Audience reviews
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Guthem
The central plot sells the movie.
It's a good movie, with good development, certain facts presented only partially for obvious reasons, many exciting scenes (even more so if you already know the characters, and already love some of them), and the characters' performances follow the scenes and development.
Everything happens because of a reason from the past, and that fact drives the entire film.
It will be difficult to talk about the film without giving away spoilers, I like to write reviews commenting on the facts, but to put the facts in order requires explaining them, which includes spoilers.
Mas, vamos a um review com zero spoiler
First, the film obviously begins with a conflict. GSeed is famous for its fights, and the movie lives up to that.
The movie has fights.
I find the initial fi…
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This should be legally prohibited to be shown to people who watched SEED and SEED Destiny. Everything is bad. Characters act unnaturally to their previous actions. Fanservice and superpowers unsuitable to the SEED universe. Character who was an ultimate coordinator becomes winy little brat uncapable to protect his beliefs. What a horrible idea it was to invest to. I have no clue how the person who directed previous seasons decided to do this and if he still is in clear mind. There are no money that can justify this. It might be a Gundam series but it suits Wing more than SEED. It's out of place and just stains the good legacy of SEED. I sincerely regret watching this. If at least it had appropriate rating I would be prepared. But unfortunately you can't believe user ratings for recent anim…
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If you watched Gundam Seed as a kid and waited twenty years for this thing to come out, this movie is everything you could have ever wanted. If you have no attachment to the Seed series at all, it's at least a decently entertaining anime movie.
The backstory of this film is that it was meant to debut decades ago, but after completing Seed Destiny, the writer (Morosawa) fell too ill to continue her work. And so her husband, Seed's director Fukuda, compiled the scraps of her scripts, partnered with Liu Goto (the writer of the novelizations of Seed and Destiny), and used his own ideas to glue it all together into a coherent work. Somehow, he succeeded. Fukuda learned all the right lessons from Cross Ange: his strengths are in big, stupid moments with plenty of fanservice of all varieties. Se…
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So, I finally watched Gundam Seed Freedom. I honestly never thought I’d ever see this film. This is a movie that’s been talked about ever since Destiny ended back in the 2000s, yet nothing ever came of it for decades. I thought this movie would never be a thing. So, when I first saw the trailers for this over a year ago, my first thought was “Really? This is actually happening?” But, my second reaction was indifference.
If this movie had come out ten to fifteen years ago, I would’ve been extremely hyped for it. I was a massive Gundam fan back then. I still am now, but my hype for Gundam was at its peak in those days. I loved the original Gundam Seed. Even now, despite my several issues with the series, I think the original Seed is a decent show, especially if you watch the remastered vers…
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If you watched Seed and Destiny and really liked it, this one is for you. Seed is not a great story about war, but it is a great story about the best pilot of all time, with an embarrassing love and the coolest design ever for a main gundam (Freedom, Strike Freedom and now Mighty Strike Freedom)
Is the villains' master plan the same as the one they used in the series? Yes, but at the end of the series, Durandal put this doubt in Kira's mind, and this question is still a real question... humanity always turns to war for some reason. Showing this haunting Kira, who never liked conflict, is very valid, and here we also see the mental consequence of placing the protagonist as the Hero who carries the team
In Seed we have Kira saving the archangel, the federation and Zaft with the first launc…
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Characters:
Some characters develop backwards, turning into people who have not gained the emotional stability they had (gained) in destiny. Most new characters are introduced to the bare minimum. Most of them with no depth.
Story:
Recycled plot elements from destiny. Can't beat the "good guys"? Just give the bad guys better technology, and vice versa. If you are under the constraint of a single movie, don't cram in content which is normally intended for a whole arc.
Music:
Almost none of the soundtracks stuck out, unlike in the prequels. Feels like music was an afterthought, not enhancing the story at all. Also...a certain performance was missing.
