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He's a murderer, a conman, and a potential psychopath, sure. No problem. All I'm saying is that he's an artist on top of all that, and that's what makes his character so interesting. Perhaps you're responding to the wrong person?
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2013-01-20, 11:13 | Link #22 | |
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I was more commenting on whether or not the kind of human traits that Makishima seems to idealize the most are unique victims to the oppression of the Sybil system. Because if you ultimately idealize total free expression of will and desire, any kind of organize society is going to come off as too oppressive to be acceptable.
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So yes, it's become repetitive, to say the least. Of course, as you said, the discussion is free, but when more than one person has expressed disinterest in your responses to their assessment of Makishima's character, maybe it wouldn't hurt to rethink the way you go about them? Or not, it's completely up to you, of course. Either way, I have now informed you of how I feel about your "insight" on Makishima's character, so just like I can simply ignore you whenever you decide to share it, you can in turn not expect a reply from me the next time I say anything about him and you feel the need to jump in and dumb it down with your "he's just a murderer, don't you dare try and see anything beyond that" schtick. Indeed. I loved the solemn manner in which he raised his head and closed his eyes just before slitting Yuki's throat, as if he were passing down divine judgment. Antagonists don't get much better than this. |
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2013-01-25, 00:42 | Link #25 |
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Yes truly the Moriarty of the Psycho-Pass universe...Having seen the most recent episode I now wonder if any of his previous crimes are indeed connected in some way.
- Stealing those famous pro-anarchist avatars - Taking these different (some notably rich) psychopaths under his wing - Hiring random street thugs to test his inventions then disposing of them It's all screams Professor James Moriarty...
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2013-03-17, 18:31 | Link #26 |
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As of episode 15:
Aside from his style and his fairly amazing gambit in episode 13, I must say that besides that typical villain smug that Makishima wasn't that interesting. If he's clearly as amoral as he seems in which he treats society as his plaything, then there's just nothing for him to do but wear the villain cap. In a vaccum. As the show itself presents though, it could be regarded as which is the lesser of the two evils- Sibyl, or Makishima's anarchy. Clearly both sides have the positive arguments about each other. Sibyl has maintained security, and Makishima wants minds to be free. It is true that both can be considered evil because they actively enforce their will on others, but when both sides are in conflict, it'll be interesting to see what people truly want when forced to make a choice.
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