Reviews for Boruto: Naruto the Movie

Like many anime fans of my generation, I began my life as an anime fan through Cartoon Network's Toonami block, featuring shounen classics such as Dragon Ball Z, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Rurouni Kenshin. However, for me personally, I was on the tail end of those shows' airtime, only catching the Majin Buu saga and reruns of the first few episodes of other shows. I didn't come in at the beginning, so it wasn't like starting a brand new adventure, and it wasn't until around 2005 that I first got to experience the start of a brand new story, and that story, of course, wasNaruto, an epic reinterpretation of ninjas combined with the superpower action/adventure style of DBZ and other shounen tropes, though of course I had no idea what shounen was at the time. Now, after over a decade of popularity in the US, and half a decade more in Japan, the last story in the Naruto-verse has finally been told.

Several years after the Fourth Shinobi World War, Naruto has finally become the Seventh Hokage, and a time of peace and prosperity has descended upon the Leaf Village. However, this time our focus is not on Naruto, but on his son, Boruto, a young ninja desperately seeking the attention of his father, who has become overwhelmed with his duties as Hokage and barely has time to spend with his family anymore. Through his trials in the lead-up to the Chunin Exams, as well as a mysterious new villain making an appearance, Boruto attempts to garner his father's attention and force him to recognize his exceptional talent as a shinobi and give him the attention he so desperately craves.

Much like Naruto: The Last, we've moved past simply adding a new villain for our favorite characters to fight against, and instead the main focus of this movie is on the emotional turmoil that Boruto and Naruto have to work through in their strained father-son relationship. This part of the story is pretty straightforward and basic, though that's really all that it needs to be. Naruto doesn't have time to spend with his son, so Boruto gets angry and hates his dad's guts, yet still tries his best to get his dad to notice him. In terms of the franchise's history, Boruto is actually a fairly weak-willed main character at times and gives up a lot more easily than his father ever did, though this still seems to work because, rather than not having anyone in the first place like Naruto, or having his family taken from him like Sasuke, he instead feels abandoned by a father who is still technically there but doesn't pay enough attention, causing him to essentially lose hope that his situation will ever get better, and when he does finally start seeing reassurance from his father after Boruto starts making more headway in the ninja world, he subconsciously rebounds and does everything he can to keep his dad's attention, even if his methods start to deviate from the shinobi way. In a way, this sort of echoes Sasuke's history, which kind of makes sense since Sasuke is Boruto's mentor for a good portion of the film, and at times it almost feels like Boruto sees Sasuke as someone to fill the void left by his barely-there father, though this idea isn't explored too much in the film. The overall arc of Boruto's character is probably the best part of this film, as it reaches a satisfying conclusion in the final act.

As for Naruto, this is probably the most difficult part of the story to convey to the audience, since they have to make Naruto look extremely busy without making him act like a douche to his family, and with the exception of a few lines, they manage to do that fairly well. You can definitely see that he's become overloaded and exhausted from his work as Hokage, and also that he's still trying to find time to spend with his family, although failing miserably. There are a few moments in the beginning though where the strictness he's adopted as the Hokage seems to be a bit too forced for his character and ends up making him look a bit uncaring, which is hardly the kind of trait you would expect from Naruto.

As for the rest of the cast, most of them are fairly solid. I ended up liking Sarada a lot more than I thought I would since she ends up being an interesting support character for Boruto in sharing similar elements of their parental situations. I do wish they had explored her more in this movie, but I suppose that's what Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring is for. The rest of the characters fill out their own fan service and nostalgia roles pretty nicely, and I didn't really expect any more than that since it would end up clogging up the main story line. The main villain, unfortunately, is pretty much as generic as they come. Again, anything super-complex would have bogged down the character drama between Boruto and Naruto, but this guy's about as plain and standard as they come. They try to work him into the already existing shinobi history, which worked out fine in Naruto: The Last, but it feels like too much of a stretch in this case and a lot of the details feel a bit jumbled and rushed.

The new technology they introduce in this film was also a bit odd at times. I've always felt that Kishimoto has struggled with balancing how much advanced technology is used in the Naruto universe, and this movie almost fixes that problem by basically showing this giant leap forward in technology, and it even seems to address the debate of whether hard work and willpower or technology and cutting edge tools with spearhead the future of the shinobi world, but it's still just a tad too jagged and uneven at times.

As for animation, this is definitely one of the best-looking Naruto films thus far, though I'm not quite sure I would call it the best. The character designs are about as refined and polished as they've ever been, though I did notice quite a few draw distance issues. Perhaps this was more a problem with the theater I saw it in...amongst many other problems I had with my particular theater viewing, that will eventually be fixed by the time the Blu-rays come out, but it's still something worth noting. To my delight, this film does not rely nearly as much on CG environments as previous movies have done, though there are still a few whiffs of that pungent CG stench hanging around. As for the action scenes, once again, it does a lot of things right, and a lot of things not so right. When it gets into the huger scale of things, the choreography and particle physics are outstanding, with tons of vivid colors and unique attack designs, and watching these massive explosions and earth-shattering jutsu go off in everyone's faces is spectacular to watch. On the other end though, a lot of the smaller, hand-to-hand choreography is a bit disappointing, especially compared to the previous film. There are a few moments where the hand-to-hand gets pretty awesome and some of the more complex strategies and jutsu are fun to watch, but these moments largely fall by the wayside in exchange for a “whoever has the biggest jutsu wins” competition like the latter half of the main Naruto storyline fell into. The very end of the battle did have at least some smartness to it though, so I wasn't dissatisfied by the ending to a significant degree. Despite its flaws though, this is some of the better work that Studio Pierrot has put out so far, and it's a great way to view the shinobi world for one last time.

On the soundtrack end of things, it's pretty much the same as it's always been: an epic combination of orchestral and rock compositions with that extra Eastern flavor of shamisen, taiko drums, and bamboo flute that has shaped the Naruto soundtrack's identity for the past thirteen years. The ending song played during the credits was provided by Kana-Boon and gives us that last burst of excitement as what is most likely the final chapter in the Naruto world comes to a close. Oh by the way, make sure you watch the after-credits scene because it is absolutely something that you do not want to miss.

Overall, if you go into this movie thinking it'll be the big final hoorah of the Naruto franchise and that it's the best story yet, you'll probably be disappointed. To me, the final climax of Naruto was in Naruto: The Last, if you couldn't tell from how often I brought it up during this review, and Boruto is more of a fan service/second generation side story that serves as more of a dessert dish rather than the last bite of a spectacular main course. Despite that, though, I still highly recommend that you see this movie if you are a Naruto fan because, despite all its flaws, it's still probably the last major project that Kishimoto will make for the Naruto franchise, and that's...kinda sad for me. Even though there are so many other, much better anime out there, Naruto is the one that, for me and thousands, possibly millions of other anime fans, shaped how we viewed anime as we were growing up, and to know that the story is now completely finished is kind of depressing. Sure the TV anime is still going...for some reason, but the manga's story is completely finished and now there's this void left behind from a series that's been a massive part of my life for so long that I can't even remember what life was like without Naruto. From the first volume to the last, from Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow to Boruto, and the dozens of side stories in-between, this has been one hell of a ride. Knowing that there's a future without more Naruto is really weird for me, and, in time, perhaps a new franchise will take its place...but, that's a story for another day.

For now, I say "Sayonara" to a franchise that, despite its flaws, means more to me than others can possibly imagine.

