(which in itself becomes the show oho, existentialism)
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though I suppose you mean the conventional (misguided) wisdom vs. what's really going on.
Well, conventional wisdom AND authorial intent vs. what I see/what makes it to the screen. ... This is rather complicated.
I guess the best example is reading the reviews of Twilight. The author and fans see it as a love story but the critics see it as a borderline abusive relationship.
Just coming from a male perspective, though, I can maybe-relate to the depths of jerkdom the protagonist would stoop to in spite of better judgment. ^^; (Purely speculative: they might have been attempting the ULTRA-REALISM route. Not that it makes for good story telling.)
Actually, I wished they would have done MORE of it and not the bullshit psychic powers and love triangle malarkey. I mean, I've known guys who were kind of like Kyosuke and treating that sort of character with a recognition of his flaws would have been great. But ... they didn't. [sigh]
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Date: 2008-07-16 06:18 pm (UTC)SARTRE WILL SAVE US FROM THE BAD ANIME!
though I suppose you mean the conventional (misguided) wisdom vs. what's really going on.
Well, conventional wisdom AND authorial intent vs. what I see/what makes it to the screen. ... This is rather complicated.
I guess the best example is reading the reviews of Twilight. The author and fans see it as a love story but the critics see it as a borderline abusive relationship.
Just coming from a male perspective, though, I can maybe-relate to the depths of jerkdom the protagonist would stoop to in spite of better judgment. ^^; (Purely speculative: they might have been attempting the ULTRA-REALISM route. Not that it makes for good story telling.)
Actually, I wished they would have done MORE of it and not the bullshit psychic powers and love triangle malarkey. I mean, I've known guys who were kind of like Kyosuke and treating that sort of character with a recognition of his flaws would have been great. But ... they didn't. [sigh]