Digimon Adventure Last Evolution Movie Review: 10 Years Later | Billiam
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Digimon Adventure Last Evolution Kizuna is a brand new movie starring the cast from Digimon Adventure! It sees Matt and Tai as adults struggling to find their way in life. DANG! Sounds like my life! Well anyway, let's talk about this film because therapy is very expensive.
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It's pretty insane how some series literally grow up with its viewers, and Digimon is no exception.
always makes my day to see a Justin Y comment!
Your everywhere!
Where as Pokemon Ash just gets younger and dumber
I cant wait for the digimon and Naruto crossover
@@Virdice I honestly doubt the dumber part
For me personally don’t know why but I was like, “I’m not gonna shed a tear” but the part where Gabumon asks Matt to play the Harmonica that’s where the 20 years of the whole franchise just flowed and made me cry.
Thanks Last Evolution and Digimon as a whole.
Yes man! The last few scenes were really tough to get through. Great movie.
For me it was the whistle and agumon saying tai grew up
Same honestly whenever Gabumon asks Matt to play it's time for goodbye that's when I knew it was time to say bye
Jesus loves you :)
One thing I haven't heard folks cover but I think is beautiful. Without spoiling anything, one of the last things to happen in the movie involves characters asking other characters what they're going to do tomorrow. The characters being asked initially don't have an answer.
In "Butterfly" the Japanese opening for Digimon Adventure 1999, the lyrics of the pre-chorus are "ashita no yotei mo wakaranai " AKA "I don't even know what my plans are for tomorrow" - in that regard the final emotional beat of the film is a callback to the original opening. :)
i might be wrong on this, but i think TK's new design is based on the late koji wada too. he's got the fedora koji seems to wear in every picture i can find of him and angemon was his favorite character in the series, so i think it might at least be a small tribute.
They turned into butterflies too.
Just like Koji Wada did. :'(
No other series respects their opening singer as much as Digimon respects the memory of Kouji Wada.
And its beautiful.
@@christianboustani8284 i don't think there are many shows where the opening singer is such an important part of the brand, either.
@@awesomesofar5963 Takeru is just the designated hat character
"What are you gonna do tomorrow" absolutely ruined me and broke me
Great review! Was waiting for this!
This movie hits deep on a personal level especially when you are about to enter your 30's.
Me too. Feels like I'm clinging on
I was 32 when I watched it. The feels...
I dont want to grow up...
It truly does. I honestly just cried because it’s true that we have so much potential as a child and the world just narrows
@@sirianluca Yeah but growing up means tapping into your potential and thus creating your destiny and your path in life so the narrowing of "our" personal world becomes inevitable.
I love the idea that this movie ties into the ending of Adventure 02 where... when Tai and Matt have their careers sorted and have children of their own Agumon and Gabumon return to them to help them with the raising of their children (as Children and digimon partners are intrinsically connected). That’s my way of coping with the trauma of the ending of this movie anyway and I’m sticking to it!
That's going to be the 25th Anniversary movie right there for sure.
SAMEE
@@clrdr7 Digimon adventure:Next Generations let's go.
They said they’re gonna come soon and it would be way more interesting maybe tying up the tri/02 loose ends
No I Prefer a new horrible threat that makes Taichi and Yamato have the passion to fight so they restore thier parteners .....and my dream battle that they coperate with Daisuke in a burtal battle it will be epic.....and unfortunatlly it didn't occuered only Daisuke andYamato in ashort fight to liberate metalgreymon
Holy crap...
I cried...
I watched your video, decided to watch the movie, I just finished...and I freaking BAWLED....
"What are you gonna do tomorrow?"
@@phlpcockrell OMG STOP!
@@phlpcockrell The feels....
@@OurKindofEntertainment right??? I lost my sh*t right there.. (for possibly the 3rd time)
@@phlpcockrell “I know tomorrow we can”
While this movie doesn't ruin the established canon like some people say it does, I do have a problem with the movie.
The whole concept of Digimon partners disappearing because of an arbitrary plot device that was come up for this movie only.
Like we have never had this being mentioned before, and it makes it feel incredibly forced.
I know the message of the movie is to tell that at some point we need to let go of our "digimon", like our friends, pets, family, etc.
But digimon, both the mons and series in itself, don't just represent that. They represent childhood, dreams, goals, adventure, maturing.
When you grow up, these things don't disappear as long as you hold onto them and let them grow with you.
As a wise man once said, "You don't stop playing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop playing."
Yeah honestly an interesting concept would be to see these Digimon transfer to new partners instead of just disappearing into the void.
I know that's what they SAID, but after watching the film, and especially the line of "we love seeing you grow," I interpreted it differently.
We help the Digimon grow, but in turn the Digimon help US grow, and when we've reached the pinnacle of our own evolution they disappear because they're no longer needed.
Remember, this was the interpretation of a woman who was distraught from the loss of her own Digimon, so her version might be colored by that.
I know that wise man. He's geek, he's proud, and he has a PALM IN YOUR FACE!
This, it's creating a false barrier that really does not need to be there
They don't disappear, but they have to remain a memory. You need to grow up and get on with life.
aw man, i really need to get around watching the movie soon so that i can go back to watch this video to its entirety!!
