The only sound we hear is the wind.The camera pans up and looks out over a huge, sprawling city.
1988.7.16 TOKYO
A pinpoint of light quickly grows and a nuclear explosion engulfs the screen.
All is white.
All is white.
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED
BY
KATSUHIRO OTOMO
BY
KATSUHIRO OTOMO
A picture fades in of the city from above.
A drum beat.
A drum beat.
31 YEARS AFTER WORLD WAR III
AD 2019 NEO TOKYO
AD 2019 NEO TOKYO
The picture fades to black and the camera pulls out of a huge crater; that of the nuclear explosion.
The drum beats continue and AKIRA in large, red lettering fades onto the screen.
That is why Akira has one of the best openings in cinema. That is why novels just can't compete with films when it comes to openings. Everything about Akira's opening is pure and simplistic beauty. It's shocking, powerful and provides the set-up for the rest of the story. My words don't do it justice. Watch the film.
The drum beats continue and AKIRA in large, red lettering fades onto the screen.
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That is why Akira has one of the best openings in cinema. That is why novels just can't compete with films when it comes to openings. Everything about Akira's opening is pure and simplistic beauty. It's shocking, powerful and provides the set-up for the rest of the story. My words don't do it justice. Watch the film.
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