Posted by Loscil on 05.22.2007, 04:13 PM: YO!
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Posted by Saddletank on 05.22.2007, 04:25 PM: SEL isn't open ended.
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Posted by Saddletank on 05.22.2007, 04:40 PM: Well, there is a 'true' open ending in which everything is left hanging in the air and nothing is answered (Blood: The Last Vampire). And there is the 'semi' open ending (like Kiki or Porco) where it's fairly clear what happens to the characters after the credits roll but enough is left for the viewer to go away and think about it (or set up a web forum and go foaming off forever in theories).
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Posted by Saddletank on 05.22.2007, 05:20 PM: We agree then: "the story being told here is unfinished" is the definition. But by that definition I'm comfortable that Evangelion is a closed end.
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Posted by Roarkiller on 05.22.2007, 11:23 PM: A story never ends, simply because a person's life doesn't end until he/she dies.
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Posted by Saddletank on 05.24.2007, 04:48 PM: True, and as you say, what happened to the kids/stepmothers/whatever is irrelevant to that story thus I agree with you that those fairy tales are closed ends.
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Posted by Roarkiller on 05.25.2007, 12:17 AM: I think a better discussion would be on how an series/movie is improperly closed, like irrelevant cliffhangers, rushed ending, that kinda stuff.
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Posted by Saddletank on 05.25.2007, 03:59 PM: Interesting how perceptions differ, Howl's conclusion all being dealt with on the last floorboard of the castle and turnip-head turning human and running off to end the war was fairly daft. But even so, I thought th eloose ends were either tied up or were such fine threads as to make no real difference.
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Posted by Saddletank on 05.26.2007, 08:52 PM:
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Posted by Roarkiller on 05.26.2007, 10:58 PM: @saddle: On that blue-haired girl, not really. Not many people realize this, but more often than not, an anime character's character can be defined by her hair colour, amongst other features. Blonds are usually the spunky type. Reds are the fun-loving cutsie types. And blues are, of course, the more inward types.
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Posted by Saddletank on 05.27.2007, 05:12 AM:
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