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Detail at the ending

posted 12 years ago by proguers
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At the end, when the music is playing and Shin And Morisaki are bidding farewell to Asuna, there's a quick scene that shows her red scarf on Shin's arm just like Shun had and then he hides it with his cape. What was that about? Was he Shun after all? Wasn't Shun supposed to be that Quetzal Coatl?

That made me really intrigued...

[–] JyLx 12 years ago

You're overreading the film. In an early scene Asuna's mother mentions that she has lost her scarf, to which Asuna replies that she'll buy another one at school. In the very next scene, we see her sitting in class wearing a newly bought red scarf. For the rest of the film Asuna is wears the red scarf whenever she's in her schoolgirl outfit, right up to the post ending scenes where Asuna, Shin, and Mr.Morisaki are on their journey back. In the scene you're talking about, Shin indeed is wearing the red scarf on his arm, and we can assume that Asuna gave it to him briefly before then to keep as a memento.

There is no doubt that Shun is dead, and that Shin and Shun are different characters. Also, Shun does not become to one armed Quetzalcoatl we see in the film. The elder says that that particular Quetzalcotal is very old. It is somewhat confusing that they had its arm cut off in the same place as Shun's wound, I don't know what the thematic purpose was of linking that Quetzalcoatl to Shun.

[–] skippythegator 12 years ago

<q>There is no doubt that Shun is dead, and that Shin and Shun are different characters. Also, Shun does not become to one armed Quetzalcoatl we see in the film. The elder says that that particular Quetzalcotal is very old. It is somewhat confusing that they had its arm cut off in the same place as Shun's wound, I don't know what the thematic purpose was of linking that Quetzalcoatl to Shun.</q>

I agree. I think there's a lot more going on in Agarta than the story takes time to explain, and it may be wrong to make assumptions.

At the very least, it provides material for revisiting Agarta if a sequel is ever made :)

[–] Nokitron 10 years ago

Does Japanese film directors(Makoto Shinkai, especially) believe in sequel? I don't think so lol

The spook never ends.

[–] celavie77 11 years ago

You're overreading the film.

This is just rude. A story is subjective. Instead of trying to dictate how other people are allowed to view a film, take comfort in your own interpretation and share it as an alternative to someone else's, not the authoritarian truth that only you are brilliant enough to know and others must adopt.

There is no doubt that Shun is dead, and that Shin and Shun are different characters. Also, Shun does not become to one armed Quetzalcoatl we see in the film. The elder says that that particular Quetzalcotal is very old. It is somewhat confusing that they had its arm cut off in the same place as Shun's wound, I don't know what the thematic purpose was of linking that Quetzalcoatl to Shun.

In the dvd commentary Shinkai specifically says it's perfectly valid to think the Quetzalcoatl is Shun, and that the thematic link just sort of happened unconsciously. He didn't say the age of the Quetzalcoatl precludes that theory. Any number of mystical w/e explanations could link the two together, from time flowing differently for the dead allowing for a jump back to create the Quetzalcoatal, to anything else. The point is it's subjective and to use your imagination; if it comforts you to think they have no connection, then fine. But don't try to rob that from someone else.