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The thing that bothers me the most with the ending:
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How did the travel through time? It was never really stated. Just that the plane disappeared in the past and then crashed on the island in the future.
Or are they all artificially created just like the animals?
Exactly what I was thinking about, it makes sense if they were like the animals. I don't have a problem with the ending. Some people seem pissed. The few things that weren't resolved are mostly relationship stuff. Doesn't cover what happens afterwards. Maybe some people think they introduced the explanation at the end without giving it time to sink in.
But yeah I was thinking the same thing the whole time. The only thing is how would they get their memories. But it'd be the strangest thing if it was a random time thing. The series is somewhat grounded and that would make the least sense.
The thing that would need explaining is just the set up. Why would they activate at that time, who put them on a plane(who'd activate them if anyone), would it be so that they don't know their origins or can live their lives like normal ect.
I really found it funny when they looked at all the stuff going on and Akira jumps to the conclusion of time displacement instead of the more obvious possibility. I imagined any of the random people just jumping in and saying "don't you think it's more likely that..."
Y'know I felt the ending to this was a little sadder or more emotional than his other disaster work. Even though the entire world died off in that one and in this one it was only like 150-326(not including the scientist). It's like that futurama episode with the dog. Seeing what became of Akira's mom, how she was effected, how sad she was,
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and that they'll never meet
was pretty effectively saddening. Though She actually becomes some sort of polymath almost batman out of it.
I also doubt that the bacteria at the end would pose any risk towards the world at large though we don't know what happend there either. But the kids beat it with salt... so unless there's a salt shortage. I'm willing to bet vinegar or anything would work. The berries were tougher.
But I'm willing to be a sucker so I can chalk it up to the cosmos aligning for that sense of his mom helping him. They already had mami have psychic visions anyway.
Last edited by Hell_Clues at 2:51 pm, Mar 1 2014