Thursday, November 25, 2021
Cowboy Bebop Costume Breakdown: The Easter Eggs and Secrets of Space Cowboys
IGN: In a world heavily influenced by a combination of western, samurai, noir, and gangster imagery it is hardly surprising that the Cowboy Bebop aesthetic is just as vibrant in the new Netflix series as it was in Shinichirō Watanabe’s beloved ‘90s anime. From the first image released of John Cho wearing Spike Spiegel’s signature single lapel blue jacket, it is clear the retro feel is still a vital part of the overall vision.
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I had heard about Cowboy Bebop a couple of years ago and since I have never been interested in Anime, I did not care to watch the show. But the other day, I happened to watch the live - action trailer of Cowboy Bebop and it has since been on my watchlist. I think the contrasting colors of all the actors in that 3 minute trailer with a retro background spoke to me and I found it super interesting. Especially after reading this article, I think my interest has only risen and I feel like I am going to be on the lookout for the easter eggs when I watch the show, which I hope is soon enough now. I do not know but there is something about fast paced stories with a retro background that I really like, maybe because fast pace is about moving forward whereas retro is a thing of the past and them working together is a unique dynamic.
I am typically in the camp of people who say if the original media was doing great, why does it need an American remake that tells the exact same story? And I still am, in this case. I'm not really sure what the live action Cowboy Bebop is bringing to the table besides? Cool actors? The show has already received largely negative reviews and I really, really cannot emphasize how often American remakes of Asian media drop the ball. Take Ghost in the Shell, now this, possibly Train to Busan. I just don't see why America needs to stick it's nose in every little bit of something that does well. The costumes are fair, I won't knock the designer or construction, but it is essentially faithful cosplay, not so much design. I enjoyed the anime a lot, there's a fluidity and vibrance in it you just won't get from the live action version, but we'll see as more reviews and ratings roll in.
I haven’t seen the original Cowboy Bebop, so I don’t have anything to compare thee live series to, but from what I’ve heard from other people is that it falls a little flat. There are just a lot of things that you can do with animation that can’t be translated onto real people (or at least, in a way that makes sense). Which is something that happens with basically every live adaptation of an anime. Like Keen said, I don’t understand why it’s so necessary to have live remakes of these already solid shows/movies - because they don’t really add anything to the story. Especially when they’re done in america since they often lose some of the cultural context of the original source material; that or they completely whitewash it (i.e. Ghost in the Shell). The Cowboy Bebop live action is probably not as egregious as what they did to Death Note, but my faith in Netflix to be able to do something like this is very small.
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