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Macross F Movie 2: Sayonara no Tsubasa
- Duração: 1 hr 54 min
- Gênero: Action, Award Winning, Romance, Sci-Fi
- Estudio: Satelight, 8bit
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Second Macross Frontier movie.
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Second Macross Frontier movie.
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*SPOILERS FOR MACROSS FRONTIER, THIS MOVIE, AND THE PREVIOUS MOVIE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED* Remember my Evangelion anecdote in my Macross Frontier Movie 1: Itsuwari no Utahime review? If not, let me recap. Evangelion had 3, soon to be 4 rebuild films that got progressively strayed from the original anime, the more the rebuild story went on, to the point that movie 3 was something new in its entirety. It's a similar thing here. Itsuwari no Utahime partly recapped the first 10 episodes of Macross Frontier, and then strayed away for the film's second half. This film, Macross Frontier Movie 2: Sayonara no Tsubasa or theequally awesome English translation, Wings of Farewell, is a new story in its entirety. So, with the final installment to this 2-part ambitious project, did they put off a stellar farewell performance, or did they come crashing down into the crevasses of forgotten stardom? Let's find out, shall we? STORY: 8/10 Your enjoyment of the story comes down to how much you can handle all of the many twists and hidden agendas this movie throws at you. It rivals Code Geass R2 in the amount of those present here. Back in Itsuwari no Utahime, Sheryl and Grace, two of the more prevalent characters in the series, were suspected as spies from Macross Galaxy. This movie finishes what that film started. It turns out that like in the show, Sheryl has been afflicted with a fatal Vajra illness, and she'll eventually die, so Grace O'Connor wants to take her and her career out in one fell swoop. Luckily, Leon, whose role is somewhat changed from his villainous role in the show, brings this case back up, eliminates most of Grace's men, shot Grace multiple times, arrested Sheryl, and started a manhunt against a guy named Brera Sterne, a guy being controlled by Grace herself. Fed up with Sheryl's arrest, Alto, the rising star Ranka, and various members of Frontier's military team up to bust her out, and eliminate the still present Vajra threat. Unfortunately, Grace's body is brought back by Leon, thinking he still has a use for her. Considering the bullet her minion Brera Sterne put on Leon's head, it's safe to say it didn't work out well. Also, if there was anything recycled from the show during this movie, it would be the remaining sides during the final confrontation, seeing as there were four sides to this epic battle of wits and conquest. Also, this movie, like Code Geass R2, pulls an ambiguous ending, leaving you to speculate what truly happened. There's already enough spoilers on the review as it is, and I won't add any more. CHARACTERS: 7/10 One of the biggest sections of dramatic tension, is Sheryl's arrest. She's heartbroken knowing that her career is going to end, and she's going to die, weather the illness or the new death sentence placed on her arrest kills her first. Luckily, she's even better than her portrayal in the show, with slightly more depth in this incarnation. Ranka is the same as before, and so is Alto, except for some choices he makes, even if it's pretty much confirmed that at some point after the ending of this film, you know, when he gets back home from his crazy decision, the Alto x Sheryl ship will set sail. Everyone else is the same as in the show as well, except for Leon. He is no longer a backstabbing villain who gets confronted near the end of the show with no further punishment. This time, out of the four sides, he's the second best, aside from the protagonists of course, only this time, HE gets backstabbed, or rather, shot. ART: 9/10 The visuals of this movie have barely aged a day. The performances are marvelous and full of life, the CG looks stepped up from the show, and even more amazing than before. The mech fights are some of the best I've ever seen. So much beautiful flashy effects everywhere, it's just breathtaking! Nothing looks bad, and it's just a marvel to look at. It's like being up close for a fireworks show, only, no side effects like smoke or whatever. SOUND: 8/10 No track is less than stellar in terms of vocals. Sure, the background music sounds just OK, but the vocals are the best in the series. Kindan no Elixir and Sayonara no Tsubasa are some of the best performances ever, and Ranka's performances are no slouch either. You have to listen to these songs for yourself. Also, a majority of songs are new this time around. I still listen to Kindan no elixir from time to time. It is that good. ENJOYMENT: 9/10 The twists were enthralling, the action was amazing, and the music was just beautiful. What else do I need to say? If I can put up with some of the worst subs I've ever seen, just for this movie, that`s a testament to how much I loved this film, even if some of the twists are a bit more disagreeable than others. It was definitely the most fun I've had with Frontier as a whole, as well as some of the most fun I've had with the franchise period. OVERALL: 8/10 RAW SCORE 81/100 There's not much left to say. This movie was epic. It truly brought a great conclusion to the series, and is a worthy addition to the franchise. Sure, not all twists were great, but they kept me at the edge of my seat, along with the amazing songs and battles. Sure, this movie is a bit more divisive than the first, despite it having a higher score than the first, but it was a real treat, and you should definitely watch it if you have watched movie 1 already. With that, I bid you adieu.
