General Observations: Delightful way to spend two hours. A very large portion of the movie I had a huge smile stuck to my face. Simple but effective. Conflict introduced conflict explored conflict resolved in a satisfying way. Doesnt say or try to imply anything particularly deep or thoughtprovoking but it doesnt need to. Doesnt require an intimate knowledge of the games characters or storylines to enjoy though there are very minor callbacks and having a general idea of what goes on in the game definitely doesnt hurt. Movie has a slight Leo/need focus This makes sense narratively and Im not bothered by it. The production of this movie is filled to the brim with passion and appreciation for artists and musicians with an obvious focus on Vocaloid producers. Its practically bleeding with it. Movie original discography brings its best as expected. All five of the unit songs are evocative of their groups and their aesthetic. That said Fire Dance is definitely my favorite. They really start that portion of the movie with a deafening bang that the rest of the songs cant measure up to in the same way for me. Relationships are a healthy mix of friendship and GL crumbs with a small serving of family and BL crumbs on the side. The movie is carried on the idea that music has the capability to save and change lives. This is a theme that resonates deeply with me but it likely wont be as impactful if you disagree. The film itself definitely wholeheartedly believes in it which might be enough to convince you at least for a bit. People find solace and hope in the simplest things no matter how mundane they may seem. Oftentimes it really is that easy. Praises: Genuinely clever way of incorporating existing songs as inserts: not just Gunjo Sanka but the clips of songs from other producers as well. Song choreography was energetic. Felt refreshing compared to the choreo in the 3DMVs in the actual game which can be... lackluster at times. Tsukasas presence essentially being dedicated to comic relief. Objectively the best use of his limited screentime in a movie thats supposed to be more or less evenly focused on each character. Amazing cinematography especially in the scenes in depressed Mikus SEKAI. Reminded me of Revue Starlight at times. Complaints: Members of groups didnt intermingle at all. Even when theyre all summoned at the same time to depressed Mikus SEKAI they literally cannot perceive anyone outside of their group. I thought this was kind of a shame given that something I like about the games storylines is the interaction of characters between groups that extends to music collaboration and being a part of the friends with the Virtual Singers club. Minor Akito seemed to take priority over Kohane as a leader figure in certain VBSfocused portions. Give the spotlight back to my hamster damn it. /j Minor Balance between groups was ALMOST perfect MMJ and WxS couldve used just a teensy pinch more focus each. I suppose thats the downside to the movie being slightly Leo/need focused which I dont mind again. Theater Experience Miscellaneous: English subtitles by Deven Neel. I enjoyed them and appreciated the song translations. I thought it couldve done with some proper karaoke styling because Im a fansubber myself and deranged but it was a solid 7/10 overall. Everyone in the theater looked like they belonged in the GSA including me and my girlfriend. That is a high compliment. There were two teens cosplaying as Rin and Len in the audience that were in front of us in line to buy tickets. I was worried because there was a Lot of yapping during the preshow but the audience was very wellbehaved. I was very grateful for this after hearing the horror stories of what happens in the showings of the Minecraft movie. About two minutes into the movie the theater lights werent dimming and we were all silently confused. A theater worker walked across the aisles to turn them off manually and we genuinely whooped and cheered in gratitude. The next time we would whoop and cheer would be during the after show when Miku is directly addressing us. The song during the after show didnt feel the appropriate vibe to get up and be active but I did clap in time. My girlfriend got out her shitty tiny Precure Miracle Light that barely works and waved it around a bit which was the closest we got to a glowstick. Final Thoughts: After we got out of the movie we got little cardboard flyers with serial codes on the back. If this doesnt give me ten thousand crystals upon redemption then I dont want it. joke Why did they get Deco27 to compose like ten songs for this movie. Do they have him trapped in the basement or something I love you movies I love you music I love you Hatsune Miku