Audience reviews
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ZillD
This is the first time anything has made me want to write a review and ill just jump right into it ( minor spoilers ahead)
I love the fate franchise so far. This is a very unique story with so many well written characters whether you like them or hate them. But there's one reason i wanted to share my opinion on this movie. The constant need to show and tell about the dark side of Sakuras past and present. I understand what she is being used for and i have no qualms about that, i understand that fate was originally an eroge visual novel. But the constant need to show and talk about Sakura being abused sexually really stroke a nerve with me. The fate series has been changed to not be eroge or ecchi in any way in the ufotable anime adaptation. this is the first time we see actually sex scen…
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A couple weeks back I looked at the first film in the Fate/Stay Heaven's Feel trilogy. It was okay. The main issue it suffered was one that seems common to a lot of these Fate anime, Shirou is rubbish. But let's take a look at the second film and see if it improves at all.
Story:
We open where Presage Flower left off. Saber has been absorbed by a strange red and black creature. Shirou is an entire toolbox. Zouken and Assassin are causing major problems. In Lost Butterfly, Shirou and Rin rescue Sakura from her brother, discover some uncomfortable truths about her past, go to Illya's rescue when the strange being comes after her and Berserker and the identity of the creature gets revealed.
There are a couple big story problems with the film. The first is that it contains some serious to…
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I just wanna say, this was a complete and utter waste of my time. Because I had watched Fate/Stay Night and UBW, I had foolishly thought that Heaven's Feel would be a lot like them, albeit darker. I should've noticed when the first movie didn't meet up to expectations.
It really feels like the people behind Heaven's Feel asked, "Hey, so poetic cinema consists of pretty lighting and people staring at each other without saying anything, right?" and no one corrected them. Of course there were some good moments in the movie! But overall, as several reviews have pointed out, this was ultimately an anime based on a porn game. I have not played this game, nor do I ever intend to, but I really just wonder. Why?
Here's Heaven's Feel, going all out with the hyper-sexualization of some high schoo…
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*Spoiler-free review*
As a reader of the original visual novel, I greatly appreciated the effort put into this movie, especially a certain scene depicting Sakura in an Alice in Wonderland dream, hinting at a very different scene from the original.
I am certainly biased, and I have rated everything high simply out of me enjoying this movie so much. However, it still had its flaws. For instance, the fact that one of the most plot-heavy routes of Fate/Stay Night didn't get a TV-series, but rather three movies is wasteful. A positive of it is of course that they were able to adapt it accurately to the original without need of censoring, but a dire consequence of that is that it steals away screen-time that could have been used to develop the characters way better, and not making the whole m…
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Sempai, Sempai, Sempai? UmU.
Sakura finally getting the attention that she deserves as best girl, this is the second movie so if you haven't seen that obviously do that first (though keeping things general here so all my points apply to both movies.)
Art: 10/10- Good art is pretty much expected for Ufotable but this goes above and beyond, I was thinking it was realistic and even cool, but then saber goes and whips out her bloody glassing beam of a sword and my mind is officially blown, considering that I don't normally care for the art in anime that is a lot.
Sound:9/10- is in the same ball park, keeping a theme of extreme suspense in every scene, it only scores a 9 because nothing really stood out to me but considering that most of the sound track is there to compliment the mood there…
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Spoilers if you did not read the original 2004 visual novel nor the realta nua version
Spoilers if you did not watch the movie
Good points:
-The movie was based around the most boring parts of the novel and covered it as fast as it could. Good for the production team. Good for the audience who already read the novel since they can keep up with the fast pace since they already know. Bad for the audience who started with UBW or any of the DEEN adaptations
-The movie seems to have quite the unlimited animation budget
-The female characters are visually appealing to the audience. This is important because the fans of the spin off games of fate/stay night are primarily interested in good looking characters
-Regarding story, this is a fine watch. Alot of major plotpoints happen in this movie, a…
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Much like a crest worm devouring spirit for mana, it grows into that of a lost butterfly, devouring humans for the Holy Grail...
Fate/stay night Movie: Heaven's Feel - II. Lost Butterfly was not what LA was expecting, like some serious Cerberus syndrome effect kicks in as well loose plotline presented in presage flower is...well given 'bloom" as it. Lost Butterfly fully embraces Sakura Matou's route and gives us NO WAY back with all the consequences Shirou's decision has take him into.
