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Unforgettable movie. Beware, an early scene on an operating room table is truly terrifying.

Stunning movie. Briskly addresses and dares to answer a series of meaty philosophical questions. Unforgettable performance by the child star, Rice, whose last scene with the protagonist will devastate you.

A big-screen "war movie" roller-coaster ride. Long, visually stunning, sprawling, with a fast-twitch fantasy story line with so many plot twists and intricate character relationships it demands a second viewing. The series is best binged with someone who has seen it before who can encourage you to stay with it past the first episode which is, frankly, unbelievably offensive. AoT does borrow from some of the classic teen dystopian movies as well as from the "Godzilla" and "Transformers" series. AoT has very strong female characters with absolutely no fan service. AoT will be rightly criticized for being imperialist, with its incessant extolling as a virtue for young people to freely take up arms and die for their homeland. This martyrdom is presented as heroic for combatants on both sides of the battles, and "good versus evil" becomes completely blurred during Season Four. In all, as a parent I feel my children will take from this series that life can have a purpose and to be brave when life asks that of you, without going full-on neocon warmonger.

Truly excellent anime, inarguably one of the two best shows for mature viewers ('Death Note' the other).