Art/Animation:
SFX are good. Character design is alright, less of the "same face" phenomenon. I'm not against fanservice, however, th…
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Well it only took them freaking twenty years. Was it worth it? Well the best description would be if you liked the original series you'll also like this one. All the aspects of Seed is back. The emotional angst to match that of a YA dystopia novel. Romance that makes KDramas seem realistic. Kickass mecha designs. The main cast being meh in fights until SEED mode kicks in. Shinn being a little biznatch, but at least now in a more humorous rather than edgy way. All the main cast is back, albeit due to it being a movie many lacks screentime.
The fact that this was a movie was perhaps the biggest hinderance overall. The drama introduced between Kira and Lacus was literally a rollercoaster as it all resolved within the hour. The villains weren't properly fleshed out and the resolution left a l…
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All right. Gundam SEED is out of the shade and since nobody can figure out what to think about it, I'll drag myself in to germinate another, unpopular opinion. Let's get this out of the way: Gundam SEED Freedom IS fanservice! It's NOT a new spin on Mobile Suit Gundam, it's NOT a perfection of the medium, it's NOT an innovative approach to storytelling at all, and I'll tell you why shortly. Instead, this movie is exactly what it needs to be: a celebration of the Gundam universe, mecha, and a literal love letter to the dearly departed Chiaki Murosawa, wife of SEED series director Fukuda. Does that sound "STELLAR!?"
Twenty years since Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Gundam SEED Freedom has burst into theaters, but not everybody is celebrating; like a seed, the Cosmic Era grew divisive from the out…
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I'm writing this review at home having just returned from the cinema I went to watch the movie in.
Overall, it's the best presentation of the SEED universe: the mobile suits look great, the animation is on point and there are tons of fun references especially in the last battle.
Being a true SEED product, while the politics are interesting the plot is mainly pushed forward by melodrama and love triangles; I'm not complaining since it's one of SEED's main selling points but after Iron Blooded Orphans and Witch From Mercury I kinda forgot Gundam also had this side to it.
The plot works, although some fanservice-cy shots could have been omitted (still no clue how we got giggle physics for Lacus on the only skin tight pilot suit) and it really is a fun movie for those who liked SEED and SEED D…
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I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and waited for a very long time for it to come out. With Seed being one of my favorite Gundam franchises, this movie made me fall in love with the series again. The main plot of this story is just "love". Something I enjoyed was the CG because it looked nice and smooth in my opinion and seeing the Destiny, Justice, Impulse Buster, Duel, and Freedom again was nice to see. The characters in the movie were great especially Kira showing his flaws in this movie which wasn't shown in the past and also Shinn's relationship with Lunamaria. And if there is another movie or series then I'll gladly watch it.
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Overall I found the movie to be a lot of highs and lows, peaks and valleys. Little moments here and there I absolutely loved, found funny, cool, or appropriate following from Seed/Destiny, and other things were even dumber than the Seed-Hater-Memes make Seed out to be.
The art design wasn't as bad as the previews made it out to be, though many times characters were indeed much too bobble-headed. I also felt something was missing in the the CG fighting - it was too smooth and lacked the "oomph" & "impact" that the original shows (and even Hathaway's Flash) managed to instill in the clashes and hits.
Aside from a couple of the new songs and the teases of original classic tracks which were most appreciated, I found the movie score to be very underbaked. Long periods without an emotional not…
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I just saw in the the theaters. My ticket said English sub, but it ended up being the dub. I was not excited about that going into it, as I heard it was a new cast of VAs, BUT they did a very good job. It was non-issue for most of the movie for me. Seed franchise has always been a mixed bag for me, but I feel like they certainly surpassed my expectation's with this release. I left feeling thoroughly satisfied and can tell it was a gift to the OG Gundam fans...It's still Seed so you have your cheesy melodramatic moments, especially throughout the 2nd half haha...They definitely put on a masterclass with the animation and battle scenes, many very epic scenes... the music selections were superb especially a treat at the end. I think it's still too fresh in my head for a grade, but idc 8.5/10
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If you have nostalgia for SEED, you might like the movie. If you were thinking of using this as an excuse to finally catch up on CE (like me), then maybe you should reconsider.
The visuals were good. The CGI was fine. The music was great, as it was throughout the series.
