How can I review this other then starting with...Dear Kyoani,
thank you for all you've done, the hard work the people behind the scene put into making this masterpiece happened. We know of the tragic attack on you and the life we won't see ever again. When watching this, we can see the love put into this by those who carry on the legacy of those who are gone. To see the love, the hard work, the care for it as you've always done. Truly I was taken in awe by the beauty presented in front of me. Thank you again, I hope you and everyone else continues to strive in all you do. We will not forget those who's live were lost as we continue to see them in the works you continue to produce for us fans.
When I first started watching Violet Evergarden, I honestly didn't thought I would fall in love with this series. I watched the tv show thinking the first 2 episodes were kind of boring. But here we are, reaching the peak of greatness from which this all started. The conclusion to our journey as we wonder what is to become of this girl on her journey. After so much tear shed with Violet, we can finally shed tears of joy when we have reach the end. Not only for the movie, but for the production team too, to see their recovery, to see them finish the story they wanted to tell. We learn sympathy and empathy from Violet.
The movie is a perfect send off, with a great amount of fan service in the sense that we wanted to see Violet happy and off course, the Major being alive. Now sometimes these type of film won't work and take away from the overall greatness of the series. Such a example of one is Code Geass and the movie Resurrection. Now I personally enjoyed Resurrection, but it couldn't capture the same feeling I had towards the end of Code Geass. Which I still believe is one of the greatest ending of all time and not only in anime, in all of movies and shows. Despite my doubts going into this movie, I was amazed by how well they did it with Violet that it gave us what we wanted in the way that didn't take away from the show but added more to it.
We could've walked away without having this and be left satisfied but with this movie, we are left with wanting more but knowing we don't need more because it is a perfect conclusion. It is a beautiful work of art and truly am glad I got to see this masterpiece in theater.
I'm not even gonna talk about the way they did a lot of scenes because you have to see it for yourself. The direction of the movie, the way they chose to zoom into subtle movement. There's so much love and care for these small details that truly made it so amazing. And we won't even talk about that side story...