Netflix's Fullmetal Alchemist LITERALLY Broke Me

[@Mcl_Blue]

Mark started watching these movies so he didn't have to spend time with his family, and he ends them wanting to go spend time with his family. What an arc.

[@yeasr7781]

Perhaps it was all worth it then

[@John-lo2wn]

You mean… What a M-arc

[@jomz2058]

@@John-lo2wn puns, how... reMARKable

[@KatherinaBathory]

Completely true! And I loved this ending, tbh.

[@KatherinaBathory]

And bth, lovely finding you here 😊

[@NezeruGaming]

Of any anime/manga series, Fullmetal Alchemist live action is the one that would benefit the most from an actual international cast of actors. smh

[@baggybones]

I mean, there's a lot of stories that would benefit from an international cast (AOT being one of the most obvious examples. There's also Vinland saga,and maybe Berserk (Griffith is probably European and I think the story takes place in a fictional Europe,idk about the nationality of Guts and the others though)

[@joshuamartin2069]

​​@@baggybonesah, The Last Airbender needed it THE MOST

[@Marshallreall]

Olivia Armstrong has the RIGHT to be Scottish

[@corrinflakes9659]

JoJo’s be like: (There’s no Japanese character until Part 3, but only 2 Japanese characters are staples in that Part)

[@bennogb5069]

@@baggybones Guts woulds till be european. hes just tan

[@eyeofthebeholder_]

A lot of people use the "This movie BROKE me" trope for comedic effect, but never have I seen something so atrocious that it changes the outlook of a reviewer. I stand with you Mark! No ironic posting on this channel. We only appreciate genuinely here!

[@ASpaceOstrich]

I will gladly watch something bad with the intention of finding the good in it. Which is way more enjoyable than laughing at something for being bad imo.

[@mohammedsami6907]

I mean, Mark just used that same trope here for the exact same effect. The idea of disliking overly negative content isnt even a new observation he had, and hes actually oneof the most positive content creators out there. The last video he made which could be considered negative was on DbZ gt, and that was 6 months ago. Its not much of a change in outlook, that was already there to begin with.

[@ASpaceOstrich]

@@mohammedsami6907 Cinemawins is a great channel for positive content. Its basically the inverse of Cinemasins. He watches movies and tallies up all the good he can find in them. As someone who's been moved to tears by watching what is objectively absolute schlock by simply going into it with the mindset that I was going to enjoy this as much as possible, I appreciate that kind of positivity.

[@mx9226]

Wow. I never expected such an existential and philosophical ending.

[@tenaccarli171]

I think "hatewatching" or laughing at a movie "so bad its good" only works if you are not invested into the actual story/universe. If you actually care for something and want it also to shine in a different medium I just dont think you can get genuine joy out of watching the thing you care for fail. Makes perfect sense to me that you have to leave it.

[@SomeRandomJackAss]

This perfectly describes how I feel towards Silent Hill Revelation.

[@CerealExperimentsMizuki]

I actually love watching horrible adoptions of anime and games and stuff that I love, like the Netflix Death Note series, one of the worst things ever and I've watched every hate review if it because all the hate is warranted and I find it far more entertaining to listen to someone rant about how broken and awful the movie is and how much they hate it and compare it to the original because it's just fun and entertaining and at the end of the day I get a good laugh and relax. I do this for other series too like Dragon Ball Evolution or M. Night's Avatar or even the Star Wars sequals which are all horrible parodies of the original and far worse in every way but still Infinitley entertaining listening to people rant about how bad they are. It's just a form of entertainment really and even with series that I absolutely adore such as every one mentioned, it doesn't matter if I am or aren't invested, if I find the content to be entertaining then I'll enjoy it.

[@CerealExperimentsMizuki]

​@@SomeRandomJackAss I actually quite liked the First movie, it may not be close to perfect but it still had heart and looked like and felt like a Silent Hill movie. Revelations was so bad, like some weird satanic fanfiction story with a somewhat related bootleg Silent Hill 3 skin.

[@gelert16]

You know a movie series is "special" when it can make a content creator reassess their own value to society. Mark, we all love you very much and things are going to be ok.

[@Rej278]

if I had a nickle for every irish youtuber that's well known for making video essays go completely insane from the content they are dissecting, I have two nickles which isn't a lot, but weird that it happened twice

[@jomz2058]

@@Rej278 If I had a nickel everytime people reference this quote from Heinz Doofenshmirtz I would probably never go hungry. Which isn't weird cuz it's a fun reference 😂

[@shadowldrago]

@@Rej278 Who's the other?

[@Penguindude1]

@@shadowldrago I'm guessing the other is SuperEyepatchWolf with Shenmue 3.

[@KeDe1606]

@@Penguindude1Not just in his Shenmue 3 video. Almost every video of his turns into this sort of… existential/social commentary. Doesn’t matter if the video is about the corrupt world of psychics, martial artists or influencer courses, some anime/game/show/whatever he finds interesting (both in a positive and a negative way), Dell, or goddamn Garfield. It’s great. I love it

[@aidancanzano4954]

I was NOT expecting the inspirational moral and philosophical speech at the end.

