KuriGohan&Kamehameha
想死不能 - 想活不能
- Nov 23, 2020
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Obviously there will be spoilers for the film in this thread, though if you're clicking on this thread I assume you don't mind being spoiled.
Recently, I watched the Demon Slayer/Kimetsu no Yaiba movie, and noticed there were a lot of interesting themes about life, death, and ctb.
At the beginning of the film, I didn't really have high hopes for the story. Seemed like typical shonen villain of the week fodder, with cringe slapstick comedy. The sort of cringe that makes you just wanna turn an anime off out of sheer recoil.
However, there was an interesting turn of events, when the main antagonist of the story arc revealed his ability. Before he devoured his prey, he would trap them in a deep sleep, where they would experience their greatest hopes and desires.
What was even more fascinating, is that one of his minions carried out crimes for him under the illusion that if he pleased his master enough, one day he would receive a sweet dream of his own. The boy in question had severe tuberculosis, every waking moment was agony for him, so he held out in hopes of having a moment of reprieve before his inevitable passing.
The main character's deepest desire manifested as simply being able to live in peace, tucked away in a cabin within the woods with all of his departed family members by his side. By the climax of the film, he awakened to the harsh reality that it was all fake, resulting in him slitting his throat to return to reality.
Throughout the course of the story, this guy had to kill himself dozens of times in order to exit the dream. I don't understand why someone would want to carry on after such heartbreak. (I know, I know, it's a big budget shonen anime, it's not supposed to make sense)
Of course the villain gets defeated by the end and there's a sappy cliche plot point about how the ephemeral and fleeting nature of human life makes it so poignant and worthwhile, but I have no idea how one could take that message to heart after all the unnecessary suffering they'd been bombarded with in the previous 120 minutes.
I thought the fact that so many characters were willing to resort to heinous crime in order to access a tranquil escape spoke volumes about the nature of this life. Our main character is forced to endure in his pursuit for revenge. He gets a quick pep talk about never giving up, then is expected to carry on as if nothing had happened.
The human spirit displayed in these sorta narratives utterly perplexes me. No amount of sugar coated gum drop fairy esque speeches about beauty can heal the scars left by oh, I dunno, losing your entire family, or suffering from an incurable disease??
Thoughts on this movie?
Recently, I watched the Demon Slayer/Kimetsu no Yaiba movie, and noticed there were a lot of interesting themes about life, death, and ctb.
At the beginning of the film, I didn't really have high hopes for the story. Seemed like typical shonen villain of the week fodder, with cringe slapstick comedy. The sort of cringe that makes you just wanna turn an anime off out of sheer recoil.
However, there was an interesting turn of events, when the main antagonist of the story arc revealed his ability. Before he devoured his prey, he would trap them in a deep sleep, where they would experience their greatest hopes and desires.
What was even more fascinating, is that one of his minions carried out crimes for him under the illusion that if he pleased his master enough, one day he would receive a sweet dream of his own. The boy in question had severe tuberculosis, every waking moment was agony for him, so he held out in hopes of having a moment of reprieve before his inevitable passing.
The main character's deepest desire manifested as simply being able to live in peace, tucked away in a cabin within the woods with all of his departed family members by his side. By the climax of the film, he awakened to the harsh reality that it was all fake, resulting in him slitting his throat to return to reality.
Throughout the course of the story, this guy had to kill himself dozens of times in order to exit the dream. I don't understand why someone would want to carry on after such heartbreak. (I know, I know, it's a big budget shonen anime, it's not supposed to make sense)
Of course the villain gets defeated by the end and there's a sappy cliche plot point about how the ephemeral and fleeting nature of human life makes it so poignant and worthwhile, but I have no idea how one could take that message to heart after all the unnecessary suffering they'd been bombarded with in the previous 120 minutes.
I thought the fact that so many characters were willing to resort to heinous crime in order to access a tranquil escape spoke volumes about the nature of this life. Our main character is forced to endure in his pursuit for revenge. He gets a quick pep talk about never giving up, then is expected to carry on as if nothing had happened.
The human spirit displayed in these sorta narratives utterly perplexes me. No amount of sugar coated gum drop fairy esque speeches about beauty can heal the scars left by oh, I dunno, losing your entire family, or suffering from an incurable disease??
Thoughts on this movie?
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