Sky Blue (2003)

2142: Pollution and climate change wiped out most of Earth's population. Ecoban city is built to withstand this. Suppression results in revolt. A childhood couple find each other as adults on opposing sides.

Director:

Moon-saeng Kim

Writers:

Michael Keyes, Moon-saeng Kim

Stars:

Andrew Ableson, Cathy Cavadini, Joon-ho Chung

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Andrew Ableson	...	Zed / Digger Leader (voice)
Cathy Cavadini	...	Jay / Young Shua / Cheyenne (voice)
Joon-ho Chung	...	(voice)
Mark Lindsay	...	Troopers / Sentry (voice)
David Naughton	...	Commander Locke / Dr. Noah (voice)
Bob Papenbrook	...	Goliath / Governor / Typon (voice)
Sunmin Park	...	Maya (voice)
Marc Scarpa	...	Blacksmith / Troopers (voice)
Jamie Simone	...	Dispatcher (voice)
Won-Je Tak	...	Senior Adjutant (voice)
Kirk Thornton	...	Cade (voice)
Karl Wiedergott	...	Moe / Digger Foreman
Rebecca Wink	...	Woody (voice)
Jeffrey Winter	...	Troopers (voice)
Marc Worden	...	Shua (voice)

Storyline

Civilization has been destroyed by war and pollution, but the survivors have built the last city of Ecoban. As most natural resources have been exhausted, Ecoban is powered by pollution. The citizens of Ecoban need to continue creating this pollution leading them into conflict with the inhabitants of Marr while one man just wants to clear away the clouds and see the sky

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Plot Keywords:

pollution | future | anime | dark future | doomed civilization | 

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Taglines:

Wonderful days are coming...

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film takes place in 2142.

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Quotes

Jay: How long is it been raining? Forever. Not forever. No. For a 100 years. They say billions of people once lived on the earth. And the temperatures rose. The great cities fell. And this rain came. This terrible toxic rain. Our ancestors saw it coming. The catastrophe. They built Ecoban. The first living city genetically engineered to survive in a poisonous environment. Ecoban became our refuge. Our salvation. Survirors came by the thousands begging to be let in. But our ancestors turned them away...

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Alternate Versions

In Japan, the film was adapted by Gainax. According to adaptation director Hiroshi Yamaga, Gainax changed the direction of the film to make the dialogue less "alien" to Japanese viewers.

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Connections

Featured in MarzGurl Reviews: Wonderful Days (Sky Blue) (2016)

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Soundtracks

Smack My Bitch Up
Written by Liam Howlett, Kool Keith, Ced-Gee, T.R. Love and Moe Love
Performed by The Prodigy

User Reviews

Hmm..

I don't know why, but there's this overwhelming part of the people who've seen(not seen?) this movie that just takes it for granted that it's just nice cg Effects and no story? Yes, the story can be fuzzy sometimes, but the only thing that bothers me is the near-ending scenes (wich is the great draw-back of the movie) that I can't really figure out what's happening. And that's it.

But anyway, this movie is the most beautiful I've ever seen, and the story ain't to be complained about! The characters are for the most time interesting, but maybe not fully reflectively.

I'd say that you need to see it more then one time and think a bit about what you've seen, not only to see the surface of it. It's way deeper then most of you would ever know.

Well..

Love it or not!

Details

Country:

South Korea USA

Language:

Korean English

Release Date:

17 July 2003 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Sky Blue

Box Office

Budget:

$9,750,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,022, 2 January 2005

Gross USA:

$74,663

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$197,221

Company Credits

Production Co:

End Game Productions Inc., Gainax, Masquerade Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min 95 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS Dolby SR (US version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1