Aaron Long

I Wrote an Article for Cartoon Brew (Patreon)

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2020-11-09 19:24:00

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2026-06

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I was recently invited to write an entry in Cartoon Brew's series "The Animation That Changed Me" and I selected one of my favourite movies, Masaaki Yuasa's Mind Game. I don't think anyone will be surprised by my pick, since I've talked about Yuasa often and the visual influence is obvious in my work, but it was really fun to pay tribute to this film.

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The Animation That Changed Me: Aaron Long on 'Mind Game'

The sprawling story seems to touch on almost every aspect of human life. I found it overwhelming and strangely addictive. I soon watched it a second time because I was confused on certain plot points (or so I thought - I've since found that Masaaki Yuasa is great at subtly communicating exactly what you need to know without being explicit).