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It was released in Japanese theaters on September 18th. A US Premiere took place at the New York Anime Festival on October 10th, the DVD/Blu-Ray version was released on December 25 in Japan, and July 5 in America.
It was released in Japanese theaters on September 18th. A US Premiere took place at the New York Anime Festival on October 10th, the DVD/Blu-Ray version was released on December 25 in Japan, and July 5 in America.


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=== This film provides examples of: ===


* [[Adaptation Decay]]: Parodied hard in the [[Show Within a Show|movie within the movie]] ''Celestial Being''. None of the Gundam Meisters depicted in that movie looks like the real ones. In that movie, Setsuna has a scar in his face, Allelujah is a little girl, Tieria is a [[Scary Black Man]] and Lockon is a puny guy with glasses. And that Setsuna is even more [[Hot Blooded]] than the real one!
* [[Adaptation Decay]]: Parodied hard in the [[Show Within a Show|movie within the movie]] ''Celestial Being''. None of the Gundam Meisters depicted in that movie looks like the real ones. In that movie, Setsuna has a scar in his face, Allelujah is a little girl, Tieria is a [[Scary Black Man]] and Lockon is a puny guy with glasses. And that Setsuna is even more [[Hot Blooded]] than the real one!
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* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: Being assimilated. Seriously, ''no one'' deserves that.
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: Being assimilated. Seriously, ''no one'' deserves that.
* [[First Contact]]: For the first time ever in the ''[[Gundam]]'' franchise. Sadly, it's one big case of numerous [[It Got Worse]] moments piling on top of each other.
* [[First Contact]]: For the first time ever in the ''[[Gundam]]'' franchise. Sadly, it's one big case of numerous [[It Got Worse]] moments piling on top of each other.
* [[Five Man Band]]:
* [[Five-Man Band]]:
** [[Big Good]] / [[The Hero]]: Setsuna F. Seiei, pilot of the [[God Mode Sue|00 <nowiki>Qan[T]</nowiki>]].
** [[Big Good]] / [[The Hero]]: Setsuna F. Seiei, pilot of the [[God Mode Sue|00 <nowiki>Qan[T]</nowiki>]].
** [[The Lancer]] / [[Token Evil Teammate]]: H/Allelujah Haptism, co-pilot of the [[Lightning Bruiser|Harute]].
** [[The Lancer]] / [[Token Evil Teammate]]: H/Allelujah Haptism, co-pilot of the [[Lightning Bruiser|Harute]].
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** [[The Chick]] / [[Action Girl]]: Marie Parfacy/Soma Peries, co-pilot of the [[Lightning Bruiser|Harute]].
** [[The Chick]] / [[Action Girl]]: Marie Parfacy/Soma Peries, co-pilot of the [[Lightning Bruiser|Harute]].
** [[Sixth Ranger]]: Graham Aker ([[And the Fandom Rejoiced|to the delight of many]]), pilot of the [[Lightning Bruiser|Brave Commander Test Type]].
** [[Sixth Ranger]]: Graham Aker ([[And the Fandom Rejoiced|to the delight of many]]), pilot of the [[Lightning Bruiser|Brave Commander Test Type]].
* [[Four Temperament Ensemble]]: The Gundam Meisters: Setsuna = phlegm, Allelujah = melancholic, Lockon = sanguine, Tieria = choleric, Marie = supine.
* [[Four-Temperament Ensemble]]: The Gundam Meisters: Setsuna = phlegm, Allelujah = melancholic, Lockon = sanguine, Tieria = choleric, Marie = supine.
** [[The Federation]] [[Ace Pilot|Ace Pilots]]: Descartes = choleric, Graham = phlegm, Patrick = sanguine, Andrei = melancholic.
** [[The Federation]] [[Ace Pilot|Ace Pilots]]: Descartes = choleric, Graham = phlegm, Patrick = sanguine, Andrei = melancholic.
* [[Genius Bruiser]]: [[The Smart Guy|Tieria Erde]] and [[The Big Guy|Lockon Stratos II]] can be classified as such.
* [[Genius Bruiser]]: [[The Smart Guy|Tieria Erde]] and [[The Big Guy|Lockon Stratos II]] can be classified as such.
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** The appearance of the 00 Qan[T], and the Zabanya and Harute subsequently handing the ELS their collective asses.
