Avalon (2001): In a future world, young people are increasingly becoming addicted to an illegal (and potentially deadly) battle simulation game called Avalon. (6.6)
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Writer: Kazunori Itô
Stars: Malgorzata Foremniak, Wladyslaw Kowalski and Jerzy Gudejko
Language: Polish (Original); dubbed in English
The Netflix version has a technical problem. It is dubbed in English (most folks say it is a poor translation) and seem a bit un-natural in conversations. At first, you say, hey what's with the sepia tone ... then you realize that the varying degrees of tones is actually a part of the layers, and it gives the whole movie quite a back-story. Yes, you can find other similar movies and stories, but the cinematography is unique and the fast paced story moves nicely, breaking several perceptions. Some critics don't seem to like it for one reason or another. I quite liked it. If at the end you asked the question "yes, but what's real" then you were still thinking about it and the storyteller succeeded. My Rating: 7.5
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