Review of Mobile Suit Gundam I

While I write this review, it's the year 2021... So I need to first off mention that Mobile Suit Gundam hasn't aged very well. There are definitely unintentional laugh-out-loud moments because of cheesy lines and occurrences. That being said, the world-building here is pretty incredible. The story is incredibly convincing, and as you follow Amuro and Char, their personalities, ambitions, motives sink into you and really resonate. This is clearly the start of something HUGE and great, and the movie excels at this sort of exposition. That being said, the movie ends "in media res", because it's really meant to be watched with the subsequent movies ofthe trilogy. Can I really judge this one alone? Perhaps not, but I recognize what it does for the Gundam universe as a whole.