It is the year 2065, and earth is under attack by phantom-like aliens that stranded here when a meteor crashed into our planet 34 years ago. Humans who get in touch with the aliens lose their "spirit" - and their life. Human race is living in constant fear behind giant walls, while special forces battle against the aliens in the wastelands. But now young scientist Aki Ross and her mentor Dr. Sid just found what could be the ultimate countermeasure against the ghostly creatures from outer space. To complete their plans, they must find the "eight spirits of earth" - but the stubborn General Hein has different plans. He wants to shoot at the aliens' crater with a laser weapon stationed in space. This results in disaster...
Based on popular video games of the same name, this co-production between Japan's Square Pictures and America's Columbia-TriStar is said to be the first completely computer-generated feature film ever. Being a 106-minutes special effect, this movie faced heavy critic because of the lack of story and uninteresting characters. I really don't understand that - while the film borrows ideas from many science-fiction classics, it still HAS an interesting story and characters to offer! The animation is simply brillant and revolutionary, and the hole movie is eye candy par excellence. Genre fans should run to see it...
Based on popular video games of the same name, this co-production between Japan's Square Pictures and America's Columbia-TriStar is said to be the first completely computer-generated feature film ever. Being a 106-minutes special effect, this movie faced heavy critic because of the lack of story and uninteresting characters. I really don't understand that - while the film borrows ideas from many science-fiction classics, it still HAS an interesting story and characters to offer! The animation is simply brillant and revolutionary, and the hole movie is eye candy par excellence. Genre fans should run to see it...