I loved this film. The pacing was excellent. The story never got in the way of itself. The dialogue and Kovacs emotional distance in this animated feature are far closer in tone to Richard K. Morgan's text than the television series has ever managed to be. Speaking of faithfulness to the source material, I always felt the show lacked the sleaze, and grit, and brutality that is in the novel, and all attempts at such felt underwhelming and tacked-on. The television show strives for an intellectualism without ever really achieving one that could fully engage me. However Resleeved had my attention completely. It explores 'permadeath' in a far more interesting way than the show ever had to date. I can understand why some might be ciritical of this film's "anime clihes". Okay sure, whatever. Personally I enjoy that stuff when it's so well done, like it is here. But I don't understand why anyone would criticize the story. It's like those critics weren't actually paying attention, or perhaps they were thrown off by watching this dubbed instead of subtitled.
The action in Resleeved is so much better than anything the TV series offers. It is absolutely beautiful; the animators convey the brutality and raw energy that is ever-present in the novel, but sadly missing in the TV series. Also those assassins wearing the old samurai gear look so siiiiiiiiick. They look like an actual threat, unlike these grunts wearing pansy armor in the second season of the TV series.
I wish the TV series didn't exist. I wish Resleeved, was part of a series of films that explored the world of Altered Carbon beyond the novel. The TV series was an inferior interpretation of the novel. If you aren't going to do it 'right' or do it better, then don't do it at all.
Basically, if you read the novel before you watched the TV series (and if you did then you probably dig anime too), you'll most likely prefer this animated film. If you're more into hyperintellectualism and soap opera-izations of violent, fast-paced novels, then stick to the show. That's more your speed.
For my time /attention Altered Carbon: Resleeved ticks all the right boxes. I only have two minor complaints: Yes, the story could have been fleshed out a bit more, as Resleeved introduces too many key plot points later in the film, but doing so would have added 30 to 40 minutes to its run time. Which I would have preferred, but a lot people aren't down with animated films that run close to or over 2 hours. My other complaint is just with 3D animation in general, as Resleeved animates 3D models to look more 2D. It looks pretty good, but I would love to see traditional 2D animation instead. But that's becoming almost non-existent now, especially with all Netflix produced animation ( ie: Godzilla, Knights of Sidonia). Go back and watch Japanese animation from the 80s and 90s. The traditional 2D /hand-drawn animation has a life and energy that is lacking in contemporary 3D animation.
The action in Resleeved is so much better than anything the TV series offers. It is absolutely beautiful; the animators convey the brutality and raw energy that is ever-present in the novel, but sadly missing in the TV series. Also those assassins wearing the old samurai gear look so siiiiiiiiick. They look like an actual threat, unlike these grunts wearing pansy armor in the second season of the TV series.
I wish the TV series didn't exist. I wish Resleeved, was part of a series of films that explored the world of Altered Carbon beyond the novel. The TV series was an inferior interpretation of the novel. If you aren't going to do it 'right' or do it better, then don't do it at all.
Basically, if you read the novel before you watched the TV series (and if you did then you probably dig anime too), you'll most likely prefer this animated film. If you're more into hyperintellectualism and soap opera-izations of violent, fast-paced novels, then stick to the show. That's more your speed.
For my time /attention Altered Carbon: Resleeved ticks all the right boxes. I only have two minor complaints: Yes, the story could have been fleshed out a bit more, as Resleeved introduces too many key plot points later in the film, but doing so would have added 30 to 40 minutes to its run time. Which I would have preferred, but a lot people aren't down with animated films that run close to or over 2 hours. My other complaint is just with 3D animation in general, as Resleeved animates 3D models to look more 2D. It looks pretty good, but I would love to see traditional 2D animation instead. But that's becoming almost non-existent now, especially with all Netflix produced animation ( ie: Godzilla, Knights of Sidonia). Go back and watch Japanese animation from the 80s and 90s. The traditional 2D /hand-drawn animation has a life and energy that is lacking in contemporary 3D animation.