The journey of Samurai Jack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRbEMYnqLvY - 21:55
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxLQOV-z2dM - 13:41
One thing I usually look for in anime is the importance of the journey. An actual destination, or
goal, may also be seen too, which is usually the case, but what is really important is the journey to
this destination. This is another good way to distinguish anime from cartoons, meaning in cartoons,
there usually is no destination, or goal, making the journey entirely filler, while anime is pretty much
the opposite, although certain examples are more obviously distinguishable than others. An
example of this is The Boondocks, a series I talked about in my previous post. The journey of The
Boondocks is its influence in creating change for Black culture, which is its destination.
Another good example of this is the show Samurai Jack. The journey itself, as well as how it
changed over the years and the destination, or goal, of this journey, is seen in the two videos of this
reflection. I do not really feel a need to comment on everything these videos talk about, but I will
focus on the main thing I get out of this series.
The main thing I get out of this series is the fact that there is not a lot of talking in it and when
there is, this talking usually has a point, like explaining what is going on when visuals can no longer
do that. This is an important part of the journey of Samurai Jack. The point of Jack's journey is to
find a portal that will take him back home to the past from the future, which he got trapped in by
fighting the villain Aku in the past (and he gets back to the past by defeating Aku in the future).
When there is talking in this series, it is usually important, or in this case, part of this journey. This
is usually not the case in most anime where talking is usually just done for the heck of it, sometimes
to an extreme length (talking a lot during a fight about the fight, unnecessary flashbacks, etc.).
Anyway, the journey of Samurai Jack is more important than its destination, or goal, which was
not as exciting anyway. This journey also involved talking only when it was important and
necessary for the sake of the journey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxLQOV-z2dM - 13:41
One thing I usually look for in anime is the importance of the journey. An actual destination, or
goal, may also be seen too, which is usually the case, but what is really important is the journey to
this destination. This is another good way to distinguish anime from cartoons, meaning in cartoons,
there usually is no destination, or goal, making the journey entirely filler, while anime is pretty much
the opposite, although certain examples are more obviously distinguishable than others. An
example of this is The Boondocks, a series I talked about in my previous post. The journey of The
Boondocks is its influence in creating change for Black culture, which is its destination.
Another good example of this is the show Samurai Jack. The journey itself, as well as how it
changed over the years and the destination, or goal, of this journey, is seen in the two videos of this
reflection. I do not really feel a need to comment on everything these videos talk about, but I will
focus on the main thing I get out of this series.
The main thing I get out of this series is the fact that there is not a lot of talking in it and when
there is, this talking usually has a point, like explaining what is going on when visuals can no longer
do that. This is an important part of the journey of Samurai Jack. The point of Jack's journey is to
find a portal that will take him back home to the past from the future, which he got trapped in by
fighting the villain Aku in the past (and he gets back to the past by defeating Aku in the future).
When there is talking in this series, it is usually important, or in this case, part of this journey. This
is usually not the case in most anime where talking is usually just done for the heck of it, sometimes
to an extreme length (talking a lot during a fight about the fight, unnecessary flashbacks, etc.).
Anyway, the journey of Samurai Jack is more important than its destination, or goal, which was
not as exciting anyway. This journey also involved talking only when it was important and
necessary for the sake of the journey.
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