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Brad Bird’s ‘Ray Gunn’ blends retro-futurist noir with corporate criticism
Ray Gunn is an animated detective story set in a future city where humans and aliens live together.
Private eye Raymond Gunn investigates a mystery in this bright, retro-futurist world.
The film also criticizes the power of large entertainment companies over creative work.
The review says the world and characters are compelling, but the film’s message is not always clear.
Brad Bird’s animated film “Ray Gunn” is a retro-futurist detective story set in a city where humans and aliens coexist.
The film follows private eye Raymond Gunn as he investigates a mystery that begins with a break-in at a lawyer’s office.
Its world combines hard-boiled noir with an alternate future imagined from 1939.
The review says the film criticizes the power of entertainment conglomerates but finds its message muddled.
“Ray Gunn” is being released by Netflix.
- Who
- Brad Bird directed “Ray Gunn,” which features Sam Rockwell as Raymond Gunn.
- What
- An animated retro-futurist detective story with criticism of entertainment conglomerates.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- Metropia, a city in an alternate future.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Skydance Animation signed Brad Bird and his film.
IndieWire published its review of “Ray Gunn.
- Director
- Brad Bird
- Setting
- Metropia, a gigantic city in an alternate future as seen from 1939
- Private eye
- Raymond Gunn, voiced by Sam Rockwell
- Partner
- Eye-Ra, voiced by Tom Waits
- Release
- Netflix
What people are saying
almost like taking Art Deco but putting it in a wind tunnel so all the curves were smooth
Sources
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