On June 28, 2024 it was launched Look Back in Japanese cinemas. The Durian studio was in charge of adapting the eleven-shot by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the brilliant author of Chainsaw ManThe work narrates the fantastic journey of a pair of girls who want to become artists: one a mangaka and the other in the field of fine arts; an overwhelming twist will change things, however, it seems that from the narration to the adaptation, the film is a tribute to art.
Kiyotaka Oshiyama, the director of Look Backcommented in an interview on the decisions that were made when sketching, drawing, coloring and animating the frames of the film and mentioned that This particular film was intended to be a tribute to the creationespecially now that AI is overwhelming the market.
The adjustments that were made are based on the fact that, Although there are times when the drawing appears messy, it also appears more captivating and this is imbued with the emotion of the artists themselves. whose original stroke can be appreciated and which actually contributes to the art of Look Back which, furthermore, because of the subject matter, the creation, coexists even better with this animation and the commitment to art created by humans.
Look Back bets on its artists in the age of AIthe director mentioned:
“Now that AI is able to produce high-quality images with ease, I think human-drawn lines have a unique vitality. Even if AI tried to imitate human-drawn guidelines, it would simply be a design, a fake. Lines only have meaning when drawn by a human. This may be one of the last opportunities to do something like this, but that is precisely what gives it value. It is a tribute to the creators. ” .
And it is beautiful because Look Back managed to be quality content in every sense, it is beautiful that The narrative focuses on the conditions of the artists’ struggle to reach the top and is “translated” (adapted) following the same ideasand that, moreover, the fans have respected the essence of the work, although the director feared the opposite:
“We deliberately decided to keep a human touch in the lines. These lines convey the emotions and intentions of the artist. By drawing and creating mechanical lines, we lose the information contained in them. […]. These lines are essential to human drawing and it would be a waste to erase them. Unlike machine drawing, genga lines contain a lot of information. I was relieved that no one pointed out the roughness of the lines.”
Despite this, he followed his artistic instinct based on what he wanted to communicate and yes, he gave us one of the best films of 2024. Are you ready to go see it? Look Back?
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When will the Look Back movie be released in Mexico?
It has already been announced that Madness Entertainment will release the film in Mexican movie theaters on September 26, 2024So you can already get ready for the big premiere.
Remember that if you want to read the manga, you can now purchase it in Mexico, since it is licensed by the publisher Panini, check out the details here. Its price is 149 MXN.
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