Movie Rage

[bard_linn]

Warnings for FMA Movie Spoilers, Ed-centrism, Illogical Fanaticness and Linn ranting.


So. Was reading movie stuff and came across this little gem, delivered by kaitou_marina.

http://www.livejournal.com/community/fm_alchemist/2490798.html

Specifically:

Al has learned alchemy again, and he's become a better alchemist than Ed was.

No. Just NOOOOOOOO.

I will first and foremost admit I never was real fond of Al. I like Ed a lot better. In fact, Ed is my favorite and I’m slightly illogical about him. I’ll also freely admit that Al is just as smart as Ed.

BUT this hits a particular annoyance of mine.

It’s something of “traditional” or some garbage that the youngest daughter/son is more powerful/more talented/goes on quests, what have you in fairy tales. In fact, some people have mocked this. There was one story that had the middle daughter go on the quest. She actually said “but the YOUNGEST always goes on quests!” But I digress.

Series!Al is a better fighter than his brother. He’s also more polite. I can fully see this carrying over to the movie. But better in Alchemy? Come on.

Yes, Al completed the exam, where Ed didn’t. However, without actually seeing the exams its hard to say which was “better.” Also, Al was in the amour at the time and thus couldn’t feel the physical exhaustion that effects so many test takers. And that does make a difference on scores.

The movie takes place two years after the movie. So supposibly an Al who only remembers up until he tried to resurrect his mother (which means he doesn’t remember any of the studying he had for the exam, nor anything he learned afterwards) is suddenly BETTER than his brother? His brother who had FOUR EXTRA YEARS of experience, access to some of the most valuable alchemy documents via the government, and basically had the knowledge of Alchemy downloaded into his brain?

YEAH RIGHT.

Now, Kaitou suggested that maybe Al is better in a certain area of alchemy than his brother since Ed is something of a “jack of all trades” when it comes to alchemy. That’s a possibility I guess. But I don’t buy it. Or that because he stayed with Izumi the entire time (who managed to teach them enought to be able to do HT in a year) he picked it up. Still not buying it.

I’m trying to keep an open mind about the movie, but I am currently seriously not looking forward to it. Al is sounding an awful lot like Darline from Young Wizards, Mercedes Lackey’s Elspeth and Richard from the Sword of Truth series. All of whom SERIOUSLY got on my nevers.

Comments

[bard-linn.livejournal.com]

That's my issue with exactly.