Who do you think I am? I'm Simon the Digger! ——Comment on "Tianyuan Breaks Through the Eye of the Red Lotus"

Trevor 2022-12-16 05:45:50

"Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann" (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann) is a burning TV animation produced by the famous house company GAINAX (representative work EVA) in 2007 and supervised by Imaishi Hiroyuki.



To use the narration in the film: ——This

is the story of a man who has not yet realized his destiny.

——This is the story of a man who keeps fighting with his fate.

——This is the story of a man who, despite being betrayed by fate, continues to find his way.

——This is the story of a man who is dominated by the cause and effect of battle, but drills the fate of the universe into a wind tunnel.

This is the story called "Tianyuan Breaks Through the Eye of the Red Lotus".



The story takes place in an alternate world where all humans live underground, and the ground is occupied by orcs and a giant robot called "Faces" that they manipulate. The protagonist, Simon, is a member of an underground village. In order to expand the living space, the villagers must constantly dig tunnels. Simon, because of his superb digging skills, won the title of "Simon the Hollow". (Which one is better at digging holes?) The only people who accompany Simon are "Big Brother" Kamina, a passionate and persistent single-cell idiot, and Putai the guinea pig.

But the peaceful life disappeared as Simon dug up the robot "naked eyes", the sniper girl Yuko came to the village and the "face" that fell from the sky disappeared. "Your drill is a drill that breaks through the sky." Following Kamina's rhetoric, Simon, Kamina, and Yuko set foot on the surface and started their own adventure.

The story after that is the same as that of all kings and bloods. Simon drives the robot "naked eye", Kamina captures the "red lotus", and when the two bodies are combined, they are the invincible "eyes of the red lotus". In the fierce battle with the orcs, they learned that the world is ruled by the Spiral King Roger Norm, and at the same time, they also met a group of equally passionate partners and formed the "Great Red Lotus Group", determined to defeat the Spiral King and liberate mankind.

To say that the character in the animation and Tian Yuan Breakthrough is the most suitable character, it is none other than Kamina. The picture of Tian Yuan's breakthrough is wild, the characters are full of wildness, and the mechanical design fully interprets the super department. The "line drafts" inserted from time to time and the Showa-style drama paintings that can be seen everywhere show its unique temperament. The same is true for Kamina. He implements his concept of "man is to rely on momentum", making everything impossible (Murafrada lays a gun), and a black hole usually gathers his partners tightly around him, inadvertently. Also got Yuko. It can be said that Kami here is like Zhu Xun in the TV version of EVA. He sang Ode to Joy and attacked Xiaoshou. He grabbed the second machine without exerting any force. Brush "stone", as if people win.

However, in the battle with the Four Heavenly Kings in Chapter 8, Kamina's death came suddenly, and Simon, who had lost his support, also became helpless. But as the so-called heartbreak, when the girl arrives. By chance, Simon rescued the princess Nia, who was abandoned by the Spiral King. With Nia's encouragement, Simon realized that even if he was alone, he could protect others. Even if he was alone, he was still the digging Simon who never gave up. "Don't forget, believe in yourself. It's not you who I believe in, nor me who you believe in. Just believe in you who believe in yourself." This is Kamina's call to Simon's burning soul. The bond between men. Finally, Simon overcame the demonic obstacle in his heart: "Big brother is dead and gone, but he is on my back, in this heart and I am one body and continue to live! If you want to dig a hole, you have to rush to the sky and dig a grave. Also keep digging through, if I can dig through, I will win! Ore o dareda to omotte yagaru (who do you think I am)? Orewa Simon na (I am Simon), Kamina no aniki janai (not the big brother Kamina), Ore wa oreda (I am who I am), Ana hori Simon da (Simon who burrows)!" This is Simon's obituary to his enemies, and an obituary to his own weakness. This is a juvenile coming-of-age ceremony, this is the roar of a lion cub who has overcome all kinds of trials to become the king of beasts.

