2013-04-02, 06:00 | Link #548 |
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Gods have traits. Covering his face is his trait.
You got to understand, these are not normal people. In most shows, you have ordinary people being put in extraordinary situations. But in Sasami you have extraordinary people put in ordinary situations. They do weird things because that's what they do.
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2013-04-02, 06:41 | Link #550 | |
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No, seriously, show me an ordinary god in any legend. They don't exist. Gods act in mysterious ways. You can't expect extraordinary people to be just like anyone else. They also have no reason to follow social norms; after all, they are literally segregated from everyday mortals. How DO you believe they should behave then? What is a "normal" god to you? I would love to hear what your belief in a normal deity to be like.
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2013-04-02, 06:52 | Link #551 |
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Actually yeah... Most religions having numerous gods like the Japanese (Ancient Greek, Indian) are pretty weird.. Just wondering why they have to show everything mostly "those" weird behaviors.... I wouldn't specify but it's pretty obvious in the series... What morals or knowledge that the series want to share the viewers in general..
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2013-04-02, 07:33 | Link #552 | |
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You mean, rules created for mortals to control what they can and cannot do? Go ahead. Specify. And we would find out how they apply to beings who manipulate space and time.
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2013-04-02, 07:52 | Link #553 | |
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About the Morals.. I meant morality... no its not about sexuality but more of... After 12 episodes... what did this series wanted to show us actually? Humor? Gods' behavior? Senselessness of the gods? or how Japanese gods behave.. |
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2013-04-02, 08:07 | Link #555 | |
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They are showing gods separated from religion. In fact, separated from mortals. There are mean gods and there are nice gods. But they don't revolve themselves around what mortals are up to everyday. They certainly don't care if you fear them or not. They are independent. They don't wasting all their time judging humanity.
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2013-04-02, 08:22 | Link #556 | |
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I'll surely rewatch it again until my headache subsides... |
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2013-04-02, 09:55 | Link #558 | |
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I can only think that it is a story about the battle of old and new generation, between tradition and modern world. It is quite a topic in Japan and Eastern country right now. This is, just my opinion, and this is not the whole show, just the angle I like to use to examine it. OveralL, a show with SHAFT style, which admitedly is not so original nowadays. It has some interesting concept and reference to mythology, but did not take them far enough, maybe because the novel has not been totally adapted yet. Not a show that would make you remember, but definitely a show you would want to check every week. |
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2013-04-02, 10:11 | Link #559 | |
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The author is just making modern myths. Keep in mind that myths are rarely meant to teach us anything; not every tale needs to be a fable. You are not being lectured. But the author is having fun twisting the idea of "don't work too hard" into a positive outlook. As in, there is such a thing as working too hard, and take things too seriously. Never forget to smell the roses.
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