![]() None of these antagonists are very good characters - they’re basically just villain tropes.Īlso, despite how bad the villains are, the movie always cuts to them at the most exciting moments, thus ruining the hype. And that’s a pretty generic and boring plot. They’re basically Robo-Nazis who don’t want Redline to happen on their planet because they don’t want the galactic media to discover their biological weapons. The entire inclusion of the Roboworld military is bad. Now, I don’t really want to discuss the bad part of Redline too much, but I have to at least touch on it. It even has casual fans, hardcore racing fans, and those who see it as a business opportunity. It attracts the young, old, rich, and poor. We learn that the Redline (and its preliminary races) are a huge cultural phenomenon for people of all ages and backgrounds throughout the galaxy. Just looking at the background characters from the start of the movie, between the Yellowline race and JP’s arrival on Europass, we can learn a lot. But the vast majority of the world-building comes from physically seeing the world and the various creatures/people who inhabit it, as well as how those people interact with the world in which they live. Yes, we’re told specific information about Roboworld and its moon, Europass. Likewise, the world(s) in which Redline takes place is built on a similar foundation. ![]() The characters in this movie are built on the “show, don’t tell” foundation. Despite many of the characters not having all that much screen time or that many dialogue lines, we learn a lot about them through their actions, body language, and even speech patterns. The soundtrack is also amazing - and is one I regularly listened to long before watching the movie.Ĭharacter and world-building are two other things Redline excels at. I don’t think I have to say much more about that though because you can just use your eyes to figure that much out. As I stated earlier, both the art and animation are amazing. Let’s start this section off with the things Redline does exceptionally well. Machine Head is the reigning Redline and primary rival of JP in the race. Gori-Rider is a gorilla-like police officer with an extremely violent sense of justice. The final two Redline racers are Gori-Rider and Machine Head, who are both independent racers. And connected to Trava and Shinkai there’s an independent racer and member of the Roboworld military, Little Deyzuna. These two teams aren’t really all that important, but Trava and Shinkai get more screen time than Todoroki and Miki do. Todoroki and Miki make up another team, as do Trava and Shinkai. You can kind of think of LynchMan as Captain Falcon if you’re familiar with the F-ZERO game series (or Super Smash Bros., I guess). ![]() LynchMan and Johnny Boya are two bounty hunters who make up another team. Unfortunately, these two don’t get very much screen time, which means their theme song also doesn’t get played much. Their car is able to transform into a female-formed mech. Sonoshee McLarenīoiboi and Bosbos are two female racers who make up the team SUPER BOINS. Sonoshee is a cool character, and I’m almost positive she was named after Bruce McLaren so that just gives her bonus points. Her dream is to win the Redline, and unlike JP, she’s willing to do so at any cost. Sonoshee “Cherry Boy Hunter” McLaren is the female lead of the movie and JP’s love interest. We learn a lot about their relationship just through their body language. I think the scene that illustrates this best is when Frisbee goes to visit JP after the Yellowline race. The dynamic between JP, Frisbee, and Mole is one of my favorite aspects of this movie. Backing up JP there’s Frisbee, his mechanic who works with a mob boss to rig races, and Old Man Mole, a junk parts dealer. He’s a purist when it comes to racing and refuses to equip his TransAM20000 with weapons, opting instead to win with his raw talent and speed. “Sweet” JP is the protagonist of the movie. In fact, for racers and fans alike, that probably just adds to the excitement of the event. The problem with that is that Roboworld is a militaristic planet that has taken a stance against the Redline.īut something as insignificant as the military government that rules over Roboworld declaring war against any Redline participants who make landfall on their planet isn’t going to stop the race. Redline is a race that only takes place once every five years somewhere in the galaxy, and this particular year, it’s taking place on Roboworld. However, the racers don’t only have to worry about each other. And weapons of all kinds are allowed, so there’s no shortage of vehicles decked out with heat-seeking missiles and the like. There’s no set course, so they can take whatever route they please to get to the finish line. Because there are no rules, that means the racers can do anything within their power to win.
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