Remember the ads for the Gundam fighting games where
they tell you to "suit up or shut up?" Yoshiyuki Tomino, creator
of this great "Star Trek/Wars of anime," doesn't seem to go for psychological
babble. Nope. It's darkened war themes all the way. And it's something you can't
turn into a mainstream product... Almost.
Char's
Counter is the peak of the Gundam world. If Amuro Ray is "character
study #1" of 1st Gundam / MSG, then the same can be said for Char
Aznable in this movie. These two powerhouses of Gundam duel it out to the
END; despite their Newtype powers, their friends and supporters, all the cool
mecha, and what have you.
And, as always with Tomino's
works, Char's Counter deals with people. How they feel, what drives them
to fight, how their death affects others, all the good stuff that happens during
times of war. It's as if the people of all sides were like next-door neighbors.
And I disagree with what's been said about Quess Paraya and Hathaway Noah; they
may be brats, but they add spice to this otherwise dark movie. Oh yeah... SIEG
ZEON!
