Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion

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Bea S Probably one of my favorite movies ever, absolutely incredible, full of amazing plot twists, great voice acting performances, gorgeous animation and a thrilling story that makes the show feel far more complete. Great all around, if a bit confusing when you first watch it. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/23/25 Full Review Crim R One of the greatest pieces of media of all time. Quite frankly I didn't like the movie the first time I saw it, but after you actually think about the character motives, their reasoning, prior context, etc, it makes complete sense. Some movies actually require you to think about them. It's disappointing that so many people are unable to do that. [SPOILERS] When I first watched the movie, I was shocked at how different Homura acted compared to the series. Her actions made no sense. How could someone who spent so long do something so terrible to the person she loves? Well, I now feel disappointed in my past self for how ignorant I was. The movie did a fantastic job of creating the beginning of Homura's TRUE character arc, which is not touched in the main series. Yes, Homura continues to fight in the new world Madoka created, but she is clearly unhappy that the ONE person she spent years of time-loops to save is now completely gone from her life, only living in her memories. In the field scene in Rebellion -- debatably the most important scene in the entire film -- Homura expresses to the memory-altered version of Madoka of how in the new world as she fought over time, she began to believe that the memories of the old world were fake and that Madoka was just a construction of her mind. After all, no one, including the Incubators, remembered Madoka. That's why Homura transformed into a witch, and is the apex of her "despair," though we later find out that's not what tainted her soul gem. When memory-altered Madoka tells Homura that she'd NEVER abandon her friends and family -- that she wouldn't be able to handle that, and it would make her sad -- Homura now believes that the true Madoka is miserable and alone. That's why Homura captures Madoka and rips her from her god-form. It's not a mischaracterization, it's exactly what Homura would do for the person she loves. The girl that she spent years trying to save, and having to watch her die in every timeline. Not only does Homura have that reason to rewrite the universe, but she also knows that the Incubators know of Madoka's existence and it's only a matter of time before they figure out how to control Madoka, making all the suffering Homura endured completely useless. Anyway, if anyone actually reads my analysis, thank you. I love this movie, and I can't wait how they continue Homura's arc in Walpurgisnacht Rising. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/03/25 Full Review Audience Member ABSOLUTE BEST MOVIE IVE EVER WATCHED. I created a rotten tomato account thing JUST to write a review on this movie, I do recommend watching the show or the other two movies first or else it's gonna be a little confusing on what's going on if you don't know anything about madoka magica. The movie stays true to the anime and it's jaw dropping amazing. Evreything that happened in the movie was unexpected. It made me feel like if I didn't stop watching I would never find out more. Before I watched the movie I thought that it would be just a boring low quality movie that came out because of the show was popular but I was WRONG, when I started watching it I was IMMEDIATELY reeled in, when I was reeled in my expectations started to rise for the movie, by the time I ended the movie it had PASSED my expectations by a thousand. The movie had me shocked, my jaw was dropped when 'something' happened (I don't wanna spoil anything for you) and I had never expected that to happen. If I could rate this movie 10 stars I would but there's only 5 stars. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/05/25 Full Review Arthur S "Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion" is a very complex and well animated movie that honors the original anime. With surprising battles and amazing plot twists, the movie really captivates its espectators. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/27/25 Full Review Alejandro C This movie is an amazing art piece about processing death and solitude. You really have to understand the lore from the TV series to truly understand it though. There are so many visual and audio references to folklore, major philosophers and historical figures from so many countries hidden in this gem that act as beautiful metaphors to the meaning of a lot of scenes. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/20/25 Full Review Mitch M I don't normally write reviews, but this movie is just so horrendously bad, i feel I a sense of duty to counterbalance some of the praise that others are giving it. The movie is a single melodramatic emotional event. There really isn't any plot, there isn't a chain of events that happen unless you consider cyclical ruminations on internal sentiments to represent events. I would say this movie was probably made for and by autistic males who don't understand females, and don't understand emotions, and their best way of trying to understand them is constant-oversaturated visual imagery. I laterally had to look away from the screen at several points because the animation was so over-stimulating. There was no break - it was constant oversaturation of shapes, and colors and movement all over the screen during virtually every single second of the movie. Not only did this not compensate for the lack of a solid plot of character development - but it made the movie virtually unwatchable to anyone not having neurodevelopmental disorder that dampens the perception of visual stimuli. The whole theme of the movie is that girls emotions are irrational - so irrational in fact that they are the only force in the universe powerful enough to counter entropy. There are much better ways to understand females and emotions than watching this movie. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/13/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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