Fullmetal Alchemist

Letters from Munich Fullmetal Alchemist and Gilmore Girls Disclaimer: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist and Gilmore Girls. Fullmetal Alchemist is owned by Hiromu Arakawa and Gilmore Girls is owned by Amy Sherman-Palladino. I also do not own the quote below; it is owned by talented Tumblr poetry writer, Nikita Gill. Setting: Post Movie Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) Conqueror of Shamballa / Two years after the end of the last Gilmore Girl Season. Prologue "Tragedy knows no race, no religion, no age. The only thing that tragedy knows is the devastating sound of hearts breaking, as it crushes the hopes and dreams for the very last time." Munich, Germany. 1923. Everyone told him that the sky was the limit. His mother, his father, and his little…

The bottom line: filmmaking is expensive, and therefore, a film must be efficient in its conveyance of story. Classical Hollywood cinema depends on the idea that cinema is deliberate, pointed, driven quickly through a linear narrative by carefully orchestrated action and plot devices. Transitions are smooth and fast paced, dialogue is pithy and heavily directed, not one second wasted on narrative “blank space”. But what happens to this model when the story a film strives to tell is a story not…

Twisted Beginnings According to mythology, Pollux was the divine son of Zeus. He was an immortal man with a mortal brother named Castor. When Castor was killed, Pollux pleaded with his father Zeus to let him share his immortality with his twin brother. Castor was, therefore, absorbed into Pollux, who selflessly reincarnated his brother. Together they formed the constellation Gemini. Pollux was, however, the brighter of the two. According to mythology, Styx is the name of a river that formed the…

“Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is Alchemy’s first Law of Equivalent Exchange.” (Alphonse Elric). Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood follows the Elric brothers, Edward and Alphonse on a mission to get their bodies back after discovering the power of the Philosopher’s stone. Their journey is tough and filled with a lot of heartbreak for the characters and viewers. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, I…

The force of love pervades in all situations and circumstances, even in those that appear distant from this current reality. Love plays an important role in the hero(ine)’s journey. Love incites the hero(ine) to embark on his/her journey. The hero(ine) may journey for family, dreams, self-discovery, treasure, community, a lover. No matter the reason, the hero(ine) establishes a strong emotional connection with someone or something and is driven to complete the Hero’s Journey for the love of this…

on everyone {By everyone I mean me} this way.) "Fine. I'll make you dinner. But just because you don't have a fever doesn't mean you aren't going to be right after you eat." "Of cause. I plan to... And do something for me. Stop trying to be my father, your just my guardian." Ed forcefully shoving the word just at him "I'm just following Doctors orders." "Yer-yer... I guess." "If I need to act like a parent, I will. I'm just looking out for you. We can't have you dying on me or anything." "Well,…

. “You are going to help me!” Fezzik screams at the top of his lungs. He has been pounding on the door for what seems like hours. Fezzik knocks on the door with one hand and clutches his blood-pouring side with the other. “Please Miracle Max! If you help me I will pay you what I have and work off what I owe! Please! Please!” “No!” Max says once again. “I am not Miracle Max anymore! I am Max! Just Max!” Fezzik begins to sob. “Please Max! Please!” Fezzick begs as everything goes dark.…

One of my main forms of social media is Tumblr, and one blog I’d been following for a while was a blog run by a Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood fan (named Alex). On account of October 3rd being an important date in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, it’s known by fans as “FMA day” (“FMA” is an acronym for Fullmetal Alchemist). Consequently, the fanbase celebrates by posting fan content of some kind, such as fan art. 2016 was an especially significant year for the fanbase because the manga (the…

deep sensation of excitement to learn more about alchemy; I began to ask myself own basic questions about the topic, like what year was alchemy first introduced into the world or how exactly were alchemist were treated back in the day when faith was so heavily favored by religion. Could you imagine? Being treated like…

Unfortunately there may be some parts of the cosmos that disagree. As stated in the paragraph above, this quote answers what our place in the universe may be. From this quote, I can say that our purpose in this universe is to keep searching. Even if the path we take ends up being a dead end, we can always backtrack and take a simpler road if need be. The second quote I chose was on the very last page. In the final page of the book, deGrasse Tyson almost summarizes what the ‘cosmic perspective’…