The rich characterization, the ups and downs of the plot that echoes before and after, and the FA of alchemy based on the principle of equivalent exchange is undoubtedly an extremely excellent work. But maybe too many people are talking about masterpieces, involuntarily raising their expectations too high, and some shortcomings of steelmaking (in my opinion) are also obvious. One is the characterization of the villain. The characterization of the president is very good, both in force and emotion. I was very moved by the part where he said that he didn't need last words to his wife before he died. But other than that, the villain is very ordinary. The android, who was very strong at the beginning, suddenly died and was injured. She is usually cute and infighting, but she is cute and lovable, and her expressiveness declines sharply in the later period. The last villain in the bottle can only be said to be a pass. From the beginning, he just went outside the bottle and became eager to become a god, so greedy that he forgot himself. Other than that, no surprises. The second is the principle of equivalent exchange. I have always been unclear on what is the "equivalence" of the principle of equivalence confirmed, is it equivalence to God? Equivalent to Alchemist? Or conservation of mass and conservation of energy? As a royal blood manga, it can be considered as a setting, and the author says what is equivalent is equivalent. But if you use this as a basis to discuss life and philosophy, you will feel less credible when you connect it with the plot.
The third is about anti-war. There are many such works, and most of them have two main points: 1. War is harmful to both sides. 2. Do not use violence to suppress violence. Hatred will only bring more pain. I thought Izkar was digging deeper and criticizing the evils of militarism and fascism, so as to get out of the general anti-war theme and explore the justice and legality of war. Unfortunately, it finally returned to the general theme.
Denying hatred, I feel that it will bring endless harm. Therefore, it is wrong for Ska to kill the state alchemist, and should change the state (which I also agree with, don't kill innocent people). But all other hatreds were also denied. Chief wanted to avenge the murdered Hughes himself. It was said that people with hatred could not lead the nation to a better future. Although Winry hated Ska, she also helped bandage as a doctor. Of course, choosing to take the initiative to let go of hatred is a personal choice, and it is understandable to let go of the pursuit of further goals, but are hatred and all wars really so sinful? In a just war against aggression, only the wrongdoers are held responsible for their mistakes. Is such war and hatred so unforgivable?
Of course, this is actually just a personal opinion, and there is no problem that the works have different themes. This is just a random thought.
The fourth is the value orientation of the protagonist. At the beginning, he kept in mind the lessons of human body refinement, and searched for the Sage's Stone just to restore his body. After finding out that the Sage's Stone was born, he decided to give up this path. I thought that the reason for giving up was because to get the sage's stone, they had to make a new sage's stone, which would hurt innocent people, so it didn't work. Later, I found that as long as it was the sage's stone, they would not use it for themselves, so in the end they insisted not to use it. Sage's Stone to resurrect the younger brother. Just because ethical reasons do not save lives that can really be saved, which one really respects life? If it weren't for the author's tricks to say that the door can be exchanged, and it is equivalent to the whole person (body and soul), it happened that Edward's alchemy was exchanged for Alphonse (Is this really equivalent? Alphonse is not inferior to Edward. alchemy talent, not to mention soul and body), how does Edward choose?
The fifth is plot handling. Some microscopic scenes are not very good. In the early stage, you can use comedy and Yan Yi to ease the treatment, but in the later stage, when the group is playing, the characters are watching the fight. The second half of the protagonist is not well portrayed, and the bottle is small. The formation that has been around for so long was broken by the formation of Hohenheim, who had little foreshadowing, in about ten minutes (that is, the villains were in a collective malaise at that time), and some characters died suddenly (although the deaths of most characters were excellent) For example, in the end, the villain in the bottle suddenly grabbed Grid in order to devour the Sage's Stone, which felt more like to let all the androids exit the stage.
Having been nitpicking for so long, Steel Smelting is undoubtedly an excellent work. The music and transitions, foreshadowing and foreshadowing, comedy and appearance, thought and theme of the Bones Club are all excellent. In addition to the obvious good places, I also like some special places.
For example, if each faction is upright and fights on its own, and cooperates with each other's minds, the chief camp will take the blame for the northern soldiers. In the end, the old fox became the president and reaps the benefits of the fisherman. Edward and Winry's confession.
Equivalent exchange - half of my life and half of your life
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