I don't have to much to say here. The story felt rushed. I have followed the Hibike series for the past couple of years and have always liked their portrayal of the students navigating through school and the drama of dealing with that is a big draw for the series in general. To me the movie needed to tell a smaller story to rectify this problem, as a less than 2 hour movie is hardly enough time to develop 5 new characters, provide growth for the returning cast, and propel the plot.
Art:
Visually the movie looked great, It only had one scene that I remember being a bit below the others but still looked good. I really thought they blended CGI and traditional animation well in the orchestra scene.
Sound:
Fucking great, will be listening to that song for a while. Also watch liz and the blue bird for more background on the piece.
Character:
I thought there were too many characters that were juggled around. To me it felt like the movie had an identity crisis between wanting to focus on the new characters and keeping the familiar ones around. This left a lot of the drama feeling somewhat hollow as the characters weren't developed well enough.
Enjoyment:
I went through a series of highs and lows in the movie. I liked all of the music and the visuals but a lot of the lack luster story and characters stifled some of my enjoyment of the movie overall.
Overall:
It was still worth the watch and overall I would rate my experience as positive. As bad as some of the stuff might sound I still liked watching it and thinking back on it furthermore it was a decent fun movie.
Note:
The bad stuff is easier to talk about in length as the best parts where the visuals and the music.