** The appearance of the 00 Qan[T], and the Zabanya and Harute subsequently handing the ELS their collective asses.
** {{spoiler|Rather early on, Allelujah and Marie encounter the ELS without knowing what they are. They are nearly hit by a self-driven jeep, which they dodge. They then try escaping, but are being chased by another ELS-jeep. They split up and it chases Marie automatically. Until Hallelujah kicks in and the ELS switch their target to him. He manages to run away, by climbing up on a roof top, from where he shouts: "Haha! See if you can catch me now!"... The ELS respond by having a helicopter rise behind him.}}
** {{spoiler|Rather early on, Allelujah and Marie encounter the ELS without knowing what they are. They are nearly hit by a self-driven jeep, which they dodge. They then try escaping, but are being chased by another ELS-jeep. They split up and it chases Marie automatically. Until Hallelujah kicks in and the ELS switch their target to him. He manages to run away, by climbing up on a roof top, from where he shouts: "Haha! See if you can catch me now!"... The ELS respond by having a helicopter rise behind him.}}
* [[I Was Quite a Looker]]: {{spoiler|Marina Ismail}} bids farewell to her [[Tall Dark and Bishoujo]] days by the end of the film. She doesn't just age well, but [[Eyes Always Shut|also becomes blind]]. {{spoiler|She gets better in the manga adaptation.}}
* [[I Was Quite a Looker]]: {{spoiler|Marina Ismail}} bids farewell to her [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]] days by the end of the film. She doesn't just age well, but [[Eyes Always Shut|also becomes blind]]. {{spoiler|She gets better in the manga adaptation.}}
** Possibly subverted by Klaus Grado, who more or less turn into a [[Cool Old Guy]].
** Possibly subverted by Klaus Grado, who more or less turn into a [[Cool Old Guy]].
* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]: Setsuna F. Seiei, in a meta sense.
* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]: Setsuna F. Seiei, in a meta sense.
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* [[Male Gaze]]: Billy's POV shot when Mina hits on him on the ride up the orbital elevator.
* [[Male Gaze]]: Billy's POV shot when Mina hits on him on the ride up the orbital elevator.
* [[The Messiah]]: Setsuna F. Seiei
* [[The Messiah]]: Setsuna F. Seiei
* [[Mid Season Upgrade|Mid Movie Upgrades:]] Setsuna pilots three MS in this film, starting off with a modified Flag, then the repaired 00 Raiser (which doesn't have any GN Drives), and finally gaining the 00 Qan[T] near the end of the film. Lockon also pilots his late brother's Gundam Dynames while rescuing Allelujah and Marie, then using the Gundam Zabanya against the ELS.
* [[Mid-Season Upgrade|Mid Movie Upgrades:]] Setsuna pilots three MS in this film, starting off with a modified Flag, then the repaired 00 Raiser (which doesn't have any GN Drives), and finally gaining the 00 Qan[T] near the end of the film. Lockon also pilots his late brother's Gundam Dynames while rescuing Allelujah and Marie, then using the Gundam Zabanya against the ELS.
* [[Mind Rape]]: Setsuna's first attempt to contact the ELS puts him in a coma for most of the film.
* [[Mind Rape]]: Setsuna's first attempt to contact the ELS puts him in a coma for most of the film.
** Happens on a mass scale to all the potential Innovators on Earth when the ELS try to communicate with them.
** Happens on a mass scale to all the potential Innovators on Earth when the ELS try to communicate with them.
* [[Older and Wiser]]: Saji Crossroad, now a war veteran who has fought against the A-Laws.
* [[Older and Wiser]]: Saji Crossroad, now a war veteran who has fought against the A-Laws.
* [[One Man Army]]: All four Gundams and the Gadelaza, thanks to liberal application of [[Attack Drone|Attack Drones]], [[Beam Spam]], [[Macross Missile Massacre]] (but only for three of them), and [[Wave Motion Gun|Wave Motion Guns]].
* [[One-Man Army]]: All four Gundams and the Gadelaza, thanks to liberal application of [[Attack Drone|Attack Drones]], [[Beam Spam]], [[Macross Missile Massacre]] (but only for three of them), and [[Wave Motion Gun|Wave Motion Guns]].
* [[Overclocking Attack]]: The preferred method of ESF pilots to avoid assimilation; see [[Explosive Overclocking]] above.
* [[Overclocking Attack]]: The preferred method of ESF pilots to avoid assimilation; see [[Explosive Overclocking]] above.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: H/Allelujah and Graham both received this in a meta-sense, given how the two were [[Demoted to Extra|significantly sidelined]] (especially the former) in the series. The two were given good chunks of screen time in this film with the latter even being promoted to the [[Sixth Ranger]] role.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: H/Allelujah and Graham both received this in a meta-sense, given how the two were [[Demoted to Extra|significantly sidelined]] (especially the former) in the series. The two were given good chunks of screen time in this film with the latter even being promoted to the [[Sixth Ranger]] role.
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* [[Storm of Blades]]: Harute's [[Crazy Awesome|Scissor]] [[Attack Drone|Bits]]. It's fun to imagine the [[Oh Crap]] looks in the ELS' minds when those things let loose.
