Psycho-Pass: the Movie was aired for two weekends in Singapore, and limited showtimes saw people grabbing the good seats really quickly - luckily, I managed to get a few good seats on the last day (after more showtimes were released).
Background
The Psycho-Pass series features a 22nd-century Japan where technology has made it possible to measure one's inclination and tendency to commit crime.
The movie, however, is set 2 years after Psycho-Pass 2, where a civil war raging in the Southeast Asia Union (SEAUn) has driven one of the leaders to partner with the Japanese government to bring an experimental Sibyl System onto a coastal island, Shambala float. However, terrorists from SEAUn have been infiltrating Japan, and Inspector Tsunemori Akane sets out to investigate.
Overview (and potential Spoilers)
Akane started out as this soft-hearted character, firm in her beliefs of justice and sticks to her ideals.
However, the Akane in the movie is a continuation of the cool-headed Akane, quick to serve justice based on her ideals, but open to rationalizing the situation with the knowledge she has gained.
She's also a lot more 'hot', not just because of the fanservice (there's a steamy shower scene, nothing happens though), but her decisive character and her resolve - the way she faces the changes that unfold before her very eyes - she's not just 'badass', you're looking at the whole package.
No doubt the 'whole package' is also why the Sibyl System continues to respect her judgement and throw her into the fray in hopes that her humanity would solve problems that the Sibyl System cannot.
Throughout the movie, a recurring message appears: peace and safety is extremely valuable, humans caught in war zones crave for order and governance that Japan enjoys due to the Sibyl System.
Even Kogami agrees with this - his justice, as he explains later, has brought him to SEAUn in search of finding a way to bring peace and safety to those who have none, fighting (yes, irony) for a better future.
Oh yes, Kogami appears. The fangirls go wild. Watching this in the cinema with a hundred over people was fun because you get to hear fangirls screaming, then crying too.
The action is balanced with the build-up, just before you think there's too much talking, there's a fight scene. Not just your typical explosions and bullets flying action movie - the director for the movie decided to go with hand-to-hand combat here, as well as some fancy judo-counters.
Finally - watch out for the awkward English phrases.
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I watched the entire first season in 2-3 days, then followed the second season diligently. The songs used in the OPs and EDs were pretty captivating, setting the mood for the show as well - TK providing a dark, mysterious feel and EGOIST's lyrics of hope and despair, trust and solitude.
Similarities can be drawn to Minority Report where the formation of a preventive government and pre-crime countermeasures are in place to keep the general population safe, only that the Sibyl System in Psycho Pass is a lot more complex and has already taken over the nation.
However, the neo-noir environment reminds me of Ghost in the Shell and I love how each character that is introduced has a dominant trait that contributes to their decisions.
So here I am, hoping that Psycho-Pass 3 will deliver, hoping that Shimotsuki will get slapped and Gyoza Ginoza will get a cool partner again.
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