5/5 under rated
  by steve (qatar)
A previous review stated that a flying fortress, technology from the past, a hero with possessed powers, and a moral struggle with nature and humankind has been done before, well thats just fine by me because I love all those things espcially the hero with possesed powers bit. I don't care that its been done before becuase frankly all these things rock hard in my book.

Amazing animation, beatiful soundtrack, I LIKED the story, it was straight forward and didn't leave me wondering what the hell was happening(*cough* Karas *cough*). The only thing I found it somewhat lacking was character development and to a lesser extent the character design which wasnt as detailed as I would have liked. Seriously man when Agito gets those magic tree powers the fun really begins to take off, he can kick some serious ass. The dialog was ok too, charcters didn't stop speaking midway through sentences or stand there saying nothing when other characters spoke with them like in so many other animes i've seen. I didnt find the movie preachy at all, the people who find it preachy are probably the same people who litter and dont recycle(just kidding). Well theres not much else I can say. I really liked it.

It wasnt perfect but its still gets a 5 because of great animation and action sequences(i just love those magic tree powers), awesome sound track (the song "with reflection" by female artist Kokia is amazing), a happy ending(if i'm going to sit down and watch anything for more then an hour it better have a happy ending or i will not be pleased) and most of all replay value i've watched it so many times. Honestly theres not that many anime movies that top this one for me, definately in my top 10.

5/5 Loved it
  by Her Yang (KS, USA)
Spirits of the Past is a very environmentally themed anime. Although I don't consider myself as being someone well-versed in anime, compared to other titles this one is very well animated with well-done CGI as well. The action scenes and fights are very detailed and you can tell that much work and attention to detail were put into them. As for the story... Well, I felt like it was kind of rushed as not much of the past events were revealed nor were the characters' lives explored much. Coolness factors? Plenty, including ***possible spoilers***: giant walking artillery robots, stasis pods, a 'living forest', forest-enhanced fighting capabilities (which reminded me of Naruto when he's in Sage mode), and a giant moving volcano.

5/5 Very nice, not the greatest
  by David Cobb (Massachusetts, USA)
This is a very nice movie. Nothing extremely special, but worth watching. My kids and I have watched it more than once, so it's not just an ok movie, but above ok. Almost as good as the Miyazaki movies.

5/5 Stunning.
  by J. Brown (Atlanta, GA)
I cut my anime teeth on Nausicaa and the Valley of the Winds many a long year back, and it's always held a special place in my heart. Origin is in the same vein, and yet somehow even more beautiful. I highly recommend it. It's visually stunning, and just the right combination of post-apocalyptic scifi and green nature-centric fantasy.


4/5 mother nature unify w/humanity!
  by dragonheartz21 (Gardena, CA USA)
i started this movie thinking it would be a cool anime with action; and a theme of nature vs humanity. this movie surprised me greatly! it showed how humanity and nature have to live in harmony with each other for both to survive. the story has a subtle but intense relationship b/t the 2 main characters that keeps the viewer on their seats. the one drawback to the movie however was the middle moves a bit slow. the middle was a bit slow b/c it uncovers the plot and goes into detailed explanation about what happened in the past and why the present is the way it is. but, the movie is still worth watching for all ages. the imagery and story were awesome. definitely recommend!