!!!WARNING!!! --may contain some SPOILER!-- Alto-kun is a real man~I would have complained if the movie ended with alto not being able to choose between sheryl and ranka. Even though that was (or maybe) his last time~ He really... *cries* he really made up his mind and chose~ I'm a rankaXalto fan. Even way back from the series, I was hoping that Alto would end up with Ranka. I was obsessed about their pairing so I kinda hated Sheryl. Or should I say I really hated Sheryl. What I had in mind about her was that she makes all this "alluring" moves to seduce Alto and so on. But after seeing this movie, i changed my view about her. TT^TT Well, more about the movie~ The concert (Sheryl and Ranka's concert) was very amazing! I wish there would be a concert like that. It started with Sheryl having her concert. (Once again, MF never really fails you with their songs XD) with all of those costumes and test tubes~ TEST TUBES? yeah~(It kinda goes along with the meaning of the song) test tubes and she used one of those as her mic then she suddenly collapsed. I thought the reason why she collapsed was because she kinda swallowed some of the liquid from her test-tube-mic. Hahaha~ n_n'' Well, the rest of the story was just like from the series. Some events on the series was elaborated on the movie. And there was also bit of twist. Also a memory of Alto from the past was revealed. Which I think is the one that contributed to the 'thing' that made Alto chose that girl. Alto's moment of decision must be considered a very special time~ considering how the movie ended. But if he could have just got out from that VAJRA, the movie would be more dramatic. Alto surviving, returning to his chosen girl, and that girl being on the verge of death, ranka getting over or accepting alto's decision (So sorry for the spoiler >_
The second part of Macross Frontier's theatrical version. What can I say? If you've seen the series and the first movie you know what to expect. a) The best animation ever seen (the first movie blew me away so did this one) b) Cheesy songs that you may end up listening to as a guilty pleasure, you wouldn't be caught dead listening to them in front of your friends c) A crazy story about how music can suddenly save the world and make wars come to an end d) some sort of stupid Love Triangle I mean the thing with Macross is you can't judge it in comparison toother shows nor can you judge it with a regular mindset. If you're the type of person who has willingly chosen to watch Macross then you know by now that - c) and d) are very likely to be present, perhaps you even enjoy dismally bad stories and love polygons perhaps you dream of one day singing to make the galaxy a better place, or maybe you're just an obsessed fanboy/girl. To you all of these things shouldn't matter Strangely enough the love triangle here is finally resolved! Yes RESOLVED - after the series' rather indecisive ending - which was left like that so as not to piss off half of their fanbase. Now that the frontier chapter is over though and cinema tickets have been purchased nobody cares about the disenfranchised lot who are probably now embarking on a host of collective suicide gatherings and poster bonfires. Was it better than the first movie? No use comparing them they're probably better watched in sequence If Nuclear reactors ran on cheese then this movie would be Fukushima - non-irradiated people like myself can actually sit through it if we take the time to remember that a) and b) are worth watching - so much so that c) and d) can be overlooked.
This review is spoiler free. I was excited when a fansub of this film was finally released. The first film remake of Macross Frontier was actually not that bad. It was enjoyable, and the changes they made from the original anime were interesting. This film follows the first. It's immediately clear that a considerable amount of money went into the production of this film. The CGI effects are a step above what we saw in the original anime. There's more detail, the fights are faster and more frenetic, and the animations are all much more convincing. The battles are fantastic. The music's quality continues to be nearthe top of anime music. The characters themselves suffer from the same inconsistency in their drawings that's plagued this series since the TV anime, but it's become part of its style at this point, I suppose. I'm not a huge fan, but it's digestible. Everything is so far so good. Then the movie continues its narrative, and things immediately starts to go downhill. The story continues where the first film left off. More details are revealed about the characters' origins. They're different from the TV anime, and in some aspects more interesting. In others, they're horribly convoluted and feel contrived. The conspiracy to control the Vajra returns, but with immense amounts of absurdity and contrivance added to ensure this film fails. That's the part I don't understand. The writers jammed so many twists into this film, and featured so many unkillable characters making surprise reappearances, I had to keep myself from fast forwarding between battle sequences. The unkillable characters reach Sunrise anime levels. The story barely ends up making sense at the end. The end itself is fairly interesting, but they take the most inane and unintelligible route to get there. Even for Japanese anime, which is notorious for ambiguity and stories that end terribly, this film manages to reach its own depth of utter nonsense. There's a scene where the main cast from the SMS dress up and play instruments on stage with Ranka. Michel plays a guitar. Kanaria plays drums. Clan plays what I presume to be bass. She shoots darts loaded with tranquilizers from the neck of her instrument. Near the end, the Macross Quarter surfs into the atmosphere of a planet on an enormous piece of ship hull. The main characters all "die" at least twice each throughout the course of the film. Words cannot describe how let down I was by this movie. If you're a fan of Macross, it's worth watching at least once for the battles. Personally, I can never get enough of Macross-style action with the missile trails and transforming fighter planes. This movie, though, managed to get me to delete it as soon as the credits hit. It's amazing.
