I thought the staff of
Mai Otome were incredibly irresponsible in his portrayal of the lynching, and were lopsided in their inporportionate sympathy towards Aoi.
Sure, she was the vicitim, no doubt. However, the Director decided to lazily portray the angry peasants as "monsters" by resorting to the cheap trick of
removing their eyes in the scene, and therefore de-validating their humanity. All circumstances considered that resulted in their loss of family, home and livilihood, they are perfectly
human in their actions and have
every right to be angry towards the royal family.
It is hard to believe this is the same Sunrise that sympathetically portrayed the Warriors Of Zaft who avenged their families in
Gundam Seed Destiny, which although was ultimately a bad series, dosen't de-validated any of its cast members' humanity. It is incredibly immature to portray victims of rage and grief as anything less than human beings, however illogical they may seem to act.
