After the disappointments of the first movie back in 2017, was skeptic that this 2nd movie will follow suit but it seems the writers had learned their lessons, listen to the fans and followed as close as possible to the FMA Manga/FMAB Storyline for this 2nd movie.
They are not afraid anymore to have larger Supporting Casts by having the characters we are familiar with from the manga/FMAB Anime, characters sadly missed out in the 1st movie.
The Story Flow is a bit fast but there is so much that can be condensed into a 2h plus movie.
Changes made are subtle but their end results still remained the same as in the manga.
Cast-wise, Kanata Hongo (Envy) had improved his portrayal of Envy. Still a slightly stiff but a lot more LIKE Envy we know of, unlike his extremely stiff & passive acting in the 1st movie.
Kokoro Terada (Selim/Pride) and Hiroshi Tachi (King Bradly/Wrath) also shine well with their characters. Looking forward to how they portray the next stage of their character in the next movie.
Some of the actors lack the figure to portray their characters accurately (Armstrong, Scar, Pinako etc), but hey, finding someone their size/height that can act well and speak fluent Japanese isn't easy so they are forgiven for the choice of cast.
Overall, am very happy with this movie and excited whenever a scene from the manga/FMAB pop up.
Fullmetal Alchemist the Revenge of Scar had redeemed the FMA Live-Action Movies Status to be as good as other successful Japanese Anime/Manga Live-Action movies.
Looking forward to the next movie, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Last Transmutation!
They are not afraid anymore to have larger Supporting Casts by having the characters we are familiar with from the manga/FMAB Anime, characters sadly missed out in the 1st movie.
The Story Flow is a bit fast but there is so much that can be condensed into a 2h plus movie.
Changes made are subtle but their end results still remained the same as in the manga.
Cast-wise, Kanata Hongo (Envy) had improved his portrayal of Envy. Still a slightly stiff but a lot more LIKE Envy we know of, unlike his extremely stiff & passive acting in the 1st movie.
Kokoro Terada (Selim/Pride) and Hiroshi Tachi (King Bradly/Wrath) also shine well with their characters. Looking forward to how they portray the next stage of their character in the next movie.
Some of the actors lack the figure to portray their characters accurately (Armstrong, Scar, Pinako etc), but hey, finding someone their size/height that can act well and speak fluent Japanese isn't easy so they are forgiven for the choice of cast.
Overall, am very happy with this movie and excited whenever a scene from the manga/FMAB pop up.
Fullmetal Alchemist the Revenge of Scar had redeemed the FMA Live-Action Movies Status to be as good as other successful Japanese Anime/Manga Live-Action movies.
Looking forward to the next movie, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Last Transmutation!