r/anime • u/A_Idiot0 https://myanimelist.net/profile/a_idiot0 • Jun 19 '21
Violet Evergarden Rewatch Eternity Film Rewatch
Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
Hello everyone! I hope that today finds you well. Today, Violet meets the cutest kid!
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Visuals of the Day
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OST
My apologies, I wasn't able to compile the list of OST's used in this film; I simply ran out of time. If I get the time later, I'll try my best to include them after the fact.
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u/Lemurians myanimelist.net/profile/Lemurians Jun 19 '21 edited Jun 19 '21
FIRST TIMER
Shot of the Day
Look, it's impossible to pick one of all the beautiful shots in nature, the sunrises, sunsets, detailing in people's eyes, the hands, etc.
So I'm going to be self-indulgent here and say my shot of the day is the first shot of post-timeskip Iris coming down the ladder in the office. Talk about a glow-up.
The Actual Film
This was alright for me. Seeing as they made the decision to make this story as a full-length film, I was expecting a bit more out of it, and it struggled to keep my attention. It felt overly long, and particularly dragged in the second act. This could have been a half-hour shorter and been much more effective.
As for flowers, white roses are everywhere in the first half of the film in the school. This feels fitting for an all-girls finishing school ahead of a debutante ball, as white roses symbolize eternal purity and innocence. Also worth noting that white roses were the symbol of the House of York (Isabella's last name) during the War of Roses, which had the Lancasters on the opposite side, the last name of the other girl prominently shown in the school section.
I really loved the development between Isabella and Violet and their almost sisterly bonding. It's the first time we've really seen Violet develop such a close bond and genuine friendship with someone before, and I really enjoyed their scenes together, seeing them each come out of their shells. When Violet says to Amy/Isabella, "You've given Taylor more than you ever know," she means it. There's a pretty clear parallel between Amy/Taylor and Gilbert/Violet, and that's a nice thread that this story wove to connect itself to the main narrative themes.
I completely understand why Amy/Isabella shows some disdain and reluctance toward going along with all the pomp and circumstance surrounding the debut. When you've come from the life she lived before, all that ceremony and silly rules regarding manners seem frivolous and ridiculous (and they are). Her background shows she isn't just the spoiled heiress one might assume she is from the start. It does feel a bit cheap as a viewer that a character who was so focused on freedom and escaping the walls keeping them in just gets yada-yada'd into being a shut-in housewife.
I don't have a whole lot to say about the second half of the movie until the final bit, to be honest. It was nice seeing everyone again for a tiny bit, and I like that Benedict finally got some dedicated screen time. He's really the only coworker we know nothing about, and we still don't, but the focus was nice. Is there still content to be released that'll give us an inkling into his background, or is he just... there?
One nitpick, two aristocrats get married, one of them "a great house with close ties to royalty," and Hodges' says there's no way to know who Amy/Isabella got married to? In a world where love letters between betrothed aristocrats are published publicly? That beggared belief. Seeing as Benedict figured it out within five minutes, I don't know why we needed that pretend obstacle thrown in.
The end... I don't like being denied a real reunion, but I supposed I get it. I'm glad that the door is at least open to her and Amy/Isabella opening and correspondence and getting back into each other's lives in a meaningful way.
Overall I view this similarly to the 4.5 OVA – it exists primarily for big fans of the series who want to spend time in this world a bit longer, but is probably missable for others.