[@SeaBagel228]

Bro going through an existential crisis 😅

[@ItsFayko]

how strangely fitting for FMA

[@TatsubeiYagyu]

It was completely fantastic. It actually motivated me to be more productive and happy with my day today! Hahaha

[@KrowwJaeger]

Movie was so bad it drove the man through a whole journey of existential crisis ending with an epiphany lmao

[@LuisSierra42]

Subverted expectations

[@BYTEabridged]

I know you'll probably never see this, but I am amazed by how much you have grown over the past 7 years not only as a content creator, but as a person. Ending this review once you praised everything you could and encouraging others to seek out new media or create their own art was so inspiring. I'm proud of you, and I hope your career soars to new heights.

[@certifiednobody]

I’d love to see what Mark has to say about the 2003 FMA anime + movie. It diverges enough in the second half that it becomes it’s own story with completely different themes and arcs.

[@BladeBlur]

THANK YOU!

[@Koichi-Kun]

It’s the series that made me fall in love with fullmetal alchemist

[@duhimdave]

There has to be SOMEONE out there who's seen these movies without having seen the original material, and I'm DYING to know what their experience was like

[@spyda1857]

My wife.... And what's worse she didn't see the first two either she just jumped into this one. She'd heard me talking to a friend about how bad the first two were, and how in order to tick that weird completionist box in my brain I was going to watch this last one. It actually drew her in with the "fixing" of Izumi, and then confused and bored her to the point she was calling out how bad the "graphics" 😂 were.

[@armsofzeus]

Me too. I just watched these movies with a few drinks and honestly didn't mind them, but I was pretty bored. I could keep up because I remember the anime, but I could not for the life of me link the scenes together.

[@ambrite]

I feel like I'm half qualified on this; I watched the 2003 anime around when it came out, though I knew it deviated from the manga halfway through. I then watched half of Brotherhood when it came out but never knew the ending or really different parts, so the 3rd live action film was basically all new to me. I thought it was terrible, and all the usual issues with these films aside, I hated the way the story ended. The whole dwarf thing was weird, and the story just became too big and cosmic or biblical in a way. So the result is that I prefer the 2003 story. I think actually reading the manga or finishing Brotherhood would soften my opinions on it, but safe to say that learning from the shitty live action film that a blob man reaches through a door in space in the end isn't the best way to consume FMA 😂

[@sageof6pandas233]

I actually got into the anime from the first movie in this series cuz I thought the concept was cool

[@XxDigitalDaftPunkxX]

I'm one of those people except with the PS2 video game. I rented it from Blockbuster thinking it was an original video game creation only to to find out a couple of years later it was based on an actual series when I saw it on Adult Swim. The (two?) games were fun from what I remember

[@jamesmitchell5060]

Perhaps not a popular take, but I wish the film series had just taken the base concept and early events, paced them out appropriately and ran with it in its own direction much like the 2003 anime did, at least over what we got given in the live action films. Then can I at the least give them points for creativity. Whilst 2003 FMA did not adhere to the source material beat by beat (Mostly because the manga was not finished) It at least took those early chapters and delivered its own interpretation in a pace that felt appropriate with an emotional pay-off at the end, given the material they were given and the time restraints they were up against. To me, the FMA movies just felt like live action clipshows, I don't know how else to put it.

[@FedoraKirb]

That’s what I thought they were doing when they killed Marco and had Tucker as a major antagonist but brought in the lab creature things and teased Father.

[@Acidfrog475]

Before the first thing came out, I started kind of balling ideas for how to adapt the Reole chapters (the first and really only “arc” in the story) into a feature length film. You can really delve into the themes of the evils of organised religion, the fanaticism of cults and the rebuilding of society after te ravages of war. How one slip-up in a theocratic regime can lead to full scale revolution. That was the film I wanted to see, not what we got.

[@JaxBlade]

That ending speech was beautiful and surprisingly really valid loll

[@VinnieDangerous]

The speech at the end was unexpected and refreshing

[@TatsubeiYagyu]

This video ended up being one of my favorites on this channel. I feel like it perfectly encapsulates the spirit that I expect when I click on the newly uploaded content excitedly. The utter respect for all of these movies, franchises, manga and comic, down to the music used during the breakdowns and explorations of plot points (huge shout out to the One Piece Wano arc videos having Oboro Muramasa soundtrack selections, the Heaven songs from that game are breathtaking)... It's hard to put in all into words, but just want to say that you guys put tons of work and effort into these projects, and deserve all the love and recognition that been building all this time. I'm going to watch a movie with my family and draw! PS, maaaaybe do an Everything, Everywhere, All at Once Review? 🤓 The reviews of media outside of anime show both an expansive range that you all can and do cover, and it would just be fun to hear your takes and learn more from your research, like how yall breakdown the animators and costume designers.

[@bearerofbadnews1375]

The fact that these two live action movies of Fma came out the same year as Disney’s terrible remake of Pinocchio really says how awful 2022 was for remakes for movies and anime.

