The first is about character setting. Compared with the character's personality of the 09 version "good and evil", the character of the 03 version is more distinctive and emotional, and the performance is more three-dimensional and more contagious. At this point, the 09 version seems a bit boring, and there is no way to grasp the main line of the characters' feelings. The most representative is the seven deadly sins-the character setting of seven man-made characters. The main difference between the 03 and 09 editions in this regard is concentrated in the two characters Sloth and Wrath: Sloth is the representative of the mother of the Edward brothers, while Wrath is the incarnation of Edward's lost hands and feet and the dead child of Teacher Izmi. I personally appreciate this kind of character setting very much. It is closely connected with the main line of the story. It not only has the effect of echoing the beginning and the end and hiding the foreshadowing, but the existence of artificial humans exceeds its own meaning of existence. At the same time, the emotions of both good and evil have violent friction, Right and wrong are thrilling between right and evil. Of course, I drew a lot of tears. In the 09 version, there is no child represented by Wrath at all, and Sloth is just a big digger, and he can't beat even two muscular men. He hurried out and died after a while. I personally feel a bit nonsense about this setting, at least it should give Sloth a little more meaning related to the story line. In addition, the characters represented by Pride are also different. The representative of Pride in the 03 version is Wrath in the 09 version, which is the President Kim Bradley, and the Pride in the 09 version is the child of the President and is defined as the first generation. Cyborg. In fact, I still like this character setting. Not only is it unexpected, but Pride is a very powerful character in the 09 version, but the one who died in the end is very inexplicable. This will be explained in detail in the following part. I personally like the character of Lust in the 03 version very much. She has love and hate in her heart. The feelings of both righteous and evil immediately made the characters three-dimensional and plump, and the emotional lines are also particularly contagious, especially when I personally kill a man who loves me deeply, the sentence: "You are a small flaw in me." ." Dao exhausted the helplessness and anger in his heart. She is the devil with love in her arms. I especially like this role. Of course, in the 09 version, in addition to evil or evil, the part that was finally burned to death by Da Zuo is still very beautiful. In addition to the settings of the artificial people, the character settings of the main characters in the 09 version are not characteristic enough and not three-dimensional. For example, I personally care about the two roles of Wen Li and Marstan Dazuo. Wen Li is a lively, cheerful and sometimes funny girl in the 03 version. Even when she knows that Dazuo is the enemy of her parents, she still shows optimism and determination. But in the 09 version, there were basically 10 appearances and 9 times crying, as if she became a grudge, and after knowing that the killing of the father and the enemy is Scar (the setting of the 09 version), the performance is too calm. In short, Wen Li became a disturbing character in the 09 version, and lost her special personality and role in the 03 version. The same is true of Da Zuo. The bizarre alchemist of the double-faced flame who said: "Huh inside~~~" in the 03 edition has become an expressionless "iron rooster" in the 09 edition. The role in the development of the storyline becomes single. Of course, Da Zuo's two maddenings in the 09 version are still very handsome! ! Yeah! ! ! Da Zuo control~~~~ In the 9th version, I basically played 10 times and cried 9 times, as if I became a grudge, and after knowing that the killing of the father and the enemy is Scar (the setting of the 09 version), my performance was too uneasy. In short, Wen Li became a disturbing character in the 09 version, and lost her special personality and role in the 03 version. The same is true of Da Zuo. The bizarre alchemist of the double-faced flame who said: "Huh inside~~~" in the 03 edition has become an expressionless "iron rooster" in the 09 edition. The role in the development of the storyline becomes single. Of course, Da Zuo's two maddenings in the 09 version are still very handsome! ! Yeah! ! ! Da Zuo control~~~~ In the 9th version, I basically played 10 times and cried 9 times, as if I became a grudge, and after knowing that the killing of the father and the enemy is Scar (the setting of the 09 version), my performance was too uneasy. In short, Wen Li became a disturbing character in the 09 version, and lost her special personality and role in the 03 version. The same is true of Da Zuo. The bizarre alchemist of the double-faced flame who said: "Huh inside~~~" in the 03 edition has become an expressionless "iron rooster" in the 09 edition. The role in the development of the storyline becomes single. Of course, Da Zuo's two maddenings in the 09 version are still very handsome! ! Yeah! ! ! Da Zuo control~~~~
The second is about the storyline. The plots of the 03 and 09 versions have reached the later stages of development, except for the same characters, they are completely unbounded. Personally, I think that the general direction and the main story line do have their own merits, and they are all very good-looking. The 03 version is a step by step approach to the final goal without leaving breathing space, while the 09 version is a layer by layer of the truth and slowly unfolds its amazing features. The main notable aspects are in some details. For example, in the 03 version, the real sage stone has not been released until the last real sage stone, and in the 09 version, even the cyborgs have a sage stone; in the 03 version, Ed’s father Guangzhi or Inheim really It’s a mysterious person who can’t be more mysterious. In the 09 version, it became Eugene Sang who came out when nothing happened; in the 03 version, Al’s body eventually became the sage’s stone, and in the 09 version it was Or Inheim; the 03 version The artificial human inside is the product of failure to refine the human body. In the 09 version are the seven deadly sins separated by the villain in the flask or with the blood of Inheim; the purpose of the villain in the 03 version is to create a true sage’s stone for immortality , The 09 version is to use the sage’s stone to open the door to the world view to gain the power of God to gain the world. I personally think these differences are acceptable, and they vary according to personal preferences. But there are a few things that I can’t understand. For example, in the 03 version, the door of truth will come out if there’s nothing wrong, and then cyborgs will run around the door. It is not easy to open the door once. However, the 03 edition explains the connotation of the door very well. On the one hand, it is our real world and the other is the world of alchemy. Although the equivalent exchange is a bit confused, it seems that the final equivalent exchange and the door have nothing to do with each other. Although the issue of the door in the 09 version is very abstract and even a transparent "truth" villain appears, it interprets the equivalent exchange very rigorously.
