Persona 3 the Movie 3: Falling Down

As the fall season nears its end, Chidori Yoshino, a member of Strega, abducts Junpei Iori. Meanwhile, Makoto Yuuki and the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES) annihilate the Arcana Hanged Man. Soon after, a mysterious playboy named Ryouji Mochizuki transfers into Gekkoukan High School's Class 2-F.

Supposedly having achieved their goal, the members of SEES believe they are free from the battle that has ruthlessly stolen away the lives of their loved ones. And yet, Tartarus and the Dark Hour continue to exist, undeterred by the extermination of the twelfth Shadow. Distraught by their apparent failure, SEES must cope with their personal struggles and discover whose sake they fight for. As Makoto and Junpei's journeys of self-discovery progress, Ryouji's identity and the reason behind Aegis's hate for him become clear.

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Yuuki, Makoto Main

Ishida, Akira Japanese

Aegis Main

Sakamoto, Maaya Japanese

Kirijou, Mitsuru Main

Tanaka, Rie Japanese

Sanada, Akihiko Main

Midorikawa, Hikaru Japanese

Takeba, Yukari Main

Toyoguchi, Megumi Japanese

Iori, Junpei Main

Toriumi, Kousuke Japanese

Yamagishi, Fuuka Main

Noto, Mamiko Japanese

Mochizuki, Ryouji Main

Ishida, Akira Japanese

Koromaru Main

Takahashi, Shinya Japanese

Amada, Ken Main

Ogata, Megumi Japanese

Tsuji, Toshikazu Producer

Motonaga, Keitarou Director

Iida, Satoki Sound Director

Iwahata, Gouichi Storyboard

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Oct 31, 2021

XYPlayer437

Recommended

COGITO ERGO SUM - I think, therefore I am.

Story:
The third installment in the Persona 3 movie tetralogy has a difficult job of juggling multiple moving parts within the story, which is justifiably tough. unfortunately, the pacing of the movie suffers this, especially since it's the shortest movie in the persona 3 movie series. It makes up for the fast pacing by putting a lot of emphasis on the new character of Ryoji, who I'll get to in a second. The movie does end on a cliffhanger, but it isn't a real problem for me, since it only invigorates interest in the 4th movie.

Art:
I think you ... understand by now that this movie series has good animation. There really isn't much else to say in this regard.

Sound:
The music in this movie is also splendid, and always adds to the tension or emotion. I especially think that the ending credits song was fitting, and Lotus Juice does an outstanding job as always.

Character:
I mentioned earlier that this movie has a focus on the new character of Ryoji. A character who will be especially important in the 4th movie. His main development within this movie is regarding his priceless interactions with the main protagonist, who is emotionally distant from people after the events of the second movie. This movie also develops Junpei's character arc to make him a more fleshed out character, which is nice considering that he's my favourite character from the original game.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jan 23, 2021

CrimsonArablest

Recommended

This movie is very good, however, if you have played the games and are now watching the movies be prepared to be disappointed by some select decisions made by the director. I will now discuss in spoilers below.

1. They flubbed Junpei and Chidori's relationship and it made the beginning of the movie quite confusing. However it is later reconciled with decent development between the two.

2. This movies pacing is very meh to say the least, it jumps from scene to scene very often with no real flow and it was jarring to watch as a fan of the games. It is very hard to make ... it feel seamless like in the game but if only a bit more effort was put into the transition it would not feel like a low point of the movie.

3. For some reason, they decided to leave the character's awakening their second persona until the final movie, when the key moments for them to awaken and thus complete their character arc was in THIS movie. That was honestly a huge missight from the director.

Overall though it is still a really good film. Also an enjoyable watch but knowing that it could have been vastly better, stings.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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May 9, 2024

XOArama

Mixed Feelings

Still manages to feel a bit empty compared to the games; maybe I'd enjoy the movies more if I stopped comparing them, but it's pretty impossible. This puts a lot of focus on Ryoji, and I was never a fan of him in the first place, so I was never bound to like this movie, I suppose. Has some well-adapted moments though and some things it does continue to do better, but it's just lacking overall and makes for a so-so movie. There were some pretty funny moments in this that were added that I did enjoy, most revolving around Aigis so I have to ... commend them for that, but in end it just left me hoping that the final movie manages to be a bit better.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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