Jun 21, 2022
This is a setup movie.
NOTE: If you have never seen any Gundam media, this movie is still enjoyable for the action and story. If this got you into Gundam then I recommend going back to watch the 0079 compilation movie and its continuity up until Char's Counter Attack before rewatching Hathaway's Flash
This is a very late review. I've watched this movie countless times over the past year even getting my friends into 0079 Gundam and having them watch everything from Zeta, to ZZ, to CCA, everything in between just so they can experience Hathaway's Flash in its full entirety. (I did try to make them
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read Beltorchika's Children CCA and to note that Hathaway is based off of the novel/manga version and not the movie CCA)
This movie, in my very honest and harsh opinion, cannot be enjoyed unless you read the Beltorchika's Children CCA. This opinion may be proven untrue since we are unsure if this movie is following BC or Movie CCA. Having watch only the previous UC installments especially CCA movie is a stretch as well since, if the movie is truly being adapted 1 to 1 from the novel, Quess' death is very different from the CCA movie. (I will not spoil anything to come in the future movies or anything that happened in the novels)
Moving on from my small rant, I want to applaud the staff for their dedication towards this movie. The film crew went over to the Philippines to take reference pictures and have the places seem as accurate as they can be. (Even our Jollibae is as jolly as it can be.) This adaptation is something that fans have been asking for years, decades. Having read the original trilogy with the help of some friends and google translate I was definitely one of those fans awaiting for Hathaway's Flash to be animated and man it was worth the long wait.
This movie is very, pretty. Everything from the landscaping and the MS design is very pretty. It is sharp and eye catching. The XI Gundam, design differ a little from its source, is still as menacing as I imagined it to be.
OST is by Hiroyuki Sawano. I've preached to my friends that Sawano is the greatest thing to ever happen to Mecha animes and it has been proven many times with Unicorn, 86, and so forth. Sound design of Gundam is always top notch it is something that they have perfected since the 80s.
Characters are very likeable. If you've seen the CCA movie, most of you, or could be all of you, might already hate Hathaway because of how he was portrayed in the movie. I do not blame you, but this Hathaway is very different. Gigi and Kenneth also shined individually and the Mafty crew have some great personalities.
Overall, and I cannot stress this enough, this movie is most enjoyable after you read Beltorchika's Children. Watching this with knowledge from CCA is just fine, but it will definitely put a different light towards Hathaway as a character. In addition I also recommend reading The Man Who Could Not Ride the Rainbow. It is a nice small detail about Bright Noa and how he is as a father figure towards Hathaway.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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