Magnetic Rose: Haunted

8th AMV project. Features anime from Magnetic Rose and the song Haunted by Evanesence.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• anime
• magnetic
• rose
• opera
• woman
• guns
• ghost
• haunted
• evanesence

[jalusbrian]

what killed Kon was not the cancer but the treatment: so orthodox medicine has done it again...people need to be more aware of just how dangerous its methods can be

[Zunecrazy]

Out of the three short films in Memories, Magnetic Rose is by far the best. Stink Bomb was fun. Cannon Fodder sucked. What a waste of time Cannon Fodder was.

[overfiend30]

@fargaiaalpha Yeah it's a tragic loss. Reading the translation of his final blog entry is really inspiring reading. The man was a truly class human being as well as an extraordinary talent.

[fargaiaalpha]

@overfiend30

Katsuhiro Otomo seems to think Kon Satoshi's death as the biggest loss in modern animation industry because Kon Satoshi was his assistant which is strongly expected and praised by Otomo. I also think Kon Satoshi has the best drawing skills in recent Japanese animation industry, while Otomo is the most innovative Japanese comic writer in Japan.

[overfiend30]

@fargaiaalpha Yeah, I actually picked up the Manga after I saw Magnetic Rose. It is similar, but the heart of the story about his daughter and the whole loss/redemption angle to the story isn't really there.

I credit Kon for this story really, as the theme of repressed memories and dealing with truth seems to be a constant theme to his work (Paranoia Agent, Tokyo Godfathers etc)

[fargaiaalpha]

@overfiend30

The Original stories of Memories were written by Katsuhiro Otomo. Magneric Rose is based on his short manga series, Kanojyo No Omoide which was released in 1990. But actually Satoshi Kon is one of the most talented animation directors, his biggest contribution to Memories is his superb screenplay. And Tensai Okamura who directed Stink Bomb is also talented, because of Wolf's Rain and Darker Than Black.

[TheouAegis]

Rest eternally in peace, Satoshi Kon.

[evans0305]

@brittanyv555

They were a space cleanup crew that found a decaying ship, which belonged to a retired opera singer, who lost her voice, and went mad. the ship's computer was able to create a holographic projection over anything to appear real, and it was creating the world from her mind. Even after she died, the ship was still active, and it slowly deteriorated over the decades, becoming as insane as she was by becoming her "ghost", and trapped anyone who went into the ship until they died.

[brittanyv555]

i realy don't get this movie can someone explan it to me even thought i saw.

[overfiend30]

I tend to agree. Satoshi Kon wrote Magnetic Rose and while not all his films are perfect they usually have great characters and a clear message. Stink Bomb was written by Otomo - it was just a throwaway farce that thought it was a black comedy.

I'm not at all a anime fanboy, but I think Magnetic Rose might be my favourite film ever. I live in fear of a bloated Hollywood remake.