Today is the opening ceremony of Tokyo 2020. It is also the last day that Violet Evergarden The Movie is showing at Jack and Betty. Which also means it will be leaving Yokohama (again).
Between Violet Evergarden The Movie and the opening ceremony of Tokyo 2020, the choice is clear.
I dutifully booked my ticket a few days earlier, then took Vivi to the cinema. The journey was just short of an hour but it was worth it, even in the blazing sun.
In my post on the 13th viewing, I mentioned about the flowers in Yuris' room and how it might have been changed. On confirmation today, no, the flowers are still the same. Yellow flowers by the window with orange roses in the room during the first visit by Violet; yellow flowers by the window with white roses in the room during Violet's second visit (when she talked about Yuris' letter to his younger brother); and pink flowers by the window with wilting white roses in the room on Violet's third visit, when she sealed the three letters.
This is the 14th time I am watching the movie, but it still brings tears to my eyes. Maybe even more tears. I still cry when the movie opens with Ann's house and the letters from her mother Clara. About wishes that cannot come true. The scenes with Yuris. Even the ending credits (especially the ending credits).
I wonder if the movie will return to Yokohama again...
My overall thoughts on Violet Evergarden The Movie
Events:
Translations of short stories:
The Tailor and the Auto-Memories Doll (unofficial translation of 仕立て屋と自動手記人形) Gilbert Bougainvillea and the Fleeting Dream (unofficial translation of "ギルベルト・ブーゲンビリアと儚い夢")
Violet Evergarden short stories: "Logbook entry" and "Diary entry" (unofficial translation)
The Starry Night and the Lonely Two (unofficial translation of 星降りの夜とさみしいふたり)
Diethard Bougainvillea's If (unofficial translation of ディートフリート・ブーゲンビリアIf) Tellsis (Nunkish) translation:
Last line of Violet's final letter to GilbertInsights on the movie:
Audio commentary notes:
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