I think it's possible that the art on the ceiling could be Julius Caesar getting stabbed. Could be an indication that those closest to Erin will have to be the ones to take him out
It reminds me of catholic stations of the cross and Jesus being nailed to the cross. Which actually kinda also makes sense for the scene and the characters. Eren being a savior and all.
Art historian here; it's very unlikely this is depicting the assassination of Cesar, as all depictions of Cesar's assassination show him standing, as well as the fact that if you look at the painting closely you can see this is a battle, with multiple people fighting each other, where as in the case of Cesar's assassination, everyone was attacking only one man: Cesar himself.
Later in the anime we learn that literally every single plan Erwin ever has is a gamble, I somehow missed that it all started here. With a pretty big one. Imagine Eren just transforming when Levi beat him and everyone dies.
@@deejkdeejk I think it's possible to transform unintentionally Eren dose it once but I think if they want they could just stop themselves from transforming like they control their healing
@@deejkdeejkWhether it’s possible or not doesn’t really matter, the thing that matters is that Erwin has no idea if it is possible, and therefore it’s a gamble.
Eren being chained to the pole in the center of the room also could be read as representing him being locked to the paths, there's definitely some parallel between Eren being chained up in this episode and then being chained in Ymir's realm in the final season.
@@flickcore I've thought more about this comment I left since the finale and I honestly think there's something to it. Eren is tied to the paths. which are always represented by this infinite plane with one point reaching skyward and then branching out. I do actually believe that it's an intentional parallel with the end of Eren's story. In this scene we see that the Military of Paradis is against Eren, wishing for him to be eliminated, and his friends manage to save him. In the Finale we see the reversal of the situation, the Military is on Eren's side, and his friends have to take him out. If you look at the ceiling painting, it also shows what appears to be a Paradis rendition of the assassination of Caesar. Which I think speaks for itself in its relationship to Eren in the Finale.
In the full version of the the second op there is a part with german lyrics "Die Freihheit oder der Tod.Die beiden sind Zwillinge." Which translates to "Freedom or death.They are twins." I think the symbolism there with the black and white bird is obvious. Also,it could be foreshadowing to Eren and Zeke.Erens goal being to achieve ""freedom"" and Zeke wanting to just let the eldians die. They kind of are twins in a way.(not literally of course)
Linked Horizon released a song from Petra's perspective, called "Souyoku no Hikari", which might shed some light on the question of the black and white birds. The chorus goes something like: "Small feathers, one by one, come together and form a white wing. Small lives, one by one, are lost and leave behind a black wing." From that, it would seem that the Wings of Freedom might dually represent those who have given their lives in the the struggle for freedom and those who remain alive to continue the struggle. Perhaps this opening is using similar symbolism in the black and white birds that the Wings of Freedom turn into.
That does make sense when you think about it, the Survey Corps goes out into these dangerous territories and not all of the people that left will ever come back to the cities to see their loved ones because they go out and fight so that if they don't return then their loved ones can live an extra day or two. Plus being a scout is a dangerous job know that once you set foot outside the walls then you are either gonna survive but knowing that each time you leave could be your last or you are gonna get eaten by a Titan but knowing your sacrifice will mean one step closer to reclaiming what was lost.
I don't know if you mentioned it in your video but The Military Police have no intention of actually dissecting Eren. Rod Reiss knows that he holds the founding titan so he's ordered the military police to gain custody of him. The only reason Premier Zackary didn't give custody to the MPs is because we know how much he hates the MPs and upper class. He'd take any excuse possible to not give them what they want. Regardless, when they return from the 57th expedition, Rod Reiss flexes his power again by trying to arrest Erwin and thus regain the titan that way however, that's interrupted by the female titan appearing in Stohess, The reveal that the walls are made up of colossal titans as well as titans appearing from Ragako. This allowed Erwin and The Survey Corp to maintain custody of Eren while they check if Wall Rose has actually been breached however, Rod Reiss makes sure to send Military Police with the Scouts to ensure Eren's safety. This is why so many MPs help with Eren's rescue at the end of season 2. Then season 3 is when Rod finally gets the chance to recapture Eren and dissolve the Survey Corp. But keep in mind that all of this happens over the course of 3 months. The end of the 57th expedition to the end of season 2 happens in under a week so it's not like Rod's been twiddling his thumbs. He's been actively trying to get his hands on Eren from the beginning.
One thing I think is really cool is that at 0:50 of "Flugel der Freiheit" you can actually see a diagram of the Paths flash across the screen. At least, that's what it appears to be.
29:13 Wait, I thought it was the reverse. Reiner is conflicted about the mission, Annie is secretly attached to her friends inside the walls, while Bertholdt is all silent and is the most focused on their Warrior mission for them to get back home.
This is true but Bertholdt makes it clear he's only doing it for the mission to get home and shows remorse far more often than Reiner. Reiner's just so guilty he goes nuts.
I mean there is that scene in Season 2 where Bertholdt is feeling guilty about how they lied to their ex classmates because you can tell that for the years the 3 Marley Warriors spent undercover that they are seeing that the people they heard were devils over and over throughout their training on Marley are the opposite and that they ended up bonding with them throughout their time. I mean look at the speech Reiner was saying to his family in early Season 4 that the people on Paradise were the opposite of devils
You have it completely mixed up. Annie is the one that just wants to go home. And Reiner is absolutely not conflicted. He wants to "prove himself" as a warrior. It isn't until just before his reveal to Eren that he starts to feel conflicted. We get explicit scenes of him needing to remind himself that he's not a "solider", but a "warrior" and he needs to remember his mission when he risks his life to to save one of them in the tower with the cannon. Bertholdt is characterized over and over as someone who doesn't take initiative and does what he's told and the person telling him is Reiner who takes lead on the mission.
