At this point the movie has entered its final act.
Madoka's wish was so special that even QB, a monster who never had any emotional fluctuations, showed a little hesitation in his words.
"Are you really going to become a god?"
Faced with QB's questioning, Madoka didn't care at all.
Her mind was made up from the beginning.
"Be it God or something else."
"I just want those who have believed in hope to stop crying and to smile at the end!"
"So, the rules that hinder me..."
Bathed in the light, Madoka screamed for the only time in the entire movie.
"Destroy it! Change it!"
"This is my wish! Come on, make it come true!"
As the film entered the second half, the audience was completely immersed in the plot and pictures.
In the light, Madoka once again returned to senior Mami's afternoon tea.
She saw Mami sitting in front of her, quietly sipping her tea.
"Kaname-san."
Mami put down her teacup, "Do you realize what a terrible wish you made?"
"I guess so..."
This answer is very much in line with Madoka's usual confused nature, but there wasn't a trace of confusion in her eyes.
Even though he learned from Mami that he would no longer exist as an individual;
Even if I know that I will always be alone in the endless future;
Even though she knew that she would be fixed in the universe as a witch-killer.
Madoka still insists on her wish.
because...
"There's nothing wrong with having hope."
"No matter how many times I'm told no, I'll always argue back."
Kaname Madoka, this weak girl finally found her reason to fight.
In the end, Madoka took the notebook that Mami returned to her and started her own battle with the blessings of Mami and Kyoko.
"You not only fulfilled your own wish, you became the wish."
"The wish of all of us..."
The white light dissipated, and the protagonist, who had been an ordinary girl for the entire movie, finally put on the magical girl costume that the audience had been looking forward to in the main line.
Draw the bow.
Archery.
The pink beam of light turned into light rain in the sky.
The arrow shot by Kaname Madoka transcended space and time, allowing her clone to appear in front of all the magical girls.
From the past to the future, countless magical girls have appeared on the screen.
In this scene, Nanaya invited all the well-known young actors he could to perform.
It can be said to be a large collection of currently world-renowned girl artists.
However, the cast that should have shocked the audience did not cause any exclamations from the audience.
Because everyone was shocked by the plot before their eyes, they no longer had the extra energy to pay attention to anything else.
Perhaps later on, some viewers will notice this detail when they watch the film again and again, but those watching it for the first time won't be distracted by these little things at all.
Because Kaname Madoka's wish is so grand, so grand that the audience is also filled with this all-encompassing love.
"I will not let everyone's wishes end in despair."
"I will bear all the consequences alone."
"Believe in yourself until the end!"
In the end, Madoka personally destroyed the planet-sized witch that was created by her overly ambitious wish.
At this point Madoka's wish was finally fulfilled, and all the witches in the world finally disappeared.
At the same time, Madoka saw the universe that had existed before or was newly born.
She finally understood everything that Homura Akemi had done for her, and was very happy that she had such a good friend.
It's a pity that the two parties had just understood each other's feelings when they had to say goodbye forever.
But as the price of making a wish, Madoka had to enter a higher dimensional world.
Except for Homura Akemi, everyone in the world will forget Madoka.
Even those magical girls only worship Madoka as the god of hope and salvation [The Principle of Circles].
This ending to the Madoka Magica story is certainly not a happy one, but it does make many people fascinated.
In addition to the characters and plot, the special effects of the film, jointly produced by Weta Workshop and Washimine Entertainment, are also very exciting.
Before the movie was released, Washimine Entertainment had been promoting that they were not lying about the movie's special effects.
The movie "Madoka Magica" is definitely the best movie special effects in Hollywood and even in the world today!
Compared with "Avatar" which was released a month later, there will be controversy as to which one is better.
After all, the two films interpret special effects from different angles, and there is no saying that one is superior in terms of visual effects.
However, with the audience's full attention, special effects are no longer important.
Because in the minds of the audience, they are no longer "watching" a special effects movie, but have truly entered the movie.
At this point, the movie has entered its final stage.
Homura Akemi became the only person in the world who still remembered Madoka. She tied the ribbon that Madoka left for her on her head instead of a hairpin.
In the end, Homura Akemi continued her battle alone in the city.
