Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-1018594-20150725100424/@comment-3261234-20150726110030

Ah man, this movie. Okay, here we go...
 * Good:
 * The animation, as already mentioned, was great. The music was also fitting and supported the scenery well. So no complains about the technique.
 * I really liked the character designs (except Sasuke's, but we barely saw him anyway). I find it always refreshing to see well known characters in a different outfit.
 * The marriage scenes during the credits were amazing.
 * I liked Mei's and Onoki's attempts to stop the meteorites. While mentioning this, the action was alright in most scenes.
 * Sai was finally pleasantly awkward again (like his "thanks for ruining my dream with my brother, Sakura. Much appreciated") and I also liked the childish side of Hanabi.


 * Bad:
 * The plot was lame. Save Hanabi and while you're at it, make Naruto and Hinata a couple. Because we all know how much (romantic) affection Naruto showed for her all these years...until it takes one genjutsu to completely spin his mind around.
 * Shikamaru, Sai and Sakura were pushed so often in the background, it was such a pity. For example, they search the villages and all we see is Naruto and Hinata removing cobwebs from each other while the rest is busy not being seen. Also, I found it hilarious how one of the parts, that accompanied us since the very beginning (Naruto loving Sakura) was solved in two sentences. "Remember how you loved me? That was actually because you didn't want to lose to Sasuke, right?" *Naruto bows his head* GG guys
 * Toneri was such a badly written villain. His motives would've been okay I guess if he actually would've shown some concern for humanity or the planet, in other words, punish them for misusing chakra but giving them a chance to redeem themselves afterwards (like the flooding in the bible, I guess...). Now, he's all like "humans destroy each other so I have to destroy all of them instead. Don't know what's accomplished then, but who can care about it when everybody is dead, right?" On top of that, his interaction with Hinata was so stiff. Not only because she denied him, but also because I absolutely had no idea what exactly he wanted to accomplish by bringing her to him. I mean, he somehow didn't show any real interests with his actions, he apparently did not lust for her body, he was okay with sitting next to her knitting while no word was spoken, just what was it that he searched there? It was so obvious that there had to be not only a rival in terms of strength and opposite motives, but also one in love, and it was done so badly, it hurts. Also, his "I was punched in the face and am blind again, I'll sit on the moon for eternity now so that everybody can forget me"...ugh.
 * Way too many things weren't properly explained or no longer mentioned. I mean, what were those villages with the skull walls? What exactly does the Tenseigan? What techniques could be done with it and what could Toneri use by himself, without it? When did Shikamaru's gang even found something that wasn't done completely coincidentally? How could Kurama just casually leave Naruto's body? And why did he use a stone to write on the moon's surface? Why not a chakra beam? What??
 * The Raikage is an idiot. He damn well knows Naruto is the strongest there is and their best option to fight threats and yet he treats his ridiculous gun like it's the new Sage of the Six Paths and wants to kill him with it? Without hesitation??

All in all, there was potential. The technical side of the movie was well done, but its content was seriously lacking. It's a shame, but at least it's not the worst Naruto movie. That crown still belongs to The Lost Tower.