S2E11 - Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel II. Lost Butterfly Review & Analysis

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“She’s all I want to protect.”

The dark saga that is Heaven’s Feel enters its especially dark middle chapter with Lost Butterfly, the second film in the trilogy, and one that delivers an enormous, eventful, complicated slice of movie for us to break down. Filled to the brim with surprising revelations, major plot turns, and huge character moments, the film sees Shirou and Sakura becoming more and more entwined in each others’ lives, and presents the viewer with a bracing, challenging depiction of abuse and the cycles of violence and pain it creates. It also sees ufotable at the top of their production game, with some of the most stunning animation ever committed to film, not just in the bravura action sequences, but in intense character moments that are rendered here so beautifully and powerfully that it’s hard to imagine anyone making it through this film without a tear or two. It’s another outstanding movie, and one that leaves us on the edge of our seats to finish the entire Fate/stay night project next week.

Enjoy, and come back next week as we review the third and final film in the Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel trilogy, Spring Song!

Time Chart:

Theme Song: 0:00:00 – 0:01:14

Heaven’s Feel II Review: 0:01:14 – 1:23:40

Eyecatch: 1:23:40 – 1:23:50

Heaven’s Feel II Review (Cont.): 1:23:50 – 2:32:19

End Credits: 2:32:19 – 2:33:34

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