I don’t know what it may be now, but since the whole series is now on Netflix, I rewatched it for the first time in years.
It’s been a while since I watched it, and at the time I didn’t understand why it was such a hit, but now I think it might be the way to go.
It has a royal story, well-made sets, and a tempo that keeps you on your toes. The CG and the visuals alone make it hard to believe that it has been more than a decade since I saw this movie.
One thing that bothered me, however, was the treatment of the “noble species.
Twenty years ago, when this movie was popular, otherworldly reincarnation stories were not as popular as they are today, and the setting in which the main character was actually “the forgotten child of the king of XX” or “the daughter of a legendary demon king” was still quite new, and if you got into the foreshadowing, you were quite impressed with the movie. However, with the recent increase of “One Piece” and other “precious species” stories, I have become a little bored with them.
However, with the recent One Piece and so many other noble species, I have become a bit bored. I understand that in stories, especially in children’s literature and fantasy, the desire to foreshadow the fact that they were noble species is painfully obvious. It makes storytelling so much easier, especially when it’s the main character.
It is easy to explain why this character is so strong, why he has so much magical power, and so on. The more inflated the opponent’s strength, the more effective it is. The answer is simple: because he is a legendary “noble species.
However, as a viewer, when I find out that a character is a “noble,” I am more likely to be disappointed that the character is a “noble” after all, rather than thinking, “I knew it. I have been more and more disappointed by the fact that the “noble species” are strong in reality.
I have had enough of the “noble species” being strong in the real world. It is because it is a fantasy that people rise to the top not because they are noble, but because of their ability, as in the case of Slam Dunk, or even the Haikyuu! characters who can become a good player if they work hard enough.
No matter how hard we try, we can never become Jojo or Purgatory from Oni no Rui no Kai.
In the movie, Harry Potter clearly tells the principal of the school that his parents are legendary wizards and that Harry will surely become a great wizard in the future within the first five minutes of the movie. Actually, I thought it was more than a little creepy.
In fact, the Harry Potter series may have been intended to depict the pain, envy, and pressure that comes with being a noble species.
The hero, because he is of the noble species, is forced to fight to the death to solve his troubles, which leads him into extraordinary ordeals. In that sense, it may have been an attempt to represent the spirit of noblesse oblige, which is not so familiar in this country.
It is often said that the second generation of a founder destroys the company, but in fact, the second generation of an actor, a member of the Diet, a singer, or an athlete may also have a tough time. It made me think.
If Harry had been a dumb wizard and one of the many other students, he might have graduated from the school without ever speaking to the principal, without ever fighting the legendary giant evil, without ever losing any friends, and without ever happily ending his life as a third-rate wizard.
Harry, the first wizard I have seen in decades, and the treatment of the “noble species” was the part that bothered me the most as the creator of the film.
See you later.
