It has been several days since I watched this show, and I still think about the plot before going to bed every night—about the plot itself and the extension of the plot.
discussion of the plot
imperfect plot
I don't think this show is perfect. After all, the prototype of galgame gives it a lot of limitations. First of all, most of the girls in the show have feelings for the male lead, but the male lead's attraction is worrying (so this is strange!) . The second is that there are too many love lines, and friendship and family affection are all compromised, making the entire anime a love game around the male protagonist (one part is too much like "Dating Battle"!). In addition to the limitations brought by the galgame feature, some settings are not clearly explained. For example, at the beginning, the working warrior said that Chris was an accomplice of the evil organization, and he emphasized it many times, but this foreshadowing did not end. For another example, it is wishful thinking that Chris's thesis was burned to affect the ending. The thesis is only the presentation, generalization and circulation of existing information, and Chris is fully capable of writing a supplement. I don't think this kind of thing can affect the world line. These plot bugs are big flaws and deficiencies.
plot highlights
However, these imperfections do not affect my love for this show at all. The rhythm and plot of the next dozen episodes of this show are extremely brilliant. The slowly unveiled foreshadowing is like a curtain slowly pulled up on the stage, solemn and full of mystery. With the advancement of the plot, the answers will be revealed one by one. For example, we will gradually understand why he really said that he is the hostage of the brooch.
It turns out that the "hostage" is the appearance of the interdependence between the brooch and the real existence. Zhen Youli said that she was the hostage of Brooch. The audience will gradually discover that this statement is an excuse for Brooch to hope that Zhen Youli will continue to live a good life when she is too sad to lose her grandmother. The various secondary diseases of the brooch and the various settings proposed are the justification of this "guardian". Even I vaguely think that the brooch is "indulged in science", which is also a middle-two setting derived from the protection of the brooch. Because the brooch does not like research: the time-travelling machine invented by the brooch in the early stage belonged to a blind cat meeting a dead mouse, and the male protagonist in the middle and later stages of the story has few research pictures, and most of the research and design work is done by Chris and Cheese.
In addition to the interdependence between the brooch and the real existence, Chris's concept of romantic love that transcends time and space also moved me. "Time will be longer or shorter according to people's feelings. The theory of relativity is really romantic and sad." Accompanying the words is Chris's deep kiss. At the moment of life and death, this kiss is romantic, long and short. No one can refuse such a love that lasts forever. But I have to mention: every time Chris is full of charm, the male protagonist loses his attractiveness and becomes a clown who accepts love unilaterally. I have to say that the male protagonist has too many expected reactions, and it is too natural and too certain to have any new ideas.
plot extension
Situational Labyrinth - The Cage of Pain That Can't Be Escaped
Whether or not to save people and who to save has always been an unavoidable issue for brooches. Of these limited options, each one would be an excruciating pain for the brooch. Here are the highlights of the narrative: 1. The suffering of the protagonist in the face of an inevitable painful fate. 2. The protagonist's choice of the direction of his pain in the face of the inevitable painful fate. 3. Suffering and phantasmagoria are constantly reversed. Just as the protagonist believes that everything will get better, the big stick of the plot hits him hard and says to him: No, you are wrong. So the protagonist falls into suffering again. The situation gives hope in despair and pushes people to a dead end. Wireless repeats this cycle, and I don’t know when it will end. Various factors make the overall atmosphere depressing, sad and painful. This work tricks the audience into believing in a good direction, and then bloody exposes the truth, allowing the audience and the protagonist to face a dilemma together.
The Moral Choices Faced by Audiences
The protagonist is always faced with a choice, and this choice is not only the pain faced by the protagonist himself, but also the torture of the audience. "If it were you, it would be painful no matter how you choose to save people. You don't know if you can save people. Would you choose to endure the failure of your best efforts and the pain of witnessing the death of your friends again and again? Such a limited situation It is also a test for the audience. The soothing part of the plot is not only a relaxation and massage, but also a choice time for the audience to face moral dilemmas. It can be said that the plot in the middle and later stages is relaxed and fine-tuned.
The setting of time brings a majestic epic sense and charming and cruel uncertainty
Time is the first important clue of this work, and the memory anchor of this work is time. Although this work has only a limited number of scenes, the extended application of the concept of time adds a lot of thickness and complexity to this work. The choices around timing add to the uncertainty.
Derivative thinking - my confusion
What is the time like? What is my past, present, and future? who I am? Am I the past me? I still remember that when I was young, I didn't know how to be a human being and felt very unfamiliar with my own body. I always felt that I should be a grass on the side of the road, but I accidentally occupied this body. So I am ashamed and scared. I am ashamed that I have robbed someone else's body, I am sorry for him; I am afraid that other souls will rob my body and cause me to be displaced. Now, that strange feeling has long gone, and it has become a habit for me to be a human being. Now I can skillfully apply the rules of being a human being. This skill has been implanted in my skin and bones. Using and obeying these rules is as natural as I can see things. I just lost the strangeness of myself, am I still the young me?
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