Millennium Actress movie review animated by Madhouse and published by Dreamworks



The goal of my blog is to share the joy and love I have for unknown comics, unknown animation and underground artists.

Today we are looking at an animated movie called "Millennium Actress" created by Madhouse and published in the United States by Dreamworks Studios.


The dvd that we are looking at is an award winning movie and has been through numerous international film festivals. It was animated and created by Madhouse and was directed by the legendary Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue, Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers). This movie has gotten so much international praise but so little American praise but that is just how we roll. We make the best movies and shun everything else because we can't recognize art properly. Luckily for America, the rest of the world saw this beauty for what it really is.

This movie is about a young lady chasing for a specific love her entire life. It goes into her life as an actress and it bleeds between acting and reality at several points. It takes place in several different time frames and they poke fun at the concept but are extremely serious about the love story. It is very touching and a heart warming tale and is worth getting as a family movie in every way. It leads from right before World War II up until today and it is directed in a way that you will have to figure out which parts are acting and which are real.
Now this movie was directed by Satoshi Kon and he had this tendency of being insanely creative with movie formats and this movie is not an exception. You will be all over the place with this movie and you will enjoy every moment of it. It is about a director trying to get an interview with a famous actress who has been out of the lime light for years and she is living in seclusion. It is mainly through the point of view of the actress but the director and camera man keep it secure in some sort of realism in the sense that the story is being told to them. The story will bounce between movie sets and real life and it is told in a way to blend both concepts.




The story is very compelling and it will suck you in right away. It builds up nicely and has some dynamic twists that you would appreciate. This movie is fun for the whole family and it has a great re-watch value. This is one of those few movies that I would actually recommend buying instead of renting. I would put this movie on par with anything else that Kon-san made but if you need any more convincing, keep in mind that the movie that beat this in the awards was Spirited Away and that was a "barely."


Score time:

Art: 8/ 10
Story: 10 / 10
Flow of movie: 7 / 10
Impression after reading: amazed


Reviewed and shared by Harry Kohles of Metairie, Louisiana. Former art student with a fetish for corny realism. Helping to share comics and mangas you never knew existed~

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