The Naruto movies were initially meant to be viewed as nonessential viewing. They followed the old philosophy of anime movies, where the purpose wasn’t to tell canon stories but rather showcase the studio at its best when it has the time to work on something truly spectacular. However, the anime landscape changed over time; the movie quality was only slightly higher than anime quality, but that was compensated for with canon stories and generally high quality on both fronts. Naruto eventually changed with the times, but only near the end of its run. As such, only two movies can be considered canon. Even then, these movies are only supplementary to the anime; most of their lasting consequences can be inferred from the canon content of the series.This philosophy makes it a marvel when the older Naruto movies can even fit on the timeline. The movies are supposed to happen in the downtime between significant story events. However, Naruto’s story beats are so tightly condensed that there’s only time to move from one to the other. Strangely, movies can only fit into the Naruto grand narrative if the filler episodes used to space out the canon events are acknowledged as canon. This makes it fascinating when these movies adhere close enough to the plot to fit into the story. The question isn’t which movies are canon, but how canon they can be.Legend of the Stone of Gelel starts as a mission where Naruto, Sakura, and Shikamaru try to catch a ferret, but it transitions into a quest to find an ancient energy source and the bloodline that controls it. This movie is about as far from the canon as it can get. The story is so detached from Naruto’s world and lore that the new characters aren’t even familiar with chakra, instead relying on the power the Stone of Gelel grants them. There’s a loose connection to the Land of Wind, but it’s only there to give the Three Sand Siblings a reason to join the fight. What’s more, this movie takes place during the end of the original Naruto, where Jiraiya postponed the end of the story to do more research on the Akatsuki. It’s a good movie on it’s own, but it won’t enrich anyone’s understanding of the series.
The Naruto movies were initially meant to be viewed as nonessential viewing. They followed the old philosophy of anime movies, where the purpose wasn’t to tell canon stories but rather showcase the studio at its best when it has the time to work on something truly spectacular. However, the anime landscape changed over time; the movie quality was only slightly higher than anime quality, but that was compensated for with canon stories and generally high quality on both fronts. Naruto eventually changed with the times, but only near the end of its run. As such, only two movies can be considered canon. Even then, these movies are only supplementary to the anime; most of their lasting consequences can be inferred from the canon content of the series.
This philosophy makes it a marvel when the older Naruto movies can even fit on the timeline. The movies are supposed to happen in the downtime between significant story events. However, Naruto’s story beats are so tightly condensed that there’s only time to move from one to the other. Strangely, movies can only fit into the Naruto grand narrative if the filler episodes used to space out the canon events are acknowledged as canon. This makes it fascinating when these movies adhere close enough to the plot to fit into the story. The question isn’t which movies are canon, but how canon they can be.
Legend of the Stone of Gelel starts as a mission where Naruto, Sakura, and Shikamaru try to catch a ferret, but it transitions into a quest to find an ancient energy source and the bloodline that controls it. This movie is about as far from the canon as it can get. The story is so detached from Naruto’s world and lore that the new characters aren’t even familiar with chakra, instead relying on the power the Stone of Gelel grants them. There’s a loose connection to the Land of Wind, but it’s only there to give the Three Sand Siblings a reason to join the fight. What’s more, this movie takes place during the end of the original Naruto, where Jiraiya postponed the end of the story to do more research on the Akatsuki. It’s a good movie on it’s own, but it won’t enrich anyone’s understanding of the series.
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