Not as stylish or as deliberative as Oshiis later works, BEAUTIFUL DREAMER clocks in at a lean 100 minutes. Remarkably, for a film where really not that much happens, it doesnt seem to drag. The animation is up to Kitty Films/Studio Pierrots high standards, and there are several scenes where things really sparkle. You can particularly see that Oshiis crew really enjoyed the Harrier scenes. Mamoru Oshiis love of Nazi memorabilia is a curious design choice; in America swastikas are limited to the covers of 1950s mens adventure magazines and paperback thrillers about former SS officers plotting to conquer Argentina, but Oshii sees nothing strange in the students of Tomobiki High School choosing Nazi Germany as a theme for their entry in the school festival. This kind of creative thinking is why Oshii is a top film director. Or maybe Oshii is a top film director IN SPITE OF this kind of thinking. Its hard to tell. The crew was clearly at home in Tomobiki High; you dont have to be a subtextural genius to figure out that the endless sweatshop environment of the school carnival was a reflection of endless days and nights working on URUSEI YATSURA itself.
The DVDs commentary track features an absolutely revelatory Oshii detailing the influence of real-life events upon the script for BEAUTIFUL DREAMER, his experiences on the TV animation treadmill, and his feelings towards ONLY YOU. The commentary track Japanese audio with English subtitles - isnt necessary to enjoy the film, but it certainly adds another dimension to the movie.
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