Serial Experiments Lain - Navi (Layers 1-4) (Geneon Signature Series)
by Ryutaro Nakamura
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Actor: Ayako Kawasumi, Kaori Shimizu, Rei Igarashi, Ry?nosuke ?bayashi, Y?ko AsadaDirector: Ryutaro Nakamura
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, THX
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-01-06
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
Movie Reviews of Serial Experiments Lain - Navi (Layers 1-4) (Geneon Signature Series)
Movie Review: lain serial experiaments
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the best animation ever, before watching the series remember what the cover says, "close the world, open the next." I won't explain the plot but you should do the following to fully enjoy this anime(turn down the lights). Watch the entire series before forming an opinion, be sure to watch the beginning and ending credits also since you will realize it is part of the plot of the series, never miss the subtitles info( if yours isn't english language version). You should have plenty of quesions popping in your head, now watch it again( it is better if you let it soak in your head a little while, since we need time to process the info) and realize what the story is trying to say verbally and through the background scenery.
This anime is for mature people, and so is the content( this is how life is like there(maybe here.....in the distant future?)) and graphics of this series(nothing really obscene though but keep in mind this is how the world really looks in the mind of the story teller), little kiddies shouldn't be watching this. If your happy you probably won't after watching this, sad maybe, since it is dark and ominous, but definately worth watching. Turn the lights back on but you might be scared to turn your computer now... wireless internet connection...yeh, that is a scary thought.
Summary of Serial Experiments Lain - Navi (Layers 1-4) (Geneon Signature Series)
In serial experiments lain, things get very weird very quickly, and they stay that way. A schoolgirl commits suicide, but several days later her classmates receive e-mail from the dead girl. One--an introverted 13-year-old called Lain--replies, and her correspondent claims not to be dead, but to have passed into the "wired world." Eventually, Lain must join her. What follows is a story that combines virtual-reality, nanotechnology, a host of other science fiction concepts, and a healthy dose of postmodern paranoia. It would be unfair to reveal much more about the plot, but the phrase "nothing is what it seems" applies to just about everything in this compelling anime.The beauty of serial experiments lain is the deliberate pace at which the story unfolds. Director Ryutaro Nakamura eschews the hyperkinetic style of many anime, allowing the plot to develop in slow motion and making every single image count. The first episode (a total of four are included) is a masterpiece of shifting moods and slowly building tension. Every detail--from the strange blotchy shadows to the ever-present hum of power lines to the slow tracking shots across the dazed face of Lain herself--helps create an atmosphere of unease, and as the truth is gradually revealed, that unease is amply justified. The art direction is superb, mixing computer graphics with traditional animation and making frequent use of high-contrast images that set deep shadows against a blinding white sky. The first four episodes of serial experiments lain combine the millennial dread of Neon Genesis Evangelion with the subtle menace of The X-Files to create a uniquely disturbing beginning to an imaginative and intelligent story. Stay tuned. --Simon Leake
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