MamaGravity
good back-story, and good acting
Livestonth
I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
Keeley Coleman
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
Arianna Moses
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
bob the moo
I didn't know it when I sat to watch it but this is essentially a music video since it was made to go under an existing song as opposed to the other way round. I came to it knowing nothing other than that it was a short film from Hayao Miyazaki and as such I was expecting something more in line with the films he has made. In way this is the case but there is a lot more "traditional" anime action in here than I expected. The plot sees a police raid on some sort of religious cult where they rescue a girl with wings like an angel. The angel is rescued into custody and two of the police men decide to then rescue her from that so she can be free.This is about the extent of the plot and it has a few moments where it jumps backwards and plays it out again in a different way, but the story is less important than the delivery (again, this is a music video more than a film). Visually the film is impressive because of the detail and the vision. So many visions of the future from 20 years ago or so now look dated and silly but not here, it still looks fantastic in the color and the imagination behind it. The film very much relies on the visuals and the movement but there is lots going on here and on a couple of viewings I did find myself focusing on different aspects of it. It wasn't the music any of these times though, since I personally didn't care for this but the animation was full of greatness whether it was in the small detail of the vastness of the city.It is more of a violent anime than casual Miyazaki viewers such as myself may expect, but it is visually arresting and has enough going on to warrant several viewings – although the music may start to wear on you after them.
neenahhh
6 1/2 minutes. That's a record for Miyazaki. But despite its length and the fact that not one word was spoken during its entire duration, this short music film still managed to show the magic that's seen in all of Hayao Miyazaki's feature-length films.This short film is accompanied by a song of Chage and Aska's. When I think of a film about two policemen teaming up to help give freedom to a girl with wings, my choice of music would have been very different from what was given. But it worked! The music went great with Miyazaki's animation and the storyline itself.Boy, if this was turned into a real feature-length film, how great would that be? Lots of questions would be answered and we'd have a better background on our characters and the story itself. But I guess the beauty of this film comes from the fact that it still managed to deliver a whole set of emotions even if it was just under 7 minutes.Some may find that their understanding of the film changes after a succeeding viewing, and I think they're right. This film definitely deserves more than one viewing, as to better understand the concept of the film.Viewed on: May 4, 2011
Fangor
The song was ok, nothing more. But the animation is great, Its interesting to see a storyline produced without a word said... the story even manages to have some twists to it, some humor and beautifull images (and angels, love angels...), dispite the meager song, I feel happy whenever I see this small piece. See it, its definatley worth 6 minutes of your time! Average 8.7(10)
HPeep
A truly thought provoking and odd experience. The film runs 6mins40secs and has almost as much depth as The Matrix (1999) which runs 136mins10secs. I think that this belongs as a short film and not a feature-length film. You'll get what's happening after about three viewings. I've seen it eight times and it still blows my mind. Show this to anyone who doesn't like anime. Grade: A+