Comments on: Macross: Do You Remember Love?

By: ConcreteBadger

ConcreteBadger — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:53:20 +0000

@KT: it’s good to see you’re still around! Man, you’ve got to get back into blogging again…as for Macross, I think you’ve just provided the final push for me to check it out.

By: KT Kore

KT Kore — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:57:20 +0000

Do You Remember Love is a wonderful retelling of the original story of Macross, but there are some pretty big changes here and there that I really enjoyed in comparison to the original. I think these changes are what really justify the existence of this movie, and bump it up on a higher level than just being a straight-forward retelling and nothing else.

And yes, you DO need to see the original. I will assure you that it’s nothing short of excellent. I’ve always said that “anime is Macross” because it has everything that I’ve always loved about anime all wrapped up in one nice package. And it does this in a way that DOESN’T pander to the audience. It just is what it is. And it is great.

By: ConcreteBadger

ConcreteBadger — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:17:59 +0000

@IKnight: I think it’s a good summary of the original story - you get a nice overview of the main characters and the relationships. As for the Brightslap, does it win over the Kaiji Knee in Gut?

@Bateszi: I think the movie was intended to be a retelling of a story viewers were already familiar with, similar perhaps to the RahXephon movie. Existing fans ought to enjoy it but newcomers to the franchise might miss out on the significance of certain points. I really, really, need to see the original!

By: bateszi

bateszi — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:35:35 +0000

My experience of “Macross: Do You Remember Love?” is basically exactly the same as yours, right down to only having seen Macross Plus and Zero before hand. Likewise, I can see this is an objectively pretty good movie, but until I’ve actually seen the TV series, I suspect it’ll always feel like I’m reading a love letter addressed to someone else. I got the feeling I was supposed to care more about these characters (e.g. Roy Focker) than I actually did, and that seemed to emotionally distance me from actively engaging in the drama. No doubt, one day I’ll revisit this having seen the TV series and absolutely love it.

By: IKnight

IKnight — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:51:48 +0000

This sounds like a good way to brush up on some Macross knowledge before Frontier starts for real. (Did I just hear the collective gasp of horror of a thousand fanboys?)

Have you considered that Shinji embodies adolescent depression so completely that a slap wouldn’t suffice? Only something like - well - the end of the world would work.

If you replaced the normal slap with a Brightslap, though, then you might see results.