This movie or the first movie (Gaiden) back in 2019?

Jinrooo said:
Personally, I find the first movie way better than this, except for some parts of this movie, mainly because the show excels at highlighting Violet's journey and how she connects people through her letters. With this in mind, the series places us under the assumption that Violet is progressively moving on and developing her character. Going back and focusing on her "love story" is just not my thing. What are your thoughts?

FurrySpider17 said:
I prefer the second movie by far as I love how it is the happy ending that violet deserved. It also has a sad side story which in my opinion was executed perfectly. The direction of the ending which had left more questions than answers, and people just assume the relationship was a romantic one although never confirmed in the anime. The open ending leaves things up to interpretation which makes the ending all the more special and leaving you begging for more. Where as I can say the first move was simply a side story. Which wasn’t bad in anyway it was just not nearly as impactful as the second movie.

Cestlavie_ said:
Same, not really a fan of this film, I felt it tried to milk of episode 10 a bit too much ,and the whole Gilbert thing just felt like it regressed Violet's character cause before then she finally moved on.

Cyroro said:

I thought at the end of the movie didn't he put a ring onto her left ring finger? I personally take that scene to be saying both of them are married at the end.

flvffygrass said:
i think this movie could’ve been done so much better it’s sickening to me. gilbert and violet did not get the reunion i think they deserved

Cyroro said:

I also am not a fan of the second movie, while I really loved the Gaiden movie. The biggest reason why I loved Gaiden is because Isabella story was flashed out much more detailed, makes more sense, and is more emotionally attaching than Gilbert's story in the second movie. The Gaiden movie is much more focused on the main story arc, while the second movie keeps on shifting between one arc ( Gilbert) and another ( the boy). The story about the boy who has cancer feels really unrelated to the main story arc about Violet-Gilbert, and it keeps disrupting the pace of storytelling for what's the most important part of the story. To me it seems like that KyoAni could not write a 2 hours script on Gilbert-Violet story arc only and have to fill in the gaps by forcing in another arc, but to me that only means that you are having two unrelated, and not in depth arcs in the movie all together. Gilbert's reasoning for hiding away from Violet and the transitioning of his mind set in the movie feels very rushed and unexplained. Very little moments on explaining what Gilbert is really thinking about. I personally will prefer a 1 hour 30-minute movie, focusing on Violet and Gilbert only, further developing their relationships and giving us more insights into what Gilbert is really thinking about. The ending was happy and great, but the events that led up to it were all very flawed.

BitChilly said:
As much as I love the movie, I'm leaning towards Gaiden. I'm a particular sucker for emotional and heartfelt films.

The relationship between Taylor and Isabella got me invested because of not only their backstory how they were both victims of poverty (Correct me if I'm wrong, memory is a little rusty) but how they reminiscent on their time together and the impact one had on the other. The way Violet reconnects and reunites the two together with letters despite the physical distance like how she has with so many others is both heartwarming and bittersweet. From Isabella opening up to Violet during their time in the school to Taylor being able to convey what she's wanted to say and her feelings towards Isabella in the form of a letter, it kind of punched me right in the face with the fist being labeled "P A I N".

I probably explained this poorly or something, but I'm not that good at explaining in general so forgive me