Code Geass as a whole is one of my favorites animes and when I found out about these movies I was pretty curious to see what it would be about. I admit I was kinda suspicious regarding it's quality due to the ratings of previous reviews, but don't let them fool you, these movies are great and worth your time. Going to write this review as a evaluation of the five movies as a whole.
I found it pretty clever that they have somewhat expanded the Code Geass universe, this time, making the E.U as main scenario, a nation that until now wasn't too much well explored on past medias. The first three movies were perfect when setting the mood, they can be kinda slow paced sometimes but it's a construction that needs to be there and it pays off in the end. The last two kinda throws everything up in the air, trying to give more of a scientfiic or rather, mystical approach on certain things regarding mind collectivness but I'd rather view it as just ''empathy'' for others, be it your friend or foe. Nevertheless it still holds up due to the awesome fight scenes and the tension it builds on the watcher. I myself was about to eat my nails off of anxiety and I love when a show do this to me.
Some things are just in there and doesn't make too much sense but it didn't affect my enjoyment as a whole, at least for me. People saying it's and ''insult to the code geass fandom'' I totally disagree, yes it's different, yes I can see why some people didn't like but it has its charm and it's way too far to be considered a bad show. It's not about Lelouch this time, it's about other characters and their story, their arc to overcome their fears and problems. Yes, you have to be really open minded when going through this movies cause it's definitely not going to follow the exact same pace and plot as the main anime. But it's totally worth it, just for the fun of it.
Give these movies a try. They are really enjoyable.
