Very inspirational

Rating: 9/10 (16 September 2009)

Okay, so this is considered one of the best anime of all time. Well clearly that is a stretch due to a human's preference, but nobody can deny that this is the most influential anime to hit the western hemisphere.
To start off I watched the 2001 English dub version because Johnny Yong Bosch did the voice for Kaneda (I love Johnny). The voice acting was terrific and it was very powerful. The setting was beautiful, you really felt like you were involved in their struggle. The story was awesome until... you learned more about Tetsuo's condition.
I don't know if I'm crazy, but I really felt like the story all went down hill whenever Kaneda finally found Tetsuo in the lab/hospital place. The story was far more interesting whenever you were kind of confused and didn't know exactly what was going on.
The beginning of the film is so epic, it's beyond words. The introduction of The Capsules (the bike gang led by the protagonist, Kaneda) is just spectacular and I honestly feel like they had a better story with the bike gang as a whole, but instead the story went completely sci-fi and way over the top.
In conclusion, this is definitely a must see. It is very inspirational and nothing is held back from hitting the screen. It is very mature with the inclusion of loads of blood, death, language and even somewhat of a rape scene. If you have not seen this, WATCH IT NOW!
I rated a 7/10 because I was more interested in the bike gang and Kaneda more than I was Tetsuo and his condition. Kaneda is a much better character and he should of had more time on the screen.