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GoGeTa006:

--- Quote from: Fool010 on October 02, 2010, 03:32:58 PM ---While I do agree "believe in yourself" makes sense, the series as a whole is based on a "use brute force rather than intelligence" stance, and that's something I don't agree with.
Things won't always work out the way you want them to. I do agree nothing will happen when you keep doing nothing, but "you can do anything if you really want to" is plain bullshit.
The more effort you put into things, the more likely you're to succeed, but there's no warranty you will.

I'd just like to pick up the assertion TTGL ultimately is a parody. I've got mixed feelings about that, it kinda feels stuck somewhere in the middle. The series is too goofy to be serious, and a the same time too ponderous to be a parody. It kinda feels like the creators weren't willing to go all the way to parody.
Would the series be a head-on and obvious parody, then I would be enclined to accept the shallow, horribly cliched characters, the ridiculously simple, ultra-linear storyline and the general climate of overkill.

A parody should be poking fun at everything, especially itself, going way over the top isn't enough ... at least not for me

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its an anime. . .Kamina just fills you up with testosterone and he goes by that (you can do anything with brute force) but Simon is his counterpart that is a pussy. The gist of it is that you (yourself) can "pierce the heavens" if you believe in yourself. the context makes it seem as brute force because. . .well its a battle for independence. . .Its not code geass nor Death note (which CG  eitherway is brute force afterall. . .just a strategical one) this is all about  "Surpass the impossible and kick off with the momentum" at least thats IMO.

and something I really liked is the fact that just as much as Simon respected and looked up to Kamina. . .Kamina was the same way, he looked up and respected Simon. . .when Yoko tells simon that story (about them being buried by an earthquake and how simon wouldnt have been able to survive without kamina and vice versa) that thing was like . . . homies for life yo! you know? like family. la familia nunca muere! you know? dropping a little bit of alcohol before drinking it just for the homies that arent here anymore.

Takeshi:
(click to show/hide)I got a couple of eps left, and I definitely understand why it's got so much recognition. It's didn't fully grab until the time-skip. I mean, I kind of knew that Kamina was dead, and that some of them would obviously make it to that new place they were at. The show gets a bit darker when we reach Kamina City. I really appreciated that. Also, that some of the episodes took place over one might. I love that kind of narrating, reminds me of the first couple episodes of BSG. It's so amazing now with just four-five eps left.

Should finish quickly so I can clean up my room after the marathon. >_>

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