Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom

The series from which this spawned, Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny were know for having their soppy love moments, but at the forefront was always a serious story and themes of power, politics and regular people getting caught between corrupt leaders waging senseless wars. There were moments of levity and love but the tone was always mature. The love stories were related to the plot.

Gundam Seed Freedom replaces the mature tone for some teenage love drama, and it's ridiculous. Officers fighting over which boy should love who, soldiers acting like kids in high school, all while waging a nuclear war which is incinerating thousands of innocents. It's just laughable.

On the plus side, it is nice to see the characters again, and in beautiful HD animation, despite the fact that the characters don't really act like the same characters from the series. They even throw in a few gooner shots for the pervs. It really is the animation that saves this movie.

Don't even get me started on the English dub. I never understand when a studio takes all the time to produce something from an existing IP but can't even get the pronunciation of the names right. Who is Lacoose?! Fire EaglestelOOnz! Kira YaMOto. Come on. Say the names of everything the same way they were originally pronounced to maintain continuity. They got it even worse than that Last Airbender live action movie did.

Worth watching for the animation. It's also decent nostalgia for those who loved the series, and it's not absolutely terrible. It's dumb but it's not bad. That's the best fans can hope for in this dark era of cinema.

The title is not meant in a positive way, I literally dropped my jaw at how stupid some of the plot beats in this movie were. SEED was always corny even in the best of times but this is just way too much. I appreciate the shows but there's just nothing to enjoy here other than the animation and fights. The old characters feel like they're only here to satisfy fandom ships and all the new characters are just recycled old characters. Almost everything in the movie is just devoid of any new ideas except stapling tired anime tropes to already explored concepts. Hard pass.

After 18 years, what horrible sequel this is. Why'd they have to make this bs? It doesn't offer anything new.

The story feels like watching repeat of chunks from season 1 and 2. The comedy is mediocre and the horrible main characters are really really weird. The personalities doesn't look like what it was in the previous seasons.

The first season was too great. The second season was good as well. But this is just horrible. It was better not to make any sequel if they gonna produce this low quality story and ruin the entire series.

Albeit it felt really good watching these classic characters in action, but though very very disappointed.

This movie accomplishes so much in a two hour time-run, and has at no-point been unengaging. It does so much justice with the story left off from the end of SEED Destiny, by building up on what has already been established, as opposed to creating something completely different. Moreover, it explores the horrors that comes with segregating people based on genetics and skills, and the consequences it has on human and societal development.

As such, all the characters are written perfectly; even reamending characters that were previously despised in the last series to the point they are now beloved (Shinn Asuka). Both the music and animation is truly to be commended for as well, with iconic songs also being brought back in greater appreciation of the two preceding series. In addition to this, there are many great and comedic moments in the film that keeps the audience entertained throughout the whole run.

Everyone should take the opportunity to watch this amazing anime film in cinema, as its focus is so much more than just mecha action!

If you enjoyed the seed universe that the original director and writer created, then this movie makes sense. There is payoff to the character developments and relationships and themes she created. To truly appreciate the movie, you really need to invest in the shows. The seed universe should be evaluated as a whole. In a time when sequels are more misses than hits this movie reinforces the themes that have been present throughout: Free will, destiny, fate, love, the cause and prevention of war. So, the seed universe is great for philosophical discussion. It's rare that a story can have entertainment, action, romance, and deep philosophical themes.