Cert: 15 cert
Director: Shinji Aramaki
Screen writer: Leiji Matsumoto (manga) Harutoshi Fukui (screenplay) &
Kiyoto Takeuchi (screenplay)
Starring: Yû Aoi, Jessica Boone, Ayano Fukuda, Arata Furuta, Adam Gibbs, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, David Matranga, Haruma Miura, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Rob Mungle, Emily Neves, Shun Oguri, Chikao Ohtsuka, Maaya Sakamoto, Miyuki Sawashiro
Running time: 115 min
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
Sex & Nudity: There is a brief scene of a naked woman taking a shower T-20:00-20:45. Buttocks are shown and a side view of a breast but no nipple is visible.
Violence & Gore:There are countless battling scenes both in space and on starships, however it is not disturbing, little or no blood is shown.
Profanity: None
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Capitan Harlock and Mimay drink wine in a few scenes.
Frightening/Intense Scenes: There are some dramatic scenes, but they are mostly intense from a psychological point of view, than from explicit seeing of violence.
Story: 2977: For many years a mighty battle has been raging across the galaxies as 500 billion humans, whose forebears were exiled from Earth, plan to return to what is still called home. Forced to flee a ravaged Earth, humans have now depleted the corners of the galaxy to which they fled. Earth has now become the most valued and precious resource of all, controlled by the corrupt Gaia Coalition which governs the human race across the different galaxies. Having been exiled and vilified during the battle of the Homecoming War, Captain Harlock and his trusted crew of the Arcadia battle cruiser are the only hope mankind has of discovering the secrets that the Gaia have kept hidden. The Coalition has demanded Harlock's death and the Gaia Fleet's new leader, Ezra, calls on his younger brother, Logan, to infiltrate the Arcadia and then assassinate Harlock, thus forever eradicating the one man standing between the Coalition and their complete control of the Universe. Logan must make a very personal sacrifice and discover that things are not always as they seem. All the while Captain Harlock and his crew will continue his mission, seeking revenge against the Coalition and establishing the return to Earth.
Likes : Well first of all i cant believe this animated film got so many bad reviews, like this was bad or something, ya there's a few flaws i noticed but this was a great film from start to finish. Like all animated film you need a good story line to keep the audience entertain that has this epic adventure feel to it like this one has, as well as the action & intense moments in battle.
The C.G.I cinematographic is amazingly done, The design it making the ship look like a pirate vessel is perfect i loved that they added the black smoke from the dark matter to give the ship this dreaded dreadnought feel like a ghost ship with the skull & cross bones on the front it kind of add to the effect of this ship to be feared.
Special when the ship hyper jumps with the cloud appearing first then you see the ship appear like a death ship from it that an awesome entrance for any ship.Voice over acting is brilliant done to give the characters in the film their own personality's. The character Captain Harlock embodies an ideal of freedom that we all seek, since we become adult well some of us. For all our attempts to act in full autonomy, we are seen as "different" and judged, often condemned.
This animated rendering portray this perfect ,i will say that this is a potential Digital Masterpiece for a animation film ,with a compelling and convincing story-line easy to follow. The job done by the creators is almost perfect. While there are a few plot holes that either weren't explained or weren't explained enough I think that overall it was balanced well enough to tell the story the director wanted to put across this is a film worth checking out if your into the the Japanese animation.
Dislikes : My only complaints really is that for a us version the jumping between Japanese speaking to English at some points which wasn't needed to be honest, yes there is a few plot holes the i did notice that the lip sinking was slightly a little off in places but forgivable, apart from that this film was well balanced & entertaining.
Overall : A mysterious vengeful captain. An epic galaxy spanning journey. A fearsome ship. Plenty of action. Family drama
Rating: 4.7 out of 5 for entertainment / 8.3 out of 10 for story / animation.
Screen writer: Leiji Matsumoto (manga) Harutoshi Fukui (screenplay) &
Kiyoto Takeuchi (screenplay)
Starring: Yû Aoi, Jessica Boone, Ayano Fukuda, Arata Furuta, Adam Gibbs, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, David Matranga, Haruma Miura, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Rob Mungle, Emily Neves, Shun Oguri, Chikao Ohtsuka, Maaya Sakamoto, Miyuki Sawashiro
Running time: 115 min
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
Sex & Nudity: There is a brief scene of a naked woman taking a shower T-20:00-20:45. Buttocks are shown and a side view of a breast but no nipple is visible.
Violence & Gore:There are countless battling scenes both in space and on starships, however it is not disturbing, little or no blood is shown.
Profanity: None
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Capitan Harlock and Mimay drink wine in a few scenes.
Frightening/Intense Scenes: There are some dramatic scenes, but they are mostly intense from a psychological point of view, than from explicit seeing of violence.
Story: 2977: For many years a mighty battle has been raging across the galaxies as 500 billion humans, whose forebears were exiled from Earth, plan to return to what is still called home. Forced to flee a ravaged Earth, humans have now depleted the corners of the galaxy to which they fled. Earth has now become the most valued and precious resource of all, controlled by the corrupt Gaia Coalition which governs the human race across the different galaxies. Having been exiled and vilified during the battle of the Homecoming War, Captain Harlock and his trusted crew of the Arcadia battle cruiser are the only hope mankind has of discovering the secrets that the Gaia have kept hidden. The Coalition has demanded Harlock's death and the Gaia Fleet's new leader, Ezra, calls on his younger brother, Logan, to infiltrate the Arcadia and then assassinate Harlock, thus forever eradicating the one man standing between the Coalition and their complete control of the Universe. Logan must make a very personal sacrifice and discover that things are not always as they seem. All the while Captain Harlock and his crew will continue his mission, seeking revenge against the Coalition and establishing the return to Earth.
Likes : Well first of all i cant believe this animated film got so many bad reviews, like this was bad or something, ya there's a few flaws i noticed but this was a great film from start to finish. Like all animated film you need a good story line to keep the audience entertain that has this epic adventure feel to it like this one has, as well as the action & intense moments in battle.
The C.G.I cinematographic is amazingly done, The design it making the ship look like a pirate vessel is perfect i loved that they added the black smoke from the dark matter to give the ship this dreaded dreadnought feel like a ghost ship with the skull & cross bones on the front it kind of add to the effect of this ship to be feared.
Special when the ship hyper jumps with the cloud appearing first then you see the ship appear like a death ship from it that an awesome entrance for any ship.Voice over acting is brilliant done to give the characters in the film their own personality's. The character Captain Harlock embodies an ideal of freedom that we all seek, since we become adult well some of us. For all our attempts to act in full autonomy, we are seen as "different" and judged, often condemned.
This animated rendering portray this perfect ,i will say that this is a potential Digital Masterpiece for a animation film ,with a compelling and convincing story-line easy to follow. The job done by the creators is almost perfect. While there are a few plot holes that either weren't explained or weren't explained enough I think that overall it was balanced well enough to tell the story the director wanted to put across this is a film worth checking out if your into the the Japanese animation.
Dislikes : My only complaints really is that for a us version the jumping between Japanese speaking to English at some points which wasn't needed to be honest, yes there is a few plot holes the i did notice that the lip sinking was slightly a little off in places but forgivable, apart from that this film was well balanced & entertaining.
Overall : A mysterious vengeful captain. An epic galaxy spanning journey. A fearsome ship. Plenty of action. Family drama
Rating: 4.7 out of 5 for entertainment / 8.3 out of 10 for story / animation.
I’m glad someone saw this film for what it was. And was it was was awesome
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