Broo you gotta make content againn
Ik you lost everything but Trust me man your ogs are here
@@kuriyok7716 Facts
respect for your content homie.
you're gonna love the movie Bocodamondo , it's awesome
For a series everyone called a "knockoff pokemon" it really knows how to pull on your heartstrings and make you feel as if you've been growing and been apart of the journey .
If a story can do that than its an amazing story.
The only way I can describe it is melancholy.
It's an unknown sadness while watching it I don't know how to describe it.
It's something that Pokemon can never do because they're main character never ages, if the pokemon anime followed the games such as a different trainer each season that would be great
It's never a ripoff and every season digimon gives other series L's that does a similar concept and story telling lol
@@HerooftheWild mystery dungeon in the other hand....
@@edgelord8337
"I don't want to say good-bye".
Pokemon wishes it was Digimon. As someone who grew up on both, I've always wanted more from Digimon than I ever did from Pokemon as I grew up.
Digimon Is so underrated as a series, we all grew up with it but even watching as an adult it still stands out and has some great moments
There's really not many series where you see the full growth of protagonists that go from literal kids to actual full-grown adults.
As opposed to figurative kids and fake adults?
How'd you know?
Harry Potter
🤝
Digimon
Character growing up with their viewers
There are many series that make that happen. Dragon Ball and Naruto are good examples
Last Kizuna: Say goodbye to the characters
2020 reboot: Now get to know them again.
the thing is, the 2020 reboot isn't for us, it's for the new generation of kids.
@@kelnhide I love it, maybe even more than the original Digimon adventure😄.
@@kelnhide I WILL WATCH IT IF I WANT
@@kelnhide let just hope it’s as good as the original
For real, smart move if you ask me instead of going off of Tri.
I hope they just reboot it with better animation and different stories like Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood and the original FMA, both were awesome.👌
I did like the node to a possible untapped potential. Not saying they ever NEED to bring it back, but always a chance for a good tight story like this one. Now give me a new and good Tamers movie!!!
honestly if all the seasons got a movie like this (Tamers, Frontier, Data Squad, Xros Wars) I help fund it
Tamers could use it, I'm curious how the cast changes as they grow up. There is a radio drama they made but I don't know how much it covers (or if it's considered canon)
@@sdbzfan1 I dont think a data squad movie would really work like this tho because of its ending
I don’t think this movie’s plot/ending is as simple as “you lose your Digimon when you become an adult.” That was Menoa’s theory yes, but she’s the villain of the movie.
My takeaway is that you only lose your Digimon if/when you stop having time for it. The movie’s theme is about potential and the choices we make, and how it can feel like those choices dwindle as we grow up. When Tai talks to Gennai, Gennai even says it himself, something like “yes your Digimon will disappear, but if you still had potential...”
There is a “but” in there, meaning Menoa’s theory that losing your Digimon for good when you become an adult is wrong; it’s not inevitable. We may grow up, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still find time for the hobbies we enjoyed as a kid, and even if we let them go it’s never too late to get them back. The potential is always there, we just have to find it again, and it’s the same thing with Digimon.
The four who lose their Digimon in this movie - Tai, Matt, Sora, and Menoa - all lost them because they stopped trying to find time for them. Sora quit fighting completely to focus on her career, Tai and Matt ditched their Digimon with their siblings shortly before the rings appeared on their digivices, and Menoa had also started spending less and less time with her partner.
Also, Menoa lost her Digimon when she was /14/ Thats not an adult, so that’s another strike against her theory.
And don’t forget they stated the 02 epilogue is canon, and Kizuna ends on an optimistic note with Tai and Matt saying they’ll see their Digimon again!
So no, it’s not a tragic story about letting your childhood go as you become an adult, it’s a lesson that it’s never too late to try new things OR go back to old things no matter how old you get. Or at least, that’s how I like to interpret it.
YESS!
Another thing, Joe is older than Yamato andTaichi, but Gomamon is still with him.
Yes, that too!
Yes, if there is begining there is ending but the ending could be new begining.
Yeah, but the big issue is that the film ends after separating while the producer uses the 02 epilogue as a patch. So the last paragraph that you said didn't have the chance to properly flesh out the REAL message.
Yeah that’s true, it could benefit from a second movie to show how they reunite but it’s probably best they didn’t go the Tri route again
When you played the harmonica part, I started crying again. I’m not okay
Same, that hit hard
is there a support group? I kinda need it
I've never liked using the death of living creatures as a metaphor for "growing up". Losing a close friend should be allowed to hurt, no matter what form that friend might take, and you shouldn't be looked down on for grieving over that loss. When somebody's pet dies, nobody tells them it's supposed to be a metaphor for the end of childhood.
Shut up
I know how you feel, I cried the whole time. As someone who has had a best friend pass away and grew up away from their school friends. Watching maybe the most powerful friendships in 2000’s anime history just “vanish” killed me.
I'm still crying from this, and I saw it a bit ago. It's insane, this movie took all my emotions, bundled them up into a little knapsack ready to go on a grand adventure, then smashed the knapsack with the biggest hammer it could find and just kept smashing it.
When a show grows with you, it is truly a beautiful thing.
If only Pokémon would have the courage to grow up like these heroes.
Agreed.