* [[Storm of Blades]]: Harute's [[Crazy Awesome|Scissor]] [[Attack Drone|Bits]]. It's fun to imagine the [[Oh Crap]] looks in the ELS' minds when those things let loose.
** The 00 <nowiki>Qan[T]</nowiki>'s Sword Bits are capable of the same thing, but we never actually get to see it.
** The 00 <nowiki>Qan[T]</nowiki>'s Sword Bits are capable of the same thing, but we never actually get to see it.
* [[Super Powered Evil Side]]: Harute's Marute Mode, which was ''[[Crazy Awesome|specifically]] [[No Holds Barred Beatdown|designed]]'' to be used by Hallelujah.
* [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]: Harute's Marute Mode, which was ''[[Crazy Awesome|specifically]] [[No Holds Barred Beatdown|designed]]'' to be used by Hallelujah.
* [[Super Prototype]]: Played with six ways to Sunday: The Zabanya and Harute use the recycled frames of the Cheridum and Arios from season two of the series; the 00 Raiser Repair is just that: the 00 Raiser but without any GN Drives; the Raphael uses technology derived from the Gadessa series, but aside from packing three GN Tau Drives isn't anything new; the GN-XIV and Brave units are limited production models for elite pilots; and the 00 <nowiki>Qan[T]</nowiki> and Gadelaza are actually [[Super Prototype|Super Prototypes]]. Now guess which ones do the most damage to the ELS.
* [[Super Prototype]]: Played with six ways to Sunday: The Zabanya and Harute use the recycled frames of the Cheridum and Arios from season two of the series; the 00 Raiser Repair is just that: the 00 Raiser but without any GN Drives; the Raphael uses technology derived from the Gadessa series, but aside from packing three GN Tau Drives isn't anything new; the GN-XIV and Brave units are limited production models for elite pilots; and the 00 <nowiki>Qan[T]</nowiki> and Gadelaza are actually [[Super Prototype|Super Prototypes]]. Now guess which ones do the most damage to the ELS.
* [[Take That]]: The [[Show Within a Show]] itself is one to movies and TV shows alike that tend to romanticize the winning side and vilifying the other so much (as Saji pointed out), which are so prevalent in [[Real Life]]. The way the Gundam Meisters are casted also mocks the racial and gender stereotyping in Hollywood (e.g. Tieria the [[Scary Black Man]] and Allelujah the little hot chick). The message of this show, in other words, seems to be, "Tired of the same old Good vs Evil stories? We've got a new one!"
* [[Take That]]: The [[Show Within a Show]] itself is one to movies and TV shows alike that tend to romanticize the winning side and vilifying the other so much (as Saji pointed out), which are so prevalent in [[Real Life]]. The way the Gundam Meisters are casted also mocks the racial and gender stereotyping in Hollywood (e.g. Tieria the [[Scary Black Man]] and Allelujah the little hot chick). The message of this show, in other words, seems to be, "Tired of the same old Good vs Evil stories? We've got a new one!"
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* [[We Could Have Avoided All This]]: {{spoiler|The ELS’ attempts at assimilation weren't for the destruction of humanity, but an attempt to understand them}}. Had they {{spoiler|told this to Setsuna instead of [[Mind Rape|Mind Raping]] him when ''he'' tried to understand ''them''}}, this whole debacle would never have happened. Then again, this is a ''[[Gundam]]'' movie, so it's pretty much par for the course.
* [[We Could Have Avoided All This]]: {{spoiler|The ELS’ attempts at assimilation weren't for the destruction of humanity, but an attempt to understand them}}. Had they {{spoiler|told this to Setsuna instead of [[Mind Rape|Mind Raping]] him when ''he'' tried to understand ''them''}}, this whole debacle would never have happened. Then again, this is a ''[[Gundam]]'' movie, so it's pretty much par for the course.
** Keep in mind, however, that {{spoiler|it was pretty clear the ELS had serious trouble communicating with human minds, and the [[Mind Rape]] was an ''unintentional'' side-effect of this. The ELS ''did'' try to communicate back, but there was so much information for even Setsuna's Innovator brain. Setsuna only succeeded in communicating with the ELS via Veda's help}}.
** Keep in mind, however, that {{spoiler|it was pretty clear the ELS had serious trouble communicating with human minds, and the [[Mind Rape]] was an ''unintentional'' side-effect of this. The ELS ''did'' try to communicate back, but there was so much information for even Setsuna's Innovator brain. Setsuna only succeeded in communicating with the ELS via Veda's help}}.
