Aeon Flux - The Complete Animated Collection
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Actor: Alex Fernandez, Denise Poirier, John Rafter Lee, Julia Fletcher, Steffan ChiraziBrand: Paramount
Writer: Peter Chung
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 224 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-22
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Paramount / MTV
Movie Reviews of Aeon Flux - The Complete Animated Collection
Movie Review: Peter Chung is a master of animation as well as a clever storyteller
Summary: 5 Stars
Aeon Flux is a science-fiction and animation masterpiece born of the same vein as A Brave New World, Wizards, 1984 and Dune in its emphasis on political commentary over pulp space opera action sequences. The political and social commentary is actually more apt today than it was when it was first written, almost to the point where it seems to be an eerie foreshadowing of events that were play out in the real world. This is not to say that the world Peter Chung created in Aeon Flux is not a fascinating and unique fantasy world, as it is filled with classic and innovative science fiction elements.
About the show: Aeon Flux started out as a series of shorts on the show Liquid TV at a time when MTV actually possessed a good measure of creativity and innovative talent, something which today seems utterly implausible. The shorts have no dialogue, and instead the genius musical score and sound effects flesh out the plots of these often brutally violent stories. Yet in the series, the majority of the conflict is emotional and intellectual rather than physical, as it arises between Aeon Flux and Trevor Goodchild (the only reoccurring characters) due to their severely complex love-hate relationship and their polarized world views. The brilliance behind Aeon Flux, aside from the unique and sublime animation (Chung is my favorite animator), is its ability to prevent either of the two main characters (and hence the two view-points represented) from being more sympathetic than the other. This is true in the shorts as well, showing Aeon as the hero at first glance, then as a cruel butcher from the eyes of other characters. In its presentation no one in Aeon Flux is definitively right or wrong, their actions simply are, and the implications are determined by the audience. Is Aeon a freedom fighter or a terrorist? Is Trevor a cruel dictator or a benevolent leader? There are no set or distinct heroes or villains in Aeon Flux, the characters are presented as they are, complicated and powerful personalities struggling to do what they think is the right thing.
About the Collection: This collection includes all 10 episodes of the series, all of the shorts that inspired the series (which alone make this worth your money), a few featurettes, and a bonus episode of the ground-breaking MTV animation showcase Liquid TV, where the Aeon Flux shorts first aired. The commentaries mostly provide details of production and inspiration, but Peter Chung expressly avoids interpretation of any of the plots.
About the Changes: A few things have been altered from the original MTV airings, but none of these re-edits alter the stories or the overall message presented therein. Some of the effects have been upgraded with digital technology to clean up the animation's quality, but it is a far cry from what some critics claim to be a George Lucas-like tampering (no new characters were slipped in and the stories remain exactly as they were). The change in dialogue has been criticized quite a bit, but anyone who actually bothered to watch the DVD collection would realize that these changes are few and far between and are NOT done for political correctness. The "new" dialogue is hardly politically correct; it is the uncensored scripting that wasn't allowed on TV. The change here is no different than DVD releases of other shows that remove the bleeps of profanities, except the altered dialogue is not profane but more serious and biting than what MTV allowed out of fear of offending the audience. So the change is actually a removal of political correctness and censorship, not the other way around.
Overall I highly recommend this item to fans of animation, political and social commentary, and those who enjoyed Aeon Flux when it aired ages ago on MTV. However, from what I have seen of the movie it looks quite different from the series, with more physical rather than intellectual action. So any who are looking to buy this purely based on the movie and subsequent video game might be disappointed, but I still have nothing but the highest praises for Aeon Flux as both a pinnacle of animation and deep story telling. Also, for those of you who are fans of Peter Chung or even Alexander the Great or Greek history, I recommend that you check out Reign the Conqueror, a beautiful and intricate take on the story of Alexander the Great by Peter Chung.
Summary of Aeon Flux - The Complete Animated Collection
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