The mystery dungeon series does a way better job at story telling.
edge lord I thought the game was very unique when it came out years ago. Did they ever make any shows/movies?
@@Spades340 only a short anime.
Nothing much sadly.
Kinda a weird comment to make considering that the reboot is airing right now
The manga Pokemon Adventures does this though. The main characters grow up, the themes are more serious and personal and dramatic. People and Pokémon DIE. It's truly the definitive version for someone who likes storytelling in Pokemon
...yknow. The moment you started pulling Digimon: The Movie edits with the music...
I immediately knew you were gonna drop the Digi-Rap over the farewell scene.
I cried along with Tai and Matt there, though more out of comedy rather than heartwrenching agony. ^^”
I lost it at that moment, even though I cried like a child when watching the actual film. The power of a simple audio change.
The audio change makes it better somehow. With this movie and Tri they tried to take the original dub and toss it out the window for a more polished and serious effect, but to the Americans who grew up with it that stupid humor and those crazy songs are what made them fall in love. Those three edits are nostalgia for me.
That was definitely the best part of the video
The jump cut when the Digimon disappear reminds me of the scene of Lenny getting shot in Of Mice and Men. I had read the book before, and when I imagined a movie adaptation, I thought that there would be a dramatic swell until George finally pulled the trigger, but no. He just does it, right in the middle of a sentence, no less. It was jarring, disarming, but most of all, effective. A lot of things in life happen suddenly and we don’t get the luxury of tearful goodbyes sometimes, and in a movie where goodbyes are a central theme, this was a very good choice on the part of the filmmakers.
Me watching Last Evolution Kizuna: Cried to sleep
Me seeing this video: oh great video about last evolution kizuna!
Me watching this video: Cried again
Why am I like this
"Show my paildramon!"
Me screaming at my screen: YES!!!
Don't forget the *da daaaaa*
And thus the O.G digimon is finally over. 😢 you'll be missed
We’ll probably get a new cast.
@@happygenerously6008 We literally have a reboot going on just about now.
Its poor reboot. Too fast paced and doesnt carry the same vibe as the og
@@SiNKarnage That's an opinion, it's not supposed to carry the same "vibe", I particularly have problems enjoying it because of the constant fluctuations in power level consistency and plot convenience while at the same time being fairly faithful to actual Digimon core concept canon from the Digimon profiles, it's too inconsistent between its great ideas and what are probably mandates con the Toei commitee of producers.
@@SiNKarnage I actually find it's got a similar lean on character growth and interaction. The difference is they create those moments during the action instead of giving the kids time to rest and play it out. Which certainly makes it feel like the fighting never stops (and I really feel it), but there might be a purpose to it. All the kids have their ultimates already and we've barely met Devilmon, I'm hopeful things slow down a bit around the middle of the series and we get some of that "OG vibe" again. They do seem to be trying to hit early plot points fast to make room for whatever new thing they have planned.
Hiroyuki Kakudou (Director of Adventure and 02) was initially acting as a creative and lore consultant but quit over the film's premise violating one of the rules created for the series' setting, namely the sudden enforcing of an age limit on being a Chosen Child/Digi-Destined
Fun fact: The first film I ever remember watching was "Digimon: The Movie" in 2001/02.
That’s a fun face
@@Bilyb5579 Small spelling mistake! Didn't see it immediately but I fixed as soon as I saw my poor grammar on display.
@@SamTheEnglishGamer it’s all right dude
Digivolution is up and running
Digi-see, Digi-hear, Digi-know what was coming
Your Digi-destiny starts today
Let me hear you sayyyyyyyy
@@rpsyco digimon digital monsters digimon garlic champions
I was annoyed with how some of the characters, particularly Sora, got shafted in this movie, but I had completely missed the implications of that scene with her in the climax so I'm glad you pointed it out. It eases the pain a bit. Been a while since I watched that Sora short but it makes me wonder if she was already aware of the central plot point of the movie.
I'm torn about the lack of connection to Tri. On the one hand, the movie is much better for it and I don't think it should pander to lore nuts as much as Tri did. But on the other...I really want them to redeem that series, dang it. They spent 6 movies building up to nothing and teasing dropped plot threads from 02 that still went nowhere.
There was a tiny amount of connection to Tri and 02, Meiko can be seen in the Digital World (somehow with Meiccomon??? who's proper dead???), and if you look very closely when the location in the Digital World is said, it's implied to be in the Dark Ocean. Beyond that though, not a lot.
@@kabobawsome i mean, the cast also aren't kids, so there's a bit of suspending disbelief here. I think she's isolating moments in their past and showing it to them on loop, keeping them happy, therefore, Meiccomon doesn't have to be alive for her plan to work.
@@nelsonmendoza561No, the movie established that the Digimon were their real Digimon. That's why when one of them went into the coma, their Digimon disappeared.
The end of the digimon arc from billianime. Sad kinda.
Digimon is way more than Digimon Adventure, mind you.
