Introduction
As the fall season nears its end, Chidori Yoshino, a member of Strega, abducts Junpei Iori. Meanwhile, Makoto Yuuki and the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES) annihilate the Arcana Hanged Man. Soon after, a mysterious playboy named Ryouji Mochizuki transfers into Gekkoukan High School's Class 2-F.
Supposedly having achieved their goal, the members of SEES believe they are free from the battle that has ruthlessly stolen away the lives of their loved ones. And yet, Tartarus and the Dark Hour continue to exist, undeterred by the extermination of the twelfth Shadow. Distraught by their apparent failure, SEES must cope with their personal struggles and discover whose sake they fight for. As Makoto and Junpei's journeys of self-discovery progress, Ryouji's identity and the reason behind Aegis's hate for him become clear.
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Audience reviews
7 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Lecus01
Persona 3 the Movie 3: Falling Down is a highly asymmetrical adaptation. While it delivers surprisingly well-executed character milestones and takes positive steps with its core themes, the overall experience is severely hampered by forced protagonist drama, a general lack of group cohesion, and frustrating adaptation downgrades.
Covering the late-autumn events, the narrative suffers from a jarring structural flaw: it forces Makoto into a massive, narrative-stalling depression built upon a virtually nonexistent foundation. The film expects the viewer to buy into his extreme grief over losing Shinjiro and Pharos, yet it barely spends any time developing his bond with either character beforehand. To be fair, this issue is inherited from the original 2006 PS2 game—where Makoto's relationship…
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Still manages to feel a bit empty compared to the games; maybe I'd enjoy the movies more if I stopped comparing them, but it's pretty impossible. This puts a lot of focus on Ryoji, and I was never a fan of him in the first place, so I was never bound to like this movie, I suppose. Has some well-adapted moments though and some things it does continue to do better, but it's just lacking overall and makes for a so-so movie. There were some pretty funny moments in this that were added that I did enjoy, most revolving around Aigis so I have to commend them for that, but in end it just left me hoping that the final movie manages to be a bit better.
Read at the sourceCrimsonArablest
This movie is very good, however, if you have played the games and are now watching the movies be prepared to be disappointed by some select decisions made by the director. I will now discuss in spoilers below.
1. They flubbed Junpei and Chidori's relationship and it made the beginning of the movie quite confusing. However it is later reconciled with decent development between the two.
2. This movies pacing is very meh to say the least, it jumps from scene to scene very often with no real flow and it was jarring to watch as a fan of the games. It is very hard to make it feel seamless like in the game but if only a bit more effort was put into the transition it would not feel like a low point of the movie.
3. For some reason, they decided to leave the character's awakening their second p…
Read at the sourceLegendAqua
Fall means the preservation of life and boy does Falling Down both play this up and looks deep into this when talking about the SEES.
So Persona 3 the Movie 3: Falling Down quite early on time skips a bit where SEES are facing off against Strega and having defeated the last of the Shadows, but comes an early plot twist that just changes so much of what SEES were initially doing that it changes the course of many of the core cast.
Makoto's beliefs is struck once again but this time not wanting to keep the Dark Hour and playing hero but having to protect those close to him and not for him to get hurt if they were to "vanish" thus keeping his distance towards SEES, a new character arrives in the form of Ryoji Mochizuki voiced by Akira Ishida (Hmmm..same voice actor as Makoto) and quickly be…
Read at the sourceAuron
Persona 3 the Movie 3: Falling Down is the first movie out of the first three that really captured the essence of what made the game so resonating for a lot of people, including myself. "Acknowledge your mortality and embrace your humanity. Do not disregard what you were born to seek merely because it is finite, as its finity is what gives it value." This core idea was explored through our taciturn protagonist, Makoto Yuuki with great finesse and care for his character. Him struggling to understand the significance of bonds in one's life and its clash with his nihilistic outlook, contrasted by his friends' unwavering drive to move forward despite what obstacles may be and the parallels between Yuuki's state of mind with of Strega's really is telling of the thought put into this movie. Pers…
Read at the sourceFishermansFriend
Even though I barely played any of the persona games, I really adore the series. I got interested by Persona Q, decided to check out P3 and P4. One of the better decisions I've made in my life.
After watching the first movie, I was hooked to the story of P3. As a newcomer, I could follow the story, get into the style, get to know the characters etc. The second movie got me even more hyped for the series. Once I realised the movie was released with the English Dub, I had to see it ASAP.
Well honestly, it wasn't bad. But I wouldn't call it great either.
Story: 5
With the story telling being the worst offender here. For the first time in three movies, I had troubles following everything. From the start, it felt like I was missing so much information. Not because it started in the middle o…
Read at the sourceVeltiel
Fortunately, this movie has just been released online.
Unfortunately, it's very likely we will have to wait until October to watch the fourth and final movie: Winter of Rebirth, while it's already released in Japan.
But I'll stop complaining and review this movie.
Story: 8
For an Atlus adaptation from videogame to anime movie, many things must be omitted. Like the other 2 movies, we won't see any Social Link, or supporting characters back story, which isn't a big deal regarding the plot. Though, many things were removed from the main story as well, I can point out that I disliked the way the animators cut off how Junpei is kidnapped and Chidori became a villain, the same way as they cut off great part of the Love Hotel arc.
But, the love relationship between Chidori and Junpei turned…
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