Rebirth of the Father of Anime

Although "Magic Girl with Little Round Face" was interpreted by some people as a story of female revolution, Xu Yuanjie saw another story.

In a short 12-episode animation, people can feel the tragic view of the pre-Socrates and appreciate the admiration of humanity and the criticism of blind rationality. "Magical Girl Round Face" can be regarded as Interpretation and interpretation of "Faust" in the way of girl animation.

At the beginning, Xu Yuanjie thought that it would be like his most admired emotional masterpiece "-days", with an ending of total annihilation, but his expectation did not come true--now looking back at his original guess, it was only You will suddenly realize that you are so superficial, and this ending is deeper than you guessed!

This seemingly healing ending is aesthetically similar to the Ragnarok-style destruction. The so-called "tragedy is to destroy the valuable things in life for others to see." The strength and appeal of tragedy come from this destruction. From the audience's pity for the characters in the play and the fear of the changing fate.

The protagonist has a noble character and an unyielding spirit, but he always encounters failure in the struggle against fate-so far, the tragedy has two directions: either to show human dignity and the brilliance of humanity in the failure and destruction; or to finally obtain metaphysical comfort. But what both have in common is to express: Although life is short, the destruction of phenomena () will not damage the eternity of will (spirit).

"Magical Girl Little Round Face" is the latter type. Little Round Face sacrificed herself, and it was a sacrifice that completely wiped out all traces of existence. She made a wish to change the rules of magical girls and no longer degenerate into a witch. This modification does not interfere with the essence of the "Laws of the Universe". Magical girls still have to fight. Will suffer mistakes. Betrayal, tribulation, and sacrifice, it's just that Madoka will come to take away their despair when they are dying, and guide their heroic spirits to die peacefully like Valkyrie, the Valkyrie of Norse mythology.

"Believe in the magic girl with a round face and not fall after death" is very similar to "believe in God/Allah/Buddha and not go to hell after death"? All are metaphysical comforts with idealistic and religious overtones, without direct interference with the real world.

Is there no point in seeking comfort?

Xu Yuanjie felt that it was just the opposite. What the whole play wanted to express was a critique of rationalism.

what is qb

It is the devil Mephisto in "Faust", and the difference is that Mephisto is the original symbol, because "Faust" created in the Renaissance period advocated knowledge and reason to guide human beings to overcome Low-level limitations; while the creation background of "Little Circle" is the modern age with highly developed technology and information. Indifferent and numb mechanical rationality has overly suppressed human nature in the social mentality.

In the animation, qb is a symbol of "absolute rationality" - excluding all emotional factors, the theory and logic are very strict, and even the magical girls who know the truth have no way to refute.

However, it absorbs energy from human emotions, and it is the devil that lures magical girls into the abyss—rationality frees humans from the ignorance of animals, promotes the development of human civilization, and at the same time gradually leads human civilization to the abyss , the irony is that rationality drives human progress to be driven by sensibility. Girls' knowledge and mind cannot understand how complicated theories of the universe are, and all they have are pure and kind emotions.

It can be seen that there is a contest between emotion and absolute rationality between the magical girl and qb.

The idealistic consolation in the ending, and the theme of "If others say that hope is wrong, I will definitely deny this sentence no matter how many times" are criticizing "the blind worship of reason".

Face irreconcilable contradictions in dramatic conflicts. Most viewers hope to solve it within the rules, and some hope to take regret medicine and rely on "if" to get comfort. Even fewer thought of breaking the rules.

For example, ancient Chinese novels and novels pinned society's hopes on "honest officials, wise rulers, and chivalrous men" without any intention of shaking the foundation of the social system.

How did this mind-set of unconditional obedience to rules come into being?

It is the countless knowledge and concepts that are solidified in a person's thinking in a rational way during his growth. The more rational a person's thinking is, the farther away from romance, and the more he resists the supernatural deduction that subverts the rules—because the subconscious has already "How could such a miracle happen" by default.

Most viewers hate qb, but unknowingly abide by qb's rules and logical thinking. The absolutely rational attitude of qb who rejects all emotional expression is very popular in life, "I am numb and I am proud, I am not emotional and I am proud", equating the obliteration of emotions with maturity, experience and wisdom, and it has become a mask for countless people to maintain their self-esteem.

