Review of Steamboy (2004) by Tristan G — 19 May 2009

One of my all time favourite movies. The animation is beautiful, the story is imaginative and well thought out.

The whole idea of basing a movie around steam is just amazing. the crazy steam powered machines make you gawk in amazment.

The charcters are all fantasticaly played. I swear I've never seen a cartoon doen so well.

It took 10 years to make this movie an damn is it beutiful. you can see layers of handcrafted animation with detail never thought posible. CGI is in there but you can't tell what is CGI.

It also says how much capitalism sucks. yay steamboy!

"it's no good eddy! It's never goign to work at this setting we need more pressure!".

"The difference of opinions. Someday you will understand. Science is not an occult enterprise like alchemy. It's not for nobles or royals in their palaces or monks in their cathedrals. Science is neither a faith nor sorcery. It is a provable fact that can transfigure and transform us out of very core. All the suffering of humanity; the ages of misery and darkness; science can change that. But what use is it if we don't bring its power to everyone? Mankind every where is in desperate need. They are waiting for the blessing of science. The entire world is waiting for the power of Steam Castle!".

Lloyd: When a man passes his line of pure evil, he is as good as dead. [. . .]The world is waiting for this? This abomination of the devil?

Ray: But Father told me that the-.

Lloyd: He is a fool who sells himself to capitalists who care nothing about science. They worship money. Don't listen to him.

Ray: He says there are people who waiting for blessing of science.

Lloyd: Only shareholders waiting for blessing of profits. An invention makes with such a low purpose can only bring war and misery to the world.

"This has nothing to do with equality. Money, profits, naked greed. ".