This movie had an original plot and an original threat to the village. Although I knew the characters would ultimately be safe, I was curious to see how they would get out of this dilemma.
Great mix of characters where everyone gets some screentime. You get to see essentially all of the leaf shinobi get in on some of the action.
The film posed a moral and ethical dilemma that caused the shinobi to question where their loyalties lie. It had hints of a civil war.
I didn't understand the immediate tension caused between nations. They see a big hologram in the sky and immediately point their ballistas at their neighbor? It's clear the leaf does not associate with that man.
In this film, Kakashi was like a second Sasuke. Another one of Naruto's friends under evil influence that he feels he must rescue when it feels like everyone else has given up on them.
I felt that the leaf village and Tsunade were too quick to give up Kakashi. Why send the man that the enemy desires straight to them? They should've been locking Kakashi up in that cell instead.
The villain was like a reenvisioned mashup of previous villains. They had Orochimaru's experimental hunger for power, and multiple abilities like Pain. Although the villain was interesting in concept, their motive fell short with the generic desire to be all powerful with no real plan if they were to get what they want.
The villain's defeat was cheap and coincidental. They made him too powerful, so he could only be defeated be breaking the logic they created.
The ending bit was too ridiculous, but funny. I know it was meant to be, but it's not like they could have seen through his mask and they were taking it a bit far. A stretch for a comedic relief.