While human beings progress due to rationality, they are also imprisoned by the despair brought about by rationality. Little round face's wish is not for selfishness that is distorted and absurd, nor does it stay within the maze of qb's rules; After her destiny, Madoka's fraternity made her perspective and mind reach a height that all other magical girls have never reached, possessing a divinity that not only surpasses the pure humanity of other magical girls, but also surpasses QB's absolute rationality!

What is divinity?

Look at Jesus: He said to love your enemies and bless those who curse you. Do good to those who hate you, pray for those who abuse you and those who persecute you. Jesus was born among the Jews who were ruled by the Romans, but he not only saved the Jews but also the Romans; he helped countless people without asking for anything in return, and while he was suffering for the world on the cross, he still prayed for those who betrayed him. He had no hatred in his heart There is only compassion and selfless sacrifice for the world.

Let's see if there is any similarity in Madoka's personality? Love everyone; pity not only the magical girl but also the witch; when she made a wish to bear the despair and curse of the universe for all the magical girls in the past and future, and destroyed her witch-like self, did you think of doing it on the cross for her? The suffering Jesus of the world?

After Jesus died, he was resurrected and ascended to heaven, and Madoka died and became a higher-level existence in the universe.

What qb said is right, Madoka made a wish to subvert the rules, making her become a god at the moment she made the wish. Magical girls spread hope, and Madoka became the hope of magical girls, and the radiance of her divinity shines on every magical girl.

It also infects every believer of the round face religion—Xu Yuanjie has now completely become a loyal believer of the round god, and he will become a "magic girl" (the author of the creation story) to spread the hope of the "love" of the round god To every corner of the world!

Before that, he had to study hard with Mr. Porter. Every work of Mr. Porter has something amazing that needs careful comprehension to fully grasp. He needs to deeply comprehend the spiritual thought of his teacher, so that he can more accurately convey the "love" of Yuanshen, which he believes in, to the world.

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The shadow of "Little Magical Girl" is everywhere, and even the stock market news, which has nothing to do with animation, has content about "Magic Girl".

"For retail investors like Lanmao (Sha Ye) who are new to the stock market, the senior sister's gorgeous performance and lofty ideals seem so perfect, so she directly chased the senior sister's stocks with all her wealth. Delisted. Lanmao couldn't help shedding painful tears: "Only Miss Mami is different."

"Hongmao (Xingzi) should be regarded as the most experienced stockholder in the play, so he sneered at the blue hair stocks at the beginning. Unexpectedly, after a heart-to-heart exchange in the church, he felt that the blue hair stocks had great potential. It was predicted that it was already the mid-term bottom, so Decisively used all the funds to buy bottoms, who knew that he caught the flying knife empty-handed and bought the bottoms halfway up the mountain. After that, the blue wool stocks went all the way down, st, and until they were suspended; Mortgage). When it came time to suspend trading, I finally got impatient and found Yuan, who was not usually valued very much, and asked for rescue.

"The blue-haired self-abandonment and the red-haired self-destruction and self-abandonment are actually related to the desperate situation they face. I believe that most stockholders who have experienced such experiences should be able to empathize with them. You, who have been watching them for so long, can't understand Is it their pain? Do you still have the heart to laugh at them?"

"Right now, it looks like Xiaoyuan is holding it steady, with the most abundant funds in her hands, and a little hesitant personality, but after seeing this man-eating stock market clearly, will she enter the market?"

"Now that I think about it, the master porter should not be the banker, but QB is the banker. The master porter is the China Securities Regulatory Commission. It's so dark."

"Actually, Hongmao is quite conscientious. When she asked Xiaoyuan to rescue the market, Xiaoyuan asked herself if she should also enter the market, but Hongmao resolutely refused. She just wanted to use Xiaoyuan to create the illusion of big funds intervening (according to a so-called What the lying expert qb said: Madoka’s funds are so big that they can change the rules of the stock market).”

"It's a pity that the China Securities Regulatory Commission doesn't follow this, and doesn't even give Lanmao a chance to reorganize. It still makes Lanmao delisted. QB is not just a trader, but a big banker who can formulate and explain rules. The background is the China Securities Regulatory Commission."

"'The stock market is risky, you must be cautious when entering the market.', 'The stock market with a small round face is not as good as a casino.', 'The second uncle is a banker, and retail investors only have dead and dying.' Wake up, everyone."

A group of stockholders who have nothing to do are discussing the issue of the "small round face stock market" in a serious manner in the stock market news and forums.

This is just a corner of "Magical Girl with Little Round Face". Although the round face god religion has just been established in this world, more and more believers from various industries have already entered the arms of the round god. (To be continued..)

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