I really wanted to review this movie, because it's officially Kishimoto's final involvement with the Naruto franchise (if nothing changes, that is) and I wanted to make somewhat of a tribute to this series, that has been part of my life for quite some time. Story: 50% Characters: 30% Art: 10% Soundtrack: 10% Story (3/5): The story is nothing special. It's basically an encore to the series' epilogue and centers around the new generation, that got introduced in the final chapter of the main series. The focus is Naruto's son Boruto, who is torn between admiring his father as the hokage and rebelling against him for not having any time forhis kids. It amounts to a really good first half, but a somewhat cookie cutter second half, that is not without it's flaws. What threw me off the hype train in the second half, was how much they bothered introducing new characters to rival the likes of Madara and Kaguya. The end product was Momoshiki, who had flashy abilities, but lacked to grab my attention and had too little screen time. I would have preferred it, if they went with a villain of a smaller scale. They could problemlessly pull through Boruto's conflict, even if they used a weaker antagonist. I mean the antagonists in "Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal", were no way near the threat level of Shishio and some other antagonists of the main series, and yet the film managed to have a good and consistent plot. So why didn't they do something like that in Boruto? Also [minor spoiler] the lead up to the final battle was too rushed and Boruto fellt out of place in that company. So yeah... if it weren't for the well animated battles, the second half would have kinda sucked.

Art (4/5):

The art was pretty good. The battles were fluent and well choreographed. The Sasuke and Naruto VS Momoshiki battle definetly deserves to be mentioned.

Soundtrack (4/5):

Another pretty good field. In my opinion Naruto always had a great soundtrack. They recycled some songs from the series though.

Characters (3,5/5):

I guess the main focus is on Boruto, who has daddy issues. A common internal conflict in the Naruto universe and may likely be off putting to some viewers. Personally I didn't mind it, because I thought it was handled pretty well here (definetly better than in the Sarada manga). Especially interesting were the changes done to Naruto Uzumaki. His characterization in this movie was surprisingly good, considering the fact, that he was a pretty irritating character in the last 200 or so chapters. Here we see him as an actual adult, who no longer shouts around bullsh*t spontaneously and who reflects upon his status as the hokage and a father, hoping he'll figure out a way to balance the two out. I found this humanization of this "Jesus-esque" character to be one of the more pleasant surprises in this movie. There was also Sasuke, who smiled more in this movie. Also he apparently developed some social skills. So I guess Sasuke was okay. I would have wished to see more mentor/ student chemistry between Sasuke and Boruto though. A minor complaint was how little the other new genin were shown. I really wanted to know more about them.

Critical score: 6,7/10

+considering enjoyment to round it up to a whole number

Final score: 7/10

This is my review on the recent Naruto movie. This movie is by far my favorite. It did have it's ups and downs, which I will eventually deal with. By the way, expect to be spoiled. So this is literally what the Naruto Gaiden manga as led to. We finally get to see the new generation in all it's glory. We see Naruto fulfilling his dreams, as well as juggling his children, we see the Chunin Exams, as well as Sasuke going in. To be honest everyone gets to shine to an extent....Except TenTen. What I found odd about this story was the villains(Momoshiki andKinshiki) defeat and Mitsuki's father. Wish I had received more closure around that fact. The story gets a 10/10.

-The art and animation are top notch, seriously superb. Why can't we get this for Shippuden. Either way, I am giving this a 10/10.

-Characters like Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Sarada and Boruto got some pretty good development. Boruto being one of them, getting to see the new "Naruto", however this at first made me think he was a spoiled brat. Going into this movie, I had a massive hatred for this kid. He could have learnt to respect his amazing father. But hey, he eventually learns to respect his father. I mean hell, the job that you dream of doing will always be hard. The main goal for Naruto was to be Hokage. Boruto not understanding that is what got to me. Sakura was impressive. To be honest, I have gained a new respect for her. Sarada has also become one of my favorite heroines in the Naruto series. Sasuke, I have seen amazing things with this guy. He has taken badassery to a whole new level. Training Boruto and even admitting his wrongs. The guy as really grown on me. 9/10

-Other characters, like the new 4 kage(Darui, Gaara,Kurotsuchi and Chojuro) where rather impressive, they held their own against villains as strong, if not stronger than Kaguya. Shikamaru, Shikadai, Inojin and Mitsuki where characters I held a genuine interest in as well.

-The villains. The skinny one is known as Momoshiki and the massive one is known as Kinshiki. To be honest, I really loved these villains. They had a strange air to them, which made them feel fitting. Hell they where even better then Kaguya. What I disliked about these villains is the fact that they where defeated with a rasengan. Having Boruto do the job, felt like the torch was being passed though. In the end, it does make sense. Since the villains had lost their ability to adsorb power. I do wish that this was actually manga chapters because of how well these villains where fleshed out. 9/10

-Enjoyment: I really enjoyed this movie. Seeing Naruto become Hokage and look after his children rather well. Seeing the original team 7, as well as Boruto deciding to become someone like Sasuke, while Sarada becomes Hokage. To be honest, this is what I admire. Not having Boruto follow his father's footsteps and having Sarada become hokage.

Here is a summary:

Story: 10/10, loved it. I did hate Boruto at the beginning. Pacing was also a problem. I wish the characters where fleshed out a bit more.

Art: 10/10 the art is always amazing.

Character development: 10/10. Sarada and Boruto. As well as Naruto and Sasuke. Almost every character gets some development.

Enjoyment: 10/10. Seeing everyone.

Overall: 10/10

This was a brilliant send of to the Naruto franchise. The best movie yet.

So if your here already you should already know who Boruto is, any spoilers i say. Everything mentioned happens in the first 5 minutes anyways. So Boruto has to be the biggest disappointment ive ever come across. And im a huge psycho-pass fan. So let me get this straight. So for over a decade, 600 episodes with god knows how many flashbacks, of Naruto having this childhood of loneliness and no one paying attention to him and not having parents or friends, acting out to get attention. This TORTURED childhood of PAIN which allows him to reach anyones heart, and hes a shitfather? Thats how this total hypocrisy of whats been shoved down our throats starts off? Naurtos becomes an asshole who neglects his kids to the point they hate him? He puts his own family thru the exact same thing that fucked him up sooooo bad as a kid? That goes against everything Naruto is and has stood for these past 13 years. And apparently he needs anti-depressants.

So with that out of the way whats next? Art? Exactly what youve seen already. Music? Exactly the same. Characters? Sure its nice to see what becomes of everyone but its just Blah. So i guess Hinata is what? She pretty much did nothing the whole movie but call out to some people. This movie for real just brings down the whole series.

So i guess theres a few action sequences. Naruto doesnt use ninjutsu so dont expect to be impressed by anything Naruto does the whole movie apparently. Sasuke being the only saving grace.

So to wrap it all up i wish i could say just skip this garbage, it truly puts a bad taste in your mouth, but we know that isnt gonna happen cause we are huge fans and have to see whats out there. If you walk in already disappointed maybe it stings less.

The best word to descirbe Boruto is only; disappointing. The story cut short and its nothing different than the original old Naruto anime but there is one thing that really, really makes me mad. Boruto call Naruto 'dad' but suddenly Naruto got mad, and want Boruto to call him Seventh in the Hokage office like what the f*ck! that just really cruel. Where's Naruto that we know and love, is he change to be an asshole to his OWN family after become a Hokage? The story only base on a 'daddy issues' that Boruto had with his so called father. But thank god Sasuke took a partin this movie unlike Naruto: The Last which Sasuke only show up ONCE and literally said only 1 sentence after that he's gone.

But in Boruto the movie Sasuke took a big part and become Boruto's teacher, and this is also another disappointing if you look at the trailer of this movie Boruto held a Chidori on his hands but in fact its nothing than a ninja tool that Boruto secretly use. Now that just burn everyone wishes that Sasuke teach him the Chidori jutsu.

The art style is not so bad but it's pretty standard for anime movies. Hinata, Sakura and other grow-up women in this movie is actually gorgeous.

