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A Tree of Palme is a complicated anime that should really be viewed as "Part One" and "Part Two". With that in mind, I will be reviewing the movie not as a whole, but as two separate parts.

"Part One" of the film starts off slow, and really spends time on the atmosphere. The film feels like a trippy 70's poster, with creative backgrounds and creatures. Palme starts off the story as a silent puppet, constantly breaking. He's thrown into a confusing setting, with lots of energetic characters and action. I found it enjoyable how out-of-place hes character is and his inability to understand others.

There's ... some action, and a lot of running away from some guys who are after Palme's oil, which all seems simple and enjoyable. Unfortunately, that all goes away after Palme has a existential crisis.

"Part Two" of the film is very different. It's fast, has inconsistent characters and a really overly complicated plot is slapped on. Palme get more character development and unfortunately it's terrible. It's lazy, half developed and he changes at the blink of an eye to keep the plot moving. The film hits a really slow pace about 3/4 into the film, which made me even question finishing the film.

The first part of this film is quite enjoyable to watch. It gave me a similar feeling to "Angel's Egg" but the film finished feeling like a poor scifi action film. I would recommend watching it only for the beautiful background and designs.