.:. Giant robots .:.
I dream, and dare to dream big.
*Beware: You are about to read a long post of gibberish. You have been forewarned. Do not blame me if you get bored. Read at your own risk hehe :)*
Call me crazy, mad, spendthrift or just plain pure geeky. I watched "Transformers 3: Dark of the moon" twice :). First one was normal quality, then the second was in 3D. But just to clear my name, my first movie was free, so I'm not a spendthrift k. It's giant robots whacking each other in style, what I term fighting. What's there not to like XD?
I'm a tech freak, with a strong biasness towards machines. That's why I started with watching gundams. Then when transformers came out for the first time, it was like light to my eyes. And when I say transformers I mean the american version, not the japanese. Fyi to those who don't know, transformers originated from japan. I din really fancy the japanese version actually, it was the american version that caught my eye. The movie one that is. The japanese version the transformers transform here and there all in blocks one...so its unreal. On the otherhand the american version you acutally see the parts moving etc, intriguingly cool (even though I have a cerain friend who finds that funny...don't understand why ;p).
So from the aspect of an otaku, I can't help comparing the two, see why I like the individual, or even which I like more.
I like gundams because...its gundam. Pilots(superhumans to an extent most of the time), maneuvering their giant agile robots like an extension of themselves dishing out beautiful light shows. Firing their jets flying here and there, laser beams cutting through stuff and not forgetting the cool futuristic technology in it.
Transformers, already very cool looking vehicles, transforming into giant robots doing warfare in urban scenarios. The sound of metal scrapping against one another, bullet punching through the armor and the integration of the actual humans fighting. Pew pew.
How should I compare these two...hmmm.
Let's start with my fav, fight cheography. This I have to say Transformers win hands down. The cheography in Transformers is just amazing. Partly because Transformers is more...hand-to-hand combat. Say in the case for Optimus prime, he uses his dual blades with style man, and of course not forgetting his knuckle duster which debutted only now. Naturally with more hand-to-hand combat, there's definitely more cheography in it. Say Optimus' signature move, to roll over the back of one enemy and then strike 2 enemies, or *Spoiler ahead* Bumblebee in the movie during his last fight giving Soundwave a uppercut with his cannon and a finishing boom. EPIC! *spoiler end*. These are the kind of cheography I like.
For gundams however, there isn't much. This is because for gundams, most of the time its shooting arts. Not many gundams are sword-based. Hence when you have beams flying around only, cheography can only take a backseat then. So this round goes to Transformers.
Next, technology. Gundam definitely wins over transformers. Transformers are the supposed embodiment of technology yes, but gundams' is much cooler :). Transformers, though technological advance still uses bullets and missles primarily. Gundams on the otherhand have all the futuristic possibly-never-to-see weapons coming into play. A classic example, the Dragoon system of the Freedom gundam. In essence, its self steering cannons flying around, giving the pilot a 360 degree of firing arc on his opponent. How cool is that :). Gundams has always succeded in making technology look even cooler than it already is, so yup, gundam ftw.
Hmmm...next let's compare the looks. Undeniably, gundam looks alot sleeker than transformers. I'm mean, understnadably if u wee to disassemble a car and then put it together into a giant robot capable of mind-blowing awesome firepower, it can't look exactly very pretty still right. Tat's why tranformers always have this rugged look it. Not wrong nor ugly, but not pretty either. Gundams on the otherhand are just gundams, the most u get is afew that turns into mobile armour, but that's all. So minus the complicated transformation and such, gundams gets to retain the nice finished look always. So gundams win :).
Hmm last lets talk bout fight scnes in general. I'm not talking bout cheography this time, i'm talking bout the scene in general. Transformers, from 1 to 3, all the major fights happen in somekinda urban area with buildings around. So there's alot collateral damage, debris everywhere, fire, rocks, dirt etc etc that decorates the scenes. Heck even when the bots are fighting you see bits and pieces of them falling apart.
Gundams on the other hand always fight very "clean". By that I mean their warfield is always very prestine, always neat, tidy and something nice looking even (talk about power of animation).And the reason for that is mostly cos when ever someone dies, he goes out in a boom, a beautiful explosion, laving nothing behind, no debris nothing. When the main characters dish blows at each other, there's no scap mark of anything. At the most the arms come off, but still its very clean, a clean cut without wires dangling out or anything. Unralisic u might say? But that's the prettiness of gundam, clean shaven cuts, vaporising beams, the enemies never stood a chance.
Here's 2 links for u guys tp watch and compare if you want, hope it helps u get a better idea of my comparson.
Transformers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1zLJ45kyC4
Gundam:http://www.youtube.com/watchv=hbdpOdiFsI&feature=related
So now, which is better? I can't decide. Tranformers has its own unique rugged beauty in it, Gundams its cool portrayal of futuristic technology. Let's just say both are nice their own ways. Afterall, they are all giant robots fighting, what's not to like?
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