[SPOLIERS]

One thing I enjoy about Boruto is that I get to know who the hell is Mitsuki father or.... mother?

The OST is played by KANA-BOON who also make a OP for Naruto Shipudden 16.

Overall, this is the last Masashi Kishimoto creation but it really can't be more disappointing. At least the OST is good right?

Starting with a clever dialogue and moving into an emotional and tension filled story, Boruto delivers some of the best that Naruto has had to offer throughout its original run. Boruto picks up marginally after the time skip between the end of the manga and the Naruto movie "The Last." If you have not seen those two yet, I recommend watching them before Boruto as many references and assumptions are taken from knowing those stories. In terms of art and music, Boruto delivered high quality work. The entire film was enjoyable as known melodies from Naruto intertwined with original soundtracks to give the viewer just enoughnostalgia to both enjoy and appreciate the progression of Naruto as a franchise. The art was outstanding as very minimal details were countless and even after watching the film with attention to detail, it is certain that in a second viewing one could get much more out of the subtleties. The fighting sequences were also very craftily created as they were fast paced, dynamic, and heart pumping for a large majority.

In terms of story, Boruto delivered something different and much needed from Naruto movies; emotional tension over another big "bad guy." It isn't to say that Boruto had an absence of a good villain; that was fine, but more so that Boruto focuses much more on the events outside the villain. Instead of using plot as a means to defeat a tough villain, Boruto uses the villain as a tool to further develop the plot which to that point was filled with tension emotionally, mentally and even physically. Boruto manages to center itself around the bods between the people of this time and the dynamics of these brand new characters meshing with the old. Without spoiling too much, it is safe to say that Boruto takes on all the better part of Naruto's quest for overcoming hardship by means of companionship and extends the theme to family, the future and the difficulty of love.

The only reason character gets an 8/10 is because Boruto could have done more to explore the development of characters outside of the Boruto-Naruto dynamic. We know nothing of Narutos relationship with Hinata, Sakura or even any old members from his class. We also know very little about the younger generation and their dynamics. There are a lot of cameo appearances but they could have been explored even a little bit more forward.

Overall, Boruto was a massively entertaining experience from the themes of family, love and hardship to the epic action packed combat. Boruto definitely does not fall short of any expectations and though not a good conclusion for the franchise (leaves many loose ends) it leaves one with the feeling of content and nostalgia all leaving lasting memories in the minds of the fans from those who have waited years watching Naruto grow, to those who picked it up recently and enjoyed the world of the shinobi.

Thank you Kishimoto.

Boruto the first movie, is a sequel to Naruto the Last movie, where the milking of the franchise keeps going by simply repeating the same crap all over again. Although Kishimoto was given the chance to start fresh with new characters and new storylines, all he did was making the children have the exact same personalities as their parents, and the plot being a repeat of everything that happened thus far. Despite trying to make it seem things are different, Boruto is still going through the exact same events Naruto did. The saddest part is that despite the rehash, the movie still has a much morelikable get up. Boruto is not a typical shonen protagonist, in the sense he is not an orphan hated by everyone, has super amazing hidden powers inside him, while also being the chosen one. Despite going through the exact same events as his father, he is a much more normal character, living in a much less emo world that is not constantly victimizing children. Unless you had a really messed up childhood, this was making everything much easier to relate with.

Remember when Naruto stole the secret scroll in the first episode and never got punished for such a major crime? Well, Boruto does something similar; he cheats in the Chuunin exam by using technology instead of his own powers. He is exposed in front of everyone by his own father. He is not a victimized orphan driven over the edge, so he can’t use that excuse. This right here could have been the point where we get a good story about the protagonist dealing with the consequences of his mistakes. The last part of the movie could have been about him facing rejection and disappointment from everyone, which would have taught him a lot of important life lessons.

But instead of that, we get the obligatory villain of the movie attacking and everything goes back to the same old done to death fighting shonen bullshit we’ve been getting for the past 15 years. Boruto doesn’t need to face consequences because the villain is conveniently someone who also became strong by using other peoples’ power instead of his own. Meaning, the conflict is no longer psychological because it got externalized and can simply be solved by punching the crap out of it.

I know this is a movie for children so it makes sense that it would never try to handle its conflicts in a mature manner. But the get-up was so good and the villain attacked the moment the hero was about to be blamed, thus it’s essentially Kishimoto showing the viewer his middle finger. Kishi, you don’t present me with a juicy steak and then you take it away; you had us expecting a juicy steak and not the same old horseshit. You ruined the conflict by having a one dimensional villain who wants to kill everyone and take over the world.

The last third of the movie is just a retarded battle shonen with powers working in any way the plot demands for them to work. Boruto instantly switches from a pariah whose father is disappointed of him, to the hero who saves the day and even gets to rescue his father with the power of plot convenience. I mean, holy crap, why did the four kage, the most powerful people in the world, accept to take Boruto, of all people, on the rescue mission? Without cheating he can barely do basic attacks. Why don’t they take Sakura or Hinata with them, who are a hundred times more powerful? Oh, I know why, because if you are a female character in a shonen story, the moment you are married is the moment you become a worthless housewife.

Jesus Christ, it’s like everything that happens in these movies is a lazy excuse for children to feel privileged even when they don’t deserve it. And even then, it’s still bullshit in this one because for the most part it is Naruto and Sasuke doing all the work as they always did. The movie is called Boruto, and the only thing he contributed was to hit the villain in the face with an obligatory rasengan he got from Naruto. Are you freaking kidding me?

Kishimoto clearly can’t write anything new anymore and this awful movie is proof of that. It exists only as a cashgrab that rehashes the exact same events and makes them worse than they already were. Let it die already.

I have watched this movie already 4 TIMES and just recently got around to reading the novelization. To me, this movie is perfect. A MASTERPIECE. 11/10. Story 10/10 Art 10/10 Sound 10/10 Character 10/10 Enjoyment 10/10 Overall 10/10 Naruto came into my life when I was around 9 or 10 years old. I'm 20 now. So it goes without saying that I have a huge emotional connection to this series and everything that relates to it.I wish I knew how to write objective reviews but for this movie I couldn't do that even if I could. So let me tell you this instead: if you're like me and you've literally grown up with Naruto and know the characters like they're your best friends, you will enjoy the shit out of this movie. Pardon my language.

Words alone aren't even enough to describe how happy I am that this movie even exists in the first place. This is the perfect final chapter to the Naruto saga and the beginning to the story of Boruto. It's just incredible. 12/10.

I laughed, I cried, I jumped in my seat and did a series of awkward fist-pumps (while looking over my shoulder to make sure no one saw) and I did that 4 TIMES. You know, there aren't very many movies out there that I've watched this many times! And definitely not in such a short span of time. I feel like I could keep watching this movie everyday and not get tired of it. It's perfection all the way from animation to the soundtrack.

11/10. MASTERPIECE. If you love Naruto, you will love this movie. It is incredible.

I just got home from watching boruto the movie. Let me start off saying that this review will have spoilers! If you haven't read the manga nor naruto gaiden then I suggest to skip this review, therefore, you shall not pass from here. Story: 7/10 The story of this movie was very straightforward. Boruto doesn't like naruto and he became sasuke's apprentice to he can defeat his father. Kinshiki and Momoshiki are introduced as descendants of the Otsutsuki clan. Their objective is to reproduce what madara and kaguya did aka the big tree which contains all the chakra. They want that so they can gain immortality andyouth. I'll talk about the characters in the character section.

Art: 8/10:

The art was pretty good. I didn't notice a bad art like what you currently see in the anime.

Sound: 8/10

The soundtracks that were used on this movie were good, nothing special but still good.

