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Gundam 00 Awakening the Trailblazer.

Wow, this movie was pretty amazing. Well, at least the last 1/3rd got me emotional. The worst part is after the first 15 minutes where they reintroduce the characters and before the invasion by the ELS. The small scale ELS attacks just felt sorta weird and random and were super weird since I didn't know what was going on. Granted, I like that the reason why the federation and the Gundams were attacking was because one girl died during the first ELS attacks. But seriously, the automatically moving trucks? And Nena Trinity is back. FUCK YEAH.

I found it kinda odd that the movie jumped into the full scale invasion after the small incidents, but it is a movie so it kinda is constrained already. Speaking of the invasion, I liked the fact that the ELS were very adaptable and countered. When the missles got reformed into ELS missles, that's when shit went down. it was nice to see 00's giant ass beam saber not just utterly own the thing its hitting. I also liked that the Gundams weren't invincible to them either, as I saw my beloved 00 Raiser get ripped apart thanks to ELS tactics.

I really didn't like the new movie Gundams' designs other then 00 Quanta but even then, 00 quanta is just Exia's chest on top of 00's body with a rad new shield and sword.

I liked the final confrontation as it resolved the one ongoing plot of the show that I really liked. Setsuna's awakening was one of the better story arcs of 00 and it was nice to see its resolution here. And his dialogue with the ELS and their story was pretty cool too. Although, the minor Deus Ex Machina of 00 Quanta using its shield as a teleportation device to the ELS' homeworld light years away when it clearly shows in the future that not even they have faster then lightspeed travel.

The most ridiculously awesome part of the movie was the glimpse of the future and Marina encountering Setsuna again. You encountered a Shiny Setsuna! Seriously, he's all metallic shiny and perfectly fused with the ELS. Although, that makes me wonder if some of his hair acts like steel wool now.

I thought this movie was a pretty fitting end to the series as it was a natural progression for the series and it kept in line with the show's message. While the villains in the series proper were bland cardboard cutouts, having villains that were more interesting yet had no lines of dialogue was a pretty smart choice.