How seriously do you take Japanese animation? Do you ever wonder if hints and symbolism are dropped through art and media that indicates that our perception of reality is taken for granted? Why do we believe things are "realistic" when it's generally just how our still-untapped brains interpret sensations and information, or even just stuff other people tell us since our inception into this world, coupled with how incredibly limited the knowledge of our own bodies, brains, DNA, genes, consciousness etc. actually function? Things regarded as "pseudoscience" constantly have plausible answers for things mainstream science is unable to, while religions constantly vie for your and my affections as they ignore the possibility that they too are simply slaves to a power beyond their religious texts that has everything in this universe so perfectly planned and executed to make it appear as if salvation is gained by obediently following whatever forces are capable of creating and executing cross-religious prophecies and even multiple interpretations of prophecy, which can cause debate even among the same religion though both views are plausible!
Japan takes their artistic expression and imaginative powers to such extremes that they are very often misunderstood by others in my eyes and I imagine many of yours as well. I tend to think we identify with the "Eccentric Outcast" motif that Japan has established for itself to varying degrees, often described as a completely different planet that somehow manages to communicate with select people and resonate with them, similarly to so many other things in this world. Japanese animation seems to be increasingly trying to reach out to people and let them know that our world needs help, unity, and constant constant questioning of what is "real", yet this can't seem to happen soon enough, and I get the feeling that westerners tend to be incredibly prone to not seeing the bigger picture as (especially Americans, perhaps? Land of the "Grown-Ass Men") they've been conditioned by a rather stagnant media platform that seems to mainly care about generating consistent profits while quaintly instructing its audience how they ought to feel to not be a "weirdo", while the rest grow weary of the constant labeling rituals and simply wish to experience other worlds not so incredibly shackled. So many things seem to be kept from us that must be carefully filtered down through "alternative" forms of media often dismissed for one reason or another.
At this point in my life, I think I'd rather be labelled a Japanophile rather than a Japanophobe, since the former at least promises that I'm capable of empathizing with an "alien species" which perhaps is one of the main points of such a possible experiment? (I will note for posterity that I'm half Japanese, however, but I empathize with those who aren't any form of Asian and face "the labels")
As a bonus question, if you were one of the writers of such a grand play, what ending do you seek? What value do you place on art, imagination, alternative portrayals of reality and things considered "normal" versus "abnormal"? How much do we understand about the difference between Subjectivity and Objectivity?
Japan takes their artistic expression and imaginative powers to such extremes that they are very often misunderstood by others in my eyes and I imagine many of yours as well. I tend to think we identify with the "Eccentric Outcast" motif that Japan has established for itself to varying degrees, often described as a completely different planet that somehow manages to communicate with select people and resonate with them, similarly to so many other things in this world. Japanese animation seems to be increasingly trying to reach out to people and let them know that our world needs help, unity, and constant constant questioning of what is "real", yet this can't seem to happen soon enough, and I get the feeling that westerners tend to be incredibly prone to not seeing the bigger picture as (especially Americans, perhaps? Land of the "Grown-Ass Men") they've been conditioned by a rather stagnant media platform that seems to mainly care about generating consistent profits while quaintly instructing its audience how they ought to feel to not be a "weirdo", while the rest grow weary of the constant labeling rituals and simply wish to experience other worlds not so incredibly shackled. So many things seem to be kept from us that must be carefully filtered down through "alternative" forms of media often dismissed for one reason or another.
At this point in my life, I think I'd rather be labelled a Japanophile rather than a Japanophobe, since the former at least promises that I'm capable of empathizing with an "alien species" which perhaps is one of the main points of such a possible experiment? (I will note for posterity that I'm half Japanese, however, but I empathize with those who aren't any form of Asian and face "the labels")
As a bonus question, if you were one of the writers of such a grand play, what ending do you seek? What value do you place on art, imagination, alternative portrayals of reality and things considered "normal" versus "abnormal"? How much do we understand about the difference between Subjectivity and Objectivity?
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