Radical Dreamer (post: 1297036) wrote:[Spoiler]Hmmm...yeah, that makes a lot of sense! I wondered at a few points if Re-L was a proxy as well, or if she was something similar, but I'll need to watch it again to catch it, I think. XD Another point I was confused on: I couldn't quite figure out Raul's motives. Destruction, obviously, but what for? Was that simply his version of "awakening?" Yet another reason to re-watch it! XD[/Spoiler]
[spoiler]Destruction? Hmmm, I didn't get the impression Raul necessarily wanted destruction. Yes, he launched the Rapture, but that was in a bid to destroy Vincent, whom he knew was going to Mosk. It was revenge--he hoped it would hit while Vincent was there, but it didn't. But in a grander scheme it was also an act of rebellion. Proxies were 'gods' whom humans were dependent upon. Raul wanted to be free of dependance on 'god', no matter the cost. That's why he authorized Daedalus to experiment with human engineering and desperately sought to kill Vincent--Romdo's god. But of course, it all backfired. Daedalus fanatically worshipped a proxy and Raul fanatically hated one. Both were driven insane by their respective obsessions. The destruction of Romdo set in motion by the 'Awakening' was unstoppable by human effort. Again, that's my take.[/spoiler]
I didn't make the Ophelia connection right away either since it had been ages since I'd read Hamlet. However, I did realize it later on while watching Hamlet on TV. But I've never seen that illustration before though...that's kinda creepy.
