SPOILERS
So from what I understand in the end the druid / child contacted their gods and then took over the body of the old man (Wydd). Then Khara kills the child and nails the posessed old man to the tree. Then their old gods want to exterminate the garms? And started a new world on that "moon"? Or who did those giants in the end belong to? Did the Brigga and the Flying people band together?
MAJOR SPOILERS!
Pretty much. From my understanding, and I was pretty exhausted from lack of sleep when I watched this, the Danaan created the various tribes (the Garm) as part of an experiment. Once the Danaan left, the three remaining tribes (Briga, Kumtak, and Columba) began fighting for dominance. The Druids, which are now rare, are messengers for the Danaan. And yeah, the Danaan want to exterminate the Garm because they consider them to be a failed experiment. To do this, the Druid uses Wydd and the other two main characters to help it get to the core. There, it can activate the giants, which I'm assuming are a fail-safe in the event the experiment goes awry. And so our two other main characters end up unwittingly aiding their creators in bringing about their own destruction (I'm unclear how much Wydd knew all along). My understanding is that the Danaan were starting their experiment over on Gaia (the moon that orbits Annwn) and so they decided to scrap the Garm and destroy them with the giants that were lying inactive underground. And yeah, it looks like Briga and Columba were banding together a bit for survival against the giants in the end.
I thought it was really interesting how part of the reason the Danaan considered the Garm to be a failure was that the Garm had an endless desire for dominance, which manifested, in part, in the need to name everything. And when the Garm tried to name the Danaan, their creator, this angered the Danaan. I could write extensively on how that's a metaphor for our own world, but I won't do that here (partially because I'm exhausted, but also because I don't want to wake the trolls). I really like Mamoru Oshii's films and shows. He frequently incorporates questions about reality, perception, consciousness, and individuality in really interesting ways.
Oh, yeah. I wanted to point out that the cinematography style is kind of similar to the Casshern live action, so if you liked the cinematography style of this film, you should check out Casshern.
Thanks. Yeah that is what I got as well. It could have been a bit more clearer but overall it wasn't too hard to grasp.
BTW afaik there were 7 races of Garm but they exterminated 3 of them and 1 is enslaved (the race of Wydd).
I'd say they are definitely fascist *beep* creators. Naming something to give dominance is an interesting philosophical concept isn't really an act of aggression and grounds for extermination :D For me that's a kind of parable about the dogmatic religious rules and the dictatorial nature of God - things like thought crimes can land you in hell.
I'd say the Danaan had a point, since the Garm have done nothing but fight and kill each other for a very long time, and the only thing they seem to agree on is that Basset Hounds are adorable. The Garm are the ones responsible for the extermination and enslavement up to now, the Danaan would merely be finishing the job they started, but their children may have become more powerful than they realized.
I figured out most of it, but the ending was very unclear and confusing. Obviously setting up for a sequel, but is there even going to be one?
It's a live action anime with (mainly) Canadian actors. Interesting experiment, but might have been less confusing if they'd just done it the traditional way.
About halfway through this, i turned the sound off and just watched it. It was beautiful to look at and not have to listen to. It's the only way i would have made it until the end.
sharei only caught the last 45 mins or so but to answer your question: no
shareThanks for the thread. I was lost. But I agree it was interesting to watch with or without sound.
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Yeah. The movie must have been someone's special love child.
shareTo me this movie looks like it was made up as cut scenes for a video game... That's why it feels like it has so much missing since much of the information would be in the game itself.
I wonder if this this was a big deal in Japan?
Well the style is sometimes used in computer games but I think the storytelling is still too coherent for that. I mean you can kind of infer what is happening even you don't know why or who or what.
It could be a prequel or something. But I think these kind of movies you can make relatively cheap by now if you have a few dedicated core members and just buy a lot of cheap PCs.