I'll tell you why so serious

Fresh and Exciting

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Like the series, the movie toys with multiple layers of meaning. To me the series and movie both portray how some of us are unable to accept realities we find ourselves in as they are, how we fail to find meaning in what is and instead hold on for a 'how it should be'. A future that one may deserve but may never come true. Just as Spike fails to find meaning in the life he lives with the crew of bebop as he is consumed by his ghosts so does Laurence fail to see past the horrors he has endured. He asks Spike which is real, whether his life ended in Titan and everything after that point is a dream or titan is a nightmare which he fails to wake up from. The question is rhetorical, He already knows which is true but by failing to accept it he can cling onto some kind of comfort or a prospect of vindication. With his dying breath, he admits he was looking for a way out of the nightmare to which Spike ironically replies he should not have been afraid to open his eyes, the very thing Spike fails to do. Not everyone who deserves to leave purgatory gets to do so because there are no doors leading out, to begin with. Cowboy bebop shows this to the viewer in a matter of fact way like its another one of those unavoidable realities of life.

I thought this film was alright, the English voice actors were really good like they showed how much they had put into their roles and not muck up. Although I have to say, the action is this should've been more active like it seems to be the characters don't know very much on how to kick real bad guy ass. Now when they were on the space crafts, it felt so real that I was either in Thunderbirds, Star Trek or Star Wars. One or the other, they were some good scene's. I didn't think the ending was the best because I would've thought Spike would kill Vincent and of course, win over Electras heart but unfortunately it was not the case!

I am a big fan of the anime series so when I heard about this movie I was super excited and my expectations were extremely high. And I really enjoyed the movie, though if I am being honest I felt a little let down. One of the biggest strengths of the t.v. show was that each episode was only 20ish minutes long. That meant that there was never any wasted time. Each episode could tell a cohesive story in a short amount of time. This movie just felt thin at some points because it felt like it was trying to tell a story that could have been told across 2 episodes. Also I didn't exactly feel like the story made you think either. Mostly because the theme of this movie has been addressed in more comprehensive ways in countless other shows and movies. However having said all of that I still had a blast watching the movie. The characters are still just as quirky and fun to watch as ever. The movie also has some wonderful fight sequences and the cinematography was just beautiful at certain points. Overall I think the movie does a decent job of capturing the feel of the original series. While not perfect it is still an entertaining watch that deserves at least one viewing.

"Well, that's a real shame. But, we're not cops and we're not from some charity organization. Sorry lady, we don't protect or serve. This is strictly business."One word came to my mind after watching this. Unnecessary.I have been putting off watching the Cowboy Bebop movie for several years now. I'm a huge fan of the show, but I had heard and read so many mixed or negative reviews of the movie online and from friends, that I was hesitant to see it. In the end, though, I figured that any Cowboy Bebop had to be somewhat worthwhile. That turned out to be partially true, but I still find myself disappointed.To be blunt, the story was completely uninteresting. Each episode of the series was like a (good) mini-movie on its own, so I don't get why giving the creators more time to develop and tell this story, ended up producing something that wasn't nearly as engaging as any given one of the original episodes. It felt like the decision to make the movie came first, and very little effort was put into making a worthy plot to go along with it.The new characters are uniformly dull, much of the soundtrack was poor (How did THAT happen? Where's the jazz?), and the film as a whole felt disjointed, at best. I tried as hard as o could to like it all, but the most positive description I can give for my experience is "meh".I'll admit that it warmed my fanboy heart to see Spike, Faye, and the gang in action again. The animation was very good, and some of the action scenes were top notch. But without the great storytelling that we've all come to expect, I'd recommend this to only the most fervent Cowboy Bebop fan. You'd have much more fun in the same amount of time by just watching four of your favorite episodes of the show.