Battleangel

What can one say about such a masterpiece and milestone of movie history. There is little to complain about actually. The movies provides a stunning conclusion to a trilogy that accomplished everything it set out to do.

The only possible downside is that it gets a little tripping with all of its grand and heroic acts and speeches. However, only once during the three hours and twenty minutes that the movie lasts did this fact bother me. I buy all the pompous acting for the most part.

Without having the faintest idea of what was left out of the movie (I haven’t read the books) and what was filmed but cut or left for the extended version I must say that they pressed all the right buttons. There were very few scenes that felt unnecessary and out of place. It all felt more fluid and logical than in the previous films somehow.
And I wouldn’t settle for less given the fact that it is the third and concluding feature. Everything has to be put into place and make sense. The journey has to end, both for the characters om screen and the audience.

There is yet another minor complaint on my part. One that I always bring up. It’s the issue with “comic reliefs”. Even if it doesn’t hurt the movie I feel that it sometimes adds a comic dimension that feels malplaced because of its lightheartedness. Not so much of slapstick but rather the burlesque, almost infantile and anachronistic sense of humour. Maybe just one or two gags too many. And again, I haven’t read the books and I don’t care what is in them. I’m just dissecting the movies here.

Of course some scenes will feel like an eternity. Even in battle settings. You kind of wish they would end already and move to the next chapter. I found myself reaching for the remote and the fast forward button several times. But the important thing to remember is that none of these lengthy scenes were pointless. None turned out to be the drivel you feared they would be in the duration. And that, at least for me, negates the possibly major problem of having scenes drag on forever. You have to see the scenes in their completeness and later the movie with the same sense of unity. “Lengthy scenes” doesn’t qualify as a major gripe.

Verdict:

          (4/5)

“As close to perfection as any work of fiction will ever be. Bests the previous two movies”