There’s a long review coming…………
About the STORY
All 6 movies were almost made like as an anime series. You wouldn’t see it individually as every movie literally needed the other ones in order to understand it as a whole. Every ending of a movie was a cliffhanger as so you definitely need to see the next one. It’s as if it was a single film divided into six parts. You could say it didn’t have the sense of individuality. That is why I said it was almost like an anime series. The plot and storyline was not unusual and you could even say it was typical or cliché. However, it was still interesting and amazing enough on its own way. Plus, almost everyone just loves mecha, right? And when there are mechas involve, it is always about war. And war as cliché it may seem, it is still an issue that everyone can relate into as it is still happening in the real world. I guess, my biggest disappointment would be the ending or the last movie. It was nothing like the other movies. The first five movies were definitely amazing and every time I was watching it, I was genuine thrilled and had too much excitement which made me anticipate every sequels. But the ending didn’t live up to the greatness of the preceded movie. It didn’t feel like it was the ending. In fact, it actually felt like there was a sequel or a continuation.
About the CHARACTERS
The characters were not that special. The typical characters you see in your everyday series. Well, at least they were not irritating as some characters or even protagonists can really be irritating at times. I mean they were not particularly likeable characters but I definitely do not hate them. I guess, they were interesting enough in their own way.
About the ANIMATION and SOUND
I think the animation was really the one which gave the feeling of a film to it. It was the one that separates it from an anime series. Its amazing visual effects gave the feeling of a movie to it. Plus, the sounds were just so amazing which is absolutely very rare. Not all series or movies for that matter have sounds that are decent enough. The sounds gave an extra touch to the whole package of it.
It may not be the best but it was amazing enough. Well, except of course for the irritating ending. You see this is the problem when watching or reading an amazing story. You get so hook to the whole thing then they will give you a very disappointing ending. Endings are as important as the beginnings and climaxes. For some it is even the most important part. It is the one that gives you the feeling of closure to all the amazing things you witness all throughout the whole thing. In fact, sometimes when the ending is so disappointing, you end up hating everything else. And more than the disappointment, you get so irritated to the whole thing. I absolutely think that the manga version or the original story is a little bit better.
