Example Of Movie Review On Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010), Divine Comedy Of Dante

Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010), Divine Comedy of Dante
It is a common knowledge that this movie is adapted from Dante Aligheri’ called The Divine Comedy. This movie is animated from the country of Japan. The story is really simple. Dante had apparently gone to the Crusades for spiritual nourishment. However, when he came back, he found that his wife, Beatrice had been slaughtered. The Dark One, the name Dante gives to grim the reaper, was nonetheless present to take to hell, the girl’s soul. Dante did not know the reason for this. He therefore followed the Dark One blindly to where he was taking the soul. In his journey, Dante comes by a poet called Virgil. This was the famous poet. With his help, Dante went through nine circles which represented the deadliest sins committed by human beings.
In this animated film, Dante is used to represent a deeper virtue in mankind. This virtue is called courage. However, he is used to also represent a vice. In contrast to the virtue, Dante is also used to represent man’s fall from grace. In the Crusades, Dante is a solider. Nonetheless, his character is traced to the ancient Greek mythology. In the mythology, he represents a hero who is unstable with his decisions. He is hesitant whenever he makes decisions. In the battles, he charges into battles without hesitation. But in the actual life he is living away from the battles, he is a man who is unstable with his in decisions. In the movie, there is a battle in every scene. The scenes are eye-popping, eye-blowing. To say the plain truth, it is visually stimulating.
The film has many messages. The themes touch even the stoniest of hearts. The imagery used is very effective and in passing across the messages that are meant to be taught. For instant, the themes that really come out strongly in the animation are forgiveness, sorrow and the favorite of many poets, love. Even though many of the people have not read the poet from which the movie has been adapted, it can easily be understood. For those who have read it, the interpretation may not come out clearly. Since the movie uses a lot of imagery, the ones who have read it may have dark and extremely violent interpretation.
The movie has not been directed by one director. It has been directed by six different directors who have each directed their own segment of the movie since the movie has been separated into six different segments. The segments have all been fashioned in different ways. Taking this into consideration, there are segments that have been beautifully fashioned. However, there are segments that have been very poorly fashioned. Visual appeal is very significant in the film industry, especially the animated films. Therefore the segments that have been poorly fashioned are not vey visually appealing. In as much as this happened, the directors who directed these segments still managed to tell the story accurately and deftly. The one problem though about this film is that there was no continuation in the transitions between the segments. Each of the circles in hell had a different look. Dante also had different armor. In addition, Vigil had alternate looks in each of the circles. The artistic deftness that came into producing the film in terms of different segments must be appreciated. However, the characters’ looks must not be changed completely.
The second segment is called “Entry into Hell”. This segment has also been directed by the same director as the first segment, Victor Cook. In this segment, Virgil and Dante board a demonic ferry called Charon which takes souls across the first circle of hell. Demons are sent to attack the only mortal Dante whilst he is on Charon. He battles with them and wins. However, he loses his sword but takes up the swords belonging to the demons called scythe. He uses it to kill Charon which crashes him into the coasts of the first circle of hell.
The third segment is called “Limbo” and has been directed by Shokou Murase. In this segment, accompanied by Virgil, Dante enters the first circle of hell. Limbo is a place where unbaptized babies and virtuous pagans live. In this place, Dante unfortunately learns that his fiancée, Beatrice was pregnant but miscarried while he was a way in his Crusade. Whilst he is still thinking about the kind of sorrow that his Beatrice went through without him, he is attacked by demonic children. The two men escape. On their way to escape, they find a very large building which houses the world’s greatest philosophers, rulers and thinkers. For example, they come across Saladin, Aristotle, Socrates and Plato. These great forces were the ones that Dante had been wrestling in his Crusade. Moving on, they encounter King Minos who is a judge as which specific circle each soul ends up in. after denying Dante access, he battles him and ends up killing him by dropping him into his own spinning wheel which he uses for his judgments. On the other hand, Satan continues to tempt Beatrice and even taunts her about the behavior of Dante concerning promises. He tells her that Dante will never rescue her because he has never kept any promise.
The fourth segment is called “Lust” and again has been directed by Shukou Murase. In this segment, the two protagonists fall into the shores of the second circle which have been ravaged by a storm. On asking about it, he is told by Virgil that the flying bodies which have been intertwined by the wind are those people who have been caught in a never ending passion of one thing or another. These people will never know rest. Beatrice shouts and Dante attempts to follow these screams. However, he ends up in a room full of succubi who transform into demons. These demons, unlike the previous ones, seduce him. While in this process, he realizes he had broken his promise to his beloved Beatrice when he accepted the “comfort” offered by a woman at the Crusade who wanted his husband not to be beaten to death. On the other end, Beatrice has lost faith but is still holding on. Lucifer is trying to trick her to accept his hand in marriage so that she can be absolved from all sin. Beatrice continues to hold on.
“Gluttony” is the name of the next segment. It was directed by Jong-Sik Nam. This segment shows individuals that have lived all their lives without any meaningful fulfillment. That is why in their immortal lives, they continued to live in want. Many people are caught and eaten by Cerberus. Virgil reveals to Dante that the only way to enter into the next circle is to allow Cerberus to eat him. He does so. The belly of Cerberus is the hounds of hell. In order to escape, the hero Dante attacks and destroys the beast’s heart. Blood flows and takes Dante to the next circle.
