Back to Hazanka's Profile Hazanka's Profile

A lot of good ratings for a decent at best movie. I don't have the pretence to fancy myself putting together a wanna-be deep analysis, so let's keep this short and to the point.

This movie is okay. Unless your standards are pretty high or you've only got so much time to spare, this movie is pretty harmless. It's not offendedly bad, but calling it good would be a stretch. Just be sure to keep your expectations in check.

Chuunibyo was never a stellar show, its second season is allegedly crap. This movie had the foundation story-wise to transcend the overpopulated realm of the barely ... decent that its franchise has settled in, but unfortunately, it does not deliver. It had me smirking a couple of time, but that's about it. Nothing happens in a good chunk of the movie, but that shouldn't be a problem if you like the characters. Rikka is cute when she's not utterly retarded and the duo Dekomori-Shika is fun to follow. However, the visuals are really sub-bar for Kyoani, really feels like they put minimum effort.

Now if you're familiar with this show, you know how reluctant it is to develop the relationship between MC-kun and Rikka. SPOILER AHEAD. While the movie serves as some kind of conclusion, it feels more like a half-assed attempt to bring closure than a real study of the themes of the show and the characters. It's a shame really because the movie could have tackled serious questions such as " Should you/ Can you keep loving someone even when they stop being who they were ?", " How do you handle the fear of change in your life ?", "Can you really look after someone forever while expecting them to change and get better ?" ... Instead, the movie has its characters kiss twice before relapsing in their chuuni cringe-fest and calling it quits. The message, if there is such a thing, is confusing. If, by any chance, I got what they were going for right, then I'm afraid it's puerile and completely out of touch with reality.

Tl;dr : It's an okay movie, funny at times, decent at best. Watch it if you like the series, otherwise there's better stuff out there for you.