Tekkon Kinkreet (2007)

Sloppy.  That best describes the plot of Tekkon Kinkreet (Black and White).  I rented the movie because it was created by the people who did Animatrix. 

The plot centers on two orphans in a neighborhood in an unidentified city that is colorful.  Black, the older child, and White, the younger child, rule over the neighborhood, calling themselves the Cats and keeping out other child gangs.  Black represents Darth Vadar and all things that are dark.  White is good but also flaky and borderline retarded as he cannot tie his shoes, bathe, or do much for himself at the age of 11 besides kicking ass, which he does a few times.  They take it upon themselve to defend their home against the Yakuza as they want to destroy the neighborhood to build an amusement park.  There are an assortment of colorful side characters and what Black and White represent should keep you busy thinking.  Sample question:  If Black is evil, why does he care?  If White is good, why is he stupid and why does he fight? 

The movie is visually entertaining as are most anime.  The colors and artwork are all first-rate.  Had the plot been tighter, this would be an excellent movie.  The people who build the amusement park aren't gangsters, according to the Netflix summary, but they clearly aren't corporate d-bags as the summary said, and the leader's henchmen come off as inhuman but quickly show themselves to be vulnerable, and when seen near the end of the movie, they seem frightingly banal.  Once again, the corporation is a metaphor so have fun thinking. 

Thinking is a great thing but a solid story shouldn't be sacrificed to make my gray matter work.