Re: The Morane Crisis
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:17 am
First, thanks to everyone who has played MC, I'm really happy you found the time.
MC is also a very important work for me for the future, along with Secretary Of Death, Transfer Teacher and Embraced By Green. Morane Crisis was the final piece to move me forward in this especially with regards to the future works.
The point is that Angus is looking for a purpose (defined as something final and ultimate rather than a process), but the thing he loves to do (racing) cannot give it to him (because there is nothing ultimate that can be accomplished - records, championships etc everything can be surpassed by someone else). It's to say it's entirely possible for a person to live and die without ever really feeling they have found their purpose - not just because it's difficult to do, but because it's a lot of mental effort and there is no guarantee. In Angus' case, his happy marriage to Marie will most likely lead to Angus' attention being on more immediate things and he will not have the time to truly seek and find purpose. And in the end, that's fine, because it doesn't matter - a relative purpose will always be given to him by Marie (the person who loves him), because she gives him that ultimate element by being unconditionally biased towards him.
To be honest, I actually like this reaction (not just to MC, but as you said, generally) - in a way I wanted Angus MacPhearson's career to feel like this. He is passionate about what he is doing, but everything about how he does it seems to generate no real emotional response from the audience (the Series Prime viewers and fans). This doesn't mean I don't believe that there is a time and place when MC is relevant and can be fully appreciated, it's just to say I'm not completely shocked that the general response is neutral.Wintermoon wrote:The latest in a long line of technically competent mikey games that do nothing for me. Not sure what to say about this.
MC is also a very important work for me for the future, along with Secretary Of Death, Transfer Teacher and Embraced By Green. Morane Crisis was the final piece to move me forward in this especially with regards to the future works.
The setting is really just a setting - this situation can occur in pretty much any environment. In sports, or entertainment, in a fantasy setting, in a futuristic place... It doesn't really matter as far as the point is concerned.grim_reaper wrote:But, isn't it a little bit confusing - I mean, the story - for some people who don't like or know nothing about racing?
The point is that Angus is looking for a purpose (defined as something final and ultimate rather than a process), but the thing he loves to do (racing) cannot give it to him (because there is nothing ultimate that can be accomplished - records, championships etc everything can be surpassed by someone else). It's to say it's entirely possible for a person to live and die without ever really feeling they have found their purpose - not just because it's difficult to do, but because it's a lot of mental effort and there is no guarantee. In Angus' case, his happy marriage to Marie will most likely lead to Angus' attention being on more immediate things and he will not have the time to truly seek and find purpose. And in the end, that's fine, because it doesn't matter - a relative purpose will always be given to him by Marie (the person who loves him), because she gives him that ultimate element by being unconditionally biased towards him.