⚠️ Warning Spoilers Ahead⚠️
Ok soooo imma about to go on a full on rant on AoT or Snk whatever y’all call it. I only started watching it and finished season 4 pt 1. I don’t read the manga although I have seen spoilers online. Pardon my horrible spelling.
This is just my opinion DONT take it srsly.
I just feel bored and wanted to rant about one of my favorite animes. I’ll try to be unbiased but if not welp. Ok sooo first my favorite things.
So my favorite thing about AoT is how it kinda reflects our world on like political and social stuff now and in the past. Anyone can be viewed as the hero or villain depending on the eye of the beholder there is no right opinion. I find the characters well written in this area of the story.
I like how the side characters also get their stories like Erwin, Levi, Historia, Ymir, Reiner, etc. They not only explore their past but give depth and feeling to the character. We see why they do things and even in the OVAs we see that too.
The concept of AoT is very interesting as Titans were humans aka Eldians all along and that gives the story an interesting twist as it turns out they’ve been killing their own kind but in a different form without control unless ofc you are one of the 9 Titans. This drastically changes some people’s view points but some remain the same that they are monsters.
Also the concept of a wall and wanting to be free. Starting with the wall it basically represents a cage blocking them from freedom but also the cage that keeps them safe. The fact that Titans the thing that scares them the most is protecting from other Titans is pretty ironic but also a key point in the future. The fact that there are three walls reminds me of the social pattern the richer and more important you are the closer to the center you are. I’m not sure why there are three wall or I just wasn’t paying attention when they were explaining.
Ok back to the freedom stuff. So the whole thing point of this is wanting to be free. As long as there is a cage some will always want to be free. We see that in Eren and sometimes Armin as he wants to see the outside world. But once they reach the sea Eren asks a really good question. If they defeat everyone will they be free. Well in my opinion no. I believe freedom is unachievable because humanity will always long and hope for more. No one is truly free even in death as no one knows what happens. If there are ghost and sports they aren’t free as they roam the Earth for unknown reasons. So the wall basically represents the world in a sense as the our plant is our wall but without the man eating Titans.
Another thing is the political concept. In AoT everyone is fighting over resources on Eldia and in the real worl it’s just like that too. I like this because I feel like I can relate to what is happening here and in the real world. Political tensions, alliances, trust, betrayal, and secrets are all part of this anime. In a sense yes it is interesting but also highly relatable to what’s on the news sometimes.
Part 2 Political Concept: Also with the social brainwashing. It’s like WW2 where extreme nationalism toon hold and people were in gracing into their children’s head that they were better or that they were the worse race. In AoT it displays this with the internment zone and the Eldian Children believing they are the spawns of devils even though history reveals that to not be true. Even after it is revealed they still believe it which shows just how deep it is in their system. While the Marlians or something idk what they called believe they are superior and better just because they are not like the Eldians but also because they are afraid of people who can turn into so called Monsters. It is also ironic people grew up to hate Eldians Titans included inside and outside the walls. I don’t agree with social brainwashing as I believe everyone should have their own will to speak but it is also hard to not be influenced by your peers, friends, and especially your parents. I like this story because it shows everyone’s POV and it lets you decide for what you think. Again repeated from earlier.
While the anime doesn’t focus that much on romance and love I still feel it plays a big part in the story as eren and mikasa’s story is tied into the plot. Along with Armin (did y’all realize it was Armin narrating?). I think that maybe Armin wrote book which is what we are seeing right now. Which kinda maybe makes sense in why it shows Eren and Mikasa’s relationship so much but it’s my opinion anyway. I believe that maybe after everything happened Armin wrote a book or left a diary to the people left in the world to show what happened. Ahem getting off topic but love is a strong factor may it be love from friends, family, romance, or even heartbreak it just adds more the the complexity. Take Historia and Ymir for an example. In the end Ymir went with Reiner instead of Historia and I felt it must have broke her heart to not be with her but she made up her mind. This just adds to both Ymir and Historias character development as Historia had to keep going despite losing the one person that had always been there for her. They experienced the love of friends, family, and lovers but also the heartbreak that came with it. (Plz don’t hate it’s just my POV)
Ok those are mainly my favorite things but now imma get to my not so favorite things about the show and kinda the fandom. Again this is my opinion if you have nothing nice to say don’t say it plz.