Simon, who was resurrected from despair, successfully defeated the Spiral King and liberated the human beings underground. But Roger Norm left his last words before his death: "When a million monkeys fill this land, the moon will be the messenger of destruction, destroying the spiral planet."

GAINAX said that Tianyuan Breakthrough is the first next-generation animation after EVA, and it is also the only animation that has grown. Of course, it is impossible to believe that Wang Po of the house club sells melons, but Tian Yuan does have something in common with EVA. Taking Nia as an opportunity, Simon completed his transformation, just like Shinji in "EVA Broken", under the brainwashing of the goddess's smile, he shouted the thunderous "Ayanami wo, kaese! (give me back Limbo)”. Ironically, the fate of these two young men who escaped weakness after they rescued their loved ones is exactly the same.

Seven years later, human civilization has developed unprecedentedly, Simon has become the commander-in-chief of human beings, and the generals of the Dahonglian regiment are also in high positions. But Roger Norm's prophecy came true. At the moment of the birth of the millionth human being on earth, the anti-spiral race Antisbaer of the universe began to act, and the true identity of the artificial life of the anti-spiral race of Nia was also exposed. Humanity has just ushered in a new life and is about to face extinction (sound engineer, put Komm, süsser Tod / Gan き dies よ, come た れ!), the act of liberating human beings by the Great Red Lotus is actually a suicide act that accelerates the destruction of the earth. For a time, public indignation arose, and Simon, as the culprit, was put on death row, awaiting trial.

This part of the political drama can be said to be the biggest highlight of the whole plot. Everyone is familiar with the scene where the people jumped and the protagonist was deflated. Especially in recent years, in "Crown of Guilty" and "Revolutionary Machine" on the first floor of "Reality in the World" Da Hanoi, the political drama has become the most medicinal part of the two pills. But we never thought that we could join the political struggle in a passionate animation about who is the loudest and who is the father. The issue of fighting and defending the country was brought to the fore, and heroism and political reckoning confronted each other.

Simon, who was in prison, naturally couldn't sink here. Yuko came to rob the prison. Simon sat on the "naked eye" again. The big red lotus group regrouped and rushed to the universe, fighting to stop Antispyle and rescue Nia.

Nia's setting can be considered as a dual personality, one is a little angel who is innocently talking about the soft girl voice of Second Coriander vs Noto, Second Coriander vs Noto! Because it is important, I have to say it twice! Second Coriander Battle Noto! Because it is important, I have to say it three times! One is an Antisbaer spy who is as cold as ice with a queen's voice. However, even with the awakening of the dark personality, Nia did not take off the engagement ring that Simon gave her. Even though she and Simon were at opposite ends of the parallel line, Nia believed in Simon and waited for Simon, and the parallel lines overlapped. The place is the boundary line of love and momentum (the horizontal line on the boundary line is strongly inserted).

The decisive battle between the Great Red Lotus Corps and Antispeier reached the peak of the whole book in terms of momentum and arrogance. At the same time, the core element of Tianyuan's breakthrough, the "spiral force", was also fully demonstrated. When everyone fell into Antisbeyer's illusion and was immersed in a beautiful dream, Kamina appeared next to Simon again: "Did your drill drop? What is your drill for?" The drill is for the future There is no point in carving out a path to exist, clinging to today's fantasies and resting on your laurels. This is the drill, this is the spiral force, this is the driving force for the evolution of life, and it is also the source of the development of the universe. Every second the helix turns, one step forwards, just a little bit of energy to keep going, the universe is a helix, history is a helix, DNA is a helix, past and future are intertwined, wishes and hopes converge, it destroys everything, it creates everything, it Against the system, it is a system of its own.

The battle was finally over, but the post-mortem talks were filled with the sadness of the production team. At the wedding ceremony, Nia disappeared into Simon's arms with a smile, and Simon put down everything and went alone to travel around the world. Twenty years later on the beach, an old-faced uncle taught a teenager how to use a drill.