Character: 8:10

The movie started off with sasuke fighting against Kinshiki and Momoshiki, who are descendant of the Ōtsutsuki clan. It started off with a lot of ninjutsu and taijutsu. The scenes were well done.

Konohamaru introduced us a new tool that allows the user to seal techniques, which later on can be released from the small scroll and use the sealed technique.

Boruto, he started off as your typical spoiled brat. He's the leader of his group conformed by sarada and mitsuki. Throughout the movie, he wanted his dad(naruto) to give him attention in every way possible. He doesn't want to become hokage.

Sarada and Mitsuki convinced boruto to join the chunnin exams to prove how strong boruto is to his father. Naruto's duty is to watch the third round along with the other kages (Gaara, Chojuro, Darui and last but not least Kurotsuchi).

Boruto did pretty well in the early stages by cheating using the device that Katasuke made (he did it for research purposes). In the last round, he had to fight Shikadai (the son of Shikamaru). Shikadai trapped naruto with the nara technique clan so boruto, he wanted to impress his dad, cheated there as well and naruto noticed it. Boruto, with the help of the device, makes a lot of clones that made shikadai forfeit. Boruto is later congratulated by everyone who was watching but naruto, who saw him cheating, told Shikamaru that boruto is disqualified for cheating. Boruto gets pissed off and told him that he is never there for him. And if it was there for him, he wouldn't have relied on the device.

Kinshiki and Momoshiki appeared out of nowhere and then they start fighting (sasuke shows up). The other kages started evacuating the people who were watching the chunnin exams (they had no action at that part). The fight was dope though. Naruto, to save his son, took a direct attack (he was using a form bijuu mode with the sage chakra) and then somehow was captured by Momoshiki.

Boruto believes that naruto died so he start thinking all the bad things that he told his dad. He goes into the hokage house and grabs his old outfit (naruto part 1) and start thinking about naruto. Sasuke shows up and told him that ''you're a bigger loser than your dad'' and tells him that naruto is still alive. He cries for happiness and uses naruto's outfit and goes to rescue his dad.

It's shown to us that Momoshiki has been stealing naruto's chakra for a while and that he still have a huge amount of it. The gokages shows up along with sasuke and boruto and saves the day. Then the gokage starts fighting against Kinshiki. They are strong as hell! They live up for the title! Kages are OP! Somehow they were able to seal Kinshiki, in the same way that rsm naruto sealed one of madara's limbo with the truth seeking ball.

Momoshiki fights against naruto and sasuke. He is outlasted very easy so he absorbs Kinshiki and becomes stronger. They keep fighting for a while. Naruto and Sasuke made a susanoo bijuu mode and then they ended defeating kinshiki. Then he goes into this lava golem version and start attacking our ninjas! Sasuke protects boruto and he request to make a rasengan. He tries to make a rasengan and then he throws it at Kinshiki, he noticed it and he prepares himself to absorb the attack but before the rasengan landed, it disappeared then he focused on naruto, the rasengan landed a hit on him. He ask why and that's because boruto's rasengan is a special case. His rasengan disappear and then appear (pretty cool!). Boruto goes to naruto and he helps his son to make a big rasengan (like the one that minato and naruto did in naruto shippuden lost tower). Boruto goes against Kinshiki and ends winning the battle.

Enjoyment: 9/10

The movie was well done in my opinion. It was pretty good to see other naruto fans enjoy this movie. The soundtracks were on point. The art was good. The story was pretty good.

I started hating boruto since the naruto gaiden but this movie makes you like him. He goes from spoiled brat to a badass boruto.

The movie ended boruto respecting naruto and wants him to keep working as hard as possible as a hokage. He later meets up with sarada and mitsuki and then sarada asks him if he still wants to become a hokage. He told her not and that his dream is to support sarada's dream, which is to become hokage, and that he wants to be her right man (the shippers went all crazy at the movies theater). Not gonna lie. I found that moment very funny because sarada blushes. Then they ask mitsuki who his parents are. Mitsuki told them that orochimaru is his dad and then they ask... is he the father or the mother? All the people in the movies theater started laughing, including myself. It was a pretty good ending!

Overall: 8/10

This movie was pretty good. Better than the last and I highly recommend it to everyone who has read the manga and naruto gaiden. 8/10 in my book!

Well, the art is really good, especially fighting scenes. The music is catchy too. However these things do not save the whole movie. To tell the truth, by the time I finished Naruto, I have been totally fed up with Kishimoto characters' design, and plot and other stuffs. He keeps making the same mistakes. As a female, I'm really disappointed to see Sarada - such a potential character, being pushed to the background by a lame "father issue" character. Naruto and Sasuke play major roles while their wives are still useless as usual. DO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A BADASS FEMALE CHARACTER HERE?! Then again, thestory, at least it certainly is better than "the Last". But, it moves slowly in the opening, then too rush in the final battle. And... I mean what's wrong with you people?! For the last 2 movies Naruto is a completely different person, a hypocrite that is.

This is a new area and nothing new is going around, still the same faces, same issue fighting some psycho white fellows from time to time, almost makes me think that's a deja vu. I really think they should spend time on exploring the new era rather than displaying such an obnoxious brat and why he hates his hypocrite dad.

*I heard that Kishimoto is writing a new series about Boruto, well truly hope he would really move on and stop dragging Naruto's crew back.

I already wasted like 2 hours of my life on this shit movie so why not spend another 10 minutes berating it. I'll start off by saying I've loved Naruto since I was a kid, and I've always been more partial to it over other shounen that I've watched as a kid because of that nostalgia. I love the original and even Shippuden with all it's flaws could still keep my interest to the end. That's the keyword, "end." Sadly, Boruto manages to rear his ugly head in like an outro at the end of movie credits that makes you say, "wait there's more?" Thismovie is so soulless and boring that it managed to surpass my already low-expectations going into it. It's the movie equivalent of 2 month old expired milk. It tasted really good once upon a time so you thought it'd be okay to pull out again and pour onto your cereal only for you to get moldy, poorly aged chunks of garbage.

Why are all the characters so dead? Everyone became indifferent pencil pushers that dislike being alive. 95% of the personality from the original cast just died and went into their kids. And even their kids are still all unlikable and try way too hard to be their dad/mom or to be as edgy as possible. The entire movie is just "how long will everyone be lifeless husks that ignore Boruto until he's pissed and fucks something up." I was hoping the villain would redeem the movie at least a little bit but no, he somehow made it worse with how nonsensical his motives and appearance was. I guess the art and sound is okay? But I don't think it can really excuse all of the garbage I had to sit through nor did it make the experience any better.

At this point I'm convinced Madara wanted to complete the Infinite Tsukuyomi to prevent Boruto from happening. This movie is real bad.

The movie is so awful, I literally wish I could forget I ever saw it. I really loved Naruto and I was extremely sad it ended but there's no reason to drag the series any longer. If you love Naruto as a character, I suggest you to forget all about Boruto . The story is stupid and the newly introduced characters are badly drawn, uninspired, with no interesting character traits. I found the kids annoying and superficial considering they are training to be future warriors. Αnd all this hype around Boruto, regarding the alleged Naruto's death, is a cheap commercial trick. WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS Well, Narutois a complete asshole in this movie. They had a great character, who was easy-going, pleasant, friendly, loved everyone and made people all around the shinobi world instantly like him and they completely changed his character into a boring, bossy, always serious and obnoxious person. This Naruto almost never laughs and always disappoints his family, having lost sight of what is important to him. It's like a badly written fan fiction novel, by someone who really hates the main character. I refuse to aknowledge this fake Naruto.

