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sinnesspiel) wrote2012-06-06 12:43 pm
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Conqueror of Shamballa Script Notes - Part A
Notes from the script in the Shamballa Scenario Book, which has the film's script. I'm just picking out excerpts of the side notes I thought were interesting and/or may be useful to people discussing the series, roleplaying, etc.; many are historical facts that one could look up in far more detail if they had interest, or references back to the series that I think all fans will know without reading it here (like what the hand clap alchemy is, what a blood seal is, etc.)
Prototype script notes will be on another post.
Part A:
Haskison (the Uranium bomb guy from the opening scene) says the line "If it weren't for the likes of you (alchemists), we physicists would be the ones rightfully leading the nation!" The scriptwriter used this as a reference to the idea of parallel worlds, and thought it would be interesting to have someone even in the alchemical world going on about mechanical technology.
The Carnival that's referred to is said to be more like a circus and a machine fair/expo with rides and such, and it says "while there's no word like Carnival in German, we used it because it was easier to understand." (They are intended to be speaking German in Germany despite the English/Japanese writing in the series, the Japanese specific puns, etc.; note that this extrapolation is mine, the translator's, however; it is not stated specifically in the book.)
Alfons's personality was also based quite a bit on Al, not just his looks. They also decided early on he'd be an orphan. They weren't sure of the smaller details though such as what he'd do for a living though; they also considered making him a Dutch or Romanian immigrant.
It was decided early on in the planning of the movie to have the intro song be a flash of series images to show the general impression and feel of the things Noah peeked in on.
When Noah was sold, they were hoping not to put out the idea of human trafficking or anything like that, but that she was 'sold' in the sense that even among her fellow Roma her power earned her a certain degree of fear and hatred.
Alphonse is seen with Hermann Oberth's book "Rocket into Planetary Space." Herman Oberth's book is a reference to part of what encouraged Ed to take interest in rockets as a key to getting to other worlds. Also of note is that he was supposed to make a rocket to launch before one of Fritz Lang's movies; I thought that was neat, the way the "characters" are tied together historically behind the scenes like that. Oberth's developments in astronautics had him laughed at and denied his doctorate for a while. Also, someone of Alfons's age taking part isn't unheard of; Oberth himself had an 18 year old assistant who helped him with many of his experiments.
Ed leaving the rocket show without watching or meeting Oberth is said to show that Ed understands on some level from already having tried everything that the alchemical world isn't connected to the one he's in. So, he says that no matter where he goes, it's still going to be that world.
Hoehnheim made Ed some impressive automail, but because the battery doesn't last long it's not something he uses for fighting often. The reason Ed and co. can afford such a nice flat is also because Hohenheim left him a fair amount of money behind, which he built up by living a little more cheaply himself day by day as much as possible. It's also said that when he talks about Hohenheim disappearing, this time he doesn't have the feeling of being abandoned and while he's looking for him, he assumes he's probably all right. He accepts him as his father now and has forgiven him.
It says that Ed has a habit of keeping a certain distance between himself and others. He doesn't actively try to make friends or to such, so while it's implied he could be fine living alone, it's meant to show that in the end he wants to be near the Al who looks like his brother (That's the text, not your translator's inference).
When Ed calls the world his hell (jigoku), he means it as a punishment rather than a miserable place; the author muses that maybe prison (rougoku, same final goku kanji) would be closer. It was intentional that hell has a negative impression while the word in the next line, dream, has a positive impression.
The way he greets Gracia is meant to distinguish her as someone in the normal world who thinks differently than Hughes and Alfons.
That's all for part A! Hope you enjoyed it. I don't think I skipped anything particularly interesting or relevant from a fanboy's perspective.
Prototype script notes will be on another post.
Part A:
Haskison (the Uranium bomb guy from the opening scene) says the line "If it weren't for the likes of you (alchemists), we physicists would be the ones rightfully leading the nation!" The scriptwriter used this as a reference to the idea of parallel worlds, and thought it would be interesting to have someone even in the alchemical world going on about mechanical technology.
The Carnival that's referred to is said to be more like a circus and a machine fair/expo with rides and such, and it says "while there's no word like Carnival in German, we used it because it was easier to understand." (They are intended to be speaking German in Germany despite the English/Japanese writing in the series, the Japanese specific puns, etc.; note that this extrapolation is mine, the translator's, however; it is not stated specifically in the book.)
Alfons's personality was also based quite a bit on Al, not just his looks. They also decided early on he'd be an orphan. They weren't sure of the smaller details though such as what he'd do for a living though; they also considered making him a Dutch or Romanian immigrant.
It was decided early on in the planning of the movie to have the intro song be a flash of series images to show the general impression and feel of the things Noah peeked in on.
When Noah was sold, they were hoping not to put out the idea of human trafficking or anything like that, but that she was 'sold' in the sense that even among her fellow Roma her power earned her a certain degree of fear and hatred.
Alphonse is seen with Hermann Oberth's book "Rocket into Planetary Space." Herman Oberth's book is a reference to part of what encouraged Ed to take interest in rockets as a key to getting to other worlds. Also of note is that he was supposed to make a rocket to launch before one of Fritz Lang's movies; I thought that was neat, the way the "characters" are tied together historically behind the scenes like that. Oberth's developments in astronautics had him laughed at and denied his doctorate for a while. Also, someone of Alfons's age taking part isn't unheard of; Oberth himself had an 18 year old assistant who helped him with many of his experiments.
Ed leaving the rocket show without watching or meeting Oberth is said to show that Ed understands on some level from already having tried everything that the alchemical world isn't connected to the one he's in. So, he says that no matter where he goes, it's still going to be that world.
Hoehnheim made Ed some impressive automail, but because the battery doesn't last long it's not something he uses for fighting often. The reason Ed and co. can afford such a nice flat is also because Hohenheim left him a fair amount of money behind, which he built up by living a little more cheaply himself day by day as much as possible. It's also said that when he talks about Hohenheim disappearing, this time he doesn't have the feeling of being abandoned and while he's looking for him, he assumes he's probably all right. He accepts him as his father now and has forgiven him.
It says that Ed has a habit of keeping a certain distance between himself and others. He doesn't actively try to make friends or to such, so while it's implied he could be fine living alone, it's meant to show that in the end he wants to be near the Al who looks like his brother (That's the text, not your translator's inference).
When Ed calls the world his hell (jigoku), he means it as a punishment rather than a miserable place; the author muses that maybe prison (rougoku, same final goku kanji) would be closer. It was intentional that hell has a negative impression while the word in the next line, dream, has a positive impression.
The way he greets Gracia is meant to distinguish her as someone in the normal world who thinks differently than Hughes and Alfons.
That's all for part A! Hope you enjoyed it. I don't think I skipped anything particularly interesting or relevant from a fanboy's perspective.