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To be honest, I didn't find this discussion particularly unpleasant. And neither sarcasm nor 300 word responses are uncharacteristic of anime discussion threads (come on, why pick on such petty aspects when there are juicy assertions of mine to pick apart?) and thus shouldn't have taken anything away from the debate. But oh well.Stuart-says-yes:Hmmm, I disagree that that's ingenious. Yes, it's an interesting altruistic way to go about resolving conflict, but I saw that coming a mile off. And the sentiment soon gets burried under a free-for-all feast of action and lots and lots (and lots) of superfluous characters running around headless. Moreover, it's interesting that you mention Geass since it uses the exact same gimmick, executed clumsier and with far more contrivance but certainly to greater emotional effect and significance. I will agree with anyone who says Gundam 00 is slick and pretty, though.Again, my problem is not when people say 'Oh, it's a good ol' rollicking piece of fun and I enjoyed it' but when they assert it's one of the best anime. Oh, I know it looks deep - after all it's got its sombre pseudo-philosophical, faux-politics face on - but that doesn't mean it has any grasp of the concepts its toying with. It's the Arnold-Schwarzenegger-as-Governor-of-California of the anime world. Code Geass would be Sarah Palin. LOTGH is Robert McNamara crossed with Churchill and Alexander the Great. Planetes is Woodrow Wilson.*wonders how far she could take this metaphor*
To be honest, I didn't find this discussion particularly unpleasant. And neither sarcasm nor 300 word responses are uncharacteristic of anime discussion threads (come on, why pick on such petty aspects when there are juicy assertions of mine to pick apart?) and thus shouldn't have taken anything away from the debate. But oh well.
Stuart-says-yes:
Hmmm, I disagree that that's ingenious. Yes, it's an interesting altruistic way to go about resolving conflict, but I saw that coming a mile off. And the sentiment soon gets burried under a free-for-all feast of action and lots and lots (and lots) of superfluous characters running around headless. Moreover, it's interesting that you mention Geass since it uses the exact same gimmick, executed clumsier and with far more contrivance but certainly to greater emotional effect and significance. I will agree with anyone who says Gundam 00 is slick and pretty, though.
Again, my problem is not when people say 'Oh, it's a good ol' rollicking piece of fun and I enjoyed it' but when they assert it's one of the best anime. Oh, I know it looks deep - after all it's got its sombre pseudo-philosophical, faux-politics face on - but that doesn't mean it has any grasp of the concepts its toying with. It's the Arnold-Schwarzenegger-as-Governor-of-California of the anime world. Code Geass would be Sarah Palin. LOTGH is Robert McNamara crossed with Churchill and Alexander the Great. Planetes is Woodrow Wilson.
*wonders how far she could take this metaphor*
