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adelaidemetzger_robotprophet's review
5.0
Breathe, Adelaide. Breathe. The swirling tempest of emotions inside me cannot put to justice how I feel about what I just read. This is indeed the final book to the 30 piece BIONICLE series, and Greg Farshtey let go with a subtle, bitter-sweet goodbye and a ray of hope and I absolutely love it…and hate it right now.
The first thing that threw me off was the fact that this last installation finally explains in a logical and believable suit what the deal is with the giant robot bodies that many fans took as complete discontinuity when the fourth film The Legend Reborn came out.It turns out that the entire universe I knew in the 29 books before this one--every story and island filled with all the characters I loved--was actually inside a giant robot body created by vague characters called, “The Great Beings.” That would make sense with the dual suns and moons throughout the series and how Makuta could take over Mata Nui so easily. That‘s right: Makuta isn‘t a dark, roaming entity that lives in hell, he‘s just the universes greatest hacker. Before I knew what that was about, I hated the idea and took it as an excuse to hurry up and finish the series because LEGO had come to terms that BIONICLE was no longer going to continue as a way to move on as far as anyone knows. But, from the point of view of a super BIONICLE fan, this worked very well and I was satisfied with the ending. Farshtey handles the characters with their emotions and drama in his all-knowing, “ha-ha I got you” method with perfect timing. And, believe it or not, one character actually cries! Real tears! Even though it’s only for a moment, it is for good reason.
Okay, what I didn’t like about this was the vacancy of familiar characters even though I knew they were there. The only two Toa that you see here is Tahu (supposedly still in Mistika form) and Takanuva. It is said that Tahu and Takanuva lead an army of Toa into the final battle and see “familiar faces” when the fight is done. But no one is named, and when it is said that bodies of Toa and Skakdi litter the ground, there is an unanswered essence of worry. Who died? Who lived?! Don’t leave me hanging!! Also, Makuta mentions that Gali and Onua have killed many Rakshi, slowing his victory. Other than that, there is no mention whatsoever of previous BIONICLE characters. Why couldn’t Jaller be fighting right alongside Takanuva and Gali beside Tahu? Why couldn’t the Turaga be seen in the crowd after the fight? These things are said to be left out for deadline purposes, but it wouldn’t have been hard to just insert a blurb or two to let the reader know that they are there.
But, this was awesome and epic and really emotional and I can’t believe it’s done. BIONICLE will forever be in my heart. And I hope that other fans will get to read this final book. Only a certain number of the book was published in English, but you can find the final book on the wiki here: http://bionicle.wikia.com/wiki/Journey%27s_End_(Book)
The first thing that threw me off was the fact that this last installation finally explains in a logical and believable suit what the deal is with the giant robot bodies that many fans took as complete discontinuity when the fourth film The Legend Reborn came out.
Okay, what I didn’t like about this was the vacancy of familiar characters even though I knew they were there. The only two Toa that you see here is Tahu (supposedly still in Mistika form) and Takanuva. It is said that Tahu and Takanuva lead an army of Toa into the final battle and see “familiar faces” when the fight is done. But no one is named, and when it is said that bodies of Toa and Skakdi litter the ground, there is an unanswered essence of worry. Who died? Who lived?! Don’t leave me hanging!! Also, Makuta mentions that Gali and Onua have killed many Rakshi, slowing his victory. Other than that, there is no mention whatsoever of previous BIONICLE characters. Why couldn’t Jaller be fighting right alongside Takanuva and Gali beside Tahu? Why couldn’t the Turaga be seen in the crowd after the fight? These things are said to be left out for deadline purposes, but it wouldn’t have been hard to just insert a blurb or two to let the reader know that they are there.
But, this was awesome and epic and really emotional and I can’t believe it’s done. BIONICLE will forever be in my heart. And I hope that other fans will get to read this final book. Only a certain number of the book was published in English, but you can find the final book on the wiki here: http://bionicle.wikia.com/wiki/Journey%27s_End_(Book)
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