I figured that Bertholdt was least willing to fight his friends where Reiner was pushing them. Reiner pushed them after Marcels death and again when he revealed their identities with Bertholdt saying “we’re doing this now?” After that point Reiner is seriously split on his personality because he’s so driven, and that drive is literally working both ways within him which is splitting him apart. After that point however, Bertholdt has started down a path he can’t go back on and must see the mission through or else they’ll likely be captured and maybe eaten in Paradis and with Reiner so broken, Betty now has to be the one to drive them to continue with the mission. Not to mention Annie is captured and he won’t get to see her again if he fails
I figured that Bertholdt was least willing to fight his friends where Reiner was pushing them. Reiner pushed them after Marcels death and again when he revealed their identities with Bertholdt saying “we’re doing this now?” After that point Reiner is seriously split on his personality because he’s so driven, and that drive is literally working both ways within him which is splitting him apart. After that point however, Bertholdt has started down a path he can’t go back on and must see the mission through or else they’ll likely be captured and maybe eaten in Paradis and with Reiner so broken, Betty now has to be the one to drive them to continue with the mission. Not to mention Annie is captured and he won’t get to see her again if he fails
Regarding the white and black birds I believe that it could represent the two sides of freedom, the white bird is the good side that people like Armin seek and the black bird is the bad side that Eren seeks.
@@javiermagana6364 I agree with you about the lines being blurred, although he says the good and bad sides I think the general point he's making is more about the contrast showing the opposing sides who are in the Scouts at the time rather than actually being good and bad. At least those were my thoughts
The black bird could also be the carrion feeder attracted to death, which follows the Scouts wherever they go. Remember from the aftermath of Trost that Titans chuck-up human remains, meaning that many of the Scouts who died during the Expedition turned into carrion.
White dove of peace and the black bird as a bad omen. The paradox of fighting for peace. Against a setting sun the white dove will look a raven. -McGillus They chose to declare full scale war after conquering everything else thinking they got a chance and at that exact moment Ehren said "okay you started it, lets go bois. first blood." He was there waiting for the declaration just to prove to Reiner everything is eventually inevitable. Reiner who was still grasping at what the hell reality even is. Poor Reiner. Armins hope for peace would never have worked as he had the sun on his back trying to approach the world.
Bro how did you miss Eren being held up as a puppet in the ED? He’s in the same pose as his final founding Titan and he is held like a puppet by the attack titan’s flesh. So much foreshadowing and imagery regarding Eren’s freedom or lack there of in that one shot.
28:14 was not expecting to see polyphia there lol. Glad to see someone else talk about how good the second ed is though, by far my favorite in the series!
As a German myself, let me expand a little on the german themes. It's not only a matter of music (Flügel der Freiheit, Vogel im Käfig). A LOT of things in this show are somewhat german. Almost all characters have very, very typical german names (Reiner, Bertolt, Hannes, Hannah, Franz etc.) as well as the overwhelming amount of characters with these names having blonde hair (stereotypically a german trait). There are exceptions of course, very fittingly Mikasa and Levi are not typical german names, but it is worth noting that “Ackerman” is. Locations also commonly have german names “Trost” is german for comfort, “Paradis” is german for (not surprisingly) paradise and the whole concept of a town within walls was inspired by “Nördlingen”, a german city (look up the pictures, so cool!). This could also be a nod to the DDR and german history as we know AoT does not shy away from very clearly depicting german history as seen with how Eldians in Marley get treated like Jews during WW2 in Germany. There might be even more examples of this tie to Germany and german culture, but these are the most obvious. And one more thing: Nods to Germany or the german language are also not that uncommon in Anime! First thing that comes to mind is an antagonist in SAO who had a very revealing german name in the game, sadly I can't remember correctly, but it was along the lines of literally being named “Death”.
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The tone of OP 2 reminds me of _Primo Victoria_ by Sabaton, in that both songs are about grim battles (Battle of Trost and D-Day respectively), but both songs celebrate them as the *first victory* of the forces of freedom (Humanity Within the Walls for OP 2 and the Western Front Allies in Primo Victoria) against the forces of evil (the Titans in OP 2 and the Nazis in Primo Victoria). Both of them contemplate the nature of sacrifice in war, and conclude that contemplation with a declaration of further wrath upon the enemy.
There is a bit of foreshadowing in the end credits as when the soliders are lining up against the wall Ymir, Historia, Bertholdt, Reiner, Annie are on the opposite side to the rest of the main cast. Suggesting they're not on the same team or from beyond the walls. Historia is probably in that line up to suggest she's hiding something or there's more to her.
And if someone might ask themselves why Levi wasn't afraid. The answer is he very clearly was. but he was enough of a realist to know that they did not have other options. He knows how dangerous the titans are and that there is a reason they have never recaptured territory before. The final season makes abundantly clear that he is neither overconfident or just so OP that he can afford to let his guard down. The opposite is true for both, he is always 100% on edge but just aware of what has to be done. So his final thoughts if Eren had transformed and crushed him: Well. at least that's out of the way now. You win some you lose some. And apparently I was overdue for losing anyways. And this is better then watching the people turning feral as the resources run out.
It's also interesting that in the ending, the wall splits the characters into Marley vs. Paradis WAY before we even get a glimpse of what coul be going on (though with Historia in the other side as well, it could also be seen as characters who know X don't know the truth behind the wall)
I want to note something on the use of German in the series. I think there are obvious parallels to be made to WW2 throughout the whole series, but nowhere is German so prevalent as in this OP, and I think that is VERY much on purpose. I think it sort of represents the "Pride before the Fall", with the population of Paradis being sort of suckered into a bleak future by a hope for a better today. That is how it sort of went in Germany back then, after all...
