"Sword Art Online": The depth is not enough, the romance comes together

Annetta 2022-03-25 09:01:15

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It was four or five years ago that I watched "Sword Art Online" for the first time. At that time, I was busy with graduation, and later I was forced to give up the drama. Recently, I have nothing to do, and I picked up this drama that was interrupted in the past, and I felt a lot of emotions for a while.

"Sword Art Online" tells the story of a virtual experience game. The main line of the game is the protagonist Kirito and his friends fighting all over the world. The protagonist Kirito is a senior online game enthusiast. He entered the game when the SAO game was launched, and tried to show off his skills, but unexpectedly found that the SAO game could not be logged out. Moreover, the game administrator also informed that death in the game corresponds to reality, and death in the game will also die in reality. The only way to solve it is to pass the level and get through the whole game. From this, the whole story of the game begins.

As a lone ranger, Kirito has been single-playing in the game. This is related to Kirito's orphan status and character development in real life. But after experiencing different people and things, Kirito has changed. In the end, he and Asuna came together and got married in the game. After a period of time, in the customs clearance battle, he accidentally discovered the identity of the administrator's game role, and finally defeated the opponent with his own two-knife-style skills and unyielding will, and liberated the gamers in the game. This is the first story of the anime. This stage focuses on the growth of the protagonist Kirito and his love with Asuna. The way in which virtual and reality are separated and contrasted, but connected to each other, is more like a social experiment about human nature. The virtual environment magnifies the evil in life and stimulates the evil of human nature, but it also makes people let go of their bondage and grudges, and it is easier to find the long-lost kindness and love deep in their hearts. This is the best part of anime, and it is also the author's thinking about society and human nature. Going on like this, the film should go in the direction of the anime "EVA", and finally make the answer after the author's own ultimate reflection on human nature.

Disappointingly, the second half of the film begins to swerve. Break all the style and thinking established in the first half of the film. The second half of the plot focuses on Kirito's story of rescuing Asuna. After SAO was cleared, Asuna was controlled by Nobuyuki Sugo and attempted to obtain the secret of the human brain. Kirito rose up after unexpectedly finding that Asuna was trapped in the game, and finally defeated Nobuyuki Sugo and rescued Asuna. The main line of the plot setting is to rescue the trapped Asuna, and the real writing is the emotional entanglement between Kirito and his sister. The problems presented in this passage are simply interpreted by the author in the name of love, so they no longer have the depth and uniqueness of the previous ones. In particular, the setting of the B0SS in the back is a typical masking style, which is lackluster, even more so than the previous Kayaba Jingyan. If Kayaba Jingyan belongs to the role of the clown in "The Dark Knight", Kirito corresponds to the role of Batman. And Nobuyuki Sugo is completely the wretched fish character that Batman deals with on a daily basis. The setting of the boss role of Nobuyuki Sugo destroys the overall style of the film.
Style fragmentation is the biggest problem with the film. Not only the style of the plot, but also the style of painting has to complain. The front is a fresh and magical style, and the second half is slightly wretched, especially the appearance of tentacles, which makes people think that they are watching a certain movie.
Despite this, "Sword Art Online" is still perfect in terms of romance. This may be because the depth is not enough, we can only get together with romance!

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Extended Reading
  • Jacinto 2022-03-28 09:01:08

    To be honest, KIRITO is very cute, but I am surprised that I have come all the way to this harem. It is clear that the priority and the secondary are clear. At the last moment, I still want to recover a girl and sit on an equal footing with the main room... KIRITO quickly shot down and burned it. burn it...

  • Mitchell 2022-03-19 09:01:07

    ALO, at most, a three-star love concubine. I’m blinded by the beautiful painting and thankfully I added a star to the boss in advance. I don’t think the story that jumps like a hiccup is so brilliant. After the second half of ALO. .... I think SAO is actually pretty good

Sword Art Online quotes

  • Akihiko Kayaba: In every world, once you die, you're gone.