Review of Casshern

In the future, in a polluted post-apocalyptic society called Eurasia after a war against Europe, the planet is devastated by the effect of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. The geneticist Dr. Azuma (Akira Terao) develops a technique called "neo-cell", capable of regenerating the body of human beings, sponsored by an evil corporation. His son Tetsuya Azuma (Yusuke Iseya) dies in the war, but after an accident in the laboratory of Dr. Azuma, Tetsuya revives as the powerful warrior Casshern, while a new breed of mutants called "neo-humans" is generated in the plant. The neo-humans decide to annihilate the humans and raise a new world.

The first point to call the attention in "Casshern" is the stunning graphics and the visual concepts of this post-apocalyptic society and the battle scenes, which are simply amazing. The screenplay has an excellent beginning, but in a certain point it becomes confused and difficult to be understood. The running time is also too long, and I confess that I was a little tired in the end of the movie. Maybe those viewers that are familiarized with the character and the story are able to understand this movie in details, but I have the intention to watch it again in a near future to have a better understanding of the plot. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Casshern – Reencarnado do Inferno" ("Casshern – Reincarnated From Hell")