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Ideon Movie 2
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Animation - 7.0 |
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Sound - 6.5 |
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Story - 4.0 |
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Character - 4.5 |
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Value - 4.0 |
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Enjoyment - 4.5 |
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Average - 5.1 |
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| Average |
6.7 |
| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
7 |
| Story |
7 |
| Character |
6 |
| Value |
6 |
| Enjoyment |
7 |
| Ideon's second movie, Be Invoked, is probably the most fitting end to a series that started on a rocky road, but later found its stride as it delved into the psychological underpinnings of the Ideon's role and the characters who found themselves caught within its measure. It should be noted that to understand the events of this movie: you absolutely HAVE to watch the series to know the conflict and characters from beforehand. There's no other way around it, I'm strongly asserting it because it fits right along with it and its fully intended to. Otherwise, the effect will be lost on you, as will the greater story and the progression it takes from there on out, because it isn't meant to stand alone.
I'm going to give an apt description of what this movie is about without giving too much away, but it should be noted that this wraps up what would have been the final five episodes of the main series if it hadn't been canceled prematurely. It doesn't continue forward from the Ideon 1 Movie: A Contact at all, but rather picks up a bit from where the series left off in measures, and gives a bit more impact in tandem with its themes.
Cosmo and the rest of the group engage in their final battle with the Buff Clan, aware of Ideon's ties to altruistic ends - if placed into the wrong hands, it could mean the end of the universe and humanity as they know it. A grim reality sets upon the crew in that measure, and this movie chronicles what happens as they attempt to fight the fate handed to them on one measure.
I'm not going to fib, there are a lot of graphic, what the devil scenes in this movie (not saying in what context because those are significant spoilers), even for its respective time (1982). It's utterly, completely depressing, and it's little wonder why the creator of the series noted himself in depression with respect to creating the movie. I didn't cry or shed tears with acknowledging the occurrences, but I definitely felt a sense of heaviness watching it all unfold, especially considering I found myself in step with the original series (though I acknowledged its many flaws, I did like the characters, even those that found it in themselves to frustrate me to no end).
The way the movie paces itself is strikingly similar to the way the original series paced itself towards the end, not too drawn out, but in enough succession where it gets to the point and quickly. If only the original series had kept this same progression throughout, I would have ranked it much higher in story. The film's pacing and sequencing is fine, and while the movie doesn't reintroduce the conflicting parties, you have to note it in the context of watching this right along the time you finish the series.
I think Ideon's ending might be lost on a generational scale, because it does show its age in a number of measures. For the record, the ending is very symbolic, but some might take the symbolism as cheese in the way its portrayed. I think after watching the ending to this, I figured out where Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno found his muse. And yes, both are in a genuine what the devil mannerism. XD It's intended to be shocking and resolute, no doubt this is a definite ending and it ties a lot of ends from where the original series established them. I'm not going to say it's bad, because taken into context with time and respective themes, it's appropriate. Nor am I going to say that it's the best anime series ending to be, because it come across as too...prophetic might be the word, but I honestly don't think it could have been ended in any other way. So there's a sense of conflict in my system as to take and describe it accordingly. I liked it, but I really wish there were a way to make this ending come across to where it could have been as epic of a space opera as it attempted to establish itself. Its heart is in the right place, but it didn't really come across, in the same kind of flawed way as Eva did.
If there's one thing to note: I saw that many mecha series were inspired in the same vein as Ideon, including Rahxephon, Evangelion, a lot of the Gundam series (as the original Gundam series creator wrote this series in between his works) among others, so it should be taken with context. Some of the latter series took to learning from Ideon's misteps and improving upon them. So watching this in the aftermath of the conclusion, I can see why and where these contingencies came.
Animation standards are an improvement over the original series, and fall within the same production quality as the first movie. The orchestrated themes though were impressive for its time, maybe a little cheese with age and presentation, but the ending orchestrated theme was one of my favorites in the series.
Character construction falls in the same progression with the series, so I don't know if there were many factors that changed between this and the original series, but what happens to them and how they come across is noted well in the context of the movie. I found the sides easily designated, but then again, it's also because I followed the original series and knew this already, not necessarily from what the movie establishes by itself. Losses occur on both sides of the coin here, so it's worth noting that you fall into step with it all, even if you don't like the direction in which it goes.
Overall, I would probably recommend Be Invoked to those who want proper closure to the series, symbolic and event wise. Don't watch this stand-alone, watch the series to get an idea of what it has to offer, but I think it ended well for its respective terms, and I would recommend it, but only if you can take the series for what it offers and in the context of its time, because it was definitely ahead of its peers.
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(2008-12-22 18:55:29) 2007-03-08 00:08:01 |
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| Average |
3.5 |
| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
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| Value |
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| After watching this movie, I still don't understand what is hapening in this anime. One thing I do know is that you need to see the series before watching the movie as it has no explanation whatsoever and after some 10mins, there is a space war with I don't know which side is which. The only thing I do know is this Ideon/robot is the main hero, its a lot like gundam, but imagine very old style robots. The animation is ok, colorful, but then in 1982, things were limited. And you can see few people looking like Captain Spock in this anime. Sound is ok, though most of the time you will be hearing lots of dialogue most of the time.
Story, well its a war. That much I know. On who is bad, who is good I am not clearly sure, though there bad characters though have some designs which to me seems bad. The story at best is something reminescent of He-Man movie or something. There are lots of ackward moments in this anime, which in 1982 seems normal. The scenes seem outdated. One thing to note is a lot of closure is given in this movie. How the closure shows itself is a bit of a let down and more weird than logic. The closure makes the anime a little put off to watch though this may be the very best way ti make sure that no sequels are made from it. In 1982 this would be normal, but not in today's anime. Its not ecchi, it just feel weird. I cannot recommend this anime at all as a standalone, maybe those who like the series, like the afro style carhacters may like it, but then its going to be like an ultra-fan to really like this
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