I absolutely adore the show, It's one of my favourite anime. I did enjoy this movie but I felt it was more fan service that ends up ruining the story. Firstly the future part was weird, I don't know why it was there other than a call-back to the best episode of the series. I don't think that Gilbert should be alive, the show was about Violet learning to live without Gilbert, so him being alive kind of ruins it. Even if he was alive, they should have parted ways in the end, showing that Violet no longer needs him. Instead we got them reuniting, which although sweet, felt a little disappointing to me. Also what's with their relationship. I always assumed it was a father-daughter relationship and it appears to be romantic at the end which felt kind of gross. Maybe its my wrong interpretation of the series, but it always felt father-daughter to me, which makes more sense in my opinion. The age gap is weird, but okay, I'll let it slide since things were different when it's set, but dude practically raised her, its messed up that they are a couple. Other than that, pretty solid movie. More of the same tearjerker stuff from the series. Didn't live up to the show, but its not a disappointment.
Review of Violet Evergarden: The Movie
