Versailles no Bara (Movie)

Having watched the original series, which I think hasn't aged particularly well and was definitely in need of a remake, so I was initially excited when MAPPA first announced they were going to remake it. Because this classic story in modern visuals would have been amazing, and it was indeed amazing to see it in good visuals. But I think that turning into a musical wasn't really a good choice, like, a lot of key moments of the story just went by during songs, which made this movie has a lot less of the impact which the original series had. Of course, this kind of thingwas bound to happen when you're compressing a 40-episode series into a 2-hour film. (They even straight up cut some of my favorite scenes 😔) So, yeah. It wasn't that good of a remake and the best approach would've been a proper 2-cour anime remake with a pacing that respects both the original material and the attention span of modern viewers. This is a timeless story and it deserved more than just a flashy repackage, maybe in future? One can hope.

Who doesn't know about The Rose of Versaille? The art style and time period in which it was written turned me off from a modern standpoint, so I never pursued it until I saw it was a MAPPA studio movie. It takes a lot of time/energy to commit to a long, historical drama like The Rose of Versailles. I think making the story artistic and skimming over some of the story elements, while hitting the important beats, made it more accessible. If you're not new to shojo, then you're likely familiar with a lot of its tropes. I appreciated that the musical segments hinted atthose trials and tribulations without requiring me to slog through them. It's easy to fill in the blanks and still feel the emotional struggles of the protagonists. It was very true to its shojo roots. Now, all that said, knowing what's coming in the story, I might be more likely to pick up the original manga/anime and enjoy it. Heck, this movie makes it easier to see what parts I might want to skip to get to other, more important character arcs. I definitely recommend it to someone who'd like an introduction to the Rose of Versailles, and as a visual feast and tribute to a longstanding, influential story.

First, Hirano & Sawashiro hold this on their back. Second, this isn't a musical, is a movie WITH music I realize that many stop (today, 04.30.2025 the note is 6.5) musical films, but this one goes beyond, because it tells a story we have already learned, with a story that some do not know, like Oscar's life I confess that I started the movie thinking that it would be monotonous. But right in the first song, I realized the affection of the production in every detail: animation, script, lyrics About the movie. This movie portrays the story. But beyond that we can see life, decisions (or who choosesnot making a decision), and twists. Maria Antonieta evolves faithful to the story (yes, I researched after seeing the movie, because I finished school for some time, and did not remember the facts). A child thrown in the middle of a political decision, she gets attention (from court, with gifts, and visits). And and a short time starts to act differently (yes, research it) Oscar is the center of everything. And it's a very dense character. Your actions (for those who, like me, did not read the anime or read the manga) not surprising. She is committed, Decided, strong. Change occurs around you, and it does not shake yourself, on the contrary, it always goes on. Interactions are also a strong point, in command of the troops or and conversations Yes, I tried to escape as much as to deliver details. Watch, you will like I was crying, in two scenes before the end

After so many years, the queen of Shoujo has returned, does this movie live up to the hype?... well. The pacing was quite rushed in the beginning; key moments from the manga were either going by way too fast or were missing entirely. The final act was amazing, though; you could really sense the tension in that scene and the ending was sweet. I watched this dubbed as Rose of Versailles hadn't been given an English dub before. Caitlin Glass did a great performance as Oscar. Some of the soundtrack was good, but it was very Disney/Barbie direct-to-DVD film vibes, and it doesn't really fit the tone. The animationwas cool and i liked how they incorporated different camera angles and manga panel effects, but the colours were quite oversaturated for my taste. The tone felt different from the manga. It was missing a lot of the more playful moments, aside from the scene with Andre's grandmother and Fersen, which made me laugh. One positive I'll give is they made Andrie more likeable, he seemed less possessive than in other adaptations, it admittedly made me want to root for them as a couple. Adapting Rose of Versailles meant they had to cut a lot out, which is fair enough, but some of the side characters that were cut were key aspects of the story, like Madame Du Barry, Rosalie, and Jeanne. Overall, the pretty animation did hold my attention, and the voice performances were good, Andre wasn't a prick either and some of the cut scenes needed to be removed anyway. As a standalone film, it's decent, as an adaptation though, it's mid, better than the live action 1979 film but the anime and manga are better in their scene composition, pacing and tone, if you're a shoujo fan who wants to recommend Rov to friends without the outdated elements, then this gets the general story across, otherwise, just read the manga or watch the anime and the takarazuka shows.

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