646f9e108c In a utopian society created at the end of the third world war, a female warrior who has been plucked from the badlands begins to see cracks in this new facade. And what does this community have planned for the rest of humankind? The thing I loved most about this one is the way they did the interaction between Briareos and Deunan. The two used to fight together and they were lovers. Briareos almost died in a battle and the only way to save him was to make him into a cyborg. While that is all well and good for fighting, it changes completely the relationship between the two. Both are obviously frustrated with the impossibility of being lovers again while their feelings for each other have not changed much. I think the beauty of this movie is that tension between the two main characters.<br/><br/>The story is not really original, but it&#39;s coherent. The animation is great and the action sequences are sometimes brilliant. My favorite is the first battle scene. This certain type of a futuristic sci fi animation is mostly scene from Japanese animation studios and most of them are literally mind blowing. They carry purely creative futuristic settings, technology, action and eye popping details to start with. Though most of the serious sci fi fans will despite the plots in most of them still they are the kind of movies that will keep you engaged for a long time if you are a fan. Appleseed (2004) is one of such wonderful animation movies from Japan and first one of its trilogy. And it&#39;s based on the comic book by the creator of Ghost in the Shell (1995).<br/><br/>Appleseed follows the earth after the 3rd world war which has almost wiped out the entire economic and social systemwe know now. And the world is completely in ruins and several groups keep on fighting for their territories. The war is taken over by high tech machinery and only the bravest fighter&#39;s fights in flesh in the front. And in a distant place a Utopian society exists in harmony with humans and human like half machines knowsbioroids. Worrier Deunan is bought in to this peaceful society from the action packed front line to realize that her known to have disappeared boy friend Briareos also lives there and he is also a different kind of half machine half human right now. Deunan starts to wonder what purpose she can serve in this society when she soon realizes that the battle for mankind is far from over.<br/><br/>Appleseed has simply jaw dropping quality animation. It will be the first thing that would grab the viewer from the throat and then the action kicks in. The animation is a mix of 3d and 2d graphics which gives a certain blended beauty. Though this type of action and animation is witnessed earlier Appleseed does it really well. The viewer gets to engulf in a deep and thoughtful plot which reveals with solid explanations to the technology and rational of its existence. If you&#39;re watching a subtitled version this section can be a bit tiresome. (I have seeing both subtitled and English dubbed so I know this for a fact). Though the plot is not perfect it is quite good for a war based action sci fi and it&#39;s entertaining enough.<br/><br/>With limited character development and superficial plot Appleseed has the potential to fail. Yet I feel like it had done a good job in most legs though it is not perfect. As I have now seeing the trilogy in full I certainly admire it more. This is a good start. At this point, there's something almost masochistic about the way animators in Japan use cheesy ''Westernized'' heroes to fuel their fantasies.
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