Expelled From Paradise...
Over the weekend, I picked up Expelled from Paradise...
I fired up the Blu-ray player and watched Expelled From Paradise in one sitting. Expelled From Paradise follows the exploits of our heroine, Angela, as she investigates recent hacking incidents in DEVA. Once Angela is dispatched to the surface, there is an awesome battle sequence between Angela and the sandworms that reminded me of the initial confrontation between Nausicaa and the Ohmu although with more blood and gore.
Although there is some action in the beginning and near the end, the majority of the story is about Angela discovering what it means to be human. The "revelation" concerning the identity of individual known as Frontier Setter was, at least in my humble opinion, a bit anticlimactic, but, that slight disappoint doesn't last long as the moment of revelation quickly leads to the final climactic and rather impressive showdown near the end of Expelled From Paradise.
With lots of objects in play at once and wild camera movements, the battle sequences take on a a really interesting hyper-active quality that I haven't seen very often. I was really impressed with the battle sequences in Expelled From Paradise.
The animation style exhibited in Expelled From Paradise appears as if it might be traditional hand drawn cel animation, but, in fact, the entire feature is completely CG. Occasionally, the feature's CG roots reveal themselves when characters are seen walking in perspective and sometimes when Angela's hair moves in an unnatural way, but, these minor issues aren't too distracting. Overall, Expelled From Paradise has a super-highly polished style that I've only seen in a handful of anime.
There is some gore in Expelled From Paradise near the beginning of the feature with the aforementioned sandworms, but, otherwise, the feature is fairly bloodless. Even in the showdown near the end of the feature, some individuals do apparently die, but, you don't see blood or dead bodies and even in the aftermath of battle, you see survivors crawling out of the wreckage apparently unscathed. The only thing missing from that scene would be the classic trope from G.I. Joe where the pilots of enemy planes that were shot down all magically parachute to safety.
There is a modest amount of fan service (mostly in the form of scantily clad women) in Expelled From Paradise, but, there are no naughty bits. Aside from the mild fan service and some violence, I haven't seen anything in the feature that might be considered objectionable for the younger anime fans among us.
Overall, Expelled From Paradise is beautifully rendered and a treat to watch, but, does exhibit some very minor flaws. The feature itself, at nearly two hours, is a fairly decent length and is a self-contained story. For those of you that like to not watch the credits, you might want to watch the credits this time as there are a couple of little tidbits to be found. I would give Expelled From Paradise a 4 out of 5.
I had seen previews for Expelled From Paradise and it looked like something I might really enjoy watching. My local video store doesn't carry this item, so, I turned to my favorite online e-tailer, which just happened to recently revamp their site, to acquire this item.With Earth now left in ruins following the "Nano Hazard," most of humanity has abandoned the planet they once called home along with their physical bodies and rebuilt their digitalized minds into a society within the cyber universe of "DEVA."
A.D. 2400, DEVA's central council detects an incident of unauthorized access into their mainframe. Someone on Earth was trying to hack into the system. The only information DEVA was able to retrieve was that the hacker referred to himself as "Frontier Setter."
To investigate the mysterious hacker's motives, the high officials of DEVA dispatch System Security Third Officer Angela Balzak to the Earth's surface. Equipped with a prosthetic "material body," Angela attempts to make contact with a local agent Dingo, but what awaited her instead was a swarm of Sandworms now infesting the Earth's surface. Angela intercepts the gruesome pests with her exoskeletal powered suit Arhan.
Will Angela and Dingo be able to find Frontier Setter on this devastated planet? Their journey to explore the secrets of the world begins now...!
I fired up the Blu-ray player and watched Expelled From Paradise in one sitting. Expelled From Paradise follows the exploits of our heroine, Angela, as she investigates recent hacking incidents in DEVA. Once Angela is dispatched to the surface, there is an awesome battle sequence between Angela and the sandworms that reminded me of the initial confrontation between Nausicaa and the Ohmu although with more blood and gore.
Although there is some action in the beginning and near the end, the majority of the story is about Angela discovering what it means to be human. The "revelation" concerning the identity of individual known as Frontier Setter was, at least in my humble opinion, a bit anticlimactic, but, that slight disappoint doesn't last long as the moment of revelation quickly leads to the final climactic and rather impressive showdown near the end of Expelled From Paradise.
With lots of objects in play at once and wild camera movements, the battle sequences take on a a really interesting hyper-active quality that I haven't seen very often. I was really impressed with the battle sequences in Expelled From Paradise.
The animation style exhibited in Expelled From Paradise appears as if it might be traditional hand drawn cel animation, but, in fact, the entire feature is completely CG. Occasionally, the feature's CG roots reveal themselves when characters are seen walking in perspective and sometimes when Angela's hair moves in an unnatural way, but, these minor issues aren't too distracting. Overall, Expelled From Paradise has a super-highly polished style that I've only seen in a handful of anime.
There is some gore in Expelled From Paradise near the beginning of the feature with the aforementioned sandworms, but, otherwise, the feature is fairly bloodless. Even in the showdown near the end of the feature, some individuals do apparently die, but, you don't see blood or dead bodies and even in the aftermath of battle, you see survivors crawling out of the wreckage apparently unscathed. The only thing missing from that scene would be the classic trope from G.I. Joe where the pilots of enemy planes that were shot down all magically parachute to safety.
There is a modest amount of fan service (mostly in the form of scantily clad women) in Expelled From Paradise, but, there are no naughty bits. Aside from the mild fan service and some violence, I haven't seen anything in the feature that might be considered objectionable for the younger anime fans among us.
Overall, Expelled From Paradise is beautifully rendered and a treat to watch, but, does exhibit some very minor flaws. The feature itself, at nearly two hours, is a fairly decent length and is a self-contained story. For those of you that like to not watch the credits, you might want to watch the credits this time as there are a couple of little tidbits to be found. I would give Expelled From Paradise a 4 out of 5.
