(Okay, that's fine. I was actually worried about mentioning that spoiler.)
I think that having the violent emotion resolved or forgiven is one way things work, such as with the aborted children, but I also can see it as a sort of parasite that grows until it latches onto the Ayakashi and taints them. Once again using the incense episode as an example, I feel like that particular Ayakashi was tainted. It didn't need a resolution, it needed the violent emotion literally beaten away so that the rest of the Ayakashi could rest.
In terms of using "rest," I don't really know if there is a place for them to go or not. I sort of think it's a some do, some don't case really. Rest can mean more like they don't have to fight/deal with the violent emotion that was causing them so much pain and leading them, in turn, to cause pain.
I agree; the Mononoke world is not only artistically beautiful (and there are so many things hidden in every screen) but it is a rich world. I keep finding myself looking up symbols, notes, hints at conversation and getting so much more out of this anime then just watch-once entertainment, and this feeling permeates everything in it. I've been interested in Japanese culture for a long time and have started to learn the language in order to really get into it, and even with just my basic knowledge I've already been able to pick out nuances and sayings that escaped translation (though the translation I found is quite good, especially when one considers how much is each carefully-picked phrase).
I had such a reaction the first time I watched it, you have no idea (except that you probably do XD).
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Date: 27 Nov 2008 06:55 am (UTC)I think that having the violent emotion resolved or forgiven is one way things work, such as with the aborted children, but I also can see it as a sort of parasite that grows until it latches onto the Ayakashi and taints them. Once again using the incense episode as an example, I feel like that particular Ayakashi was tainted. It didn't need a resolution, it needed the violent emotion literally beaten away so that the rest of the Ayakashi could rest.
In terms of using "rest," I don't really know if there is a place for them to go or not. I sort of think it's a some do, some don't case really. Rest can mean more like they don't have to fight/deal with the violent emotion that was causing them so much pain and leading them, in turn, to cause pain.
I agree; the Mononoke world is not only artistically beautiful (and there are so many things hidden in every screen) but it is a rich world. I keep finding myself looking up symbols, notes, hints at conversation and getting so much more out of this anime then just watch-once entertainment, and this feeling permeates everything in it. I've been interested in Japanese culture for a long time and have started to learn the language in order to really get into it, and even with just my basic knowledge I've already been able to pick out nuances and sayings that escaped translation (though the translation I found is quite good, especially when one considers how much is each carefully-picked phrase).
I had such a reaction the first time I watched it, you have no idea (except that you probably do XD).