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Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime reinforces the idea that a gold-covered turd, is at the end of the day, still a turd. This sorry excuse for a Beauty and the Beast inspired film falls short in many vital aspects, calling into question exactly "whose idea was this?" and "did anyone really read the script?".

Watching this film felt as though the director had cut out chunks from the storyline at random. Frequently, scenes would fail to adequately flesh out the narrative, resulting in an extreme lack of explanation for character motives or general functionalities of the world. Also present, was an excessive absence of continuity. In ... one scene, the main character, Suzu Naitou is running while putting on her device that allows her to connect to the world of "U". As it turns on, she continues running, despite the fact that the app redirects her literal EYESIGHT in order for her to live in this separate world.

The animation is fairly good, however, at times was very underwhelming. In particular, one scene later in the film ( a side character confession scene) has the female involved stand completely still for about a minute straight. It's as though she didn't disconnect from the app, but from life itself, reminding the viewer of the feeling of losing a teammate in an online game.

The music composition is lovely, but is juxtaposed against an utterly mind-numbing script. If the soundtrack of the movie is on Spotify, I would highly recommend checking that out instead of watching the movie.

Overall, this movie was a serious letdown, but was somewhat entertaining to laugh with friends who are just as confused about what is going at any given moment.

P.S. All you have to do to stop abusive parents is stand in between them and their children, say some heartfelt words, and then let them live together like normal. Bing Bang Boom Pow, problem solved.