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* The showdown [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism between Lloyd and Edward]].
-->'''Lloyd''': ...that may well be true, but the heart of man is not ready. Men are corrupt and foolish, what will they do with such power? Plunge the world into war and chaos!
-->'''Edward''': [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans And that very chaos will transform us]]! The heart adapts to reality-
-->'''Lloyd''': ''But the heart goes first, Eddie!''
** Practically ''any'' time that Edward and Lloyd's views of Science are exchanged between the pair, awesomeness will ensue.
* And Lloyd's RousingSpeech to his grandson.
-->'''Lloyd''': You are the heir to the Steam family, you alone. You ''know right from wrong'', never let go of that! And do not give the treasures of science to the greedy, the ''wicked!'' You must preserve the future for all of us.
* The incredible animation is a feat in and of itself. The sheer amount of TechnologyPorn is absolutely beautiful.
** The sequence where Ray throws himself and the steamball over the railing, only to catch a wire with his shirt was so well-done that viewers might forget that it's not real for a second or two. Then again, it ''is'' a film by [[Creator/KatsuhiroOtomo the guy who made]] ''Manga/{{AKIRA}}''...