It is so weird seeing ladybug talk in her normal voice and then she starts to sing... the voices not matching are so jarring lol me and my daughter just looked at each other and busted out laughing. It really doesn't fit. Just the sound of her singing voice...it just doesn't fit! It's way too different. She had a high pitched, peppy talking voice and then a low, raspy singing voice. I wouldn't have minded the songs if this wasn't the case but it's way too obvious and way too weird sounding. My kids love the show and I ended up watching the movie with them...I still fully enjoyed the movie tho. And the animation is great obviously. I definitely recommend the movie to any kids/teens...it's cute, funny, and a fun super hero story equal between girls and boys.
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Loved this film than the show itself
ajacayen-9024729 July 2023
A film based on a popular animated series in French, as someone who is not familiar with the lore, it felt very compact, easy to digest and had a good time watching it.
In terms of the cast, obviously, Ladybug / Marinette and Cat Noir / Adrien are the ones that carried the film whole through. Through sequences and their actions, Marinette is shown to be a shy and clumsy girl who continues to doubt herself due to her fears. And as the film progressed, it's very easy to connect with her. As for Adrien, he is charming and relatable because he too also has personal problems but related to his father. Knowing that they are the core of the movie, it is no doubt that they are filled with personalities and you can't help but feel their pairing - and they are made for one another. So long as they believe and work together, nothing can really stand in there way and that's what makes them worth rooting for - from teamwork, friendship and eventually love.
When it comes to the genre aspect of the film, the musical, for the most part, was surprisingly good. Granted, considering the original series was not, some may find it corny at times. But this reviewer found it to be really great to listen to. Out of the eight songs played in the film, seven if not including the show's theme song, three stood out as the best. Two were solos, one by Marinette and the other by Adrien and the third one when they sang it as a duo - which was very romantic. There is this one song though, that is so popular, it was so surprising that it was used in the film.
Animation-wise, unlike the series that has not-so-fluid animation, considering that it is a feature-length film, it is more smooth to look at alongside the voice acting that was really great as expected.
As for the story, it was able to flesh out the characters and didn't really need a lot of exposition to do so. Even though the film feels very rushed in order to get from point A to B, it's really hard not to enjoy the ride. Just to add, there were certain sequences, particularly in the second act, that felt very similar to other films such as Smurfs 2, Ghostbusters (2016) and Hercules - if you see it then you will understand. It's also nice to mention the Sailor Moon vibes such as the transformation as well as the typical villains. The final act, while it could have been a lot better and impactful, felt satisfying by the end. It could have stopped there but seems like there are plans for another film.
Overall, it's hard for this reviewer to dislike the film. It was fun, charming and an innocent film. Despite its cheesiness, the core of the film, Marinette and Adrien, just made the movie work because of their friendship and romance. As someone who is just a casual fan or have little to no idea about the lore at all, it was a really good time watching Miraculous: Ladybug and Cat Noir, The Movie.
In terms of the cast, obviously, Ladybug / Marinette and Cat Noir / Adrien are the ones that carried the film whole through. Through sequences and their actions, Marinette is shown to be a shy and clumsy girl who continues to doubt herself due to her fears. And as the film progressed, it's very easy to connect with her. As for Adrien, he is charming and relatable because he too also has personal problems but related to his father. Knowing that they are the core of the movie, it is no doubt that they are filled with personalities and you can't help but feel their pairing - and they are made for one another. So long as they believe and work together, nothing can really stand in there way and that's what makes them worth rooting for - from teamwork, friendship and eventually love.
When it comes to the genre aspect of the film, the musical, for the most part, was surprisingly good. Granted, considering the original series was not, some may find it corny at times. But this reviewer found it to be really great to listen to. Out of the eight songs played in the film, seven if not including the show's theme song, three stood out as the best. Two were solos, one by Marinette and the other by Adrien and the third one when they sang it as a duo - which was very romantic. There is this one song though, that is so popular, it was so surprising that it was used in the film.
Animation-wise, unlike the series that has not-so-fluid animation, considering that it is a feature-length film, it is more smooth to look at alongside the voice acting that was really great as expected.
As for the story, it was able to flesh out the characters and didn't really need a lot of exposition to do so. Even though the film feels very rushed in order to get from point A to B, it's really hard not to enjoy the ride. Just to add, there were certain sequences, particularly in the second act, that felt very similar to other films such as Smurfs 2, Ghostbusters (2016) and Hercules - if you see it then you will understand. It's also nice to mention the Sailor Moon vibes such as the transformation as well as the typical villains. The final act, while it could have been a lot better and impactful, felt satisfying by the end. It could have stopped there but seems like there are plans for another film.
