after reading many of the reviews i want to make the comment that i think movies like jin-roh should be judged as films and not just within the confines of the genre of anime. anime isn't really a genre, it's a type of film, but it's still a film and there's no reason why you wouldn't compare those elements that it shares in common with other films. i watched this film because i read so many excellent reviews for it; however, it's now clear that most of the reviews i read were looking at the film from a very narrow point of view. i'm not saying that i thought jin-roh was bad, it just wasn't very good. i have no problem with slow pacing or oblique narratives, it's just that, in the end, all this needs to add up to something. it wasn't that i was confused as to what was going on or unsure what characters were feeling etc., it's just that i didn't care. although the filmakers successfully engaged my emotions in the beginning, before long i was feeling as numb as the brooding hero, and by the end i was just thinking, "god, just get it over with."
Review of Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