You should definitely watch the anime, followed by the first film, "Macross Frontier: Itsuwari no Utahime" before you watch this. While the films and the anime differ, the anime provides a lot of helpful information that they cover a lot better and is still valid for the film, and this film follows the events of the first film. Story: This is NOT a rehash of the second half of the series. As occurred in the first film, "Sayonara no Tsubasa" borrows quite a bit from episodes in the anime, even frame-for-frame shots. This is far less the case for this film than it is for thefirst film. Most of this film is completely original story. The anime and the film, by this point, are both focusing on the problem that the Vajra planet presents, and there are some conspiracies and backstabbing going on, plus more Vajra invasions and skirmishes, but beyond that, the story is brand-new. It also feels a lot less contrived. No random journey for Ranka and Brera this time around! I feel incredibly conflicted about this film. It did a ton of awesome things, mostly in relation to rewrites of the stories for a number of characters. If you watch the anime, Sheryl confesses to Alto. if you watch the films, Ranka confesses to Alto. And the results of that are interesting. There's a part in the anime series where Ozma pulls a dumb and the anime creators make a really, really poorly thought-out melodramatic joke that is completely gone in the films. Also, the ending really reminds me, thematically, of the ending for "Code Geass R2". It's very polarizing and shocking and it's part of what leaves me conflicted over whether I like the anime or the films better. Also, the first film played a bit with scene cuts. It just moved very quickly through time. The second film does that a LOT more. There's a rather long sequence near the beginning that I don't believe people who haven't seen the anime would understand because it moves so fast and feels so random. If you've seen the anime, you'll see familiar scenes with some added content. Art: The films had a bigger budget than the anime. The art is gorgeous. Around the middle of the film, there is just beautiful scene after beautiful scene. Ranka throws one concert around 30 minutes in that is particularly gorgeous. It's like everyone in the concert is on a holodeck while watching a 3D movie, and the animation is amazing. The ending battle, which is rather long, is also quite beautiful. Sound: I like the music better in this film than the first, but I still think the series did a better job, overall. That being said, the music is still gorgeous, and you should definitely check it out, especially if you love Yoko Kanno. Character: This is Alto's story. Arguably, the anime is more about Sheryl and Ranka's growth and careers. The first film might even be more about Ranka's career. But I honestly feel like Ranka and Sheryl got the anime, and the creators decided that Alto was going to be THE focus character for the films, especially film 2. If you love Alto, this is great news! It also does a lot of neat narrative things. For instance, in the films, they mostly remove his interaction with his parents and adopted brother. Instead, you learn a lot more about his feelings about Kabuki, why he left the stage, and how he moves on in his life after his life on the stage. Rather than give up that life, he ends up embracing the gift he has and using it alongside his passion for flight. It's really great. Grace is also a highlight. She's been rewritten almost completely. While she's somewhat oversexualized in the films, especially in this film, they do a lot of neat things with her character, and her relationship with Sheryl is still very sweet. Ranka also gets to do a lot of really neat things this film. If you love Ranka, you will love this film. Anything else about characters is quite honestly a spoiler. But a lot of great things happen that a LOT of the anime fanbase will be happy to see. Enjoyment: I really like this film. I've rewatched most of it a number of times now. My biggest quibble is that I can't find it to buy it anywhere. It's even hard to find the first film and the anime series. I am still really conflicted about it, versus the anime, mainly due to the ending... THAT ENDING! But if you love the anime and you have seen the first film, this is definitely worth a watch, and it's very enjoyable and beautiful. And don't rage quit after THAT ENDING. There's stuff throughout the credits and after them, if I recall correctly.
