**Pros:** Makoto's arc is the best addition to Falling Down compared to the game's version of events. After [spoiler]losing not only Shinjiro but Pharos as well,[/spoiler] you can understand how that would affect him. He [spoiler]grows more distant from other people to prevent himself from being burned in case he loses them as well.[/spoiler] Recovering from this is a focal point of the movie and is especially challenged by [spoiler]Ryoji's introduction.[/spoiler] Makoto manages to overcome this by [spoiler]seeing how Mitsuru and Junpei dealt with their losses[/spoiler] and uses it to motivate himself further. Speaking of [spoiler]Junpei, his arc with Chidori is slightly improved by the fact that Strega doesn't "die" during the Hanged Man fight, so their return makes more sense.[/spoiler] The fight against [spoiler]Chidori[/spoiler] is also a lot more climactic, since in the games, it is a very easy fight that poses no challenge. Another aspect of the story that indirectly benefits from [spoiler]Strega not jumping off the bridge is the plot twist that Ikutsuki was evil. In the games, you would expect him to become the next main villain after Strega, but then he dies immediately afterwards, and then Strega returns, which is a huge missed opportunity in my opinion. Nothing regarding Ikutsuki was changed, but the fact that Strega is still around makes his quick exit sting a little less.[/spoiler] **Neutral:** The movie has a lot of great one-to-one character interactions between other characters as well, such as [spoiler]Yukari and Mitsuru, Akihiko and Ken and lastly Fuuka and Natsuki.[/spoiler] The last one has improved a good amount since it also provides Ryoji and Makoto with more interactions, since they're the ones who set up their meeting. However, one glaring omission from the movie is the majority of the second awakenings. The only one that was left in was Junpei's. The second awakenings are supposed to reflect the growth that the characters have gone through, which is why I'm baffled that they weren't included. I'm doubtful that it was because of time restraints, since the scenes where they should've happened were still shown, so it couldn't have cost that much extra screentime to show the second awakening on top of that. **Cons:** Ending on a cliffhanger is something I find a bit distasteful, and that applies to this movie as well. Did they really have to end it in the middle of [spoiler]Aigis and Ryoji's confrontation[/spoiler]? The hot spring scenes are usually the cringiest part of any Persona game, but somehow the movie made it even worse by trying to put a motivational spin on it. Don't try to kid me, we know exactly why this scene is in the movie, so the movie should at least own up to it.