Review of Eden of The East the Movie II: Paradise Lost
NOTE - This is a review of all Eden Of The East, the original series and the two sequel films. Writing - 10/10 I'm a guy who doesn't really look top class writing. To me a 10/10 written script is one that makes me love the characters, love the world, love the outcomes, love the setup and how it is done(which is a rarity for me). Something like Stand Alone Complex, where the script is very, complex (lol) and tight, is an extra point, an 11/10 in my book. The most important thing for me when it comes to the writing is... do I like it? Am Ihappy the writer took this route instead of this route? Which for this, yes I was.
Art & animation - 9.5/10
It's typical Production I.G. standard really. Excellent art, fluid animation, amazing choreography and cinematography as I.G. have so well been known for. the -0.5 has to do with how the movies looked only a slight bit better than the series, but still acceptable. I had no problem with the cgi personally, mainly because it was handled well.
Music - 10/10
Kenji Kawaii once again delivers an excellent ost that compliments the scenes. For intense moments its intense BGM's, etc. The standouts so far is the slow yet powerful BGM's that play whenever a terror attack occurs, as well as the music at the finale.
Overall -
Eden Of The East was a fantastic piece of entertainment. It was funny, stupid, smart, and beautiful all at once, and I loved it. (still wished they'd keep the Oasis opening though)
Eden of The East - King Of Eden was also excellent. Especially the latter half when No.1 begins to move again.
Eden of The East - Paradise Lost, for me, was a satisfying conclusion. However it did feel that more may come, but it could perfectly stand without it. It gave us a nice closure to a wonderful series.
This series is probably one of my favourites, without a shadow of a doubt.