"Attack on Titan" is a history that keeps repeating itself, the first three seasons started with the war inside the walls and went through to the end of season three and saw new worlds from outside the walls, when I thought season three was still their adventure The fourth season really caught my eye when it came to Marais as the main point of view to tell the story of racism within the country and the constant hatred of the demons within the walls. However, this perspective takes away from the vision that we have been looking at the world from within the wall in the first three seasons, and makes us look at it from a strange environment to some extent. Therefore, the new characters, recruits, etc. appearing on Marais' side are all hatred walls. People with "devils" inside make us feel that we don't know who is right and who is wrong about their cognition. The people inside the wall call the giants outside the wall demons, while the countries outside the wall call the people inside the wall "the people of demons". In fact, there is a feeling of mutualism. The first time I watched "Giant", the biggest feeling for me was about bravery, friendship and dystopia. It reminded me of "Maze Runner", but it became more and more extensive and profound as I went to the back. A peaceful society, and the people outside the wall want to take back the ancestor giant to destroy the giant wall for their peace, and the discrimination against another race by the people of Maleri has brought a new focus of racial discrimination. Under the continuous development of science and technology, the power of giants will eventually be unable to withstand human beings, so it is urgent to recapture the ancestors. In the first episode, the two countries went to war, and the appearance of modern weapons such as cannons and ships made me feel more and more This is the evolution of the history of human warfare, so technological development has taken the first place in the long history. If you always think that the strength of a country can be measured by the power of giants, it has already regressed. The fantasy balance, telling these heights that can't be reached in anime, and even more, this show was just a bloody show at the beginning, it is really impressive.
Speaking of Marais, the fourth season used a lot of pen and ink to describe the experience of several Marais training soldiers. It is not difficult to think of the experience of Allen and the others when they joined the Corps in the first season. This is not only a comparison, but also a It is a repetition of history. It was said at the beginning that the inside and outside of the wall considered each other to be demons, but they had never seen the world other than their country, so the knowledge of the opposite side was passed down by word of mouth. This kind of thinking has been implemented since I was a child, and it reminds me of the classic dystopian novel "1984". Therefore, the main characters of Marai have always wanted to contribute to save their nation, which is different from the beginning of Ellen who wanted to kill all the giants in exchange for peace. The most ironic thing is that they and the people inside the wall are all Eldians. The "demon" they want to kill is actually their compatriots. Thinking that the people inside the wall were so peaceful and stable before the war, but they were the ones who destroyed all of this with their own hands. I really sighed that all this happened, killing and war. They were brainwashed into war zealots, thinking that war can bring Come to normality and peace, but the war brings the next war, which is repeated and endless.
In the fourth season, a series of previous main characters such as Allen and Mikasa appeared after a few episodes. After the war of Marais was portrayed earlier, we have been looking forward to their appearance for a long time. All countries have even formed an alliance, and the whole world has united to eliminate the "devil" in the giant wall, so after Allen started the war, the only remaining Mikasa commander Ermin and other characters were already a pair of helpless men. They fight against the united country, but the perspective in the play is not limited to them. The play still depicts the perspective of several New Year's trainers from Marais, because in their opinion, these people are all invaders who want to destroy their homes." "Devil", but they don't know that their homeland has also been destroyed and invaded by the current country. Such a contradictory and relative perspective really makes people unable to stand on which side, the children of Eldia and Alan in the giant wall. It's all the same. They hate "devils" like alien giants, and they are all for this war to defend their homeland. Therefore, in front of the war, it is always the war and not the people who are wrong, and Jia Bi kills in the back. The death of Sasha has made many people hate Jia Bi to the core (I was also mad), but on the other hand, it also shows that Jia Bi is the representative of such a person who is controlled by war and control consciousness. He hates this group of people. The "devil" who destroyed his homeland, he is a victim of war and a perpetrator, so this character is very successful. The opposite of Jiabi is Falke. On the other side of the war, he knew that this war was also the result of the war launched by Marais at the beginning. When Jean saw Jia Bi kill his companion who accompanied him to the death, he did not kill Jia Bi in anger, but could only sigh when the war would end. He seemed unable to see the future ahead and sublimated again. reflections on war. Remembering that "Giant" was even considered right-wing and so on before, in fact, it is also a living anti-war film.
