Underplayed Gems

.hack//The Movie (2012)

.hack//The Movie poster
Original title
ドットハック セカイの向こうに
Directed by
Hiroshi Matsuyama
Genre
adventure film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
G
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A high school student gets involved in a virtual world that blurs the line between reality and digital fantasy. She must navigate the consequences when the game begins to affect the real world.

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What happens

.hack//The Movie (Japanese: ドットハック セカイの向こうに, Hepburn: Dotto Hakku Sekai no Mukō ni; lit. .hack//Beyond The World) is a 2011 Japanese CGI anime film written by Kazunori Ito and directed by Hiroshi Matsuyama. It was released on January 21, 2012 in theaters and was released on DVD/Blu-ray on June 28, 2012. The Blu-ray release is a "hybrid" PlayStation 3 disc that includes the film and a fighting game called .hack//Versus. The movie features a theme song "Hikari wo Atsumete" (Gathering Light) by Japanese music artist KOKIA. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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