25 minutes in, I'm calling the plot twist. All the people at the meeting in the opening scene are now androids. Doesn't matter where a movie is made, Hollywood, the East, some indie flick, or Euro they all get so darn (they don't let us cuss here) similar. 8/10 for effort. Thank you and good night.

I would recommend this movie to others; but, don't expect a masterpiece.This movie had a lot of potential, and parts of it really excited me. The overall concept of the story was fascinating, and I enjoyed some scenes; however, the script didn't do justice to the concept, and the CG felt pretty dated.The story: Fun; but, lacking depth. The "little town" rendition of Tokyo was unique and engaging, and I think this saved the film. The villain and some of the main characters were "flat" characters with little development, and the dialog was uninspired. Action sequences were sometimes cool, and other times downright absurd. Certain scenes blatantly ignored the laws of physics, particularly the scene towards the beginning with the plane. Several design/technology elements in the film also crossed the boundary from science fiction into over-the-top fantasy nonsense.The animation: A few of the scenes surprised me with good lighting and strong, engaging artwork. Many of the character sequences could have benefited from stronger direction or editing, with stilted, puppet-like animation. Awkward camera movements seemed to draw out a few scenes and make them longer than necessary. Every robot/mecha had a straight-from-the-factory look with too much specular reflection, and could've benefited from better textures to make them look even a little bit used, dented, or scratched. The way that SWORD's little Daiwa robots sort of bounced as they moved was interesting - it reminded me of real-life videos of robots. I didn't like the cel-shaded style of the characters initially, but it grew on me a little over the course of the film. The decision to turn a mountainous island into a flat, completely level plain was downright lazy.

The futurism and storyline epicness of Hoshi no koe, set to the kind of political tension and dramatization of the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series, with surprise elements of Dune made this another interesting peek at yet another futuristic dystopia. Its romantic elements are probably as stated as the mecha action genre allow them to be. :-)

Collectors this is one to own. Clean artwork good storyline in concept and execution. Well worth the watch.

background animation was awesome. characters a lil cartoony for me but overall i loved it. had a similarity to my favorite game "metal gear" from sony playstation. Please do not yell. (We thank you if it was a happy yell.)<<<<thats dumb...just for using caps? lmfao

It is a real sci fi. It maintains the suspension of disbelief better than most. The drama isn't complete lost by too many close calls(but it does suffer from this more than I care for.) It has really cool sci fi concepts. It isn't perfect. I am still looking for the next sci fi classic since Alien. (or maybe the first Matrix) This isn't it but it is closer than most.
The animation is outstanding.