(Hi Mark, it's Stuart.) Far be it for me to argue with someone about their passions. Emotional resonance drives deeper than words, sometimes.
I found Samurai Jack to be an action-packed, well-ambianced (ack! awkward phrase), and highly-stylized... cartoon, by which I mean that suffers from G.I. Joe syndrome (can't kill human bad guys but can wreak havoc on droids). And that's fine. Did I mention it was action-packed? The "Y7 FV" demographic in me really enjoyed it.
But back when I was actually at that age, Robotech impressed me more than any half-hour cartoon could because its episodic nature allowed for character development (unless they DIED!) and deeper story-telling. I suspect Robotech introduced many of us to real anime. It's great for nostalgia, looking back, but fails to aspire to cinematic literature.
Samurai Jack is just a cartoon, though quite keen. It'd be good fodder for getting youngsters interested in multicultural mythology. Or demonstrating admirable cinematics. I can imagine some UCLA film studies prof showing it parts of it side-by-side with _The Seven Samurai_.
Hm, long comment. Perhaps I should have posted it on my own livejournal. =)
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Re: The sad fact is...
Date: 2001-08-19 02:49 pm (UTC)I found Samurai Jack to be an action-packed, well-ambianced (ack! awkward phrase), and highly-stylized... cartoon, by which I mean that suffers from G.I. Joe syndrome (can't kill human bad guys but can wreak havoc on droids). And that's fine. Did I mention it was action-packed? The "Y7 FV" demographic in me really enjoyed it.
But back when I was actually at that age, Robotech impressed me more than any half-hour cartoon could because its episodic nature allowed for character development (unless they DIED!) and deeper story-telling. I suspect Robotech introduced many of us to real anime. It's great for nostalgia, looking back, but fails to aspire to cinematic literature.
Samurai Jack is just a cartoon, though quite keen. It'd be good fodder for getting youngsters interested in multicultural mythology. Or demonstrating admirable cinematics. I can imagine some UCLA film studies prof showing it parts of it side-by-side with _The Seven Samurai_.
Hm, long comment. Perhaps I should have posted it on my own livejournal. =)