Lost Butterfly takes place after the events of presage flower where Saber gets taken in by this "shadow" and has now gone missing, all the while Shinji is out on the loose and it just gets worse from there...
Lost Butterfly by all means centers NOW on Sakura, though hinted at in presage flower, Sakura tak…
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"The bigger they are, the harder they fall". This statement hold true to almost everything. And with various of recently poor alternative version, Fate! franchise is clearly not an exception. It seems like the greatness of Fate/Zero and the entertaining Fate UBW has forever faded in the shadow of doubts. But fortunately, this time, ufotable has learnt their lessons. Coming back to its root or in this case - route, fan of Fate! finally rejoice. Today, let's look at the 2nd installment of the highly acclaim action fantasy movie: Heaven's Fell part 2 - Lost Butterfly.
This time, you can forget about the master tastics in Fate/Zero and the shounen-ish nature of UBW, hell, even the Holy Grail War is not the focus of the story here. Immersing in a story about Lust and Jealousy, this time our fa…
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Lost Butterfly is a nightmare. A violent, corrosive nightmare. Gone is the dread that Presage Flower bathed in, as terror strikes in its place. The Holy Grail War is no longer just contaminated, it's corrupted. All that's left to do is watch the fireworks as everything goes to hell.
Once the first scene of the movie finishes giving Shirou a nightmare reminiscent of the penultimate scene of Presage Flower, we start off on a delicate scene. This scene sets off Sakura and Shirou's tenuous character arcs for this movie, and these arcs allow these two characters to shine brighter than ever before. Shirou's attempts to be with Sakura and be a hero for her in the Holy Grail War without Saber to help him is his most compelling journey across the three Fate timelines. Rarely have we seen him so vu…
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After a few years, we finally get the masterpiece, that is Lost Butterfly. From the beginning I was enthralled by the visuals and the soundtrack.
VISUALS 10 :
The visuals were amazing, especially in the Servant fights. It was very fluid and well animated, with a very vibrant color palette.
SOUND 10 :
The soundtrack was played when it was needed to, and it suited each scene perfectly. The sound itself was BEAUTIFUL.
CHARACTERS 10 :
Characters were well written . The main characters, Shirou and Sakura were well portrayed and their struggles were portrayed well. OVERALL 10 :
Overall, I have no problems with this movie at all and I would rewatch this over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. Everything about Lost Butterfly was perfect and I left…
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Fate/Stay Night Heaven's Feel will be always the best route for me since I have played the visual novel.
*SPOILERS MIGHT BE PRESENTED IN THE SUCCEEDING LINES*
The story's concept was so dark featuring Sakura Matou's backstory. But that's not the only thing that was good about this film. As someone who has played the game, this movie, from the first part - presage flower, up until the second part, it was an enjoyable experience for me and my friends who've watched it during the nationwide release.
As for the art, typical ufotable art is present, which is a good thing ever since UBW was created. The artwork is fantastic and the way they present the visual arts for Saber Alter and Dark Sakura was so good that it makes you hard to forget it since it was etched into your mind. For the sound, as…
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Some minor spoilers. But if you're reading this you pretty know what largely happens in the film.
I would like to start my review by saying I am not a Fate person. My only exposure to the series was with Fate Zero which I enjoyed quite a bit, and Learning with Manga, but otherwise I am quite apathetic to the series as a whole. That being said, Heaven's Feel 2 has been one of the most spectacular movies I have watched this year.
Credit where credit is due, while I have forgotten most of what happened in the first film (the only bits I remembered was Saber falling down at the end and of course Mr.Mapo Tofu/YOROKOBE SHOUNEN), the movie is still relatively easy to understand. While the first film assumed you've watched or is at least familiar with what happened in the first two routes, this…
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First off, this is the first accurate representation of Fate/Stay Night that an English person has access to. The UBW anime had a very bad director who could not convey accurate characterization, made much of the story and dialogue feel extremely repetitive, and in general made the show a waste of time because Shirou had nothing in common with his VN counterpart. Also, the translation was bad. In the case of the VN, it too has a very bad translation that you would basically have to "decipher" in order to get anything out of it.
Lost Butterfly does not have a good translation either. So you'll miss out on Sakura's incredible eloquence in the rain scene, and in general, the characters will feel far less natural than they should.
