C.A.P. wrote:And I thought I was the only one who thought that way about Madoka. Expect replace "ugly" with "pretentious" and "tedious" with "realistic".
You know, there is this person in my old who is (last time i heard of her at least) a huge fan of Madoka. Sometimes i wonder what kind of discussions the two of you would have regarding the anime.
On topic, i watched the first three episodes of
Mobile Suit Gundam (or 0079 Gundam, no idea how it's supposed to be called)
Well, not sure where to start. It was as intense as it was impressive, and it was very intense. It's very rare for me to have such a positive impression of a series right from the first episode but Gundam really is amazing.
The first thing that jumped to attention were the visuals. Now, i knew things like the character designs and cinematography were going to be dated, but it still surprised me a bit how... Different, it was from my usual experiences with anime. It wasn't bad though, on the contrary. The old-school anime art and style were both pretty interesting in seeing how things were done back then, and managed to have quite a vitality to them. Overall, if i had to describe it in one word, i would use "static". Animations are generally "stiff", the camera doesn't move much, etc. But it "makes up" for it with achieved composition and captivating action and pacing. And like i said, the old-school designs were pretty cool and an interesting change from what i was used to, all those pencil lines...
The writing... Three episodes in i don't have much to say. Not because i think the writing was underwhelming (on the contrary) but simply because i can't find the words. Tomino sure as hell is a great writer though. Amuro Ray is a rather interesting character, and i was quite surprised at how three-dimensional he -and most of the cast now that i think about it- was.
So yeah, much more things to say but can't seem to be able to verbalize them properly. It's probably not a story i would have watched without recomendation (too much death and with a "hard" feel to it, plus i'm just not into mechanical things) but i can certainly see why it's such a remembered series. It's quite awesome really. Silly music (Specially OP and ED) and sound-effects aside.
One thing i am curious about, but that will probably be answered later:
Did Amuro *really* accidentally kill his father when he blew up that Zaku? It's just weird that even 3 episodes no one even once asked "What happened with Lt. Ray?"
"Every line is a joy" -Kaworu Nagisa.
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." - Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Yeah, too much crap like that.