tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541342744761990577.post594804571107742512..comments2024-03-14T12:32:02.942+00:00Comments on Nihon Cine Art: The Angel's Egg SymbolismMiguel P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08793523567447417823noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541342744761990577.post-64758524762532659012021-06-29T06:43:20.729+01:002021-06-29T06:43:20.729+01:00Based on the cross & scarred hands, the man re...Based on the cross & scarred hands, the man represents Jesus playing devil's advocate (I think he was, towards old Jewish practices/beliefs in the Bible). The girl depicts an immature person. Selfish as she is, who is reluctant to share the egg (symbolizes her dream) to the stranger/man & everyone at first. Finding the egg shattered & only hollowness inside the shell. She chases the man for consolidation & takes a leap of faith then acknowledges her narrow-minded self (mirror scene). She gradually become a woman (maturity) in the water through baptism & following him. Her newfound faith/dream creates & multiplies the egg that symbolizes hope & salvation for many (unlike her old dream). And the man watches the scene where the mechanical eye starts to fly away. It all takes place in the Ark then away from it. <br /><br />The mechanical eye (Eye of Providence) contains the people who turned to stone, who haven't really been saved & acts as a transportation to their appointed destinations. We could see in the first sequence that the mechanical eye is about to land in a desolate place, meeting the man after the bird's awakening. The last sequence, it takes the girl & others away from the place. My take is the Ark/place is some kind of a limbo or purgatory. I love how the man is being asked "Who are you" repeatedly. It adds up to the mystery. Watching this anime makes me sleepy as hell yet the story is very intriguing.メル https://www.blogger.com/profile/04069533955715284429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541342744761990577.post-79059442354517906852020-12-21T18:34:31.367+00:002020-12-21T18:34:31.367+00:00My take on the characters and elements of the film...My take on the characters and elements of the film is that the girl represents the believer/ faithful, the egg she carries symbolizes faith, hope for new life and, ultimately, a mystery. The man carries the cross associated with such faith, however which is actually a weapon (the cross used to kill the son of god), the way this man speaks in a skeptical perspective constantly opposes the girl's beliefs about her faith (the content of the egg). At the end he uses the cross/weapon to crush the egg (shatters the girl's faith while she was sleeping, oblivious to reality), when the girl wakes up she despairs and fall into an abyss, and the man remains alone. This interpretation can include the idea that both the girl and the man are part of a same individual in spiritual crisis, the girl being the faithful facet that lives according to religion, the man being the reasonable one that keeps doubting such beliefs. Following this reasoning, the film represents a rupture with God and the adoption of a skeptical view of life. This is reinforced by the final sequence in which the man ends up alone in front of the many statues of idols, while also on the hull of the ark that supposedly would be his salvation. There are of course aspects of the narrative that might not corroborate with this view, but given the intricate and personal nature of the film, closed and limited interpretations always seems to ignore certain details.Areshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03390393359250391887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541342744761990577.post-9463225724420312402020-12-20T00:39:46.907+00:002020-12-20T00:39:46.907+00:00Thank you so much for this explanation. I love eve...Thank you so much for this explanation. I love everything about this movie, it's such a shame only few people know about it.Estebanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834608446665517782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541342744761990577.post-24812862143763038122018-08-28T03:18:05.557+01:002018-08-28T03:18:05.557+01:00fuckin Weebs think they're smart LOLOLfuckin Weebs think they're smart LOLOLJuliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276129132771421770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541342744761990577.post-87017820622266779402017-11-13T19:20:36.718+00:002017-11-13T19:20:36.718+00:00In an old interview with Mamoru Oshii, he mentione...In an old interview with Mamoru Oshii, he mentioned about the man being the one who accepted reality and the girl the one who still chases after dreams. The egg represented the dream, and the man broke the egg to show that there's nothing inside, bringing the girl back to reality. So your theory about everything representing loss of faith sounds probable.Rishardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009761668156207614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541342744761990577.post-31323785016624524192017-11-11T19:43:44.715+00:002017-11-11T19:43:44.715+00:00Good.Good.BG01https://www.blogger.com/profile/17183616576820947178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541342744761990577.post-18181173791886207132017-06-21T12:56:10.514+01:002017-06-21T12:56:10.514+01:00You are the person who chosen to live this life by...You are the person who chosen to live this life by God. Why God choose you? 