I am realy dissapointed after watching second film of Macrooss Frontier. I even thought that our main characters behave abnormally, weird in comprasion to TV series. Story: I saw only some conspiracy, fights and concerts. I thought i watched some bad shounen - "ignore everything, but make epic fights". Sometimes actions made by characters were artificial and unnatural. Maybe it is caused by disregard characters own will, because they have to move how scenario say? Also when we saw "dead scene" several minutes later we will see something like "oh, miracle happened and he/she is alive!" (that happened more than one time). In the end,film isn't even possible to compare with TV series, because they are completly different stories. Characters: The only adventage in film was that, producents somehow featured main male character and relationships betwen him and two other girls (of course his harem). What about others? They were background, we know about them nothing from films, their past is unknown and their relationships can be described easily with words "Person A is hostile for person B" or "person A is friendly for person B". But in TV series we can see something like quarrel between friends, depression, struggle inside someone's mind, normal daily life or fear of death. Back again to what happened in film, for example: someone hear he/she is terminally ill, but he/she is pretending as if nothing happened and we can't see even trace of fear or uncertainty... Art & Sound: I can't say anything bad about that. Animators did a good job to make such a smooth and amazing animation. Songs were good (I can't evaluate them objectively, because I watched TV series and I have emotional reaction when I listen them [especially this one with "what 'bout my star"]). To describe animation and sound I need one word - masterpiece Enjoyment: I was in very bad mood when I finished watching this film. To be honest my mood was awful. I don't want even say what i was thinking. Last words: I don't know how it is possible to screw up this anime. Why they didn't follow story from TV series? They wanted to make something new and better, and it ended by creating a trash. I think they wasted to much money to make such a good animation when plot was bad. And one more thing - a lot of people says that main character chose one girl from his harem. YYY? That's not true D: We saw only his face moving without sound, he could also say that he doesn't love her, and she is only a friend... This is another ending (like in TV series) when producers ignore viewers feelings and say "imagine what he said by yourself". (This is one of reasons why I don't say what I thought when I finally watched this film)
Having seen "Macross: Do You Remember Love" in between the two "Macross Frontier" movies, I can't help but feel like... "DYRK" comes down to one thing: it promises you that the song at the end will be the best thing ever. There is one song at the end. It is, indeed, the best shit ever. And then it is over. This is "Buy Our CDs: The Movie". Which isn't bad. I like the songs. "1000%" and "Valkyria" stand out for me. But it's not enough. The movie fills itself out with some cool energy during music video segments, although it just can't reach the heights of Sheryl'sshow in the first one. There is definitely Gender in it with regard to Alto's relationship with kabuki. I also very much appreciated its willingness to put regular characters in real danger. Also, there were a number of big brained moves like the macross surfing on an asteroid. Nonetheless, it's very much Just Extra for people who've seen the show. The first act has a whole beach episode segment that spotlights official couples, for example. Once the songs start, they never stop and they're rarely the singular focus of a scene. It's very common for characters to talk over them. And, like the first movie, any character who wasn't 100% necessary gets no personality whatsoever. They're just there. And then there's the way it handled the love triangle. Talk about a cop out. How are you going to swoop in with an unrelated alternative ending to a show and not have the main characters truly settle anything between themselves? I enjoyed it, but it's hollow.
When I finished watching the Macross Frontier TV series, I felt it succeeded at most of the things it tried to achieve, but could have benefited from giving a couple of them more attention during the climax. I came to this movie expecting it to be mostly reused animation from the last several TV episodes with some new scenes that would enhance certain parts of the story. That's not what this is. Wings of Farewell not only has all-new animation, it's a significant reworking of the events of the series. I don't think it's even a case where you could watch the series up to acertain point and then decide to cap things off with either the TV or movie ending, since some earlier events from the TV series have already been retconned by the time this second movie starts. The good news is that it improves the weak areas of the TV series, making Alto a more proactive and capable protagonist and giving a more satisfying arc to his story. It pays off the romance arc in a more definitive way. It also adds some memorable new action and performance scenes that all have excellent animation. The bad news is that this comes at the expense of the things the TV series did well. The war and conspiracy story arcs aren't handled nearly as well in this movie. Upcoming developments are telegraphed and too much is bluntly stated in expository dialogue, robbing it of the tension and build-up that were strengths of the TV version. Also the most memorable scenes from the TV climax are missing entirely, since events are playing out differently by that point. Wings of Farewell is another great ending to Frontier, but just like the TV version it feels like neither is the definitive ending. So much is changed that I doubt it would be possible to splice together a fan edit of all the best parts from the TV and movies versions to reach something that pays off every story arc in the way it deserves. So I'm left feeling that the only way to have the ultimate Macross Frontier experience is to watch both versions and then blend them together inside you head.
