A good movie

I had no idea what to expect from this flick but I was in the mood in watching something completely different and since this movie was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Apparently, it was based on a videogame which was itself based on some novel but to be honest, I had never heard of either the videogame or the book it was supposedly based on but the damned thing seemed to be visually pretty neat. And, indeed, in this area, I was actually quite impressed. That’s clearly the advantage of making movies in our modern age as the current CGI technology, when used properly, allows the film makers to create such gorgeous and fascinating worlds. Of course, some might argue that there was a huge CGI overdose but it worked for me. Indeed, somehow, it did remind me of ‘Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi’ which was definitely a huge complement for this movie but, just like in Miyazaki’s masterpiece, they managed to deliver here a convincing and intricate fantasy world. Concerning the story itself, I have to admit that I did have some to doubts but, all in all, it was entertaining enough. Still, it was probably too messy for my taste, it took me a while to get a good grip on this tale and, to be honest, I’m not sure if I really understood what the hell exactly happened at the end. The fact that there were too many characters involved also probably didn’t help either. Anyway, to conclude, even if it was nothing really ground-breaking, it was still a decent watch and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.