Overall, it's hard for this reviewer to dislike the film. It was fun, charming and an innocent film. Despite its cheesiness, the core of the film, Marinette and Adrien, just made the movie work because of their friendship and romance. As someone who is just a casual fan or have little to no idea about the lore at all, it was a really good time watching Miraculous: Ladybug and Cat Noir, The Movie.
Not a very good movie.
haleyleebby23 July 2023
I went into this movie with very high expectations after seeing the beautiful animation in all the trailers. But, while i was watching it, I was just underwhelmed. Everyone seems to have an issue with the songs, but I thought they were pretty good. My issue was all the skips. I understand It's hard to fit the premise of an entire show into a movie but it was definitely rushed. 1. Plagg wasn't even introduced until way later (and he was introduced by farting?) 2. Adrien didn't really have a reason to have the miraculous... he didn't save anyone. 3. the powers weren't explained at all, the cataclysm basically came out of nowhere.. Adrien and Gabriel don't really seem to have any relationship either, they have like 5 minutes on screen together minus the ending. And the scene switching was a mess. After Ladybug left when Cat was about to kiss her, it just cut to a 3 second clip of him staring at the Eifel tower, then it cut to another scene? In my opinion, the whole plot seems rushed and new viewers who have never seen the show are definitely going to be confused.
kinda underwhelming tbh?
itzdonutina16 July 2023
Warning: Spoilers
As someone who's been following this franchise for the last 6 years, i have to say that i was incredibly excited for this movie. But now i've watched it, and it just felt very... mediocre. The animation was gorgeous and the music for the most part really good, and the soundtrack was pretty great too. But plot wise? It was better than the show, but still kinda bad. I felt like it was really poorly paced, and the lore wasn't quite explained to a proper extent? Like, they talked about the wish, but they never went into proper detail about it, which for people being introduced to the franchise for the first time, might be pretty confusing. As for the ships... I feel like Adrinette didn't have very much screentime. How is anyone supposed to want this ship to sail if they got like 2 minutes of screetime together? But Ladynoir got a lot of screen time, which was cute, but even then felt kinda rushed. Like i get that the movie is supposed to take place over an entire school year, but personally i felt like things went too fast. Adrien's character kinda had me confused too? Like initially he's introduced as lonely and quiet and kinda awkward, but like literally after meeting Ladybug he's cocky and self-confident as Adrien, which didn't really feel right...? Like yeah, Cat Noir is cocky and self-confident, but being Cat is supposed to be Adrien's outlet, his way of expressing himself without getting in trouble by his father, so seeing Adrien be cocky right away just didn't sit right with me. There was no relationship between Chloe and Adrien either, which kinda sucked because Chloe talked about knowing Adrien a couple of times, but not once do we see them with each other. Also, let's talk about Gabriel, because, he was decent for the most part, but I felt like his character was kinda inconsistent at times. Like, one minute he's like "I have nothing left to loose!" and the next he's worrying over Adrien. Like make up your mind, either commit to being the big bad evil, or go back to making clothes, like jeez. Also, not a fan of his redemption. Like if I found out that I had been fighting my father, who had been causing chaos all over my home city and endangering people, under no circumstances would I have hugged him or forgiven him. I would've sent him straight to prison, no questions asked. But I guess Adrien's too nice for that. Plagg was basically non-existent too, like he farted a lot in one scene (which made me VERY uncomfortable) but like that was it, which compared to Marinette and Tikki's relationship... idk it left a lot to be desired. Marinette was generally pretty good, though I just really wish they fleshed out her relationship with Adrien a bit more. Her character arc was pretty good, albeit sometimes it felt like we were going backwards. I wish that they had Cristina Vee sing for Marinette rather than Lou though. It kinda caught me off guard whenever she'd start to sing due to the difference in her speaking and singing voices. Having said that though, I think the movie was still entertaining, and definitely better than the show. Give it a watch.
Super rushed and all over the place
ylvali-296977 August 2023
The movie is okay to watch, the animation is definitely stunning. But the plot felt so, so bad. Everything felt so rushed and not well thought out. It didn't feel like we were following a timeline, instead it just felt like a recap of the show. Especially with jumping over all of those fights in the middle. And the songs definitely didn't help either. They felt so trashy and bad, almost like an info dump. They were only there to tell a story the movie couldn't show.
Overall all, it's a kids movie, so you really shouldn't have high expectations. But still, too rushed and all over the place for my taste.
Overall all, it's a kids movie, so you really shouldn't have high expectations. But still, too rushed and all over the place for my taste.
Quite good but lacks humour of series
tkjztrtr29 July 2023
Myself and my kids were so so excited for this! The characters are true to the series and the villains style too. If you're a true fan of MLB then you'll enjoy. I did feel it wasn't as funny/cheesy as the series which is why I love the series so much and it does spend a lot of time on character development and the love story part. The singing was unexpected abs quite frankly annoying! Hardly any happy songs. My daughters liked the singing but I think I would've rated higher if the singing wasn't there.
