The Sky Crawlers
- sombre
- measured
Sombre, measured, measured war / existential, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
How every film is hand-scored →Youngsters called Kildren, who are destined to live eternally in their adolescence. The Kildren are conscious that every day could be the last, because they fight a war as entertainment, organized and operated by adults. But as they embrace the reality they are faced with, they live their day-to-day lives to the full.
Our read · The Sky Crawlers (2008) reads as a sombre, measured, inventive war · existential · aerial entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
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