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A final page! YEAH------------------_[
Thanks for reading this patiently so far. This is like a conclusion of the three previous pages. As a summary, I should mention 2 things: War and Peace. (Hey, that's the title of this site!) Why those? Because they are the final destination of all the things I described so far.
They are extremely opposite in their meaning- yet they have something in common in GW- it's "EACH CREATED TWO EXTREMELY OPPOSITE RESULTS". In terms of personality, the war transformed GW pilots to killing machines, and it also changed back them to normal people. GW pilots killed people to create a peaceful world for them. These two aspects are the basis of the plot, which works as a "frame". Human race, what they do, and what they result in are all within this frame. Definitely the symbolism of Gw is expressed by an irony.
War and Peace are two states that are containing the possibility of each other. Even an unrealistic total pacifism has triggered a war that shattered a short peaceful period of time. I don't need to repeat that GW pilots fought for peace. War and peace - They start each other but also cannot stand each other. That's why the symbolism of GW, which is dealing with war and peace, is so ironical.
In spite of its lack of reality, its symbolism both in characters and theme influenced the world of anime. It proved that animation can be extended beyond "kid stuff". These grim and sad characters with ironical circumstances do have something more than cute guys or romance. And we just can't ignore them because it clearly demonstrate a part of this world we live in, or more of a part of ourselves and our society.
Its Theme analysis / Plot structure / characters' interactions
Gundam Wing ¨Ï Bandai, Sunrise, Sotsu Agency 1995 - 2001
Copyright ¨Ï Jenny Ko 2001