In the future Japan is the world leader in robotics, however after it seems that it's heading towards producing androids (human/robot hybrids) the technology becomes banned by the UN. Japan's response is to close their borders and continue research. The country has been closed for the past 10 years.
I heard good things about this and wasn't disappointed. The story is intriguing, smart and doesn't hold the audiences hand at all. The 2 female characters of Vexille and Maria are strong and cool and it's them who save the guy/world which makes a change. Vexille is a female SWORD agent from the US and once her and her team infiltrate Japan things get really interesting. My favourite scenes involve the swirling metal Jags who are like magnetic sandworms, roaming the desert collecting pieces of metal to grow larger.
This whole movie looks like a cut scene from a PS3 game ie great rendering but clunky motion capture.
The music is by english DJ Paul Oakenfold which includes Prodigy, Asian Dub Foundation, Basement Jax and DJ Shadow gives the whole thing a 1990's feel. I'm not sure if this is advanced or just annoying - I'm thinking annoying.
YES - original story and some great visuals.