On the whole an ok start to a movie franchise but hopefully more chemistry and humour in the second one.
On the whole an ok start to a movie franchise but hopefully more chemistry and humour in the second one.
I'm either on glue or everyone else is. Horrible movie
savanahconlin8 August 2023
I'm not sure why peoplel r giving this movie 10. It's just short dense movie of the TV show, with little growth for the character. The singing was awful! To me the voice didn't go with the character. I agree with another reviewer who pointed out that you don't see plagg until later on. Even Marianette's dad is annoying. You dont' get the frustrstion of Marianette and Adrian idenity like you do in the show. Even the ending was disappointing as much as people want to see that happy ending, you learn from the TV show that it's impossible. Keep making the T. V. show instead! 100 percent better!!!!
They told us what to expect, and it exceeded those expectations.
zoiebelle-056979 July 2023
Those who are upset about it being a musical and it not aligning with the shows have not been paying attention the last 3 years of updates. They told us from the beginning it was a musical and that it wouldn't align with the shows storyline, so those placing bad reviews on that just didn't pay attention. But overall this film exceeded my expectations. The soundtrack is just beautiful. Especially Courage in Me. Phenomenal. The romantic tension was there and was beautiful. I will say I'm am very sad to see Ce Mur Qui Nous Sépare was not in it, but the rest of the soundtrack really made up for that. Jeremy did a phenomenal job with listening to what the fans want. I'm looking forward to a sequel 🤞
Good message & new superheroes
sankar_pajamale5 August 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Love over evil in different story. Cute characters and awesome dialogues at many place.
Although this lacks much storyline and most of the story is in the form of songs. Which is good at some place and boredom at other.
Graphics are average and could have been better. Ending could have been much better - don't know how ladybug found adrien is Cat noir.?
One time watch with children and lady bug toys may become more famous among children. There could have been more fight or arguments between both characters which could have added more life to the dialogues.
Expecting part-2 and a better ending.
Although this lacks much storyline and most of the story is in the form of songs. Which is good at some place and boredom at other.
Graphics are average and could have been better. Ending could have been much better - don't know how ladybug found adrien is Cat noir.?
One time watch with children and lady bug toys may become more famous among children. There could have been more fight or arguments between both characters which could have added more life to the dialogues.
Expecting part-2 and a better ending.
They should have just made a different movie.
edenmarigold6 August 2023
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It's so unlike Miraculous Ladybug that they could've changed the characters and made a whole different movie. Bad. So bad. They also could have done to find a singer a little closer to the tone of Ladybug's, the contrast is incredibly shocking and ruins everything. At some point I couldn't tell if it was Chat Noir singing or her. It goes against almost everything about Ladybug and Chat Noir's story, they reveal themselves easily, they tried to make Hawk Moth some kind of poor father just misguided. Poor Master Fu is just some creepy alley way old guy who doesn't even choose them as the miraculous holders. Don't watch.
Amazing but Marinette's songs ??
erinbreannam28 July 2023
Taking off a couple stars for Marinette's singing voice 😭😭 Why did Christina Vee not sing??? Other than that, the movie was spectacular. I was sad it didn't play into the plot line of the actual show and kind of ends on a note that suggests there will be no further movies, but otherwise, I loved it. I laughed a lot, thought the banter between characters was amazing, and can appreciate how graphically stunning it is. Bravo to everyone who worked on this. Each character was beautifully animated and captured their original animation while also greatly enhancing it at the same time. The ending was so sweet.
Confused
carcproductions29 July 2023
Warning: Spoilers
So, to start, why were so many things left unexplained and untouched. Why did Marinette have to save the Miraculous Holder from getting hit by a car, but then Adrien just gets his by sitting in his room? It's later said by Tikki, that she knew that Marinette was the right person to be Ladybug and how she has been doing this for so long. Although, if that's the case, then why wasn't this obvious to the Miraculous Holder? He has been the guardian for a long time, although not obvious in the movie, so he would've known this, just like how he explained the power and nature of the Miraculous. Also, when he was explaining and he walked behind the tree, why is it never explained how he disappeared? I assume it might be like the Horse Miraculous or something, but why is it so rushed. I understand that it is a movie, but after years of hype and built-up excitement, maybe the plot could have been altered to work for a movie-length duration. Aside from the story, why do the voices seem off? It might be that their voices aren't stressed when speaking as to coincide with the calming effect given off by the movie's animation, as the effects and models are the movie's main attention grabbing feature. This was understandable, but why was Marinette's singer's voice not even close to her actual voice? Adrien's voice was a decent match, unless it was his actual voice, which in that case would make the situation even more absurd. That's because Gabriel's voice actor also sings for the character, making it seem slightly unnecessary. Back to the story, more specifically the ending. Why did the movie end like that? Ladybug and Cat Noir are basically about to lose, so Tikki reminds Marinette of something to do with love, but that doesn't even matter because Gabriel ends up slapping Cat Noir so hard that his mask rips and Gabriel finds out that he just beat up his son, so he decides to stop his reign of terror and actually care for his son, which isn't even lore accurate because he really couldn't care any less for his own son emotionally. Then a time skip to the masquerade ball, where Marinette goes off looking for Adrien. She finds Adrien, calls him Cat Noir, and he somehow still can't tell that Marinette is Ladybug, I thought maybe the masks were magic and disguised their face to others or something, but no, she literally puts on Adrien's mask and he finally realizes that it's her. This was the most infuriating part, that's because he literally worked with Ladybug for months, while hanging out with Marinette what appeared to be often, yet he didn't think, "It sure is odd how Marinette looks and sounds exactly like Ladybug." Anyway, the movie otherwise was pretty good.
