Story 6/10
To be honest, I'm not the biggest fan of tragedy but from an objective point of view, most of the plot feels like it was written as a poor attempt to make me pity the characters or something... I guess. We're presented with the point of view of MC who lives much longer than the rest of the cast and also some other challenges people with longevity face which obviously will have its cons... except that there were so many it was pretty much a two-hour trainwreck and there was no time to breathe. Though I have to give credit to how the story was presented. As from the point of view of the MC, it was purposely fast-paced to imply how time that seems very long to us passes by her in a flash.
While finishing the movie did leave a bitter taste in my mouth, I eventually realised that some plot elements which I thought didn't make sense or were downright stupid turned out to actually be really clever. I agree with the reviews that say we don't see enough of Maquia and Ariel's relationship, the main focus of the movie, in fact it was hardly there... after a certain point... while other characters I had no interest in got the spotlight.
Art 10/10
I'm no art expert, like at all. But in my opinion it was beautiful, consistent, and the CG Renato was pretty awesome. If something is worth sitting this movie for, its to admire the art and animation and you can just turn the subs and sound off. (just joking but saying this in case)
Sound 8/10
To be honest this might not be a fair review as I didn't even pay attention to the sound, I only noticed the ending song which is quite pleasant to listen to.
Character 4/10
4 for decent because honestly the only decent development was Maquia, but only her. Learning to not fear love and all, not bad. It really makes her the only likeable character in the movie and literally everyone else just gave me a headache right until the end. Did their actions make sense? I mean they were realistic, but on an enjoyment level I couldn't bring myself to like any of them.
Enjoyment 1/10
If Satan made a cinematic masterpiece it would be this. It was like... one fluff up after another. There could've been a better way to portray the concept of the story in less time (less pain), more enjoyment, more love, while still evoking the same emotion at that final ending scene but nah. I'm okay with unnecessary suffering (not a compliment, this is complete criticism like how Jack died in Titanic to save Violet when there were obviously ways for both of them to survive). For one thing I'm glad I didn't attach myself to any of the characters.
Overall 6/10
Yeah I really didn't like this movie to the point I had to make a review about it. I read a similar manga where there were many time skips in 6 chapters (from birth to death and to heaven and then the afterlife) and I loved and cried 10x more for that manga than this movie so just being honest, they probably did something wrong.
I didn't like Your Lie in April either (which is hugely popular and many people can safely call a masterpiece) so I think as a rule of thumb - if you liked Your Lie in April then you should watch this and if you didn't then don't.