Although the witch has disappeared, the darkness and curse in the human heart will not disappear, and will be replaced by a large number of monsters.
But the reason why Homura Akemi is still fighting is not because of justice, nor is it her duty as a magical girl.
Simply because this world is the place Madoka wants to protect.
"come on."
I heard the encouraging voice of the girl I was familiar with.
Homura Akemi smiled slightly.
"This is the only thing I will never forget."
"So, I'm going to keep fighting."
Homura Akemi pulled the black longbow in her hand and shot an arrow at the monster.
——Don't forget. There is always someone fighting for you somewhere.
——As long as you remember her, you will not be alone.
Two lines of subtitles slowly appeared on the screen.
The movie finally ends with Madoka and Homura walking away hand in hand.
"Madoka Magica" is the first movie since Nanaya Kiryu's debut without a post-credits Easter egg.
This was already stated by Washimine Entertainment in its pre-release promotion.
But no audience member left, everyone sat quietly in their seats.
The reason why everyone stayed wasn't because it was a movie premiere - even if it was just an ordinary show, I believe no one present would say they would leave early.
In the subtitles, "Magia" composed by Hans Zimmer sounded again.
Unlike the BGM in the movie, the music is accompanied by the singing of the five magical girls.
The magical and Gothic singing further stirred up the atmosphere.
The audience was quietly recalling the plot as they listened to the song.
When the movie just ended, they had a lot to talk about.
Some want to praise the movie's special effects and 3D effects;
Some want to lament the friendship between girls;
There are also people who want to criticize Kiryu Nanaya for writing the story as too tragic.
But when the subtitles fell, all these feelings finally turned into admiration for the movie, the crew, and the director Nanaya Kiryu.
Thunderous applause echoed in the IMAX theater like a violent storm.
At this moment, no one had any other thoughts and just wanted to applaud along with everyone else.
Because the movie "Madoka Magica" which just ended its screening deserves such applause.
Several film critics listened to the prolonged applause in surprise, with confusion on their faces.
"It's been five minutes, right?"
A film critic asked his companion: "How could the applause last so long?"
Another film critic was also a little surprised, saying: "I was at the Oscars this year. The applause was not so enthusiastic, and it didn't last so long."
"yes."
The film critic who spoke at the beginning immediately echoed: "Whether it was Best Actor, Best Actor, Best Director or Best Picture, when the results of all the awards were announced, the applause was not so enthusiastic."
Roger Ebert snorted sarcastically, as if he thought these two people were hopelessly stupid.
"Humph, how can a mediocre movie like that compare to Madoka Magica?"
The two men looked at Roger Ebert with their mouths open, not because of shame, but because of admiration for the guy's shamelessness.
Turan mercilessly exposed him: "Who was the one who said that this movie was boring in the first place?"
"Hmm... I was deceived by false propaganda!"
Roger Ebert replied hesitantly.
"In the final analysis, it's Washimine Entertainment's fault. If they had promoted the movie directly according to the plot, this wouldn't have happened."
Turan shook his head: "That wouldn't have been such a good publicity effect."
He saw clearly that if the film had been promoted according to its tragic tone from the beginning, it would definitely not have had the good effect it has now.
After all, the general viewing habit of the audience is to like to watch stories with happy endings, which are the traditional cool movies.
Although tragic stories can receive good reviews, they are obviously inferior to comedies in terms of audience.
Even when The Dark Knight and Inferno were being promoted, the emphasis wasn't placed on the tragedy.
The main promotional focus of the former is the dark and cool style of the film;
The latter plays the sentimental card of the finale of Fate after 4 years.
The same situation is true for "Madoka Magica". In order to achieve the greatest publicity effect, "Madoka Magica" advertisements always put special effects first.
Of course, this behavior is tantamount to "luring the dog in and killing it."
But judging by the results of the premiere, the "dogs" that were killed seemed to be very grateful to the person who did the killing.
[This should be a good thing. ]
Because this movie is so strange, even Turan, a professional commercial film critic, has lost his judgment.
The applause in the theater continued without any sign of abating.
It seemed that the audience felt that their inner emotions needed to be vented through this channel.
As for whether it is an emotion of being touched or an emotion of wanting to hit someone.
This depends on different opinions.