I honestly didn't expect anything and decided to watch it on spec. I'm very glad I did. To cover the basics: 1) The music was excellent being primarily a progressive Japanese pop with a side dish of jazz. This is a musical genera that has something for everyone. 2) The live action, CGI, and grease pencil anime were top notch, likely shot, designed, and rendered in 4K. It was spectacular eye candy and beautifully edited. It flowed wonderfully with the music. 3) The live action and characters were skillfully intertwined into the CGI and anime. They delivered exactly what the story needed.
A younger audience might not appreciate this or even care. This feature took me back to the days of movies built around music in the late 60's and early 70's. It was typified by stream of consciousness action combined with music. This genera had a less than complimentary name. Still, this movie fit into that category beautifully. "Adam by Eve: A live in Animation" can be considered to be similar to a mashup of "Yellow Submarine", "Head", and "2000 Motels". There were huge similarities. However, 50 years makes a huge difference to the technology used to make these production and is telling. These older films do not come close to the quality exemplified by this production. If you are expecting some concise storyline then you can forget it. This is about the experience of the music combined with the visuals. If you can shut your eyes and listen to Pink Floyd while letting your mind wander then you will have a complete understanding of this entertainment genera. If you can't, you will never be capable of understanding it.
Well done Eve. I thoroughly enjoyed this production and very much welcome this long overdue return of this type of musical and visual entertainment. I was thoroughly blow away.
A younger audience might not appreciate this or even care. This feature took me back to the days of movies built around music in the late 60's and early 70's. It was typified by stream of consciousness action combined with music. This genera had a less than complimentary name. Still, this movie fit into that category beautifully. "Adam by Eve: A live in Animation" can be considered to be similar to a mashup of "Yellow Submarine", "Head", and "2000 Motels". There were huge similarities. However, 50 years makes a huge difference to the technology used to make these production and is telling. These older films do not come close to the quality exemplified by this production. If you are expecting some concise storyline then you can forget it. This is about the experience of the music combined with the visuals. If you can shut your eyes and listen to Pink Floyd while letting your mind wander then you will have a complete understanding of this entertainment genera. If you can't, you will never be capable of understanding it.
Well done Eve. I thoroughly enjoyed this production and very much welcome this long overdue return of this type of musical and visual entertainment. I was thoroughly blow away.
