Anime 31812 Kuroshitsuji Movie Book Of The Atlantic Reviews Filter Check 3

I like Black Butler, don’t get me wrong, but this Movie was PURE SHIT. This goes to show that everything after season one is bull crap. The producers have milked the franchise so much that they have become saggy old granny tits. To the people that dabble in Black Butler because of the husbandos, it is not worth it, turn back now.

This wasn't a movie, this was a filler episode that lasted for two hours of excruciating pain. The plot was literately titanic + zombies. There was horrific CGI and no effort into the sound track. Too many flash backs, too much effort incorporating all ... the previous characters, and there was extremely unrealistic character development for Elizabeth. Suddenly she can wield two swords now and climb on walls. She also had a stupid backstory explaining how difficult it was to not wear high heels since Ciel isn't tall. Boo friggin hoo. For some reason Ciel has shown an exaggerated increase in his love and protection towards Elizabeth, which I call bs because he’s never done that before. Sebastian also became uh...useless? He couldn't fight back against a grim reaper, which we all know he has done many times before!

The movie was horribly directed, with weird bits of comedy shoved in the most serious situations. Every two minutes when zombies go after Ciel, some kind of stupid joke is introduced, like the snakes talking or something.

Also, undertaker is revealed, to be a grim reaper? W-what? Why. For some reason he becomes an asshole that experiments on humans. So out of place and nonsensical. No follow up either. There was no direction in this, what was the point of going on a ship? For Ciel to carry out his duties as a loyal dog? To kill zombies? Why zombies? What? Honestly is this how the manga is later on? That’s terrible. Why is book of murder so good but book of Atlantic is so bad.

Don't be fooled by the ridiculously high score on this movie because only a few hundred people watched this and of course 95% of those people just like Sebastian or Ciel.

3/10. Don't watch it please.

Book of Atlantic (another arc from the Kuroshitsuji manga) is again, another one of my favorite arcs. This adaptation however, somehow falls flat compared to Book of Circus and Book of Murder. Down the line we go~

Story: This is honestly where it fell flat for me. I almost wish it wasn't one movie? Or it could have been a movie but given the same treatment as Book of Murder (a two parter). The manga arc is long in itself and of course this means a lot of stuff got cut out. Character development that happens and the buildup to that character development doesn't happen and ... to me, it starts off way too early with the whole zombie thing (about at the 24 min mark for an hour and a half long movie). I'm not sure if this formatting was because of money or some other production roadblock though? If the other arcs are going to be adapted faithfully, then the other ones need to as well. I really wish it would have been formatted better.

Art and sound are the same as both the other current adaptations of Black Butler. My only gripe about the art is this movie relies heavily on CG for the animation, and its really distracting from the story with how bad the CG is.

Characters: Because of the story getting condensed into an hour and a half, a whole bunch of (and I even argue) important character development got left out. Lizzie got her part, and I was happy for that, but other characters were given the short end of the stick when it came to this. The only definite example I can give is the development (or lack thereof) of Snake. Mangawise, Snake struggles with his appearance and abilities now that Noah's Ark Circus is gone and has something short of an identity crisis. Ciel quickly comes in and gives him the self esteem boost that he needed and he becomes very helpful as the plot goes on. Movie wise, Snake could have not been in it at all and nothing would have changed. Characters like Ciel's stylist (who also becomes very important as the story goes on) are cut out as well.

Overall Enjoyment: It's ok. If you need a recap of the manga plot and don't have the time to sit down and read it, then this is what this movie is here for. I would not recommend only watching this movie and would still tell you to read the manga chapters right after the Circus Arc to get information bits that were missed. You can watch it if you want, but don't rely on this movie only.

***Spoilers included***



Kuroshitsuji is a well-known, well-loved series, with a fascinating story and an interesting take on Victorian England. It is well paced, with lovingly crafted animation and beautiful sound. The characters are well-rounded, and the story is fairly consistent within its own boundaries.

This movie throws all of that out the window. It comes off as a shameless cash-in on a popular franchise, which ignores parts of the story as told up to this point in an attempt to pull off its big plot twists. The mixture of CGI and traditional animation is clunky and poorly executed at best. The background music is barely even worth ... mentioning, since it is easily forgettable and lends nothing to any given moment.

Two of the major plot twists (and I use this term very loosely) shown in the movie are nonsensical, especially the movie's ending "twist", the fact that the Undertaker is a Shinigami in disguise. The entire scene jarred me out of my immersion in the story, because it wasn't a twist at all. The fact that the Undertaker is a famous, powerful Reaper is a plot point that *already played out in season one*. That's right: this movie used a" plot twist" that they had already used in the initial series. The characters being shocked to find out about it was a total wash, because they already knew, or at least they should have if this movie followed the canon of the original anime.

All in all, this movie would have been fantastic if it were intended to be a stand-alone or introduction to the series, rather than the *fifth major installment*. As it is, this movie was a huge waste of time and money, reflected by its terrible box office in North America. Even if you're a big fan of the series (perhaps especially then), give this one a miss and hope they do better next time if they decide to adapt more of the manga.