Yeah, Im pretty sure hes locked up a few more times even aside from that - here I was more so referring to the meaning of it, rather than just literally how many times 😄
I really love the opening. You can really feel the shift in tone from S1 to S2. If you want to hear a cover of that opening in german, i did one a year ago or so
I think the Hange and Miche quirks are probably mainly influenced by Isayama feeling pressured to include that type of thing by shonen standards, but I always thought it served a second purpose. Look how absolutely INSANE you have to be to survive in the scout regiment. Miche for example probably doesn’t really have any nose powers but he’s adopted this persona for some reason and it keeps his head working despite everything he has to go through. Hange is just in love with titans and progress and is so obsessed it rationalizes out in her brain
For me the guy who sniffs everyone was a bit of a shonen trope, but it at least gave separation from other characters, cause a lot of it is ‘hey here’s this scout badass, and here’s another scout badass ect’ when you talk about the non main scout.
the "lady justice" also looks like the angelic representation of ymir so... idk about it being too off. it was the first thing i noticed when i saw it was the identical dress, the similar hairstyle. i think ymir plays a much much larger part in the beginning than people remember.
I was totally expecting him to talk about the Annie, Bertholdt and Reiner part of the opening. Not to mention the flash of the bitemark which was the trust between the levi squad
Just now realized in the ending when Bertholdt is looking at the wall who have Historia and Ymir with Ymir blocking her from the wall which is essientally who Historia is because of her bloodline. And once Ymir is gone in S3 thats when we get Historia's roots and her choice to save Eren instead of killing him and taking up the founding (her family's) titan after remembering what Ymir said before she transformed and jumped off the tower to save them
I love your vids, but its kinda sad, that you missed pastor nick trying to hide the fact that there are colossal titans in the walls. He is acting as a third party, trying to stop the fortification of the walls (so nobody finds the titans inside them) and trying to kill eren to keep the secret of the titanshifters hidden. The best part about his character is, that he is 100% right. The Walls were built built by god (Ymir) and he is trying to stop the people of the walls from going down a path of attacking the outside world. Eren of course will do exactly that, which the king of the walls and his religious order were trying to stop. With the power of hindsight, viewers who oppose eren should actually root for nick, since he is esentially the first person opposing eren and supporting the euthanasia of paradis. Just in a different way from zeke.
Fret not, we'll talk about the more _reasonable_ side of him when we actually get to the walls lore. I knew I'd be repeating myself 3000 times, so I just wanted to goof on him a little (which I think is very much warranted considering how his arguments here are actually like... or rather... the complete lack thereof). 😅 _Though spoilers, I don't think he is 100% right by any means. AoT is not a show that deals in absolutes - everyone here is some shade of grey. Him hiding the truth does not help anyone involved and disguising that in some pseudo-religion certainly does not help either. With him I think the simplest way to describe him would be "Not doing anything is still doing something." But yeah, plenty more rambles on that to follow. _
Pastor Nick actions clearly violate Clause Six of the Charter of Humanity, as he consistently puts his own desires (preserving the Wall Cult's secrets) above the survival of Humanity within the Walls. And how far he goes to protect that secret (i.e., preventing fortification of the Walls) interferes with Garrison operations that should be obvious to anyone. "Oh, you want to use wall-mounted cannons to kill Titans? That sounds like a good idea." Pastor Nick though? He'd rather that everyone in the Outer Walls die so that his position in the Interior's top religion can be preserved. Killing Eren would have done more harm than good, as it would have transmitted the Attack Titan to a random baby, and since the Attack Titan can do naught but march for freedom, the child would have either tried to join the Scouts, or attempted to destroy the nation it was in for housing Eldians in camps, not to mention the Curse of Ymir, which inflicting on a baby, is just cruel! Keeping Eren gives Humanity within the Walls a chance to fight back against invaders, again, Clause Six of the Charter of Humanity. So, if the ultimate goal of the Order of the Walls is to go against the claimed goal of Clause Six of the Charter of Humanity, that being the survival of Humanity within the Walls, why put that in the Charter of Humanity? Why make that the only clause of the Charter of Humanity that's highlighted? *God did not build the Walls, a cruel demiurge that wanted everyone within them to die did.* The stated goal of making Paradise Within the Walls is incompatible with the action of not rebuilding the outermost Wall, which would not have been an act of war. The Vow Against War is not a Vow Against War. It is a pretty way to say "the Vow to Die."
@@Koroto And how far he goes to protect that secret (i.e., preventing fortification of the Walls) interferes with Garrison operations that should be obvious to anyone. "Oh, you want to use wall-mounted cannons to kill Titans? That sounds like a good idea." Pastor Nick though? He'd rather that everyone in the Outer Walls die so that his position in the Interior's top religion can be preserved.
@@jagnestormskull3178 I dont think nick, nor anyone really cares about your charter of humanity. Nick only does one thing: Trust in the King and follow his orders. i dont think Nick understands the higher goal of stopping the eldians from going to war with the rest of the world. He just trusts the King, to know whats right. He is essentially just a proxy for the royal family to enact their wish of suicide. The stated goal is to make a paradise until the world comes to take their revenge. Its literally the Kings will to stay aside and watch the eldians die, if marley wants that. Reclaiming maria and stopping the enemy shifters is the exact opposide of what he wants.
