Narwhal (narwhal)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Apr-15 03:52:14 UTC
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@scribus It's incredibly polarizing, and I cannot stress that enough. It's by far the most indulgent I've ever seen from either Akiyuki Shinbo or Gen Urobuchi, in the sense that the narrative is all things considered this absolute mess until the end of the third act. If we're speaking in terms of the show's "rules", it doesn't so much as rewrite the rules as much as it just burns the entire rulebook (if that makes any sense). It's a thematic departure from the original series and in a say presents a lot of symbolism and motifs that were absent from and contrast the original series. The film is deliberately difficult and the ending will make or break the film for you depending on your perspective. I've heard people call it brilliant and also atrocious. I'm personally still sort of ambivalent, it's probably the most ambivalent I've really felt about a work of entertainment media in a long time. I'd definitely say it should be watched just for the sake of gaining perspective.