Naruto demands his son call him "Seventh" or "Hokage" instead of dad in his office. Are they kidding us? He called everyone "jiichan" or "baachan" and was always disrespectful, and now he demands his child to be this formal with his own father? He, who never cared about rules, and put above everything bonds between people would even think of saying something like that?

Naruto seems to always neglect his family, being all day in his office and using his shadow clones to cover for himself. Boruto implies his father doesn't even remember his daughter's birthday and then we actually watch Naruto not going to the birthday party! He sent a clone which disappeared while holding the birthday cake. So, the birthday cake fell on the floor, the party was ruined, and everyone was sad, but Naruto didn't even bother say he was sorry, or try to make up for it. Are they really trying to persuade us, that Naruto, a person who grew up alone and always wished for a family, would ever treat his family like that? He, who spend so much time with other kids, like Konohamaru, would neglect his own children, to the point that they hate him?

Naruto doesn't even bother congratulating his son for passing the first round of "chuunin exams". Instead he sends a text message. In the second round it gets even worse as he discovers Boruto is using a machine to cheat, so he ridicules his son in front of everyone, disqualifies him, and then goes as far as taking his son's Konoha band saying he doesn't deserve to be a shinobi(!!!!). Well, I don't know who this horrible person is, but it definitely isn't the Naruto we all know.

There are many more scenes like these. In general, they just wanted to make Boruto likeable, and the only thing they managed to think in order to make us pity the child, was to destroy everything we knew about the previous protagonist. If it was a random movie, regarding the strained relationship between a father and his son, it could be decent. But that is not the case here.

So Boruto itself as a whole catches a lot of flack from original series fans. I find this film to be my favorite Naruto franchise film. It is a great introduction to the new generation of ninja and also is a nice revisit to past characters. You have to go into Boruto itself knowing that it is not Naruto or Naruto Shippuden, it is its own entity, and it is best to be open minded. The movie takes place around the new generation of ninjas' chunin exams. I will not spoil any plot, but the film features both these new children but also the adultsfrom the past anime. If you are considering watching the Boruto anime, I think this can be a good gauge on if you will enjoy it.

After my first viewing, Boruto: Naruto the Movie struck me as a profound stand alone movie. It takes a glimpse of the effects of new technology on the ninja way and the various circumstances that can bind or break the connection between inter-generations of people. But the movie doesn't fully explore the technological theme on a societal level nor does it feel like Boruto earned his happy ending; this buildup is discarded for a thematically related antagonist that comes off as simplifying an once interesting idea. Why go through the trouble of this set up when you're just going to hand-wave it away witha final boss.

This is Borotu's movie. If you were expecting the spotlight to be shared with Sarada or Mitsuki you will be disappointed, but this singular focus sets up an inter-generational question: How does the next generation deals with the legacy of the previous generation? As his early movie exploits prove, Boruto is a gifted ninja; this point is reinforced by many considering him to be most likely to be the eighth hokage. But Boruto resents the position of hokage due to the neglect that he and his family experience, and by extension that feeling of resentment bleeds into his integration of the ninja way. In the best case scenario, his prodigy status contributes to his arrogance and thinks that he can overcome all challenges alone with a minimum amount of brute force. He ignores his teammates desires because he has the skills to finish tasks alone; which gets the job done but doesn't reinforce the cooperative aspects of the ninja way. In the worst case scenario, he is lethargic/apathetic showing disinterest in training and is willing to hinder his teammates progression. He's stagnate with his potential because of personal hang-ups with the hokage and the the ninja way in general. Sarada, on the other hand, shows a much healthier integration of the ninja way. Gifted just like Boruto, but the key difference is she has an admiration for previous generation and wants to live up to the standards they've set. Cue the: 'I going to be the next hokage' even if I'm not acknowledged like Boruto.

I can go on about the characters and what they thematically relate to, but I'd like to bring up two more characters that relate to the technology theme: Katasuke and Momoshiki . Katasuke, a member of the science ninja weapons team, one man petitions the hokage to allow use of scientific tools in the upcoming chuunin exams as a means of displaying value for potential customers visiting Konohagakure. Like any other intelligent leader, he flatly refuses because the exams are a coming of age tradition for ninja and to use a technology that allow high level skill use without serious training will lead many to develop attitudes similar to Boruto earlier in the movie -'I can brute force my way through obstacles without considering the other qualities that ninja need' - . Sly-fully, he disengages from the hokage and manipulates Boruto's yearning for attention as a way to get promotion for his tools. Understand that Katasuke represents scientific/technological progress without the foresight of how progress will disrupt contemporary traditions, people, and societies , for better and worse. While Momoshiki represents the worse outcome of that technological progress. He has no need to practice since he can just take from others, mirroring Boruto's use of the ninja tool in the exams and his video gaming habits. Why work hard when you can just use a cheat code?

These are two of the movie's best qualities, even though all other characters in the movie are secondary and static (no character development) they provide the foils, support, and contrast necessary for Boruto's introspection and growth. And with simple observation all characters with screen time are relate to the themes. Its a two for one deal that works. The underside of those strengths are that due to the inclusion of Momoshiki, Boruto's failure isn't fully realized and his redemption just comes off as given not earned. Movies can't go that in-depth, it can't be helped but it could covered more if given the time.

Now I'm not an expert on sound or art design but I do have criticisms. Boruto's character design (and others of the new generation), why is it so similar to the older generation? I don't understand why a character struggling to break out of the the previous generation's shadow is designed just like him. He hits the same visual cues as young Naruto (Blond hair, headband placement, blue eyes, etc). The music does fit the moods explored in the film but none of it comes off as something made for Boruto first outing; no electronic-esque instrumentation to use in tandem with the story theme. Guess that's why the subtitle for the movie is 'Naruto the Movie'; even though its Boruto's story its still stuck in the shadow of Naruto.

Overall, Boruto: Naruto the Movie is bland outside of the semi-strong thematic undercurrents. I personally enjoyed it but I don't really see myself watching it again or recommending it to a friend. If you're looking for the origin story of a legend in the making this isn't the movie for you. If you're looking for something with more thematic depth this isn't the movie for you. Honestly, even if your a fan of Naruto this movie isn't really worth it outside of seeing the characters you love in supporting roles.

Just when we all thought that Naruto would finish. Lately, Naruto has been showing signs that it will soon finish. Shippuden is currently in its final arcs and the manga has recently ended at 700 chapters, and considering this franchise has been around since 1999, it’s about time. It is true that Naruto’s story will end, and soon, but when one epic saga is ending, a new one arises. Thus, we have Boruto, the tale of Naruto’s son. While some people view this as a mistake, I view it as a new opportunity. An opportunity to show a whole new story in the same worldthat we know and love, but with a new perspective. A perspective, that, while similar, is different enough that we get a fresh take on the series. A new spin in the world of ninjas that we have grown to love since its inception 20 years ago, and that it’s still going strong today.

Story:

Boruto takes place around when Naruto became the Hokage which means that a huge amount of time has passed from when the original series began, to where Boruto began. Because of this the technology in the ninja world has greatly advanced and the inhabitants now have TV’s, computers and video games which was a nice addition to the world. Everything looks more modern to coincide with how the real world is changing which I found to be a nice touch that made the world feel even more alive that it has before. Even if the whole movie takes place in the Hidden Leaf Village (which is starting to look like the Hidden Leaf City).

