![]() ![]() This short is, at least for me, a well-defined criticism to some cultures and elements of our society. The quality drop between the two first short is astounding actually. ![]() Despite that, I got to say that it is very pretty, albeit a bit old-styled. More than that, the story feels unimaginative and the characters are so ridiculously dumb that it makes you wonder how they became scientists of that level. Supposedly, this short was comedy, but no one in the room I watched it laughed. Needless to say after that, Magnetic Rose is my favorite short of this collection and the best one, by far. This short as a whole is incredible, actually, I think that it would have been actually better as a sole and full-length movie, as that way we would have been able to explore this wonderfully tragic story with more time and it wouldn't have to be paired with the other movies. The visual style plays a big part on that and it also is pretty and well-detailed, but visually old. viewer on the edge of his seat, expecting something to happen and creating even more tension in the process. The atmosphere is done in an incredible way that always leaves the This is the only short of the three that deserves to be called Memories. I am also going to say my final remarks at the end. I am going to address every story separately, as I think everything will be clearer this way. It is a collection of three short movie, each directed by one different director and every one are adaptations of three of Otomo's short stories. Memories is an anime movie co-produced by Madhouse Studios and Studio 4☌, and it also was co-directed by Tensai Okamura, Kouji Morimoto and Katsuhiro Otomo. Whether at school or just before bedtime, he only dreams of someday firing a cannon for the sake of his homeland. Despite no proof of an enemy nation, he cannot resist the urge to partake in the daily bombardment routines organized by the city. In a fortress city filled to the brim with cannons, a young boy wishes to surpass his father by becoming a revered artillery officer. The journey to the city is made all the more arduous as Nobuo struggles with his deadly odor while the police, military, and foreign adversaries are hot on his trail. As the toxic gas escaping him kills everyone in his vicinity, he is ordered by his superiors to retreat to the company headquarters in Tokyo. Unknown to him, however, the pills are actually experimental drugs that enhance his flatulence to a lethal degree. Hapless lab technician Nobuo Tanaka consumes some pills at his laboratory to cure a cold. Hallucinations soon begin to plague them, and they must fight to retain their sanity in order to escape the station alive. Their investigation reveals a dark secret surrounding the fate of Eva Friedel, a renowned opera singer with a tragic history. In the far reaches of space, after tracing a distress signal to a large abandoned space station, a pair of engineers-Heintz Beckner and Miguel Costrela-find a derelict mansion and decide to explore on foot. Memories is a compilation of three standalone short films encompassing different genres. ![]()
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