Macross Frontier: The Wings of Goodbye Review It’s Macross. That means music, missiles, and a love triangle. There are a lot of J-pop songs and good ones at that. Jets fly around and shoot things with space music blaring in the background. And then a cross-dressing guy is in love with both a green-haired loli and a pink-haired adult-looking chick but dies (presumably) before he can make an actual choice. Formulaic? Certainly. Entertaining? Yep. Story The front story was straight forward but the back story was opaque and confusing. There were spies and a triple agent situation (maybe)? What was the deal with the insect alien things?That said, the plot set up cool moments. The concerts were always interesting to see. There was a beach episode. It was fun when they broke a character out of jail. And there were a few double-agent-type situations that would have been impactful if I understood what was going on. I liked that they tried to plot situations where the traitors schemed and snuck around. Even though I didn’t think that it worked in this story, I liked the effort. For a space musical, it was enough for me. It’s not meant to be anything too intriguing or heart-wrenching. It’s about cute girls singing and dancing, fighter jets in space, and enough character stuff to push it along. Sound The music was really good. All the tunes were catchy and paired with nice visuals. My fave was the concert they threw on Alcatraz when they were breaking out one of the characters. The scene hit the trifecta of musical relevance: it was a catchy tune with spacy lyrics, Ranka worked a cute little two-step and the other characters rocked hard on the instruments, and the plot actually progressed because they were sneaking someone out of jail. A big plus point for Michael shooting a dart out of his guitar when the lyrics are “Our hearts fire an arrow of light”. It was an all-around good time. The other songs are good too. Sheryl has a concert at the beginning where she sings a chemistry-inspired song. The science and tech lyrics fit Macross perfect. And then the last twenty minutes were a big, over-the-top, space battle music number. I liked the music. Characters The characters were okay but not compelling. I didn't get attached to them and I can't say that I really cared when lives were on the line. They were probably developed more in the TV series and the other movie. Our main dude was a bit of a dud. I wasn’t feeling him. He was the generic hero-type and could have been interchanged with just about anyone. They played him up as effeminate throughout and I thought it was funny when he cross-dressed during the rescue. At the end, I think he made his choice of best girl but I wasn't sure. When will the anime men be decisive with their love triangles? The girls were cute. I liked both their designs and songs. Personality-wise, they were okay. Sheryl was the pop-star coming to grips that her stardom and health were failing. I liked that she was supportive of Ranka's career and was not jealous. The jealously could have spiced up the plot. Ranka was mostly the standard immature girl. I felt like she was annoying in the TV series but was okay in the movies. The other pilots and bridge crew were there and showed off a little bit of personality. However, their involvement was limited because they were trying to cram an entire TV season into an hour and forty-five minutes. The bad guys could have been more interesting if their story was explained in more detail. Art They anime looked great. Our female characters were cute and well-animated. I liked that they got them to dance believably during the concerts. There was CGI for the characters and backgrounds for the concerts and it was good. The space battles were fast, sharp, and had good physics. Plus one for the Macross Quarter surfing a piece of debris for reentry. Macross always gets the reentry scenes right. The art was generally high quality. I did not see anything where I immediately thought that they were cutting corners. It was a high-budget movie production and it showed. Enjoyment I liked this movie. The music was great. The female characters were cute and sang well. The art was good. The story was the weak point but it was always moving forward. Overall I had a good time. The movie focused on music and the characters and they were well done. The story suffered because they tried to cram twenty-six episodes of intrigue into less than two hours. It’s ironic because the TV series was full of filler in the middle. I think that thirteen episodes would be perfect for the story. It’s a good, fun movie with catchy songs, cute characters, and a space theme.
The second movie doesn't add up to "meh" the way other movies do. It is 40% the epic film about crossdressing to break a vital person out of Space Alcatraz with a concert, and nobody can take that away from it, but it's also an extremely messy crossroad, changing the entire second half of the series' plot while the first film doesn't have a firm grasp on the supporting cast who are much more active this time around. If you haven't seen the series, you are confused about who these people are and why they're doing stuff, and the people who've seen it aren't giventime to process these people they supposably know suddenly acting completely differently. The good parts are amazing, but it's one of those movies where you skip everything else to get to them after you've seen it.