To comment on the characters, Shirou is finally understandabl…
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ATTENTION THIS CONTAINS SPOILER side note: this is the review for the both movie lol
so I watched this at Akiba Pass Festival so I'm quite late on writing review on it but hey I remember what happened and since this is my first review please endure and keep reading
Story(9/10):
so, heaven's feel movie, a dark path of fate series in here we see same characters but not quite, in here we see more of the characters interact, example: illya and shirou, sakura and tohsaka with different mid-end
which I really enjoyed
but something bothers me every time is saber getting out of control of shirou (pshh) rin: let's team up. but these are not the real problem here it's the rape scene which is typical in this modern era of anime (was it supposed to be longer?)
art(10/10):
everything about it is per…
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I will start this review by stating I will avoid major plot spoilers and discuss the events vaguely as to not spoil anything but will discuss character developments;
Firstly, this movie was one of my favourites in the fate series and I am very glad I had the opportunity to see it in theatres. I am a fan of darker and sad stories and this certainly fits right into that genre. While I believe many will be discussing the more heavy focus on sexuality in this film I would like to focus on other elements and only touch on the sexual elements to say that it was done well and did not take away from the core plot or feeling of the film. The scenes were enjoyable and honestly rather touching when you view them as more than simple fan service, and instead as a way to express the true desires of the…
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I just saw this movie in theaters less than an hour ago. So I may come back and edited this review after I've seen a second time. (If I've seen it a second time.)
I have to say, What was that? And I'm not talking about the animation or the soundtrack. The Credits Song "I Beg You" by Aimer is fantastic, I'm more knocking this for its characters. I feel they relied too heavily on "Because Fate".
SPOILERS:
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........................... As far as I can recall Saber Alter gets a single line and a single scene. The battle between Berserker and Alter is fantastic when the camera work is kept simplistic. But they go a bit too dynamic with the shots at certain points. I'm hoping that they explain…
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I am the tool of the Matous
Violated is my body, and corrupted is my blood
I have been infested by over 1000 worms
Craving death, yet clinging to life
Have withstood pain to be with my Senpai
Yet his hands hold other women
So as I pray
Stay by my side forever…Senpai
Heaven’s Feel: Lost Butterfly is probably the most sinister and vulgar representation of a survival game that I’ve seen yet. Its structure is completely different from the other two Fate routes. Instead of showcasing that fantastical and epic feeling that the other arcs so expertly portray, the tone of Heaven’s Feel is much more despair inducing and grounded in reality. Characters don’t give grand speeches about their beliefs among other things and don’t always get moments of grandeur, and instead often find themselves dying i…
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Me before Lost Butterfly: "Yeah I have seen all anime related to fate/stay night, pretty much know all about it at this point."
10 minutes into the movie: huh?
20: ....what?
30: WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE
Mild spoilers follow.
Story:
No tedious philosophies nor pretentious dialogue that solely exists to postpone the battles and extent the awful battle tournament shonen storyline because of pride or other equally laughable reasons. No. This time it's all about Sakura being too horny to stand and Shirou holding hands with every girl imaginable. Literally sex scenes and masturbation. Now this is what I always wanted from Fate. Finally understand why Heaven's Feel is the best route.
The pacing can be a problem to some viewers because it is seriously fast and scenes change at ridiculous tempo. T…
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Heaven's Feel: Lost Butterfly does a great deal to improve upon Presage Flower and feels like a breathe of fresh air for the Fate/Stay Night franchise. While Presage Flower had to retread some of the ground Unlimited Blade Works and Fate laid, this new film does a lot to show you what is new this time around and the much more intense and dark direction the series takes.
One thing I loved about Lost Butterfly is the development of characters that have not yet been given their due in the new Ufotable series. Sakura was clearly established as being the main girl of Heaven's Feel, and even outliers to the series likely know of her significance, but this film truly fleshes out and cements Sakura as the most tragic and complex of the main female characters in F/SN. Much of the main thrust of th…
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Once again Ufotable x Type-Moon did not disappoint. Watching it in the cinema (in Japan) with proper loudspeakers can enable me to experience the thrill of this fantastic display of animation choreography. The amount of time and effort by Ufotable once again demonstrates its class in perfecting high-quality animation and its visual arts. The unlimited budget work studio took time off from anime series and dedicate all their resources into this project and came out in fruition, and I could not be prouder for them.
The movie itself was breathtaking, astonishing and spectacular to watch. I was lost in words walking out of the cinema as this was one amazing movie adaption to its visual novel source. Despite cutting out, or twisting the moments from its origin was well dealt with to make it a…
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