'Boruto: Naruto the Movie' had its official U.S. screening last October 10 during the New York Comic Con. Creator Masashi Kishimoto made an appearance and talked more about his work. Several reviews commented on how Naruto was portrayed as an awful father and how his son Boruto seemed like an entitled spoiled brat.
According to an article from Yahoo! Movies, the highest-grossing film in the 'Naruto' cinematic series had its triumphs and pitfalls. The strong themes of identity, willpower and family relationships were some of the highlights from the film as well as the "epic" fight scenes that deserved big-screen treatment. However, some of the more obvious letdowns were reported to be the portrayal of Boruto as an entitled spoiled brat with "manufactured" inner torment and some seemingly one-dimensional characters such as Momoshiki and Kinshiki, who offered nothing but flat antagonism.
Another article by Tokyo Otaku Mode commented on Naruto's parenting skills - or lack thereof. Naruto becomes too engrossed with his extra familial responsibilities as the seventh hokage of Konohagakure that he fails to give his son Boruto much-needed attention. He sends clones to replace his presence in certain family events and this causes Boruto to grow up resenting him.
It was also explained that Naruto didn't know the first thing about being a father having lost his parents after he was born. The film showed some scenes of awkward interaction between Naruto and Boruto as Naruto struggled to reach out to his son despite his embarrassment.
Anime and manga distributor Viz Media partnered with Eleven Arts to bring 'Boruto: Naruto the Movie' to American shores. According to The Bitbag, the film opened in U.S. cinemas last October 10, 2015. Original series creator Masashi Kishimoto revealed during the 2015 New York Comic Con panel that he experienced some difficulties during the making of the film.
Kishimoto admitted that he only managed to take a break and spend more time with his own children after finishing the screenplay. Despite everything, he expressed his pride over his latest work saying that the final chapter in the 'Naruto' series has been a high point in his career as an artist.
He said, "Honestly, as I briefly mentioned before, this was the first time I had been able to work on a screenplay from beginning to end. Certainly not the only one I've worked on, but the only one I wrote from beginning to end myself... I was able to make the story and characters what I wanted to see done, because I had wanted to do it as a manga. I had the honor to have the anime come to life."
'Boruto: Naruto the Movie' is the highest grossing film in the anime-manga series, released in Japan last August 7. It is the 11th film in the franchise and is Hiroyuki Yamashita's directorial debut. It follows the newer generation of fighters including Naruto Uzumaki's son Boruto and Sasuke Uchiha's daughter Sarada.
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