I agree. War is bad, but fighting to protect your family, loved ones and
friends while not good, is ok. If one didn't fight for protections sake,
fighting would pretty much be pointless. Sometimes, if an extreme
situation is involved, fighting, even when it's for protections sake,
escalates into war.
Fighting isn't good, but sometimes one either fights or dies. For
example, if someone runs at your Mother, wife, ETC. with a knife, you
either fight to stop the attacker or your Mom gets hurt or even killed.
Some might say "Grab your Moms arm and run away", but in my opinion,
fighting is often a better choice for a variety of reasons, some are -
If the situation permits, fighting gives you better control if the
situation is to your advantage, even if it's a slight advantage.
Running could give the attacker a boosted incentive to attack.
BlazeEagle
Chris Campbell wrote:
At 10:54 AM 2/2/2007, Dr. Core wrote:
Now I really don't want to get into a debate what this Gundam message
is, and ESPECIALLY, if this message is right or wrong, good or bad.
But I think it's there and it's radically different from what's
accepted as True in most cultures, by "most cultures" here I am
definitely including the West (both Christianity and Democracy-ism)
but also part of the East (Feudalism/Confucianism and Maoist
Communism)
I honestly don't think it's an issue or right and wrong, because I think
the core of the message is anti-*war*, not anti-*fighting.* To me, this
isn't even a controversial viewpoint -- no one thinks war is a *good*
thing (at least, no one we'd call sane), and the show is pointing out
just how bad it can be. But ultimately, our protagonists make a choice
-- they choose to fight, not because they enjoy war or because the
subscribe to a particular ideology, but rather because they want to
defend their friends and family. That's the central message of Gundam
IMO; war is hell, but you keep on fighting because if you don't the
people you care about will suffer, and that's worse.
If you think about the dialog between Amuro, Lalah and Char, if you
relish the last minutes of episode 43 (or Encounter in Space), if you
recognize 0080 as a Greek tragedy, if you find parallel between 0083
and SW ep.2-3, if your heart pounds listening to Queen Diana/Kihel,
then Gundam is not the least bit ridiculous or insulting.
I tend to agree; once you get through all the merchandising the themes
of Gundam are quite solid.
In the end, people are stupid and everything is pointless and we are
left with blissful nihilism. So... what's the next HGUC again?
As someone who doesn't do the merchandising angle of things, my opinion
on this is mixed; on the one hand I'm not giving in and supporting the
commercialization of the show, but on the other hand I'm also not
supporting it and prolonging its lifespan (or keeping it on life
support, as the case may be). I'm as yet uncertain which is the morally
preferable stance.
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