Fullmetal Alchemist #14
Jan. 13th, 2004 09:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thistlechaserWhile I didn't think this would be possible, I've watched enough Naruto for one night. Since (as usual) TV has nothing on, I watched the new Fullmetal Alchemist ep. It's so easy to remember why this was my favorite before I stumbled upon Naruto!
I love love love the "religion kills people while claiming to be protecting" theme, as well as the "religion will suppress science whenever it can" message.
Mr. Scar-Faced Religious Guy, "I say that god doesn't like you, so you die now!"
How often do we (sadly) hear that in real life?
Of course there's the other side as well: The alchemists, especially the military ones, are hardly innocent and pure little lambs frolicking in the sun-warmed pasture. Again, very realistic.
Anyway, back to the ep: The new opening theme is much better (I hated the original one). I think I need to re-watch the early eps; I don't get what the sin-people are about. I take it they're not really human? If they really, really are the physical form of the sins themselves, well... hm. If that's the case, then I wonder what that says about that fellow who keeps killing for god.
Has anyone read the FMA manga? One translation group is calling the military alchemists 'Nazis' and the leader is the 'Fuhrer', and the other just calls them 'military' and 'commander'. And is the character the "Full Metal Alchemist", yet the show is "Fullmetal Alchemist"? Silly Japanese people, not writing their anime in English so we can know these things! ;)
Boy, my mind sure is wandering. I suppose it's not that I've really had enough anime for one night, I guess I'm too tired to focus on things. Hopefully I'll sleep better tonight (I won't be able to sleep much worse...).
I love love love the "religion kills people while claiming to be protecting" theme, as well as the "religion will suppress science whenever it can" message.
Mr. Scar-Faced Religious Guy, "I say that god doesn't like you, so you die now!"
How often do we (sadly) hear that in real life?
Of course there's the other side as well: The alchemists, especially the military ones, are hardly innocent and pure little lambs frolicking in the sun-warmed pasture. Again, very realistic.
Anyway, back to the ep: The new opening theme is much better (I hated the original one). I think I need to re-watch the early eps; I don't get what the sin-people are about. I take it they're not really human? If they really, really are the physical form of the sins themselves, well... hm. If that's the case, then I wonder what that says about that fellow who keeps killing for god.
Has anyone read the FMA manga? One translation group is calling the military alchemists 'Nazis' and the leader is the 'Fuhrer', and the other just calls them 'military' and 'commander'. And is the character the "Full Metal Alchemist", yet the show is "Fullmetal Alchemist"? Silly Japanese people, not writing their anime in English so we can know these things! ;)
Boy, my mind sure is wandering. I suppose it's not that I've really had enough anime for one night, I guess I'm too tired to focus on things. Hopefully I'll sleep better tonight (I won't be able to sleep much worse...).
