Out of all of the months of the yr, January most likely sucks essentially the most, proper? Sorry to individuals who had been born this month, nevertheless it simply is not an excellent one, a minimum of within the UK anyway. The vacations are over, it is freezing chilly and moist, and it is a useless interval for good films or video games more often than not. No surprise January blues is a phrase that exists within the first place! However, even when there’s nothing new to look at, there’s at all times one thing outdated – and personally, I can not advocate a greater movie to choose your spirits up than the 2009 racing anime Redline.
I’ve to confess, I solely watched Redline for the primary time simply the opposite day, so I am a bit late, however fairly actually I’ve by no means come throughout a movie that so completely makes you wanna say “hell yeah” each single step of the best way. For those who have not heard of it earlier than, Redline is the characteristic movie directorial debut of Takeshi Koike, who you may recognise in case you’ve seen Lupin the IIIrd movies like Goemon’s Blood Spray or Fujiko’s Lie. It’s also simply one of the crucial visually distinct anime I’ve ever seen, utilising thick, deep black strains and shadows, accentuating all method of alien designs.
The movie is ready within the far future, at a time the place planetary area journey is not any drawback, aliens are a dime a dozen, and autos with engines as we all know of are a factor of the previous. Even so, there are nonetheless racers on the market which have a want to race vehicles along with your typical 4 wheels and engine, leading to a collection of races the place the prize is figuring out you are the quickest, culminating in a single single race known as the Redline.
