Last night Fullmetal Alchemist was on TV. It was the episode with Barry the Chopper, and when he kidnaps Winry, then tries to kill her and Edward
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ag! yes that episode is CRAZY. I remember watching it, and imagining how it would be to be there, almost sure he was going to kill you. *shudder* it's amazing the emotions that can get brought out like that. I hope one day I can do that.
yea, and one of those really popular ones that most people put the "omg overrated!" tag on. You can do almost anything with animation if done right, sometimes more than even live action. I wish I was that good at developing characters! It takes so much thouught XD;
I've seen one anime that makes me act the way, I can't even really talk about it without screaming and crying, honest. I think when you can tell stories THAT well, it's a great thing.
I feel exactly the same way. The first time I watched the series I became so attached to Ed and what he was feeling that I would often cry with him, or hurt with him, just because he was hurting. :/
Ed is a very real character. I really hate "superheroes" who always do everything right, but he's not like that at all. He has major flaws, and says things the majority of the audience doesn't agree with, which makes him seem more honest and life-like. That's really rare in anything, especially anime. They did a really great job with character development for both him and Al, I think. ^^
I really hate "superheroes" who always do everything right.
As someone who plays a semi-anti-heroic character on telnet, I have to agree with that statement. :p
One of the things I find interesting about FMA was that by the time the series ended, they were more or less out of heroes and any concept of a good or bad guy was tossed out the window. It was great, near the end I wasn't rooting for anyobdy, just wondering how it was all going to come together in the end.
Yeah, FMA handled the "my God, this is horrific!" scenes real well, with Barry's little "The Shining" moment, Scar's obliteration of the dog, the numerous homonculi before/after shots, etc.
You want to know where the emotional stuff begins to get real thick?
Spoiler: When Ed & co. meet up with Rose again, and find out how she 'got' her baby. Serious flipping out there, and when you consider how she's acted in the 4-5 years from then to where the Fullmetal troupe showed up, that's some serious emotional scarring.
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Ed is a very real character. I really hate "superheroes" who always do everything right, but he's not like that at all. He has major flaws, and says things the majority of the audience doesn't agree with, which makes him seem more honest and life-like. That's really rare in anything, especially anime. They did a really great job with character development for both him and Al, I think. ^^
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As someone who plays a semi-anti-heroic character on telnet, I have to agree with that statement. :p
One of the things I find interesting about FMA was that by the time the series ended, they were more or less out of heroes and any concept of a good or bad guy was tossed out the window. It was great, near the end I wasn't rooting for anyobdy, just wondering how it was all going to come together in the end.
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You want to know where the emotional stuff begins to get real thick?
Spoiler:
When Ed & co. meet up with Rose again, and find out how she 'got' her baby. Serious flipping out there, and when you consider how she's acted in the 4-5 years from then to where the Fullmetal troupe showed up, that's some serious emotional scarring.
(Sorry for the double-post, had to delete due to bad HTML)
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