The Violet Evergarden movie so much crying!
It felt like i was watching avengers end game. So what's up guys Foxen here.
Part of the journey is the end for violet. kyoto animation
really sends her off with a bang so if you like violet too
smash that like. It'll really help reach more violet fans.
Keep in mind this is a non-spoiler anime review spoiler section
at the end. The violet evergarden anime is really one of those anime series that
has grown on me as the years have passed by.
I haven't yet made a top 10 anime list for myself yet but this anime would
definitely be a contender. Getting into the actual movie when does
this take place it is clear that a good chunk of time has passed by since the
end of violet evergarden season 1. so i'm going to estimate around a year
to a year and a half since the end of violet evergarden season 1.
For the actual story one thing that does continue from season one
is Violet's quest to discover the meaning of the word love
'aishiteru'. You do continue to see violet making progress overall
and even past that at one point you're like wait did violet just make a joke
holy crap we gotta document that with the letter you will be happy to hear
that violet does complete her arc that began on the first episode
i do wish they went further in one specific part then i'll touch on later
for the major's brother from the trailers and synopsis you know this guy
makes a return this aho is the whole reason violet is
in her current situation let me just say that while i didn't
really like the guy by the end You got a nice send-off
and then for the other revolving violet cast you do get some updates and some
quick progressions for some this is mainly supposed to be violet's
story but it was satisfying to see where everyone ended up
one of the things you will be wondering is whether you need to re-watch the
first violet anime to be honest that's really always my suggestion
especially if it's been more than a few months since you've seen the anime but
if you don't have a lot of time i would highly suggest rewatching the first two
episodes the infamous episode 10 and then the
final two episodes the first movie OVA special are not
required viewing this movie actually does a lot of the
work for you since it flashes back pretty often to important scenes from
the earlier episodes especially from the time when Violet was
a bloody dangerous loli. This Violet movie is actually pretty
similar in structure to the first movie you got two pretty distinct parts that
eventually join in i do feel like this actually combines
more naturally compared to the first movie
the two distinct parts need each other to blossom next up the animation
kyoto animation brought their end game a few things that stood out
the first is really just a close-up character faces especially with blonde
Violet and her blue gems this anime is definitely one of the most detailed with
close-up shots think attack of titan season 2 but then
go past that for the actual movie i can't really say
there was this scene that was a standout piece of the movie perhaps a certain
firework scene which reminded me of disney
that said one of the things that i really enjoyed was seeing certain
flashbacks of young Violet but now with new animation to see things
from her point of view i was just waiting for her to say eden
in general seeing this on the big screen felt like an
orgasm for your eyes to be fair right now it is impossible to compare it one
to one but it felt like the background and individual characters were more
detailed or higher quality compared to the tv anime
as for the music it seems like the soundtrack got completely redone for the
movie although you should know the tv ending
did play once in the movie overall it seemed to fit the scenes pretty well
it didn't feel like there was a certain piece that just jumped out as pleasure
for your ears and you might be wondering were there
any issues thankfully i could tell you i really didn't have
any but i did notice a few things that could bother some anime people
first off the length more is always better or at least you would think
this Violet story might be one of the longest anime movies i've ever seen
it's a colossal 2 hours and 30 minutes so definitely be sure to use the toilet
and make sure you really do love Violet otherwise some of the slower parts may
drag which thankfully not an issue for me for the second
possible issue there's something the movie does
with jumping around with time this was actually something you saw in the tv
anime already but the movie just had to be extra right
now i'm feeling a little neutral on it but i can already
tell some anime fans will either not like it or will just feel it made
the movie longer i will expand in a spoiler section
and then not necessarily an issue but i did notice two slight weird things
the first was teleporting Violet out of context you do see Violet dropping
something on the ground another person goes over to pick it up
they look up and Violet just disappeared imagine her just gone on this plane
field for the second weirder scene unsurprisingly Violet will
be crying her ass out in this movie but for one scene
it was like oh my god she really is crying for what feels like
five minutes i think for this particular scene they went a little
overboard and talking about cry time i really wasn't joking when i said this
felt like avengers end game the whole theater was crying you could
hear it throughout the movie my buddy that went with me actually said
he teared up more for this Violet movie and i'm not going to give away the scene
right now but the theater was soaking within the first 10 minutes
you can not not tear up at the intro scene
throughout the movie of course there are other various spots that will get you
emotional notably two big ones one of them includes Violet ultimately
facing your demons if you love Violet and her journey this will likely
get you for the second this will actually be related to
Violet's letter request and i know you're gonna ask
which was worse was it this or the emotional episode 10.
