Japanese title: エスカフローネ
An alternate retelling of the TV series, Vision of Escaflowne [ blogged about it here]. Well being a movie that’s a standalone with no sequels unlike Evangelion’s movie series, the story had to undergo some major changes as compared to the TV series counterpart.
Comparing a 26 episode series with a movie that has a running time of a little over an hour and half, it is to be expected that many details have to be left out, and reworked. Not to mention that character development will see a huge omission due to the amount of time available to do so.
Story wise it’s also more summarised and there aren’t so many events to bring the best of emotions within the characters, as well as developing their unique personality as I’ve mentioned earlier. I’d say that the TV series is probably better in these aspects as it has the luxury of time to do so, and had done a good job at it. Nonetheless, considering it’s of a movie length, the overall feel is still very nice and good!
There are also other areas worth complimenting. Firstly, the music is NICE. Hahaha, shiok! Fits the situation well, nicely composed and arranged. What more can you ask? Lol. The animation quality is also better [than the series], though it’s kind of to be expected since the movie only came out a few years after its TV airing ended.
Oh something to note though. The overall graphic violence of the movie is somewhat more explicit than the TV series, though to me, it’s nothing much lah. After all, it (animated violence) still doesn’t compare to anything like those live-action movies that you see in some commercial films these days.
In short, while this series probably gives you more kick in terms of storyline and character development, the movie re-telling also has its merits and strong points. It’s good enough, in my opinion, to not tarnish the good name of Escaflowne.
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