[@matthewhoyle3343]

Never comment, but I just want to say that the speech at the end was unexpected but wholly welcome. Being online for the majority of my life and seeing endless bounds of negativity, hate watching, and endless nitpicking cynical critics makes ya think its the norm of the world. What ya said kinda resonated with me and I think ill go and be bit more positive in my outlook of not only my own art but others as well. Keep on being a positive force in the world bruv!

[@TheColonelKaijuVT]

Man, watching this and the previous review now makes me so thankful for the Live Action One Piece. It does a great job creating its own take on Oda's story, while also still keeping true to it's source material. They didn't put an ugly prosthetic nose on Usopp, or draw unconvincing curly eyebrows on Sanji, but the spirit of those two is captured perfectly in the actors, all because everyone involved actually gave a damn about One Piece, and put out a great product. And a little fun fact: Mackenyu, the actor who played Scar in these movies, is now Zoro in LA-OP, so glad to see him moving up in the world.

[@collettiville]

Man, I really wish Mark would've watched these movies BEFORE reading the series, just to see how he would've reacted then.

[@mustafaahmed2882]

I only wish that upon my worst enemies

[@theplatinumplayer7804]

Seeing that Film Red footage makes me think that’s the next video, and I can’t wait for it

[@jacobmonks3722]

I never thought a review about a horrible anime adaptation would have some genuinely great life advice and sentiment. Life's too short to concern ourselves with consuming or participating in something we know we won't enjoy. Thanks Mark, never change!

[@redanime1422]

17:10 Mark Pulled A black beared "A Man's Dreams Will Never End"

[@archmagemc3561]

You know whats sad? Three were GREAT stopping points in the show they could've used for the movies. 1. After Mustang took out Lust. That would make a great climax to the first movie. 2. After they meet father and ending when they head to brigs. 3. After kimbly's fight with Edward in the mines. 4. everyone getting ready for the day of reckoning. Bam, easy 3-4 arcs they could've used and fit in almsot everything. Probably best to do this in a 4 movie segment.

[@SchazmenRassir]

That ending speech, man. That hit hard. And I fully agree. I've long since been tired of content that focuses on badmouthing and hating on things, even when they make legitimate points.

[@TainoMoya]

15:59 FACTSSS I stopped playing games recently that weren't helping me in any way. One was too addicting and i wasn't even interested a lot in it's gameplay loop ironically. So i stopped. This line (and the vid forward) is amazing. Thank you Mark

[@redlox2]

6:33 this “you watched the anime right” is basically the entire premise of yeh movie lol!

[@BlackCatRedScarf]

This end was so Metal Gear with Kojima saying to "go out, stop playing games, go live life and do something cool". lol

[@mayconlcruz]

You know, this feeling that Mark had in the face of hatewatching is something that has been bothering me for a long time in art and entertainment discussion circles around the internet. About this obsession we have to scrape the bottom of the barrel in search of the worst of the worst. Works that normally you would dedicate half an hour of your life to, realize how low quality it is and put it aside, making better things with your life. But increasingly we're paying attention to that, in a post-ironic eagerness to feed our cynicism, validating the take about "art is going downhill and we need to guard ourselves against the pitfalls of cheap entertainment." This is pathetic, I'm not gonna lie. It's the same feeling behind habits like doomscrolling timelines and more timelines of social media, and which makes us more and more miserable. It blinds us to all the other fantastic works people create, creating the cruel habit of lying to ourselves about their existence. I think this is where I see value in a metaphorical "go touch grass", where "touching grass" can be translated into stop being stubborn and see that the world of entertainment and art isn't the doom and gloom that you insist on believing, and allow yourself to appreciate the beauty of these works that are at our disposal. Or you don't even have to dedicate your time to it. Go enjoy the good things in life.

[@returnedtomonkey8886]

Tl:dr We're intetionally looking for crappy media that makes us feel bad so we can feel worse. Go touch grass

[@mohammedsami6907]

It strikes me as something most mostly done by content creators; making videos on shit media gets you views and engagement. I get the notion that most people already have obligations to keep and better things to do than get offended by a piece of media they would have never paid attention to if it wasnt a current trend to shit on.

[@CerealExperimentsMizuki]

I don't agree, I watch bad stuff reviews for entertainment value, at thr end of the day I have a good laugh at the bad thing and have fun and then I move on. I never feel bad for it, thr mog I'd do is just feel disappointed in whoever created such a terrible thing, but it doesn't distract me from enjoying the good things that I like either, I never make myself feel bad and I always make plenty of time for the good things. There's nothing bad about turning your brain off for a while every now and then just to relax you know. I also don't have social media and am not a fan of news or politics or doom and gloom stuff, too boring for me.

[@josephjatta5225]

Spot on. This highlights a larger problem within our parasocial digital/online 'society'. And media and entertainment is both where we go to in order to nurse this obsession/addiction while those same mediums themselves/ and or their creator's take advantage of our willingness to consume anything the internet has attached warranted nostalgia to a bygone era of quality art/entertainment to. We live in an oversaturated quantity over quality era of just about everything where attention is the asset that is sold on the internet, a virtual town-square many stay chronically online in to freely thrust their attention to for quick 'cheap' dopamine fixing entertainment and distractions. They'll continue to churn out lazy formulaic remakes and milk our attention dry as long as there are is an internet and people ready to give their attention to just about anything with a big name slapped across it and money to be made off of our nostalgia.