So I don’t have much to say about not liking the AoT alot but I do feel like the ending could’ve gone better but hey I’m not the writer and I doubt I could’ve written AoT at all but I always am a sucker for a happy ending. I always kinda feel like the fans may need the right closure to the end of a long time manga or show. Although we are not sure if the anime will go the same way. I do believe people can criticize the ending but don’t go overboard with it as I am already happy this piece of art came into existence. I do believe A writer can end their story the way they want despite what fans want as it is originally their work. They couldve taken suggestions but in the end it was their choice to end it that way. That’s all really I don’t find anything majorly negative to talk about AoT as a whole if I did it is probably too tiny for me to remember.
The fandom ok YALL the fandom! So yes I am highlighting ALL of this due to my feeling of it’s importance. To start off I have met people and seen online people mentally scared to watch or read AoT due to the fandom. Don’t get me wrong the fandom is great as long as you stay on the right side of it but it’s not really up there for me to put on my favorite things about AoT. People need to calm down and take a breather. AoT is filled with wonderful things yes even the memes sometimes but it honestly makes me sad that they can’t enjoy it due to some fans and parts of the fandom. To those who have not seen AoT please take a chance and enjoy the story or not it’s your choice but I think it’s worth a try even if you end up with a bad opinion. If you do end up enjoying it I recommend you stay on the nicer side of the fandom and not the toxic side. It is okay to express your feelings online heck that’s what I’m doing rn but plz sending Death Threats is NOT okay no matter who they are for. It can really hurt a person and cause harm. Think before posting.
Ships okay YALL I can’t express this enough. Plzzzzzz a ship does not make an anime or manga unless it’s a romance which I don’t think AoT is. Toxic shippers plz don’t target me but if you do oh welp I won’t reply. Ok so about toxic shipper plz don’t think your ship is the only right ship. People are free to ship what they want so don’t target people who don’t agree with you. Although I have some opinions on some ships in this fandom I choose NOT to go after them and NOT to yell or post mean things and most DEFINITELY NOT TO SEND DEATH THREATS (AGAIN CANT STRESS THIS ENOUGH) about or to the person. Come on people we should be mature enough to do that as living beings by now. Although yes I am a sucker for my otp which I will not name I respect other people’s opinions and ships despite my own opinion. If you ship it fine do what you want but don’t excessively do it to the point that it turns into something unhealthy. This kinda applies to all animes and mangas but i see it more in AoT.
YALL lemme make this clear, PEDOPHILIA IS NOT OKAY and justification that it is due to aging up is NOT OKAY. INCEST IS NOT OKAY but understand that INCEST MEANS BLOOD RELATIONS. LGBTQ+ SHIPS ARE OKAY. they are not harming you in anyway and you should respect the community as they are humans too. As you might have noticed I have addressed some ships like Ereri. While I may have some opinions about this ship I will choose not to voice them but understand that pedophilia is stringed into this ship and I do not understand how and why this is okay to some people but would you like to see your child hook up with someone maybe twice or triple their age? But if you still ship it go ahead but plz don’t think pedophilia is okay. Another ship I have addressed is Eremika. True they grew up together basically since they were nine but it is not incest due to them have NO Blood Relations to each other what so ever. As in definition Incest is “sexual relations between people classed as being too closely related to marry each other or the crime of having sexual intercourse with a parent, child, sibling, or grandchild.” Again I don’t care if you live or hate this ship I just wanted to address this argument as I’ve seen it showing up a lot in the shipping arguments. Finally LGBTQ+ ships are fine. Most of the time people are fine with this but plz don’t use this as an attack to insult others. It is disrespectful to the community and overall rude. People have their own opinions but plz recognize that they are not doing you any harm. If you have nothing nice to say don’t say it.
AGAIN THIS IS MY OPINION PLZ DO NOT COMMENT IF YOU HAVE NOTHING NICE TO SAY AND IF YOU DO READ IT THXS IG FOR READING MY RANT. __________________________________________
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