The writing is the weakest part here. The plot always moves linearly in a predictable direction. The new antagonists are flat. Some of the characters just did not seem consistent with where they were left off in Destiny, it's only been a year since then. Kira once again has a new internal conflict to ponder over. That was what made SEED enjoyable for me, but here it just does not hit. The dialogue is another bag of worms entirely. Some of it was so corny/cheesy, that I was facepalming in disbelief. The main 'message' is…
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tl;dr: A film that's not particularly groundbreaking, but should be a satisfying experience for long term fans.
Gundam SEED is a franchise that's quite beloved, even with the missteps in Destiny. Thus, as taking advantage of nostalgia is getting quite popular, it shouldn't be particularly surprising that it's getting a new installment eighteen years later. This film was clearly created for fans of the series with all that entails, for better or worse. In a way it may feel pretty dated as it uses tropes and plot elements that have long fallen out of fashion. But at the same time, that helps it pull off the same charm.
This film picks up the year after Destiny. Kira, Lacus, and the rest of the main cast have formed an agency known as COMPASS that's dedicated to promoting world peace. Howev…
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Kira Yamato and Lacus Clyne : The Movie.
Also lips : the movie.
If you like these 2 characters then you will like the movie. I like these 2 as couple but I like Cagali and Arthurn more.
The aspect I love the most especially in SEED is the interaction from these 2 couple, but this movie mostly revolves between Kira and Lacus.
Story & Plot.
Straight as an arrow. Barely even a plot twist. I believe straightforward story is great for the movie like the 1st season of tv series. Although there is massive plot hole then again, I remember this is SEED series, it meant to have giant plot hole. The wow factor of design and animation negate plot inconsistency as the tradition of the series.
Character & Character Design.
All the OG characters is back with their own design. The addition of the lips…
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This movie accomplishes so much in a two hour time-run, and has at no-point been unengaging. It does so much justice with the story left off from the end of SEED Destiny, by building up on what has already been established, as opposed to creating something completely different. Moreover, it explores the horrors that comes with segregating people based on genetics and skills, and the consequences it has on human and societal development.
As such, all the characters are written perfectly; even reamending characters that were previously despised in the last series to the point they are now beloved (Shinn Asuka). Both the music and animation is truly to be commended for as well, with iconic songs also being brought back in greater appreciation of the two preceding series. In addition to this,…
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A gundam seed movie truly written with love for the series. With many of the recent gundam series they felt different almost not gundam like but this movie was definitely different, it not only was unmistakably gundam but screamed the themes of gundam seed.
Many references to both gundam seed and gundam seed destiny were included in the movie so a rewatch prior to watching the movie is recommended.
The art for the most part was actually quite good and even the weird lips that Lacus has were easily tuned out with so much great art surrounding it.
the pacing was very fast with much of what would be considered huge focal points if this was a television show and not a movie just glossed over.
If i had only one complaint for the movie it would be how the Voice actor for cagalli was changed…
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At long last the much-anticipated sequel to Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny has released and thankfully it was well worth the wait. Whilst I absolutely loved the original Gundam Seed as a modern remake/alternative version of the original Gundam, Gundam Seed Destiny was largely a letdown due to the shift to a far worse cast (Shinn) and a feeling that the old characters were getting purposefully dumbed down and discarded. Gundam Seed Freedom is to me Destiny done right.
Although a lot of the plot is a retread of the themes of Destiny, with the new villainous organisation entitled Foundation even aiming to carry out the Destiny Plan from that series, Sunrise made the right choice to this time squarely focus on the relationship between Lacus and Kira with the other characters coming seco…
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Best of the SEED series by far.
This movie made me really like the SEED franchise.
The first SEED was too similar to the original Gundam for my taste. SEED Destiny felt like an improvement, until it turned the protagonist into the villain. SEED Freedom does not have any of these problems.
Story:
The story is simple but it does its job. Kira and Lacus are the heroes in the end, but they are neither annoying nor preachy. They managed to introduce powerful, worthy villains in a natural way.
Characters:
This is where SEED Freedom shines. I felt that Kira was not relatable and Lacus was preachy in the previous SEED entries. However, here, they are humanized and Kira is shown to have actual flaws. Also, Shin and Luna-Maria are given many moments to shine as well as Athrun.
Action:
Despit…
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