It is the excellent quality of animation that attracts Kingsglave. In an age when computer graphics are in every second film, he manages to surprise with the beauty of landscapes and spectacular battle scenes. In such moments, it is easy to forget that you are in front of a cartoon and not a fantastic action movie like Guardians of the Galaxy. It is given by motion animation and human characters. People, though painted realistically, but still barely noticeable stiffness in the manifestation of emotions, sharp differences in the quality of the study of the main characters and extras and the overall style constantly remind that this is Japanese animation. This is similar to the oddities in motion and physics that sometimes manifest themselves – for example, when a monster falls into an abyss, it falls not as a living being with a certain center of gravity, but as a stone statue. Or the same people from extras, whose movements differ from the main characters, created using the technology of motion capture and therefore more alive.
But it's all a little nitpicking. The visual range of the cartoon as a whole is incredibly beautiful. Although it is difficult to call it a cartoon language is so close to the feature film.
The plot of this splendor is a prequel to this year’s game Final Fantasy. The film is designed for the widest range of viewers, so you don’t need to be an advanced fan of the series of games to understand what is happening on the screen. The characters at first resemble the standard types from the American action movie – a tough warrior, his cool team with a traitor, a girl in trouble. However, the non-standard conditions in which these types are placed make them more interesting and force them to reveal themselves from new, unexpected sides. Appropriate and well-staged action alternates with political intrigues, and the adventures of the characters are so fascinating that after watching there is a desire to buy the game to learn the continuation of the story.
Even if “Final Fantasy” is an empty sound, and the soul does not lie for games, it is definitely worth watching “Kingsglave”. It deserves attention as a good science fiction and the most beautiful cartoon of the year.
10 out of 10
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