“Greed” is the next circle. It has also been directed by Jong-Sik Nam. This circle shows individuals who wasted their lives going after material things and physical possessions. The souls which have been condemned are sheared in money presses as a way to torture them, boiled in gold that has been melted and buried in very heavy gold coins. Having been promised a thousand years free of torture and gold which is endless, Dante’s father tries to kill his own son. Nonetheless, Dante comes out as the victorious one by kicking his father into boiling gold.
“Anger and the City of Dis” is the following circle. It has been directed by Lee Seung-Gyu. It is the fifth circle. Rage is in air and can be felt by Dante. There are still spirits fighting and running in the shallow waters of River Styx where Dante and Virgil proceed. While running, the end up climbing a giant demon called Phlegyas who goes through the river. When Lucifer appears within the vicinity, Dante makes the giant demon to charge after him. Nonetheless, Lucifer kills Phlegyas. Dante runs after the devil after this incident.
“Heresy” is the sixth circle. It is the circle which holds people that have gone completely opposite to the teachings of their churches. It is also called the circle of heretics. Individuals burn in fire here and are forever tortured by different elements. While in this circle, Dante meets an old friend of his called Faminata whom he had loathed while he (Faminata) was still alive. This man taunts him by revealing to him Lucifer’s plan to marry his fiancée Beatrice.
“Violence” as directed by Lee Seung-Gyu is the next circle. Virgil helps Dante to face the Minotaur who is also the guardian of the Circle of Violence. In this circle, there are people that lived their lives committing crimes of hatred and killing others.
The animated film, Dante is used to represent a deeper virtue in mankind. This virtue is called courage. However, he is used to also represent a vice. In contrast to the virtue, Dante is also used to represent man’s fall from grace. In the Crusades, Dante is a solider. Nonetheless, his character is traced to the ancient Greek mythology. In the mythology, he represents a hero who is unstable with his decisions. He is hesitant whenever he makes decisions. In the battles, he charges into battles without hesitation. But in the actual life he is living away from the battles.
The music that is played in the film is very satisfying to say the least. The original music was done by Christopher Tin. To say that there was at least one song out of place is to lie. There was no piece of music out of place. From the segment of the battle heat to Beatrice’s temptation by Satan in Satan’s Tower, there was no music played that reflected an ounce of confusion. Besides the music, the story had a very significant effect. Only a person that is made of stone cannot be affected by such a storyline.
This film has lots of messages. The themes touch even the stoniest of hearts. The imagery used is very effective and in passing across the messages that are meant to be taught. For instant, the themes that really come out strongly in the animation are forgiveness, sorrow and the favorite of many poets, love. Even though many of the people have not read the poet from which the movie has been adapted, it can easily be understood. For those who have read it, the interpretation may not come out clearly. Since the movie uses a lot of imagery, the ones who have read it may have dark and extremely violent interpretation
Dante enters hell. Limbo is a place where demons and burning soluls live. In this place, Dante unfortunately learns that his fiancée, Beatrice was pregnant but miscarried while he was a way in his Crusade. Whilst he is still thinking about the kind of sorrow that his Beatrice went through without him, he is attacked by demonic children. The two men escape. On their way to escape, they find a very large building which houses the world’s greatest philosophers, rulers and thinkers. For example, they come across Saladin, Aristotle, Socrates and Plato. These great forces were the ones that Dante had been wrestling in his Crusade. Moving on, they encounter King Minos who is a judge as which specific circle each soul ends up in. after denying Dante access, he battles him and ends up killing him by dropping him into his own spinning wheel which he uses for his judgments. On the other hand, Satan continues to tempt Beatrice and even taunts her about the behavior of Dante concerning promises. He tells her that Dante will never rescue her because he has never kept any promise.
Dante fights through thick and thin to save his fiancé. Though he manages to do it, he is battled to the teeth and suffers many injuries in the hands of the devil. The film has many messages. The themes touch even the stoniest of hearts. The imagery used is very effective and in passing across the messages that are meant to be taught. For instant, the themes that really come out strongly in the animation are forgiveness, sorrow and the favorite of many poets, love. Even though many of the people have not read the poet from which the movie has been adapted, it can easily be understood. For those who have read it, the interpretation may not come out clearly. Since the movie uses a lot of imagery, the ones who have read it may have dark and extremely violent interpretation
The film is great, considering how it has been made. But the story was amazing. The Divine Comedy or rather, the tale of Dante can make a nonbelieving person who neither believes in God nor hell to be a believer. The movie shows that amidst this life, there is a life outside there that not even any Japanese animated movie or Italian epic adapted from an Italian poem can portray. There is a very imaginative look of the inferno of Dante. Although this is but a story, the message presented is clear and precise. It is relevant today in our societies. Therefore, the movie is recommendable not only to movie lovers but also those who enjoy learning something new. It has great imagery which is sure to make anybody, both young and old to enjoy watching the film.