Every relationship Reinhard has is poisoned by the Empire's system of having servants and masters. Everybody wants to use him for their goals from his wife to his most loyal servants (except for perhaps Kircheis, a friend he was never able to replace). Every relationship that everybody in that country has is about being used or using somebody.
I definitely don't see it that way. At least when it comes to the admirals, they have true and honest admiration and respect for Reinhard. Hell, even when you go down ranks for the most part it's more actual deference and respect than people shitting themselves because rank. Bittenfeld I would classify as a walking disaster for the most part yet they guy was so loved by those under him that they were willing to risk a civil war blowing up due to Oberstein doing Oberstein things AND just after Reuenthal's rebellion got quelled. If anything, the people of the empire are TOO loyal to the people closest to them.
I just see it for the most part as a metaphore of how strong men with strong convictions just happen to attract people. And that is the impressive aspect of of the autocracy regime, when under strong men with strong vision amazing things can be achieved. Of course, it's greatest weakness is that it only works while said men exist AND can keep up with things. Reinhard's age just happened to be chuck full of these sort of people.
Also, the democracy always seemed limp wristed faggots to me outside of Yang's circle and I think that side of the conflict lost a lot of soul when Julian kid wonder basically became supreme commander. Hell, some of the biggest badasses in the Free Planets Alliance were defectors like Merkatz and Schenkopp.
At the same time the reformer Hildegard basically rules the empire and probably killed Reinhard to do that.
I don't know if this is a remake thing, but I fail to see where you would ever conclude Hildegard would touch any hair of Reinhard with ill intent. She truly loved him and was a fantastic balance to him that sort of replaced Kircheis during a time where Reinhard was lacking somebody that would be critical of him.
Watched it a long time ago. I like that they gave both sides a fair shake, pointing out the good and the bad of both democracy and the monarchy. i was more of a fan of the Reinhardt Faction since their entire cast has so many charismatic characters with their own flaws that made them feel human (looking at you Reuenthal) while the democracy faction was mostly carried by Yang.
Definitely. Tang was the soul of the FPA faction. A man very aware of it's failings, frustrated by him, but that still believed in them. He was aware of how impressive Reinhard was, and what he represented, yet opposed him with the absolute conviction that one man should not have the world on his hand, since what happens when that man banishes? Yang could have perfectly done a coup of the FPA and become a mirror to Reinhard, things would have definitely worked better under his watchful eye and the relevant people would have been all for it, but it goes so much against his core beliefs that he would never dare.
Julian is fine... but it just feels like Death Note, where N was the soul of pursuing Kira, and once he dies and is replaced, that side loses so much appeal it's insane. Though LoGH at least properly set up Julian. But it still rubs me the wrong way that a kid that was the protege of Yang gets ascended to general and specially that he wouldn't be schmoozed by the ruling politicians to curry his favor or there wouldn't be chains of favors to put somebody else in the role of supreme commander.
The sub plot with Phezzan (not Isreal) funding the both sides war effort and Adrian Rubinsky storyline was also done well.
Agreed. One of the few times in fiction where the hand in the shadows is presented properly.
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They were really badly utilized. The topic of religion and government is very interesting but the Terraists were more of a tiny cult that only manages to do big shit to progress that plot. It would have been interesting especially in the more conservative empire.
That as well, the Terraists were a huge let down and were used in the end mostly to justify some action pieces here and there.
Also, while doing some wiki surfing to remember things, I see the remake's new art direction and I fucking hate it.