Well there's the reboot still going on
Pretty sure he's gonna talk about the games too
i hoped the digimon would just go back to the digital world and grow themselves. Maybe if they ever saw each other again, they would have naturally be into their evolved forms (just like gatomon was always in champion form, they could have them reach their megas by themselves and stay there)
Man this movie broke me, i finished like 4 hours ago and i still fell pretty bad, i consider myself very lucky, I discovered digimon as an 8 year old boy and watched this story continually, I related myself with izzi and tk because of their family issues, my parents where divorced and seeing characters like them gave me strength to keep moving in my life, it was a very important anime to me because it was always so personal, so I keep watching, just to get to this point, today, and once more get the boost to keep going with my life, I will say it again, this anime broke me, I am in this point of life, like this characters that I love so much, lost, and they find a way to help me keep going, man, I'm very lucky to be part of this, very very lucky.
"Omegamon is only brought out as a last resort"
suuuuuuuure
This broke me and got me into tears in the theaters.
The fact that this movie came out a year before the reboot just
poofed into existence and managed to be a great time for me
is really telling
Digimon was my childhood and this movie ripped me apart. I went out of the cinema feeling like my heart had been torn into pieces, but aside from that, I'm just so happy that they gave them this amazing finale. The original series deserved this.
I think the evolution that Gabumon and Augumon achieved was the meant to be Matt and Tias potential realized in their digimon. That’s why they looked like human adults. It was the result of the realization of their full potential, and the culmination of their bond, and their character symbols of friendship and courage. It was such a strong bond that it not only made their digimon achieve a new evolution, but the evolution looked sort of like full grown adult Matt and Tia, at least to me they did
Ahh....nice theory. That explains it.
ending of last evolution
Leomon: First time ?
I didn’t cry at this movie you have no proof. 😂 I wish they would have started growing the digimon as characters instead of deleting them when the kids grow up. Your digimon reviews on your second channel are podcasts and they are great.
It's about letting go.
Nothing lasts forever.
O I understand but agumon was my favourite since it first aired so hits me right in the fells.
They're not deleted, you know. When Gennai told Tai about the connection, he only said "Your Digimon will Vanish". What he meant is probably the connection that makes them able to stay by their DigiDestined side in the human world.
I would just like to assume they're just thrown back to the digital world. I mean if 02 ending is considered canon, then they're not deleted/lose their memories.
And although they didn't bring up Tri in this movie, one point that is interesting to note that even if their Digimon is lost DigiDestined will always have a connection to their Digimon, no matter what.
I cried while watching this final Digimon Adventure movie. The memories i've had with Digimon since i was a kid... we really grow up don't we. It's sad but it's life. I loved this movie it was for us the og Digimon Fans. What a ride. R.I.P Kõji Wada
this phrase; "The things we loved as kids will always be there for us to lean on, but that doesnt mean we have to indulge in the forever", make me shed a tear, so thanks billiam
The portuguese part got me by surprise, it's rare to see someone wanting to learn it, hope you can achieve it soon, Billy
After almost 3 years where I haven't watched the movie, I decided to watch it now at 11pm at a tuesday and it emotionally sumplexed me. Funny as it is, your video really uplifted me man. thx
Perfect timing, I just finished the dub. I feel like there’s still more story to tell in this universe, especially with the 02 kids. Also would have liked to see more heartfelt moments with the other digidestined not just Matt and Tai before saying goodbye 😔
man that moment they look back and Augumon and Gabumon are just gone hit me so hard in the feels
I don't understand why no one knows Digimon disappear. I understand Gennai's explanation, but that just means that it shouldn't be something you dump on the new kids. The chat room Izzy makes isn't tied to digivices, so even when someone loses their digivice from growing up they can still use it. Someone should have made a thread , "Hey guys a glowing ring appeared, it means your parternship is about to end". This would be an age lock thread so the little kids don't get in there and get their dreams crushed, but it still should have existed. The kids from Adventure are not the oldest Digidestined, and even among the 8 original Digidestined, Joe is oldest. What measure of maturity are you using where Joe is less mature then Tai? What interpretation of Sora are you using where her best friend dissapears and she doesn't turn to a group of people that she has spent her whole life with and tell them, "My partner disappeared and I don't know why, please help me." This should be a known issue.
I'll react only to the Sora part - from the movie I got a feeling that Sora somehow knew what was happening. Because the other characters were just discussing how fighting makes the ring disappear faster and moments after that we see Sora saying "I won't fight, I want to stay with you". So she must have somehow known that fighting speeds up the process. No idea how though.
I think Billiam likes Digimon :0
You don’t say
Deleted the old comment as it was a bit kneejerk.
Before the movie got its release outside of Japan, I had the opportunity to read the tie in novelisation that I imported around February/March. My opinion hasn't changed that much since then. I think there's a strong emotional core here that definitely had me feeling sad as someone who also grew up with this franchise. It is a better product than Tri, but I'm not the only one who recognizes the flaws in this story and how its themes can be interpreted.
After thinking about for a spell, I think you raise some very good points with the movie's themes about trying new things and the like. Your take on the film is as equally valid as any others and it is one that I can accept, even if it isn't my personal takeaway. While there is a certain truth in needing to let go of things as you move into new stages of life, the execution of this ideas is a bit problematic in a lot of media. In Last Evolution, it came off to me as 'you need to put down your toys and stop having fun' and saw it as a criticism against people like us who are adults and do enjoy these things. I think it's entirely possible for an individual to be an adult, have a life and responsibilities and still be into nerdy things like these. Growing up does not mean you have to consign them to your youth. And I know that the talk about meeting their Digimon partners again (as we see in the 02 ending), but how many times have we seen this before? The older I get, the more I'd like to see what a Digimon series would be like if the the cast were much older and I think that's a lot more interesting. It's why I am frustrated Marvel will never let Spider-Man grow up. The most interesting stories with Peter Parker are the what if stories where he actually is still a married man, has a wife and kids and has to balance all of that with the escapist superheroics.
