| Overall: | C- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | D+ |
| Sexual Content: | A |
| Language: | C+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | D+ |
| Run Time: | 109 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 23 Apr 2002 |
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BiCentennial Man is another film featuring social issues and robots.
Other Japanese animation can be found in such titles as My Neighbor Totoro (for young children), Pokemon 1, 2, 3, and 4 (for preteens), or Princess Mononoke (which contains violent depictions and some adult themes).
If you are wondering how an oppressed people can gain their freedom without violence, try Freedom Song or Gandhi.
Home Video Extra Features
DVD Release Information:
- Studio: Columbia Tristar
- Production company: Columbia Tristar
- Package type: Keep case
- Aspect ratio: Widescreen anamorphic - 1.85:1 Full Screen standard - 1.33:1
- DVD encoding: Region 1
- Available audio tracks: Japanese & English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Japanese (DTS), French (Dolby Digital 2.0).
- Available subtitles: English, French, Spanish.
- Production notes
- The Making of Osamu Tezuka’s Metropolis
- Interview with Director Rintaro Katsushiro
- Animation comparisons
- History of Metropolis comic book
- Theatrical trailers
- Osamu Tezuka biography
- Behind-the-scenes featurettes
- Storyboard/Scene comparisons
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About the Reviewer: Kerry Bennett
Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.
