When I describe the television series "Gundam SEED" to people I usually tell them it's a well executed but deeply flawed show that tried to remake a pop cultural icon for a new generation of teens. Most of its narrative flaws stem from its desire to be An Important Show About Important Things Like Racism despite its central conflict actually being a matter of class divisions. Our hot young teens thwart a nasty Nihilist and since they're nice people we can assume the world will become a better place going forward.
When I describe the sequel television series "Gundam SEED Destiny" to people I usually tell them it's a story about The Night Of Long Knives which wants you to cheer when the faction led by charismatic moderate Adolf Hitler wins.
Perhaps the kindest thing I can say about the movie "Gundam SEED Freedom" is that it's too cowardly to show what's meant to come after that. It's been 19 years since that show aired and despite this script being written in 2008 it's content to just repeat Destiny with some new faces.
Let's tuck in and consume some Product, gang!
