Whenever I think of Western parallels for TEITO, one example I keep going back to time and time again is Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons WATCHMEN. There are reasons for this, namely that both are multilayered alternate history stories which build upon the respective mythologies of their native countries. Of course in the case of WATCHMEN, its modern comic book mythology which began around the 40s and not classical mythology. But still, comic books have been an influential part of American culture for a long time now. The historical time periods, early and contemporary 20th century history are the same. Also WATCHMEN was written by an Englishman and not a bred and born American, but its still an accurate depiction. Anyways, both works are also about disillusionment with culture, government, national ideals and life in general. Also, both works were published around the exact same time (TEITO in 1985, WATCHMEN in 1986). But of course for me, in contrast to Bennett the Sages wild criticisms, WATCHMEN is proof that you can include rape as a subplot and still churn out a profound narrative. Of course in the case of WATCHMEN if you want to be picky, its attempted rape, but its still pretty damn brutal. First time I read the work, I was taken aback. But in both works, the rape subplot has a heavy effect on the main narrative. Its just that Bennett was watching the anime, which only covers 1/3rd of the narrative, meaning he didnt see the full extent of how the plots tie together. Anyways, Im just going to leave you here with the opening of the film version, a montage of scenes from American shown in tandem with the history of the titular Watchmen itself. Honestly, if you have any interest in history you can see why the appeal is similar to the work were trying to promote. m.youtube/watch?v=aVUDdQS2UxA
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 17:53:31 +0000
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