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#I’ve spent too long just admiring the animation in those 2 gifs #THE SHADOWS #like when he whips around #light moves with him and the first spot is back to dark #this might seem ‘well duh’ to most but these details are important for quality and realism #and then there’s the gradual change in his expression in the 1st gif #his eyes darken and crinkle and his mouth becomes more tense #very subtle but effective #on another note #what do you think Brohood!Ed would want to tell FMA03!Ed about guns

I remember in one of my writings talking about how the Ed in brotherhood couldn’t bear to use a gun but I never put that fact alongside FMA Ed’s experience with guns I figure this version of Ed is so done with the worldand he’ll stop at nothing to return to Amestris to find Al even if it means possibly killing someone I would never have noticed these tiny details damn but…I focus on different things I guess

• #In this scene #in fact in this entire film #we no longer know Edward as the boy he was two years ago #My friend complained to me about how Edward was acting OOC in the film #But I explained to her that if I were to be taken away from my remaining family friends and workplace I would surely change too #I like to think of Roy as a permenant foreshadow during 03 and CoS #He is an adult that represents what Edward could become if he makes the wrong or right decisions #In the series Roy is a soldier with PTSD and is overbearing of the brothers #Edward was becoming more desensitised and over bearing of Alphonse throughout 03 to the point of attacking the child Wrath on pure suspic…#In the film Roy is alone and depressed and utterly filled with remorse and regret #Edward is dwindling towards that path himself #But being the Icarus hearted kind he is he still fights to get back what was lost #Unlike Roy Edward is not afraid of dying in order to achieve that #And just like the young Roy Edward in CoS is now not afraid to kill to archive that

#Of course I believe Ed did not sink as deep as Roy because well#Roy killed hundreds of people in the war#But both have PTSD and are haunted by their pasts and mistakes#Roy tries to redeem himself by doing something good#including offering a way for 2 orphaned brothers to find a way to get their bodies#and working to become fuhrer and rebuild the country#and never have to do something he doesn’t want to again#As for Ed and Al#their circumstances get worse and worse#AND THEY CHANGE AS A RESULT#that’s an awesome thing about FMA 2003#In time Ed is forced to make compromises on his ideals because if he doesn’t Al dies#And whether it is because he feels their entire situation is his fault#Or because he’s the big bro and thus should take responsibility#he ultimately spares Al some pretty significant horrors#LIKE KILLING SLOTH FOR INSTANCE#THAT KIND OF THING AFFECTS YOU#FOREVER#And CoS shows Ed’s depression and sadness wonderfully#In fact#If he had been all happy and adventerous it would have been comical and unrealistic