X has some of the most beautiful images ever put in an animated film. The attention to detail is something to be proud of, and the action sequences are fun to watch. If only there was more to the film than this.
Unfortunately, the film is ultimately mediocre, if not outright bad. If you don't know anything about the characters from the manga, then everyone will appear as cardboard cutouts. There's almost no characterization in the film whatsoever. The situation is set up, and then everyone dies violently fighting each other.
If anything, the film is still worth watching for its visuals, but aside from that, it doesn't have anything of interest, except for the most diehard fans of the manga. It's been rumored that CLAMP intended the film as an experiment to see how people would react if such an ending were used for the still incomplete manga. Hopefully, the print version will be done much better.
Unfortunately, the film is ultimately mediocre, if not outright bad. If you don't know anything about the characters from the manga, then everyone will appear as cardboard cutouts. There's almost no characterization in the film whatsoever. The situation is set up, and then everyone dies violently fighting each other.
If anything, the film is still worth watching for its visuals, but aside from that, it doesn't have anything of interest, except for the most diehard fans of the manga. It's been rumored that CLAMP intended the film as an experiment to see how people would react if such an ending were used for the still incomplete manga. Hopefully, the print version will be done much better.