Sorry if this was already explained in either the movie or the message board, but I didn't see it. :/ Who were those two chicks who were always with "Coffin Man?" Also, I probably missed this seeing as they were named....What was the name of Coffin Man?
shareI think the two girls you're talking about were with the group from that bar/kitchen.
And the Coffin Man's name is Grave, I think... You can always check on the credits.
I tried checking the credits, but the names were too small!! xO
Ah. =.=? Really? Because I thought Grave never really noticed the two chicks because when he was lying down and the two chicks were on either side of him, he didn't really seem to notice them...
They are the ones who fed him as well which gave him his strengh like Goku!
sharexD W00t.
Wait. So they were the little pigs he tried to eat?
Honestly. Who were they? I just don't understand their purpose, or if they're meant to represent anything.
It kind of looks like they became enamoured with him after he beat them in combat. The fact that they never say anything doesn't help, but they definitely seem to be willing to help him, despite his ambivalence.
Hmm, I don't know.
I could be wrong... but I'm thinking they are entities too. This movie has a fairy tale plot. The child, though usually a symbol of innocence, is the harbinger of disaster, Grave (the coffin man) is the "hero" looking for ultimate challenge, Ryuen (the monk) starts out naive but grows into a man on his journey to stop the goddess. The two women, notice one side of each of their faces is covered - adds a surreal quality that makes you think "hey, these women may not be human" - are in their way helping Grave along the way.
The goddess has to be awaken. Sakaguchi (Grave) and Shimomura (the director) had said that this was by all counts a period film. Look at it as an alternate universe of Japan. Because the goddess never was completely destroyed, the little girl is the goddess' spirit trapped on earth just as Yuri (the fallen angel) is trapped on earth, the world is a shade of what it could be. Once the goddess is destroyed the world will start over and not be tainted by the Goddess of Destruction.
Did no one not notice that the colors of the movie were dark and shadowy but when the goddess is finally awaken, vibrant colors come with her out of the coffin? With destruction comes creation.
As for the ending, perhaps Grave was a god's spirit trapped on earth as well but didn't know it. We'll only know if Shimomura gets around to making a sequel. :)
Did no one not notice that the colors of the movie were dark and shadowy but when the goddess is finally awaken, vibrant colors come with her out of the coffin? With destruction comes creation.Absolutely. Without destruction there can't be new life; it would stagnate. People look at the GoD as "evil" but it's more of a necessity and has nothing to do with good & evil. IMO, Grave becomes (or already was, if you assume this cycle has been going on over & over & over endlessly) the male entity to the GoD's female entity. He fights her but only for the thrill, not because he cares to stop the destruction. In fact the destruction is what gives him a "rebirth" of sorts. The Monk, at the end, still does not realize what is going on.