G-Saviour Movie Review

Synopsis:

For all those who are curious as to what G-Saviour is exactly, it is a live action Gundam movie made for T.V. film. The year is Universal Century 223; the once known earth Federation from the original Mobile Suit Gundam is no more. In its place is (CONSENT) which stands for the Congress of Settlement Nations, the earth and colonies now face a crisis of famine. The story focuses on an ex Consent pilot by the name of Mark Curran, who saves a pilot from an underwater dilemma. Once this scene is over, we are introduced to Lieutenant Colonel Jack Halle who informs Mark that intruders have penetrated the Under Sea agricultural base named Hydro-Gen. Mark witnesses that the Lieutenant Colonel will use any means necessary including Excessive force to stop the so-called Rebels. Eventually Mark gets to meet with the leader of the so called rebels of the Gaea colony and learns that they were trying to steal a formula that would solved the worlds hunger problems apparently Consent is bent on keeping this formula as a secret.

Mark eventually is framed by Jack Halle and is an outlaw on earth, and decides to go with the rebels to uncover Consent's true intentions with the help of the Eluminati (another rebel group) and a new Gundam Prototype called G-Saviour. Consent will take any measures including inciting a war with the Gaean colony to cover the secret of this new formula. Will Mark and the Gaean be able to stop the Consent from destroying the solution to the Global famine crisis or will this small colony and the G-Savior be enough to stop this massive threat you have to see the movie to find out!

Review:

This movie was a real shock the plot was well concise. There are a few plot holes but don't affect the story too much. The characters are believable for the exception of Mimi, Mark's girlfriend who at the end of the movie seems way to over the top when we learn a secret she has been keeping. Cynthia, who is Lady Une's voice actress, plays a good role as the head of the rebels and the daughter of the Gaean Leader and comes off very strong. There are a couple of other characters like Cynthia's assistants that really don't make you feel like their character is important but overall it is a valiant effort on their part. As for the special effects they are pretty good being the fact that this movie was on a very limited budget. All the Gundam and other Mech's are done in CGI and they move as fluidly as the anime itself.

They really come alive in the CGI and having more than one mech on the screen at one time was shockingly not a problem and was captured perfectly to some other famous Gundam dog fights like in Char's Counterattack! The music in the film is decent the G-Saviour Opening theme, which is done in instrumental, really makes it feel like a Mech movie. The sounds for the special effects are done well and the Gundam effects sound just like the anime did. Overall G-Saviour is a very entertaining project that Sunrise did for the 20th Anniversary of Gundam. This movie was made in English it is not dubbed over. A Japanese dub track was just added in for the Dvd release but in fact this movie was made in English and that was the way Sunrise intended people to watch it. Overall G-Saviour is a very entertaining film that keeps the Gundam franchise alive and well. It is a vast improvement over the other anime turned live action film entitled Dragon Ball the Magic begins!

Rating 8.5

Character Info:

Mark Curran: Mark is a former Consent Pilot that now works for Hydro-Gen; He eventually gets caught up in the Gaean rebel conspiracy and is framed for murder by Jack Halle. Due to certain events that happen in the film he becomes the pilot of the new Gundam Prototype the G-Saviour.

Cynthia Graves: Cynthia is the leader of the Gaean rebels; she is one half of the scientist that may have created a formula that will solve the earth and colonies problems. Her father is the leader of the Gaean Colony. Cynthia is very intelligent and very sassy at times and plays a major role in G-Saviour story line. The voice actor of Lady Une plays her!

Lieutenant Jack Halle: He is one of the top Lieutenants that consent has, he is a first class mobile suit pilot. He is very cunning and crafty, care for about nothing or no one besides his military career. He will go to any lengths to get even with Mark even framing him for murder. Jack is an important character in this film, however he pales in comparison to other Gundam villains like Zechs and Char!

Dieter: Dieter is one of the two assistants to Cynthia; he is a mobile suit pilot and assists Cynthia in reclaiming the formula that can possibly solve the famine crisis. He pilots your standard GM and still acts like a novice

Kobe: Kobe is the second of the assistants to Cynthia; she is very energetic and very well trained in the field of hacking and research. She plays a very small role and very little info is diverged about her in the film!

Mimi Devere: Mimi is Mark's girlfriend and works for the intelligence department at Consent. She treats Mark basically like a child and seems more like a mother figure to him than a girlfriend. Eventually she takes drastic measures when her relationship with Mark turns for the worse. Don't be fooled Mimi looks are very deceiving along with her personality.

Chief Counselor Graves: He is the father of Cynthia Graves and is the leader of the colony known as Gaea. He is a pacifist leader compared to the Consent ones. His only care is for the safety of his colony and the well being of his daughter. Counselor Graves has mixed feelings towards Mark but eventually puts that to the side when Mark defends the colony!