I expected a better movie with all the fuzz. The only parts I really liked were Christoph Waltz's Oscar Worthy performance, and the ladies laugh in the cinema.
You could call this a real cyberpunk anime.
A pretty abstract and philosophical story about identity and who we really are. It leaves the viewer questioning about more than just the series itself.
Juicy detail: It is rumoured to be one of the series that had an influence on The Wachowski brothers for The Matrix story. However I don't know if this is ever confirmed or true, and it probably was a minor one compared to Ghost In The Shell. After all it was aired only 1 year before the release of The first Matrix movie.
It is not for everyone, but if you have an open mind and like more gloomy and philosophical stories, it is definitaly worth it.
This is one of those movies that will be viewed 30 years from now, and a must-watch.
The only thing bothering me is the lack of character background. For example: 'What are Neo's motives?' It doesn't hurt the movie though.
Oh, and the Revolution ending movie of course...
Good movie that makes you want to have kids yourself.
A slow paced new season of Rozen Maiden. Set in an alternate universe, this could actually be both a sequel as well as a reboot of the 2 seasons from 2004-2006. The difference is that this series is much more true to the original storyline than the older series. It is also produced by a different company (Deen, where the old series were from Nomad.)
It would be no problem watching this without seeing the older series, however it skips the 1st series of the manga, and recaps this in the first episode. Therefore people who never saw or read anything from Rozen Maiden could be thrown into the deep a bit.
Best thing is the acting. The jokes are not that funny, but luckily it is not of crude level like used in shows like "2 Broke Girls."
As soon I completed this amazing series, I understood where the title from episode 1 came from.
This was an interesting and good movie, but it could have been a masterpiece.
The thing that kept it from becoming that was mainly the story line and build up.
The biggest plot twist (and imho the biggest climax of the movie) happens way too early, and it makes the endgame feel like an outro rather than the moment you have been waiting for the whole movie.
From the moment the big plot twist is revealed, the movie gets very predictable.
The acting, setting, visuals, potential, music are all pretty much top notch, but in the end it was the writing that will probably put this movie in 'Oblivion' itself.
Fun show, but the story is too stretched out. That is a bit bothersome, cause the secondary storylines are not that interesting. Still, there are way worse shows out there.