Regarding the ending. This must be said separately from the plot. The ending of the 03 version has always made me feel very sad because the first time I watched it, I didn't even see the last episode, thinking that the penultimate episode was the ending. In fact, the ending of the 03 version feels very good. The two brothers continued to work hard to meet each other in the world on both sides of the door. Although there are regrets, all the connotations of the whole story are explained, including the meaning of the door, equivalent exchange, brotherhood, worldview and so on. Of course, by this time, it had already deviated from the original intention of the brothers in order to retrieve the lost body parts and was higher than the surface plot itself. And this ending was once again sublimated in the theater version of "The Conqueror of Shambhala". (The tears rushed when the brothers joined forces again!!) In the end, living together on the other side of the door should have a higher meaning compared to the TV version, but Wen Li is a little bit cupped. . . The creativity and plot of this theater version are also very exciting and contagious. The characters of the TV version are separated from the original boundaries and all connected together, and the meaning of the door is finally updated and interpreted. By this time the concept of "door" has really been materialized. Closer to home, there is a lot of controversy about the ending of the 09 edition, and it is not unreasonable for many people to say that it is unfinished. The 09 version ended with a large group member. For the steel fans who have waited for so many years, it is at least an explanation: the brothers have recovered their lost bodies (except for Ed’s legs), Ed has also grown taller (not easy), or Inheim and Te Rixia was reunited in another world, and the life-long events of the two brothers were also settled. The world was peaceful, but the journey continued. It can be regarded as returning to the original theme and original intention of the story, and revealing the ultimate meaning of "Heart of Steel". I don't have much controversy about the content itself, and I personally can accept it. But in some details, I have to say that there is really a bad place. For example, in the final battle, Pride was so strong that he died so easily. The scene of the fierce battle was completely unexpected. If Pride's death was caused by his own greed, the final battle of "Father" is even more staggering. As Mr. Zhou XX said, when he was attacked, he didn't fight back at all to find the Sage's Stone. In the end, Ed was killed by his bare hands. It's really unacceptable. The powerful arrogance that was rendered before was finally wiped out like this. The whole ending is a bit anticlimactic, which makes the previous foreshadowing and foreshadowing seem too wordy and long, and the wonderfulness of the 03 version. The comparison is really inferior and a mess. (At least Ed and Al died in the 03 edition.) However, in the 09 edition,
Finally, there is the aspect of production. Regarding this point, there are reasons for age and technology, and reasons for personal preferences vary from person to person. In the production of the picture, what I personally care about is mainly that the characters in the 03 version are not well done, and Ed looks very short (although they are originally puppies.) The eyes are also very dull, and Al’s eyes are actually red. Lieutenant Hawkeye was also weird. But the 03 version uses a lot of computer stunts in the process of alchemy, and the scene is very beautiful and magnificent. Some scenes, such as the confrontation between Ed and Dante, also use a rotating mirror to the bottom, which is very distinctive and visible. In the 09 version, these aspects are not paid attention to, and they are slightly inferior. Maybe it's because the foreshadowing of the 09 version of the plot is too long. But the picture of the 09 version is very sophisticated. In the production of music, I personally feel that I have to say that version 09 is far better than version 03. The singer and production team have a strong lineup. The theme song represented by YUI's "again" is the first wonderful song. Of course, the 03 version of "Brothers", "I Will", and "Motherland" are also very good and classic.
Finally, I will make a summary. If you insist on whether you like the 03 version or the 09 version of steel making, I can only say that I really like both. I have been concerned about steelmaking since junior high school, and the story of the Edward brothers has been a part of my life and life experience. Regardless of whether others praise or criticize, I will still use my own eyes and heart to see and accept.
Looking forward to the new theater version.
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