Gurren Lagann the Movie Childhood's End 4K 2008 Ultra HD 2160p

Story Movie

For hundreds of years people have been living in deep caves, in constant fear of earthquakes and collapses. In one such underground village lives a boy named Simon and his "spiritual guide" - a young boy named Kamina. Kamina believes there is another world up there, without walls and ceilings; his dream is to get there. But his dreams remain empty fantasies, until one day Simon accidentally finds a drill...

Review 4K Movie

This is an anime movie based on my most favourite animated series of all time, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (2007). The thing that stood out most about the series was its sheer epic scale that surpassed anything I'd ever seen before. However, this movie only covers the first half of the series, so it doesn't quite reach the epic heights near the end of the series, though that will probably be covered in the sequel Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Lagan-Hen (2009) releasing later this year.

Although it's not quite as amazing as the anime TV series, since director Hiroyuki Imaishi obviously had to squeeze a lot of episodes down into just two hours, I think he did a very good job of it. A few welcome changes to the plot and battle scenes were also made to give fans something new to see. Overall, it was incredibly enjoyable and very moving to watch, though one might need to watch the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann TV series first (or at least be familiar with anime in general) to really enjoy this movie.