My 12-year-old daughter Jane introduced my wife and me to Attack on Titan. It’s a Japanese comic book and animated cartoon series by Hajime Isayama about a war between the last few remaining people on Earth and the creepy giant humanoids who want to eat them. I havn’t read the manga like Jane has, but my wife and I enjoyed watching the animated series on Netflix. Attack on Titan is coming to the big screen, and a trailer with English subtitles was recently released.
I think it looks good, but Jane and her friends don’t like it. They especially don’t like the way the character Armen is portrayed. In the manga and anime, Armen is a sweet, brilliant mophead. In the movie, he’s a tough guy with a buzzcut. That’s a shame, because Armen’s gentle demeanor and wisdom is important in the manga and anime. Changing his character into a badass warrior seems like the wrong move, but I’m still looking forward to watching it when it comes to Imax theaters. It’ll be released in two parts, with the first installment screening on August first. I don’t think it will be too difficult to convince Jane to come with me.
