Violet Evergarden Movie

Violet's journey from soldier to writer is incredible. Her struggles to understand emotions and find purpose really resonated with me. And the supporting cast? Amazing! Gilbert's gentle guidance and Cattleya's sassiness added so much depth.

The animation? Gorgeous! Kyoto Animation's attention to detail transported me to Telesis. Every frame, every color choice, every expression felt deliberate and stunning made me shed a tear.

What really stands out, though, is how thoughtfully Violet explores human emotions. It tackles tough themes like grief, trauma, and the power of words without holding back.

Favorite Part- Violet's character growth and those poignant letters she writes I just loved it.

I have recently watched Violet Evergarden Anime the series as a whole was very good it had a lot of sentimentality a lot of heartfelt and sad moments so seeing that the sequel movie has even higher scores than the anime I went it expecting a lot but it really fell flat and it is kinda a bummer that it did. The character development of Gilbert is super questionable and the movie even plays out the "I can't be with you and go away" cliche which was something I never expected to see happen with this story. The Good part is related to the girl ... and the kid in the hospital those parts truly felt like they were indeed a good successor to the anime stories we all saw and maybe even cried watching. Due to heavy spoilers I will not make further comments on why the story fell flat it speaks for itself when you analyze things.

Music, Art/Animation is top notch really not much to say there the major problems and why I gave it a score like the one I did is related to how unimpressive the actual story has gotten.

If you are looking to still watch beware in this particular scenario the scores are way way higher than and personally I might have been misled by them.

*sorta minor spoilers beware

I remember I watched this movie when it came out and was VERY dissatisfied. The only thoughts I kept having during it was: "I hope this isn't going in the direction it's going," and unfortunately, it did. Don't get me wrong, I love Violet Evergarden. The anime holds a special place in my heart, but I constantly smacked my head with frustration during this movie because her character development was thrown straight into the trash. I'm beginning to think many anime/manga creators love doing that near the end of their series! (I'm being sarcastic).
Here is the issue. Violet Evergarden is about ... grief, acceptance, communication, and, most of all, learning what "love" means. This movie absolutely cancels all of that and instead turns into Violet chasing after that said "dead" person for an hour, so what was the whole damn point, man? She was supposed to be a changed person, but she's returned to square one. Wasted grief, no acceptance of his death, no concise communication, and I don't know if it was just me, but his character was also off because of that. It's almost like the movie creators didn't really know how they wanted him to act because, clearly, he changed and seemed to have moved on.
It was exhausting to watch her and the way she behaved. Look, writers, the past is an obstacle to overcome, not something that necessarily has to be solved. Especially if the solution is nonsensical.
SO here's what I envisioned would've been enough to satisfy me: she helps a person who is similar/went through a similar situation as her (as simple as having lost a beloved and becoming numb because of it), she finally comes to terms with/faces Gilbert's death, maybe visit his grave or whatever, and narrate/write a whole-hearted letter about how much he shaped her view on life, her growth, how she's going to live on with his influence, and most importantly, what she learned love was.