[@PatarikiTB]

I really like that "If you have nothing good to say, then don't say anything at all" -ending. It's also something I respect in Chriss Stuckmann, when he went from "film criticizing" to "film appreciation".

[@CerealExperimentsMizuki]

It's why I stopped watching him, sure I learnt about some great movies but it just got boring and after a while I moved onto better content.

[@venomouslizards]

1:33 I love whoever keeps putting gundam references in these videos. Mark should definitely check that franchise out. The Gundam the Origin manga would be a great starting point.

[@paulodorea]

It is so easy to take the easy road, hate everything, criticize every little detail. Even when a movie manages to be this flawed, you've managed to stay curious, not judgemental. This is one of the things I admire in your videos and I`m glad you were able to bring to a piece of art that you didn't enjoy as well.

[@mechajay3358]

Who knew Mark having a breakdown over FMA's Cringe-inducing Live Action Movie would turned into a philosophical speech near the end.

[@All4Games4]

I really appriciate the end of this review. I usually am pretty good at avoiding things that are designed to make me angry made by companies and individuals who thrive on the dollars that that generates. But recently one really, truly, shittily written comics run made me so unreasonably fucking angry. I hate that it made me angry, I don't like being angry. I won't be naming the comic because it doesn't deserve attention even. Its a run about a character and property I find near and dear to my heart so the anger it generated hit really deep. So I find it hard to stop being mad at something that stupid even though it is that stupid. But what you say about the end of this review really struck me. Perhaps because it's a strange coincidence a random youtube video recommended to me makes such a statement that relates to something that so recent that happened to me. I'm gonna go do something I actually enjoy. And not read comics for a while.

[@spacepilgrim3023]

I know he's primarily a reviewer of manga over anime adaptations. But it is odd Mark would make the time for these films over making commentary on the 2003 series, which honestly has a lot of merits and a lot to say on it's own. Great video though, always a pleasure to hear these takes.

[@MsKtK-pm6cq]

I respect you basically saying there are more productive/creative things you and I can both be doing other than continuing to make and watch a video about something we know is bad, just to sit there and hate on it. And while it can be fun to poke fun at bad things, I find that’s better to do among friends and you are so right. FMA deserves better, and we can provide better by moving on from the train wreck that is this movie, by being rightfully inspired by the core content and creating our own ideas/content from there

[@LaSeanAbSOLute]

Lol at the CGI blood in Envy stomach. The characters are getting tossed around in it yet their clothes are completely clean LMAO!!!

[@rogue050]

good take, I appreciate your reviews that add praise to details that I've overlooked or bring attention to artists behind the scenes far better than perpetual diss tracks

[@AbbyGuard]

Your last words and one frame at the end really inspired me.... So I finally started to watch Eizouken and god damnit now I want to draw again :D Thank you!

[@Stalebread47]

Mark hated the movie so much he got an existential crisis

[@Daiiker]

Holy crap man! That ending speech was great! I had to do a dubble take when Keijo, lotion and tp showed up in the middle of it! That made me laugh so hard!

[@Netherwolf6100]

This is why Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa is the best movie. You can't take a TV series stretched out over hours and hours and compress major emotional and storybeats into just a few minutes. If you want to make a movie based on an anine IP, give the movie its own original story that branches off from the anime itself and keep it self-contained.

[@michaelkikle3018]

You know, that’s actually a great idea. I know weirdos obsess over canon, but this idea of yours is the kind of thing that could have saved a live-action DBZ movie.

[@bearerofbadnews1375]

While I have issues with conqueror of shamballa I will definitely say compared to live action trilogy and the sacred star of milos. Conqueror is the best fma movie.

[@enishi4ty5]

not true. you could make an anime into a movie if you actually know what you’re trying to adapt. for example from manga to anime movie, Akira has to make changes to tell a story fitting of its medium. From comic to live action, Watchmen went through some story and style changes FMA could have been broken into a few “arcs” that would best serve a cinematic run time while being self contained. not impossible lol *edit 4:07 lol i know TNM thinks fma can’t be broken into arcs, but functionally any story can, even if it doesn’t appear so. for example, movie 1 is about the elric brothers, secrets of human transmutation, church plot and finally chimera plot. Movie 2 focuses on the homunculus, Scar and ends with a fight between all 3. final movie focuses on the snow army plot building up to the fight with Father. we know some things happen off screen and some battles can be tweaked. it’s not impossible and if you’re focused on telling the best story as opposed to pleasing the most people, it’ll probably work..

[@WobblesandBean]

I can't stand Shamballa. I mean it was ok, but at that point the story had bastardized FMA so much it was better off being a completely different thing. It was an unrelated plot wearing the hollowed out skin of FMA.

[@bearerofbadnews1375]

@@WobblesandBean also Eckhart just sucks as the final villain of 2003 fma and her motivations make no sense.

[@llgxz]

Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD do that thing. This trilogy is proof of that.

