Green Legend Ran

I remember being told to "Think Green". After watching "Green Legend Ran", I am even more wary of environmentalist thought. "Green Legend Ran" is a clever fable that takes the issue of environmentalism and injects it with a dose of anti-religious sentiment. What you are left with is a tale of tragedy, mystery, violence, and even ignorance. Even though the animation and story is somewhat draggy and out of sync, we have intriguing portrait of boy named Ran who is torn between loving a girl and avenging the death of his mother. He doesn't really understand the events in the world that are out of his control (hence the ignorance). Ran is unlike any hero I have seen in the anime genre because he doesn't fit the stereotype of the conquering hero. "Green Legend" runs long at over two hours but it should not take away from viewing such a masterful heroic story. I really liked "Green Legend" and I recommend it to anyone who has not seen it. I give it a 9 out of 10!

Here ends my rant!

And that is my main gripe of this flick. It starts out simple enough with one group in command of the earth's resources and a rebel faction that is trying to stop them. This is pretty much the whole movie with some of the rebels being a little more radical than others. They fight these people who seem to be in a cult that worships Rhodos. This giant spaceships at the beginning crash into earth and suck up all the natural resources. Are they Rhodos? The movie implies this, but never really says. At the end the hero of the story makes some surprising discoveries and has many adventures and this is what makes this film good. Though also at the end this fairy appears and is apparently the bad guy and she is definately not the Rhodos thing so some of this is just a bit confusing. Overall though it is pretty entertaining and it has a good ending, except for the fact I was left wondering what happend to the crew of the one sandship.

this title has one of the best and most original stories i have seen. i first saw this on sci-fi, then uncut on video. little differences. anyway, the animation is average, but the story and characters make up for all of it. i loved the idea of our civilization getting destroyed into desert and all of the deception and sub-story involved. this is a very good title to see. it also teaches us a valuable lesson: cherish what you have and what the land does for us.

hi hi

The animation, while old, was smoothly done and good quality for the time. the story line wasnt the best, but the charicters were very well thought out and acted humanly. Just wish it had a better translation. Its one of those movies i can just sit back, relax, and watch straight through.

karl

this movie is one of the greatest ive ever seen!! it blends DUNE MAD MAX STAR WARS and more all into one great plot line! i first saw this movie on Sci Fi channel when i was about 13 and now im 16 and i still think its great!when i was 13 i didnt get some of it but now i get all of it and show it to all of my friends and they think its great too! go out and SEE THIS FILM NOW!!!!