Persona 3 the Movie 3: Falling Down is the first movie out of the first three that really captured the essence of what made the game so resonating for a lot of people, including myself. "Acknowledge your mortality and embrace your humanity. Do not disregard what you were born to seek merely because it is finite, as its finity is what gives it value." This core idea was explored through our taciturn protagonist, Makoto Yuuki with great finesse and care for his character. Him struggling to understand the significance of bonds in one's life and its clash with his nihilistic outlook, contrasted by his friends'unwavering drive to move forward despite what obstacles may be and the parallels between Yuuki's state of mind with of Strega's really is telling of the thought put into this movie. Persona 3: Falling Down is a movie that yields an even better experience when seen with an analytical perspective and I can't stress it enough.