Why the songs?
finlirarn15 August 2023
I feel the songs are just out of place. It is like the producers desperately wanted to make a hit movie like Frozen and therefore made it into a half musical. And the songwriters was probably told that each song must be a hit. So there is no balance between the songs. There are too many "heavy" prouction songs instead of a few heavy mixed with more light and simple songs.
Apart from the songs the movie was maybe a 6. The story was so so. It was too much focused on the love between Ladybug and Cat Noir. It was a bit unclear what the story was aiming for and why. So overall it is a messy movie. Well made when it comes to the animations but lack of a good story and filled with out of place musical songs.
Apart from the songs the movie was maybe a 6. The story was so so. It was too much focused on the love between Ladybug and Cat Noir. It was a bit unclear what the story was aiming for and why. So overall it is a messy movie. Well made when it comes to the animations but lack of a good story and filled with out of place musical songs.
I loved it! But something felt off
kaitlynbhenson28 July 2023
Warning: Spoilers
I've been a MASSIVE Miraculous fan for so many years now. I remember being a middle schooler first getting into the series and have been waiting for this movie for so long.
Well, now I'm a college student and I can honestly say while the visuals were spectacular and the story was better put together (better than the show by a LONG SHOT) I feel disappointed but not surprised to say I felt underwhelmed by this film.
I was surprised it was a musical at first, and I didn't mind it at all. I was actually pleasantly surprised and I was excited to see what the voice actors were going to show with their singing capabilities--only to feel each song dragging on and sounding the same every time. The only exception was Hawkmoth's song which felt reminiscent to Scar from the Lion King. But every other song felt so mediocre, and it especially didn't help much when the original English voices were swapped out for other singers. But while I understand that for Cat Noir, Ladybug can ABSOLUTELY sing great and it always caught me off guard whenever she wasn't the one singing. It felt like listening to a whole other character.
As for the story, compared to the show it had a lot more time put into it. But the problems that I face are the multiple changes to how the Miraculous work. I didn't mind the few changes at first, until all of a sudden Tikki didn't need Marinette to say "Spots On!" to become Ladybug, her yoyo suddenly had a mind of its own, Cat Noir's cataclysm doesn't disintegrate things, Akumatized victims don't need their akuma captured, Cat Noir's mask can break off--I can go on and on. It was really frustrating to me as I noticed every inconsistent thing, it felt like the script had a mind of its own of how the powers worked, and it felt like it kept changing to be what the plot needed it to do.
What did they do to Cat Noir? He doesn't feel the same as the one in the original show, and he feels a lot more snarky and headstrong in this. That's typically how Ladybug is during fights, so it felt like their roles were reversed suddenly. It felt like the story wanted to focus so much on Marinette's story, but failed to think about Adrien's perspective as well. Why did HE get a Miraculous? Why does he want to be a superhero? I know the reason but this film never tells us why! And with his father's redemption? His reaction? It didn't feel like something he would do to forgive him so easily. There was WAY too much underdeveloped stuff that we could have gotten with Adrien and his father but we didn't.
Which brings me to the rest of the plot. I found the akumatized victims underwhelming, though I did really like the action scenes. Though I understand it's difficult to put hundreds of episodes of a show squished together into a film, scenes felt slow yet things felt SUPER fast paced and rushed. Things needed to be developed more and even as a long time Miraculous fan I had a difficult time wrapping things together. It felt like everything was happening at once and nothing was happening at the same time.
I know this review comes off as extremely negative, but the truth is I feel like this can be an enjoyable viewing when you turn your brain off. But with Miraculous, the story WANTS you to pay attention to the story and the characters so that you don't miss a thing. And it's really frustrating, and I had such high hopes for what I thought this movie was going to be. I thought I would be over the moon with the Miraculous movie, especially after all these years of development hell. But I sadly feel like it disappointed me more than it impressed me. I truly loved seeing some of the original Miraculous show come to life here, but overall, this story can't seem to find a footing for itself and it breaks my heart to see it like this.
