I have not read any reviews on this yet but I bet this is going to be one of those you love it or hate it series.
The story is nothing new, but when was a story told that was ever new? The originality of your story or anyone's is not how new the story is, but how it is told.
What Serial Experiments Lain offers has been done before and since. But how it shows it cannot be replicated.
The Story is nothing new, but how its told, its told very well.
The Art and Sound is God damn impressive.
Questions to the fans: How many of you love the Opening Theme? *Raises hand*
Q 2: How many of you don't skip the opening credits? *Raises Hand*
Q 3: How many of you own the album the song its on and became a fan of that band? *Raises Hand*
Maybe its just me, but I love the Episode Title Cards. I say it maybe just me, because I don't know anyone's opinion on any show that includes how awesome the Ep Title Cards are.
Because of course, right, they are Ep Title Cards, they are not meant to be marveled at.
But the people behind the sound and art design go way beyond to even make the Title Cards look and sound amazing.
Maybe I just need to get out more but man, I'm gushing at Title Cards. Ok I'm done talking about them, I swear.
I can see the pacing and the tone of Serial Experiments Lain being a central problem for those that felt cold after a few Episodes.
But boring, like fun, is subjective. Blade Runner has a similar flow, but like BR, it can be an annoyance. But I never got that from BR and I never got that from Lain as well.
I have a highly empressionistic and lateral mind, so while I love story and characters as one would love and define a masturfuly done cake, I can read and gush indepth
visuals and sounds even more.
The Setting, I'll admit, is pretty darn cool, combining Sci Fi with Supernatral has been done but I just love how its presented here.
I will definatly get a Blu Ray or 4K of this. Its on my favorites list and definatly on the repeated viweing list as I'm sure of a show of this calibur will have things
I didn't discover the first time around.
I guess you would not call this a complete review. But as long as someone can connect with at least one thing I presented, then thats enough for me.
Thank you for reading, and good day.