One of the many disturbing scenes in Akira involves
Tetsuo, the central character, suddenly becoming a big
pinkish blob (the Smooze). If you're like me (Julia), you
root for the smooze. But smoozes are no laughing matter
- If you ever actually encounter a smooze these tips from
the movie may be useful.
Very few things can be more disturbing than watching
ones friends turn into Smoozes. Fortunately, early warning
signs and precautionary measures can easily prevent such
an occurance.
- If someone you know has been subjected to suspicious scientific testing, and has thereby acquired telekinetic
powers or met wrinkly blue people, they are in a Smooze danger zone. Keep a close watch on this individual to
make sure he or she does not become a Smooze.
- Early warning signs include falling to the floor and moaning "Akira!", random dinging/donging noises, the
hiding of missing body parts under a cape, and delusions of grandeur.
- Later warning signs include dramatic swelling in all areas of the body, loss of "human" shape, extremities
falling apart and quickly rebuilding themselves, and absorbtion of all people with whom the Smooze comes in
contact.
It is possible that your Smooze situation is merely a false
alarm, in which case, shooting at the victim or attempting
to expose them to Pure Energy could be extremely
hazardous. These tips will help you figure out whether or
not you actually have a Smooze on your hands.
- A Smooze is a large fleshy amoeba-type creature vaguely resembling a wad of bubble gum. It is not uncommon
for Smooze victims to complain that they have no control over their bodies.
- You can only become a Smooze after meeting up with cartoony witches, or prolonged involvement in the Akira
project. You will not wake up after a year in Bordeaux and find yourself a Smooze.
If you watched My Little Pony, you may be of the belief
that "nothing can stop the Smooze". In fact, there are a
few very sure ways to stop the Smooze. The reason that the
My Little Ponies thought this was because they lived in
Rainbow Valley, and fought with butterfiles and
peanut-butter sandwiches. In Neo-Tokyo, much more
efficient methods can be easily employed.
- If shot at with a gun, the Smooze will recoil momentarily.
Parts of it may explode, but remember that they grow
back quickly.
- The Smooze can be destroyed by the appearance of
Akira, and it is assumed that any form of Pure Energy will
defeat the Smooze. The person who was turned into a
Smooze, however, can probably not be retreived.
Makoto says:
Obviously, we love Akira. If we didn't- we
would be taking it on and this subpage
wouldn't exist. Akira is great- it's a classic. It
has superb animation angles- like the whole
Clown gang motorcycle chase at the
begining, amazing. It also is home to the
coolest things you've ever seen. What do i
mean? Remember that part when Tetsuo and
Kaori ran off with Kaneda's bike and were
chased by clowns? Kaneda jumped off of
Kai's bike and sprinted towards a clowns
bike, jumped up on the front of the bike and
kicked the clown in the head. That was
smooth.
The soundtrack was another masterpiece in
it's own. Who needs a full sting orchastra
when you've a thing that makes a hi-pitched
dong. Why write songs when you got a few
people who can breathe deeply and produce
a very harsh "dum." It's disturbing and
akward- it's awesome.
How ever, I think that Otomo crammed to
much into a 2hr masterpeice. You cannot
watch the movie once and understand it
completely if you haven't read the manga.
The movie requires additional veiwing
otherwise you'll be stuck wondering- what
are those little kids doing with numbers on
their hands and why didn't Kaneda's coil
reach the green line. My suggesttion to you is
after you watch Akira you get an issue of the
manga- read the synopsis of the previous
issues and then watch the movie again and most- if not all your questions will be answered.
Akira kicks ass! grrr! Watch it dammit!! :)
Michiru says:
YEAH! i really like this movie. i think .. my favorite part is the look on Kaneda's face at the end,
when he wakes up from his dream. this movie has LOTS of excessive blood (i like blood... for
DINNER.) .. the artwork is really cool. look for the trails of color the lights on the motorcycles
leave behind. the music is haunting and adds a lot... a good example is the "MAGNET TOUCH!"
scene, where the big stuffed animals attack Tetsuo.
buy a couple Akira comic books. that's good shit, man.
