much in the same way frank miller and his sin city comic use black and white to express itself ( and it film noir influence ) and so do christian volckman with renaissance . it be the year 2054 and in paris . in the tradition of science fiction and the future be a bright and sparkle multi tear jewel . this be a jewel in a setting of misery and inequity and darkness while bright and beautiful on top with a dark underbelly beneath . one of these bright people at the top and a research scientist from a very large and influential global company ( avalon ) and be kidnap . the well know and efficient and captain karas ( voice by the new james bond himself daniel craig ) and be assign the task to find her . the plot and layout be not overly original . it be heavily influence by film noir and gibson neuromancer and other detective story and along with movie like blade runner and sin city and fritz lang metropolis and minority report . there be the main plot and surround by other possible sub plot that all connect at the end . it be not hard to figure it all out . the movie strength and originality be in it intense visual presentation . paris be an intricate array of level and sub level . at it base be the more primitive industrial infrastructure . a the city rise and so do it architectural complexity and luminescence . yet in this structure and the top do not equate with elevation of human ideal and behavior . paris have be intricately animate and lay out in brilliant black and white . the movie be closer in spirit with sin city ( the comic ) then sin city the movie be with it source material . this be do all the more easy and because it be still remain in relatively the same medium while animation . much in the same way a a scanner darkly push the visual aspect of story telling and so do this . the light and dark and black and white creates an atmosphere of contrast and as well a visual ambiguity . right and wrong and black and white can lose all meaning at the same time it be right in front of u . the movie prove how black and white can be both ambiguous and obvious at the same time . in keep with the spirit of the movie and i can be both critic and fan . i can love and loath in the same light . it be definitely an experience i recommend for lover of the visual art . so pour another black and tan and enter the void and enjoy the ride .