The Vision of Escaflowne Review

Posted by Kushal | Filed under Uncategorized

This is a review of the series. You can find an in depth review of the movie at
http://www.lizzard.net/Escaflowne/review_movie.html

This is the one of the most glamorous, romantic fantasy stories made in Anime form. Hitomi is a school girl with the ability to read fortunes from Tarot cards. She has inherited a pink jeweled necklace from her grandmother that reacts to her emotions and anxieties. One day this reaction opens a doorway to another world and so begin the adventures of Hitomi. Apart from the slightly irritating fact that she spends most of the season in her school uniform, this is series is difficult to fault. On come the heroes, princesses, dragons, flying ships, space craft, dark emperors, talking beasts, giant robots and a race of winged humans. What more does a fantasy story need? This is real a visual treat! It may not be the best series ever created but it is definitely one of the most enjoyable. A classic and timeless story of love, revenge, adventure, reconciliation and (probably above all) philosophy and expectation of life.

The movie, however, is a complete re-write of the series from the beginning. Some people say it portrays the character and philosophy of the series in a film. Personally, I feel it was just an act of milking the last drop from the cow. Worth seeing if only to see a darker Folken, with super powers (?!) and some heavy fighting with the what looks like a slightly more advanced Escaflowne. The movie has great artwork that recreates a deeper, darker Gaea.

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