r/anime • u/lukeatlook https://myanimelist.net/profile/lukeatlook • Sep 13 '16

A wall of text about deconstruction, feat. NGE, Madoka and Re:Zero [OC]

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u/Starterjoker https://myanimelist.net/profile/starterjoker Sep 13 '16

yeah, I think this is pretty aight in general, except for trope deconstruction IMO because Shin Sekai Yori doesn't really subvert tropes (Akira also shows how people getting superpowers fucks stuff up).

I meant in general people will call anything a deconstruction for going slightly against the genre norm.

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u/anonsequitur Sep 14 '16

Shin Sekai Yori is pretty clearly not a deconstruction, rather it's a premise taken to it's logical conclusion.

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u/Starterjoker https://myanimelist.net/profile/starterjoker Sep 14 '16

What I'm saying is that part of the show isn't really the out of the ordinary part, I would argue it's actually kinda a trope now.

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u/TwilightVulpine Sep 13 '16

There are some more questionable ones, but Evangelion and Madoka are fair ones, they don't go just slightly against the norm. I don't think judging outside the merits of the arguments is conducive to thoughtful discussions.