Alright all! I have redone the Sanctioned by Shane idea and have created a grading point scale thing for all shows and movies. Books will, of course, have a different one. Since I've done this, I felt I needed to redo my review of Fullmetal Alchemist. So here we go!
Criteria 1- Story: consisting of plot and characters
This show excels at pulling the emotion out of people. The plot itself is a story of two brothers and their search for the philosophers stone. Along the way they meet a wide cast of characters who help and hinder their cause. The real mystery of the plot dealt with how to create a stone as well as the humunculi and their quest to make one. While the show throws you through a lot of loops and twists, it leaves some gaps. For one, Scar never has his powers explained exactly and I can't believe that the recipe for making a stone isn't well known to all since everyone seems to know it later in the show.
The characters themselves are phenomenal. Everyone seems fully fleshed out and interesting. The one exception is the flame alchemist. You finally become aware of his full character by the end of the series but it still doesn't seem to fit with his previous actions. However, General Hughes and Major Strongarm are possible my favorite characters of all time.
Criteria 2- Animation
The animation (at least to my untrained eye) appears impeccable. The colors match the mood and you really get the feeling of what each scene is trying to portray across. Several wow moments occurred with Greed and Teachers battle later in the season and the underground city also later in the series. However there were also a couple eh moments. One potentially awesome shot of two characters being viewed through two holes in a couch is ruined by the panning shot that obscures both their faces and shows you only a small section of the wall. These panning shots happen frequently enough to take notice.
Criteria 3- Soundtrack
I loved the music for FMA but the only one that really struck me was the title sequence for the first 13 episodes. (the tittle sequence changes every 13-14 episodes) Other than that the music did it's job but no wow like star wars music.
Final score-
Based on a highest score of ten with four for story, four for animation, and two for soundtrack, FMA has scored a total of 7. Each category had one point taken off for plot holes, awkward panning shots, and no wow music.
Criteria 1- Story: consisting of plot and characters
This show excels at pulling the emotion out of people. The plot itself is a story of two brothers and their search for the philosophers stone. Along the way they meet a wide cast of characters who help and hinder their cause. The real mystery of the plot dealt with how to create a stone as well as the humunculi and their quest to make one. While the show throws you through a lot of loops and twists, it leaves some gaps. For one, Scar never has his powers explained exactly and I can't believe that the recipe for making a stone isn't well known to all since everyone seems to know it later in the show.
The characters themselves are phenomenal. Everyone seems fully fleshed out and interesting. The one exception is the flame alchemist. You finally become aware of his full character by the end of the series but it still doesn't seem to fit with his previous actions. However, General Hughes and Major Strongarm are possible my favorite characters of all time.
Criteria 2- Animation
The animation (at least to my untrained eye) appears impeccable. The colors match the mood and you really get the feeling of what each scene is trying to portray across. Several wow moments occurred with Greed and Teachers battle later in the season and the underground city also later in the series. However there were also a couple eh moments. One potentially awesome shot of two characters being viewed through two holes in a couch is ruined by the panning shot that obscures both their faces and shows you only a small section of the wall. These panning shots happen frequently enough to take notice.
Criteria 3- Soundtrack
I loved the music for FMA but the only one that really struck me was the title sequence for the first 13 episodes. (the tittle sequence changes every 13-14 episodes) Other than that the music did it's job but no wow like star wars music.
Final score-
Based on a highest score of ten with four for story, four for animation, and two for soundtrack, FMA has scored a total of 7. Each category had one point taken off for plot holes, awkward panning shots, and no wow music.
Very nice analysis. What is your personal taste rating? Like, in terms of biased enjoyment? Not just what you can rank like that? Would that be the same score? Or would it be higher or lower on a scale of 1(lame) -10( freakin' awesome)?
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