Macross: Do You Remember Love? - Max vs. Milia

From the high-definition remaster of the 1984 film "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?"

This video is intended as a tribute to this classic movie. If you have the opportunity to buy it for yourself, you should.

[hellowhat]

I love how Max was one of the first humans to look at a giant alien Meltrandi woman and go, "Yup, I'm marrying this one." XD

[puniopenetrante]

....and that kids is How I Meet Your Mother

[XX-sptt]

Max's duel with Miriya remains one of the most beautiful and brilliantly pieces of animation, two angels of death crossing gun sights, both facing an equal for the first time in their lives. Max's desire to live, was just slightly stronger than Miriya's. While both were expendable pawns in the grand scheme of things, Max had a life outside of the killing to survive for. The Zentradi had been so perfectly bred for war, they couldn't even comprehend an end to the madness.

[rkgk]

God, this animation is so beautiful. I seriously wish the whole show could have looked like this.

[derekp]

I just realized Max was waking the water to take out the missiles. I originally they did it for flair for the animation. Cool as hell.

[Scentless]

I love how the second Max sees those missile bays open, he's like, "Nawww, fuck this", and dodges on instinct. 
Mah boy.

[hyperion]

This animation in my opinion is better than today's. Does anyone else agree?

[MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Amazing animation. Hand drawn animation is the best.

[BewareTheLiveWire]

Always wanted to know what Max said or did for them to be still enemies coming to terms as Milia is critically wounded and Max being by her side - on board an enemy vessel mind you - and then the next scene you see them, they're together gearing up in their mechs for the final battle - already in love. How did Max not get stepped on by the other Meltrandi? They probably spared him since he bested their ace pilot and had stayed to help her.

[elfhighmage]

Next to Char vs Amuro's final fight, this was the most epic mecha duel ever!

[IntergalacticDustBunny]

I remember reading somewhere that the main reason the creator of Macross made this movie was to show what the animation in the series would've been like if he'd had the time and money, he was never happy with some of the segments of the original Macross show that were outsourced to some of the Korean animators (I'm not knocking Korean animation).

[ItsAZaku-zo]

God damn, what a legendary scene. I'll join the old guy squad and second that they just don't make them like this any more.

[mramaiahusbandtv]

max is unbelievable pilot, but the question is how hikaru survive the entire squadron while max and mirya is fighting

[darkHevn]

And that's how you find true love, folks

[FunkyFu]

My favorite battle scene in the movie. The only flaw is it's TOO SHORT..That sax is killer..

[mad_max]

Awww it's their first dance. So cute.

[sidearmsalpha]

Man, she was so relentless in the movie! I love that scene earlier when she's blowing away Zentradi inside the ship where Hikaru and everyone else were being held captive. Wish the movie had explored both races more and introduced other Meltrandi.

[Self-replicating_whatnot]

Millia shoots, Max dodges. Millia: "WTF?"
Max shoots, Millia dodges. Max : "WTF?"

[ralphg]

One thing I have always loved about anime vs American cartoons is the killing off of characters. It makes the show seem more realistic that not everyone lives to fight another day. Its one of the things that I liked about The 80s Transformers the movie as a kid (The killing off of many original characters). Yes, most replacements sucked and post the movie the show lost a lot of what made it popular, but the fact it took place in the future and most originals were not brought back to life made my favorite character (jazz) seem that more special since he never died throughout the series.

[alvinderama]

The closed-quarter gun fight was definitely genius!