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The Silent City: Introspectively Surreal Visions of War

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“The Silent City” is an astonishing Oscar-nominated short film, which brilliantly combines computer graphics with live footage. The film is a concisely introspective surreal story about wartime, which shows the ordeal of three soldiers who are on the outskirts of a war-torn city. While patrolling an area in a secluded sector of the now silent city, a bomb is accidentally set off and they have to wait for help. One reviewer claims that “The Silent City” rivals anything seen about wartime since Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now” or Kubrick’s “Full Metal Jacket.” The film provides a powerful statement about our troops who are now facing death in foreign lands.

This piece includes a number of color photographs and the amazing short film, “The Silent City.”
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4 comments // The Silent City: Introspectively Surreal Visions of War

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    • Hi jlichman,

      Yes, you're sure right about that...Earlier word was that he would be a major player in the remake of Akira. But in his latest (8/2009) update on his MySpace page, he makes no mention of it at all.

      Best wishes to you.

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    • The director, Ruairi Robinson, was also the first director attached to the live-action remake of Akira.

      So it would've been interesting to see what he could do with it. But then the project became stalled and abandoned, despite Warner Brothers' plea that it is still in production.

    • 2 years ago
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    • Hi wayseeker,

      Yes, I totally agree. It's a really gut-wrenching, says a lot about both the real and the psychological horrors of modern day warfare.

      My very best wishes to you.

    • 2 years ago
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