Going back to the characters of Allen and Reiner, it is very interesting that the poster of the first season is Allen looking at Beckham, and the fourth season is Reiner looking at Alan, which can make the first season's little boy look at him. Bellena and the others are called "invaders" outside the wall, and Allen also became such an "invader" in the fourth season
Their confrontation with each other shows that Reiner and Allen are the same kind of people. Reiner destroyed the giant wall and started the war. Allen's mother and countless people in the giant wall died. Here Allen became a giant and also killed a lot of Marais people. They all did the same thing at different times, and they were all opposite but the same characters. It seems that "Giant" is really very smart. Like Batman and The Joker, they are two sides of the same coin. Reiner became the demon at the beginning, and now Allen is the "devil" who destroys Marais, but from our point of view, Marais acted first. Hand, but from a historical point of view, this is basically an endless war caused by the evil thoughts of mankind. Such history will only keep repeating, and the war will never end. Therefore, Allen wants to launch "Earth Sound" to end all this forever. Allen, who said "I don't go to hell, who goes to hell", can only become the "devil" tragically. When he saw Sasha being killed, he became more and more convinced that this war would continue for many years. It can only be terminated by "Ground Sound". "You are the last enemy" is sung in the op of this season, and it also alludes to Allen being the last one to restart everything, but from the first season, I also want to give them the title of hero, It was Captain Mikasa and the others who fought for the title of "devil" all over the world, and they only fought for their own homeland. The uncle in the back saw Jia Bi, the child hesitating and not firing, but was killed. The murderer who killed Sasha did not take revenge. When they paid tribute to their compatriots who died in the war, they also felt sad for the dead Marai people. Although they were more cruel in the face of the war, they also had this compassion and reason. , This is also what "Giant" has talked about since the first season. From the beginning of pure burning and blood to the present serious reflection and more literary and artistic depth, "Giant" has achieved what an animation could not achieve before. Height, but I'm a bit late watching "Giant", but fortunately I didn't miss this epic.
Finally, I want to talk about Allen's laughter after learning of Sasha's death, with a few crying voices, as well as a few anger, heartache and helplessness, but looking back in the blink of an eye, the previous Allen was the one who learned about his compatriots The person who can rush to the front and want to take revenge. He can fight with the gangsters who bullied Armin alone. He is the one who is rigid and energetic, but until now, he has experienced so many things. He became calm but a little dazed. He saw the nature of the war and saw the final outcome. At first, he wanted to protect everyone and protect his hometown, but in the end everyone left him one by one. His companions sacrificed too much for him. In fact, he had already seen the truth with the power of the attacking giant, but he was going to experience all this again, and he might just laugh at the cruel reincarnation, so he was even more convinced that this world must perish. Allen, the tragic character, is one of the most classic and profound in the powerful shaping ability of "Giant". As for the final ending of "Giant", I can only hope that characters like Captain Mikasa and Ermin will have a good ending.
Episode 11 Supplement: This episode was done very well. Jia Bi killed Sasha, and they were taken in by the girl who was once saved by Sasha. The "devil" they thought made Jia Bi hated all the time, but the killer And the redeemed began to appear on Jia Bi. The dialogue behind them is too classic. A people of demons who have been talking about thousands of years has brought the sins of many years ago to them today. Are they wrong? Kaya's mother did nothing but was killed by the giant sent to investigate, what is the source of the crime? The biggest point of this episode is that the younger generation does not have to bear the sin for the fault of the ancestors, but must also remember the history. What's more, the original history was not like this. In the end, Jia Bi is probably starting to look at himself. The wrong consciousness he has been instilled all along, he has always thought that he hated the devil, but he is such a kind person, his self-refutation and change, Probably just started. In addition, I am more and more worried about Han Ji. She has really slowly changed from a scientist to a commander who has to take into account both politics and military affairs. The decisions she makes will become the key to the war. It's just that she may not be suitable to be the head of the regiment. Wen's expectations for her gave her the courage to continue. She felt exhausted physically and mentally. She was in a dilemma, but she persisted, so that the final sacrifice was also a kind of relief, and she finally got rid of the constraints of freedom, military, and policy. The hopes that those who died have placed on her can finally be put down. If she can come back, she only hopes that she will be a scientist and will not worry about other things.
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