Diancie gets literally thrown around by every single character. That's 90% of the movie. And it is EXACTLY how it sounds-like a load of bullcrap.
Looks promising at the start, but there's actually nothing of real substance. The characters are not fleshed-out at all, the movie is just entirely made up of mildly-amusing, overdramatic shenaniganery. Too many villains that I don't care about, all competing for attention. Bullcrap drama that you KNOW is gonna get resolved 2 minutes later. A really illogical build-up to a generic "believe in yourself" lesson. This movie has not left an impression on me whatsoever, which is in sharp contrast to the movie just prior (the Genesect one, a movie that actually had a logical, well-built theme and better pacing).
Now for some miscellaneous spoilery complaints:
Looks promising at the start, but there's actually nothing of real substance. The characters are not fleshed-out at all, the movie is just entirely made up of mildly-amusing, overdramatic shenaniganery. Too many villains that I don't care about, all competing for attention. Bullcrap drama that you KNOW is gonna get resolved 2 minutes later. A really illogical build-up to a generic "believe in yourself" lesson. This movie has not left an impression on me whatsoever, which is in sharp contrast to the movie just prior (the Genesect one, a movie that actually had a logical, well-built theme and better pacing).
Now for some miscellaneous spoilery complaints:
- The first permanent diamond Diancie ever makes is its own Mega Stone, which is the biggest load of bullcrap in this movie.
- The specific bullcrap drama scene I have in mind is one where Pikachu dies because it got grazed by some "beam of death" move.
- Xerneas is ANNOYINGLY bad at showing up at any time OTHER than the last minute, especially considering it's apparently supposed to be omnipotent.
- When Diancie and the Carbink were searching for Xerneas for months, how the hell did they conveniently run into it immediately after the Sacred Diamond gets destroyed??
- The movie's sudden change from "a chase in a shopping mall" to "spooky legend about death rays" is WAY too jarring.