REVIEW: Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo

[thoth_moon]

Since I am time and again a circumstantial liar, instead of "tomorrow," how about, "next entry"?

ANYWAY:

First off, let me say that I have read the novel by Dumas, and that I count it among my favorites.  That said, I’ve gotta comment on how, futuristic setting and nonlinear storytelling and shift in protagonist (from the Count to Albert) and

Comments

edited because spelling is awesome

[blossomwitch]

1) Why are we running off the assumption that the original Latin is the Original Concept, Period? Most cultures borrow and revise from the culture before them; Greece is no exception. The Minotaur was once a god.

2)And speaking of borrowing... if the Christians (specifically the Catholics, ironically enough) are free to turn goddesses (i.e. Brigid) into saints and gods (i.e. Cernunnos) into devils, surely the Pagans are free to turn a wood spirit into a god.

I hope I don't sound self-righteous. I only mean to point out that everyone borrows from everyone and claiming a religious concept has a single "true" or "authentic" form is... well, silly.

[hcolleen]

You're asking Pagans, one of the most unorganized religions currently, if they believe Pan is a god? You're amusing ♥ Some will worship spirits as gods, so *shrugs* How does one define a 'god' anyways?

[lucidpseudogod]

Pan is an archetype and a character, though not an archetypal character

};->

[rotynd]

Before I read the review: Speaking from my flirtation with Wicca, yes, pagans treat Pan as a god. They/we (my religion is such a mess of everybody-welcome, I don't know) treat a lot of things as gods that weren't originally meant to be, so whether Pan qualified or not before, he does now. And really - a force one respects, believes in the control/power of and appeals to for help and shizzle, who cares whether one calls it a god or not?

[rotynd]

Mmmm. I didn't like The Count, as in the book, despite having read the absolutely kick-ass Penguin translation with many wonderful notes. And I really don't care how slow they were with it; turning a gay character straight does not fly for me. Still, this series does sound cool in a lot of ways, and the visual stuff sounds so awesome. O CONUNDRUM.

[thoth_moon]

Haha--if it's any consolation, they did turn at least one straight character gay, and the gay one that became straight was in this version straight to begin with--no, I'm a lesbian until someone's penis becomes the magical wand that turns me straight!, bs here.

[rotynd]

I suppose that's better in a way. Although TrueBlood has made me all crotchety about Unfortunate Subtext recently and that's not helping.

[thoth_moon]

Haha my roommate reads/watches (doesn't like the watching so much?) TrueBlood. What's the US?