@@dindyme6970 "I dont think nick, nor anyone really cares about your charter of humanity." I don't know, the Charter of Humanity seems to be a big deal in season three. The shadow government invokes it to arrest Commander Erwin, suspend all official Scout operations, and unleash notorious serial killer Kenny the Ripper upon the Scouts. Premier Zachary and Commander Erwin invoke it to execute a bloodless coup. Commander Pixis says that he allowed them to execute that coup because he believed in the Charter of Humanity, not because of any particular allegiance to Zachary or Erwin. "He is essentially just a proxy for the royal family to enact their wish of suicide." The royal family doesn't wish for suicide, Karl Fritz does. For example, Uri Reiss vowed to use the power of the Founding Titan to defeat the Titans outside the Walls, but then was possessed by Karl Fritz. Historia's sister has immense psychological conflict that manifests in her eye color shifting back and forth; when it's natural eyes, it's her speaking, but when it's Uri's eyes, it's Karl Fritz speaking. Karl Fritz selfishly made the decisions to rob Eldians of their memories and his descendants of their free will. "The stated goal is to make a paradise until the world comes to take their revenge. Its literally the Kings will to stay aside and watch the eldians die, if marley wants that." I'm aware; that's not a Vow Renouncing War though, it's a Vow of Suicide. The Pure Titans outside the Walls are mindless, and thus cannot have any national affiliation. Restoring them to human form would not be an act of war, and in fact would be an act of salvation to them. That's just one example. The term "Vow Renouncing War" is not accidental, it's purposeful. It is meant to make something horrible sound noble, just like everything that the Order of the Walls does.
27:15 The paining could also reference the war of Eldians and Marleyans for centuries. We don't know if the court was built way before their memories got wiped out or not.
27:05 could that painting represent the titan civil war that led to Paradis becoming the refuge for the Eldians? It would make sense that it's a minor background piece given that the humanity in the walls would not have been aware of the history of the walls except perhaps the Wall cult
So, something about this has bothered me. There's a case to be made for Miche here, I feel like this is natural for the character. One of his most memorable aspects is the fact that he can recognize a titans scent - this ends up saving recruits and is displayed again shortly before he meets the Beast Titan. Smelling Eren is just natural curiosity, if you had this trait I am sure you would also wonder if you could sniff out a titan shifter.
During the credits... Bertholt was facing the 🧱 wall because HE WAS THE ONE that kicked / breached the wall.... in the very first episode and again 5 years later.
17:24 I believe thats not only about desperation, but actually some strategy from Reis in conjunction with the church since the lost of the Founder. Also, I think the scouts won not only because Erwin is a gigachad and had really good arguments but mostly because the judge really hated the elite and didnt want to give them power.
I'm guessing the painting just refers to Eren and how everybody mistrusts him and is sort of keeping him down like monster due to mistrust. Which can also go into Season 4 as now everybody IS against him. Lovin this series so far as it makes me think about some theories and thoughts too. Keep it up!
Note how Bertholdt Reiner and Annie are all on the other side of the wall (as is Ymir) with Bertholdt facing the wall. I think that’s telling that Bertholdt was the colossal holding the wall and facing inwards while Annie and Reiner are either: keeping watch before he transforms, or Reiner is ready to go in but facing back and Annie is facing away cos she’d rather go home.
When you think about it, the rumours about the final part of Season 4 being a movie could possibly happen if you put the two parts together depending on the length of the two parter final, I mean it wouldn't be the first time an entire season of Attack on Titan became a form of Animated film. Anyway I love your Overanalyzing Attack on Titan series, definitely looking forward to you covering Season 2, Season 3 and Season 4, keep up the good work
I know its an old video and everything but I just want to say that I think Mikes incredible sense of smell is fine. Sasha, Mike, and the Ackerman show that humans are capable of developing incredible abilities in the world of Attack on Titan. I very much believe that Isayama had purpose in Mike and Sasha' s keen senses.
27:15 the painting has deeper meaning. Heres my take on it: It appears to be a group with daggers attacking a defenceless half-naked man on the ground. I believe it is depicting a slightly twisted story of J. Christ. The people are wearing what appers to be roman-like armour (it was worn around the time when Jesus was born) and the man looking similar to Jesus (he is often depicted as a naked man with a rag to cover himself). This parallels eren and the people. The crowd is trying to kill Eren while he is their saviour.
You forgot to mention something about the ED. Notice which characters are on the other side of the wall. Ymir, Bertholdt, Reiner and Annie. Definitely not a coincidence
Something to note about Miché, he can smell titans from a mile away inferring that titans smell different to people and he sniffs Eren, a literal titan shifter all the same. I feel like had he survived, he might have been able to sus out Reiner and Bertholdt by smelling them. It would’ve been interesting to see him sussing out Reiner, Berty, Annie and Ymir as all smelling Titan like
Nothing chokes me up more than realising that despite everything, Eren literally does everything to protect Mikasa and Armen, to the point where other Attack Titans see it as their mission too, telling each other that's what they must do. (Eren and Grisha on the pier just before he transfers the attack titan)
I have a lil theory maybe the German music being used is a reference to the nazis Madagascar plan where they were going to relocate the Jewish population of Poland to Madagascar eldians being the Jewish population this then ties it back to aot being compared to the holocaust and the series as a whole is the Jewish population (eldians) fighting back
And you can make the connection between each song as marley (germans) having more power to start off with and then as the series goes on it uses more English and Japanese lyrics which can be used to show the change in power to eldias advantage
My favorite part of the symbolism is that at first he sits quietly till he starts yelling and gets saved by others. But in Season 4 when he does he gets rejected by Hange, still standing with his open hand for any option that wasn't the rumbling But we all know what happened...
The use of German in the song-titles also fits very well with the aesthetic of Paradis, since all the towns inside the walls are in a very typical architectural style for Germany.
