There are some movies that take you to a different place. There are some movies that make people cry and some that make people think. This is a movie that does none of the above. It just provides entertainment. It wasn't made to be the greatest movie of all time - even though the creators may think it is. Yet, who doesn't think the movie they put out is the greatest masterpiece ever made? The point I'm trying to make is that Ninja Scroll was not made to appeal to everybody. It is just the imagination of some men somewhere and they thought it was good enough to put on the screen and make money.
To all of the people trying to disseminate the movie and peel out meaning, "What are you trying to prove?" There is blood, gore, some scenes not suitable for children and even some small-minded adults, and bad language, in general. To all the people who want to sit down and see a well-executed anime movie with a plot with few holes and scenes that are unbelievable few and far between (even in the fantasy animation realm) while not have to think while watching - this is it. The dubbed version was just as good as the subbed (sub-titled) version. All you have to do is enjoy.
So if you haven't seen the movie and would like not a mind trip like Donnie Darko or 12 Monkeys, or not to have a moment that all is right for the character even though he went though garbage in the beginning like A Beautiful Mind or The Shawshank Redemption, or not to have a good cry like The Green Mile or Braveheart or not even to have to interpret your own meaning of what's really going on like Akira or Princess Mononoke, then just sit back and see how animation and that feeling that makes you wonder 'how did they think to put that in the movie' collides then watch Ninja Scroll. If you go into it with an open mind then you will see why the action fans believe it one of the greatest anime movies ever made.
To all of the people trying to disseminate the movie and peel out meaning, "What are you trying to prove?" There is blood, gore, some scenes not suitable for children and even some small-minded adults, and bad language, in general. To all the people who want to sit down and see a well-executed anime movie with a plot with few holes and scenes that are unbelievable few and far between (even in the fantasy animation realm) while not have to think while watching - this is it. The dubbed version was just as good as the subbed (sub-titled) version. All you have to do is enjoy.
So if you haven't seen the movie and would like not a mind trip like Donnie Darko or 12 Monkeys, or not to have a moment that all is right for the character even though he went though garbage in the beginning like A Beautiful Mind or The Shawshank Redemption, or not to have a good cry like The Green Mile or Braveheart or not even to have to interpret your own meaning of what's really going on like Akira or Princess Mononoke, then just sit back and see how animation and that feeling that makes you wonder 'how did they think to put that in the movie' collides then watch Ninja Scroll. If you go into it with an open mind then you will see why the action fans believe it one of the greatest anime movies ever made.