The visuals and designs are just stunning. the story and characters are a bit on the weaker side, but still quite an enjoyable movie.

Amazing Movie!

Absolutely stunning visuals. A very ambitious plot, perhaps overly so. I feel like this could have been two movies and fleshed out more, especially the characters. I understand this was not intended to be a character driven story, but I feel like some more backstory and development would have improved this movie even more. There was just too much to fit into 2 hours and it seems like shortcuts were taken. Even so, this is one of the best movies I have seen in a very long time.

Those who think that this movie has no story, no plot, you should watch a second, a third and probably a fourth time. The story itself makes sense. We always make the same mistakes. We have to look ahead in the future and try avoid making these mistakes again. The deep point of this movie is that no matter what happens, we have to accept our errors. Accept the fact that mankind is like a flower that grows and dies. The circle of life, it's a circle. Civilisations rise and die; Mankind is just one of them. Barely a blink in the History of the Universe. If you want to learn a lesson, watch it. If you watch it and don't understand....well it's your fault. It's like The Matrix movies, I had to watch them 3 times and the opinion of a friend to understand.

CGI reboot of Matsumoto's classic with extraordinary technical ambition — but the philosophical nihilism of the source is replaced by blockbuster redemption mechanics. The visual grammar is impressive without the soul underneath.