Time travel has always been my favorite subject in science fiction. The sense of fate and the chain of causality always make the work both romantic in imagination and cruelty in reality. The original work of Steins;Gate is perfect in my mind in every aspect:
* In terms of the story line, from the beginning of the daily life of D-Mail, to the sudden turn of Mayuri's death in the middle, to the two time travels at the end, the plot is very compact and exciting.
* In terms of characters, the main characters have highlights and highlights. The opening chapter reflects the arcs of many characters when they change the past through D-Mail, and tells the background of the supporting characters through unit stories. The relationship between Kaoru and Mayuri is more like a close friend snuggling with each other than the sequel's ambiguous relationship, and I personally prefer the former's handling.
The story of Steins;Gate 0 is based on the story of 23β, which can be understood as an omitted story in the two time travels. But from the perspective of the background of the story, I don't think the necessity of the narrative is too great. (Here I need to make an interpretation of the "necessity of narration" to avoid misunderstandings among readers. The degree of necessary narration refers to the impact of deleting a certain plot in the story on the integrity of the story. For example, the ova in the 24 episodes of this work , can be used as a sweet dessert for fans of this IP, of course, but deleting it directly will not have any effect on the story. Too many unnecessary plots will make the plot soap opera, otherwise it will destroy the continuity of the plot, so it is important to grasp the proportions. The two most moving scenes of the first time travel are: Mayuri's slap, and the image in 2025. Especially the latter, the future self who has gone through everything and the past self that has not yet started dialogue, the joys, sorrows and joys of life are combined into a smile of vicissitudes. Therefore, looking at this work, in fact, it took 23 episodes to show the audience the bits and pieces of the beta line.
Does it make sense?
Of course, it is a good story after all.
But is it necessary?
Maybe the necessity isn't that great, or maybe it's a bit too expensive to use 23 episodes to give that 2025 footage extra meaning.
Based on the above analysis, the meaning of this work is to fill in the blanks of some characters and plots, but this work has inserted some incomplete plots, resulting in some contradictions in behavior. For example, Yu Ji's accidental injury should not be filmed according to the Chekov's gun, or what is the point of putting smoke bombs on the audience? It will only make readers feel that this hole has not been filled. Another example is the "Star の PLAY でる Song" in the play. In the game, a closed-loop transmission is formed in the time dimension, but in the play, the transmission chain is broken after Xie Zhen learns that he sang it when he was a child. This kind of incomplete processing Obviously it's up for debate.
Lastly, let me talk about my overall impression of the film. The gloomy style is more in line with the sense of doomsday, and it is more in line with the background of the story, and it is also different from the first one, which brings a new experience to the audience. Mayuri's Vega story is a bit inconsistent with the cognition I established through the first part, but from the perspective of the rationality of the plot, it is understandable, and it is also in line with Mayuri's character of dedication and forbearance. The biggest highlight of this work for me is the last 3000 jumps. It reflects the gap of time span through concrete figures, and connects the past and the future through specific behaviors, which is very ingenious. Of course, it would be better if more space could be spent to highlight the complexity of the "3000". The latter part of the plot is obviously a bit rushed, otherwise the presentation will be better.
To sum up, this work is not a continuation of the dog's tail (it's you, "Butterfly Effect"), although it is difficult to make the audience shine for the purpose of perfecting the plot and enriching the characters, at least it will not spoil the good impression brought by the previous work. , I can't say "I don't regret watching it", but at least it's not a loss.
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