I'm also thinking about how this may be interpreted from a Japanese perspective. It strikes me that part of the subtext is distinctly Japanese. It is true worldwide, but equally so that people over in that part of the world work very hard and may not have any time for their own hobbies, or they can't be as open about it. They have responsibilities and they can't be into childish things. Having time for that is bad, don't be weird.
It's a bit extreme, but I think that just because you've grown up, it doesn't mean you can't still be interested or continue to be a fan of these kinds of things and it shouldn't be condemned. Everyone is a nerd for something. Why else are we here now talking bout them? Every individual is different, and no matter how much else in my life may change, I don't think I'll stop being a fan of anime, movies, games and all that. They are important to me and will remain so.
The promise of a reunion and the emotional core are good in this movie, I just wish Last Evolution had executed things a bit differently.
I like you analysis, although I think I interpreted the movie a bit differently. I feel like the point wasn't so much to draw a line in the sand and say, this is where childhood ends and adulthood begins, you're not allowed to enjoy these things as an adult anymore. I think it was more about how to confront the fear of losing things as you grow up - the fear of losing potential and childhood relationships. At one point, Taichi and Yamato were hesitant about battling Menoa because they were afraid of losing their partners - but their partners snapped them out of it, and they eventually made a decision to move forward, even if it accelerates them towards the time of their parting. I think this is actually a very real decision people have to make - as we step into adulthood, we are often afraid of losing things - old friends, old interests, former dreams - and that indecision can paralyze us, make us uncertain how to move forward. But what Kizuna is telling us is that even if our relationship with these people and things change, they are still always there with us. That's why Morphomon told Menoa, "I'll always be with you."
Yes, there is also a real grief that comes from these changes, and Digimon Last Evolution Kizuna really respects and acknowledges that it can be heart-breaking to make choices that seem to take us away from the things we once held as important. Yet, it is simultaneously making the point that these things never really leave us - whether it be potential, dreams, or old friends - and that it's important not to be paralyzed by the sadness of partings. In fact, the grief that we feel from these partings is what gives us clarity as to what gives our lives meaning, and guides us on our path ahead.
I'm just going to end this reflection with "Everything Stays" from Adventure Time, which I think really illustrates the message Kizuna is trying to send:
"Let's go in the garden
You'll find something waiting
Right there where you left it
Lying upside down
When you finally find it
You'll see how it's faded
The underside is lighter
When you turn it around
Everything stays
Right where you left it
Everything stays
But it still changes
Ever so slightly
Daily and nightly
In little ways
When everything stays"
I really like the movie but the biggest problem I had with it is that (beside kinda retconning 02) if partner digimons go away when the tamer grow up Gomamon should logically be the first one to fade away since Jo always was the more career driven of the digidestined. Instead of that Piyomon/Biyomon fade away first and if not for that 1 scene of Sora's "stoned"/disabled digivice you would miss it.
As I watched this, it made me feel that if I was in their world/we had digimon in our world and these rules applied, I think my partner digimon would have disappered around this time, or at least he was gone after I finished undergraduate or graduate school. Since there is no exact time when this can happen, it wonder how many more of us would have already lost their partners.
I loved seeing parrotmom again considering how important he was in the original digimon adventure
I'm glad I'm not the only one this movie emotionally destroyed for a day.
14:34 You've officially earned the title/rank of Dark Master.
I hope you're happy with yourself.
This video was eye-opening for me. Having lived so long with the series saying goodbye to those old things I love is hard, but I know one day I will look back and not recognize most of them. .Its tough.
Gennai said something to Taichi about his potential or something like that. So maybe that's how they get their digimon partners back and ties to 02's ending.
If I'm totally honest I find it kinda BS when stories make it that growing up is a specific line that everyone has to cross and its the same thing and there are things for children and things for adults. No adult can be a digidestined, but that's bullshit. I was into catching frogs and hiking around the woods as a kid and I made a carear out of it in working for the parks department. My adult life is built on what I did as a kid and STILL DO. There is no reason that Tai or any digidestined can't still be a digidestined other than a lore decision. I feel like they never let the characters decide if they wanted to stay in that world even if it meant they never became what society expected them to be. Why isn't being a defender of the world/digital world a valid life path!?
I mean yes and no. In the movie, there is the point of potential. Every digidestined has limitless potential as a kid but that potential is lost the more you grow up into adulthood. There was a specific reason why Tai And Yamato had the *Spoiler* loss there Digimon is because they peaked. This peak in potential is seen when they became unsure of there place in the world and decided that their path was that of an adult way of life. There is also the fact that Tai and Yamato are most likely to grow up faster and have less potential since they were the leaders of the digidestined. It is also uncertain and vague on wether or not the other OG digidestened still have there Digimon. It is possible that they can still have them f the still have potential.
