Story: 7
The plot has similar elements to the original series, with Knightmares, Geass, a war, terrorists, themes of racism, etc. However, the plot doesn’t seem nearly as interesting as the original. This movie was mostly dedicated to introducing the characters and the world, so perhaps we’ll see some improvement in the later movies.
Art: 9
The background art is detailed and beautiful. Personally, I didn’t like the CGI for the Knightmares, but the action scenes are still wonderfully done.
Sound: 7
The soundtrack just wasn’t very noticeable. It got its job done, but there wasn’t any pieces that stuck out to me as great.
Character: 7
Quite a lot of characters were introduced, and it doesn’t seem like there was enough time to develop all of them. It didn’t seem like there were any characters that I really liked, or any that had really good character development. Still, none of the characters seemed to be flat or annoying, and there’s still time for them to develop in the next few movies.
Enjoyment: 7
There are some good action scenes, and some ok dialogue. It was relatively enjoyable.
Overall: 7
The movie was just average. It did its job of introducing all the characters and setting up for the next movies, but didn’t make too big of an impact. It also wasn’t nearly as good as the original anime series … However, this is only the first movie in the series, and we’ll have to wait for the other movies to come out before making a final judgement.