Where was the analysis on the foreshadowing of Hanges eye in the intro? And also how the green flares in the opening are shown going up around houses similarly to Erwin’s charge in season 3
It’s a very important character moment for Erwin here. Erwin knows that he’ll get ‘disappeared’ if he plays his hand too soon as that’s what happened to his father. He knows the interior police and those that govern Paradis are not to be trusted which is why he has to play by the rules with the cards very close to his chest
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Mikasa does admit that Eren attacked her in Titan form. But she also included the time he stopped a cannon ball directed at them. It wasnt Levi that talked about it. What intrigues me is that no one included the fact that the Titans were trying to eat him.
Regarding the birds, white could represent truth and black could represent ideals. Just a guess, the birds have to mean something important, and the black vs. white thing reminds me of Pokemon Black and White.
Tip with names. In Japanese, L and R are essentially the same letter, so a Japanese Zachary could sound like Zachalee, so I always pronounce his name as Zachery. It’s a unique aspect of the language
My thinking was that the Mike sniffing scene was there to highlight the diffrence between the Scouts and the MP's. In the scouts, if you're a weird fucker who smells people, but somehow you learn info by doing that, shit man whatever works, be our titan sniffing nose lookout also, why not? If an MP tried to pull that, theyd get shut down pretty quick. That was what I thought anyway.
Holy shit. Finally found someone that listens to Polyphia, TOE, mouse on the keys and covet. Now I have to check out the other recommendations, since I know that you have good taste, lmao 28:16
I just rewatched the second ending and holy cow. There is so much to dissect. I think that the walnut represents Ymir and Eren's manipulation throughout 2000 years of history. Ymir drops the walnut which then rolls past depictions of history. The walnut is the message sent too Eren 2000 years from now, as well as the attack titan/Eren's see/show future memory abilities. Then we see a sad Mikasa, next to the already crumbled remnants of a wall. The wall has the mantis from her the world is cruel and beautiful flashback. This is followed by human Eren, connected to his titan form. It looks very reminiscent of a puppeteer pulling the strings. Titan Eren pulling the strings through disconnected memories. Look at how He is drawn on many disconnected pieces of wall, coming together too show a coherent image. Human Eren is limp, and looking away from his future self, showing he is not yet, fully aware of what he is/will become. The wall is broken -again?-, by a titan hand, And we see the cadets fighting. Ending on Mikasa attacking something with Eren's titan behind her. Is she protecting him, or is he manipulating her? Maybe a bit of both. Does this hint at what your theory says? Her protecting him, from himself, and ultimately dealing the final blow? Is the sad Mikasa mantis wall scene, showing her reflecting on everything after the wall has crumbled and the rumbling finished?
I think it's possible that the art on the ceiling could be Julius Caesar getting stabbed. Could be an indication that those closest to Erin will have to be the ones to take him out
That's what I think as well, though I can't find a piece that matches that exact composition.
It reminds me of catholic stations of the cross and Jesus being nailed to the cross. Which actually kinda also makes sense for the scene and the characters. Eren being a savior and all.
Art historian here; it's very unlikely this is depicting the assassination of Cesar, as all depictions of Cesar's assassination show him standing, as well as the fact that if you look at the painting closely you can see this is a battle, with multiple people fighting each other, where as in the case of Cesar's assassination, everyone was attacking only one man: Cesar himself.
Not an art historian, but a fellow overanalyzer. It could very likely be a depiction of the wars which the Eldians fought pre island vacation.
Awesome. I was thinking the same
Later in the anime we learn that literally every single plan Erwin ever has is a gamble, I somehow missed that it all started here. With a pretty big one. Imagine Eren just transforming when Levi beat him and everyone dies.
Yeah, they also don't really know how transforming works yet, so like, imagine if he transformed completely by accident
Is it possible to transform by accident? I thought it had to be an intentional request to Ymir or something like that
@@deejkdeejk I think it's possible to transform unintentionally Eren dose it once but I think if they want they could just stop themselves from transforming like they control their healing
@@deejkdeejkWhether it’s possible or not doesn’t really matter, the thing that matters is that Erwin has no idea if it is possible, and therefore it’s a gamble.
Eren being chained to the pole in the center of the room also could be read as representing him being locked to the paths, there's definitely some parallel between Eren being chained up in this episode and then being chained in Ymir's realm in the final season.
Great observation!
I think that’s streching it
big stretch imo
@@flickcore I've thought more about this comment I left since the finale and I honestly think there's something to it. Eren is tied to the paths. which are always represented by this infinite plane with one point reaching skyward and then branching out. I do actually believe that it's an intentional parallel with the end of Eren's story. In this scene we see that the Military of Paradis is against Eren, wishing for him to be eliminated, and his friends manage to save him. In the Finale we see the reversal of the situation, the Military is on Eren's side, and his friends have to take him out.
If you look at the ceiling painting, it also shows what appears to be a Paradis rendition of the assassination of Caesar. Which I think speaks for itself in its relationship to Eren in the Finale.
@@olly123451 fair enough
In the full version of the the second op there is a part with german lyrics "Die Freihheit oder der Tod.Die beiden sind Zwillinge." Which translates to "Freedom or death.They are twins." I think the symbolism there with the black and white bird is obvious. Also,it could be foreshadowing to Eren and Zeke.Erens goal being to achieve ""freedom"" and Zeke wanting to just let the eldians die. They kind of are twins in a way.(not literally of course)
Very astute
Now that it's over, it's possible to read it as eren finding true freedom in death
Linked Horizon released a song from Petra's perspective, called "Souyoku no Hikari", which might shed some light on the question of the black and white birds. The chorus goes something like: "Small feathers, one by one, come together and form a white wing. Small lives, one by one, are lost and leave behind a black wing." From that, it would seem that the Wings of Freedom might dually represent those who have given their lives in the the struggle for freedom and those who remain alive to continue the struggle. Perhaps this opening is using similar symbolism in the black and white birds that the Wings of Freedom turn into.
