The Rose of Versailles

The film was very superficial and fast-paced. It didn't give the main story and events of the revolution their due. Everything was unclear and rushed. Most of the focus was on the relationships, while the deeper, more important historical events of the story were neglected. I understood the ending because I had already watched the original anime; otherwise, the plot would have been vague.

In addition, the film made it seem as though Oscar's happiness in the end was due to her finding love, and that the entire dilemma revolved around it. This is partially true, but it's not the main reason. The deeper reason, which was ignored, is that she finally rebelled and followed her heart and freedom after being a mere scapegoat following orders her entire life. Oscar was also portrayed as a much weaker character than in the anime, breaking down and crying in front of the army! Oscar was never like that; her image was distorted and weakened greatly.

I can excuse them since it's a movie, and they're limited to a certain length, thus neglecting some aspects and events. We all know that the romantic market is strong, so it's normal to focus more on the aspects of love to ensure greater success and returns. Overall, the movie is incomparable and does not reach the level of the original work, the seventies anime, at all.

The character development is nonexistent, and they made a terrible musical. It has time jumps of years in seconds, and the story as it was told generates no interest.

The love story between the characters is incongruous.

The story of Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI is almost nonexistent; it loses all the context that the original series had and that made it interesting.

On the other hand, the songs are neither adequate nor of high quality, which causes a feeling of discomfort when you realize they've transformed the story into a musical. This, in my personal opinion, is the most negative aspect.

Don't watch it; just keep the memories of the original series.

The art is very detailed, but it doesn't make up for the poorly developed film.

Just saw this movie on Netflix and since i saw the poster and trailer i thought it looked amazing.

After seeing the movie i'm left with mixed feelings.

The movie feels like it can't decide on who to focus, switching between Lady Oscar and Maria Antonieta

It also summarizes some of the historical events that led to the demise of the old french regimen

Biggest complain for me are the constant musical numbers that in my opinion don't do a very good job at explaining part of the story and also the music isn't very good

There are far too many musical montages even to the point that there would be 2 songs back to back.

Enjoyed the overall plot about Oscar, King Luis 16, Antonieta and what love means to them, many of the scenes have outstanding visuals, but some of the scenes look blank, it's a mixed bag.

I really didn't like any of the musical numbers.

When I was a child, this story moved and shocked me deeply. I had high hopes for MAPPA's theatrical version, but to my dismay, not even 20 minutes in, I was already thinking, "What am I watching?" and "Did I open the wrong movie?" I barely lasted an hour before giving up. Throughout the viewing, I couldn't connect with the characters' emotions at all. The story, which should have resonated deeply with the audience, felt completely hollow. The scene transitions were jarring, and even the use of music felt off and disconnected from the narrative-as if they just wanted to rush through the story.

This was originally a story rich with a strong sense of its era. I still remember how heartbreaking it was to see André die when I watched it as a kid. Oscar was such a stunningly cool woman. But the 2025 theatrical version had none of that! It tried to compress a story that originally took many episodes to tell into just two hours. Naturally, the screenplay should've carefully chosen which parts to keep or cut, and there was no way the original pacing could be copied wholesale. After about an hour, I just felt the pacing was all over the place, and I had no idea what the storytelling was trying to convey. Many scenes were delivered in such awkward ways that I found myself constantly thinking, "Uhh... what?"-completely speechless.

Three stars: one for Hiroyuki Sawano's music, one for the voice actors who clearly understood their roles, and one for the beautiful visuals. That's it. Regardless of the medium-anime, novel, manga, live-action TV, or film-the story and writing are absolutely critical. But in this film, I saw no evidence of thoughtful screenwriting or post-production effort.

Take NieR, for example-originally a game adapted into an anime. You could tell the writers put in real effort to weave the entire story together. Even though they changed the order of events or tweaked some scenes, they still managed to faithfully recreate the narrative and evoke genuine emotion in the audience. That's something the 2025 Rose of Versailles movie completely failed to do.

What gave beauty to the series was the music.

Here the music was replaced with unnecessary childish songs!!!!!. No touching music was added!!

The original work was very luxurious and touching and was engraved in our memory.

This work does not live up to the standard. Not effective and very childish as if it was intended for a 5 year old...

Since you made the same faces, why didn't you make the same general atmosphere that is touching and loved by young and old?????

When Andre and Oscar died in the series, we cried for days!!

The scene here didn't get its due here!! Unnecessary effects and scenes.