Talking about another pointless thread. Welcome to the chaotic world of internet! Wanting to highlight some points and posts in this thread, I couldn't hold down my desire to criticise more annoying, and with no decent reason, haters of a highly acclaimed, from critics and watchers, anime show.
As you may have already understood, I side with the lovers of this show. But no without a reason. Moving on to the main course :
1) FMA or FMA Brotherhood?
The answer is, objectively, FMA Brotherhood. FMA, even though unique and good, fails significantly on the plot category. When it went down the path of original ending, it somehow ruined the feeling and the potential the premise of the series had. Even though I am not a fan of faithful adaptation myself, because I like a lot more original storylines, I have to admit that the FMA Brotherhood presented exactly what the fans of the main idea wanted to see: A tale of epic proportions, which ended how it should, with no loose ends and an all-around cast that was developed, without an exception, till the end.
2) FMA Brotherhood is not deep.
Yes, FMA B is not as deep as the biggest fans present it to be, but it is not shallow either. It has the perfect balance between thought-provoking and action and drama sequences. I cannot find another anime that deserve a praise for the balancing between these elements. When watching an action scene in Brotherhood, you just can't exclude the fact that it is very satisfying and the motives of the involved characters are very well-thought out. Everything in this anime can be described by the word balance.
3) Is FMA B turning predictable and generic at the end?
Haha, well if there is someone who is associated with the manga's creator or the production team of the anime, then yes . If you are not, how in the world can you predict what is going to happen next? How all the characters managed to get into Central in the last episodes? Which are the real motives behind Father? How they will defeat him? Someone (referring to haters), should not confuse generic with someone having a similar motive with another character. They differ on how they are finally presented, so if someone has something to discuss about the execution of the series, is welcome to be defeated.
4) Impact of the show
For someone to truly appreciate this show and finally state a solid opinion on it, it should be watched at least twice and with a critical mind. With this method, it should be easy to counterattack the significant impact of the ending this show has, and every other user who thinks something in opposition.
5) Replying to Candor
If you want to discuss properly without backdrops, you have to consider your favorite anime choices first. I am not exactly judging your taste, but you lose your credibility as critic from the moment MAL users see your favorites. You state that FMA Brotherhood is predictable and generic, and yet you have Fate/Zero as your second favorite..... and your top favorite is Uchuu Kyoudai, which is just fine but boring as hell. I'll leave the words speak in their own. Ergo Proxy is a site to behold, but you think that the two previous anime are better than it? Well, simply put, no.
6) Replying to ecimir
All of your statements are invalid. If I had to program a computer to write some random words from a dictionary including all the words for the sole purpose of describing a show, the probability of it giving a more solid statement than yours, is significantly above 1%. If the characters of FMA B are not memorable and lovable, then which characters of which anime are? Boring episodes? If you think that there were, maybe you didn't understand all of FMA B's plot. Because every episode in a series with such a solid plot, is important like a vital organ of the human body. That's how masterpieces are supposed to be.
7) Difference in opinions
There are as many different opinions, as people exist in this world. So, please, don't go around the place and make threads like these. They will eventually be closed, and there will be no profit left behind them. Also, if you want to change someone's opinion on this anime (or every other one), do it with logical reasoning. Do not expect someone to change his mind by just putting the doubt of this anime's value in his mind. That's one sneaky method, and I only like the straight-forward ones. |