I finally watched the movie and it was a solid 7/10! I don't know what was so nonsensical about it.
Meliodas and Zeldris were supposed to be the stars but the Four Sins stole the show IMO.
I liked the reason for Mel and Elizabeth's travel but that start was kinda bad, I never liked Melizabeth as a pairing because their romance is so cheesy. The early Zel and Gelda's interactions were kinda bad as well, but I warmed up to them as a pairing as the movie went on. I would have preferred Mel and Zel to spend more time together without their love interests actually because I think they were more of an hindrance there.
Elizabeth was mostly used as a tool to make Meliodas more optimistic about his relationship with it's brother. Their talk when they were sealed was good and that's about it. Wasn't too fond of the comedy when the two couples were together.
The scenes in the FKF however were great. The Sins's interactions, comedy and growth of King especially as a character. I remember finding King really annoying at times early in the series with his dumb decisions but his development in the manga has been great and it shows. Diane reflecting about what happened was also a great moment. Just like with Melizabeth, their romance has always been cheesy but they look much better as a pairing now. I loved how Gowther, King and Ban solved the issue in one minute with their abilities, honestly one of the coolest moment in the movie, if not the coolest.
I liked how the Humans HK have been used. Showing more feats than during the manga in the last HW, we didn't really get to see their power back then so it was nice. Their interactions were nice too. Plus I felt really happy for Bartra after everything he went through. All of this made the absence of the Dawn Roar stands out to me, did Nakaba forget about them?
Another thing I really liked in this movie was the reception of Mel and Zel by their clansmen(Nakaba really needs to talk about the Demons in more details, what's with all these colors etc?). In the manga it was very neglected but here we could see that they care about their race.
Found Dahlia entertaining as a character, he being voiced by one of my favorite VAs also helped. Dubs was less entertaining but I liked seeing these cool weapons.
I think the treatment of the SD was fine. This movie actually fleshed out the DK and SD as characters by clearly stating that they were simply tools "programmed" to fight forever. There is nothing particularly great about them as characters. So why the disappointment? I was relieved when I heard this actually(though I am not sure, but was she smiling when Mel used his final move or what?).
Didn't find things strange regarding the PLs of characters either. It was clearly stated that individually, all the Sins are weaker than the SD, Mel included, but all the Sins are top tiers. And there is no way you can believe someone like Diane is stuck at her old PL after 6 months, same for Zeldris or Gowther when we know how things work here. Feats speak more than PL numbers. Even Ban's superior durability compared to his three peers was highlighted. Mel was also able to kill the SD thanks to Merlin's support. The part with Dahlia one shotting made me laugh though not gonna lie . The most hilarious moments were definitely the "Bloody Elie" mentions. I burst out laughing when I heard this for the first time .
Although Escanor didn't get a new scene, I felt that what was done in the movie, with the Sins thinking about his sacrifice(mostly through Diane) was good.
What was absolutely terrible in this movie was Mael's treatment. What the hell? I get that he doesn't want to shed blood but his behavior was lame in the totality of this movie. I don't get how he got injured by Goddesses who should be fodder to him? He can dodge and even heal but we saw him with all kinds of bruises. Even the Humans HKs looked better. I felt bad for @Samael Morningstar watching all of this .
In the summaries I don't remember people talking about what Arthur was doing exactly, seeing that he was mourning the death of his people made the scene better to me. I would have liked to see Merlin talk to the Sins at least once.
Of course it was impossible to do a fantastic job with only a movie but it was good enough IMO. As annoying as they are as a pairing, it felt good to see Meliodas and Elizabeth marrying.
I am even more optimistic about the sequel now. Dahlia and Dubs are alive, people like Hawk and Wild can casually travel between the Demon Realm and the Human one, Archangels's return etc.
Meliodas and Zeldris were supposed to be the stars but the Four Sins stole the show IMO.
I liked the reason for Mel and Elizabeth's travel but that start was kinda bad, I never liked Melizabeth as a pairing because their romance is so cheesy. The early Zel and Gelda's interactions were kinda bad as well, but I warmed up to them as a pairing as the movie went on. I would have preferred Mel and Zel to spend more time together without their love interests actually because I think they were more of an hindrance there.
Elizabeth was mostly used as a tool to make Meliodas more optimistic about his relationship with it's brother. Their talk when they were sealed was good and that's about it. Wasn't too fond of the comedy when the two couples were together.
The scenes in the FKF however were great. The Sins's interactions, comedy and growth of King especially as a character. I remember finding King really annoying at times early in the series with his dumb decisions but his development in the manga has been great and it shows. Diane reflecting about what happened was also a great moment. Just like with Melizabeth, their romance has always been cheesy but they look much better as a pairing now. I loved how Gowther, King and Ban solved the issue in one minute with their abilities, honestly one of the coolest moment in the movie, if not the coolest.
I liked how the Humans HK have been used. Showing more feats than during the manga in the last HW, we didn't really get to see their power back then so it was nice. Their interactions were nice too. Plus I felt really happy for Bartra after everything he went through. All of this made the absence of the Dawn Roar stands out to me, did Nakaba forget about them?
Another thing I really liked in this movie was the reception of Mel and Zel by their clansmen(Nakaba really needs to talk about the Demons in more details, what's with all these colors etc?). In the manga it was very neglected but here we could see that they care about their race.
Found Dahlia entertaining as a character, he being voiced by one of my favorite VAs also helped. Dubs was less entertaining but I liked seeing these cool weapons.
I think the treatment of the SD was fine. This movie actually fleshed out the DK and SD as characters by clearly stating that they were simply tools "programmed" to fight forever. There is nothing particularly great about them as characters. So why the disappointment? I was relieved when I heard this actually(though I am not sure, but was she smiling when Mel used his final move or what?).
Didn't find things strange regarding the PLs of characters either. It was clearly stated that individually, all the Sins are weaker than the SD, Mel included, but all the Sins are top tiers. And there is no way you can believe someone like Diane is stuck at her old PL after 6 months, same for Zeldris or Gowther when we know how things work here. Feats speak more than PL numbers. Even Ban's superior durability compared to his three peers was highlighted. Mel was also able to kill the SD thanks to Merlin's support. The part with Dahlia one shotting made me laugh though not gonna lie . The most hilarious moments were definitely the "Bloody Elie" mentions. I burst out laughing when I heard this for the first time .
Although Escanor didn't get a new scene, I felt that what was done in the movie, with the Sins thinking about his sacrifice(mostly through Diane) was good.
What was absolutely terrible in this movie was Mael's treatment. What the hell? I get that he doesn't want to shed blood but his behavior was lame in the totality of this movie. I don't get how he got injured by Goddesses who should be fodder to him? He can dodge and even heal but we saw him with all kinds of bruises. Even the Humans HKs looked better. I felt bad for @Samael Morningstar watching all of this .
In the summaries I don't remember people talking about what Arthur was doing exactly, seeing that he was mourning the death of his people made the scene better to me. I would have liked to see Merlin talk to the Sins at least once.
Of course it was impossible to do a fantastic job with only a movie but it was good enough IMO. As annoying as they are as a pairing, it felt good to see Meliodas and Elizabeth marrying.
I am even more optimistic about the sequel now. Dahlia and Dubs are alive, people like Hawk and Wild can casually travel between the Demon Realm and the Human one, Archangels's return etc.