Eternal, but dead

Elmer 2022-01-17 08:02:43

Oshii Mamoru’s works have never been consumed as entertainment. Since the movie "Fuck Boy", he has always been concerned about the existence of problems-of course, political struggle and terrorism. This is what he embodies in his works. Two major themes. Of course, if you insist that Oshii Mamoru is an entertainment, there is a reason, because Oshii's emphasis on visual technology has been reduced to the point of abnormality, otherwise, he would not make the heroic declaration that "all movies are animation".
"AVALON" is such a live-action movie, but he turned it into a cartoon.
The dispute between form and content never ends. The form of film is high-tech, the content is art and thought, the form of life is physics, and the content is abstract. This is especially true for human life. But...well, go to the 10th National Games volleyball game, to be continued.

Take the book back.
In "AVALON", there is no truth. Maybe there are so-called class reals that are also assumed. Please pay attention to such a detail: after a chaotic battle scene at the beginning of the film, Ash went to the administrator to exchange currency. She found a strange statue behind the counter. Two little people were embracing (or fighting each other), and one body was When the bullet penetrates, the bullet and body fragments will always freeze at the moment of penetration. This statue flashed out again at the end of the film. Ash raised his gun and aimed at the ghost of the nine sisters. Subtitle: welcome to AVALON. The whole film ends.
This statue has the effect of dizzying the audience and obliterating the truth of the film. The most important thing is: it turns the story into art, into the subtle beauty of "the faint feeling is in it but cannot be touched".
"Reality is just a projection of subjective consciousness, so why don't I treat this as reality?" It is not so much that Mayphy wants to convince Ash, it is better to say that he is trying to convince himself.
It turns out that they all know that this world is not real, they are constantly upgrading and fighting, just to find the truth that they can accept. Mayphy was unwilling to lie on the bed to take oxygen, so she abandoned her teammates and went to class real to be happy. Ash has not yet understood what she can accept. As a lone traveler, she is using the method of elimination to give up more and more things she can’t accept. In the end, she had to choose to pursue the ghost, came to the class real, and was accepted by AVALON. AVALON only accepts dead souls and gives them eternity. Mayphy can't accept the reality of being a dead soul, so he chooses to die-in fact, he is not dead yet, he will continue to lie in the hospital; Ash discovered that AVALON, the Eternal Island is just a scam , And then... Will she complete the task of class real? Can she find her truth? Will she continue to ask and answer in the maze or end her ghost like Mayphy? It's up to everyone to appreciate, think and explain for yourself!

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Extended Reading
  • Clementine 2022-03-25 09:01:19

    The highest level of playing games, you can't tell what you're playing, and don't even want your life

  • Iva 2022-04-24 07:01:22

    I really don't understand, the pace is so slow. . . It's really not my dish, I can't appreciate it. . .

Avalon quotes

  • Ash: You're not ready yet for class A, you still have a lot of work to do in class C and B.

  • Bishop: what do you think is the best, a game you think you can finish, but never do, or a game that seems impossible to win, but isn't?