Q: Is this a tearjerker movie? Can it make you cry like Clannad, Your Lie in April, etc.?
Answer: Yeah! I cried a lot! I cried because of the true reason for disappointment!
Violet Evergarden the movie is the "continuation" of the TV series but it is a sequel? Mostly in other sites, this movie is NOT a sequel but a spin-off story only. It was anticipated by many fans because of its ANIMATION and EMOTIONAL STORY, which I think it's right, I guess? It was a comeback movie from KyoAni, in which the studio rose from the damage of arson attack years ago.
Q: Why did you give it a low score? The movie is beautiful and flawless.
Let me tell you why I gave it a low score. Days ago, I bought the special limited edition of BluRay and I watched it like 2 times. The first watch was a good experience but after the second rewatches, I realized that there was something off and I gave it a low score.
Story and Characters (1/10 - Story, 4/10- Characters): (Spoilers Ahead!!)
We've seen the granddaughter of Ann in the beginning, as she wanted to discover the identity of Violet Evergarden. The story was just like the TV series and it was merely a flashback. We've seen again the ensemble cast of the series, especially the titular character and the members of the postal company. The story continues when Violet had a client named Yuris. He suffered from an illness and he was dying but he lack communication for his true feelings about his family. For me, the first part was good (that chapter) until the second part became a disaster. Why? GILBERT WAS REVIVED OUT OF NOWHERE! You know the premise of Violet Evergarden was she was a tool and before Gilbert died, he said the words, "I love you" but Violet didn't know the meaning. In the TV series, every episode built the character development of Violet, as she gradually learned the meaning of "I love you", and tbh she was one of the great character development. But damn... They literally told in the story that Gilbert was alive, JUST LIKE THAT!
The author of Violet Evergarden be like: Gilbert.... Awaken!! You need to live for the sake of ViBert (Violet and Gilbert) shippers!!
Everything that Violet's character development was built destroyed into ashes. Why did they do that? Because she deserved a happy ending? Bro... She was happy already in the series, as she was helping people. And that plot armor, how the heck did Gilbert survive from that blood loss? Usually in real life, many would have died because of that BLOOD LOSS but Gilbert didn't. Coming from a SoL show, huh? That part was so unrealistic. They should probably leave Gilbert dead. Gilbert was a scaredy-cat.
Animation 5/10: It was okay, I guess? I expected that coming from KyoAni. But tbh I prefer the animation in TV series because the animation quality from the movie was exaggerated, especially the part when Gilbert and Violet are in the moonlight.
Sound 7/10: It was great! As expected from Evan Call. The pieces were great and suitable for every scene from the movie.
Overall:
This movie is great if you want a happy ending between Gilbert and Violet. But judging objectively from the story, this movie was a huge disappointment. I really liked the TV series but the movie was a disaster. After telling Gilbert was alive, the story went a huge downhill. They forced the happy ending part by cheap writing, forced drama, forced plot, and those moments that the story doesn't deserve to be in the first place. This movie could be a 10/10 but NO. I literally cried because the series was fantastic and I had my hopes up for this movie to be one of the masterpieces, but I end up in huge disappointment.
