Comments on: Pale Cocoon Review - 69/100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/09/09/pale-cocoon-review-69100/ An anime blog covering a large variety of series, both popular and underrated. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:04:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: panther http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/09/09/pale-cocoon-review-69100/#comment-11965 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:46:43 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/09/09/pale-cocoon-review-69100/#comment-11965 sorry spelling bad (late) peace=piece there=their sorry spelling bad (late)
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]]> by: panther http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/09/09/pale-cocoon-review-69100/#comment-11964 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:43:43 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/09/09/pale-cocoon-review-69100/#comment-11964 Well seeing as this is fairly old im going to go ahead and spoil it (I think). SPOILER SPOILER The people we are seeing are on a moon colony I think. Thinking that they are on earth and hence can't peace together any history. For some reason they were forgotten and left on the moon. Or maybe everyone is on the moon and were meant to go back eventually (like Wall-E)? The backstory isn't really there but I think the point is the revelation of there dreary unhappy guilt drenched and confused existence being "taken out of context" so to speak (can't express it very well) you know like people thinking OMG the earth is not flat, you can cook eggs (and pop tarts) in the microwave and eating your own body weight in meat every week is bad for you. Well seeing as this is fairly old im going to go ahead and spoil it (I think).
SPOILER SPOILER
The people we are seeing are on a moon colony I think. Thinking that they are on earth and hence can’t peace together any history. For some reason they were forgotten and left on the moon. Or maybe everyone is on the moon and were meant to go back eventually (like Wall-E)? The backstory isn’t really there but I think the point is the revelation of there dreary unhappy guilt drenched and confused existence being “taken out of context” so to speak (can’t express it very well) you know like people thinking OMG the earth is not flat, you can cook eggs (and pop tarts) in the microwave and eating your own body weight in meat every week is bad for you.

]]> by: snog http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/09/09/pale-cocoon-review-69100/#comment-4031 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:14:39 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/09/09/pale-cocoon-review-69100/#comment-4031 There are no contradictions in this story! It's not pretentious. It's not even complex! You didn't pay attention. The storyline is coherent, its just not explicit. <blockquote>...it’s another one of those post-apocalyptical stories. The earth has been destroyed somehow, and people have been forced to move underground...</blockquote> These preconceptions are where you went wrong. The director leaves room for the audience to mislead themselves. But you're supposed to be able to realise the truth at the end. I don't know why you didn't. O_o You might be the reason characters talk to themselves and explain things they should already know. ;) Anyway, the clever thing about the story is that you get to go through the same thing the characters do. We have the same false assumptions they have and the big reveal shows the truth to both the audience and the characters at the same time. There are no contradictions in this story! It’s not pretentious. It’s not even complex! You didn’t pay attention. The storyline is coherent, its just not explicit.

…it’s another one of those post-apocalyptical stories. The earth has been destroyed somehow, and people have been forced to move underground…

These preconceptions are where you went wrong. The director leaves room for the audience to mislead themselves. But you’re supposed to be able to realise the truth at the end. I don’t know why you didn’t. O_o

You might be the reason characters talk to themselves and explain things they should already know. ;)

Anyway, the clever thing about the story is that you get to go through the same thing the characters do. We have the same false assumptions they have and the big reveal shows the truth to both the audience and the characters at the same time.

]]> by: Martin http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/09/09/pale-cocoon-review-69100/#comment-3965 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:32:18 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/09/09/pale-cocoon-review-69100/#comment-3965 I really enjoyed it but in a limited way - it looked pretty, the music was nice and it was an interesting idea. It's a showcase for what is obviously a very talented animator, but not much more. I found it to be a bit similar in approach to Voices of a Distant Star actually. I read on ANN somewhere that the same guy is working on another movie later this year called Eve No Jikan. The promo art looks quite Shinkai-esque too - something to keep a lookout for! I really enjoyed it but in a limited way - it looked pretty, the music was nice and it was an interesting idea. It’s a showcase for what is obviously a very talented animator, but not much more. I found it to be a bit similar in approach to Voices of a Distant Star actually.

I read on ANN somewhere that the same guy is working on another movie later this year called Eve No Jikan. The promo art looks quite Shinkai-esque too - something to keep a lookout for!

]]> by: maglor http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/09/09/pale-cocoon-review-69100/#comment-3932 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:07:29 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/09/09/pale-cocoon-review-69100/#comment-3932 I have also found this OVA lacking in many ways. I have also found this OVA lacking in many ways.

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