Ok... I have about 18min left in the movie but had to pause it to begin writing this because something just happened that I hated.
I want to preface all of this by saying, I love gundam. I'm a anime robot nerd. Also, I just got done binging M.S Gundam Seed Destiny so I could be caught up for the movie...and this really wasn't worth it.
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The good: Visually it is dope. I like then updated and modern take...but that's about it.
The Bad: Voice acting annoys me. I wasn't given an Japanese option for subtitles so that was a bummer. The mispronounced names irked me.
This really feels like a longer side mission than an end cap to the main story. Kind of like how Naruto movies are just side missions that they can do real quick. This movie is predictable, which isn't that bad because of the source material but come on. This.. was more of the same but like dumbed down.
The enemies were text book bad guys and it's dumb to me that no character realizes that. That is actually an issue I have with this series in general. Everyone is dumb and miscommunication is second nature to everyone. No one can speak their feelings clearly. I get it. They are young but at some point...maybe after war 3, we can be open about our feelings.
The main focus is a love story and sure, that's always kind of been there but not them focus like this...the whole reason I'm writing this is because Kira shouted "But I have a power you'll never have. Lacus' Love!!" Bro...shut the hell up. This was such a waste of time to watch. I binged Seed Destiny in 4 days for this. Just win already and marry her.
Lacus herself gets into a machine and wants to go into the battlefield to help....I almost threw something at the wall. People are fighting and dying but because she believes hard enough and really wants yo go...people just let her. I understand you want to help but your strength isn't as a pilot. Stop it.
Agnes is the worst addition. Her suit was evil looking from the start so her betrayal wasn't a surprise and meant nothing.
The captain of the Millennium moving her battle position to a little bubble that is at the top of the ships tower is so unbelievablely dumb to me. Why would you want that spot. One stray laser and you are done.
My last gripe is the that this does the thing that most legacy franchises do and bring back something so the audience can go "oh hey, it's that thing/person from before"... it wasn't well done here. The old suits get used...cool. and? All of a sudden everyone is fighting on par with people that were spanking them in better suits. Shinn is the only one I can let that slide for. Him being more comfortable in the Destiny than the Justice makes sense to me based of his character, which, he barely got to be in this movie. He was just a background guy that shouts stuff. He never really lost the loud soldier thing and hadn't really shown growth. Oh well... movie is almost done. Let's wrap this up.
In my opinion, not really worth it if you're looking for something good to continue the story. Good action, good visuals and bad everything else.