Steamboy
Steamboy
Steamboy
Réalisation:
Katsuhiro ŌtomoMusique:
Steve JablonskyActeurs·trices:
Anne Suzuki, Manami Konishi, Kiyoshi Kodama, Ikki Sawamura, Susumu Terajima, Katsuo Nakamura, 津嘉山正種, Yumiko Kobayashi, Takaya Kuroda, Keiko Aizawa (plus)Résumés(1)
En 1851, alors que l'Angleterre victorienne prépare son Exposition universelle, le jeune Ray se voit confier par son grand-père une mission de la plus haute importance. Il est chargé de remettre une invention révolutionnaire, une mystérieuse sphère de métal, à un autre scientifique nommé Stephenson. La sphère est en fait une « Steam Ball », une source d'énergie d'une puissance phénoménale, clé du fonctionnement d'un mystérieux « château de vapeur », la dernière et géniale création du père de Ray, Eddie. L'invention attire la convoitise de beaucoup de monde, dont la toute-puissante Fondation Ohara, prête à tout pour mettre la main dessus. La lutte pour sa possession va entraîner Ray dans la plus excitante et la plus dangereuse des aventures. Désormais, le futur est entre ses mains... (Sony Pictures Releasing France)
(plus)Critiques (2)
A lavishly filmed animated feature film that can be considered a perfect example of the steampunk genre. The director goes to its roots and there are all sorts of steam clouds, gear mechanisms, crankshafts, and complex mechanisms. Visually, it is stunning, and Steamboy would definitely look much better on the big screen than on a TV. In my eyes, Steamboy is slightly undermined by the simple story, excessive pathos, noble phrases, and overly straightforward depiction of the conflict between greed and militarism on one side and humanistic ideals on the other, and I would have appreciated more shades of gray in the characters and their conflicts. Overall impression: 75%.
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I don't like anime, but I kind of expected Steamboy to be an exception thanks to steampunk, Victorian England, an interesting story and Jablonsky's good soundtrack... Unfortunately, it was not. The animation didn't charm me at all, and because of the ugly awkwardness of the characters and the constant awkward expressions on their faces, I couldn't even concentrate on the story. And when I started to perceive it, I found it bland, long-winded and uninteresting. I praise especially the soundtrack (probably the best Jablonsky ever) and the idea. If Steamboy were live-action or (classically non-Japanese) animated, I would probably rate it better.
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