A Technical Masterpiece but story lacking

Rating: Null/10 (8 August 2000)

This picture is a technical masterpiece, the photography is amazing, the battles scenes are dark and powerful. Akira is fantastic with the technical aspects of the picture. The beautiful sun to the dark battles, it's simply amazing. The beautiful red sky, I could go on and on.
Unfortuantely, I couldn't connect with the story. I found myself yawning at times. There are moments when the picture seems to lose meaning, the editing seemed delibrate but I didn't connect with it. The acting was fine but maybe a little stiff.
Technically, this film is a masterpiece but the story and characters didn't always work for me. It's a film that must be revisited in the future.