That does make sense when you think about it, the Survey Corps goes out into these dangerous territories and not all of the people that left will ever come back to the cities to see their loved ones because they go out and fight so that if they don't return then their loved ones can live an extra day or two.
Plus being a scout is a dangerous job know that once you set foot outside the walls then you are either gonna survive but knowing that each time you leave could be your last or you are gonna get eaten by a Titan but knowing your sacrifice will mean one step closer to reclaiming what was lost.
This is a fantastic take on the concept of the colored wings, and I think you may have nailed it.
I don't know if you mentioned it in your video but The Military Police have no intention of actually dissecting Eren. Rod Reiss knows that he holds the founding titan so he's ordered the military police to gain custody of him. The only reason Premier Zackary didn't give custody to the MPs is because we know how much he hates the MPs and upper class. He'd take any excuse possible to not give them what they want. Regardless, when they return from the 57th expedition, Rod Reiss flexes his power again by trying to arrest Erwin and thus regain the titan that way however, that's interrupted by the female titan appearing in Stohess, The reveal that the walls are made up of colossal titans as well as titans appearing from Ragako.
This allowed Erwin and The Survey Corp to maintain custody of Eren while they check if Wall Rose has actually been breached however, Rod Reiss makes sure to send Military Police with the Scouts to ensure Eren's safety. This is why so many MPs help with Eren's rescue at the end of season 2. Then season 3 is when Rod finally gets the chance to recapture Eren and dissolve the Survey Corp. But keep in mind that all of this happens over the course of 3 months. The end of the 57th expedition to the end of season 2 happens in under a week so it's not like Rod's been twiddling his thumbs. He's been actively trying to get his hands on Eren from the beginning.
I always thought the wallnut represented Annies crystallization, since they look so similar in shape and texture. Just a thought though.
Yup, have heard that interpretation before as well. Probably should've mentioned it myself, but it definitely could also be referencing that. 😅
Also, the Warhammer titan’s crystal literally gets cracked open like a walnut
@@sentientmustache8360 hehe nutcracker boy
Military Police: "WE SHOULD DISSECT EREN!"
Levi: "Bitch you're literally shitting your pants right now just by looking at him!"
dude it's been a hot minute, so excited for more of the coolest analysis series on youtube
One thing I think is really cool is that at 0:50 of "Flugel der Freiheit" you can actually see a diagram of the Paths flash across the screen. At least, that's what it appears to be.
What I love about the second opening is that you can hear the singer put the first opening lyrics into opening 2
29:13 Wait, I thought it was the reverse. Reiner is conflicted about the mission, Annie is secretly attached to her friends inside the walls, while Bertholdt is all silent and is the most focused on their Warrior mission for them to get back home.
This is true but Bertholdt makes it clear he's only doing it for the mission to get home and shows remorse far more often than Reiner. Reiner's just so guilty he goes nuts.
I mean there is that scene in Season 2 where Bertholdt is feeling guilty about how they lied to their ex classmates because you can tell that for the years the 3 Marley Warriors spent undercover that they are seeing that the people they heard were devils over and over throughout their training on Marley are the opposite and that they ended up bonding with them throughout their time. I mean look at the speech Reiner was saying to his family in early Season 4 that the people on Paradise were the opposite of devils
You have it completely mixed up. Annie is the one that just wants to go home. And Reiner is absolutely not conflicted. He wants to "prove himself" as a warrior. It isn't until just before his reveal to Eren that he starts to feel conflicted. We get explicit scenes of him needing to remind himself that he's not a "solider", but a "warrior" and he needs to remember his mission when he risks his life to to save one of them in the tower with the cannon. Bertholdt is characterized over and over as someone who doesn't take initiative and does what he's told and the person telling him is Reiner who takes lead on the mission.
I figured that Bertholdt was least willing to fight his friends where Reiner was pushing them. Reiner pushed them after Marcels death and again when he revealed their identities with Bertholdt saying “we’re doing this now?”
After that point Reiner is seriously split on his personality because he’s so driven, and that drive is literally working both ways within him which is splitting him apart. After that point however, Bertholdt has started down a path he can’t go back on and must see the mission through or else they’ll likely be captured and maybe eaten in Paradis and with Reiner so broken, Betty now has to be the one to drive them to continue with the mission. Not to mention Annie is captured and he won’t get to see her again if he fails
I figured that Bertholdt was least willing to fight his friends where Reiner was pushing them. Reiner pushed them after Marcels death and again when he revealed their identities with Bertholdt saying “we’re doing this now?”
After that point Reiner is seriously split on his personality because he’s so driven, and that drive is literally working both ways within him which is splitting him apart. After that point however, Bertholdt has started down a path he can’t go back on and must see the mission through or else they’ll likely be captured and maybe eaten in Paradis and with Reiner so broken, Betty now has to be the one to drive them to continue with the mission. Not to mention Annie is captured and he won’t get to see her again if he fails
Regarding the white and black birds I believe that it could represent the two sides of freedom, the white bird is the good side that people like Armin seek and the black bird is the bad side that Eren seeks.
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@@N0t_Swagger Agreed. This story has shown time and time again that there is not good or bad. Not everything is clear cut.