** On the other hand, judging by the images Setsuna receives at the end, {{spoiler|the ELS have "communicated" several other sentient species ''into extinction'', along with their entire biospheres.}} Also worth considering is that {{spoiler|just as the Federation delegates questioned whether the ELS were sentient or even ''alive'', the ELS may not have considered humans sentient. After all, their [[Hive Mind]] holds so much more information than ours that they may see us the way we see ants: alive, but with intelligences so puny that it's [[What Measure Is a Non Human|"okay"]] to kill them en masse. Had Setsuna not communicated with them and shown that humans are sentient, the ELS may very well have [[The End of the World As We Know It|assimilated every living thing on Earth.]]}}
** On the other hand, judging by the images Setsuna receives at the end, {{spoiler|the ELS have "communicated" several other sentient species ''into extinction'', along with their entire biospheres.}} Also worth considering is that {{spoiler|just as the Federation delegates questioned whether the ELS were sentient or even ''alive'', the ELS may not have considered humans sentient. After all, their [[Hive Mind]] holds so much more information than ours that they may see us the way we see ants: alive, but with intelligences so puny that it's [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|"okay"]] to kill them en masse. Had Setsuna not communicated with them and shown that humans are sentient, the ELS may very well have [[The End of the World As We Know It|assimilated every living thing on Earth.]]}}
*** This doesn't seem to be the case, since they were perfectly content to leave Earth alone until people with quantum brainwaves started emerging, which appears to be the universal indication for advanced sentient life in the Gundam 00 universe. Though the ELS don't perceive this as attacking or destruction; they simply seek to understand other life-forms with same capabilities in the only way they know. Setsuna provides them with alternate method of communication along with the basic understanding of human psyche, which is a satisfying solution for them.
*** This doesn't seem to be the case, since they were perfectly content to leave Earth alone until people with quantum brainwaves started emerging, which appears to be the universal indication for advanced sentient life in the Gundam 00 universe. Though the ELS don't perceive this as attacking or destruction; they simply seek to understand other life-forms with same capabilities in the only way they know. Setsuna provides them with alternate method of communication along with the basic understanding of human psyche, which is a satisfying solution for them.
* [[What Happened to The Mouse]]: The subplot from the series involving Feldt's feelings for Setsuna and whether or not they were requited is ''still'' left unresolved, much to the annoyance of some.
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: The subplot from the series involving Feldt's feelings for Setsuna and whether or not they were requited is ''still'' left unresolved, much to the annoyance of some.
{{quote| (Translation of [http://img813.imageshack.us/i/1286692035385.jpg/ this image] from the movie guide.)<br />
{{quote| (Translation of [http://img813.imageshack.us/i/1286692035385.jpg/ this image] from the movie guide.)<br />
'''Question''': Even if Feldt was that close to him, she did not get close to [knowing] his true feelings? <br />
'''Question''': Even if Feldt was that close to him, she did not get close to [knowing] his true feelings? <br />
'''Mizushima''': That’s right. Feldt was told by Sumeragi, “Think of him”, but Setsuna says, “What is this uncomfortable feeling…?” It is a scene where a different matter can be thought of. It is certainly symbolic. Humans communicate using words, but there are things that are not transmitted. I wanted to show these kinds of communication difficulties in the movie. Vague but seems to imply at least that Feldt's feelings weren't rejected rather Setsuna's true feelings are an open-ended question mark. }}
'''Mizushima''': That’s right. Feldt was told by Sumeragi, “Think of him”, but Setsuna says, “What is this uncomfortable feeling…?” It is a scene where a different matter can be thought of. It is certainly symbolic. Humans communicate using words, but there are things that are not transmitted. I wanted to show these kinds of communication difficulties in the movie. Vague but seems to imply at least that Feldt's feelings weren't rejected rather Setsuna's true feelings are an open-ended question mark. }}
* [[Where Are They Now Epilogue]]: The movie begins with one for the second season, showing where all the major players are after two years. It also ends on this note, showing the world several decades into the future with Earth's first interstellar ship about to launch, but only touching upon the fates of a small majority of the characters.
* [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]]: The movie begins with one for the second season, showing where all the major players are after two years. It also ends on this note, showing the world several decades into the future with Earth's first interstellar ship about to launch, but only touching upon the fates of a small majority of the characters.
* [[Where It All Began]]: The first part of the stinger shows an interview with Aeolia Schenberg explaining his motivations.
* [[Where It All Began]]: The first part of the stinger shows an interview with Aeolia Schenberg explaining his motivations.
* [[The Worf Effect]]: The whole reason of introducing Descartes Shaman and the [[Lightning Bruiser|Gadelaza]] was to show how powerful the ELS were and how hopeless the situation was.
* [[The Worf Effect]]: The whole reason of introducing Descartes Shaman and the [[Lightning Bruiser|Gadelaza]] was to show how powerful the ELS were and how hopeless the situation was.
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