full metal alchemist (spoilers?)

Yukina_Raven · Post by **Yukina_Raven** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 1:07 am

Okay, does anyone else find the ending to FMA forfilling and yet not? I mean, it left room for a sequal (Although I doubt there will be one) and no body really died. (Well, as far as the majority of the main cast is concerned.) It was an ending that fit the show's feel.

On the other hand, it was one of those endings where you sit there long after it's over and try to comprehend what the !@#$% happened and will happened.

Overall I thought it tied together loose ends well, though.

Solaria735 · Post by **Solaria735** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:41 pm

There's a movie coming out next year. That's why some things were left VERY open-ended. The movie is what will actually finish the series up.

Yukina_Raven · Post by **Yukina_Raven** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 2:43 am

Yup, there is a movie and it sorta looks like a type of sequel... and yet doesn't...

Spoiler wrote:Ed got his original body back at the end, then lost it again. However at the end, his arm and leg wasn't autmail since he was living on the other side of the Gate. The trailer shows him with his automail again.

*inverse* · Post by ***inverse*** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 3:03 pm

The trailer sort of confused me as well. Here's a link for those who havn't seen it yet.

spoiler wrote:I'm assuming that's not Al in the suit of armor. At least, I hope not.

generalhs · Post by **generalhs** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 5:53 pm

Yukina_Raven wrote:
Spoiler wrote:Ed got his original body back at the end, then lost it again. However at the end, his arm and leg wasn't autmail since he was living on the other side of the Gate. The trailer shows him with his automail again.

Spoiler wrote:He lost his arm (at least) again to save his brother's life. Right at the end (when he's on the train), you clearly see he has the automail back

Yukina_Raven · Post by **Yukina_Raven** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 3:04 pm

generalhs wrote:
Yukina_Raven wrote:
Spoiler wrote:Ed got his original body back at the end, then lost it again. However at the end, his arm and leg wasn't autmail since he was living on the other side of the Gate. The trailer shows him with his automail again.

Spoiler wrote:He lost his arm (at least) again to save his brother's life. Right at the end (when he's on the train), you clearly see he has the automail back

Spoiler wrote:Oh yeah, that's true. But then why was his mechanic arm limp and useless when he was packing his suit case?

*inverse* = I doubt it was Al, but the trailer doesn't say. The only words that are spoken are from Ed.

His opening words: "In order to gain something, one must sacrifice another of equivalent value. That is the law of Alchemy. Equivalent exchange. Was the pain of our seperation the price for something?"

Then there was the yelling bit: "This is OUR world!"

So, those who have seen all 51 episodes can really get excited about those few lines.

*inverse* · Post by ***inverse*** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 3:33 am

Yukina_Raven wrote:
Spoiler wrote:Oh yeah, that's true. But then why was his mechanic arm limp and useless when he was packing his suit case?

Spoiler wrote:I was wondering about that as well. But, when he's on the train he is holding up a map with both arms. I'm just assuming that he still has his automail, and it functions fine.

The one thing I can't wait for is Ed's reunion with Al & Winry. That HAS to happen sometime in the movie (What can I say, I have high expectations ^.~)

Yukina_Raven · Post by **Yukina_Raven** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 3:55 pm

*inverse* wrote:
Yukina_Raven wrote:
Spoiler wrote:Oh yeah, that's true. But then why was his mechanic arm limp and useless when he was packing his suit case?

Spoiler wrote:I was wondering about that as well. But, when he's on the train he is holding up a map with both arms. I'm just assuming that he still has his automail, and it functions fine.

The one thing I can't wait for is Ed's reunion with Al & Winry. That HAS to happen sometime in the movie (What can I say, I have high expectations ^.~)

Spoiler wrote:Ah, true again. I think you're right. Maybe he was pretending to fool the people around him? The other side of the Gate doesn't have the technology of automail, after all, since it's suppose to be London during WWII.. (i.e. "out world") I think.

Oh yes, certainly! I really hope that happens as well! ^_^ I'm just still very sad about how Al doesn't remember those four years they traveled together. I'm still trying to place my feelings about the ending, ya know? It fit the series and left it very open, yet it bothered me somehow. I dunno, maybe I'm just weird. ^^;

*inverse* · Post by ***inverse*** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 12:37 am

The ending was like that for me as well at first; but I went through the entire series a second time, and I found that everything made WAY more sense. It still bothers me a little though. I had to cover my eyes when *that* scene played. It almost made me cry again...

Of course, the first time I watched it, I crammed in the last 12 episodes at once...at 1:00 a.m. - so you can imagine my reaction to the ending (I was so tired, I never even clued in about who Envy was!)

I know the first DVD is coming out in February...I wonder how long it will take before I get to see the movie...

...probably too long.

Spoiler (again) wrote: Yay, more spoiler tags! (By *that* scene, I mean the end of episode 50, and the beginning of episode 51 - I don't like thinking about it ^^; )

I hope Al will eventually get his memories back. I've created my own scenarios that I would love to happen, but probably won't...

Either way, the things I really want to see happen in the movie would be:
- Ed & Al's reunion
- Ed & Winry's reunion ^.~
- Al gains at least a few of his memories back
- Everybody stays together
- Roy, Riza, Ed, and Winry all go out for a double date

...it could happen...

Yukina_Raven · Post by **Yukina_Raven** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:56 am

Yeah, seeing the series a second time seems to make everything more understandable. Although now I'm just going through and watching my favorite episodes.

And yes... *that* scene, when I first saw it, made my mouth hang open in shock then almost cry... then scream in anger for fear that FMA was going to pull a "Wolf's Rain" ending. ^^;

It depends on how long it takes the movie to get subbed for how long I have to wait, since I doubt it'll get dubbed until several months after it's released. And the dub isn't excatly an excellent one, but it doesn't completely suck either. (I'd say it's somewhere in the middle) But yes, the wait will be too long.

Spoiler's That Never End! wrote:The scene that also made me almost cry was when Ed woke up and realized Al had sacrificed himself for him. He stood and started shouting Al's name, looking for him.

And you read my mind for things that you hope happens.

I'd espically love the double date thing. I found a picture that's sorta like that, except it looks more like Winry's just dragging Ed out for shopping since they're carrying shoping bags.

See?