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04-07-2020, 11:13 PM
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DreamSword
I think it's less about "Fighting Darkness With Darkness" and more about "Being A Shining Light In The Darkness." Because despite everything each Rider goes through, despite their origin, despite them all being directly tied to those they face in one form or another, they always strive to make things better for everyone they possibly can.
Wherein that touches upon another theme, which is something anyone who's seen the first Pokemon movie will probably remember(even though I'm hella paraphrasing). "It's not what life gives you that matters, it's what you do with it."
Yeah, I think that Role Model thing, the ideal to strive for, it's a pretty big part of the show these days. Especially with a ton of support Riders who are complicated and conflicted, the idea of a Rider being someone who are there for people, that's a big pathway for a lot of characters on the show. Becoming that kind of hero, it's a major storyline.
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Originally Posted by
Deepsea
I want to say the "human lives matter more then peace and justice" quote is still very relevant to kamen rider, but uh, I haven't watched enough rider to fully back that up.
Edit: Oh also I feel like there's something about how empathy is a tool in your belt (heh) not your only option. For people like Dr Banno, Evolt, or Dan Senior, they have to be stripped of power or stopped no matter the cost.
Edit 2: Okay definately not "No matter the cost," but like it's not saying punching the fascist is bad.
The idea of The Value Of Empathy In A World Of Violence, for me, it's not saying that you can always reach everybody. Sometimes there
is
evil, and it
does
need to be exploded. But the value is in
trying
, of not immediately consigning people to a violent end. You can tell a ton of great stories simply by pushing back
in-story
against a theme like The Value Of Empathy, of challenging it with characters who won't change, who can't be reasoned with. They're, like, the exceptions that prove the rule.
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Switchblade
Right now? Like this very point in time? I'd say it's about seeing how much shit a bad villain can get away with before completely ruining the entire series.
That's a tricky theme to get right!
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