evalyn05 - 2016-02-26 01:03:39

Animacion mala, dialogos malos, personajes malos, lo unico que vende de este anime es que es continuacion de un anime que vi en mi infancia, pero me dejo decepcionado, lo unico rescatable es que la historia esta interesante y pusieron las canciones originales en versiones modernas

coy14 - 2015-12-23 10:11:33

As a long time digimon fan, I still have nostalgia about waking up to watch new episodes when I was young.  Perhaps that's the problem with Tri; I expected to see a show that I loved recreated with deeper plot and more modern animation techniques.  Sadly, that was nowhere near what I received.

The characters I knew were adventurous, bold, and brave.  They cheered eachother on.  They represented their crests through their hearts and their want to succeed.  Now in their teens and having entered high school, their personalities are anything but adventurous.

Taichi has become emotionally self-inflicting and depressed, leaving Yamato to have to constantly push to motivate him to do anything useful through the entire film.  This is even to the extent of him having to fight alone when Taichi is too busy moping about his personal feelings rather than helping the group.  We are even subjected to a long sunset scene with Agumon while he reflects on how painful life is and the real struggle that is puberty.  This is not at all the leader that I remember.

It seems that they're trying to force the idea that being a teenager automatically means that angst and drama is compelling, but unfortunately for them, I found it incredibly annoying and out of character.

The thrown-together story itself is choc-full of horrid and unexplained plotholes.  Mimi living in another country on another continent, yet Koushiro sends her a casual text message to come hang out, and she hops the next plane-- as if it were as easy as asking her to come meet them at the mall and she lived down the street.  Did she ask her parents?  How did she receive a text, catch a plane, and arrive less than 12 hours later in Japan when she lives in the United States?  Later in the chapter, she simply shows up in a taxi and starts handing out American souvenirs that she somehow had time to buy as well. There are several instances like this where characters are jammed together for the sake of the plot, but it makes no sense of how or why they're there.  The writers just needed Character-A to be there for a certain reason and the realism of anything else is irrelevant.

If you're a Joe fan, be prepared for severe disappointment.  He spends the entire thing 'studying' and away from his friends, albeit for one scene where he seems irritated to see them while under a bridge and explains that he's too busy to bother with the digimon schtick.

While the action scenes are fantastic in their animation, dealing with the cast is now a chore more than a delight.  Their dialogue is moody simply for the sake of being moody.  It leaves you feeling drowned in its negativity while gasping for any semblance of what you once knew of a happy, engaging series.

A severely disappointing result of what I had believed to be a new beginning.
Don't even bother with this.

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dina.keeling - 2015-11-26 03:43:51

I'm actually impressed that they managed to retain the spirit of the show and characters. The animation is so stunning  and has a mature feel. It aged with it's audience and I love that about it.

The story still feels like one of the original plot lines so it feels like I'm just watching right where I left off a decade ago.  It's engaging and the characters greet you like old friends.

This is a must watch.

kiarra.miller - 2015-11-21 00:11:26

It's hard to describe the sheer awe and wonder that many children had with Digimon as they grew up. If I were to describe it, it was an amazing adventure that had an endearing cast of characters, a fascinating world, relatively good animation (in comparison to other children's shows) and most importantly, an alternative to Pokemon that many children found easier to get attached to. This was because the characters came off as children just like the viewers, with their fair share of sympathetic traits and quirks.

While all I'm saying may sound strange to someone who may not have experienced Digimon in their childhood, Digimon had another crucial aspect that distinguished it from Pokemon; the characters and their Digimon grew over the course of the story. The show is ultimately a coming of age story, yet it never felt forced down the viewers' throats and is actually timeless in its presentation of children facing their fears and understanding the world around them.

As one would expect, Digimon Tri had a lot to live up to. Not only did it need to continue off the themes of the original and present them differently (considering the age difference from the original show), it need to capture the charm that made the original so timeless in the eyes of many. 

How well does it succeed?

So far, it's doing great.

The story picks up where the original ended, and continues fleshing out various concepts from the original as well as add more mysteries to the world around them. While there is plenty of exposition, the show doesn't hold the viewer's hand a lot of the time, and viewers ignorant or forgetful of events and ideas of the original are advised to refresh their knowledge of the universe before watching the show.

The show also has the same great sense of balance that the original had; it knows when to be funny, when to be serious, when to explain what's going on and when to have its quiet moments. The pacing is great and while the beginning comes off as too slow, there's plenty of foreshadowing towards events taking place later in the movie as well as events that will probably happen later on (I think).

This brings us to the movie's greatest strength: the characters. They have changed greatly from the original, and yet special care was made to maintain the exact charm that made them so endearing in the original show. Small character quirks have remained, and their interactions are a complete joy to watch.

Here is where many people will ultimately be divided over the movie, that being the handling of Taichi's character (the typical hot-headed, rash main character in the original). Personally, I was greatly impressed by how the movie handled his character as well as how his character conflict feels subtle rather than forced and edgy as it could have been under worse handling.

The artwork and backgrounds look...well, solid. They're far from the most impressive work imaginable (and average at best for a movie), and yet they manage to capture the same feeling as the original. That being said, there's not much that if particularly noteworthy about them either. They're fitting, sure, but could've been better handled.

I cannot say the same for the animation quality, however, and am deeply disappointed by the clear lack of effort that Toei have put into this movie as far as visuals are concerned.

Still frames, repeated frames, awkward movement and many scenes with hardly any motion happening. This animation quality would be average at best in a TV series, and slip into downright appalling by movie standards.

The soundtrack is a complete and utter blast, fitting well the mood of the show as well as a few remixes of previous tracks in the original, which was immensely satisfying. The voice acting is also excellent, with no awkward lines delivered and the various voice actors reprising their roles from the original.

Overall, this movie is a great experience and a great sequel to the original, and it was great to see all these characters who we've grown accustomed to as children grown up while retaining their original charm. The story is tightly written, the soundtrack great and the artwork tolerable, but it's hard not to feel that we're children again while watching this movie. I'm impressed by Toei's effort in this movie, and hope they get a higher budget for the next movie, if only for it to be more visually appealing.

Thank you very much for reading my review. 
Feedback is greatly appreciated!