@@javiermagana6364 I agree with you about the lines being blurred, although he says the good and bad sides I think the general point he's making is more about the contrast showing the opposing sides who are in the Scouts at the time rather than actually being good and bad. At least those were my thoughts
The black bird could also be the carrion feeder attracted to death, which follows the Scouts wherever they go. Remember from the aftermath of Trost that Titans chuck-up human remains, meaning that many of the Scouts who died during the Expedition turned into carrion.
White dove of peace and the black bird as a bad omen. The paradox of fighting for peace.
Against a setting sun the white dove will look a raven. -McGillus
They chose to declare full scale war after conquering everything else thinking they got a chance and at that exact moment Ehren said "okay you started it, lets go bois. first blood." He was there waiting for the declaration just to prove to Reiner everything is eventually inevitable. Reiner who was still grasping at what the hell reality even is. Poor Reiner. Armins hope for peace would never have worked as he had the sun on his back trying to approach the world.
Bro how did you miss Eren being held up as a puppet in the ED? He’s in the same pose as his final founding Titan and he is held like a puppet by the attack titan’s flesh. So much foreshadowing and imagery regarding Eren’s freedom or lack there of in that one shot.
what does ED stand for?
it's more Eren puppeteering himself Manga and Anime In the Manga most of season 4 in the manga talks about being set in stone
@@javiermagana6364 the ending song/credits
@Javier Magana short for ending, like how we shorten opening to OP but when you think about it OP can mean overpowered
@@PrinceYamiUchihaCosplayand ED can mean eating disorder
28:14 was not expecting to see polyphia there lol. Glad to see someone else talk about how good the second ed is though, by far my favorite in the series!
This new context makes Levi so much more badass in this scene.
As a German myself, let me expand a little on the german themes. It's not only a matter of music (Flügel der Freiheit, Vogel im Käfig). A LOT of things in this show are somewhat german. Almost all characters have very, very typical german names (Reiner, Bertolt, Hannes, Hannah, Franz etc.) as well as the overwhelming amount of characters with these names having blonde hair (stereotypically a german trait). There are exceptions of course, very fittingly Mikasa and Levi are not typical german names, but it is worth noting that “Ackerman” is. Locations also commonly have german names “Trost” is german for comfort, “Paradis” is german for (not surprisingly) paradise and the whole concept of a town within walls was inspired by “Nördlingen”, a german city (look up the pictures, so cool!). This could also be a nod to the DDR and german history as we know AoT does not shy away from very clearly depicting german history as seen with how Eldians in Marley get treated like Jews during WW2 in Germany. There might be even more examples of this tie to Germany and german culture, but these are the most obvious. And one more thing: Nods to Germany or the german language are also not that uncommon in Anime! First thing that comes to mind is an antagonist in SAO who had a very revealing german name in the game, sadly I can't remember correctly, but it was along the lines of literally being named “Death”.
Wow, Nordinleng is gorgeous!
Though all the German does always make me wonder where the name 'Shiganshina' came from in-universe, lol
sterben i believe?
Full Metal Alchemist also had a very German background, as well.
@@anjafrohlich1170 Yeah, I believe so. It's been quite some time since I watched it but I remember it being sooo obvious who the villain was.
This is my favorite channel. Highest quality analyses in town, I always get so excited seeing it in my feed. Thanks again, I love these retrospectives so much!!!
I feel like the painting ontop of the room is a representation of the world vs eren showing all those soldiers attacking one person (eren)
Hange also visits Eren in prison in Season 3 by repeating of him saying "Shingeki no Kyojin" with the hand pose and all.
22:38 i think it's because the guitar riffs kind of sounds like the biblical chanting background audio a lot of the dramatic Death Note scenes have
The tone of OP 2 reminds me of _Primo Victoria_ by Sabaton, in that both songs are about grim battles (Battle of Trost and D-Day respectively), but both songs celebrate them as the *first victory* of the forces of freedom (Humanity Within the Walls for OP 2 and the Western Front Allies in Primo Victoria) against the forces of evil (the Titans in OP 2 and the Nazis in Primo Victoria). Both of them contemplate the nature of sacrifice in war, and conclude that contemplation with a declaration of further wrath upon the enemy.
Honestly, I think the second OP is my favorite. The chorus just inspires bravery in my heart.
There is a bit of foreshadowing in the end credits as when the soliders are lining up against the wall Ymir, Historia, Bertholdt, Reiner, Annie are on the opposite side to the rest of the main cast. Suggesting they're not on the same team or from beyond the walls. Historia is probably in that line up to suggest she's hiding something or there's more to her.
And if someone might ask themselves why Levi wasn't afraid. The answer is he very clearly was. but he was enough of a realist to know that they did not have other options. He knows how dangerous the titans are and that there is a reason they have never recaptured territory before.
The final season makes abundantly clear that he is neither overconfident or just so OP that he can afford to let his guard down. The opposite is true for both, he is always 100% on edge but just aware of what has to be done.
So his final thoughts if Eren had transformed and crushed him:
Well. at least that's out of the way now. You win some you lose some. And apparently I was overdue for losing anyways. And this is better then watching the people turning feral as the resources run out.
Ok…so…
I’m gonna be needing that Levi doing the River Dance on Eren’s face thing on a 24 hour loop. It is absolutely fantastic!!!
It's also interesting that in the ending, the wall splits the characters into Marley vs. Paradis WAY before we even get a glimpse of what coul be going on (though with Historia in the other side as well, it could also be seen as characters who know X don't know the truth behind the wall)
i think historia is there because she almost joined them in returning to marley
29:37 Well the marley gang is on the other side of the wall
You talking about ED2 gets me hyped for you talking about next season's ED which is all foreshadowing even before the manga.
simply the greatest show ever, not just anime but television show in general.