[@KeroKaminaX]

i really think you should give the 2003 anime a shot, it'll be a great FMA pallette cleanser. i really wanna know your thoughts on the second half and Conquorer of shambala

[@ChibiChidorii]

yeah, watching it after the live action movies is probably gonna make it easier to appreciate the good parts of the 2003 anime instead of latching on it being different to the manga

[@NimmelTheGreat]

There is value in every piece of media, including the bad ones. The value in failure should never be underestimated nor ignored and while the sentimental monologue at the end there sure sounded nice, if we all thought that way it would lead exclusively to ignorance. Some things suck, it's important to know why and beyond that it makes the well made things stand out more, everything is a part of the puzzle, you are just approaching it wrong.

[@laylala272]

I remember the videos you used to make waaay back in the day and I always loved them because you just have this perspective and ability to convey that perspective that just feels second to none! And dead set, your videos helped me see more in life! I remember being so thankful i could watch your videos! And its so nice to watch this and see that talent on full display yet again! Thanks again!!

[@24hoursinthelife]

The bear/Kuma joke was unexpected, thank you for making me ugly laugh.

[@DomyTheMad420]

that costume designer should open up an online store to sell cosplay gear. big money in making realistic and amazing cosplay

[@michaeltran1269]

the last two minutes of this video is why I resonate so much with your channel. what an absolutely amazing message. can't wait for the next piece of work for you to review, your video essays are amazing

[@MaraCamille]

Mark, as someone who's currently rewatching the 2003 series for the first time since seeing episodes sporadically in highschool, I'm begging you to do a full analysis of 2003 and compare and contrast it with the source material. It does so many interesting things differently than Brotherhood

[@afroalchemist1560]

I think the message you came across by the end of this review series is very beautiful and I love the way you put it. I think it would do a lot of good if a lot more people came across this message and actually thought about it.

[@blehnameless8096]

Mark, considering how much knowledge you have on various types of story telling and manga i would absolutly LOVE to see you come up with a manga one shot. Youve seen all the pitfalls that manga series have fallen into and with your drawing ability and story insight it could be great to see your own take on a one shot manga. Keep it up dude great work as always.

[@DragonMzero]

That Was my favorite conclusion of any of your videos! And I mean it, people need this kind of message and I think it goes with the main series as well... equivalent exchange, if something doesn't give anything to you, yo don't have to give anything back. Nor your time, neither your effort

[@redanime1422]

My Goat Mark, that ending statement from you was amazing and Loudly speaks on why I watch your videos, love you man 💯♥️

[@mustknowhowtotiemyshoes]

Mark please, consider more live action reviews 🙏This was hilarious 😂

[@Dethimap]

The ending of this video is probably the most important thing i needed to hear in a long time. For so long now i have been feeling negative emotions towards a lot of things, and it hit a breaking point recently, to the point where i finally had to step back, and take a break from certain games and media. at the same time, i finally started to watch a show that i have been meaning to for a long time, and it helped bring positivity that i needed. I didnt think much on it at the time till i watched this video.

[@Fanimei]

Mackenyu has been popping off with anime live actions recently. Enishi in Rurouni Kenhin, Scar in FMA, Seiya in Knights of the Zodiac, and Zoro in One Piece. I wonder who he's going to play next.

[@WobblesandBean]

Talk about typecasting.

[@TatsubeiYagyu]

​@@WobblesandBean Yeah, type casting as some incredibly iconic characters in the medium! I didn't realize this one fellow did all those roles, I just watched the Saint Seiya trailer last month. Here's hoping that One Piece live action knocks it out of the park.

[@Nikonii1]

Loved the ending! If you need ideas for what to read next (Which you probably don't) I would love to see some of Urasawas work reviewed by you! But what ever you choose to do I will appreciate, love this channel!

[@waddlehi]

I love the conclusion that mark comes to at the end of the vid. There certainly is enjoyment to be had in hate watching and laughing at something bad. But that doesn't hold a candle into diving into something new that you end up liking.

[@nerdcorner2680]

I think hate watching is perfectly fine and productive. It a bonding experience for you and your friends watching, it makes you think creatively “why didn’t the movie do this instead because of x y and z?” So I think your argument is better placed towards the film itself rather than the act of hate watching. If a new animated fullmetal alchemist show came out today that was a scene for scene replica of the original would it be worth reviewing? I think that is the issue you are hinting at here, this movie is treading a line of hardly being able to call itself a movie because it is just repeating something else with no creative spin. I do believe you made the right choice by protesting against this lack of orgininality. If an anime wants to become a live action film it either needs to 1.Create a whole new story set in that same world with the same themes or 2.use live action in a way that animation can’t such as subtle facial expressions from the actors, practical effects. So by not doing either this film fails to prove itself as a piece of art and instead shows it’s true form of being a cash grab, clip show of the original. As you said in your video there is no hate towards the people who worked on it, rather the executives and producers who demand this be a quick cash grab

[@bearerofbadnews1375]

Its pretty interesting to see the whole world and internet come together over the unanimous hatred towards HBO’s Velma.

