Still have no idea what Sabo and Lucci were doing. As for most modern OP films some characters are included for no reason other than to have them in marketing material. Nothing is egregious, but it is enough to take notice. Luffy seems unusually apathetic when a crewmate is placed in danger in the first act.
Nami, despite having ample screen time, never comments on the fact that the kids enslaved by the casino are basically in the same situation she was in for a decade. Like most OP movies the characterization is slightly off. There is a particular sub-twist that makes perfect sense in universe that was both inspired and hilarious. Getting the One Piece cast to do a heist film is inherently interesting given how batshit insane the characters are, and the genre-standard twists are handled well. The film-exclusive character is far more memorable than most of her predecessors as she is an old girlfri- I mean accomplice of Nami's from her cat burglar days, and
The animation is gorgeous, the character designs are on point, and every costume change the case goes through is exciting and memorable.
At this point the formula for a One Piece movie has been set in stone, and it is most efficient to evaluate the film based on how it meets expectations.įrom an aesthetic perspective the movie is basically flawless. One Piece Film: Gold is the third modern One Piece movie and the second post timeskip.
