Bidyut Sarkar
Well, I admit I am crazy about NARUTO...This movie THE LAST is way too good. But there are somethings which could have been explained...like why did Lady Tsunade resign her post as the fifth hokage? and if she is alive (as has been shown in the movie) what is her position as a Legendary Sanin? And Sasuke is a rogue ninja, then why on earth would protect the Village Hidden in the Leaf? and Shikamaru Nara calls his jutsu as the "Shadow Possession Jutsu" then why did he call it "Shadow Paralysis Jutsu" inn the movie? Well, apart from these unanswered questions, this movie was simply out of the world...the graphics was awesome as well...
Paul Kudliman
when watching the movie while visiting my friends, I took the chance to notice a few problems within the movie, the first is that for some parts it played really quickly while most times it dragged out. the problem was for me Sakura carried the movie even if she was a support character in the movie.my biggest gripe with the characters is that they felt a little two dimensional and I didn't really feel the sense of danger that was befalling the ninja world. but there was some great emotional capacity in the movie, but the villain was lack luster, I never really saw him as a great villain.overall Naruto coming to terms with his feelings (he was already in love with Hinata before the movie) for Hinata was great in some parts, but dragged out in most.I think the best part of the movie wasn't just the musical pieces, but the fact that they attempted to steer away from the Uchiha drama that dominated the manga overall a 6.5 for me, a good movie with faults which dragged out in some parts.
Adrie Ramadhan
Naruto The Last attached with Kishimoto Sensei too, my mind was just blown away, Road to Ninja was so good, i loved every little thing that movie had to offer the different realities, the dramas, and above all the new "storyline"it was something new, or at least in Naruto-verse, it's a new story and also happens to be canon that's the dream combo there, because for me personally, if a movie isn't really canon i could really care less about what happens there.anyway with high hopes i watched Naruto the last, expecting a new level of action scenes as a young adult Naruto bares his fangs. but boy oh boy, it was nothing like the road to ninja, the movie tries so hard for to tell us that Hinata really REALLY *REALLY* likes Naruto, and even after the event of Pein (or Pain) arc, Hinata was already confessed, and Naruto heard that too, but this movies brush off that fact and tries to paint Naruto as this ignorant guyIf this was just another filler movie than i might be okay with, but this was supposed to be a canon, with Kishimoto writing the story himself, and he neglecting that huge fact , who i personally loved in the Pein arc, is a big downer.Aside from that the pacing is very slow there's like 2 or 3 scenes that just get played over and over again it's like they're expecting us to go to sleep half way around the first 30 minute mark,so they need to show those scenes again.And the villain, he's pretty interesting back-story wise, but that's it. I could really care less about his motivation, i didn't get the feeling to be sympathetic with him, and he was painted to be one, he was just a child born with the sick twisted ideology from his parent, a sick "decree" if you will. But what did the movie told us? he's just a jealous, envious, separation issue snot nosed brat. his power isn't that great either. the action scenes was also lacking, he had no underlings per Se, no one to really contest Naruto teams, i mean what's up with the satanic doll against Sakura? are you trying to make us remember the SasorixSakura fight? well it's working, the whole scene when Sakura fights those dolls, my mind just keep reminiscing on the glorious battle Sakura and Sasori had.i realized that maybe the fight scenes and all is not what this movie really wanted to show us, it's more about the love about Naruto and Hinata i'm down with that, in fact i loved the scene where they just walked around picnicking in the moon town ruin, i really felt that warmth between those two but again, the have to paint Naruto as this ignorant sucker, can't take a hint, FORGETTING that Hinata already said "I LOVE YOU" to him. and when he finally figured it out what did he do? he's acting like a total brat, seething, being all gloomy and stuffs this isn't Naruto that we all know and love that is Sasuke's trait, and i don't want to see Naruto acting all gloomy like this and for what? Hinata ignoring you? for God's sake Naruto's been ignoring Hinata most of his life, Hinata ignores him for a bit and he got all gloomy and stuffs? the last time i saw Naruto acts like this was when Jiraiya's dead, and that was a great part of the arc, Naruto can be gloomy, he can be sad but with the right reason not for this forced love triangle crap, the movie tries so hard to sell on the love drama, but they failed miserably, with that out of the way, there's literally nothing else in heremy recommendation? skip this one and went on Boruto instead, the trailer seems nice
powerfull_jedi
