Monday, December 09, 2013

Library Wars

There's a 'declaration of library rights' and the solemn warning that a society that burns books will someday burn people, the rapid layout of the (fictional; alternate universe) 1980s rise of book censorship including black-uniformed 'media betterment' squads dedicated to eradicating unsuitable books, opposed by a library service force that protects libraries, the last bastions of freedom of thought and expression, both armed with machine guns - although the library force, being 'heroes of justice', don't shoot to kill - and then the story, which focuses on a plucky young volunteer who finds herself in an elite taskforce and you don't really need to know anything more than that, although (marginal, but still pleasing), there are supporting turns from this guy who looks like a Japanese Willem Dafoe and also the actor who played Gogo Yubari in Kill Bill; the principals are effective too. Much fun.

(w/ Meribah and Ash)