Being raised in generally good background, being exposed to the reality of the world, and being educated, I have developed many beliefs over the years. My experience has enlightened me to the corruption
and injustice in society. Every day, I wake up disgusted with current predicement of this world. I feel so powerless against the current system. It is infuriating to see what the world has become, and the trajectory it might take. But at the same time, I feel a compulsive need to save all that I can, to protect the ones I love most, and to destroy all the problems that we have have to face. I feel this intense sense of justice when I see the atrocities and challenges in this world. All I want is an ideal place for everyone.
Takeshi Obata, the creator of Death Note, an anime of unparalleled creativity and brilliance, and I share some of those most basic ideas of society. This belief is more than engendered in his anime. The story goes like this: A young teenage boy, named Light Yagami happens upon a note book, which apparently has the power to kill anyone whose real name is written within the confines of this book. At first, Light's rationality prevented him from believing what he read, but when hope dawned on him, he began to experiment, and was surprised to find out the truth. Light considered himself far superior to everyone around the world as he was much smarter than most, and as a result his genius got the better of him. He began to get bored with the world, yet he wanted to see it cleansed from all the evil that existed within it. As such he, the book offered a perfect solution to the problem that he faced.
Even as stated in the anime, most people would have been too frightened by the temptation and sheer magnitude of that much power; to be able to kill on a whim requires a very powerful resolve. Unlike the rest of the cowering world, Light took on the mantle of a psuedo-god-guardian. he devoted his time to purge the world of all the negative energy; he began to kill all those that he deemed evil.
This anime reflects a much more darker side than I wish to portray. But what Obata and I have in common is not the desire to kill all those in the world. My desire lies in the solving of all the problems where the most people benefit.
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I find it interesting that you start out talking about justice. I particularly like your second para. as it is well written and strong. Then you move into talking about anime and, I believe, you are stating that this particular story is addressing your own view of corruption. I wonder, though, if you think that having the power to eliminate the bad people of the world would really solve the problems? As you say, the character becomes a demi-God. How long will his integrity stay intact? How long would anyone's? Who is to say that the people of whom we would choose to rid the world would be the right people? How long until our power controls us? Interesting questions to contemplate.
ReplyDeleteYou are short by one entry thus far though I do like what you have done. You only had two done as of very recently. You must keep up with this assignment and do a minimum of two a week no matter how long they are.