Review of Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel

So I watched the second Naruto film having watched the anime series. The beginning was very slow and very like a Naruto filler. However as the film continued it did begin to attract my attention. The story has some meaning, suprisingly so, it's about utopia and if war/sacrifices are necessary to achieve it, which is a quite a philosophical theme. It actually made me think on my own thoughts about good and bad which is something I never expected in a Naruto film would make me do! I thought it was good this topic was addressed, especially considering a large majority of the audience arequite young and the film sets a good example.

As for the art, I would say some scenes really excelled over the anime series, however overall it was very fair and nothing to get excited about. I would say the same for sound.

In terms of characterisation, the film doesn't really develope the series characters and the new character Temujin had a kind of Sasuke feel to him, saying this he was quite likeable and I found myself rooting him on but he just lacked originality.

Oddly, I found myself enjoying the film but I guess that's because I've been watching Naruto for a long time and I know how deal with fillerish moments. If you can do the same then I'm sure you'll enjoy it too.

STORY: 7
ART: 6
SOUND: 5
CHARACTER: 6
ENJOYMENT: 7

OVERALL: 31/50 : 62% : (Good-7)