I can't help but feel that season 2 of Psycho Pass did so much damage to the show that I had a hard time getting into this movie. Which is a bit weird because this had the production team behind season 1 yet at the same time continue on the story as if season 2 even excised at all? Its hard to tell but here we are with a short adventure. 

Psycho Pass The Movie is very much an anime film based off of a show as it doesn't do anything that could be considered risky or with high stakes. As well as keep every character the exact same way they are from the start of the film to the end, with no growth or change and no major events to impact them further. The majority focuses on Akane as she tries to solve the mystery of terrorists that invaded Japan. Leading up to her having to find Kogami and find out if he is a threat, but of course there is always more to the story than meets the eye.

I think the addition of Kogami really help make this movie much more interesting, do they use him to his full potential? Not really. Nor do they expand on his character or have had him go through something that could change him. He does talk about events about surviving outside of Japan but nothing enough for him to change who he is. I was kind of hoping for him to become similar to Sasuke from Naruto as he left the village and began living in the world and developed a different perspective. 

I really like the idea of having a movie be a bridge or set up for another season of a show and that could've been the case for this show, but ultimately it doesn't do anything different or have enough of an impact to warrant anything like that. I do think that keeping Kogami outside and away from Akane does really make her character less interesting and I wish they had written a way for him to return as an enforcer just so he could return again.

Psycho Pass: The Movie is a fine movie and it worth checking out if you have seen the series. I just would recommend this as a rental as I don't really see much appeal of the movie after one viewing. I do find this world interesting and would hope they continue to explore it in the future. 

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