Blue Giant Blue Giant is a wonderful anime film following three young men trying to break into the dying modern Tokyo jazz underground. I saw this on a whim with a friend of mine. We were both struck by the film’s invigorating power and enormous fun.
It’ll have you listening to its soundtrack by Hiromi for weeks afterwards. Sax riffs, piano solos, and drum breaks aplenty. People who liked last year’s The First Slam Dunk will recognise the newer, and perhaps controversial, 3D animation used.
It isn’t about cutting corners but opening new avenues for the medium. The film hasn’t had the love it deserves so I will gush about it to anyone. Tim Roger, Surrey Monster I went to see Monster without expectations as it was the only movie available by the time I got to the cinema.
Two hours later, Monster had entered the list of my favourite movies ever. This movie brilliantly illustrates that truth is multi-faceted and depends on perspective. We can’t judge people or events through a single lens.
The more we layer on different viewpoints, the more our understanding shifts. Monster is a reminder that this is how we should see the world – and we’d all be better off if we did it more often. It even sparked a personal reflection on key events in my own life, encouraging me to re-examine them from different angles.
Fernando Pinho, Cambridge Robot Dreams This film stuck with me after leaving the cinema in a way no film has for a long time. That they were able to tell a story s.