Violet Evergarden, le film

Violet Evergarden is in my mind some of the best anime ever made. It's not for everyone. It's a slow-burner and very emotional. This movie is even moreso, with parts of it admittedly a bit too over the top in the emotional aspect. Yet it holds true to the story and has a very nice ending (be sure to watch to the end of the credits).

Before watching this movie I recommend watching the Evergarden series and the prior movie; otherwise a large part of this won't have the emotion impact it requires. The movie stands on its own, but just barely. The back-story of the prior episodes are essential to understanding the real point and nature of this film.

This has consistently been one of my favorite stories... and to be honest I'm not really sure why. But the character of Violet is about as complex as I've seen in any anime. The total contrast in goofball supporting characters makes Violet's unique and paradoxical personality stand out even more.

I'm rating this 9 stars when considered along with the prior episodes and film. Without those, this would likely strike me as a more bland film. But with the background of the prior stories, this really hits home. The last quarter of the movie might be considered a bit much by some viewers, or a perfect ending by others. Overall, the series as a whole is unique, creative, and emotionally fulfilling.

This movie is for both people who have seen the series and those who haven't as well. But it takes you on an emotional experience unlike any other I have seen to date. I went to see this with my adult son, his girlfriend and my good adult male friend. And my son kept saying the movie got to me and went on to admit how he couldn't resist crying throughout even though he had never watched the series and my adult male friend said the same even though he had. And here I was in the middle crying between them. And these men rarely ever cry. It brought back in a lot of history about Violet Evergarden but incorporated a new story based off a previous one, a new unique story that will definitely tug at your heartstrings and answers to the one thing the series never did that will also make you emotional. It did several time jumps but it showed how things ended for Violet which if you have seen the series will show how much she changed and allow you to find out how her life ended up. To me it tied up all of the loose ends and allowed a truly emotional experience by a woman who had had at one point no idea what emotions were to feel everything. And to be able to put them into words which was something that took more effort than you would realize if you haven't seen the series. The ending will leave you content and happy.

Before watching this movie: Emotionally dead

After watching this movie: IN COMPLETE TEARS

I honestly didn't think there was any need to a sequel as the anime series gave a pretty satisfactory conclusion. However, this was a wonderful sequel and it wrapped everything wonderfully!

YOU DESERVE HAPPINESS, VIOLET!!!

Being a continuation from the series, I expected a lot more. The narration from a random character from the future was weird, made no sense, and threw the movie off. Tho the side story with the kid was emotional, too much time was spent on it. I would've liked to have gotten back story on Gilbert's survival, Violet tracking him down, their reunion and where they go from there. But he got maybe a few mins screen time, and the ending was dumb, which annoyed me. Before I found out Gilbert was the love interest, I was rooting for her and the guy in the comet episode. I cried, but it was a let down.

It's so deep. Emotional. and Relatable. I cried a lot during the screen. Sadly this is the final movie. I can only wish for more. I can't move on. I want to see more.