Kenji wrote:That said, if Fukuda did kill off Kira in Destiny, which it looked like he had every intention of doing, the end of Destiny and/or this movie could've been Shinn vs. Athrun... or, as far as a UC fan would like him would be concerned, the dream match-up of Camille vs. Char. I suppose it could still be done, but it'd require so much work to undo everything that is the second half of Destiny...
Hmm....I had thought about CCA-style Shin vs. Kira. But actually, I think you're right. Probably would have made for a better story if Kira had been iced in Destiny and Shin and Athrun give it one final go in the movie. Maybe Lacus should've been iced in Destiny, too. Aside from Cagalli, Kira and Lacus were the ones who always showed Athrun the light. I think with those two characters gone, things might have been more interesting because Athrun would have had to take a more objective view of his past mistakes and focus more on making the right decision the first time around rather than letting guilt trips or other emotions cloud his thinking. To me, he let his emotions and past run him too much (points to his 1st conversation with Dilly). Although he tried to appear restrained and calculating in front of Shin and the rest of the Miverva crew, he clearly wasn't thinking straight.
Chris wrote:I don't really have much faith that people who create mediocre products and are rewarded by being allowed to create more mediocre products will learn from their mistakes. Expecting any better from them would be contrary to what they've given us so far.
Don't get me wrong. I think you're right on target, but part of me still wants to give Fukuda and the rest of the production team the benefit of a doubt. People make mistakes and deserve (at least) a second chance, and Fukuda did say he wasn't too pleased with how Destiny turned out overall. Then again, I heard rumors that he he stated that Dilly was the "good-guy" of the series. Since the bias in Destiny is so evident, I'd be even more disappointed if that rumor is true.