In the new trailer for the Attack On Titan live action film, just released this week, we finally get a glimpse at what the 3D maneuvering gear of the series is going to look like on the big screen. There was a lot of speculation on how the production studio, Toho, would deal with this crucial part of the series' action scenes. Now that this new trailer has given a taste of what's to come, what are your guys' first impressions?
I'll say that while I'm impressed with what they did with the titans, I'm not too thrilled by what we see of the 3D maneuvering gear in this trailer. The scenes look rather static to me. The speed and movement that the show captures just isn't there, and the CGI doesn't look as realistic as I was hoping for. But I do keep in mind that the budgets for Japanese films are typically no where near Hollywood budgets. After some research, I was unable to find an official source with information about this particular movie's budget, but I did find this. If the comment seen there is correct, we could estimate the budget of Attack on Titan to be around 37.5 million each for two parts. While that is certainly a lot of money, Hollywood movies with big name franchises behind them commonly go over the 200 million mark.
Keeping that in mind, I'll try not to expect Attack on Titan's CGI/special effects to be akin to a movie like The Avengers, which had a budget of 225 million. Attack on Titan's visuals look decent enough from what I've seen so far, and they'll hopefully look even better by the time the final cut of the film reaches the big screen. But no matter what, I'll be in the theater as soon as there's a screening near me (fingers crossed), with a bucket of popcorn and a blue raspberry icee in hand!
Let me know what you guys think! Were you impressed or disappointed by this new trailer?