Like the original series, Boruto: Naruto the Movie tells the story of a boy that feels alone in the world he lives in. While it may seem like a rehash of the original, it’s very different considering that unlike Naruto, Boruto has a family to live with. While he does have his mother, Hinata, and his younger sister, Himawari to keep him company he is mainly upset that Naruto doesn’t spend enough time with him. This is where most of the problems come from in the story. Because of this, throughout the movie Boruto becomes distant from everyone in the village and acts angry at everyone around him, much like his father at the beginning of the original. People may see this as a problem, but I didn’t mind it. It gives a new perspective on the kind of story that was told in the original and is basically what things would be like if Minato was still alive when Naruto was growing up. Especially to someone who was wondering what Naruto’s life would be like if that happened, it was nice to see this movie tackle that kind of plot. The main problems I have with the story are with who the hell the villain is (I think he’s related to Kaguya but since I haven’t seen a lot of Shippuden I don’t know who she is and what importance she has in the plot. That problem is basically on my end) and a somewhat major plot point that goes nowhere. Without spoiling anything, there’s this device introduced that Boruto uses during the Chunin Exams that gets him in trouble and humiliated in front of everyone. This was all fine except that the whole plot around these things go nowhere and after the final battle, everybody moves on like nothing happened and nobody’s mad at Boruto anymore. It may be because he helped saved the day in the end, but the whole plot surrounding the devices is just forgotten by the end. It’s not like that’s really a bad thing considering they didn’t serve a whole lot of purpose anyway. It still would have been nice if they put some conformation as to what happened with it. In terms of story, Boruto does a pretty good job.

Characters:

Much like how Boruto borrowed quite a bit in the story department from its predecessor, it borrows even more with its characters. But in the end, it’s not really a bad thing. Of course, the characters that you know and love from the original series are back and all grown up and a lot of their kids appear as main characters in this new installment. To start with, let’s talk about Boruto. He’s a lot like his father, hot-headed, angry and stubborn. But unlike his father, Boruto lives a more normal life than Naruto did when he was Boruto’s age. Boruto has a lot more to protect since he has a mother, sister, friends and teachers that all like him. What I like the most is that because his father is busy with being the Hokage, Boruto doesn’t want to be the Hokage, and instead wants to focus on being a strong Shinobi. The Hokage goal is left to his friend and fellow squad member: Sarada Uchiha, the daughter of Sasuke and Sakura. From the decent amount of screen time that she gets, Sarada seems to be a nice mix of Sasuke and Sakura’s personalities, mostly borrowing from Sakura’s side since she seems to have borrowed her mother’s tough personality and signature ‘CHA!!’. Apart from Sarada the only other new characters that we see are Mitsuki, who is Boruto and Sarada’s third team member. Unfortunately, we don’t see a lot of Mitsuki in this movie but he seems like a cool ninja. It’s especially cool when you find out who his parents are at the end of the movie which is hopefully set up for what’s to come in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. We also see other new ninja like Shikidai Nara (Shikamaru and Temari’s son), Chouchou Akimichi (I think she’s Chouji’s daughter but it doesn’t reveal anything), Inojin Yamanaka (Ino and Sai’s son I think) and some returning characters like Rock Lee, Tenten, Kakashi, Darui, Killer Bee and a grown-up Konohamaru who is Boruto, Sarada and Mitsuki’s sensei.

The worst part of the characters is the extremely bland villains. The two villains Momoshiki and Kinshiki Ootsutsuki are bland, boring and seem to only be there to have a plot to this movie. They’re both descendants of the Ootsutsuki clan and they do some bad-ass things but it is never explained why they are doing what they do and why they want unlimited power. It’s unfortunate since they could have made the movie slightly longer and gone into their motives without the movie feeling like a slog. It’s 90 minutes anyway so it’s not like it would have made much of a difference anyway. I only say this because Naruto was always good at giving backstories to minor villains in the series. Characters in the original like Haku, Zabuza, Zaku and Kimimaro could have been left to just be generic villains but where fleshed out during their fights and it made you sad when they all died. Even one of the earlier filler arcs in the original fleshed out it’s villain more, and that says a lot since the Land of Tea Race Arc isn’t that great. This problem could have easily been avoided, which is unfortunate since this is a good movie. Hopefully they’ll fix it if they bring them back in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.

Sound:

What can I say, Yasuharu Takanashi returns to compose the music for this movie since he did the music for Shippuden and as usual he did a good job. They’re not the most memorable but they get the job done. I watched this movie in Dub and as usual, they did a fantastic job with this movie. All the same voice actors return to voice the characters they did in the original and the new actors brought in to voice the new characters do a fantastic job. Amanda Celine Miller does an amazing job as Boruto, especially considering she hasn’t done a whole lot in the past. It’s always nice to see newer actors getting big roles and getting recognized in the community. Cherami Leigh does a great job as Sarada, which isn’t surprising since she’s one of my favorite voice actors. The only other notable performance is Robbie Daymond as Mitsuki, who I’m looking forward to seeing more of, if not only for Robbie’s great performance. The Ending Song, Diver by KANA-BOON fits perfectly as the credits theme and almost made me tear up when the movie ended. Further proof that KANA-BOON is one of the better bands doing anime songs for new shows. In the Sound department, Boruto does an excellent job.

Animation:

Never has the world of Naruto looked this amazing. All the colors pop, the world looks vibrant and lively and the fight animation is breathtaking. Even though the only big fight scene is at the end, it is well worth the wait if you only care about watching awesome fight scenes. The whole scene is filled with insane amounts of sakuga and every attack has a nice impact to it that makes you feel every hit that the characters take. The animation is spectacular and is probably the best Naruto has looked. I say probably since I’ve only seen the first movie and the first couple of episodes in Shippuden. In the Animation department, Boruto does an amazing job.

Final Thoughts:

If you are a fan of Naruto and you haven’t seen this movie, you owe it to yourself and to this series to immediately watch it, even if you haven’t seen the whole series. Boruto is a must watch for all Naruto fans, but for anyone that isn’t you should at least try the series out and start the original series. Naruto proves time and time again that it never fails to entertain and tell a compelling narrative, and Boruto: Naruto the Movie is no exception.

Score: 8

Rating: Great

aaaaaaah, please excuse me squealing like a little girl, but this was waaay underrated. As a very long time fan of Naruto (I started watching as a freshman in high school, and am in my late 20's now) this was extremely nostalgic for me and I'm hoping the Boruto anime has the success of it's predecessors. The story felt a bit recycled, however that was most likely the intent. The over all theme of this was to show that this is an extension of the original Naruto series, and that it isn't over. The reviews of this are mixed to say the least, however Ipersonally enjoyed it quite a bit.

Story: I won't go into too much detail so as not to spoil the plot, however it does give insight into how the characters of Naruto deal with the challenges of parenting in a world filled with violence and strife. There is a lot of what we come to expect from this long running and beloved series, but with the added depth of knowing the adults of the series while seeing how the next generation handles the sorts of challenges their parents faced.

Art: The art was pretty consistent with what I've come to expect from the Naruto franchise, if you aren't familiar with that art style already then I strongly emphasize that you should watch Naruto and Naruto Shipuden before picking this up.

Sound: The sound was similar to what the later part of Naruto Shipuden had, the score had a lot of the same familiar tracks that the rest of the two series have shared.

Character: The characters share a lot of traits with their parents, however they aren't simply copies. as Naruto states, Boruto is more like Sasuke than Naruto, but not quite the same as him either. Boruto is definitely his own character, and it will be interesting to see what kind of ninja he becomes. In my opinion Sasuke's and Sakura's daughter is much more interesting that Boruto, and the two of them are on a team with the child of Orochimaru.

Enjoyment: If you are a long time fan like I am then this will be a nostalgic experience, if not I'm not quite sure why you're reading this. As I stated before, you should watch the rest of the franchise (maybe skip the filler) before watching this, if not you probably won't enjoy it.