[@mohammedsami6907]

Honestly, i still think criticism is fine, its still cool to dissect terrible films on why theyre bad, and hate watching can be occasionaly fun. But I dont think disliking that is the issue here. Its that this, as well as a lot of other types of negative content, is the prevailing type on content on the internet. Its really popular and overdone, to the point where it seems like a massive unproductive circlejerk, whose primary objective is to get views and engagment, along with trying to engage in current conversation. Hell, Velma is a great example. Every moron with a youtube channel was tripping over themselves to do brave and stunning thing of telling you that the bad show... is bad. No one has a unique take because there isnt one to make. But its a trend to chase and chase it they did. Its gotten to a point that there was talk of a second season because the first managed to get this many viewers, hell more than the last of us. People hatewatched a property so bad that it got mpre popular than a good show. They can fluff it up all they want; claim its to hold entertainment accountable or punish cheap media. Although those are valid reasons, they are mostly minor reasons that are thrown out there to make the job of circlejerking over bad videogame/show/movie/anime seem noble and intellectual and artistic. Most of the time its to generate clout.

[@thateditor1203]

Really appreciated the fact that you looked at both the good and the bad sides of this trilogy. Anime LAs are almost never done right and while this was nothing great either, it still isn't the worst we've seen (looking at you AOT). I'm glad you took the time to mention the casting and costume designs with the right research. I think it's essential to mention that the cast actually consists of some of the most talented and in-demand people in the industry such as Yamada Ryosuke as Ed, Arata Mackenyu as Scar, Honda Tsubasa as Winry, Dean Fujioka as Ron etc. And while these movies definitely needed at least 5 parts to do justice to the source material, it very obviously wasn't possible to do production wise. However, it is still worth appreciating how much effort the staff and team put into these. As someone who regularly follows some of the actors involved, it was wholesome to see how much this project meant to them and how hard they tried to bring out the best possible finished product. It is unfortunate that it has numerous flaws but despite acknowledging them, I'm glad the good parts were still enjoyable on their own.

[@lichprincessdeshyr6805]

Your rant at the end was very inspiring and well thought out with an empirical eye. I will remember that from this experience a lot more than the movie itself. Your frame of reference has some good ideas and thoughts to share.

[@prince_nocturne]

That ending. You are an angel, Mark. A real blessing. I've been sitting on a story I finished writing this morning, not sure if I should share it or not. It ended up very emotional, way more than I intended. I needed a break from my own head, so I watched this for a laugh, and then... then that ending. It hits. I'm going to share my story. it's not worth just sitting on it for no real reason. So thank you for giving me a little perspective when I really needed it.

[@ReikuYin]

Yes. YES! Excellent message. I have never understood the idea of doing something you don't enjoy because you can. And as somone that works retail that mention of negativity spreading is so true. You can give a customer the BEST experience in the world and maybe they tell two people. Slight them by accident even a little or tell them they can't have their way? Every place they can shout they will, instantly. That negative energy can be used so much better, that time can be used to... Do ANYTHING else. Like a certain popular game liked to make a comment on about doing things cause you can or doing things you don't enjoy or are not fun just to see everything, "Don't you have anything BETTER to do?" Good on you Mark. Times to precious and never pauses and can end suddenly. Let's fill that time with positivity instead.

[@dillonkarchnerNBCU]

love the "IRL Mark" for the live action videos, nice touch xD

[@djroscurro9859]

I love the message of this video. And I'm glad I'm not the only one who seems to rather spend time appreciating a work rather than tearing another one down. I've always been a bigger fan of more positively geared videos.

[@gravediggertheherowolf9478]

Mark, I honestly have to thank you so much, you got me to start reading these Manga along side you, I have had very few predictions right lol. I think the only thing I may have read that you haven't is assassination classroom. I know it's story dose not compare to full metal alchemist but it would be awesome if one day I could hear your thoughts on it. Thanks so much for your hard work and dedication and thank you Mark's editors for always helping him and making the videos so much better. Truly I have to thank you for making me want to read these amazing stories more and again.

[@Zeklan]

As a huge fan of both anime productions, some of the games, and the manga, I was willing to give live action a chance but 15 minutes into the first movie I gave up. I couldn’t do it anymore either. After refusing to watch any of these movies, I can really relate to the message of this video. I don’t have to go chasing waterfalls, I can stick to the rivers and the lakes that I’m used to. As for what to do next, I’d love to see you guys cover more mature stories. There’s plenty of great manga out there that have been proverbially sitting on the shelf for years. One of my favorites to recommend is Hanazawa Kengo’s “I am a Hero”. It’s DARK dark but the characters are real, the painstakingly detailed art is fantastically creepy and the story is riveting. I believe it is a under-read, under appreciated classic, and it is best experienced “100% Blind”.

[@bigkarrma3601]

I love the good judgement in discretion. Very classy. Keep up the good work!

[@maskofthedragon]

9:47 He looks like a PS1 prerendered cutscene

[@kovaxim]

I have not watched the movie, but I have seen all the anime and what surprises me is the level of detail for characters. You just have to take a glance and realise which character that is. It may look janky with real humans (just look at Armstrong and Izumi's husband, Sig, also Alphonse)

[@fishpop]

1:32 Oh hey, Gundam! Makes me wanna see you review those series, though maybe the compilation movies for brevity. 11:09 And another Gundam clip. This can't be a coincidence.

