Every time I see this movie (movies?), I'm blown away by it. The animation, the story, the tone... Of course I love Digimon when it's fun and silly, but I love it most of all when it suddenly turns on its head and takes itself seriously. So I feel so spoiled when it comes to the movies. A full hour of my ideal Digimon content? No complaints here!
Something I found interesting watching this a second time was how Wallace, in a way, almost echoes "Chocomon's" desire to return to the past. He talks about wanting to go back to the way things were, how Chocomon had changed beyond recognition. Clinging to the memory of that field of flowers. It was similar to "Chocomon's" inability/unwillingness to recognize the more grown-up Wallace, in a way. Though Chocomon was literally being possessed, I almost feel like that was kind of a missed opportunity. Maybe, in another world, Chocomon was never possessed, and his conflict with Wallace is only resolved when he comes to terms with Chocomon changing, maybe for the worse, maybe never being able to go back, and how he can't control what Chocomon does. Just like how Chocomon can't force Wallace to be a child again.
But anyway I really loved it! I wouldn't try to pick it apart if I didn't like it or find it interesting, after all. Like, one of my favorite parts is when Angemon and Angewomon swooped in, right as it looked like everyone else was going to be defeated! Frankly I had kind of forgotten that Hikari and Takeru and their partner Digimon were even involved for a minute (lol), so it was an exciting twist and was really unexpected! Though honestly, I loved everything about that final confrontation with "Chocomon". The tension? The animation? The strong relationships between the characters? I love it!!!