And even though you life is built on the back of your childhood, that can’t be said about the digidestined. You can make a profit or living from saving the world. It is unfeasible. And I think they were never given the choice to live in that world because they were always forced into that world. It was never by choice but by force. No one can force you to stay a child or grow up but there is a point where responsibilities become inherent to you becoming an adult. You can still watch cartoons and play video games but you need a job to pay bills.
@@mangamandrew but the digital world doesn't need that. They survived there just fine as kids as an adult you could make a living there. The idea that potential peaks at childhood into adulthood is be there are people who didn't hit their stride until they were senior citizens.
They don't need to live a normal life. There are people who literally buy a chunk of land in the wilderness and life their providing for themselves they do not have jobs or incomes they do it all themselves. Being a digidestined is the same feel it's not a job that pays bills but you don't have any because you're off fighting corrupt digimon.
The entire reason digidestined have to be kids is lore and lore alone. Even if it was a case that a lot of digidestined choose to go have normal lives is nonsense that all of them would do that. You're telling me not a single one of them decided for themselves that all they wanted to do was being a digidestined and be a hero?
If the countdown was to them deciding that would have been at least somewhat bearable. The idea that you can't live between the two world's is good, but the idea that you can't go digital only is dumb.
well for starters, it is very unlikely they can go back and forth from the digital world at all. We know that this story is canon with the Digimon adventures and Digimon 02. During 02, the digidestined were unable to go back to the digital world. This means they have no means of doing so. So they can go back to live there. And even if they did, there is no garentee they can return. That would mean leaving all their families, friends, and life behind. Also, people who decide to live in the wilderness also are those who have specifically rained to do so.
And when it comes to the digidestined and being heroes, lore is based on observed patterns. If the lore says that digidestended can only be kids then there must be a reason. Think about how the adults in the series have caused more trouble for the heroes run Digimon themselves. There is also a difference in mindset between a child and an adult. Kids have greater potential because they don’t know anything. They are blank slates ready to be filled. While with adults, the board is filled and can’t ever return back to a truly clean slate.
Basically, the child have greater potential because they have more available to them to choose from. A kid can dream to be an astronaut or a rockstar but adults have to become what they dream. Once a dream is met or a goal is achieved then there is less potential because you have already achieved it.
Adult life in Japan is different than like in America. I'm not 100% correct but based on my observations and what I've read (though take this with a pinch of salt) adult life over there is a bit more restrictive. Social norms and the like dictates that work is everything (sorry for the bad wording). Manga and anime like Solanin and Welcome to the NHK are great examples.
Also, for some adults, growing up means losing the child part of yourself (the purity, innocence and optimism) and in the show, Digimons are the representation of childhood. Though I believe the rule applies only to the Adventure universe and not like the other series like Data Squad or Cyber Sleuth.
@@dillo2916 But there's also plenty of examples in japan of careers that do not fit that. Mangaka, idols, pretty much anything super nerdy if you aren't in a managerial position.
The point is it wasn't that Tai and Matt specifically had grown up away from their digimon its that the show says ALL people must grow away from their pokemon. The idea that not a single member of the original cast would keep that just annoys me.
The gate closing forever was easier to stomach than "You've run out of potential so your Digimon is gone forever."
That damn scene with the whistle almost got me bawling ill tell you.
I was 11 when the show first aired so I've quite literally grown up with this franchise. It's the reason I love drawing so much and after revisiting the series I can see how it influenced my art over time. Fast forward and I'm sharing this show with my son and this movie really does hit home in a lot of ways. Just watching this video has left me in tears.
As a Brazilian viewer the "I wanna learn Portuguese" surprised me so much that i couldn't help but laugh.
If it is serious good luck, it´s a pretty dificult language but you get the hang out of it
The one thing I hated about the movie, because I loved everything else, was that the message seem to be that you couldn't like things you liked as a child as an adult.
There's a difference between having a hobby and an interest, and being irresponsible and not allowing yourself to flourish as an adult.
The movie didn't seem to be pushing the message "nothing lasts forever" at all
it just seemed to be pushing the message "adulthood means leaving everything you loved as a child behind".
I couldn't watch this with company. I'd be a blubbering sobbing mess at the end of the movie.
You know the emotional trauma js coming whenever Matt pulls out the harmonica.
I really loved the movie. Trying to get a DVD of it. Adventure tri. actually had some consistencies with the 02 epilogue. In the first tri. movie Tai’s teacher recommended him the idea of a job similar to his adult self’s Digimon diplomacy career. Besides all that I loved all the call backs. This movie referenced so much. I like how Davis is pursuing to be a ramen chef, you see the international DigiDestined from 02, and in the background there was Meiko and Meicoomon and also Willis with both Terriermon and Lopmon meaning Kokomon did revive after their movie which makes me really glad. I don’t like how this ending contradicts the 02 epilogue, but I like the message and am fine if this never gets a sequel. Although during the credits we see all of the 02 kids still have their Digimon so I wouldn’t be surprised if they do make a movie where those kids try to bring back everyone’s partner Digimon. I think the movie would’ve hit a lot harder if the reboot wasn’t airing, but whatever.
