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Appleseed Ex Machina (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]
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Features
• Animated
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Widescreen
In Theaters : 2007
DVD Release : 01 April, 2008 |
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Appleseed Ex Machina (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] description
Produced by John Woo and directed by Shinji Aramaki, Appleseed Ex Machina (2007) ranks as the most elaborate, stylish, and violent of the three adaptations of Masamune Shirow's manga. When it was released in 1988, the original Appleseed felt like a summary of anime's past, while Akira pointed the way to the future. The second Ap ... review details
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Appleseed Ex Machina (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] Customer Reviews
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Better than the previous Appleseed anime in most ways.
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Animation - Prior to Ex Machina, the previous Appleseed anime (2004) was the best Appleseed anime yet. Unfortunately it suffered from awkward animation. The motion capture CG looked nice until the characters began moving around. Ex Machina fixes that for the most part. The movements are almost as smooth as those in FFVII Advent Children. There are still some awkward movements in this film, but only on a couple of minor parts. John Woo's influence can be seen in the fight sequences, as well as some Matrix-type moments, but they aren't overdone. If you are an old school John Woo fan, you'll like the small touches (doves!)...brings back memories of "The Killer."
Character design - The characters are very well designed and still retain an anime feel to them, not being made too realistic. Deunan's design has changed a bit from the "orthodox" look, which 2004 had kept. She has a younger and softer appearance, but it's not bad. I like how they gave a lot of focus on Briareos, especially on his cyborg body. His body seems more human-like like in the manga. This is especially emphasized in his combat with other characters and his clothing. I noticed his eyes were a different color from the 2004 anime, but that's fine...he's a cyborg; it shouldn't difficult to change the color of his "eyes." Other characters, such as Hitomi, are also done very well. The outfits, overall, were very nice.
Story elements - The story is very good. The two main elements are: 1) relational, between Deunan and Briareos, and 2) conflict, against an antagonist who threatens the genetically-altered peace (Bioroid led world). The relational theme is the most well done, and runs throughout the movie, bringing in a new character to help it along. More history was given about the relationship b/n Deunan and Briareos, and explained their love for one another, which was kind of ambiguous in the past. Briareos's character is deeper in Ex Machina, which I really appreciated. They also did a good job of tying it in with the world crisis theme, which actually seemed to be there just to support the relational theme. The world crisis theme was not as deep or developed, and seems to end somewhat abruptly, which is why I feel like it was just a support for the relational theme.
Overall, this is a great anime. I recommend this to anyone with an interest in Appleseed. |
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