[@KeyboardKlutz_0]

That Ashita No Joe laugh almost killed me

[@stormX41]

I'm REALLY looking forward for your "Knights of the Zodiac the evol...the begining", review.

[@IAmBlindProphet]

Mark I would really love to see you speak on the One Piece films. Not just the newer high-quality ones that everybody knows, but at least some of the old ones too-if not all of them. I don’t believe there are any videos out there on the old movies that are of the same high production and thought/effort quality that you put out. It would be a great introduction to them for some of the community, and impactful because they’re hard to find and watch. Plus, I know I’m a rare case here but, for people like me with vision disabilities that make reading subs extremely difficult if not impossible at times it would be a great way to get the story told and themes explored

[@quantezbell4443]

Unrelated note to the topic of the review, but can’t get it out of my head… @ 15:42 The base of the music playing made me think of the song by XV called ZombieLand Rule 32 | Popular Culture. Very awesome video btw.

[@CJ_Was_Here]

You’ve expressed a level of restraint that is so rare among those who review media. Big props to you for stopping when you did.

[@cobusvanderlinde6871]

I have a suggestion. Pretty good one too. 86| Eighty-Six. By Asato Asato Easily one of the best pieces of military science fiction I have encountered in a while. It bears within a message on finding a reason to go on in a a world without hope. Some points about PTSD (not Violet Evergarden garden though) Offers up some salient thoughts on the midcentury Germans (20th century that is) (hilariously casting them as Franco-Russian) And ultimately Lena is best girl. The anime covers the first three volumes of the light novels.

[@garrettmastantuono8043]

This is singularly one of the most entertaining videos I have seen in months. By the time you got to the sloth scene I was rolling. You gave more joy to me in this video then the movie did, not that that was a high bar. Cheers to you mate 🥂

[@Lupinemancer87]

CGI and acting is not the Japanese strong suit, but the fact that these movies were at least more true to the story then most live action adaptations, still makes it slightly better. If only they had better CGI, and better actors, it might legit have been good.

[@TrevorCopter]

Great video! You really did a great job of explaining your point and coming at this with heart instead of snark. I came for the Dragon Ball, I stayed for Totally Not Mark :)

[@nkirmath8621]

It would be interesting for you go back to the og fma and talk about all of the story differences between the two and contrast the differences of impact in the ending.

[@CajunCrustacean]

The thing about adaptations is that they *have* to do something that the original needed, otherwise they're boring retreads at best or trainwreck insults to the original at worst. For some, it's skipping pages upon pages of unnecessary detail (looking at you, Hunt for Red October), for others it's the actors' performance (Princess Bride comes to mind), but in every case of a good adaptation they have *something* that sets them apart. The Fullmetal movies have a lot of technical problems, of course, yet the biggest thing that ruined their chances was that they bungled the single most important thing that made the manga and anime great. The characters. We can look past some PS2 cgi, or some wonky costume design, or a bit of off-kilter dialogue, or some pacing issues, or... okay, we can overlook a bunch of stuff, but only if they nail the spirit of the characters. You can't fit in everything without the movie being 30 hours long, yet if you sacrifice what made the audience love the characters, you've already lost. They did nothing that the original needed, they sacrificed everything that made the original great, they didn't put in the technical polish, and it all bit them in the ass.

[@BladeBlur]

I do agree with the last point that just hate watching something and just being negative can be draining and contributes very little in the grand scheme of things. The ending of the video was poignant and I appreciate you not taking the easy path when it comes to lambasting this movie. However, I really wanted to hear your take on the two animated movies Conqueror or Shamballa and Sacred Star of Milos. Not because they are bad movies, but because they are also part of the FMA world and it could give you a chance to see what has changed since the midpoint of the 2003 anime as well. What I am saying is, shame those Netflix movies ruined your passion when it comes to watching more FMA because I would've love to hear more about some of the other stuff not yet covered.

[@rsccrplyr]

Mark (not mark) the wholesome ending was so much appreciated man. Don't get me wrong, I think there is value is tearing something terrible down, I watch a lot of EFAP. But, knowing that that's just not your style, not forcing yourself to do that, and to go on to view that your time is better used looking at the world more optimistically, bravo. Keep on doing your thing man, and I'll keep watching.

[@mrjoeyb717]

ive been meaning to watch the last one and i thank you for saving me from the waste of time lol. appreciate you bro!

[@Garland41]

1) Still commenting for Yu Yu Hakusho 2) The Conqueror of Shambala is a good follow up to the 2003 serires. 3) For your existential crisis, I would have to disagree with the equivocation of hate-watching with genuine critique. For more on #3, there is actually a lack of genuine critique online, and I would say that your issue is not that there is no more to say; rather, there is no more you could say. This is to say, Critique is not supposed to be negative. Critique may utilize negativity; however, Critique is a failed critique if it doesn't produce some form of positivity. When a film like this comes along, it pushes us to our limits to find that positivity of critique. The positiivity doesn't have to be what they did correction, but finding what could be done better and making those around us better. The difficulty of a critique of this kind is finding that which isn't hateful from the product one loves, but rather to be a guiding voice to those who need it. There is a servere lack of critique online, and a gross overabundance of bad and false critiques.

