Violet Evergarden, le film

This movie is based on an anime series known as violet evergarden and it is not a standalone movie. For new watchers and viewers please watch the previous series and installments first before watching this movie in order to fully gain an understanding and enjoyment of the characters and the storyline. Anyways, I thorughly enjoyed this movie from start to finish. Storyline was great as it was in the series, plenty of emotional scenes, animation beautifully done as expected from kyoto animation. A great watch

You just have to see it for yourself. I was fortunate to have watched it in cinemas which experience has honesty left a lasting impact on me. This movie wrapped up the series perfectly whilst leaving your heart yearning for more. I'm going to go rewatch it again just because of now beautiful the movie is. This movie is a must watch!

I am, or at least I used to be, a big fan of the Violet Evergarden series. I felt mesmerized by the animation and emotion the it managed to convey, and I felt pleasantly surprised to find out they kept Major dead by the end of it. Unfortunately, there are no words that can express the depths to which my heart sunk when they decided to revive the man in this movie. I do not understand why the writers thought reviving Gilbert would be a good idea. If they wanted to really do it, they could have at least left the love between Gilbert and Violet friendly/paternal instead of retroactively make it creepy due to the obvious fifteen-year age gap. I know people like happy endings but this was plain wrong. It seemed obvious to me where Violet should head next in the movie or, perhaps, season two. The original series has her connecting to people and understanding the emotion of love Gilbert conveyed to her. However, it is one thing to understand it mentally, but a whole other thing to reciprocate and actually start giving it away. Any sort of sequel to the original should have had Violet learn to give love to someone rather than just understanding it. This movie completely skips that step and assumes Violet has somehow learned to do it in the meantime. Not only do I think it is the right path onward for her, but it would also bring the story full circle and complete her evolution to a normal, emotional person. I am sad to say I would definitely not recommend the movie to anyone who loved the original. Yes, it is beautiful and emotional, as Violet's adventures always are, but that is not enough to hide the obvious lackluster story. Hopefully a season two comes and fixes it, with this film remaining a what if scenario.