The Meaning of Fullmetal Alchemist - An Edward Elric Character Analysis | FMA VS Brotherhood FINAL

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  @Lowart · 5 years ago · pinned

  A big thank you to everyone who has watched these videos! I loved making them. Though this is the end of the 2003 VS Brotherhood series, I'm sure I'll still make more FMA content in the future. It just won't be part of this series. Either way though, thanks again, and I hope you enjoy this last one :)

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  @OneEyedOwl__ · 5 years ago

  The scene in 2003 where Ed is looking out at the town underneath Central is insane to me and then Ed’s realization that an entire society was destroyed and forgotten for the stone .

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  @wanderlustwarrior · 5 years ago

  In short, the difference between 2003 and Mangahood isn't the difference between "idealistic vs cynical", it's between "hard fought idealistic vs earned bittersweet".

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  @DowntownTasty · 4 years ago

  I think most people miss the meaning of “sloth” in 03. She says it herself. She doesn’t have the energy to assume the role and emotions of being their mother. And that’s why she must kill them. She feels it’s an awful burden that’s been placed on her. Think of how some people with severe depression or addiction are. They begin to neglect their kids and pets. And this itself causes them more pain and guilt and it becomes a cycle.

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  @gilles4prezudent650 · 5 years ago

  My favorite scene in the whole franchise is in the old show, right after they discover that the stone is made from humans. In the middle of the night, Ed and Al have a conversation where they're just allowed to reflect on themselves for a bit.

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  @mechajay3358 · 5 years ago

  Ed's character, whether it be 2003 or Brotherhood/Manga, is a lot more complex than people give him credit for.

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  @ollipantsukka7211 · 5 years ago (edited)

  The thing with father is that he is not intelligent he is just extremely knowledgeable and has a lot of power to control and manipulate circumstances. Even if he succeeded in the final battle and had the whole universe as his playground, he would soon realize it is just another container, his view on freedom is something that can never be accomplished.

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  @Mattyb234 · 5 years ago

  Edward is one of the best shounen protagonists of all time

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  @kimzee59 · 5 years ago

  So I watched 03 after I had watched Brotherhood. And there was always something I noticed in the early episodes of 03 and that was how childlike and weak they showed Ed. In Brotherhood, while he does have setback in the early episodes, it seems like he works through them and pushes on. With 03 I found myself being constant reminded that Ed was just a child. He wasn't grown up and I could feel a sense of innocent naivete from him. If that makes any sense.

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  @RubyofBlue · 5 years ago (edited)

  Damn dude... it&apos;s not till watching this video that I realized just how similar, thematically, the two shows&apos; messages are by their end. They just go about conveying it very differently.<br><br>Mangahood shows us even after Ed and Al get pretty much everything they&apos;ve wanted; their bodies back, keeping each other safe, and a loving home to come back to, that doesn&apos;t mean they should stop; they continue to confront their ignorance, and gain knowledge from other people in the hopes of continuing to make the world a better place.<br><br>2003 is the inverse of that. The world has beaten Ed and Al down, even tried to forever separate them, simply for their ignorance as children, even when trying to rectify that mistake, they only made it worse. But by the end of their journey, even if they&apos;ve lost their home and family, they&apos;ll continue to acknowledge the truth about their world and their place in it, in hopes to make it a better place.<br><br>In both cases, &quot;don&apos;t turn a blind eye to the truth of the world and your potential impact on it&quot; comes to mind. 2003 focuses on acknowledging the negative consequences your actions may have, while Mangahood focuses on the good that can come from encouraging positive actions.

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  @validark · 5 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lReibGcppm4&amp;t=430">7:10</a><br>Ive honestly always liked the scene where Ed has a ptsd flashback to their failed transmission and passes out at the crime scene<br>Cause like, hes 12 hes a kid. Seeing something like that would be traumatic for any kid but add on a previous trauma and well<br>I also like how Hughes (? Its been awhile since ive watched but im sure its hughes) is worried about ed and then gets him to safety while eds out of it

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  @meobachan5028 · 4 years ago

  Many people think it too harsh and somewhat negative/tragic when the 2003 anime repeatedly pushed Ed into a situation that later revealed more brutal results, but this is the element that makes me love FMA in the first place. Put it in the anime-style context of the 2000s, in its chaotic order of a war that ended a few years ago but still leaves social consequences up to the present, the rottenness of the political system, the anime becomes extremely meaningful, especially in the effort of giving us the understanding human&apos;s sorrow and forgiveness. <br><br>It is actually more impactful if the viewer was born and raised in a land where wars are present, or have just passed but in some ways still affecting the present. I am the second generation born in peacetime and the wars have completely ended over 30 years in my country. However, the imprints that more than 1500 years of wars have left in my people&apos;s history of preserving the nation-freedom and peace-seeking make the story in FMA 2003 have a much stronger impact on me than on other audiences from the western world. the loss of thousands and millions of lives, the loss of wrong decisions, and the belief of ordinary people despite whether they can see the whole picture or not, after all, still remains a hope of a better future when everyone dares to take the plunge on the adventure of believing in their ideals.<br><br> <br>The world order in FMA 2003 is chaotic and might be imperfect, but it&apos;s beautiful in its own way, not less well-structured in the storytelling in comparison with the whole system of mangahood than people think it was.

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