I'm a sucker for evolutionary narratives with symbolism but I was suckered into Spriggan because of this. Right off the bat we're introduced to poor pacing that shows no sign of correcting itself. The entire story jumps around at the most awkward times and it doesn't help that a lot of things are ignored after the fact. It's not that there are subplots, as the main plot is already pretentious enough to cloud out anything else, but the events surrounding the main plotline are, more or less, canon fodder to increase the run time.
Combat sequences are fun and exciting early on but the movie transforms into more of a dialogue later on. A bit of a bummer since the first sequence is a lot of fun and felt super cool, but even the action scenes have some strange pacing issues and transitions that are stunted. Still, pretty cool stuff.
Art:
The animation is pretty dang solid. Loved it. Settings were lively and exciting during the first act but the second they reach the mountain the world quiets down and becomes very boring. However, the animation still flows well and things look fantastic. It's definitely the thing that kept me watching.
Sound:
Certain tracks are absolutely wonderful and the rest are invasive. Certain scenes are turned humorous due to the overly dramatic and completely non-sensable score. The sound effects themselves are pretty good but go unnoticed for the most part. A shame, since sci-fi's have the opportunity to create otherworldly, impressive effects. However, the work is more worried about the quality of the animation than anything else, which is ok. A shame, but ok.
Character:
Empty and vacant shells to carry out the narrative. Nothing more. That said, the main character had some depth that was pretty neat but it comes in mostly at the end. Everyone else isn't a real bother and doesn't bog down the flow so it's sufficient to get to the end of the work, but things have to happen and there's little reason for them other than "oh this character did this and that happened." They're used conveniently to make sure things move forward and nothing more. Nobody matters.
Enjoyment:
Pretty boring. A neat feature to gaze at the animation but nothing else matters. It's very similar to Akira except Akira has better pacing, a stronger world to explore, and many other neat features. Beyond that, this is a slightly above boring narrative that I'll probably forget about in a few weeks regardless.
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