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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Yutaka Izubuchi |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 2004 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Adv Films |
| MPAA RATING: | Unrated |
| FEATURES: | Animated, Box set, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Limited Edition, Subtitled, Special Edition, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Action, Animated, Anime, Anime / Japanimation, Cartoons & Animation, Chilly, Color, Drama, Dreamlike, End of the World, Gift Set, Japan, Japanese Animation Video, Mothers and Sons, Movie, Sci-Fi Action, Science Fiction, Unlikely Heroes, Violence, Visceral |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 702727094729 |
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Customer Reviews of Rahxephon - The Motion Picture + Series Box and Book
Speechless How come people are hatin' on the movie?! The movie answers a whole lot of questions! I saw the Rahxephon movie before I saw the series, and it didn't make any sense to me at first, but then I realized (I'm a dunce...so I didn't pay any attention to what I was watching) "This is only the other half of the show...Why is there a movie and I don't even know the show..." So I watched the movie all over again(^_^ Good thing I had the movie for free on demand) and I pieced some bits together without seeing the show..."So Ayato is the person who is supposed to tune the world to what its supposed to be...and that lady is his friend" (I almost spoiled it...but then again...only an idiot would watch the movie first the the show...making me an idiot...)"And Quan is also like Ayato...OHHHHH!...And his mom..." And now I'm just watching the show(starting from episode 18...like an idiot...but I'm a researcher of sorts...so i know the whole series like the back of my hand...almost) on g4 tv...where I saw lain...from episode 11...which made me really confused...cause I bought the DVDs of it and it made no sense...at all...like FLCL...or...Excel Saga...but I recommend this movie to new comers(since I'm a new comer/old fan of it...) and already fans of it! ^_^
The Parts Are Sometimes Better Than The Whole
There seems to be quite a difference of opinion on the two-hour feature film based on the RahXephon series. I find my impressions are mixed, but that overall the film provides a different angle on the original story. One that touches more on emotional factors, and ekes out several things that are easy to miss in the series.
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>The plot, for those who haven't seen the series, is the tale of Ayato Kamina, who is caught in Tokyo during an alien invasion. The city is separated from the rest of the world, and the human inhabitants are convinced that they are the only survivors. When Ayato reaches the age of 17, a sudden meeting with a secret agent (Haruka Shitow) turns his world upside down. He discovers the truth and finds that he is connected with a giant robotic creature called the RahXephon.
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>He leaves Tokyo to aid humanity in stopping the aliens (Mu). Ayato is an instrumentalist, half human half Mulan, and badly torn over the path he should follow and his true nature. He is haunted by an old relationship and faces a complicated, metaphysical crisis or two.
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>The story isn't exactly different, but it focuses much better on the abridged romance between Haruka and Ayato. In the series, which has time to develop the detailed characters better, let time is spent on this theme. There are hints along the way, but only at the end does it achieve prominence. In the film Ayato's female relationships are the key element. This clarifies some of the confusion of the series.
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>Either there was a very poor transfer or the film was made with sloppier artwork. Nor is the music of the same quality. Character development is seriously abridged, as is often the case in a feature length version. There are several cases, though, where it would have been better to leave out a character entirely. And poor Quon Kisaragi is barely a shadow of her series self, which is a shame. And finally there are some monologues which try to be lectures on the theory behind the action. These border on the tedious.
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>Since you aren't going to buy this package unless you intend to or already own the series, you will be pleased with the entire Rahxephon experience whether you like the film or not this won't be a disappointment. Collectors, after all, are happiest when they are collecting.
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Appreciation
I must admit when I watched the RahXephon series I only caught it from like the last 15 episodes and truly didn't understand what the hell I was watching; yet I knew liked it for some reason. If you're the same then you have to see this movie. Some say this movie won't really bring any closure to the series or explain what's really going on, but that doesn't matter. The whole point of this movie is to truly help you develop greater appreciation for an excellent love story. After watching it you could understand the story a bit more though you really notice the relationships and feelings of the characters more in depth. The movie kept all the important scenes that portrayed that concept. The whole story with the Mu invasion, the Xephons, the instrumentalist, and the tuning of the whole world, (sorry to those if I may have given too much away), only work as a back drop to better express this scenario. There are people torn between their feeling for one person and another. In a sense all the turmoil seems to help emphasize this, and only when they all become true to their emotions does everything become tranquil you can say. So check this movie out if you're still lost about the reason for why RahXephon is about all this crap. The only way to find closure to a story is to read it from the beginning. Even if the stories condensed a little, well that's just my opinion. I give it 4 stars.