I'm going to try making it spoiler free for those who still pretend to watch the movie and as usual talk about the usual topics that mal ask us to rate.
Story (6)
Well, as everyone already know, this movie is supposed to be a sequel to the Naruto manga series that takes place after chapter 699 and before the prologue on chapter 700.
The movie tells the romantic story between Naruto and Hinata, on how Naruto finally realises how he trully feels about her. Took him long enough... he should have realised already since the end of the battle against Pain, I say.
Of course, even being a film about romance, we can't have a Naruto film without our tipical dose of action, and that's exactly wath the movie gives us near the end, an outstanding battle with huge scales in power levels.
Well, as good as Kishimoto may be on writing action stories, unfortunatly he's not really that good at writing romance, Naruto's change in feeling seemed a bit forced and sometimes I felt he was even out of character. Even Hinata felt really weird sometimes because she could easly avoid some problems in the movie, that for the sake of plot she didn't even react, waiting for Naruto to save her.
Then there's also the scarf... it was nice at the beginning, but it become a bit annoying later.
Action scenes out, the story was lackluster. I must say it was the worst aspect of the movie.
Art (9)
In therms of art and animation, the movies always have better quality than the anime series. It was fluid, and I really liked the colors they used sometimes. I really don't have complaints about this aspect however there is always room for improvement and for that I'm looking forward to the next movie.
Sound (8)
Typical soundtracks and voice acting we always ear on the Naruto anime series. Some soundtracks were forgetful yes, but I also noticed some really old and nostalgic ones, like "The Last" or "Naruto's main theme" and there was also some new awesome ones like "Crescent Moon". Hoshi no Utsuwa by Sukima Switch was also really enjoyable to ear by the end. Try to search some of these songs on the net, you may like it.
Characters (7)
Of course we already know the main characters very well before we even think about watching this movie, but as I said in the "story" section, Naruto and Hinata sometimes felt weird and out of character. The main vilain, is not bad but is not very likable either since his objective is a bit cliche and he also have a very naive personality. I can just guess his main purpose was just to give Naruto a good climax fight and serve as a barrier between Naruto and Hinata that must be broken.
Enjoyment (7)
I went into this movie mostly thinking of it as a romance movie than an action one, but it was enjoyable. Kishimoto is just not that good with romance stories, but I liked it anyway cause it was something I wanted to see long ago, even if it wasn't as good as I thought it would be.
Overall (7)
Well, and that is pretty much all.
I just recommend the movie to everyone who likes Naruto and completed the manga. Well, if you are an anime only and if you are just too curious, go ahead anyway. It's not that big of a problem.
If you don't like the series of course you won't like this either.
Don't go watch it with your expectation too high. Just sit back, get your popcorns(you better like popcorns!) and enjoy it normally. Have fun
