Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Singleton-Ah My Goddess


I wish our world was filled with goddess that grant you wishes.  I can only imagine the things I would wish for.  Ah My Goddess was a very interesting movie.  I tried to enjoy the film but it was difficult to stay focus while trying to prepare Thursday’s meal and watch the movie with really bad internet connection.  However, I really liked how women in this film were more of equal then of under men’s control.  I also give kudos to Keiichi for not feeling intimidated by Belldandy.  I mean I would feel a little awkward it I had a really powerful friend that was a girl.  Needless to say, I admire how he didn’t let that affect his relationship with Belldandy.  One thing that did interest me was why Keiichi didn’t choose a male counterpart for his motorized vehicle instead of the black haired lady.  Maybe I wasn’t paying close enough attention, but that really impressed me.  After going through the book, I notice that it really didn’t help me to understand the movie any more than what I already did, which is still a little fuzzy.  The only thing that shot at me out of the book was when it said or asked is there really a difference between demons and gods.  I thought about this for a long time and came up with one conclusion; it depends on how you look at it.  I say this because when you think of a god, they are supposed to be strong, wise, and loving.  In contrast, a demon is looked as evil, sly, and tricky.  I remember when I watch Clash of the Titans, the gods in that movie could have been compared to demons because they tried to eliminate the human race.  Although, Zeus helped them against the Hades because one of the men happened to be his son.  In comparison, I think Ah My Goddess is the same way.  Gods and demons are naturally the same, they both have supernatural powers.  Yet it matters who that particular god or demon is and how do other people look at them.  For example I can see Belldandy as a god because of her beautiful traits as a person, but others can call her a demon because she has powers and she is not human.


Saturday, November 19, 2011

Singleton-Princess Mononoke


In most films, there is always a good and evil plot. Either the main character is a heroic individual that tries to good and or there’s another individual that’s the complete opposite. In Princess Mononoke, a lot of the characters weren’t completely good or evil. They just were loyal to their obligations or beliefs. Two characters that come to mind are Eboshi and San. These two characters are perfect for this discussion because their good and evil deeds are very similar. Eboshi is a strong and intelligent woman. She was well respected by her people and she helped
those in needs. She sheltered a lot of women and treated everyone fairly. However, she really had it in for the gods and the forest. When she is first introduced, we see her fighting against the wolf god. She also is involved with the demonic boar that cursed Ashitaka. It was her bullet
that caused the boar to transform into a demonic monstrosity. Her and the people that live in her establishment are at constant war with the gods and plan to expand their colony through the forest. On the other hand, another character that is good and evil is San. She’s a young lady who
has been raised by the wolf god and finds it as her duty to protect the forest as well as her wolf mother. Even though she is a human herself, she has a deep hatred for other humans because of their goals to diminish the forest. For both individuals, you would have to see it from their point of view of what’s good and evil. From Eboshi point of view what she’s doing is good. She is making more room to shelter other humans as well as keeping her establishment health.
As for San, she’s keeping the forests safe. Nevertheless, with these good deeds comes evil intention. In order for Eboshi to continue to make her colony grow, she has to destroy the forest, or at least parts which is the home for many gods. As for San, even though was raised by the wolf, she is still human. So the vision that Eboski has for humans is being hindered by someone who is human, that is protecting the very nuisance of their problem.