I'll get this out of the way: I never liked any of the Naruto series. It's everything that's wrong with the shounen genre. Gave up on the first TV series after episode 100 when the onslaught of unbearable filler started. Watched a few episodes here and there of Shippuden then decided to read the manga up until the final chapter. This movie feels like what made just for me because it focused on arguably the one only thing that I found interesting about the Naruto universe: the relationship between Naruto and his background filler / friend Hinata. In the middle of all the insane chaos with Orochimaru, Sasuke and all the major wars, this side story with these two characters is something' that was lacking and felt very unexplored. Thankfully, a movie was made that bridges the gap between the final chapter and the epilogue. Movie starts with new scenes that place Hinata as a childhood acquaintance of Naruto, who stands up for her which results in bullies mocking his botched shadow clone technique, getting beat up and having his red scarf ripped apart. Hinata thanks him and he offers her his scarf as a keepsake which triggers her to develop feelings for the kid. Time jumps to the first few episodes of the original Naruto series where Hinata scribbles down Naruto's name and makes it her goal to win him as time and adulthood chimes in. But Hinata's quest to win Naruto's heart gets sidetracked by a menacing villain who kidnaps her baby sister. Let's start with the good: - Top notch animation all around. Character animations and the smoothness of the thankfully short combat scenes. Characters who are not pertinent to the plot are relegated to being cameos and all the characters who matter are the main focus. As much as I hear many complaining about Sasuke being basically a glorified cameo, let's get one thing straight: he has nothing to do with this. This is Naruto and Hinata's story. Sakura makes sense because she is pertinent to this story as she is both Naruto and Hinata's longtime friend and companion. Shikamaru is there because he is assigned by Kakashi and Sai also plays an important role. Cool Sasuke cameo but in the grand scheme of things, he had nothing to do with the plot. Using a doomsday scenario during peacetime, The Last: Naruto the Movie is a slow moving but satisfying romantic dramedy with plenty of action to go around. The first 25 minutes we deal with Hinata's doing her best to knit that scarf as a both a present and a confession. Grown up, a wartime hero, we also see a less crazy, more mature and focused Naruto enjoying life, pestered by groupies and scolded by Sakura who is pro actively helping Hinata while chastising Naruto for not putting two and two together as he is oblivious to Hinata's every attempt to win his heart. Enter the main bad guy who kidnaps Hinata's sister. The main bad guy is somehow connected to the abnormal lunar activities so Kakashi assembles a task force. He sends them on a mission to save Hinata's sister. After a long battle to gain entrance to the Toneri's hideout, the team is frozen by a technique that traps them into a slumber in which they relive their memories over and over. This is one of the most beautiful sequences in the movie. With Naruto starting to connect all the dots as to how Hinata feels about him by inserting himself into her memories from his perspective. That sequence helps Naruto evolve as a character, being more mature and understanding that there was a void in is life. The dream sequence is an interesting metaphysical venue for Naruto to understand both his feelings as well as understand Hinata's feelings towards him. I admit I do not have all the information since I didn't watch enough of Naruto to piece all the history between these two characters, but the movie does a good enough job covering all the logistics of how Naruto and Hinata's history would lead to this particular event. Naruto as a kid, stands up for Hinata and offers her his torn scarf, not understanding at first how just much of an impact it would have on her life. The movie reminds us that in the time frame in which Naruto was ostracized, Hinata was the only person who was genuinely kind to him during his formative years and again the movie clearly shows that he never quite understood why. And Hinata's confession to him while he was engaged in a bloody battle against Pain was a surprise but once again, it's clear that he didn't quite understand. It's only when he looks into Hinata's memories from her perspective, particularly just how much Hinata is also a constant presence in his own memories. The team starts their search in an abandoned village and this also has important character moments in which Naruto himself is more relaxed, but also clumsier. Hinata walks into a small cobweb which prompts Naruto to act more kindly. Moments later, the hero himself hits a bigger spiderweb. This shows that Naruto is more relaxed in her presence but also distracted by his newly understood feelings. It's charming to see this kid who screamed about being a Hokage every single episode in an unfamiliar territory. What our hero sees as Hinata going into the arms of another is actually a clever reveal with flashbacks in which Hinata acts as a Trojan horse, but it also pains her to keep the act to gain Toneri's confidence at the cost of losing Naruto. The final act is bookended by a massive showdown with Naruto and Toneri. But fighting is nothing compared to the last set piece in which Naruto and Hinata return to Earth, effectively ending an important chapter in the hero's life. Be sure to take in the music and the wedding stills during the credits.