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Reply to KitsuFrost
Oh let me write the comment number 1000 here.
| @KitsuFrost It's listed as #1001 though. |
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| Loved it so much man |
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| I honestly don't know what to say other than it's fucking amazing. The characters, plot, and fights, are just perfect. It easily gets a 10/10, and I recommend this to everybody. |
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| Finished FMAB for the 11th time. Still hits just as hard as the first. Absolute peak fiction. |
| one of the best anime endings, truly peak |
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| A rare series where every side characters were interesting and lovable. I'll miss them so much especially the Elric brothers holy fuck. |
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| Wow, can't believe I never made a final episode post. Was hoping I could avoid the hassle of writing up wall text as high as Fort Briggs, but I'm not Sloth so here goes... I've been wanting to watch both FMA 2003 & Brotherhood back-to-back for years now. Having finally spent the past two weeks binging both versions, I feel like I've really been on both sides of the gate. I don't want to turn this into a comparison post, so I'll just say that despite being a big fan of the original version, I really feel as though I saved the best for last by watching this second. It's been six years since my last viewing of Brotherhood and I'll admit I was becoming somewhat cynical towards whether it would withstand the test of time. Returning now has been an eye opener and has reinforced FMA's place among my favorites. This final episode was exactly the kind of epilogue that FMA needed. Not too long winded, but enough to lay this tale to rest as the characters do anything but. It's very humbling to see Ed & Al go separate ways on their journey to continue learning, trading time & experience for knowledge and applying it in a way where more is gained overall. I could only vaguely remember summarizing FMAB as "Equivalent Exchange +1", so Al's explanation really brings to life the optimism I felt at journey's end. Or as Ed would put it, a fullmetal heart (which Winry will have plenty of fun tinkering with!). The only thing I feel somewhat conflicted about is the restoration of Mustang's eyesight & Havoc's mobility. I understand the point Marcoh was making about using the Ishvalan souls to give Mustang the vision he needs to do right by them, but it also seems a bit too convenient and lessens the consequences of the final battle. That said, I really do respect the overarching theme at play with Mustang & Scar. To rectify the great sins committed against Ishval as a starting point for peace & diplomacy requires a reconciliation between people who would have otherwise had every right to want to kill each other. Going back to the theme of equivalent exchange, both versions of FMA do a phenomenal job at testing this principle and deconstructing the premise that it's the one and only truth of alchemy. Ed's transformation from a fedora tipping alchemist into someone who could believe in the people around him hammers that point home. The value of human life. What defines a human soul. The price of knowledge. At a certain point, it's not something that can be calculated into quantifiable data or measured into precise ingredients. One of my personal beliefs I've held for a long time is that the human will is the strongest force in this universe. Stronger than a supernova or blackhole. Not because of what it can do physically, but because of its immeasurable potential to transform & transcend. 10/10 and going to swap this version back into my top 10. This has definitely been a reminder & wake up call for how much I have yet to learn & do in my own life. Edit: A few more afterthoughts now that I slept on these feelings. The first is that the final battle in Central reminded me of my favorite part of Attack on Titan. While they play out much differently, I couldn't help but be reminded of it and that's probably a prime reason why I felt especially immersed this time around. Second thing is a major theme that clicked with me about the way Ed & Al want to restore their bodies. It's often said that "the ends justify the means" or "by any means necessary", but FMAB really sheds light on the truth - that the means define the ends. The means you use are what give meaning & purpose to the end results. This can also be seen between Mustang's & Scar's quests for vengeance, as that path would ultimately lead them astray from the futures they sought. My last update for now is a more personal one and perhaps the most powerful I've had with FMA in my entire life. When I first watched FMA, it was the original back in 2007. At the time, it became a wake up call for me in my adolescence to stop fooling around aimlessly & start thinking critically about how I wanted to live my life. Fast forwarding to adulthood, I've found myself trapped in a similar state of aimlessness except now with the numbness of far more failures & scars that have accumulated in life. Recently has been particularly dreadful for me. However, this re-watch has reinvigorated that sense of urgency that came from my youth. This makes me want to restore what's been lost in my own life so I can start moving forward again. I was especially convinced when I woke up this morning and immediately burst into tears for the first time in ages. I really do hope I can take this experience to heart and hopefully live by that principle of "equivalent exchange +1." So that the next time I watch FMAB, I can bring a renewed life of optimism to the table and appreciate all that it's inspired within me. |
ZekkenshinApr 8, 5:21 AM
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| Looks like I was correct in this episode being an epilogue of sorts. And my god if this is the episode to wrap up Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood then all I gotta say to that is mission accomplished I’d say. It’s one of the best endings I’ve seen from an anime, it was nicely paced and it was very consistent throughout the episode. There were so many sweet moments to be had here. Roy getting his eyesight back again was truly epic to witness and my god that moustache he has in the pictures at the end is just bloody weird. I definitely understand why this show is so praised because it’s such a fantastic story, so many twists and turns in the plot, compelling characters and stellar animation, I can honestly see why it got the number 1 spot in the MAL rankings and it’s more than deserved here. To anyone who hasn’t seen this show, go watch it’s a huge recommend for me and it’s practically a classic at this point in time, there’s not a single soul who doesn’t know Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, it’s that good of a show. I’ll give Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood overall a rare 10/10 from me. |
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