zerogradius wrote:Another point I forgot to mention in my last post was that when Sheryl went to that planet the Zentradi were at, the clones of Breitai, Exedol and Quamzin appeared as they did in DYRL and also wore the uniforms from the movie as well. Since DYRL was just an in-universe movie, why do they appear as they did in fiction.
Actually they had both uniforms from the TV series and
DYRL?. Different unit, different dress.
Strike Zero wrote:Not just in that instance either. From what I have seen of Macross 7, Exsedol himself also has the appearance that was given to him in DYRL? rather than how he appeared in the original TV series. What this means is that at the very least, the visual style of DYRL? ultimately takes precedence over the way things looked in the original show.
Exsedol macronized and altered his genetic structure out of fear he would lose his cerebral capacity and memories.
Now, production-wise, yes Shoji Kawamori does favor later designs but he always finds a way to throw back his old designs.
In
Macross 7 Millia wears a classic flight suit instead of the
DYRL? flight suit.
The fact that the in-universe DYRL? was a film that was made so shortly afterward actually leads credence to the supposition that, yes, "Do You Remember Love?" was actually the song that Minmay sang during the war,
Minmay may have sang it. When? Don't know.
...because why wouldn't you want to stay true to history and glorify the song that ended up saving the entire human race from annihilation?
Same reason why we have movies, TV shows, etc.... Drama and entertainment.
Saving Private Ryan was inspired by the story of 4 brothers who fought in the US Civil War and yet set in the world WWII. None of it actually happened but it made for damn good drama and entertainment. Same could be said for
Band of Brothers and
The Pacific. It's based off some historical fact, but there is that bit of drama thrown in. For the sake of drama and entertainment, why not make it that 1 unique song that saved humanity?
"I dislike death indeed, but there is that which I dislike more than death, and therefore there are occasions when I will not avoid danger."