On 6/27/06, Dr. Core <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I think if the open ends are so distracting like you said we wouldn't have enjoyed the show. Going back to my example of Hollywood cinema... in fact great directors almost NEVER ties all their open ends. As long as the story delivered, open ends like spec or minor plots doesn't matter.
Boaz MyTurnASpace wrote:
> I think there's a point to it, at least if you tolerate Tomino -- just
> ignore the spec. Watch the story, enjoy the narrative, have some fun.
I only wish Tomino himself would stick to storytelling and avoid
getting sucked down the technobabble blackhole, but ever since Zeta,
he's himself responsible for adding a whole new set of techobabble in
each new sequel. Turn-A is the time, he invited the audience to
speculate on the mecha specs and stuffs and in the end we have to
ignore the specs in order to enjoy the show.
> That's for non-Hollywood cinema in general; you don't always have to tie all
> loose ends. In fact, all slasher movies or superhero comics do the same.
Well it would be sad if TAG should be compared to slasher movies.
It's fair to say Hollywood makes everything too explicit and
simplistic, but that doesn't give non-Hollywood a free license to get
sloopy.
Here we have Jason watching TAG for the first time (I assume) so it's
nice to start some TA threads from someone with an open mind. But we
are getting distracted by techno "secrets" and unrevealed Black
History (mountain cycle). We are still struggling to figure out the
meaning of Turn-A waking itself up and fired that scary laser when in
fact we should be exploring the decisions and directions of people
like Loran, Diana, Sochie and Guin. (yes including love in war time)
Thinking back, one of the biggest non-pay-off in TAG was Will Gem and
the time-shifted (???) Queen Diana. So even the human stories had
some big screw-up.
All together too many distractions from the main messages like Diana's
way vs. Gym's way, or if Guin came close to becoming evil, or if Corin
should ever had been allowed to live.
I think if the open ends are so distracting like you said we wouldn't have enjoyed the show. Going back to my example of Hollywood cinema... in fact great directors almost NEVER ties all their open ends. As long as the story delivered, open ends like spec or minor plots doesn't matter.
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Boaz
http://myturnaspace.blogspot.com
