Review of Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie (1999) by Ricky H — 08 Oct 2010

"Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie" is probably one of the strangest pieces of cinema out there. The animation is stunning, but the majority characters are undeveloped and the plot is simple to a fault. Essentially it's one person's transformation from a young-girl dream of a prince to lesbianism. With relatively well-done sword fights. And a boring car chase, that culminates in a battle with a castle on wheels. How could you make a car chase culminating in a battle with giant castle on wheels boring? This is the biggest mind-rape I've ever seen. Now, I'm not against symbolism, but you need a plot to affix it to. Maybe it would be better if you were a fan of the original series, but, as it stands, it's nowhere near the top of the anime pile. But if you just had a bit of LSD, then, maybe, just maybe, this would be absolutely stunning.

EDIT: After a few comments, and after realizing I was going well against the grain with my review, I feel it's only fair to mention I never saw the TV series of which this is a retelling of.

OVERALL: 4.0/10.