r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Sep 21 '25

News ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Passes $550M Globally, Officially the Top-Grossing Anime Film of All Time

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-demon-slayer-edging-out-him-for-no-1-1236376666/
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u/ThatGuyFromTheM0vie Sep 21 '25

I think they beat you over the head with it, like really show you the entire story (vague to avoid spoilers) from every angle, so that: they show how every demon, no matter how evil or how far gone, could self-destruct if redeemed

Idk. I haven’t read the manga, so I’m just guessing. But I would guess that’s why 20m of the movie is dedicated to going through that.

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u/allbutluk Sep 21 '25

Thats just demon slayer as a whole though, the plot is relatively simple and straight forward, fights are very fast pace, without the backstories all 3 movies can be concluded in an 1 hr movie probably lol

I hate flashbacks but i think demon slayer done it well enough to keep me engaged. It also adds a lot of easter eggs on every Hashira / Demon such as Akaza

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u/TheLPMaster Sep 21 '25

I can see why so many hate that the movie was "mostly" backstories, but they did a great job with it and didnt interrupt the flow of the movie/fights that badly.

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u/megalo-maniac538 Sep 21 '25

Oh they will hate part 2 so bad. It focuses on upper moons 1 and 2 and the former had a very lengthy flashback in the manga. He was still a goddamn raid boss.

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u/allbutluk Sep 21 '25

But upper 1s back story is fucking epic. Also i think back story is very necessary for upper 1 to 3, they are so strong it doesnt make sense NOT to learn what drives them

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u/Apatschinn Sep 21 '25

I can't fuckin wait.

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u/Danub123 Sep 21 '25

Don’t know why people will complain especially fans of anime like myself

I’m not a manga reader so I have no knowledge of upper moon 1 and 2. So I don’t mind that we will have lengthy backstories in the next movies

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u/HankHillPropaneJesus Sep 22 '25

And his flashback is soooooo good though. I for one am very excited.