Naruto is all about enjoyment, and this movie had none. As for world building, it was beyond the scope of this one and a half hour uninspired filler movie from the get-go. Fight choreography and composition were sub-par, any traces of character development non-existent. The three things that make Naruto enjoyable are: the fights, world building, and character development. With the intention of saving you the braincells (or remnants of the aforementioned if one has already managed to watch this "masterpiece") I'll spare you the details regarding the so called "character development" Well, OK, I'm just being coy. The "villains" were the laughing stock of the movie, their designs, voices, (and what's with the wannabe Jiraya wigs?) no backstory, no motives, no nothing. Naruto being his usual dumb self, Sakura and Lee had as many lines as that Siberian tiger(!), which somehow managed to be incrusted into this mess of a story.
Though several musical scores were taken from the TV series, that's why it manages to score a 6.Ĭharacters while trying to take themselves seriously, were more of a comedic relief than anything else.What this movie really lacked was the development of team Kakashi. It should inspire life to the bleak wasteland of abhorrent writing, just like during the original series. Not in the way that it seamlessly blends in with the environment, but in the way of simply not being there. Generally, Naruto tends to shine in the sound department.I won't go as far as to say I hated it, I simply didn't notice the sound at all. Nothing to write home about, but nothing to complain about either. It seemed to lack consistency compared to the adapted canon material. The overall quality was pretty high though, except I disliked the art style itself a bit. (Except for a shit-load of cash poured into multiple underwhelming five minute fights ridden with awful choreography). (EDIT: 6 years later - Unfortunately, that wasn't "as low as you can go") Well to tell you the truth the story was below yu-gi-oh! story telling standards. (Literally, you could actually predict the plot while being a mile away from your screen.
On a more serious note (naruto movies are serious business) - The ending and the upcoming "plot twists" could be seen from a mile away. (EDIT: Six years later the Siberian tiger still haunts my dreams on a nightly basis) Sorry, I just feel like the tiger played an essential role in this post-modern tragicomedy and should not be taken lightly. The geopolitical implications of antagonizing Siberian tigers in a holistically constructed narrative, earth-shattering discourse is brought to the table. Second half onwards, by means of exploring The first 40 minutes felt like a REALLY long intro for the paltry five minute fight scene. I had more fun in the rectal exam room than watching this abomination take on it's convulsed shape. The "story" (if you can call a sequence of random, incoherent, completely disconnected events that) itself was even worse than the rest of these sub-par, money-milking, uninspired Naruto movies. One shouldn't expect eye-opening narrative or intricate writing when faced with a vile creature that is the shounen filler movie, and yet.It still somehow manages to upset this barely tangible notion of "expectation".