From: "Chris Campbell"
As logic goes, I actually though SEED was pretty cool, at least when it
came to core issues. The use of Gundams to resolve those issues was of
course cartoonish and silly (the whole story would have played out very
nicely without any Gundams, or indeed, any mobile suits whatsoever), but
the idea of advanced human being, of prejudice surrounding them, and of
conflicts arising from said prejudice was both internally consistent and
very timely.
It could have been better, yes, but I think SEED's basic themes are as
solid as those of any Gundam series, and better than most.
I have to agree on this point. First Gundam was very much a product of it's
the late 70's with overpopulation being a big concern and the newest
technology being "learning computers", fusion reactors, and the latest in
military technology - a new form of ECM.
SEED updates that with it's emphasis on the factors that Chris listed above.
While SEED's execution ( as a show) may have been flawed to our "tastes", it
had some very logical and grounded premise for speculative fiction. (Which,
in a sense, Gundam and all other anime "SciFi" is).
Now, if we can get a "new" Gundam that has a good story that is well
executed to go with a good logical background we'd all very very happy.
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WA Bob Allen
"I think I know, I don't think I know, I don't think I think I know,
I don't think I think." - Ed (Cowboy Bebop)
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