BLAME!

BLAME!

Directed by Hiroyuki Seshita

Produced by Polygon Pictures

2017106 min6.5 / 10

A bleak, visually striking sci-fi action film set in an infinite, hostile megastructure where humanity clings to survival against automated extinction systems.

In the distant technological future, civilization has reached its ultimate Net-based form. An "infection" in the past caused the automated systems to spiral out of order, resulting in a multi-leveled city structure that replicates itself infinitely in all directions. Now humanity has lost access to the city's controls, and is hunted down and purged by the defense system known as the Safeguard. In a tiny corner of the city, a little enclave known as the Electro-Fishers is facing eventual extinction, trapped between the threat of the Safeguard and dwindling food supplies. A girl named Zuru goes on a journey to find food for her village, only to inadvertently cause doom when an observation tower senses her and summons a Safeguard pack to eliminate the threat. With her companions dead and all escape routes blocked, the only thing that can save her now is the sudden arrival of Killy the Wanderer, on his quest for the Net Terminal Genes, the key to restoring order to the world.

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  • Is BLAME! violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is BLAME! scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is BLAME! sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is BLAME! easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does BLAME! end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

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43/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity59

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise28

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Like BLAME!, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like BLAME!, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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