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1899 and Black Silence: plagiarism or not plagiarism?
The funniest thing on the internet right now is the accusation of plagiarism towards 1899, and I say it sarcastically.
Yesterday my boyfriend sent me the Reddit post about Mary Cagnin accusing 1899 and Netflix of plagiarism, not only because I am a fan of the series but because I am studying Communications and contemporary media for creative industries at university.
After I approached the news as a fan, I recollect my emotions –plagiarism is a huge deal for someone in my field of study – and I approached it with analytical eyes.
First of all, I went to read Mary Cagnin's tweets. While reading them, they seemed based on true accusations but the thing that didn't add up was the fact that she approached the situation in a very strange way: if I will ever notice that a worldwide TV show was based on my work without my consent, fuck all, I'm going to call my lawyer and put down that show whatever it takes. It was strange for me that she didn't do that and just decided to post it on Twitter.
At this point, I had only one thing to do, go and read Black Silence to see what were the similarities myself. Spoiler from here on.
1) The pyramid. There is a pyramid in both shows but that's where the similarities stop. The pyramid in 1899 is a device to control the end of the simulation, in which the characters find themselves. In the comic, the pyramid is a monolith nearer Kubrick's 2001: A space Odessy monolith than 1899's black pyramid.
2) The triangles in the eyes of the character. Yes, this point is very similar, I have to say it, but it's totally different altogether. In Black Silence, the triangles appear when the character becomes entirely subjugated to the Black pyramid voices, they start to lose control of who they are and do. In 1899 the pyramid only flashes in the eyes of the character only for a few seconds when the simulation tries to wake them up, tries to make them feel that something is wrong with where they are. (I interpreted it this way.)
3) Multinational crew and space setting. Both works have these, such as Star Trek, Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, Stargate, and whatever sci-fi tv show you can think about. They are two fucking tropes that everyone who writes science fiction use, I'm writing a thesis about Star Trek and how its multinational crew in space was a social shock in 1966's America and 1976's Italy. Repeat after me: "USING SIMILAR TROPES IS NOT PLAGIARISM", even so in this context.
Black Silence's crew is multinational but they were selected based on individual fields of expertise and they communicate in the same language because they need to communicate for the good of the mission. In 1899 the crew is multinational for chance, at least at the start of the show. They board a ship to go to America and the languages they know are the ones they needed during their life. Multinationalism and multilingualism in 1899 are a disadvantage for everyone and everything, it studies the language barriers and what they implicate in the society.
As I said before, almost every sci-fi tv show has a space setting. Did we have to call plagiarism on everyone? No, because it's only a setting that anyone can use whenever he/she/them wants. If we want to point fingers at all costs: 1899's final is so much more similar to the ending of the USA version of Life on Mars (2008) than Black Silence.
4) The deaths. Now, what can I say about this? That Black Silence death remembers me more of Doctor Who's "42" (3x07) death than 1899? The suicides in the comic are real for the character, they die at that moment and do not come back. In 1899 they are literally deleting strings of a program, they moving files to the waste bin: the simulation has finished and they are deleting all the data to start again.
5) The symbols. In 1899 the triangles are comparable to machine code, it's a language used to communicate while being in a simulation. The Black Silence symbols aren't explained and personally, I thought of Doctor Who's "The Impossible Planet" (2x08) when I saw them drawn.
In conclusion, no, 1899 is not copied off Black Silence. Do they have similar tropes and aesthetic choices? Yes, but that's not plagiarism. Or is the comic creator's distress caused by the show. There are a lot of stories based on spaceships, whit multinational crews and can I skip how many times the triangle and the pyramids are used in sci-fi? Just to mention one movie, Stargate (1994) where the spaceship is a pyramid that came to Earth a lot of time ago, aliens possess human bodies and the triangle is the symbol of the Earth.
You can't stay on social media and believe everything you read as true without searching for information on that topic.
I don't really know why the author tweeted about this. I have my theories, but they are that and nothing more. What really scares me about the situation is the people's reactions.
You can't spread hate like it's salt on fried potatoes.
You have an entire universe in your hand every single day, use it with caution, please. On the other side of your screen there are still real people with emotions.
Ao no Flag (or Blue Flag) is one of the purest manga I’ve had the pleasure to read in a while.
I’m a big fan of shonen and seinen and I usually lean toward mature or fantastic series, but let me tell you, this is such a sweet and well rounded story that its being domestic and simple is exactly its core strength.
It’s a classic love triangle (or square) with a small twist since Kaito (the author) added two LGBT characters to the main cast (which is pretty huge considering the context of publication and the intended readers). But the characters are so well rounded and carefully, lovingly constructed that it’s a true pleasure to follow their story.
I could spend a dozen posts trying to tell you why you should read Ao No Flag and how cute and pure the story is, but I’ll just let the artwork speak for me.
There’s something distinctively pure and domestic about the way Kaito handles his characters. He never feels the need to add fancy or special elements to the backgrounds or the situation, because the story gets its power from the simplicity of its premise.
Every situation the characters find themselves in is something that could easily happen to any teenager in 2018 Japan, and yet it’s handled without the desire for escapism and extraordinary life that you usually find in stories aimed at young adults.
Ao no Flag is not ashamed to be domestic.
There’s power in simple narratives and there’s power in a simple art-style, in subtle shadows and mundane backgrounds, in everyday life and no-dialogue panels.
There’s a sense of suspension in Kaito’s pages, as if he wants us to enjoy the moment, just like the characters are doing, as if every single, mundane act is worth being narrated.
I always feel at peace when I read Ao no Flag. When I look at Kaito’s art, when I look at the characters, my anxiety suddenly disappears. This manga is so domestic and simple, but the artwork conveys this amazing feeling of peace and purity.
It is like standing in the middle of a sunflower field, with your eyes closed and the wind ruffling your hair. It’s mid September, the sun is warm and you are content. Your heart is suddenly at peace with the world and with who you are.
I JUST REALIZED THAT I SHOULD CLARIFY THAT I AM WATCHING FMA: BROTHERHOOD AND I AM NOT IN FACT LUSTING AFTER MUFASA, SCAR’S DEAD BROTHER IN THE LION KING
I’m very sorry for the big watermark. Initially the watermark was supposed to be vertical, and right at the edge of the canvas, but lately, I found my oxenfree fanarts on other sites. Sure, with my watermarks on them, but without asking for permission beforehand and I’m very anxious about posting my art due to that now.
Anyway. This is Detroit: Become Human fanart idea I had for like? A week? And since I’m free from entrance exams etc. I finally got to design it (along with like 7 other sketches I did yesterday night and today morning) this one and polish it just now lmfao. Hope you like it. ^-^
I’m finally done with Connor so I decided to put the 2 guys together on the same post
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It looks better this way! Like I said in Hank’s post, I wanted to make fanarts in reference of the bad endings between the two! So I put some blood/thirium and well Connor and Hank have in their hands what killed the other!
Hank hold Connor’s Thirium Pump Regulator and Connor hold Hank’s Magnum~
I wanted to make something edgy in reference of the bad endings you can have where Connor doesn’t end well ;D
(and yeah, if you’re wondering, that’s Connor’s Thirium Pump Regulator in Hank’s hand, you’re welcome~<3 )
I might do Connor next… I have some ideas I’d to explore… héhé
EDIT : sorry for the repost, I wanted to change some stuffs but I deleted my precedent post… ;D
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