The boy looked at the spiral track in the night sky and asked, "Can I be like them?"

"Ah, definitely."

Ten no hikari wa subete hoshida (the light in the sky is all stars)!

Twenty-seven years after leaving the village, Simon, the hero who rescued mankind twice, has begun to be forgotten by people. There is no Nia or Kamina, and only the drill is left by his side. He is no longer the leader of the Great Red Lotus Corps, and he has changed back to Simon who digs a hole, the most authentic self. Simon's growth trajectory has taken a big detour. It can be said that since he defeated the Spiral King, he has been struggling on the wrong path for seven years before the final battle. In the past seven years, Simon is no longer the boy who digs a hole, and has become a substitute for Kamina, a fake that even copied Kamina's character (hey, mud).

So what is the difference between Kamina and Simon? Kamina himself said, "It's this guy who saves me every time, and it's Simon who doesn't give up in the end." Kamina is not the self-confidence shown on the surface, he also doubts himself sometimes, but he is very It will be strong. And Simon was never stubborn, he just kept digging on the road Kamina chose, never giving up. Kamina chooses the road, Simon digs the road, Kamina gives Simon confidence, and Simon gives Kamina strength. The two people think and support each other and dig from the ground to the sky. The seven years that went astray were the seven years that Simon was the commander-in-chief and the seven years that he was brave. It is impossible for a hot-blooded idiot to lead the post-war world. Simon also knows this, so he is willing to be a puppet and ask Luo Xiu to preside over government affairs. But being brave is Kamina's choice and a leader's duty. After all, Simon is just Simon who digs a hole. No matter how strong his spiral force is, he is just a general. In Antisbaer's illusion, Simon finally realized that he was not a big brother, just a boy who digged a hole. So after the war, he did not try to be the leader of the crowd, but handed over the country to Luo Xiu, handed the "naked eye" to Jimmy, and took the drill to hide in the rivers and lakes.

——This is the story of a man who has not yet realized his destiny.

——This is the story of a man who keeps fighting with his fate.

——This is the story of a man who, despite being betrayed by fate, continues to find his way.

——This is the story of a man who is dominated by the cause and effect of battle, but drills the fate of the universe into a wind tunnel.

——This is also the growth process of a man who went astray and finally found himself.

Tianyuan Breakthrough is not an animation drawn by passionate young people, but a monster created by a group of uncles who can no longer ignite with the mentality of "revenge on society". The most complete ending of the whole animation is not those passionate middle 2 who are driving radishes, but Luo Xiu, who joins the group halfway and works in politics - after the decisive battle, he takes the throne of the president, convenes the Cosmic Spiral Parliament, and the black history of the trial of Simon also No one cleared. Simon and Yuko are alone, and without Ketang, the black sibling family can hardly be said to be complete. In the same sentence, it is never new for the protagonist to be deflated, but in the burning fan, the hero's twilight is written into the woods, and the breakthrough of Tianyuan can be described as unprecedented.

Finally, let’s end with the lyrics of the BGM “Libera me” from hell:

Do the impossible,

see the invisible,

raw! raw!

fight the power!

Touch the untouchable,

break the unbreakable,

raw! raw!

fight the power "



Finally,

nia prpr

nia prpr - twice because it's important!

nia prpr - thrice because it's important!!

...

nia prpr - because it's important Say it so many times!!!!!

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Gurren Lagann quotes

  • [repeated line]

    Kamina: Who in the hell do you think I am?

  • Simon: Even if we were to be enslaved by the galaxy's cycle of rebirth...

    Yoko: ...The feelings that were left behind will open the door!

    Leeron: Even if the Infinite Universe was to go against us...

    Viral: ...Our burning blood will cut through fate!

    Dai-Gurren-Dan: We'll break through heaven and dimensions! We'll show you our path through force! TENGEN TOPPA GURREN-LAGANN! JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE?