King of Thorn

I read the original manga to this and was looking forward dearly to experiencing it again in the form of animation but was quickly disappointed by the many inconsistencies and differences in the movie than the manga. Especially how half the story was cut away and edited. The ending is far from the original and just leaves a bad taste in my mouth from it.

This is a good adventure mystery movie. The plot progresses well, the characters are interesting and the conclusion, while unusual, is acceptable. While I would not class this as a classic or a movie you can re-watch, its certainly worth a single viewing. It deals with adult themes, so its no Disney movie, so children may find it a bit scary.

A mysterious virus, nicknamed Medusa, is spreading around Japan, turning its victims into stone. Given the impossibility of finding an immediate cure, the government opts for cryopreserving a select group of patients until they come up with a solution. Kasumi, one of the chosen ones, has been asleep for years and her awakening, more than a bed of roses, is a bed of thorns, and happens in the midst of total chaos where monstrous creatures lie in wait all around. Based on Yuji Iwahara's manga by the same name, King of Thorn puts animated images to a sensational cross between Aliens and the series Lost. Enigmatic and highly explosive.

I quite liked this film.

I do enjoy a good anime film, but man, they certainly do not believe in happily ever after for most of these things. Sure, you may not get a total downer of an ending, but you can bet that lots of stuff are going to be messed up with many many deaths! This one depressed the hell out of me as I kept watching wondering what was going to be the end result.

The story, a strange virus dubbed Medusa has begun as it literally turns those infected into stone. A group of 169 are chosen to go into cryogenic sleep to wait out a cure for the disease. Among those a young girl whose sister also suffers from the Medusa virus, but was not chosen. The young girl wakes up amidst a sea of thorns and soon everyone is woken only to encounter strange creatures who begin attacking. The majority killed by some horrific beast living in an elevator shaft, the remaining people must figure out what has happened to them and the world.

The story is very good, it does become more of a science fiction anime towards the end though, but it managed to work. I liked the characters and hated the fate of so many of them.

So, we get people trapped in an almost gothic style castle as beasts of some type roam the place looking for food. Though as we progress we learn more and more about the cause of this strange predicament and one of the characters figures it out in the end. I almost got what the twist was going to be, but it still managed to surprise me quite a bit as I did not get the total twist.

December 2012 . Starting mass panic in the world. People in all the cities of the world are dying of unexplained illness , turning into stone statues . The virus affects all humanity scientists call the term " Medusa " or the abbreviation AC I. D. - Acquired hardened cells. UN declares state of emergency .

At the same time a leading corporation in the field of chemistry «Venus Gate» offers its residents a panacea Earth. Their project " cryogenic sleep ," the essence of which is to put a few dozen people in the capsule for long-term sleep - can save humanity . Venue experiment underground laboratory hidden under the old castle . Among the elected girl Kasumi and arrived with her in order to hold it before a long sleep , her sister Sadzuki . They lost their parents during World disease , but because they are given a parting hard. Their personal nobody knows the history of relations largely affect the further course of events . The experiment takes place and after some time the participants wake up to find himself surrounded by monsters.

In the animated anime film " King of Thorn " the authors with amazing fantasy story beat tale " Sleeping Beauty" in the scenery postapocaliptic horror. In the center of the story a few survivors of the experiment. Once alone in the battle with the monstrous creatures , they try to find a way out of the past and find out the reasons of the accident. All laboratory facilities , including an ancient castle itself , orgy spiny tentacles plants , and someone upstairs in the castle tower , watching them , controlling their every move .

The gloomy atmosphere and a dizzying events well keep the viewer in suspense . The film did not reduce the pace , throwing up new heroes of this anime encounters with monsters and unexpected plot twists . Bored while watching you just do not have .

Characters from the authors went out interesting and memorable . Boy Tim, who constantly compares all monsters and all that happens to a computer game . Catherine Tan experiencing maternal feelings for him . Mysterious and picturesque ( not only his character , but also tattooed body ) male Marco Owen .

Do not hesitate , if you should watch the movie "King of Thorn " or not. This is a good intense mystical horror , dynamic fighter and touching drama , imaginatively something in common citations and happening on the screen with many favorite fairy tale. It is unusual , original, witty and not boring.