The Relative Worlds

In the era of multiverses, this film presents an interesting concept regarding alternate timelines or parallel worlds. While there are some small twists in key moments that keep you engaged, overall the plot doesn't stand out too much. The main downside of the movie is its animation, which I didn't like at all and found quite poor, both in fight scenes and during dialogue or character development. Speaking of which, another very negative aspect is the protagonist. I understand that he suffered two big losses in a short amount of time, but was it necessary for him to be a complete emotional wreck throughout the entire movie except for towards the end? He has Kotori by his side the whole time supporting him, but the guy hardly seems to care.

Knowing how rich can Anime movies be, this plot could've offered so much, it could've almost become a modern gem.

But unfortunately, it resulted in an approximate work under every point.

Starting the with more evident, the 3D animation just doesn't work.

Japanese animators and directors have every right to experiment with 3D, but this flick just confirms not only that they still have a long road to walk on, but also that it just doesn't suit their style.

The plot then follows a too rapid rhythm, summarizing its most important turns too much, when it could've benefited from a longer runtime (Anime Movies can count on that more than Western Animation, just go see that of some Ghibli titles like MONONOKE, or KAGUYA)

It offers so many intriguing and complex themes, about death, love, existence, responsibility, it seems like something born by Hideaki Anno's mind.

Then we could find also parallels with flicks such as TERMINATOR, and of course many will call in also the more recent EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE, ALL AT ONCE (which came out 3 years later).

Not that this means it is too derivative, but that surely doesn't add much to what could've been a real surprise, I'm sure.

Really sorry to admit this.