Name: CAN YOU SEE ALL OF ME? WALK INTO MY MYSTERY? STEP ASIDE AND HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE! (it's pretty good)
Item: Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Rebellion-
Rating: 87
Author: UnleakTheSun

Waifra

CAN YOU SEE ALL OF ME? WALK INTO MY MYSTERY? STEP ASIDE AND HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE! (it's pretty good) · Waifora

Background.

So i got into Madoka Magica a couple of months ago, i was expecting it to be similar to how people reacted to Shadow the Hedgehog, where people were super flabbergasted by the extreme gloom this show provides, and that can be a good thing for some people.

I still liked it, regardless, and i think the anime wrapped up things nicely, so when i saw this new sequel movie, i was a little bit skeptical, as i found it to be quite pointless, and i thought they would milk the franchise, because "It's the anime that started the trend of Gloomy Majo Shojo."

___ Animation:

___ I watched the Quints Special before this (another show made by the same studio), and i must say, it's actually pretty good, and it's quite unique as well, the entire setting of the show just oozes uniqueness and i quite like the direction and especially action scenes in this show.

___ Characters: img20( https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/590864642000027666/1088066555260182558/image.png)

___ The title is a tad bit misleading (not the poster, for some reason?), this is more of a Homura story than it is a Madoka one, but nevertheless, i like what they did with Homura as a whole.

Homura is the main focus of this entire movie, and it dives very deep into the subject of her characterization that was not touched on much in the show, this is (mostly) NOT the case in the beginning though, and i don't understand why personally.

The script really made Homura go through these rollercoaster of emotions and conflict, especially with Mami right in the middle of the film, and it's exhilarating every moment.

it's not just Homura that got some focus, as mentioned before, there is also Mami, (who, for some reason is revived here?), she still charismatic and has some motivations in preserving Bebe (Charlotte) who actually revealed her human form in this movie.

Kyubey at the end of the movie is the "villain" before Homura herself, the latter battles with their sanity against the former, and it's even more intense than the conflict Homura had with Mami.

Story: img20( https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/590864642000027666/1088066555260182558/image.png)

The script had a little rocky start, and was quite all over the place in my opinion, it's only when like in the 50 minute mark where the movie just turns into the greatness that it truly is.

the pacing is a stark contrast when compared to the original show, since it's a movie, it's quite slow.

All and all, i don't like the first half NEARLY as much as the second, it just felt a bit too out of place for my eyes and some things in this movie are unresolved. (how the fuck did Mami/Madoka revive?, how did they team up so easily?)

Overall thoughts

It's a little bit better than the original, though it is NOT inherently mandatory to watch it, however, if you're like me, and excited for the upcoming 4th movie, then consider watching this one.