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It seems clear to me now that it's about a transition between the age of pisces to the age of aquarius, the christ-like figure representing its very insatisfaction of purpose.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04409963022458205584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541342744761990577.post-4785444018053560052017-03-31T22:13:26.840+01:002017-03-31T22:13:26.840+01:00The fishermen depict the age of pisces.The fisherm...The fishermen depict the age of pisces.The fishermen are ghost-like figures and remnants from the past.You can see a coelacanth(A prehistoric fish they thought it was extinct)Jesus's symbol is a fish.That particular scene shows us the transition of the age of pisces into the age of aquarius or the age of Jesus into the New Age.The water bottle she is carrying and all the references to water depict the age of aquarius.This movie is about the occult.New Age stuff which is becoming very popular right now.Especially in the music industry,artists are showing occult symbols in their videoclips.Almost like they are promoting it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047956323635219111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541342744761990577.post-30115369580610507422017-03-27T23:29:53.931+01:002017-03-27T23:29:53.931+01:00Well, there's very clearly an ark at the begin...Well, there's very clearly an ark at the beginning of the film, and the man in the story directly quotes Biblical scripture. So I don't think it's at all a stretch to conclude that other elements of the story might also be allegorical references to Bible lore.<br /><br />That's not to say there aren't other themes also at play, but it seems pretty clear to me that the film does, indeed, explore the Genesis flood and Christianity.MisterAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357723941906361551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541342744761990577.post-75045339982368916702016-04-02T15:03:59.180+01:002016-04-02T15:03:59.180+01:00This analysis was a little bit overly complex for ...This analysis was a little bit overly complex for my tastes. With some of your comparisons, you clearly seem to be stretching things (especially the whole things about fish somehow representing demons). You also seem to heavily prefer faith affirming interpretations of this movie, you do give some brief mentions to faith denying interpretations (for instance, the negative interpretation of the boy as representing cynicism, doubt, and realism in the face of the girls blind faith), but the framework of your article is clearly built around the faith affirming interpretations. I think the overall tone of the movie, however, is clearly faith denying, and about loss of faith, not about a Christ like figure providing salvation (although I will admit that in certain instances this interpretation does fit the movie better than the faith denying one - especially the whole ending sequence after he destroys the egg and the girl falls in the ravine).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10147889571246019197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541342744761990577.post-31418017509476041502016-04-02T14:59:50.073+01:002016-04-02T14:59:50.073+01:00This analysis was a little bit overly complex for ...This analysis was a little bit overly complex for my tastes. With some of your comparisons, you clearly seem to be stretching things (especially the whole things about fish somehow representing demons). You also seem to heavily prefer faith affirming interpretations of this movie, you do give some brief mentions to faith denying interpretations (for instance, the negative interpretation of the boy as representing cynicism, doubt, and realism in the face of the girls blind faith), but the framework of your article is clearly built around the faith affirming interpretations. I think the overall tone of the movie, however, is clearly faith denying, and about loss of faith, not about a Christ like figure providing salvation (although I will admit that in certain instances this interpretation does fit the movie better than the faith denying one - especially the whole ending sequence after he destroys the egg and the girl falls in the ravine).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10147889571246019197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541342744761990577.post-57949637449188387192016-03-11T14:18:07.060+00:002016-03-11T14:18:07.060+00:00Without knowing the maker of this film and his bac...Without knowing the maker of this film and his background, I would have guessed that Angels Egg is about loss of innocence. The egg in almost every culture represents fertility, and even literally a female carrying an egg could express when she is ovulating and most ready to become pregnant.<br /><br />As far as the male character carrying a cross? Japanese had of course a very long history of warrior class individuals carrying swords and fighting evil (similar to the Knights in Western lore). Any sword is going to resemble a cross just by its design, and Japanese animation has always had a tendency to exaggerate the size and shape of this weapon.<br /><br />I certainly do not claim to have any more insight into the vast amount of symbolism this film holds, but I do think at face value it is a stretch to apply so much religious dogma to this mysterious gem.