The series is one of the most well-written, suspenseful, and overall entertaining things I have ever watched. The thing is, the television series completely blows this film out of the water. Hypocrisy and stupidity aside, this is still a good film. In reality, things would not have ended as optimistically as they did in the movie. So when the pilots choose to destroy the Gundams, it seems like they're just setting themselves up for a terrible tragedy sometime in the future, because there will always be one more battle left to fight, and without the Gundams, there is seemingly no hope of victory whatsoever. Yet, without the Gundams, everyone would've been screwed when Marimaya Kushrenada and her troops showed up-no one could've fought her off without the Gundams. If nothing else, this series (movie included) seems to advocate the use of warfare to protect the defenseless.this is the main reason why the Gundam pilots fight-for those who can't. Yes, they are tools and moreover, symbols of warfare, but they are used for benevolent purposes. What I can't comprehend is why the characters want to destoy the Gundams in the first place. Third, while all of the characters believe that the Gundams should be destroyed, the movie's endgame is that people have to earn the right to live in peace and not expect it as a given thing one must fight to earn this right, correct? That's the actual main message I received from this film. Secondly, the show itself basically advocated against total pacifism, with the Sanc Kingdom's/Relena Peacecraft's failure prominently displayed for all to see (in fact, the Kingdom would've been completely wiped out if not for a privately-organized, Gundam-aided security force headed by Lucrecia Noin) the movie doesn't focus on this "minute" detail, which was a huge issue in the tv series. First, the show is almost completely about the necessity of conflict, with the general idea being that in order for peace to exist, if even for a brief period of time, war must occur (which is basically true) the movie fights this concept on more than one level. Throughout this film, pacifism is clearly the message, which would be okay in another context, but here it just seems hypocritical for several reasons. While the end message of the show (as of the last episode) was one of peace, it also showed that war is a necessary evil of mankind. Very entertaining, but not as good as the tv series. Watched the sub since that's all Crunchy had. I enjoyed it not for its story but for its visuals, and just like the show I'll always have a fondness for it. And the updated Gundam designs are super slick. But why would anyone follow a 9 year old in a coup d'état? The animation is absolutely beautiful, full of fluid awesome fight scenes with only the occasional blemish. At least with this it's not too front and center most of the time and the fact that they had to write a tight 90 minute story probably helped. Just like the show, there's good kernels of ideas we could wrestle with: is it possible to have peace and completely get rid of weapons, what is the purpose of a solider during peacetime, is all the sacrifice of battle worth it? But just like the show it's ham fisted, stumbles all over itself, and is generally ridiculous. The Gundam pilots have to recover their suits from hurtling into the sun in order to save the day. The OVA/movie finale to the series, the Earth and Space have been at peace for a year and thrown down their weapons when a new faction rises up to assert violent control.
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