Review of Attack on Titan: Final Season - The Final Chapters
Imagine going up to your friend and tell them that you finished Attack on Titan as if that is the best flex you have ever told anyone. You feel like you are such an anime veteran for staying true to AoT for the past decade just to find out that anime elitists and manga readers exist. Nevertheless, Attack on Titan is officially over and it definitely left an impact to the anime community. The directing is great, the worldbuilding is great, the art and the animation is great, the soundtrack is great, the voice acting is great and it definitely dropped one of the biggest plot twist thatbroke the internet.
Plus, seeing that ODM gear in action for one final time is definitely something to remember.
However, the story itself is like a bucket full of holes trying to scoop up as many water as possible.
One of the reason is the contradicting theme in the plot.
"Anti-war vs heroism"
This is something that recurs since season 1 of AoT.
In one scene we see a bunch of people dying a senseless deaths to inflict horror into the hearts of viewers and in the next scene we see the main characters trying to commit an act of heroism and survive just because it is a canon event.
Because of it, it left some people in confusion more than enjoyment.
Honestly, the story could have ended anywhere along the "final" season but it spirals into military sci fi stuff with a post apocalyptic vibe ending just to deliver a message. (Truly a peak ending fr)
Don't get me wrong when I say all this but still gave it a good rating.
Nothing is perfect after all.
It is an enjoyable show with a lot of interesting aspect to it but the story just feels like it is being dragged along just to squeeze out as many content as possible but you can get past it if you keep in mind that this is just a work of fiction and everything that happens in the show does not have to be realistic whatsoever.
In conclusion, Attack on Titan is a great show that delivers good plot twist accompanied with decent drama, great animation and cinematography together with memorable soundtracks.
Thank you to Isayama, Wit and MAPPA for delivering AoT for the community to enjoy.
p/s : It feels kind of ironic that the show starts and ends with "attack on titan" now that I think about it