Luffy and Uta's character beliefs are played perfectly around their idolization of Shanks. The Strawhat crew get to showcase their flashy attacks, but there's only a few brief moments where they get to use their personality to shine (I'd say Usopp and Sanji in particular stand out in key moments, and it's unfortunate Jinbe doesn't have anything key for him to do in his first film appearance.) I do however appreciate how strongly Luffy plays off Uta and establishes a foil to Luffy that isn't some random stranger he meets once. It's fine whenever Uta strongly drives the plot along, but other side characters show up either for convenience or exposition fairly frequently. Luffy and company are put in reaction mode for most of the movie, which is really the only fault of the film I have.
Uta's unique powers combined with actual musical scores adds a layer to the film solely unique and allows the film to stand out among the others. It is incredibly refreshing to see an emotional driven and well written (female!) character run the plot of the film.
The pacing of the film is energetic, driven by the emotional core of the film in Uta. I also found that this is probably the most "new-to-One Piece" accessible since Film Gold, requiring little for a new person to comprehend without requiring a huge history of the franchise. What I felt lacking from the previous film entry (Stampede) is addressed here properly and I think this film also takes a lot of notes from One Piece Film: Z. One Piece Film: Red is a fantastical welcome addition to the One Piece Film series.
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