[@DuelScreen]

LOL! Good ending. Ending it on a positive is quite the rebellion. Go enjoy the weekend and then dive into another of those wonderful series sitting on your shelf or still in their packaging that you haven't yet explored. I don't get to explore as much anime as I would like--and some aspects of certain ones I actively dislike meaning I would probably never pick them up or at best I would start and never finish them--but with your reviews I can experience these stories. Thank you for that! I was going to comment that "you suffer so we don't have to" but that's not fair to you. You shouldn't suffer for other people's art. So don't. Spend your time enjoying life and celebrating the positives. Share with us the joys that you discover. 👍 I am looking forward to whatever comes next, whatever that may be.

[@TheRichmaster24]

it's always interesting to see your closing summaries

[@katakanatabro2048]

I've enjoyed poking fun of media, I don't view what I do as 'hate watching' though since I always try to appreciate the art they made when it's there and not devalue what is on screen. There are people working hard on a lot, that extends to bad anime etc. I do think you have a legitimately solid point though when you say you can virtually just be watching good media instead and not going on and on about stuff that won't matter though I'd say there's also an appeal to watching the bad to appreciate the good even more.

[@BlueEyes274]

"No idea what to do next". Well, there is the Dragon Ball Z reviews you mentioned a while back, but I know that has been requested to you time and time again. But I won't be one to join that crowd that asks about it endlessly. If you need a break to figure out what you want to cover next Mark, do so. Your sanity and integrity with your family is far more important at this point. Your next idea will come in time. Thanks for all the amazing reviews you have made over the years. They've been incredible deep dives into many series I may or may not have watched, and I've enjoyed each and every one of them.

[@MarsCorporations]

Your biggest mistake is, time and time again, having "any" hopes for live action anime/manga adaptations. You dont need to go in with a "low bar", you need to go in with "no bar". If it delivers, fine, if not, also fine.

[@lordseppenstein2559]

Damn! You left me speachless once again. THANK YOU. I really enjoyed your blind reviews of FMAB, not only because it is a really great anime but also because it has a very special place in my heart because i watched it only weeks after my own mother passed away from cancer and it really helped me to process it all in my way and to get along again. I really enjoyed to watch somebody with a fresh and real enthusiasm for this great work. So naturally i felt angry and personally attacked by these terrible real life adaptations. So much so i wanted to join you ranting about them. But you are so right to name this as stupid as it is. There is no use in such things like hating. So please excuse me but i'm rewatching the original right now. Good night and thank you.

[@lWeBeatIt278]

In the dub of brotherhood when Ed and Al reached that point of the movie buccaneer got called a bear by the brothers which is fair to assume because blizzard limiting your view of vision. In the sub or manga I can't say the bear joke still happens or not.

[@doubleasworkshop1692]

It does. Buccaneer being compared to a bear is a running gag. Lol

[@kingace6186]

Speaking of rebelling against this culture of negativity by fighting an uphill battle to train by KZbin feed. I do this by interacting more with positive media and decreasing any activity toward negative media. I mark videos with titles and thumbnails (where the entire point of the video is to hate on something without adding anything meaningful) as 'Not Interested'. If whole channels are dedicated to hating on various pieces of art, then mark it as 'Don't Recommend Channel'. I also keep the same energy for KZbinrs that put major spoilers on the titles and thumbnails of their videos. (Especially all the KZbinrs that spoiled every little thing about Wano w/o even me hovering over their videos. I can't ever forgive that.)

[@Dhyfis]

I've always appreciated your work. You've taken things that I love and helped realize why I do and look at them with new appreciation. Even things I didn't like that you've analyzed, I've walked away with at least a better understanding of why others do or something of value in that work. I will continue to make art with my friends and enjoy new art. Your videos are a highlight of my week and I look forward to seeing what you cover next.

[@Person_2078]

you know a movie is bad when the first thing you think of after watching it is "I should go spend time with my family"

[@Mael01]

Thanks for the content Mark. Love the message at the end of this video and many of your other videos. Best Wishes, Ed

[@munjee2]

The movie so bad it legitimately made mark go "Why are we here ?"

[@Jstar95175]

And this is why TNM is such a standout reviewer / video essay channel. The fact that you would actually go out of your way to end the video review instead of continuously bash on the movie out of respect for your audience, the creators of the movie, and yourself, is honestly humbling. I have a lot of love and respect for you, and your whole team, Mark. Seriously 💜

[@Zaq-san]

Lmao just realized mark changed his own “self cutaways” to “live action” and I’m loling 😂

[@cxxxxxx1338]

I'm here because of Ryosuke's Silent Love movie. I know the live action would N OT hold up the standard of a masterpiece of this anime that's why I did not even attempted until now to watch it. I even intentionally forgot there was a news of a live action, I believe. Anyways. The anime really has it, has comedic segments which was particular to Ed. He's dumb but because he's also a genius in the center of the plot, he does not have the luxury to be dumb. P.S. I did not expected to see Heero Yuy. I was pleasantly surprise LOL