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EoE will impress you. As I said in the other thread, I just finished watching the commentary track last night.
Also, on the whole, "it looks normal at first" thread that gets thrown around. I don't know enough to verify this, but I've heard that the reason it looks so much like other stuff, is because so much that has come out since Evangelion is trying to look like Evangelion.
And to justify this being in this thread, I also finally broke down and picked up the Vision of Escaflowne movie (I've been trying to grab the series first, but...) The movie is another that is just breath taking in it's beauty.
Having only seen the first DVD of the TV series, I'm inclined to think the TV series will probably be better. Which supposedly boils down to having more time to tell the story and develop the themes. But, that's not to take away from the movie itself. Supposedly, it's been submitted for Oscar contention, and I wouldn't be surprised if it at least wins an animation award (unless it's beat by Spirited Away)
Story wise though, taking the mecha idea in putting it into a fantasy setting is something that I find interesting. The TV series seems to handle this better. Since they handle the mecha as a kind of mecha, the movie handles it in a more mystical manner.
All and all, I reccomend it to those who are already into anime (but who have probably already seen it) or those who are casual anime fans. People that don't like anime, might not be to impressed, but at the very least, it's pretty to look at. |
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