
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy
2022

Representation Score
Good
2022
TV-14Director
Fumihiko Sori
Runtime
125 minutes
Average Rating
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The film continues an established franchise, focusing on complex themes of systemic violence and historical consequences. It provides nuanced motivations for its antagonist, moving beyond simple moral binaries. However, the narrative centers on individual trauma and the central conflict, limiting the exploration of multi-layered identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth representation. The fantasy framework is used to critique institutional power and explore the physical toll of the world's magic, offering a sophisticated but narrow thematic scope.
Category Breakdown
This installment focuses on individual trauma and the central conflict involving Scar, rather than exploring LGBTQ+ themes.
Female characters in this world have strong intellectual and physical abilities. The story avoids portraying women in submissive roles.
The fantasy setting reflects diverse ethnic identities. Scar's character highlights themes of systemic displacement and the impact of historical state aggression.
The narrative frames the antagonist as a product of systemic violence, challenging singular moralities and disrupting conventional good versus evil clichés.
Characters face significant physical transformations due to their actions, which can be seen as a loss of bodily integrity.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
The Elric brothers meet their toughest opponent yet — a lone serial killer with a large scar on his forehead.

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