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714067749394856824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541342744761990577.post-4411131337050718942015-12-07T18:20:35.829+00:002015-12-07T18:20:35.829+00:00NIce article thanks!NIce article thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006021494696029994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541342744761990577.post-47339227391363254312014-08-25T18:01:30.649+01:002014-08-25T18:01:30.649+01:00Great interpretation. I hope this movie is release...Great interpretation. I hope this movie is released on DVD here in America some day with English subtitles, as it's one of the most starkly beautiful pieces I have ever seen.<br /><br />I happened to see this right after reading the gospels and Acts for the first time. I thought the white haired guy was the fallen angel, who tempts man by destroying the egg, and the little girl as a Christ figure who returns to god in the water of life. She fills her jars like Jesus filled men's souls with life. Her sacrifice brings even greater hope than she had, in the bounty of eggs. And she is turned into a saint at the end, with the halos around her head, or perhaps even better. The eye is god's heaven, and the eye is god; the holy spirit is power, which raises the eye, I think the Holy Spirit as an everpresent thing that doesn't have quite a direct symbol. The water is life. <br /><br />The most direct symbol has to be the hunting for fish. It directly symbolizes faith. But the men never catch them. They cannot have their faith shown directly by god. The shadows are their faith which they cannot pin down. The bird from the ark, which never found land but was fossilized, is man's hope sealed in rock. As the fallen angel, the white haired dude who doubts faith and the ways of God, supposedly sees how God never redeemed faith, how the bird represents Godly hypocrisy. Likely he is frustrated by the ways of God and destroys the egg, out of anger, out of frustration. He tells the little girl of how these men's faiths were never rewarded, he tempts her into believing her faith is destitute, or pointless, and when that ultimately doesn't destroy her faith, he breaks her egg to boot, to push her to the final line, the limits of her faith.<br /><br />I think it's interesting that she destroys herself, but the way she does it is pure. She believed in the water of life that god had given her, so without her task of faith she goes directly back to god, flinging herself in the water. Like the self sacrifice of Jesus--as we all know, Jesus had the power to extricate himself from that situation--the girl's self sacrifice rents faith in bounty, in the many many eggs that lift up to the surface of the water. <br /><br />The staff things that hold the eggs, I suppose they could be like the tree of life, Jesus allowed us to partake in the tree of life with repentance, through baptism, through his teaching, word, and gospel, he gave man the perfect path to the kingdom of heaven and God. The tree of life was withheld from Adam, and especially Eve. Man sins through the tree of knowledge. That's why Jesus was the Messiah, he washed us of our original sin and gave us the opportunity to live rightly and justly and reach the kingdom in the most efficient, straightforward way possible, he is the word of God that directs our path straightforwardly to the tree of life. <br /><br />I'm reading Genesis right now, so perhaps that will change my interpretation of this movie yet again? This movie is a freaking masterpiece and every Christian or bible reader should see it, I think. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554143363841195820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541342744761990577.post-79472743876949211142014-05-09T02:10:44.917+01:002014-05-09T02:10:44.917+01:00Thanks! This movie made me feel weird, but I stil...Thanks! This movie made me feel weird, but I still loved it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08555898754314925762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541342744761990577.post-11130760546914020292012-12-22T07:52:36.821+00:002012-12-22T07:52:36.821+00:00Well, first at all, thank you. I have just saw thi...Well, first at all, thank you. I have just saw this movie, and I looked for interpretations and simbolism, but only found several superficial reviews. This was what I was searching for. Biblical references, or something like that. However, I realized that it's meaning, probably was a personal interpretation, proper for every single person who see it.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11792053308497505166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541342744761990577.post-42757679247344133842012-07-06T09:22:19.492+01:002012-07-06T09:22:19.492+01:00Very good interpretation, thanks!Very good interpretation, thanks!Idanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838882486385328428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-541342744761990577.post-89850011141796206392012-01-17T18:22:53.259+00:002012-01-17T18:22:53.259+00:00Wonderful interpretation of my favorite anime. Tha...Wonderful interpretation of my favorite anime. Thank you for sharing this article. :)Nikola Gocićhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802422474421337350noreply@blogger.com