POSITIVES
If this movie is your first exposure to Jujutsu Kaisen, then this does a great job building and introducing this world of a stylish action-fantasy anime filled with cool characters, great visuals, plus moments of humor or horror. If you’re already a fan, what are you waiting for, go see this!
Compelling and involving story revolving around our protagonist and de facto audience surrogate should keep your interest to see where the plot goes.
Those flashy action sequences are exciting to watch. Heck, the whole third act is action heavy and an awesome way to conclude the movie. Kudos to MAPPA studio for the excellent animation.
The chemistry and interactions between these distinct characters are the strongest points of the story. It’s easy to get invested with what happens to Okkotsu Yūta, Gojō Satoru, Zen'in Maki, Inumaki Toge, Panda, Getō Suguru, and Orimoto Rika.
There are some good thematic commentaries about friendship, self-worth, and Love, that are very well punctuated by some effective emotional beats.
NEGATIVES
If the story doesn’t do it for you, this movie will just end up looking like an excuse to show action scenes after action scenes that just happen to be exposition heavy.
Speaking of which, all that exposition will feel redundant to those who already know Jujutsu Kaisen, and for those who didn’t already know might feel a little overwhelmed with all the detail.
Plot conveniences and deus ex machina moments are very much present, which admittedly diminishes any notion of actual real tension or danger to the drama.
There are horror elements to the premise. While it’s not the focus of this anime, the moments of bloody gore might not be for everybody.
Certain distinct looking characters get some flashy single scene highlights. You might think it’s a waste of time showing them if you don’t already know who they are, but you might be disappointed in not seeing more of them in this movie if you were already familiar with them.
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