2011-04-20, 23:58 | Link #281 | |||||
Moving in circles
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 49
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Symbolism is a widespread literary and dramatic device. It's clever only when it helps to develop a story's intended plot and message. But if it's there just for show, it becomes pretentious. Will [C] turn out that way? I hope not. We'll see. Quote:
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Still, we'll see how things turn out. And, yeah, classics never grow old. I'm still waiting for the AMV. I'd make it if I knew how. Good luck, but be warned: It's not for nothing that economics is called a dismal science! |
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2011-04-20, 23:59 | Link #282 |
This was meaningless
Scanlator
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Not on this site no more.
Age: 37
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I thought the foreshortening of "entrepreneur" sounded like "entrée" in the sense that those saps are food for other people like them and whatever the hell the financial district is.
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2011-04-21, 01:20 | Link #284 | ||
Crossdressing Menmatic
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Where you live... the question is, do you see me?
Age: 31
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You would have to berate every single economic newbie in the audience for not knowing what an entrepreneur really is; we like the name because it sounds important. The few (you, for example) take offense because you have spent effort understanding what an entrepreneur really is. You don't like how it's being tossed around so arbitrarily with seemingly no meaning. Yes, you have the right to get angry at this anime. But this is nothing - and I really mean nothing - compared to how angry scientists get when science fiction misuses the laws of physics. This anime doesn't even attempt to give a complete justification to any of the economic terms used. There's little room to mess up because there was never any explanation to begin with. Now when the writers actually use scientific laws and economic models as a basis for the entire plot, but fail miserably... oh dear. Pure rage. Well, consider the extreme alternative. The writers go out of their way to explain complicated economic concepts, but the majority of viewers just want to see giant energy beams. These viewers get bored as Masakaki explains a difficult model of microeconomics in a few sentences. If he goes on too long, then the viewers will fall asleep. It would be nice for this anime to use some basic economic concepts in creative ways. However, these concepts have to be translated into common English, must follow basic logic, and only take up a minute or so of screen time. Quote:
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2011-04-21, 01:39 | Link #285 |
Varsity Slacker
Join Date: Mar 2008
Age: 33
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But you know some justification for the use of terms would be nice. At least show they've done their homework when they attach a term to something. And I don't mean drawn out explanations, but at least some exhibition of why this term makes sense to be attached to so-and-so. It would certainly make the series as a whole make a lot more sense and would (at least to me and perhaps all the other econoheads out there) make it a wholly more enjoyable experience as the background terms all tie together. If the terminology is a mess then it all seems like a joke.
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2011-04-21, 04:47 | Link #286 |
Did nothing wrong
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We must fight! In an epic children's card game battle involving money. Money is everything and controls peoples' lives!
I wasn't too impressed by this first episode, it was way too jumpy and stuff; didn't like most of the dialogue or many of the character designs. My favorite part was when he started having that bizarre conversation with the Tim Burton character. He is totally the devil. I guess I'll keep watching, maybe stuff will make more sense next episode.
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2011-04-21, 07:39 | Link #287 | |||
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Southeast Asia
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I really love the first episode and I hope the second episode will be just as good (or better).
Synopsis of the second episode is already up at the official site, by the way. The art in the teaser screencaps don't look nice though.... Quote:
I think it depends on the viewer's background/knowledge and interpretation (unless the creators or the show had been specific on them). People won't even notice the Christian references if they're not familiar with the religion in the first place. And I doubt Eva has religion as its main theme at all (Hmm... I don't remember much of its story anymore so I could be wrong. But from what I remember, it doesn't really involve religion related matters much). And if a writer has to make references for the sake of using a certain term to his story, it's like limiting what his story could cover. Like he can't make a love story with the couple named Adam and Eve if he won't make references to Genesis Quote:
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2011-04-21, 14:58 | Link #288 |
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I was all kinds of ready to jump in and follow this, but I was definitely not expecting an opening episode that confusing and choppily edited. I sort of grasp the bare essentials of what was going on now that I've read about the series concept, but honestly there was no reason that needed to be anywhere near that baffling such that after watching it twice I still had little clue as to what went on.
I'll probably stick around for at least another episode just to see if this show finds it's footing, but I won't stick around for much longer after that if it is still has the same bizarre pacing and exposition of the first episode. |
2011-04-21, 16:26 | Link #289 | |
Waiting for more taiyuki!
Join Date: Jan 2004
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I bet it's going to be on the level of TM 8.0 where we were guessing what the little brother and big sister had but other people not medically knowledgeable were able to follow along.
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2011-04-22, 00:32 | Link #297 |
King of Carrot Flowers
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: New Jersey
Age: 32
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I enjoyed it, the show looks like a winner to me. My only complaints are the character designs of some of the extras (still irks me) and the overall jumpiness in both story and action direction.
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2011-04-22, 01:28 | Link #298 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: somewhere on earth
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I lol when Mashyu says she is rehab and actually doing some kind of exercises. All the other shows, magic creatures just got auto heal (if my memories is right). Even though we are both econ students, yet I am stuck with my boring dry econ book instead of a hot servant! (at least, I dont have to fear for my life though ).
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2011-04-22, 02:09 | Link #299 |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Age: 38
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Interesting. Im enjoying this show for what it has presented so far. Kinda laughable that someones entire future is based on a card/servant fight. I wonder if the more money you use the more powerful your servant becomes.
Will fallow this show and Deadman wonderland.
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2011-04-22, 02:18 | Link #300 | |
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