Review of Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale

Sword Art Online : Ordinal Scale, A movie supposedly set after SAO, 2. Let's start with the Synopsis: In 2026, four years after the infamous Sword Art Online incident, a revolutionary new form of technology has emerged: the Augma, a device that utilizes an Augmented Reality system. Unlike the Virtual Reality of the NerveGear and the Amusphere, it is perfectly safe and allows players to use it while they are conscious, creating an instant hit on the market. The most popular application for the Augma is the game Ordinal Scale, which immerses players in a fantasy role-playing game with player rankings and rewards. Following the new craze,Kirito's friends dive into the game, and despite his reservations about the system, Kirito eventually joins them. While at first it appears to be just fun and games, they soon find out that the game is not all that it seems...

Story :5/10
OS (Ordinal Scale) is picked up from a very lacking point in the original anime (SAO) 's plot. A certain person getting to play the OP role. Kirito is awkwardly weak at first but gets op in the second part, which is totally BS. The plot is filled with either cringe worthy content or is downright led to a plothole. The story utilises A.I in a character but its very inadequate to the point it can't improve the story to a greater extent.

Art :7/10
Some blind fans liked the anime because lf it's so called 'Animation'. Well they definitely got reasons. A-1 picture does pretty neat work animating the movie, the art is same of SAO but improved to a year standard..

Soundtrack :5/10
Well. The soundtrack is nothing special. Its as bland as the main series, people who overhyped the movie will not like it. Certain fans will like it though. The OSTs are not so good.

Characters :4/10

How did kirito get weak? How did Kirito get stronger now? Who is this 'certain' person? (who actually leads a plothole) and mamy other questions come up. Kirito's gang is ever bright yet useless in the movie. The only work they do is make cringing content.

Enjoyment :6/10

The enjoyment is pretty good but the last portion feels rushed to a point where cringe worthy content is plugged in. At the very last point of the last fight comes 'nostalgic' moments which is extremely childish and maybe cringe worthy. So I enjoyed it until the last part. But enjoying it doesn't mean that I like how it was executed.

Overall :5/10

Its Mediocre, a hit or miss movie,mostly an instant like for Sao fanboys/fan girls. It's execution wasn't good. It has plotholes in the leading concept that the structure is built on. I will tell by myself that this movie was going OKAY but if the ending was more better, refined and MORE mature, it might've been a 7/10. Or, "Finally a movie/series worth watching from the SAO franchisee'.

Thanks for reading, i hope you find this review useful. It's written with purely my opinion. & opinion may vary from person to person!