NecrosaroIII
Ask me about my terrible takes on Star Trek characters
The premise of the movie is that a space colonist named Char wants to drop asteroids on Earth so that humanity will be forced to migrate to space and further their evolution.
But the real subtext driving the plot is unresolved gay angst between Char, and his old rival Amuro. Throughout the franchise they were shown to basically be soul mates, along with Chars protege. No one understands them like they do. And so Chars plan is to draw his rival into one final showdown. They hate each other, but there is so much passion between the two of them that goes unresolved and unconsumated.
For Amuro, he has had relationships but nothing long lasting. He has a girlfriend in this movie, but he is often cold to her. All of his sexual energy and testosterone is being directed towards Char.
For Char, he doesn't know how to express his sexuality, except as a weapon. His other relationships in the movie, include those with a teenage girl and with his second in command.
The teenage girl, Quess, has daddy issues. Her own father is shown to be weak minded and pathetic. Easily influenced. And so she bounces around looking for a father figure. First she goes after Amuro, but Amuro has no time for her. So she bounces to Char. Char has no interest in her, but plays along because he views her talents as useful. He later reveals he found her to be annoying.
Char's other love interest is Nanai, his second in command and confidant. He is with her because she's intelligent and useful. He wants to maintain her loyalty. But they also say that he's with her for propaganda purposed. She is his arm piece to further the narrative that he is a warm ans caring person when he's really a genocidal maniac.
10/10 movie
