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timepiececlockSo I just rewatched episode 7in subs in preparation for watching it in dub later tonight.
Damn. The last shot and the sound of Edward sobbing still gives me the shivers.
When I think about how good Full Metal Alchemist is, I want to bring up episode 7 as an example of how daring it is for an anime, how far it goes for its genre. I want to say,
"Well my fandom kills 4 year olds."
But then I look at that statement and I realize, "Oh my god, I can't say that as an advertisement! That's AWFUL!"
Such is the woe of being an FMA fan.
Edit: I decided to rewatch episode 8 as well, since I always have to watch those two eps together. They go together in my mind. And, it makes me sad. I still can't decide which of these episodes is more dramatic. Episode 7, for its darkness... or episode 8, for its darkness of a different kind. And they're both so frelling sad.
Edit #2: the last shot of episode 8, with Scar looking at Edward's watch, and then pushing up his sunglasses and walking beneath the camera as the end music starts, is so fricking cool. I don't know why I like that shot so much, but I do. That's what a good scene does, when it can carry so much meaning with just imagery and not a speck of dialogue.
Edit #3: God I love FMA so much. My love is deep, deep, deep for this show. I will probably be talking about it in my journal for a long time yet to come, folks. In fact right now I'm skeptical that I'll ever be as impressed by an anime in its entirety as I am by FMA. And very few live-action shows equal it in awesomeness. I mean, for me FMA is tied with Farscape as "favorite tv show Shaka has ever watched in any language", with Buffy coming in a close third (though BtVS will probably always be my original fandom-- I watched Farscape, I didn't do much fandom for it), and The X Files a distant fourth. Thank god for FMA comming into my fan life. I mean, after Buffy had ended and Farscape had ended and there were no more Lord of the Rings films to wait for and Firefly was cancelled... I had no real fandom. I just played around in HP fandom and slowly got into CB fandom and poked curiously at DLM fandom (which I would do more of if there *was* more of a fandom to poke at), and mostly twiddled my thumbs.
And then came Naruto first and then FMA, and everything was good and then better than good.
I wish it wouldn't take a whole year for everyone else to catch up with the people who watched the subs... that's so long! But then again, watching FMA from week to week is exciting too. All that tension pent up for a whole week.
Damn. The last shot and the sound of Edward sobbing still gives me the shivers.
When I think about how good Full Metal Alchemist is, I want to bring up episode 7 as an example of how daring it is for an anime, how far it goes for its genre. I want to say,
"Well my fandom kills 4 year olds."
But then I look at that statement and I realize, "Oh my god, I can't say that as an advertisement! That's AWFUL!"
Such is the woe of being an FMA fan.
Edit: I decided to rewatch episode 8 as well, since I always have to watch those two eps together. They go together in my mind. And, it makes me sad. I still can't decide which of these episodes is more dramatic. Episode 7, for its darkness... or episode 8, for its darkness of a different kind. And they're both so frelling sad.
Edit #2: the last shot of episode 8, with Scar looking at Edward's watch, and then pushing up his sunglasses and walking beneath the camera as the end music starts, is so fricking cool. I don't know why I like that shot so much, but I do. That's what a good scene does, when it can carry so much meaning with just imagery and not a speck of dialogue.
Edit #3: God I love FMA so much. My love is deep, deep, deep for this show. I will probably be talking about it in my journal for a long time yet to come, folks. In fact right now I'm skeptical that I'll ever be as impressed by an anime in its entirety as I am by FMA. And very few live-action shows equal it in awesomeness. I mean, for me FMA is tied with Farscape as "favorite tv show Shaka has ever watched in any language", with Buffy coming in a close third (though BtVS will probably always be my original fandom-- I watched Farscape, I didn't do much fandom for it), and The X Files a distant fourth. Thank god for FMA comming into my fan life. I mean, after Buffy had ended and Farscape had ended and there were no more Lord of the Rings films to wait for and Firefly was cancelled... I had no real fandom. I just played around in HP fandom and slowly got into CB fandom and poked curiously at DLM fandom (which I would do more of if there *was* more of a fandom to poke at), and mostly twiddled my thumbs.
And then came Naruto first and then FMA, and everything was good and then better than good.
I wish it wouldn't take a whole year for everyone else to catch up with the people who watched the subs... that's so long! But then again, watching FMA from week to week is exciting too. All that tension pent up for a whole week.
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Date: 2004-12-19 06:38 am (UTC)I've seen the show to the end, yep. OMGILOVEITSOMUCHYOUHAVETOKEEPWATCHINGIT!!! ::cough:: And no, it's not a single-season show like CB (and most other anime). It's two seasons-- 51 episodes (which is just one episode short of the normal 26x2). It feels longer, because so much HAPPENS. The second season is even more eventful than the first, and it's like a rollercoaster.
You should take your time, because it's an exciting series to watch from week to week. But then I adore the Japanese version too, so the subtitles are good if you ever get a chance to watch them.
It's only 82 minutes left till episode 7! Don't read the spoilers in my post until you've watched it.
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Date: 2004-12-19 07:05 am (UTC)Thus far the people that told you that are correct. They seem to have small similarities(sp?) but the general idea seems to follow as well. Small example, Hughes is made out to seem like a goofy yet lovable character in the anime, and thus far he's nothing more than another name in the manga. Other things vary two, but I'll save that for another comment maybe.
I'm glad the series is longer (if you can call 51 episodes long, gimme that good ol one zero zero) and will definately see it from beginning to end. And thank you for your response *smiles*