listen: the music caught me offguard in the beginning, but otherwise, we're golden. when i first saw the trailer, i was honestly expecting this to be a one-off cash grab (which i'm probably sure it was), BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY VERY GOOD??
first of all, the animation: the lighting, the set designs, especially those of the high school—LOVED IT. the scene with the butterflies while adrien and gabriel hugged was so pretty.
secondly, the characters: loved how the personalities, conflicts and motivations of the characters were well established. hawkmoth was so cartoon and campy but it was cool how they showed the way it wore gabriel down (also gabriel w long hair is hilarious and lowkey gives zeke jaeger).
let's get to the main show: the bug and the cat. marinette and adrien's meet-cute in the library was >>>> i loved it sm. i found it cool that we got more personal moments and one-on-one banter between ladybug and cat noir. also, the humor and cat noir's puns are funny, and careless whisper playing the moment cat noir gets a crush on ladybug? hilarious. also adrien is literally so down bad and dramatic (like father like son)—the world is literally on fire and this boy is in his room sulking while listening to careless whisper. and it is ironic how marinette plays the recorder and he keeps listening to that song (remember the meme audio?).
this movie had to have been sponsored by volkswagen. the plot was good, the characters were good, loved how they turned the ladybug theme onto its head. and the creators can jump off a cliff for that cut to black ending. i just KNEW it deep down. they know who they're playing with Imao. overall, a solid movie. i don't entertain any haters go cry at the wall.
