Vexille - Movie
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Movie Reviews of Vexille - Movie
Movie Review: Decent story, good animation
Summary: 4 Stars
I was impressed with the overall story in Vexille. I'd put it in the same category as Appleseed or Ghost in the Shell (the latter having even more complicated plot lines). i thought the animation was good but not great. It was a little over the top, in my view, looking too animated. I thought it lacked sublety, if that makes any sense.
Otherwise, I enjoyed the movie. Probably should have waited for the special edition because I usually enjoy the features and this version didn't have any.
Movie Review: Rivetting!
Summary: 5 Stars
This was done by the same folks that did the new Appleseed.
All I can say is WOW!
The story is strong and the animation is dizzying...
Amazing work... I'm glad I own it.
Movie Review: Kind of a paranoid "Ghost in the Shell"
Summary: 4 Stars
Ah, the anime market is a diffult place to wander. So much out there, but 90% is really niche, junk, or unoriginal. Here, Japan is isolated by the UN because of extreme experimentations conducted with imperial ambition in mind. When the state of afairs is hinted at to the outside world, an American team (who all look a tad Asian) is sent in, with less-than-fortuitious results.
I can't say I'm a fan of the motion capture or "so real it's creepy" animation. (Give me the good old stuff - I far prefer Harlock and Area 88, but that's a matter of taste). That said - recommended to fans of Ghost in the Shell and Appleseed.
Movie Review: EVERYTHING JUST WORKS
Summary: 5 Stars
The plot of Vexille is complex and sophisticated and so is its animation/CGI/motion-capture, along with the depth of the ethical problems its plot revolves around. Good dramatic writing, coherent action and well-defined characters complete the package.
In the end it's the rebels versus big business/government/evil guys with a mad dash to smash everything before civilization falls, etc. Even though that's a trite premise, it's still so well done that one doesn't mind. That action isn't meaningless and baffling is one clear reason why Vexille stands above so many other animes. Maybe the word is maturity. It's a see and re-see movie. If the drama doesn't get you, the painterly art
will; see it and you'll see.
Movie Review: cool anime sci-fi
Summary: 3 Stars
***1/2
It's 2067 and Japan has become a nation completely cut off from the rest of the world because it refuses to adhere to a U.N. mandate banning the development and manufacturing of human-like androids. The nation has also set up a sophisticated magnetic force field that effectively bars all outsiders from entering its borders. S.W.O.R.D. is a secret U.S. special forces team sent in to find out what diabolical activities are occurring on the inside. The main character, Vexille, is a feisty female member of this special ops force.
"Vexille" is a stylish and energetic dystopian fantasy, marked by imaginative storytelling, exciting action sequences, and animation that is a canny mixture of art deco, Soviet-era agitprop - with its heavy emphasis on facial shadowing - and technology-based futurism. Nicely done.