Turning clichés around is one of the most beloved and major themes of Madoka Magica, so I suppose it fits the modus operandi. They did not want to conclude their movie trilogy with a clichéd, super sappy, overly perfect ending. All in all I find the final choice the maker's did to be a questionable one. I don't love what they did to Homura at the end. Similarly, I love how all our favourite characters are there, and I love how the writers managed to unify their tragic fates with the positive premise (particularly Sayaka).

I don't love what happens after the conclusion of the premise. I love the premise, I love how it is revealed, I love how it is concluded. The biggest flaw, however, is the plot, or rather its conclusion. IMHO the pacing is one if this movie's biggest flaws I was never quite bored but I certainly came close occasionally. Similarly, there were two quite long fight scenes that just dragged on where nothing really mattered. A runtime of almost two hours certainly isn't short, so I wonder if it was truly necessary to spend five minutes on a fairly silly 'magical transformation' sequence that is meant to be partially satirical.

But as fantastic as it looked, it could not hide some problems with the pacing I feel this movie has.

What surprised me even more was the imagery: Where I found the abstract depiction of the Witches odd and jarring in the series (and to a lesser extent also in the duology), I found it absolutely beautiful in Rebellion. The soundtrack is lovely, and the visuals are gorgeous. doesn't? From a technical standpoint, the movie is fabulous. Rebellion seeks to rectify that and just. The original series and the movie duology that retold it ended with a finale that was heart-rendingly bittersweet yet incredibly positive, but also had a slight note of dissatisfaction.

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