Overall, if you are a big Miraculous fan I would recommend seeing it! But don't pay too much attention to the story, it's not even canon anyway. A disappointing, yet visually stunning result.
Well, now I'm a college student and I can honestly say while the visuals were spectacular and the story was better put together (better than the show by a LONG SHOT) I feel disappointed but not surprised to say I felt underwhelmed by this film.
I was surprised it was a musical at first, and I didn't mind it at all. I was actually pleasantly surprised and I was excited to see what the voice actors were going to show with their singing capabilities--only to feel each song dragging on and sounding the same every time. The only exception was Hawkmoth's song which felt reminiscent to Scar from the Lion King. But every other song felt so mediocre, and it especially didn't help much when the original English voices were swapped out for other singers. But while I understand that for Cat Noir, Ladybug can ABSOLUTELY sing great and it always caught me off guard whenever she wasn't the one singing. It felt like listening to a whole other character.
As for the story, compared to the show it had a lot more time put into it. But the problems that I face are the multiple changes to how the Miraculous work. I didn't mind the few changes at first, until all of a sudden Tikki didn't need Marinette to say "Spots On!" to become Ladybug, her yoyo suddenly had a mind of its own, Cat Noir's cataclysm doesn't disintegrate things, Akumatized victims don't need their akuma captured, Cat Noir's mask can break off--I can go on and on. It was really frustrating to me as I noticed every inconsistent thing, it felt like the script had a mind of its own of how the powers worked, and it felt like it kept changing to be what the plot needed it to do.
What did they do to Cat Noir? He doesn't feel the same as the one in the original show, and he feels a lot more snarky and headstrong in this. That's typically how Ladybug is during fights, so it felt like their roles were reversed suddenly. It felt like the story wanted to focus so much on Marinette's story, but failed to think about Adrien's perspective as well. Why did HE get a Miraculous? Why does he want to be a superhero? I know the reason but this film never tells us why! And with his father's redemption? His reaction? It didn't feel like something he would do to forgive him so easily. There was WAY too much underdeveloped stuff that we could have gotten with Adrien and his father but we didn't.
Which brings me to the rest of the plot. I found the akumatized victims underwhelming, though I did really like the action scenes. Though I understand it's difficult to put hundreds of episodes of a show squished together into a film, scenes felt slow yet things felt SUPER fast paced and rushed. Things needed to be developed more and even as a long time Miraculous fan I had a difficult time wrapping things together. It felt like everything was happening at once and nothing was happening at the same time.
I know this review comes off as extremely negative, but the truth is I feel like this can be an enjoyable viewing when you turn your brain off. But with Miraculous, the story WANTS you to pay attention to the story and the characters so that you don't miss a thing. And it's really frustrating, and I had such high hopes for what I thought this movie was going to be. I thought I would be over the moon with the Miraculous movie, especially after all these years of development hell. But I sadly feel like it disappointed me more than it impressed me. I truly loved seeing some of the original Miraculous show come to life here, but overall, this story can't seem to find a footing for itself and it breaks my heart to see it like this.
Overall, if you are a big Miraculous fan I would recommend seeing it! But don't pay too much attention to the story, it's not even canon anyway. A disappointing, yet visually stunning result.
Not as good as I hoped
miabid-4352328 July 2023
First things first I did really enjoy this movie but I've been a fan miraculous snice 2015 and have been looking forward to this for years I probably had my hopes high so for me it was a bit of a let down. The songs were okay but marinette's singing voice kinda confused me, it sounded nothing like her voice. Something I really liked is the character development from the start to the end of the movie (and the tv show too honestly) they where completely different people. Though the first hour (I think) just felt a bit like a prologue and if you had seen the tv show nothing really interesting happens.
It's bad until you remember the series sucked too
panicatthedeku29 July 2023
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I think every person who rated this movie a 1 needs to remember that it's meant to be for kids, however I think a good movie should appeal to older audiences as well. This movie doesn't do that at all. I have a lot of points to make as a big Miraculous fan who also hates the series. I'll do Pros first.
First of all, I appreciate what the film does to Gabriel's character. The ending of the series was obnoxious and his character in the series is obnoxious too. The movie actually paints him in an incredibly good light. I remember watching the scene near the end with him and Cat Noir and being almost brought to tears. I think it was really nice to see his character understand the errors of his ways when he realized who he is harming with his actions, and how maybe if his son can move on so can he. I also found his character design in this style of animation to be entirely less horrifying than it is with his scary individual teeth in the series.
