The Rose of Versailles

Those who fell for the original series were compelled by the intense and sweeping storyline that was driven by the main characters and negating nearly all background characters who were also important to moving the story makes this series that feels like an empty and shallow world of what was a cult classic that moved and inspired other works. When Lady Oscar would fight, she did not hold back, she was colder for longer, and the films sort of takes that from her with the pacing between the musical numbers and story created too much overwhelm to actually enjoy the film. Her character was compromised for flashy ensembles and I highly suggest to watch the original series entirely before attempting to watching this hectic overview. That being said the artwork is one of its strengths and it was refreshing to see an attempt at this pivotal series. I'm not mad, just disappointed.

The story starts off with an explanation of Marie Antoinette and Lady Oscar, but as the story progresses the audience is introduced to two more characters, Count Fersen and Andre, whom later in turn becomes Lady Oscar's husband.

The anime it self feels kind of rushed and there's too much singing, and in the case of sparing us an entire series, they felt it best to make it into a movie, which granted the quality and art style is magnificent to say that film follows the 17th century style, from the styles of gold and jewels, and the many 18th century paintings of Versailles and Pairs.

The anime works well with covering the beauty of Paris is beautiful.

The film is good and a little rushed but in the end in captures the French experience and the history of the revolution.

The character development is nonexistent, and they made a terrible musical. It has time jumps of years in seconds, and the story as it was told generates no interest.

The love story between the characters is incongruous.

The story of Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI is almost nonexistent; it loses all the context that the original series had and that made it interesting.

On the other hand, the songs are neither adequate nor of high quality, which causes a feeling of discomfort when you realize they've transformed the story into a musical. This, in my personal opinion, is the most negative aspect.

Don't watch it; just keep the memories of the original series.

The art is very detailed, but it doesn't make up for the poorly developed film.

With barely 2 hours, it was clear that the feature film would cut many things present in the manga and the old anime from which this film is based, but the things absent are really too many.

They have sacrificed many elements in this film that are fundamental to fully understanding this work, starting with the most obvious one: having a female protagonist forced to grow up and act as a man, which is more prominently introduced here at more than 30 minutes after the incipit, but still coming across as always oversimplified in the overall. Even the other events that are more closely linked to actual history, and which should have a greater impact on Marie Antoinette's growth, are treated with extreme speed; everything is oversimplified in this film, in a decidedly negative way.

Unfortunately all expectations were confirmed: redundant, cloying film, forced musical interludes, little pathos and unfortunately the characters are without charisma.

Just saw this movie on Netflix and since i saw the poster and trailer i thought it looked amazing.

After seeing the movie i'm left with mixed feelings.

The movie feels like it can't decide on who to focus, switching between Lady Oscar and Maria Antonieta

It also summarizes some of the historical events that led to the demise of the old french regimen

Biggest complain for me are the constant musical numbers that in my opinion don't do a very good job at explaining part of the story and also the music isn't very good

There are far too many musical montages even to the point that there would be 2 songs back to back.

Enjoyed the overall plot about Oscar, King Luis 16, Antonieta and what love means to them, many of the scenes have outstanding visuals, but some of the scenes look blank, it's a mixed bag.

I really didn't like any of the musical numbers.