Kaze no Tairiku

A decent movie that feels like a small portion of a larger tale.it uses the farmiliar scenario of a global catastrophy that forces the human race into degradation and shows how a few inhabitants try to survive by finding food and water while avoiding bandits,pretty much like what you'll see in animes like fist of the north star or violence jack.

The plot is pretty straight-forward three wonderers finds the last remaining survivor of a group of treasure hunters who were attacked by bandits and eventually find the Azec Sistra a city that serves as a tomb for an extinct race of people who ... build it as a means to store their wealth and live in splender even after death.when they arrived at the tomb they find the bandits there as well.The leader of the bandits group wants the mysterious treasure that is held in the tomb that legends claim to hold great power.Our heroes must escape the tomb while avoid being killed by the bandits or the curse that is placed by anyone who enters the tomb.

This movie is just OK,it suffers because all the characters are just very bland and not even slightly interesting.The three main character consist of the big guy with the even bigger sword,the boring female priestest and thick headed female teen. watch it if you need to past the time but there are shorter and far better movies out there {psycho diver,twilight of the dark master}.

Upon watching The Weathering Continent, I can say, the soundtrack is too good to be in an anime like this.

The atmosphere and story for the people in the hidden city is very interesting, kind of like the tales in Arabian Nights, thanks to this soundtrack. The short scene with the wounded girl at the beginning of the movie was also great.
However the rest of the movie comes out very lacklustre. A little more action, may be some swinging of sword (considering Boice's resemblance with Guts, and having Marc Diraison's voice) , or some moral obligation to avenge the wounded girl could bring some sense ... of intrigue and struggle. But that was too much too ask I guess.

I had some fun with this movie nonetheless. Wish there was more to it, other than the novels which I will never read. In the end an weathering continent had a good concept, but failed in the execution.