Overall: I rated this a 9 because although it was intended, this was a somewhat recycled plot, so I couldn't justify giving it a 10. I did enjoy it quite a bit though, and if you're a fan of the Naruto franchise I definitely recommend it. I don't write hardly any reviews, but this felt like it deserved one. It's only one movie, if you're a fan you'll most likely enjoy it, and if not it's not going to waste much time. This movie really helps to bring the series full circle, so if nothing else it brings closure to a very long series that has touched the hearts of countless anime fans across the world.

Finishing Naruto: The Last and Boruto: Naruto the Movie, it seems I was finally able to decide which conclusion is more fitting to end this amazing franchise...and that was Boruto - the film of course. Nobody talks about the other one. Now don't get me wrong here; it's not that I found The Last disappointing, but rather, I feel like Boruto was able to deliver a stronger impact than what The Last presented. Starting off, both films unveiled a breathtaking introduction that caught my attention, especially with the hand-to-hand combat and exciting choreography, and simply witnessing the first few minutes of the film, I know I'mup to something entertaining. Though, to be honest, Boruto had a better hook than the Last, having a much longer fight scene and mindblowing taijutsu right from the start.

Voice acting, visuals, animation, and music - I'm basically wasting my time if I were to explain how well both of these films did in handling those aspects, and thus I leave this area blank. Seriously, both these two, considering there are films aired in the same year with better visuals and music, still managed to leave a good taste in my mouth.

Now let's get to the main point.

Having finally reached his dream, the struggle continues as even the 7th Hokage, is too busy to mind his own son, and thus leaves us in the eyes of Boruto. At first, I simply thought Naruto was out of his character in this film since, knowing our guy, he's the one that always allots time for his friends, based from the series. But things are different in the past than in the present. Naruto grew up without the care of his parents, so why must he, should already know what being a parent feels like? In his current situation now, it's no matter that his son will grow up to be a spoiled brat that expects a lot from his father. I find it amusing at the very least that Kishimoto, or whatever team it is, managed to insert a character that is irritating to the eyes.

But it's this irritation that made me look forward to seeing the development of Boruto since we the fans understand that Naruto isn't the shit of a father he is; it's just that Boruto doesn't know any of the things his father went through to put himself in his current situation, and the film exactly does that. Compared to The Last, sure I looked forward to seeing more intimate moments between Naruto and Hinata, but I felt like what I've witnessed was deficient as to what I've anticipated. Maybe it lacked impact, maybe it isn't cheesy enough, or maybe I was just tired when I watched the film.

Boruto, however, especially upon reaching the climax and seeing him suffer just like I've wanted, brought me to my senses when the time has finally come to realize how self-centered of a shit he was, and thus peaking my attraction towards the film. Anyways, to make it short, Boruto had moments perfect for a turning point of his life compared to how events took place to develop Naruto and Hinata's relationship with each other.

The villain follows what the last part of the series tried to hint at: remnants of Otsutsuki that Kaguya tried to shield Earth from. Not interesting or any sort, treat them simply as conquerors that thirst for power. The reason behind their actions is superficial, compared to the antagonists that appeared in the Naruto series.

Ending this highly opinionated review of mine, I genuinely feel that I'm contented to see the end of Naruto's phenomenal run between the years 2007 - 2015. There are still loose ends that are yet to be tackled, but knowing that the characters have grown into something that surpassed our/my expectations, I highly doubt a problem would give them trouble in any case.

I've grown up alongside Naruto, and to see his generation end, leaves me afraid to see what's in the future. But one of the many things that Naruto has taught me, is to keep doing what's good for the present, so we can move on knowing the times we've had...were simply the best.

(Still, I didn't expect that the Boruto series would end up as an abomination that does nothing but wastes our time)

My Review from Japanator Boruto: Naruto the Movie takes place several years after the Fourth Shinobi World War, in which Naruto has become the Seventh Hokage of Konoha and formed a family of his own. However, even though Naruto has already reached his goal, he still has his own struggles as Hokage and as a parent of two children. As shown in the manga’s epilogue, the Naruto Gaiden chapters, as well as the previous movie The Last: Naruto the Movie, we know that Naruto is now married to Hinata and had two children named Boruto and Himawari. Given the name of the movie, naturally, the story revolves aroundBoruto and the new generation of Shinobi. With Naruto as Hokage, we see the struggles that Boruto has to face such as growing up without his father’s attention and becoming a great Shinobi.

The movie already starts off with lots of action, featuring Sasuke fighting with both Momoshiki and Kinshiki in the ruins of Kaguya Otsutsuki's palace. From that battle scene alone, you can already tell how well the movie’s animation will be and it’s a great way to get the audience hook to the movie.

Just like Kaguya, Momoshiki and Kinshiki Otsutsuki’s goal was to recollect all chakra and create it into a new chakra fruit, which would grant unlimited power, eternal youth, and immortality. However, they don’t have any affiliation with Kaguya as she created the White Zetsu Army in order to fend off against them should they ever attempt to steal her chakra.

Throughout the movie, it is easily noticeable that Konoha has evolved technologically as the use of computers is pretty frequent. However, was stood out the most, and what basically was an important part of the movie, was the forearm device called Kote made by Katasuke.

Kote allows the wielder to use any jutsu of their choice, without the use of chakra, as long as they had the scroll to use the sealed technique. Kote suggested that he wanted to introduce the device Chunin Exams but Naruto considered it cheating and denied his request.

When Katasuke brought up the device to Boruto, he denied his request and he told him he wasn’t going to be entering the Chunin exams anyway. But after discussing about the Chunin exams with Sarada, and with her convincing him to enter be telling him that it was a way to show off to his father, he decides to enter.

Even though Naruto has reached his long-term goal of becoming Hokage, the movie still shows that the character has so much to learn as he continues to prioritize work over family obligations, especially when he sends a shadow clone to his daughter's birthday dinner. When Boruto finds out, he states that Naruto was luckier than him, reasoning that a dead father is better than one that neglects his children.

Later that night, Boruto meets his father’s enteral frenemy and rival Sasuke Uchiha. Boruto being aware of that, he begs Sasuke if he can become his student and hopes he educate him about Naruto's weaknesses. Sasuke stated that he will take Boruto as his student under the condition that he can master the Rasengan, an attack that even Naruto struggled to perfect.

Given the condition, Boruto goes to Konohamaru and asks him to teach him the Rasengan, which took Boruto a few long days to learn. When he finally approached Sasuke to tell him he learned the Rasengan, Sasuke notes that it’s far too small then smacks the Rasengan from Boruto’s hands as it slowly flies at a tree and disappears before it can make contact. Boruto storms off the scene with a sad look on his face and headed directly to Katasuke, the creator of Kote.

With Katasuke’s initial plan to introduce Kote during the Chunin Exams, He wants Boruto to pass the Chunin Exams using Kote. Even with his father banning the use of Kote during the Chunin Exams, Boruto still decides to use it because he's tired of relying on his teammates and wants to achieve victory by himself.

However, during the first round of the Chunin exams, he doesn’t use Kote, but was able to pass the round thanks to his teammates. Naruto later finds out and congratulates his son via e-mail. With Boruto excited after receiving recognition from his father, he decides to use Kote on round two, which he successfully passes and Naruto instead congratulates him in person, Naturally, this makes Boruto extremely happy.

Unfortunately during the third round, Naruto catches him using Kote and later confronts his son in front of the entire village, confiscates his forehead protector and states he will never become a Shinobi. When Naruto scolds Boruto and tells him they will talk after the exams, Boruto angrily replies that they will never talk as Naruto is too busy being Hokage anyway.

A few moments later, both Momoshiki and Kinshiki arrive to the scene with the goal of extracting the Kurama from Naruto. Unfortunately, Boruto made matters worse by using his Kote since the Otsutsuki absorb chakra-based jutsu. With Momoshiki gaining that power boost, Naruto was forced to sacrifice himself and was pulled into their dimension.

