly.

  • Jyrdano@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    8 months ago

    Thank you! I saw part of this movie years ago, and wasnt sure whether the memory was real or not