Black Lagoon - 4 - Neo Nazis
May 17th, 2006, 2 responses
The beauty of Black Lagoon is that it knows exactly what it is; pure action, and then forcing the volume way past maximum. If last time flying submarines weren’t enough for you, how do Neo-Nazi’s sound?
The Black Lagoon is after a precious Nazi painting (commissioned by none other than the Fuhrer himself, Hitler) that has been sleeping with the fishes for a good 50 years, since the collapse of World War 2. It’s an easy 50k for Dutch and his crew until a regiment of hard ass Neo-Nazi’s crash the party and decide they want the painting too.
Of course, it’s unfair for me to label Black Lagoon as all action, because while the gunplay surely plays a pivotal role in this show, the characterization and setting is equally as strong. In just 12 minutes, I found myself carefully invested in a doomed Nazi submarine captain and feeling his subordinates’ claustrophobic horror when told they have but 2 hours left to live.
The kid within me just wants to go giddy at the flashy, powerful style of Black Lagoon, but its true strength lies within a compelling ability to weave personal stories within the context of such sheer explosive madness.
@Celeste: I’m off work on holiday for the next two weeks...
2 Responses to “Black Lagoon - 4 - Neo Nazis”
Morgin black Says:
May 18th, 2006 at 12:56 am
black lagoon is fucking awsm
chicks are hot , guns are cool and the little aisan biznessman has yet snap and blow the fuck out of a whole bunch of people.
i love it
bateszi Says:
May 18th, 2006 at 2:25 pm
I think when a series has nazis, ala Hellsing, it automatically reaches another level of awesome. Now if only these nazis just happened to be zombies too!