My biggest complaint with the movie is that conceptually it does not cover any new ground. This is the sort of aesthetic I love, so I'm admittedly biased, but it does what it does *well*, and that is what counts. Both movies are able to make blood splatter look hauntingly elegant. The visuals are lush and gorgeous, and, again, like X the movie, are intricately-faceted and often ethereal. Black Jack wears a trenchcoat instead of a cape (albeit with his arms out of the sleeves so it flutters like a cape), and he meshes himself in a world that is both sterile and industrial, a sprawling mass of tubing and electronics that could almost be considered retro-futuristic, even given that the anime is contemporary to 1996. This movie isn't intended to be charming-it is dark, gritty, sprawling, and blunt. That being said, the movie lacks some of the simple, powerful charm of Tezuka's manga stories, or even their portrayal in the recent TV series adaptation. Black Jack wisely shied away from that mistake and focused instead on one story-a mega-episode, if you will, with a higher production value and, as is often the case with movies vs.

X made the mistake of trying to condense a long, complex story into an hour and a half. The art style and overall aesthetic of the movie is *strongly* reminiscent of the movie adaptation of X, except this is overall a better movie.

Thankfully, Black Jack says true to Tezuka-sensei's character insofar as conception is concerned. There is nothing *contrived* about him, and for such a dynamic, dark character, that is an accomplishment worthy of mention. This is a huge oxymoron, but it makes sense if you think about it. There is something I have always loved about Black Jack-he is such a well-developed character that he has the depth of simplicity, and yet, is genuinely far more complicated than he seems.

Black Jack lately, so it is impossible for me to review this movie of its own merits and not compare it ruthlessly to the other adaptations that have been made. I've been spending a lot of time with Dr.

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