This something that plays into the determinism vs. Only a few are able to reach enlightenment, and they are seen as mad by the rest. Their reality is an illusion by its very nature. But yeah, Paradigm City is a stage and all its citizens are actors. Seeking the truth (enlightenment to the true nature of reality) and spreading it to others was Schwarzwald's whole motivation. Okay, so if you've been following the show you can see how this applies. By the way, the Demiurge is usually seen as the monotheistic Judeo-Christian God, that'll be important later. That false reality is controlled by a being called the Demiurge, who thinks he is the one true god (he isn't, he was created by another supreme being) and exercises his will over the illusion to keep humanity trapped. The basic idea is that reality is actually an illusion and humans should strive for enlightenment (called Gnosis) and escape the false reality. Have you seen The Matrix? Okay, then you've got the gist of Gnosticism. I mentioned that the show has a lot of Gnostic themes to it, so I suppose I ought to explain what Gnosticism is. Honestly I could write a whole essay on why Dorothy is awesome. Their relationship was made clear in Episode 18 when Dorothy had to rescue Roger from Beck, the same thing he did for her back in the first episode. Platonic relationships between men and women are rare in fiction, and even more rare between older men and younger women, so it was a welcome change that Roger and Dorothy were always on an equal level with each other and had a love for each other. I'm also glad they didn't put her into a romantic relationship with Roger as it would have felt cliche. That's another great thing about her, Dorothy's snarky as hell. But kudos to the writers for taking the high ground with Dorothy, making her a character in her own right and using Roger as the butt of her jokes. Most robot girls, not just in anime, are only there for fanservice and comic relief. Admittedly, I am a sucker for emotionless robot girls but Dorothy quickly became my favorite character for just how much she went against the stereotype.
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If nothing else, I have to thank this series for introducing to R Dorothy Wayneright.
All of this gives the series a more sophisticated feel than most anime, that haven't explored these issues and themes in depth before.
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free will stuff but also in the questioning of memory, distrust of large controlling organizations, and the humanity of machines. Mostly because of the Gnostic themes and the determinism vs. I've brought up Philip K Dick a few times in these articles, but this really feels like something he would write. And the thing that's most interesting to talk about. Memorable characters, fantastic music and good giant robot fights.īut let's be honest, it's the crazy mystery stuff that everyone remembers. But even besides watching the puzzle of Paradigm City unfold, I found the show very enjoyable. But for something legendarily weird and confusing, I found it very easy to follow along. Most of what I knew focused on Batman parallels and the mind screwiness. Going into The Big O, I wasn't sure what to expect.
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