Black and White: Innocence and brutality, joy an sorrow, fun and pain.
There is no better way to describe this film, which in w wonderful way, manages to combine the most opposite elements (From the naive, exaggerated elements from the anime martial arts with characters with superpowers, to the nostalgic sadness of movies like "The Grave of the Fireflies") in order to create something unique and captivating.
In this movie there are moments of intense violence, but also moments of sweet tenderness: Just like "Pan's Labyrinth" the most innocent things seem to appear in the same world where the most terrible things could happen. And just like in "Pan's Labyrinth" the innocence and hope constantly battles with brutality and bleakness from every's days life. (Though this movie is somewhat more optimistic) Many scenes from this film were memorable and mind-blowing: Some of them were examples of the most beautiful and unique kind of animation that I've seen in the recent years. The character design is very original too, and in it is considerably different from any other anime I've saw before.
Michael Arias made a incredible work in this film. This is not the kind of movie that you see every day: It's a strange, unique and fascinating experience, something that you could love or hate, but that in no way could leave you indifferent.
I highly recommend this movie to anyone.
There is no better way to describe this film, which in w wonderful way, manages to combine the most opposite elements (From the naive, exaggerated elements from the anime martial arts with characters with superpowers, to the nostalgic sadness of movies like "The Grave of the Fireflies") in order to create something unique and captivating.
In this movie there are moments of intense violence, but also moments of sweet tenderness: Just like "Pan's Labyrinth" the most innocent things seem to appear in the same world where the most terrible things could happen. And just like in "Pan's Labyrinth" the innocence and hope constantly battles with brutality and bleakness from every's days life. (Though this movie is somewhat more optimistic) Many scenes from this film were memorable and mind-blowing: Some of them were examples of the most beautiful and unique kind of animation that I've seen in the recent years. The character design is very original too, and in it is considerably different from any other anime I've saw before.
Michael Arias made a incredible work in this film. This is not the kind of movie that you see every day: It's a strange, unique and fascinating experience, something that you could love or hate, but that in no way could leave you indifferent.
I highly recommend this movie to anyone.