The storyline by itself is nothing to write home about: after all it's purpose here is to simply to provide a backdrop for the exposition of the universe of the movie, the art, the basset hound and anything else the creators were thinking of at the time. Confusing as it is (sometimes simply for the sake of being confusing), the adaptation of the manga's story arc is well executed and leaves anyone wishing to follow it with something to do while sitting through the experience and trying to make sense of the dialogue.
The protagonist duo of Batou and Human gives an interesting and at times an amusing dynamic to the plot - my most favorite to date of all Mamoru's films.
The music fits the bill perfectly... alternatively one might say that the bill fits the music - the point is that as with any other components of this movie nothing really ever seems out of place or overshadowing some other aspects of it - harmony, simply put.
The idea(s) of the work are for everyone to discover on their own, but even if none are actually underlined in bold with much of a conclusive yay or nay from the part of the authors - the movie does give one something to maul over in one's head pitched from an exquisitely curious angle.
Slow - yes, but well-paced and amazingly executed - a must watch for anyone, at some time in their lives.