I feel like the message towards the epilogue of 02 still connects with this movie since they related to having their dreams and chasing them. It basically goes to show that as long as you hold those dreams in your heart and believe in yourself to go after them. The happiness you seek and the things aka the Digimon and the traits that defined in our childhood will come back to us.
Thank you posting this, digimon has been a part of my childhood and when I watched this movie I genuinely felt like it had a good final conclusion. Also I love how the 02 group was in this movie but disappointed that they didn't get to do much
Yep last evolution was such a great finale movie for tai and mat but I think there might be squeal to this movie
ya right
@Abazore 420 I did suck a bit
@@redlord4321 they probably will
Oh boy i can't wait to see the 02 digidestined also lose their partners.
@@hallowvenixya9215 me too
Another great video Billiam. You really capture the heart of what it means to be a Digimon fan and like you I have continued to watch the series well into my late twenties. This channel is the only place where I get to reminisce about this important part of my childhood
While not recognising a film is 80% retcons thats a sad standard for being a fan
Just watching this made me emotional so I'm sure the movie would wreck me.
i got to say, watching also the 5 shorts (well, the first three, mostly) really helped to flesh out the characters. the second one, which is only a conversation between agumon and gabumon, was particularly sweet.
Significant problem: The director of the movie has stated that this is cannon and so is 02´s weird ass ending sequence. So this leaves the door open to just undo what happened here, or leave it an awkward mess.
just totally different digimon at the end of 02
I think there was reason behind 02s ending
It was to show that sometimes life gets away from us as we grow up and end up in situations that are entirely different than what others would think they would be
No mess. The credits already show Yamato going to graduate school to study aerospace engineering (leading to a career as an astronaut) and Taichi fills out his undergrad thesis as wanting to facilitate human-digimon relations (leading to a career as a diplomat). As other comments have said, we can assume once they have settled into their adult lives and form families of their own, they will be reunited with their partners once they have kids. That or we will get a 25th/30th Anniversary movie that explains how they find a solution to restore their bonds, likely focusing on the 02 team who got shafted in Tri. and were bit players in Kizuna (notice how they still have their partners in the credits while the original team doesn't).
I think they do get there digimon back some how
I mean we have just about every.plot thread from Tri hanging loose on top of that.
So it'll probably stay an awkward mess forever.
It’s funny, the older I get the more I appreciate Digimon. Even though I have recently turned 40, I think I love Digimon more then when I was in my teens.
I may be a bit older then Tai and his friends when the show premiered, but watching them go from late elementary aged students to young adults has been a treat.
I'll be honest. I hate how this movie ends. I could ramble for hours but the short version is EVERY part of me does not agree with the idea that adult= a locked into position.
Honestly the last five years have given me more opportunities and happiness than any other point in my life.
the 90's music and digirap cut killed me, I needed that! thank you
This ending is pretty strong until you find out that the writer said that they ALSO still consider 02's climax canon. Figure that one out.
Easy. Either the 02 team find a way to bring back the older teams' digimon as well as prevent themselves from losing theirs (25th Anniversary movie). Or digimon partners return once their human partners have kids (for many people, this is like having a second childhood).
Well the 02 team got a movie announcement, so that's telling something
Damn that ending 😳 wicked video therapy is expensive xD
The sad part is that the ending doesn't have the digivice ringtone which means the "end?" :'''''''''(
I cried harder then i have watching anything of digimon.
I grew up with digimon, from child to adult. And it felt like they grew up with me and it made me feel closer to them.
Fun fact I'm as old as digimon the franchise and growing up along with saying goodbye in this movie destroyed me but also helped me move on in my life so in short excellent movie and conclusion to digimon adventure
In short, loved the movie and cried so much.
Although have to say that I hate this vision of how "an adult should leave "kid's freedoms"" tha tmany anime bring. I understand it's a product of cultural differences here. But as someone in the same age group as the characters throughout their journey, that message feel sofa king tchit to me.
I love sad endings when it serves as a philosophical reaffirmation of the media's central themes, but this just feel like the completely wrong message to pass, specially to our generation.
There are better ways to pass the "the series has ended we have to learn to move on" without saying that those freedoms should be discarded as we grow. (See the final song of adventure time)
AND LAST
Muck that carp, humans are forever growing and changing.
I cried when I watched it. It’s about growing up. My child hood.
It either takes a crazy long time or never happens when a big franchise ends the main cast fully. I do think the digimon one was tough but good
You're a king when it comes to nostalgic stuff. It's so great seeing someone who also loves digimon and all of the old products/franchise from our past still being passionate about it.
Your not human if you didn't cry while watching the movie
man i went and watched the movie and came back and watched the rest of this video and i'm telling ya, i wanna go back to bed you watched that movie at 11 am, here i am watching the movie just before 7 in the damn morning and i wanna crawl back into bed and just cry into my pillow until i pass out while holding Gabumon in my arms I'm seriously not okay and honestly i would've went as crazy as Menoa did trying to bring back her own digimon because seeing it from a third perspective is just depressing and i'm so thankful we didnt see the rest of the team go through it tho i didnt even catch on to Sora's Digivice until you brought it up because i could barely see that
i cried...real hard at that ending :*(
I literally watch it last week in Japanese and the ending hit me with a ton of bricks. I cried and it was a reminder that I have grew up.
