Tenshi no Tamago
Angel’s Egg or Tenshi no Tamago is a weird experience. It is an artsy and extremely thought provoking film with a philosophical twist to it that requires patience and open mindfulness from the viewer if he is to understand it. Directed by Mamoru Oshii, the man responsible for great anime titles such as Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor, and Urusei Yatsura, and written by Yoshitaka Amano, the designer of Vampire Hunter D, it is a film with a lot of psychedelic imagery that uses visuals instead of dialogues to tell the story and a film that will definitely make you ask yourself: ‘What exactly am I watching?’ Although it is often received as an ambiguous art film, Angel’s Egg is a mixture of profound meanings and symbolisms for which interpretations are open. The story of Angel’s Egg can be written in only one line, but I will try to be more elaborate. The world is a wasteland that resembles a post-apocalyptic earth. The main characters are one girl holding an egg and a soldier holding a
