X - The Movie

X - The Movie

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X - The Movie

Tomokazu Seki, Ken Narita, Junko Iwao

Tokyo is the city where the final battle between the Dragon of Earth and the Dragon of Heaven will take place in the Japanese anime film X, directed by Rintaro (a.k.a. Tarô Rin; Astro Boy, K...( read more  read more... )imba the White Lion) and written by the all-woman writing team Clamp. The Dragon of Earth wants to wipe out humankind because of the damage people have inflicted on the Earth, while the Dragon of Heaven is fighting to protect civilization. At the center of all this is Kamui, the chosen one, who must pick a dragon to fight for.

Full of dreams and flashbacks that pop up out of nowhere, the structure of X could be considered confusing and needlessly complex--if the story weren't so simple. Obviously, we're supposed to root for the Dragon of Heaven to win and save mankind, but the funny thing is, the Dragon of Earth has the better argument. If it were a debate, humanity would lose. But it's not a debate, it's an action film, and many of Tokyo's most famous buildings get destroyed in the battles. As with most anime, the women are either girlishly cute or slutty, but luckily in X, there are no graphic rapes; the love interest is merely crucified three or four times. It may not be the greatest anime film out there, but at least it's never boring. --Andy Spletzer

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  • April 20, 2008
    CLAMP's broad appeal with anime fans is beyond me, still to this date. At least everyone gets killed quite fast here. What a waste of X-Japan's Forever Love and "X".
  • April 12, 2007
    Not bad.
  • June 5, 2006
    Looks great! Loved the ending! Too bad about ... everything else.
  • November 25, 2009
    It was foreordained that this film probably sucks the leeches out of a Brazilian supermodel who accidentially fell in the Amazon during a photoshoot. Just a gut feeling.
  • September 13, 2009
    Franchement c'est un film qui m'a dessus et choqué sur tous les points. Les protagonistes ne sont pas solidaires et n'ont pas de véritables liens qui les unis. L'idée de s'entre aidé ne leur vient pas à l'esprit car ils préfèrent laisser leur compagnon mourir. D'ailleurs ceux-là ...( read more)facilitent la tâche de leurs ennemis en se suicidant un par un. À quoi cela sert de protéger le monde si c'est pour mourir de cette façon? Bref même du côté des antagonistes c'est pas mieux, car le leader des 7 anges a éliminé trois de ces compagnons rien que pour le fun. Une fin tragique attend également notre héros, en bref ils devraient faire un remake de ce film, en l'améliorant, ça sera beaucoup mieux!
  • August 25, 2009
    sayangnya sedih bgt nich film. soalnya pd mati smua kecuali tokoh utamanya. hiks.hiks.hiks...
  • June 21, 2009
    love this so much!
    sooo cool!!!!
  • June 17, 2009
    I like the movie only slightly more than the series, but the series is, by far, more in-depth and equally good. Then again, one can't rate the movie, or the series, or the manga....

    They all have different endings!!
  • June 12, 2009
    Always a good one of X. altho bit different in actual Anime series in parts
  • March 26, 2009
    i would like to see this a lot

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