out. So that got scrapped. So here, instead, is one of two posts about thoughts I had.On Saturday afternoon, I decided to head for the big ballroom that would be the location of the (legit) premiere of the FMA: Brotherhood movie, the Sacred Star of Milos. Thankfully I got there pretty early, was probably in the first hundred people in but good lord was it unpleasant. At first it wasn't too bad, waiting, as we could sit down on the floor, but after a while the Otakon staff had us mash together to try and make room because the line got HUGE (see pictures). And though the convention center had AC, it wasn't working very well where we were, and the sheer mass of people was making it hard. I nearly passed out myself. I
pitied the poor cosplayer next to me, he was wearing a full Al armor set made out of foam rubber. At one point five of us, myself included, were fanning him to keep him from passing out.Somehow, I didn't keel over and made it inside, where I promptly chose a chair (thank god, a CHAIR!) near the back (more for the water cooler that was right next to me, I needed a lot of water to rehydrate myself). I promptly sat back and prepared for...whatever would come.
Now, don't worry guys, I won't include any spoilers here. If you want it, ask me for it and I'll get in contact in some way if you want, but this is spoiler free.
First and foremost, it was emphasized that the movie takes place around episode 20 of Brotherhood, specifically shortly after Ed returned home to Risembool and dug up what he thought was his mother's remains. This also means that Hughes is no more so there's no hope for him being in the movie (pity, that *sigh*).
Ok, so, movie. I don't know what your opinion is of the first series' movie. I was very underwhelmed by it. I mean, more FMA is always welcome in my book (so long as its good) but that...eh. Not a fan of it, really.
Sacred Star of Milos, in my own opinion, is extremely better than that one. The animation is extremely good (But hey, what were we expecting?), the storytelling is also quite good, the characters (new ones) interesting. All in all, I think they did a pretty good job of working the location (Table City) into the world of Amestris (and Creta, as well, which is involved).
I can also say that the crowds (packed hall) loved it too, lots of cheering, cat calls at certain
points, and all, just a great atmosphere. I stuck around a bit for the Q&A afterward as well. Nothing major to report there, though the director did hint that they may make more movies in the future. Nothing concrete, but they are all huge fans of the show too and would love to make more. The director (whose name escapes me) was also extremely overwhelmed by everyone's reactions at the hall. Just very happy about it.I saw it subbed, as FUNi had to crank it out really fast, but it was a bang up job, and I would highly recommend getting it when they do release it.
Also, in a bit (maybe today, maybe tomorrow) I'll have a post up about the rest of Otakon, including pictures, heh. Enjoy it :)
