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1st Apr '13 10:33:11 PM Discar

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[[folder:Fridge Brilliance]]* ''{{FLCL}}'' is brimming with plot elements that make a whole lot more sense the second time around (or third, fourth, fifth, tenth...), but one very subtle musical cue struck me as brilliant once I realized what it meant. When Naota's head opens into an N.O. channel, usually an instrumental version of "Advice" serves as the theme music, with a wailing guitar riff overlaying the music. But in the third episode, I suddenly noticed that the background music's slightly different during its N.O. opening scene: it's the full version of "Advice", with Sawao Yamanaka singing rather than the guitar solo. That's the only time a different version of "Advice" is used and at first, I wondered why, thinking maybe the creators just decided to sneak the full song into the series. Then I noticed what the lyrics are about: rebellion against dysfunctional, overbearing parents. And, in that one scene, Naota's not the portal - it's ''Ninamori'', who's overwhelmed by her parents' scandal. Usually "Advice" is the theme song for Naota's channel, but since it's Ninamori's mind that's creating the portal this time, the theme music for it's slightly different - and instead of the guitar solo, her version uses the lyrics, because they relate to her situation and what triggered her breaking point. -[=BritBllt=]

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* ''{{FLCL}}'' is brimming with plot elements that make a whole lot more sense the second time around (or third, fourth, fifth, tenth...), but one very subtle musical cue struck me as brilliant once I realized what it meant. When Naota's head opens into an N.O. channel, usually an instrumental version of "Advice" serves as the theme music, with a wailing guitar riff overlaying the music. But in the third episode, I suddenly noticed that the background music's slightly different during its N.O. opening scene: it's the full version of "Advice", with Sawao Yamanaka singing rather than the guitar solo. That's the only time a different version of "Advice" is used and at first, I wondered why, thinking maybe the creators just decided to sneak the full song into the series. Then I noticed what the lyrics are about: rebellion against dysfunctional, overbearing parents. And, in that one scene, Naota's not the portal - it's ''Ninamori'', who's overwhelmed by her parents' scandal. Usually "Advice" is the theme song for Naota's channel, but since it's Ninamori's mind that's creating the portal this time, the theme music for it's slightly different - and instead of the guitar solo, her version uses the lyrics, because they relate to her situation and what triggered her breaking point. -[=BritBllt=]

24th Mar '13 11:38:01 PM The_Mess

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25th Jan '13 8:54:52 AM demimonde4

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23rd Jan '13 3:07:52 PM carterboy

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** Did someone say it wasn't? Most of the characters presented in the story are pretty selfish. Kamon is almost neglectful of his son's needs, as stated above, focusing on his own wants. His father just as much. Mamimi doesn't consider Naota his own person until the very end, which even severs her reliance on him. Haruko is doing things[[spoiler: for only her own reasons of getting to Atomsk.]] Ninamori actively ignores Naota's wishes, forcing him into a situation in an effort to exert some sort of control in her life.(Though, in her case, it's somewhat excusable). Naota seems to be trying to avert this trend, and ends up just kind of floating around, not getting anything done for most of the series. But even he is selfishly trying to stay out of situations, focusing on being an adult as much as possible, but in entirely the wrong way. Canti might be the only genuinely unselfish character in the work. Which is especially poignant if you consider them as both (Canti and Naota) being two halves of the same dude, until Naota reaches "completion" towards the end. So to speak.

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*What, exactly, does Ninamori mean by expressing that "They're fake"?
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23rd Jan '13 2:33:12 PM carterboy

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* I thought that the running thread through FLCL was selfishness.
**Did someone say it wasn't? Most of the characters presented in the story are pretty selfish. Kamon is almost neglectful of his son's needs, as stated above, focusing on his own wants. His father just as much. Mamimi doesn't consider Naota his own person until the very end, which even severs her reliance on him. Haruko is doing things[[spoiler: for only her own reasons of getting to Atomsk.]] Ninamori actively ignores Naota's wishes, forcing him into a situation in an effort to exert some sort of control in her life.(Though, in her case, it's somewhat excusable). Naota seems to be trying to avert this trend, and ends up just kind of floating around, not getting anything done for most of the series. But even he is selfishly trying to stay out of situations, focusing on being an adult as much as possible, but in entirely the wrong way. Canti might be the only genuinely unselfish character in the work. Which is especially poignant if you consider them as both (Canti and Naota) being two halves of the same dude, until Naota reaches "completion" towards the end. So to speak.

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18th Jul '11 10:08:39 PM Assassin

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* ''{{FLCL}}'' is brimming with plot elements that make a whole lot more sense the second time around (or third, fourth, fifth, tenth...), but one very subtle musical cue struck me as brilliant once I realized what it meant. When Naota's head opens into an N.O. channel, usually an instrumental version of "Advice" serves as the theme music, with a wailing guitar riff overlaying the music. But in the third episode, I suddenly noticed that the background music's slightly different during its N.O. opening scene: it's the full version of "Advice", with Sawao Yamanaka singing rather than the guitar solo. That's the only time a different version of "Advice" is used and at first, I wondered why, thinking maybe the creators just decided to sneak the full song into the series. Then I noticed what the lyrics are about: rebellion against dysfunctional, overbearing parents. And, in that one scene, Naota's not the portal - it's ''Ninamori'', who's overwhelmed by her parents' divorce. Usually "Advice" is the theme song for Naota's channel, but since it's Ninamori's mind that's creating the portal this time, the theme music for it's slightly different - and instead of the guitar solo, her version uses the lyrics, because they relate to her situation and what triggered her breaking point. -[=BritBllt=]

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