a5c7b9f00b The plot takes place at the beginning of the 20th century, in a reality where alchemy is real, extremely developed and respected. The plot features brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric who, after attempting the forbidden technique of human transmutation, suffer the consequences. Alphonse loses his entire body while Edward loses his left leg. Edward then sacrifices his right arm to save his brother&#39;s soul by attaching it to a metal suit of armor. Edward is then given mechanical prosthetics known&quot;automail&quot; in place of his missing arm and leg. Upon acceptance into the State Alchemists, he is given the nickname &quot;Fullmetal Alchemist&quot;, all while searching with Alphonse for the legendary philosopher&#39;s stone, that will repair their bodies. Two alchemist brothers go on a quest for the Philosopher&#39;s Stone after an attempt to revive their dead mother goes horribly wrong. As a true fan of the Anime I was left a little disappointed. I wish they hadn&#39;t forced it so much. They seemed to be in such a rush to getmuch of the series into one movie that they missed much and failed to hit the mark. Though the acting was the biggest distraction in some scenes. When trying to develop the characters, I felt, they kept them too animated for a live-action movie. I have seen some great live-action based anime movies to know that keeping some of the characteristics of an anime character is nice and draws the die-hard fans in, but over do it, and you are left with horrible acting. Rurouni Kenshin (or Samurai X to you American Dubbers) was a prime example of how an anime live-action is done correctly. Tackling only one story arch at a time, and with a perfect anime character to live actor blend. Maybe that&#39;s why this movie fell so short with me was because movies like Rurouni Kenshin and the Japanese Death Note (NOT NETFLIX&#39;S) set the bar very high and I was expecting similar results, due to Fullmetal&#39;s popularity, but sadly it let me down. Now with that being said, I have seen far worse live-action based anime movies (Netflix&#39;s Death Note) to know this one is not the bottom of the barrel, but one is still scraping pretty low. I would love the opportunity to ask the creators to go back and do it again, because the series has so much to offer and with great potential. I was skeptical of this movie, to say the least. As a huge fan of both animes and the original manga, I doubted that Fumihiko Sori and his crew could do Hiromu Arakawa&#39;s masterpiece any kind of justice.<br/><br/>However, the end result is surprisingly okay. Sure, the CGI tends to be an eyesore, the acting is all over the place, and some characters aren&#39;t remotely similar to their badass manga/anime counterparts (here&#39;s lookin&#39; at you, Riza). But on the whole, this film kind of works. The screenwriters made good choices in terms of what to adapt and how to fit it all together, and some characters (mainly Hughes, portrayed by Ryuta Sato) work really well.<br/><br/>Most importantly, the film has heart. I get the feeling that Fumihiko Sori and c:o genuinely cared about the adaptation, and that ain&#39;t nothin&#39;. It&#39;s an ambitious production, though arguably an overly ambitious one.<br/><br/>FAR from a perfect adaptation, and nowhere neargoodthe animes or manga, but it&#39;s not an insult to the original story, and not a bad way to spend two hours of your life. While there are flaws galore in this live-action movie version, you get a sense that the director has a real love for the original source material. The color schemes and costumes have exactly the right hues and texture, and the ambiance is engaging overall.
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