I also like that the movie really avoids the elongated, 9 year, five season, love square. Don't get me wrong, it was still eye rolling but i'm ecstatic it got a conclusion at the end.
The Mime and Magician villains were the best character design of the whole franchise as well. I gasped seeing them on screen because they were soooo visually stunning, especially how their traits were incorporated into their attacks. The Gargoyle villain was also incredibly cool and the whole cathedral meeting scene was very good looking as well. Cat Noirs costume having little faint sparkles and little paw pads was verrryyy adorable. On this same subject a lot of the characters look better in the movie (obviously because of the higher budget) but this is where i start getting into my cons.
I found the same face syndrome really visually ugly. Marinette's mom looked like a child, and the constant male background characters with the same too-close together eyes just confusing. When we got to the part where Cat Noir was in the subway, That little kid in the background that looked exactly like his younger model was kinda confusing as well. I disliked Alyas hair a lottt, in fact a lot of the hairstyles in the show was very hit or miss. However, i don't have a lot of room to complain as the series is wayyyyyyyy worse.
I also really hated Cat Noir in this movie at a lot of points. His banter with Ladybug felt very two dimensional. The closest I can relate it to is in community when the study group complains about Jeff and Britta's gross flirtatious argueing. Him faking being attacked to get Ladybugs attention was insane to me. Every joke he made fell flat compared to his hilarious series counterpart and him calling Ladybug his sidekick immediately felt like a disservice to his character in the series because he always acted like Ladybugs equal, however I think it does show his adjustment to working in a pair as he was isolated a lot as a child. The transition of tension between him and ladybug to romance was abrupt and cheesy but their romance besides banter in the show was actually adorable. I did like the added detail that he's always listening to music. It felt very evangeliony which I thought was kinda cool, and the scene where Adrien tells Marinette about his mom was kinda sweet. Oh but Plagg. Don't get me started on that guy. I had to skip every scene of his because i could not handle the fart jokes. He looked so cute when he got on screen and I was so excited! And then every scene he was in he was just disgusting. Also when did he like rotten cheese? The Plagg I know only likes the most expensive Camembert. Also me and my friends agreed that Tikki looked like an unborn fetus.
Ladybug is equally as bad. I genuinely think Marinette might be psychotic. She was so negative about having no friends when everyone is nice to her except Chloe and Sabrina? It was kinda weird to me especially since her relationship with Alya and Nino seemed just fine. Her transition from being an unwilling hero to accepting it also felt shallow and two dimensional. But again a kids show so i don't really care much about that. I just felt like her behavior at the beginning was annoying.
This was mostly just a rant, there's a lot more good things to say but also a lot more bad. I think it's a solid Movie for kids, and definitely a fantastic improvement from the series and enjoyable to watch, but had too many cringe moments to count. I think the only way to encapsulate my opinion of it is that i'll definitely be watching it for the third time.
First of all, I appreciate what the film does to Gabriel's character. The ending of the series was obnoxious and his character in the series is obnoxious too. The movie actually paints him in an incredibly good light. I remember watching the scene near the end with him and Cat Noir and being almost brought to tears. I think it was really nice to see his character understand the errors of his ways when he realized who he is harming with his actions, and how maybe if his son can move on so can he. I also found his character design in this style of animation to be entirely less horrifying than it is with his scary individual teeth in the series.
I also like that the movie really avoids the elongated, 9 year, five season, love square. Don't get me wrong, it was still eye rolling but i'm ecstatic it got a conclusion at the end.
The Mime and Magician villains were the best character design of the whole franchise as well. I gasped seeing them on screen because they were soooo visually stunning, especially how their traits were incorporated into their attacks. The Gargoyle villain was also incredibly cool and the whole cathedral meeting scene was very good looking as well. Cat Noirs costume having little faint sparkles and little paw pads was verrryyy adorable. On this same subject a lot of the characters look better in the movie (obviously because of the higher budget) but this is where i start getting into my cons.
I found the same face syndrome really visually ugly. Marinette's mom looked like a child, and the constant male background characters with the same too-close together eyes just confusing. When we got to the part where Cat Noir was in the subway, That little kid in the background that looked exactly like his younger model was kinda confusing as well. I disliked Alyas hair a lottt, in fact a lot of the hairstyles in the show was very hit or miss. However, i don't have a lot of room to complain as the series is wayyyyyyyy worse.
