18,971
edits
File:Outro frame 365.png: Difference between revisions
moving text in from "Mirror", adding my own snarky comment on the mirror image
m (fixes) |
(moving text in from "Mirror", adding my own snarky comment on the mirror image) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Konoko]] steps on the [[mirror]] with her right foot. Konoko's reflection being superimposed and [[wiktionary:commensurate|commensurate]] with her foot is rather improbable since she doesn't seem to lean forward very much. | [[Konoko]] steps on the [[mirror]] with her right foot. Konoko's reflection being superimposed and [[wiktionary:commensurate|commensurate]] with her foot is rather improbable since she doesn't seem to lean forward very much, plus her face looks awfully close. This must be a special mirror in which objects are ''farther'' than they appear. | ||
Mirrors were once said to reflect the soul of the observer. That's why vampires don't have a reflection, that's why mirrors are covered in the house of a deceased person, that's why breaking a mirror while looking into it brings you [[seven]] years of bad luck. A more practical interpretation for the seven years is that mirrors used to cost a fortune. Either way, when Konoko deliberately steps on the mirror while looking into it, she makes a statement about her beliefs or lack thereof. | |||
Besides the seven years of bad luck, this symbolizes Konoko's resignation as formulated in the end of her narration: "Mankind as we knew it is doomed. The [[Chrysalis]] will change us all. Let's hope it's for the better." The choice of words is ambiguous, and could mean a paradigm shift rather than mutation. However, the rest of the speech seems to indicate that she indeed recognizes [[Daodan]] symbiosis as the only chance for survival, and takes comfort in that the destruction of the [[ACC]]s (by her hand) has made it more obvious than ever. | |||
[[Category:Outro sequence]] | [[Category:Outro sequence]] | ||