[Mesnick]

Watched Kamen Rider Gotchard: The Future Daybreak. Well, this film will appeal to everyone who thought there wasn’t enough drama in Gotchard. There's plenty of it here. Moreover, this explains why there is less of it in the main show. In general, the film is well thought out. Daybreak and his Chemises turned orange not just because of a different timeline, but because they were so affected by the grief of loss. Geryon became a Dorado rider because he had absorbed a lot of human suffering during 20 years of world destruction.The identity of Daybreak's Alchemist will also be revealed and will turn out to be so obvious that one can only be surprised how it was not figured out earlier.
Daybreak's fate is also quite clear. Despair sometimes brings out the worst in good people, but first destroys the best in them. Future Houtarou continues to be a hero, fight evil and save the defenseless, but he has lost his optimism and hope. Not without the intervention of Geryon, who destroyed everyone close to him, because of which Houtarō stopped relying on others and lost his main strength: the support of his friends. And only the intervention of his younger self from another timeline helped him become himself again.
And although the main focus is on the two Hotaro, the rest of the characters also received enough attention and do not seem superfluous. Rinne inspires riders like a heroine and fights like a rider herself.And finally gets the opportunity to ride a bike. Spanner gets the opportunity to see the worst version of himself and defeat it. Legend appears to be a more subdued version of his former self. And thanks to him, we get Tsukasa’s cameo! Who said Inouye wouldn't appear in the franchise again? Kajiki, while seemingly gimmicky, brings the necessary ridiculousness to keep the film from feeling completely different from the main show.And the battle between Renge and Sabimaru against the Dreads is incredibly funny. It was so strange to see the UFO suit right on the actor! And Minato and Kyoko were in charge of the science part of the victory and got a romantic moment during the credits. It was also nice to see the Sisters already clearly on the side of good.I also liked that the civilian girl helps not with words of support or the creation of a new toy, but by literally shooting at the villain and allowing Majada to seize the initiative in battle.
I liked the Gavv cameo. It felt somehow retro, I immediately remembered the first appearance of OOO and Fourze. I'll take this opportunity to say that I'm looking forward to his winter film. The crossover between Gotchard and Gavv should be awesome. Shouma, who has lived most of his life locked up, is probably the only main rider for whom Houtarou can truly become more than just a nominal senpai. Especially considering that Gotchard has experience defeating the gothic evil scientist. Also, the interaction between Chemies and Gochizo will be very interesting to watch.
There's not much to say about the villains. Geryon is still the same, except perhaps even more powerful and self-confident.The masks are pure evil with the faces of familiar characters. Although I must mention the actor Minato: he clearly enjoyed playing the crazy scoundrel. I will also note Geryon in the form of the Three-Eyed Demon. Perhaps due to the fact that he used both a suit and a CGI model, he turned out to be more impressive than most similar antagonists. I even remembered Ultraman during the final battle. But even though Geryon has become much stronger, against two Hotaro, supported by two Rinnes and two sets of Chemies, he has no chance.
I also want to note the darkness of this film. If the ruins of Tokyo and the CGI tombstones looked a little unconvincing, the scene in the cell even made me feel a little uneasy. Seriously, anyone who easily enrolls Gotchard in a fun, light-hearted show should take their blinders off.
The action is good, varied, bright and interesting. Rinne’s fights were especially successful, in my opinion. I also liked the moment when Hotaro lends her the X-Calibur. Seriously, this is a case where you can give all the toys to the main character, because he will share them anyway.
To sum it up, maybe not the best film in the franchise, but definitely worthy. Vibrant and varied action is combined with strong emotional moments.The plot is slightly accelerated, but this does not harm its thoughtfulness. And time travel is described better and smarter than in the shows dedicated to it. So I recommend it to everyone.
P.S. Also from this film we learned that trains for time travel are created using alchemy. Very interesting.