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Harmony (Anime) add (All reviews)
Aug 24, 2016
Time to review a movie I have recently seen that I must say I really really enjoyed.

Story 10/10:
The story is very deep and very good for anyone who likes psychological anime where one needs to think a lot to understand it. If you're looking for something to casually watch then don't even bother watching Harmony, however if you're ready to grind your mind when watching it, then you will very much enjoy it. This is a movie that really makes you think. One of the biggest questions you may think off when watching is "Is it better to live as a prisoner in a Utopia, or to be a free person in a war-torn stricken world?". At least that is the main thought I got of watching this movie. The story is very deep and can even change the way you think and perceive a lot of things, the story covers the theme of a perfect utopia where there is no cancer or sickness or disease and everyone will practically live forever. It also covers the unique hell that resides in this world and raises another question "Is there really such thing as a utopia?". Which you will understand more as you watch the movie.

Art 9/10:
The art is very splendid and you can tell it is done with a very high budget like most animated movie's are, since they are only a couple hours long they can create much better animation quality then a TV series. That said, the only downside I have to the art and animation is the occasional full "un-textured" 3D scenes that happen occasionally within the show. There are some scenes where there are people sitting around in a circle and they're all very grey and 3D modelled which I believe is a bit lazy and they could of done that a bit better by keeping it 2D. I'm not against 3D at all but it did seem somewhat lazy especially that the characters were all un-textured and bland in their 3D forms.

Sound 10/10:
The soundtrack is really amazing and I really enjoy sad yet unique music that this music includes. I must also say that I really really love EGOIST and they do have a song in this movie which is another reason why I love the music and the sound so much.

Character 9/10:
I would have rated the characters 10/10 but there are really only two characters you need to pay much attention to, which is unfortunate. However those two characters are very well written and very in depth that I had to give it a 9/10. Tuan and Miach are the characters you should be paying attention to when watching the movie, since they both have major impacts on the plot and the development of the story. There is not much else I can say about the characters without spoiling anything, so ill leave it at that.

Enjoyment 10/10:
For someone who enjoys a good, in depth psychological anime, I really enjoyed this movie. If you don't like psychological anime, it most likely isn't a movie you'd be interested in and you will probably fall asleep in boredom, but with the amount of questions that arise throughout the movie and all the thinking I had to do while watching it, it kept me glued to the screen and waiting for the next plot twist and/or next event to happen.

Overall I definitely recommend this anime for everyone who enjoys psychological anime that requires a lot of thinking. If you prefer something more casual or you just don't like psychological anime, then it probably isn't a movie for you and you probably won't like it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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