I also really hated Cat Noir in this movie at a lot of points. His banter with Ladybug felt very two dimensional. The closest I can relate it to is in community when the study group complains about Jeff and Britta's gross flirtatious argueing. Him faking being attacked to get Ladybugs attention was insane to me. Every joke he made fell flat compared to his hilarious series counterpart and him calling Ladybug his sidekick immediately felt like a disservice to his character in the series because he always acted like Ladybugs equal, however I think it does show his adjustment to working in a pair as he was isolated a lot as a child. The transition of tension between him and ladybug to romance was abrupt and cheesy but their romance besides banter in the show was actually adorable. I did like the added detail that he's always listening to music. It felt very evangeliony which I thought was kinda cool, and the scene where Adrien tells Marinette about his mom was kinda sweet. Oh but Plagg. Don't get me started on that guy. I had to skip every scene of his because i could not handle the fart jokes. He looked so cute when he got on screen and I was so excited! And then every scene he was in he was just disgusting. Also when did he like rotten cheese? The Plagg I know only likes the most expensive Camembert. Also me and my friends agreed that Tikki looked like an unborn fetus.
Ladybug is equally as bad. I genuinely think Marinette might be psychotic. She was so negative about having no friends when everyone is nice to her except Chloe and Sabrina? It was kinda weird to me especially since her relationship with Alya and Nino seemed just fine. Her transition from being an unwilling hero to accepting it also felt shallow and two dimensional. But again a kids show so i don't really care much about that. I just felt like her behavior at the beginning was annoying.
This was mostly just a rant, there's a lot more good things to say but also a lot more bad. I think it's a solid Movie for kids, and definitely a fantastic improvement from the series and enjoyable to watch, but had too many cringe moments to count. I think the only way to encapsulate my opinion of it is that i'll definitely be watching it for the third time.
Disappointment
serenax-675591 August 2023
The voices are not the same as the TV show, the singing voices do not match and the storyline was ridiculous, utterly ridiculous.
It would be great if they didn't do an altered origin story AND a rushed ending to tie up the whole storyline. Given this is a TV show with mini movies, a continuation would have been appreciated. Also, what was wrong with using the original voice cast?
There was a lot of complaining from the kids about how they changed the story and too much singing. Feels disney-fied and ruined. We will push this one to the back and pretend it never happened.
Is it possible to get a refund of my time?
It would be great if they didn't do an altered origin story AND a rushed ending to tie up the whole storyline. Given this is a TV show with mini movies, a continuation would have been appreciated. Also, what was wrong with using the original voice cast?
There was a lot of complaining from the kids about how they changed the story and too much singing. Feels disney-fied and ruined. We will push this one to the back and pretend it never happened.
Is it possible to get a refund of my time?
Don't fall prey to the low ratings. If you are a Miraculous fan then you will fall in love with this movie
destructostorm28 July 2023
This movie is literally everything a Miraculous fan wanted it to be any simple alternate universe. It's seriously a treat in every way. Marinette and Adrien are extremely nicely fleshed out within less than 2 hours which is simply a job well done. The natural behavior of the two is simply way more endearing than the show and the animation with beautiful music just tops it all. The way the movie focuses on one particular trait of both the mains and how they struggle out of it with the outer dread in the form of a better fleshed Hawkmoth is seriously better than the show. The show never tried to point it out on a single behavioral weakness of the characters which made them the way they are which the movie does better.
Its seriously sad it wasnt released in theatre everywhere because its way better on a bigger screen.
Just go for it even when you don't know the characters, you will love ittttttttt!!!!!!
Its seriously sad it wasnt released in theatre everywhere because its way better on a bigger screen.
Just go for it even when you don't know the characters, you will love ittttttttt!!!!!!
Enjoyable
No-Life-10129 July 2023
From the beginning to the end, this movie has really nice animation, lighting, and colours, everything looks realistic. The storyline is similar but different from the show, it's a bit more fast-paced but that's what I expect from the movie, it's focused more on Ladybug and Catnoir unlike the show has an equal balance between the characters. I really enjoyed this movie but I was surprised at the musical numbers, I was not expecting these to be the movie and every time they would start to sing I found myself enjoying the movie more, but I did find Marinette's singing voice to be a 180 from her normal speaking voice. Also, the storyline in the movie makes it so Gabriel is redeemable and apologetic for his actions unlike his show counterpart and I found that I liked this Gabriel a lot more. I love the character designs, especially Chloe's!
Lacking
vocaloidlova29 July 2023
Warning: Spoilers
What this movie gave in quality, it basically destroyed in everything else. The songs were really cheesy and the switching from the normal voices of Ladybug and Cat Noir to COMPLETELY different voices singing for them was a strange choice. Either cut out the singing or get the original voice actors to sing for them! I thought everything in this movie happened way too fast. It seemed really really rushed. I understand there was a lot to fit into this, but I feel it could've been done better. A lot more work could've gone into Adrien's side of the story. I liked it, but I didn't LOVE it... and I really love the show. This just felt like it was hyped up so much and when I watched it, I was disappointed. I feel bad saying something negative about the show I adore and it's new movie, but. I gotta be honest. It was lacking in a lot of places.
