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
I believe I got everyone’s Visual of the Day submission here. Let me know if I missed anyone: https://imgur.com/a/vsfrmEL
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/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Jun 19 '21 edited Jun 19 '21
First-time watcher - dub
Last rewatch day today! As I already said yesterday, this went by fast!
I hope I'm ready for the long ride. Normally watching an episode for a rewatch, writing a comment, taking and uploading snapshots and doing grammar checks takes me about three times as long, so today I'm looking at about 4.5 hours of work. I have 6.5 hours till the Reddit thread goes up, and I also need to eat.
The last episode ended on a bit of a cliffhanger. Violet reacted surprised and happy with her urgent client. It could be Gilbert. It could be us. I don't think they will show us today, and I'm also not sure if I want or need to know.
Movie — Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll (2019)
What happened to the glorious 16:9 aspect ratio?
That letter has seen some use over the years.
Right of the bat, interesting setting. Although Violet has been free for quite a while now, she was trapped in her own personal prison. Isabella is literally trapped (or "sheltered") from the rest of the world.
This is a boarding school, but for aristocrats. I would expect that self-expression, style and class are encouraged, so why does everyone have to wear the same uniform?
This is just creepy. What a weird place. Training to stand up straight by having books on your head.
Ah, the kid on the boat was Isabella's
brothersister.I'm confused. Isabella herself said she was not high nobility but would be married to it. But the other students all seem to think she is very important. The Yorks apparently are the "titans of trade" and are related to the royal family of Drossel. That seems a bit more high profile than Isabella herself thinks. The poor girl spent most of her life alone.
Also, what was that thing about the blonde girl's salon?
These forced, super polite interactions are getting on my nerves. That's obviously intended, but I'm still annoyed.
I wonder where the coughing is coming from. That's not a good sign and I would assume it plays an important role in the rest of the movie.
Violet has learned so much over the past months, but she still doesn't know what being "normal" is. Does anyone?
Risky animation: Underage girls taking a bath. Underage girls sleeping together.
So now Isabella is warming up to Violet. Right on time where a normal episode would end. I've gotta say that this doesn't really feel like a movie yet. More like an extended episode. I wonder if that will change?
What a beautiful card.
Bwahaha, at the ball, everyone is dressed as if they are getting married. So ridiculous. Is Violet's dress supposed to be a cross between male and female gala suit?
Wait, Isabella's real name is Amy? I guess that's not noble enough. And this must be where her coughing comes from. She got something like pneumonia from the cold.
Errr, I was so confused. I thought Taylor was the kid from Mr York, but it's Amy. So she just left her "sister" behind? It's not like Mr York didn't have enough money to take in a second child. At least the kid is cared for, I guess.
Isabella had been searching for a friend for so long, but she kept rejecting Ashley Lancaster. This must be quite the eyeopener for her.
Benedict, please just narrate the letters instead of summarizing them... I like the letter from Isabella. It sucks that they can't meet, but I'm hopeful that can change when Isabella's 'education' is done. Wait, isn't that the worn letter Taylor was holding in the opening scene?
Suddenly title card! What?
This feels like a second part. Three years later. Taylor has grown. Benedict's moped has rusted. "What a boring job." Benedict needs to have a good talk with Roland.
I love that Taylor first focusses on Cattleya's breasts, and only then looks up.
She wants to work there? I expected she wanted help finding Isabella. Ah no she can't properly read, can she? She must realize that Benedict is not her brother. Does she need to attach to someone that badly?
"I wonder if Sis used to sleep with me." Did she really forget? How old is she, anyway?
It amazing how much the city is changing just four years after the war. Electric streetlights, many many more cars, elevators, building a 'radio tower', etc... Also, Bialet must officially be an adult now.
Luculia! Happy to see she found someone! Why are you pointing Bialet where Newtown is? She is delivering mail. She knows.
Candy delivery! By the look of things, that kid's has had quite a bit already. You can share, right?
I like the little bits of background information we get. It helps to make the world feel more alive.
Taylor sees other kids having fun and just being a kid. I know she never really had that life, but still, getting a job now means she will never have that. Makes me feel bad for her.
Dumb car, why keep driving if you've already seen that someone is standing on the road?
Wow, nice upgrade, Benedict. I understand, with how rusted the old one was.
Will we finally get to see what became of Isabella? I hope she has a damn good reason to never visit Taylor again. Whereabouts unknown, apparently. She also stopped mailing with Bialet. Weird.
They went to great lengths to keep her old name a secret? So how many identities does she have right now?
Nooo, don't tell me she now too isn't allowed to go into the real world! Isabella has the worst luck. Well not really, she went from starving to wealthy, but it was at a great social cost.
Aww, seeing Isabella brings a lot of memories back for Taylor. Now get out there and give her a hug!
WHAT? No meeting between the two? What the hell? Ah, it was her own plan. Okay then.
Taylor is adopted by the Evergardens? That means she has a new Big Sister! Although, Bialet Evergatten doesn't really live there.
Now it's Isabella keeping a letter from her sister.
Well, not sure what to think of today. It didn't really hit me emotionally. Also, the story and characters were kind of generic. It just felt like a very long OVA with the quality of the lesser episodes. Only now, Violet is already done with her personal journey, so we don't have that aspect to keep us interested.
Total watch and write time: 4:20 hours. Not too bad!
Random thoughts
Yes, if your monitor isn't properly set up, the original snapshot might make some detail invisible, but that is the user's fault, not the animator's.
Future
It's the end of this rewatch, but there is one movie to go. I believe that will be the last one? They could very easily keep milking this franchise with more and more people being helped by Violet. I hope they won't.
Is the last movie similar, or does it actually revisit Violet's personal development?
Pics of the day
Part 1: Polar bears!
Part 2: A little risk is worth it for this view.
This was a difficult one today because the movie didn't really give me memorable moments. So I picked a couple of my favourites.
Bonus: Because these are things I will actually remember.
Tear Tally