i'm gonna get to that in the spoilers section but do expect to
ugly cry big time the only reason you wouldn't share massive
liquids in this movie would be either you not liking the Violet anime
to which i would ask why are you here or two you're just drained from the earlier
emotional stuff as for a global release for this it is
unknown netflix not only has the rights but they did help to fund the Violet a
regarded anime which means i'm really doubting this is going to get a global
theater release anytime soon not to mention what's going on globally
at the rare release that should show up on netflix sooner or later
so let's get into it should you watch it? And i know that question should sound
silly. This is really a must-watch for any fan
of the Violet Evergarden anime this does close the book on Violet's
journey for me it's actually giving me more motivation to improve my japanese
reading level so i could actually read the valid japanese books
right now this Violet movie is in my top 10 of 2020 easy perhaps even top
five on top of this be warned you know that
empty feeling you sometimes get when an anime you love ends
warning you may strongly experience that sensation here
this Violet evergarden movie is not shy about firmly closing the cover on
Violet's tale. I think for that reason alone i do want
to see this again on the big screen a few more times
but hold up did i say it's over as an awesome theater gift they were actually
giving you one out of three short stories when you bought your
ticket these are our new original stories written by the author
benedict blues Violet, oscar's little angel and Violet evergarden if
i'm actually more curious about this last one and make no mistake
this being Violet evergarden plus the kyoto animation studio
especially after that horrendous tragedy expect this movie to make dumb trucks of
money especially from repeat viewings the
theater was packed i had to get the worst seat
possible in the first row just so i could see it on opening day i
really doubt there's going to be a Violet evergarden anime season 2
but don't be surprised if there's more Violet OVAs or some other theater
specials that do come out. Next up spoiler section but really what
can you spoil for this Violet evergarden movie
you can know everything coming and you still will ugly cry
a bunch feel free to ask any questions below but make sure to finish the video
since your question likely got covered in case of marketing didn't already make
it super obvious and clear yes the major is alive the fun part
about that is that i actually spoiled myself after watching season 1 just
researching the books that the anime was based on
ultimately this is how they felt it was best to close up Violet story
i mentioned earlier there being two pieces to this movie first off he got
Violet visiting a client to do her thing this time it's a little sick boy dying
away in a hospital at the very least Violet was kind enough to give the kid a
sweet discount she got hired to write three letters to
his family in case he passed away and he could see where this is going
part 2 the major to be fair you kind of have to let the story have
this one turns out the company boss noticed an incoming letter and
recognized the writing good chance that it belonged to you know who
flipping over to the major he actually got introduced pretty early
way before the halfway point i do like that they didn't really try to hide the
fact of who he was and he might be wondering like i was how
the hell did even survive that the dude was not looking good plus the
building exploded to be fair the guy didn't exactly make
it out in one piece he survived but with the missing eye and
arm they cleverly hide this in the poster
since then he has started a new life on a remote island as a teacher for little
kids the second half of the movie has a boss
and Violet going out to find him. Unfortunately Gilbert does not want to
see Violet right here i was getting really
frustrated i mean Violet was right there yet the major wouldn't come
out the dude thought it was best for Violet to live her life without him
he still felt bad about the whole situation despite him not seeing Violet
as a tool he still continued to use her as a weapon. He
thought he could never make amends just to add to the frustration Violet
runs away and they never meet this moment
thankfully there just happens to be a storm so they can't take off the island
the bad news the sick dying kid that Violet met took a turn for the worst
Violet had actually promised that she would record his final message so she
gave that priority unfortunately for her even without the
storm that was still a three-day trip in the end Violet had to compromise one
of the other dolls went in her place oh yeah this whole scene was beyond cry
time get your ugly cry face ready this whole scene will break your heart
as a kid is trying to get his final words out
then he got a double whammy you see this coming a mile away
naturally the kid passes away in the middle of all this surrounded by his
parents and loved ones if you weren't already a complete wreck
this is where they bring out valley's letters and then start reading them
one by one oh this got me really bad as a bonus there is a possible thirst
out to your heart which was the kid's little brother going
last as you could imagine the little kid doesn't really know what's going on
but he's happy that his brother left some kind words for him
and then you just suddenly have the kid calling out for his brother of course
there's no reply i'm already starting to tear up just
recalling this stuff anyway back to the island and major
violet decides to take off the next day from the island but not without leaving
the major a letter between all of this he had the
major meeting his brother and then reading violet's letter it's
with this that the dumbass realizes how stupid and selfish he's being
you got the guy running over to the shore and screaming out to violet in the
boat violet immediately jumps off and swims
back to the shore i'm guessing those arms are waterproof
so here you have it the five minute cry time you got the major
and Violet all wet and violet's just saying
and was crying for what felt like five minutes you could tell
Violet was trying her hardest to say "I love you" to him
but she didn't get it out which was so frustrating for me
at least they do embrace and then it cuts out what really helped add to that
empty feeling just hammering down in this movie being a closure for Violet
is that Violet is already long gone by the time that the movie starts
recall back to the sad intro i mentioned and also that extra level of time
the star of this actually flashes back to the latter episode episode 10.
the actual movie starts off with the granddaughter of the letter girl looking
over her grandma's saved letters so even the girl that received the
letters is already long gone this whole thing
later in the future is not a huge part of the movie but it does add an extra
layer the girl in present-day eventually goes
on to investigate Violet who wrote them you get to see things like her stopping
at the old post office which is now a museum she eventually
makes her way over to the island the place where Violet and the major
apparently spent their final days at and yes they do confirm
Violet is long gone you actually see her red ribbon tied to a tree
on the island oh yes let that sinking feeling
settle in the final shot of the movie after the credits
is actually a close of a valley's hand holding the major's hand
i definitely wouldn't mind if they showed us some ova special with the two
actually being together to quote a different series there wasn't
even a kiss scene so go ahead and watch this as soon as you can
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