After learning that his father is still alive and afraid of what could happen to his father, Boruto regrets all the resentful thought he was towards Naruto and accompanies Sasuke and the visiting Kage into the other dimension to save him, in order to make things right.

During the fight in the other dimension, clearly the highlight of that moment was the teamwork between Naruto and Sasuke, especially with the beautiful done animation and the combination of both Perfect Susano’o and Kurama.

After an intense battle, Naruto was weakened so Sasuke suggested that Boruto and his father combine their Rasengans. After creating the gigantic Rasengan, with the help of his shadow clone and Sasuke, he obliterates Momoshiki. However, the most important part of that scene to me was when we see Boruto and Naruto smiling at each other while combining their Rasengan.

At the end of the movie, Boruto and Naruto reconcile their differences as Boruto respects his father and Naruto spends more time at home. The following morning after the battle, Boruto and Naruto fist-bumped and asked the other to do their best as they left for a mission and for work respectively.

That final scene was special as it shows how much their relationship has built up as father and son, especially when they first-bumped. The movie concludes with Boruto, Sarada, Mitsuki, and Konohamaru going on a mission to capture a panda that is running loose in the village.

Overall, this movie exceeded my expectations. The story isn’t exactly the best, especially because both the villains and their motivations were boring as they were the same as Kaguya’s. However, I did enjoy the character development shown for Boruto, and the relationship build-up with his father, Naruto, was really heartwarming.

After seeing his father battle throughout the movie, and he understands how hard Naruto was worked to become Hokage, not only that but, after learning what Boruto has been through, he learns that Boruto still needs his father.

Additionally, I really disliked how Momoshiki wasn’t really a threat and the battle was one sided on Boruto. Even Toneri in The Last put up a bigger fight against Naruto. However, the latter was more of a love-story if anything.

In addition to the character development, I would also recommend this movie based on the animation and the fight scenes as well. The fights in the movie easily match those in the Dragon Ball series and watching it in theaters only made the experience even better.

With the new generation of Shinobi, it would great to see more of them in action. Personally, I really want to see Sarada follow the path of Hokage while Boruto follows Sasuke’s path, and protects the Hokage, as stated at the end of the movie.

I really appreciated how Kishimoto switched path with their children, how Sarada holds Naruto in a higher pedestal while Boruto holds Sasuke in a higher pedestal. Naturally, both still love their father very much.

I would definitely recommend the movie to any Naruto fan. Even though I believe other material related to the franchise may come in the future, the movie was a nice way to wrap up the story of Naruto.

Some major nostalgia moments Fight choreography was amazing (to be expected) Lots of recycled material but wasn't that bad; could have been way worse. Hate the way they designed naruto's personality, they exaggerated his features too much. Sasuke was pretty cool, but they made him very 2 dimensional and NOTHING like how he used to be. Story turned out better than i expected; the synopsis made me hate boruto's character before i even watched it. I'm glad he wasn't overly bratty and resentful. Very nice seeing all the old characters showcasing some moves here and there.Overall, WAY better than the last: naruto the movie. the last is a 3/10

For something that can use the Naruto name to basically make people watch anything, The Boruto Movie wasn't all that bad. Though that being said, this movie did everything you would expect to see in a Naruto movie, or rather have already seen in Naruto.... seen far too many times. To put it simply it was unbearably cliche. Before I continue, let's talk about target audience. I hardly doubt that anyone who hasn't read the Naruto manga to it's fullest will be going out of their way to watch this movie that is indeed set after the events that occur in Chapter 700 and evenafter the Naruto Gaiden.

So obviously, the only people that are going to be watching this movie are going to be people who have invested a great deal of time with the Naruto franchise. Which is something this movie definitely made a note of. It showed tons of cameos from almost the whole main cast of Naruto doing something completely obscure. Just to have people start fanboying when their favourite character appears on screen. With that and having Naruto's name in the title of the movie, the movie could've been some romance between Kiba and Ichiraku's daughter for 95 minutes and the studio would still make profit.

So needless to say, I went into this movie with very low expectation, but during my watch, there were times where I was actually enjoying it.

Story (4/10):

The story is so freaking cliche it make me want to cry. Boruto, is having family troubles, Naruto gives a sort of pep talk and they're friends now, Boruto messes up, they break up, final fight happens, and they're back to being friends.

That's the main story. It was boring, I hated everything about it. But there were certain premises in the movie's setting that I sort of liked.

This is going to get a bit spoily, so read at your own risk.

The scientific ninja tools that they had were one of the really cool things this movie introduced. Being someone who has been following Naruto for a long time, it mind boggled me how much these new ninja tools changed the power system in Naruto. It was like, everyone had their own pair of sharingan. Everyone was the Copy Ninja. But for some reason the movie shunned on it, which was a big let down.

Also, the bad guys. They could have been really interesting, actually they were interesting, but we hardly got any of them. They came, they rekt, and then in the next 15 minutes proceeded to get rekt, and that was the end of that. They were somehow related to Kaguya and Kaguya's plan of creating the White Zetsu army, which was hardly explained. Leaving out the motives of the antagonist like that = bad, bad writing.

Characters (4/10):

The main character of this movie were, Boruto, Naruto, & Sasuke. Naruto and Sasuke went through absolutely no character development... sort of.

In Naruto's case, in the beginning of the movie he turn in to a douche bag, but then by the end of it he was back to being the same old Naruto, it's like reverse character development.

Sasuke didn't change at all.

Boruto sort of had character development, since by the end of the movie he stopped being a idiotic prick, but since he was a prick the whole movie you can't really like him, which turns into not caring about him.

The supporting characters were pretty much the entire cast of the Naruto manga with their kids.

Sarada has changed. She was a lot better off in the gaiden, she had the good components of both Sasuke and Sakura. Now she has just turned into a less dramatic Sakura. She isn't a prick though, like both of her parents were.

Her trying to be Hokage is cool, but that's from the Gaiden, and the movie really just adapted it.

Mitsuki, was the sarcastic asshole. Which is totally awesome because you don't get that in Naruto. But he had almost little to none screen time.

The other kids were the same, they made small appearances to show that they exist.

Though I must say that the kid using the bugs (not confirmed to be Shino's son), has a badass character design.

The other characters from the original Naruto manga, made small cameo appearances, but weren't all that important. Shikamaru & Hinata were the only one's who actually tried to do something against the villains, of which Hinata's attempt was off-screen... something I don't I'll ever understand the reasoning behind.

Oh... and then there were the Kage's. I hate them. I mean like why do we need to care about these guys, apart from Gaara, they are all fodder. I wanted to see Lee fight some bad guys not freaking Chojuro. Who the fk cares about Chojuro?

Anyway, yeah the Kage were there, and they were somewhat important.

The bad guys were really bad. Not as in evil, as in just bad. There purpose was glossed over and they weren't all that strong either. Just the fact that they had to use only taijutsu against them, (AND THEY STILL DIDN"T BRING ROCK LEE FOR THE FINAL FIGHT).

Enjoyment (8/10):

I did somewhat enjoy this movie, despite its many faults.

One of the reasons was because of the high production value.

The animation was absolutely brilliant and fluid, something Naruto is usually not so good at. The action scenes were some of the best I have ever seen in anime, and definitely the best Naruto has ever offered.

As a long running Naruto fan, I did enjoy seeing the character as adults, though I did feel that some of them didn't change much.

Overall (6/10);

The movie was pretty bad from a critical standpoint, in fact it was terrible. But considering its target audience and how bad it really could have been (see Naruto: The Last for an example), it did a somewhat mediocre job. And hence should get a mediocre score.