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PureImplosion t1_j6118s8 wrote

Unfortunately she understood nothing about what made Æon Flux great. Yeah, she tried to emulate some of the imagery but without any soul or message behind it.

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res30stupid t1_j61mit3 wrote

Also, she had to tone down the sex appeal becauce A) the studio wanted a PG-13 rating, and B) ...There was no way they could've adapted Aeon's outfit faithfully and not have it slip off at inopportune moments.

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AmeliaMangan t1_j61ugxk wrote

Yep. The key to understanding Aeon Flux is to grasp that the war between Monica and Bregna absolutely does not matter one little bit: it's a pretext by which two perverts explore their sexual fascination with one another and play endless games of sadomasochistic one-upmanship. It's a kinky Spy Vs. Spy, a satire of Star Wars-like SFF morality plays; trying to actually make the Monica-Bregna thing important just turns AF into that which it's satirizing.

(And don't even get me started on turning Trevor into an unambiguous good guy, because Jesus Christ.)

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DarkReaper90 t1_j622nze wrote

Sounds exactly like the same problem with Ghost in the Shell

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PureImplosion t1_j634c1d wrote

I would say that at least the Ghost in the Shell movie tried, and failed.

The Æon Flux one didn't even try.

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fuckeh t1_j646nh6 wrote

I still liked ghost in the shell and I first saw the anime like in 99. It could have been way better but if I just stepped away from the anime and viewed the movie as it’s own thing it was kinda cool.

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mrbrick t1_j63sra5 wrote

When ever I think about the Ghost In The Shell movie I struggle to think of anything that happens in it. Or even what happens.

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