Samurai Jack

Director
Genndy Tartakovsky
Country of origin
USA
Format
Series
Year
2001

Samurai Jack

By Mike Lewis
23rd May 04

Have you ever seen an absolutely amazing cartoon? You're lying if you've never seen Samurai Jack. It's goofy, it's full of action, it's perfect for stoners, it's perfect for ages 0-1000 and it's absolutely SICK (good)!!!!

The story is based around a samurai. As a child his empire was destroyed by the evil shape shifter Aku!!! Samurai Jack spent his youth traveling the world and learning various skills so that one day he might be able to defeat the evil Aku. The day came and Samurai Jack was about to finish him when Aku's trickery sent Jack into the Future where Aku reigns as the Supreme Being. Poor Jack eh?

Jack is an amusing character. He has renowned skills in all fighting techniques and does not flaunt it. Instead he is very calm, but assertive when it comes to saving people and justice. This makes his character hilarious at times because as people tease him and such he just takes it like nothing then kills them, if they're evil. Some of the stuff this guy does is amazing and really entertaining to watch!!!

Aku, I could go on for days talking about the all mightily hilarious Aku. He has had me in tears before. His accent and attitude make him one of the greatest bad guys in history. He now controls the Universe but there is only one thing between him and absolute power for eternity, Samurai Jack. Just hearing him say that name is hilarious. He treats people like any evil god would, everyone is crap compared to his greatness so therefore he'll kill people mercilessly but all the time in a rather funny way. Aku is in my top five favorite characters of all time book for sure, I mean fo' shizzel.

The animation is basic but that adds to the comical sense of the cartoon. The action scenes are spectacular and always VERY UNIQUE each episode. Samurai Jack shows off some different crazy talent. The characters are hilarious and the plot lines are funny or they are very cool but usually both. For example Jack was once chased by the Universes greatest Bounty Hunters (cool) and another episode had to stop a dragon from farting (funny). Some of the episodes are rather trippy, too which adds to my like for the cartoon.

Let me put it this way if I ever made a cartoon I could only hope it was comparable to Samurai Jack because I know nothing greater could ever be created!!! The cartoon makes you feel for Jack but you also enjoy seeing him whoop ass. And Aku should be a stand up comedian because he's the greatest. I recommend dropping everything right now and watching every episode currently available because it is the GREATEST CARTOON currently in existence!!!!

10/10

-- Mike Lewis 23rd May 04

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