Gurren Lagann the Movie- Childhood’s End directed by
Hiroyuki Imaishi, produced by GAINAX Review
Born and raised in an underground
city, Simon finds himself on the surface with his best pal Kamina. The duo sets
out into a brave new world with a new friend— Yoko. The path they follow may be
treacherous and just how will they survive in this foreign landscape?
Childhood’s End is both a
compilation film and what the series could have easily been— an incoherent
mess. While the film starts off on the right foot, it soon begins to flounder.
This is not helped by squishing what was in the series a decent introduction to
the supporting cast into a montage. Much of the series’ charm was in its
supporting cast and for the film to cast that aside with a quick brush is frustrating to say the least.
The second problem arises in the
last 30 minutes: the film’s climax. It can easily be summed up in a few words:
a bright, colourful bunch of gibberish. It is pretty to look at but makes next
to zero sense. The film spends far too much time on the early episodes of the
show and rushes through far too much of the series’ first arc. In conclusion,
Childhood’s End fails as both an compilation with how unfaithful it is to the
original and makes too little sense to stand on its own.
Rating: 4/10
Gurren Lagann the Movie- Childhood’s End is available on
iTunes.
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