Serial Experiments: Lain gives me quite the mindfuck, but I believe that's intentional for viewers of all nationalities. I have had no issues with Ghost in the Shell, Akira, any Miyazaki movies, or Evangelion.
I'm not really into anime, but
Lain
looked really interesting, and I want to see it. Also some of the classics like
Ghost in the Shell
and
Akira.
Lain
was fun, if rather mind-bendy. My current favorite, however, is
Fullmetal Alchemist.
In a lot of ways, it feels as if Joss and Tim were involved in its creation. Funny as hell in parts, but also heartbreaking and with more than its fair share of HSQ.
Whee! I only have to wait until 9/30 to see
Mirrormask. The question is, which do I see first: that, or
Serenity?
My current favorite, however, is Fullmetal Alchemist. In a lot of ways, it feels as if Joss and Tim were involved in its creation. Funny as hell in parts, but also heartbreaking and with more than its fair share of HSQ.
Hell, it comes right out of the gate with the HSQ -- the Elrics trying to raise their mother, where we get teeny flashes of *something* trying to take form -- remind me of zombie!Joyce.
See Serenity first to get you all pumped up, and then Mirrormask to give you psychedelic dreams that night.
Serenity's great fun, but it's an in-the-moment kind of movie. I suspect you're going to want to think and reflect a lot after the other.
Good point, Matt. Besides, my dad (who only saw Firefly on DVD), is getting all giddy about going to see Serenity on opening day, so I may not have a choice in the matter.
Neil Gaiman himself said that you could go see Serenity on opening day without guilt (as long as you go see Mirrormask opening week). I'm listening to him.
I just watched
Lovely and Amazing,
with Catherine Keener, Emily Mortimer, Brenda Blethyn, and a bunch of other good actors. Great characters--you don't always like them or sympathize with everything they do, but you feel like you really understand them by the end. Definitely recommended.
Is that the one where they're sisters, and Emily Mortimer is the actress? I do remember liking that one.