Review of Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006) by Keiko A — 10 Nov 2010

Would have been a fantastic idea and movie that could have somewhat been better then the studio Ghibli movies but I felt it fails like tales from earthsea. I got it on blue ray missing out of its release thinking it look amazing from its cover and sounds like it had a great story but truth be told it was boring and slow and lacks.

It is 300 years into the future. Earth's environment had been devastated by mankind's own foolish plans and humankind is beleaguered by the sentient forests which they have awoken. The world balance is tipped when a young boy named Agito stumbles across a machine that glowed in a strange blue hue inside a forbidden sanctuary. The machine, which has preserved a beautiful girl named Tula from the past, is activated. Tula has a "mission" that had been entrusted to her by the past.

That's what it says at the back of my blue ray cover sounds incredible and the back looks amazing but its not. Main problems is just everything some things are good other times your bored about how slow it is.

50% for story slow, boring but had somewhat of a brilliant idea.

80% for acting (dubbing) somewhat the best part about the film.

60% for animation it's not very lively or amazing but it just looks good.

30% for characters they were promising but failed.

40% for everything else the music was okay best part about it.

Could have had a great idea that was to promising to be true and its up to you weather you would like to watch.

Keiko's score 49-100.