AMAZING
secmarianaines5 July 2023
This movie made me feel young again. I've been a fan of the series since it began, and this movie brought back some sweet memories. Magical and life-changing. The musical aspect is perfectly combined with the romance portrayed. The melodies and songs make sense within the plot and immerse you more into the movie. I loved every second of it. The tension, the romance, the pinning, the uncertainty. So many emotions to be felt. A must watch if you are a long term fan of the franchise, or if you love musicals with good animation (such as disney movies). Can't wait for the next movies and to hear what the rest of the public thinks!
Who Saves a Life Saves the World
nogodnomasters9 August 2023
Warning: Spoilers
This is a teenage romantic musical and action/comedy animated film. It opens showing us a Simon with Mr. Miyagi explaining how evil butterflies can destroy the world unless the powers to create and destroy work together. We are introduced to our main characters as imperfect humans who spend a lot of time alone. Adrian's father wants to bring his wife back to life so he turns to the dark side of the force. This ignites our two superheroes. As humans Ladybug likes Catnoir, but not as Catnoir. And vice versa. For some reason they can't recognize each other with a mask over their eyes. You would think the blue hair would be a giveaway. So Luke does battle with his father, although he doesn't know it. Movie for teen girls or would be teen girls.
My dear God.
dreamingnothing29 July 2023
Let me first say that my daughters LOVE the series, LOVE IT. They have probably watched every episode 8 times. They even know every detail about the school, the families, and the entire city. Again, THEY LOVE THE SERIES.
With that said, THEY MADE ME SHUT THIS MOVIE OFF 25 MINUTES INTO IT (they also fast forwarded thru the singing.)
Don't ruin what has worked people. They never learn. I gave 3 stars because the animation was really well done. It stops at that. I heard my 8 year old finally say something "sucks"... That was about the singing. Even though the different voices bothered me, I probably would have given this 3 more stars without the singing.
With that said, THEY MADE ME SHUT THIS MOVIE OFF 25 MINUTES INTO IT (they also fast forwarded thru the singing.)
Don't ruin what has worked people. They never learn. I gave 3 stars because the animation was really well done. It stops at that. I heard my 8 year old finally say something "sucks"... That was about the singing. Even though the different voices bothered me, I probably would have given this 3 more stars without the singing.
Underwhelmed but stunned by its visual beauty
KelliesKitchen669 August 2023
I had high expectations waiting for over 3 years for this movie and they were not met while the movie itself was gorgeous and tons of parts were funny and fun. I felt myself bored and not really into the characters except for maybe Marinette and tiki. Like the rest of the reviews; the singing voice was very jarring and took me right out of the movie. Not to mention almost all of Marinette's songs are very slow. The way the company set up this film was that it was a standalone that you could watch it with Someone who doesn't know anything about miraculous because it's a retelling but so much was lost in the retelling. We don't understand the powers the cataclysm at the end seems like it comes out of nowhere. The last huge complaint I have with the movie was the time skips. Everything was just too crunched the story got lost between the montages and musical numbers. I did love marinette's dad. He was so sweet in this. I also loved Allya and nino hilarious. Tiki was my favorite though. Her personality seemed to be very developed. It was so much fun.
Great Ending, but....
ajmarsh-342538 August 2023
Warning: Spoilers
This movie 100% wrapped up the entire series of Miraculous.
Marinette ends up with Adrien, and Hawkmoth is defeated. As expected, until the very end, when they show Adrien's mom in a coffin under the Agreste Mansion. There really doesn't HAVE to be a second one, but I have looked it up, and a second one is on its way, and I have literally no idea how they are going to continue it. My only problem- and it's a big one- is that they made it a musical. Miraculous the series was pretty cringe-worthy as it was, with Marinette being herself and all, but the musical scenes were too much for me-- They weren't even the same VOICE ACTORS singing!-- so I skipped through them. And it was perfectly fine without it.
I recommend seeing it at LEAST once, though I will probably watch it again at some point, and if you are as awkward as Me and Marinette, it is as relatable as Miraculous will get.
Marinette ends up with Adrien, and Hawkmoth is defeated. As expected, until the very end, when they show Adrien's mom in a coffin under the Agreste Mansion. There really doesn't HAVE to be a second one, but I have looked it up, and a second one is on its way, and I have literally no idea how they are going to continue it. My only problem- and it's a big one- is that they made it a musical. Miraculous the series was pretty cringe-worthy as it was, with Marinette being herself and all, but the musical scenes were too much for me-- They weren't even the same VOICE ACTORS singing!-- so I skipped through them. And it was perfectly fine without it.
I recommend seeing it at LEAST once, though I will probably watch it again at some point, and if you are as awkward as Me and Marinette, it is as relatable as Miraculous will get.
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