Sunday, November 4, 2007

If someone missed the question from the last post and wants to answer or is confused as to which question I'm referring to, here it is once again:

What physical part or personality trait attracts you most/more to a person that you're interested in?
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Schultzie: Not easily offended, eh? lol, somehow I can totally understand that :p
And thanks!

Sarah: Danke mein liebling :3 For both the praise and your answer!

Slick: XD!!! Now I'm getting all sorts of wacky scenes flashing in my head ala Pink Panther, where your wife is like Cato ... only more successful. *snicker giggle*

Shaow: Wheee for being pampered *basks* Awww, reading your reply made me go all <3!!!

John: I demand to know more about your life! >:3 You've been gone for far too long ;___;

TC: Sankyou! Aha, you go immediately for the inside. Interesting *strokes imaginary beard* :)

Shishou: *giggles* Thank you, m'dear! And for a moment I thought I was reading a confession of love at the end of your comment XO That's what I get for not reading properly and having watched a wacky show like "Yakitate Japan" lol.

Becksicle: I'll make sure not to do that same mistake a third time >.> *huggles plentiful*

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Night Head Genesis
This anime had me in its claws from the absolutely amazing opening until the 2nd to last episode. "Watching Night Head Genesis" made me feel very uncomfortable while, at the same time, it drew me in further with each passing episode.

Being sensitive myself to signals people put out I don't even want to think about how it would be like to being forcefully exposed to humanity's darker/twisted backside. The brilliancy in Naoya's power, to me as a viewer, is that most of the time people's true selves are hidden and so there's this shock value to opening up the doors to the concealed part of their identity.

That, in turn, makes you feel so much more repulsed than if they're portrayed from the get-go as who they are. The entire scope is present in this show. For example: when reading about an event in a newspaper, where you're instantly given only the core view of a situation and those involved, you can side-step the ugliness by thinking "bad person did bad thing". That way it's sort of transformed into something that is empty and eerily easy to not be moved by, beyond flipping the page or channel to make you think of something else.

What's more, I could care less about promiscuity in others but, oh boy, the way it was handled/presented in this anime made me feel sickened to the point of wanting to scrub myself enough to draw blood in an scorching hot shower while retching gall acid. Not that it made me feel dirty like a prude nun ... how should I put it ....

It wasn't the actual promiscuity that repulsed me, but rather the emptiness and complete lack of respect/integrity/dignity. I guess the fact that the persons involved pretended like it hadn't happened, and acted as if it was a separate part of themselves, added to evoke repulsion since that reinforced the notion of it being 'wrong' or something to be kept hidden.

Ok, I need to veer away a bit from being enamored with the psychology factors of NHG >.>; Let's talk briefly talk about the two brothers.

Mostly I feel for Naoya who goes through such emotional/spiritual trauma (which serves to time and again reinforce how desensitized we can get) but Naota struck a big chord as well. He has to constantly battle with himself, control his power, lest he hurt someone else. It can't be easy to know you're capable of eradicating the source of your agony, suffering from the idea you might get lost in wanting to bring about justice and, on top of that, dealing with the guilt of continuing/contributing to the circle of violence and pain you're trying to escape from yourself.


My only gripe lies in the two last episodes, which aren't "bad" in that sense but it appeared almost out of place considering how it was such a de-tour from a very coherent journey. By coherent I mean there was a thread connecting everything and it was very focused. Those two episodes felt removed in that context. That's all I have to complain about, though.

Oh! Before I stop this post there's one thing I have to bring up and that is is when, towards the end of the series, they flash back to the day of their escape. It was amazing seeing it again because suddenly there's such a sense of magnified naivety, hope and lust for life/freedom in that scene, whereas the first time around I felt it was charged with minor madness and sorrowful disconnection.


"Night Head Genesis" is the kind of show I don't want to revisit any time soon, because of the impact it had, and at the same time I want to dive straight back in. It also makes me wish I could better express my thoughts ^^;

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