I really liked the story and characters and all the in jokes and Easter eggs for long time fans. Some of the pacing was a bit fast but anime gets like that sometimes when there is a lot of ground to cover. I’ve come to realize that people either get what seed was trying to do (make a statement about genetic engineering and its ramifications via determinism vs freedom while still retaining that essential anime tone) or you don’t and it’s ok either way. For me going over the old series and seeing this movie has been a lot of fun.
@@GundamExplained That true meaning of love though was a way to explain the fundamental problem with determinism. People have tried for along time to create government structures to try and bend society towards predestined outcomes for example using the will of god (theocracy) or the sociology of labor (communism). Here Durandal was trying to use genetics to artificially order society. Yet go back to Kira’s explanation of coordinators to Cagalli early in Gundam Seed…. Yes they can do seemingly amazing feats, less likely to have illness, and physically look good (subjective as that is) but they still need to work hard and study to master any craft. That mastery can’t be predetermined much less a more abstract concept like love. I don’t want to say more to avoid spoilers ^^;
I will keep this short to hold back on any temptation on writing spoilers on my end. This is the best Anime of the 2024, and deserves Anime Grand Prix rewards like many Gundam anime shows got in the past.
I actually saw OG characters like Mirialia, Sai, and Kuzy in the movie last night myself! A tad sketchy though at the end with Kira and Lacus out on the beach.
I enjoyed the movie so much. It was like the best mood I've left a movie since Godzilla King of the Monsters haha I really loved the themes of self worth being so important. It just fit Seed so much. Also I got my bois Sai & Dearka back
In terms of progression, the word is Speedrun. In terms of plot, it's a series worth of story compressed into a ZIP file, then labeled movie. It kind of reminds me why only Astray and other side stories were the only things I find interesting in CE timeline. It was still entertaining, to say the least.
It was to prove just how powerful the new foe was, to give them a reason to bring out a replacement and TO SHOW THAT ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END OH GOD MY BABY GIRL!!!!
