I heard that this anime is a classic for a long time, so I kept it in the corner of the hard drive. I watched an episode at the time, troubled by this inexplicable setting and slightly old style of painting, so I didn't watch it any more.
Looking back recently, I was pleasantly surprised. I am happy that I finally encountered this work, and I am surprised that I almost missed it. Thinking about it again, I'm afraid it's impossible to miss it anyway.
I have seen several of Watanabe's works before and after, especially after watching samurai champloo, michiko and hatchhin, and the recent space dandy, I think I can understand cowboy bebop more. Although there is a fascinating person in each of the above, a journey that seems to be looking but not looking, a group of fellow travelers who seem to be at odds but are deeply fettered, but in my opinion, cowboy bebop is the purest The most essential content is what Watanabe wanted to express in the most primitive way. It can be said that the following are palaces built on the basis of this initial frame of belief. I think this to some extent reflects Watanabe's outlook on life of "searching at will but not aiming to find it in the end".
In each of Watanabe's films, I keep thinking about one question - what is he/she really looking for? Is it really the man with the smell of sunflowers? Is it really that gentle and cowardly ex-boyfriend? Are they really those rare and rare alien creatures? Are there really any prisoners whose bounty is being offered? Every s/he on his/her way of pursuit seems so purposeful and irrelevant, everything he/she does seems to be seeking but not just seeking.
At the same time, Watanabe seems to be sparing no effort in expounding on the idea that we are all searching throughout our lives, but finding it or not finding it doesn’t seem to matter that much. The important thing is to find. As long as you are still on the way. .
07.12.2014
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