Got legitimate chills when you added the Bosstones, BNL, and Smash Mouth songs to those quick scene clips. The digirap tho. Lol.
I’ve been binge watching all your videos lol.
Here are more requests for you Billiam
Transformers: Beast Wars
Transformers: Robots in Disguise
Transformers Armada
Transformers Energon
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Transformers Animated
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Transformers: Robots in Disguise 2015
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Transformers: Power of the Primes
Transformers: Cyberverse
Transforners: Rescue Bots Academy
Transformers War for Cybertron Trilogy
Storm Hawks
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Dino Frost
Angel's Friends
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Marvel Disk Avengers
Marvel's Future Avengers
Mortal Komvat: The Journy Begins
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
Mortal Kombat: Scorpion's Revenge
The Marvel Super Hero Squad Show
90's Fantastic Four cartoon
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90's Hulk cartoon
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Swamp Thing cartoon
The Batman
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Street Fighter II The Animated Movie
Street Fighter II Victory
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Mega Man OVA
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Mega Man: Fully Charged
Captain N: The Game Master
Super Mario World
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show
Sonic X
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic SaTaM
Sonic Underground
The Legend of Zelda cartoon
Fire Emblem anime
Pac-Man and thd Ghostly Adventures
Tak and the Power of Juju
Donkey Kong Country
Pac-Man cartoon
Mermaid Melody
Cutie Honey
Magical DoReMi
Godzilla The Series
Ghostbusters cartoon
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Avengers Assemble
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That with the Portuguese... I can help you :) But on the topic of the movie... it broke me and my friend while we wore watching it, you made us realize also that Sora had lost Piyomon, and then the tears just came back, holy shit, what a Movie.
I'm still salty Digimon ended and left Tri completely unresolved.
And that we never got Ophanimon.
But I guess this movie is for people like me. To tell us to let it go and move on. We have our regrets but these kids you grew up with can legally drink now and its time to say goodbye to Digimon.
And.. I don't like the reboot at all so I guess I'm okay with that. The PS4 exclusive Digimon Story game that's supposed to come out after Survive will be my true last dance with Digimon as a whole.
Also, are we the same age? Digimon Tri came out as I was starting college and ended right when I finished.
We briefly got Falldown Mode before it preceded to fuse with Meicoomon.
I hope to watch you grow, I love your videos and I'll defently catch your Cast, but even if you go on and be the 1st doctor on Mars I'll just be glad to have been rooting for you
Tri felt like Digimon Adventure's mid-life crisis, Last Evolution Kizuna feels like it managed to find its feet and move forward towards the end.
That is a hilariously accurate analogy.
Move towards the end? Kizuna was like digging holes and went away in the opposite direction with ending it with even more problems and nowhere close toward the end except vague empty promises.
I watched this video on my birthday. Cried my eyes out. Thank you.
The new Digivolutions where perfect.
Digimon is about growth.
Every new Evolution was reached because of the Digimons Partners evolving them selves.
Digivolution = fundamental character growth
Tai and Matt basically reached something not many Digidestined will, they accepted adulthood.
It was always about them understanding what really matters.
That they did and with it they unlocked final Evolution.
I believe only at that moment and with that understanding these stronger than Omnimon evolutions could have occurred.
I know this video and my comment have a massive gap and people probably won’t see this because of the sea of comments and the fact no one will watch this vid but something my dad told me is “ it’s ok to hold on to things buts a problem when you tighten your grip” what he meant was you can love a series like this forever but you can’t let it the only thing you care about
Edit: for anyone who watched and grew up with these characters I wish I could feel how you felt about this since I’m only 13 I can understand why this is sad and I am emotionally invested with digimon I just wish I could feel the way fans who watched the series through highs and lows when the show was a thing they grew up and were inspired by
Who else thought it would have been a great idea if they had biomerged with their digimon which would have symbolized how strong their bonds had become it would have been great! Also I did not like those final evos at all not afraid to say it. Looked too humanish.
They looked humanish precisely because that shows their connections with their human partners
The digimon became men because Matt and Tai became men
Eh. Preferred them keeping biomerging purely to the Tamers universe. They even explicitly ruled out biomerging when THE PERSON merges with THE DIGIMON by rejecting that they merged, instead saying they were "absorbed."
Which both makes sense with the theme of the movie, in context, and keeps biomerging to the Tamers universe.
Would have preferred them using the Dark Ocean subplot that never gets concluded in Adventure 02 and Daemon being the main antagonist.
Why didn't they address how Jeda was still evil the last time they saw him?
I was so confused about this.
I was so excited to hear your review on this movie, you did not fail to deliver
I remember some fans on Twitter were really mad that Toei announced they're rebooting Adventure after this movie.
Which is understandable, but I see it as an opportunity for newer fans to be introduced. Though, I do wish there's more Tamers or at least a new cast of characters for every once in a while.
They say Guilmon is still waiting at the tunnel to this day.
The best part about the movie was the final evolutions that Agumon and Gabumon undergo. Not because they were cool or powerful but because throughout the movie we were told that as your potential goes down, the bond with your digimon ends and then their bond produced an entire new evolution showing that they still have infinite potential just in new directions and there are no true limits set. This scene was the only reason I maintained by hope and sanity after that despair filled red tinged blurry ending