I want to note something on the use of German in the series. I think there are obvious parallels to be made to WW2 throughout the whole series, but nowhere is German so prevalent as in this OP, and I think that is VERY much on purpose. I think it sort of represents the "Pride before the Fall", with the population of Paradis being sort of suckered into a bleak future by a hope for a better today. That is how it sort of went in Germany back then, after all...
12:30 Nah, the next time Eren gets locked up is when they got back from reclaiming Wall Maria in Season 3.
Yeah, Im pretty sure hes locked up a few more times even aside from that - here I was more so referring to the meaning of it, rather than just literally how many times 😄
I really love the opening. You can really feel the shift in tone from S1 to S2. If you want to hear a cover of that opening in german, i did one a year ago or so
I really loved how Hanje made Armin the new captain making levi his subordinate 😂😂😂
I love that every time I start to get into an attack on titan mood, one of these videos drops. You just get me
This is the most reasonable overanalyzing series I've ever watched. More reasonable than many that don't have "overanalyzing" in the titles.
I think the Hange and Miche quirks are probably mainly influenced by Isayama feeling pressured to include that type of thing by shonen standards, but I always thought it served a second purpose. Look how absolutely INSANE you have to be to survive in the scout regiment. Miche for example probably doesn’t really have any nose powers but he’s adopted this persona for some reason and it keeps his head working despite everything he has to go through. Hange is just in love with titans and progress and is so obsessed it rationalizes out in her brain
For me the guy who sniffs everyone was a bit of a shonen trope, but it at least gave separation from other characters, cause a lot of it is ‘hey here’s this scout badass, and here’s another scout badass ect’ when you talk about the non main scout.
the "lady justice" also looks like the angelic representation of ymir so... idk about it being too off. it was the first thing i noticed when i saw it was the identical dress, the similar hairstyle. i think ymir plays a much much larger part in the beginning than people remember.
I was totally expecting him to talk about the Annie, Bertholdt and Reiner part of the opening. Not to mention the flash of the bitemark which was the trust between the levi squad
So happy I binged this just the other day so I didn't have to wait long for another on of these.
Just now realized in the ending when Bertholdt is looking at the wall who have Historia and Ymir with Ymir blocking her from the wall which is essientally who Historia is because of her bloodline. And once Ymir is gone in S3 thats when we get Historia's roots and her choice to save Eren instead of killing him and taking up the founding (her family's) titan after remembering what Ymir said before she transformed and jumped off the tower to save them
I love your vids, but its kinda sad, that you missed pastor nick trying to hide the fact that there are colossal titans in the walls. He is acting as a third party, trying to stop the fortification of the walls (so nobody finds the titans inside them) and trying to kill eren to keep the secret of the titanshifters hidden. The best part about his character is, that he is 100% right. The Walls were built built by god (Ymir) and he is trying to stop the people of the walls from going down a path of attacking the outside world.
Eren of course will do exactly that, which the king of the walls and his religious order were trying to stop.
With the power of hindsight, viewers who oppose eren should actually root for nick, since he is esentially the first person opposing eren and supporting the euthanasia of paradis. Just in a different way from zeke.
Fret not, we'll talk about the more _reasonable_ side of him when we actually get to the walls lore. I knew I'd be repeating myself 3000 times, so I just wanted to goof on him a little (which I think is very much warranted considering how his arguments here are actually like... or rather... the complete lack thereof). 😅
_Though spoilers, I don't think he is 100% right by any means. AoT is not a show that deals in absolutes - everyone here is some shade of grey. Him hiding the truth does not help anyone involved and disguising that in some pseudo-religion certainly does not help either. With him I think the simplest way to describe him would be "Not doing anything is still doing something." But yeah, plenty more rambles on that to follow. _
Pastor Nick actions clearly violate Clause Six of the Charter of Humanity, as he consistently puts his own desires (preserving the Wall Cult's secrets) above the survival of Humanity within the Walls. And how far he goes to protect that secret (i.e., preventing fortification of the Walls) interferes with Garrison operations that should be obvious to anyone. "Oh, you want to use wall-mounted cannons to kill Titans? That sounds like a good idea." Pastor Nick though? He'd rather that everyone in the Outer Walls die so that his position in the Interior's top religion can be preserved.
Killing Eren would have done more harm than good, as it would have transmitted the Attack Titan to a random baby, and since the Attack Titan can do naught but march for freedom, the child would have either tried to join the Scouts, or attempted to destroy the nation it was in for housing Eldians in camps, not to mention the Curse of Ymir, which inflicting on a baby, is just cruel! Keeping Eren gives Humanity within the Walls a chance to fight back against invaders, again, Clause Six of the Charter of Humanity.
So, if the ultimate goal of the Order of the Walls is to go against the claimed goal of Clause Six of the Charter of Humanity, that being the survival of Humanity within the Walls, why put that in the Charter of Humanity? Why make that the only clause of the Charter of Humanity that's highlighted?
*God did not build the Walls, a cruel demiurge that wanted everyone within them to die did.* The stated goal of making Paradise Within the Walls is incompatible with the action of not rebuilding the outermost Wall, which would not have been an act of war. The Vow Against War is not a Vow Against War. It is a pretty way to say "the Vow to Die."
@@Koroto And how far he goes to protect that secret (i.e., preventing fortification of the Walls) interferes with Garrison operations that should be obvious to anyone. "Oh, you want to use wall-mounted cannons to kill Titans? That sounds like a good idea." Pastor Nick though? He'd rather that everyone in the Outer Walls die so that his position in the Interior's top religion can be preserved.
@@jagnestormskull3178 I dont think nick, nor anyone really cares about your charter of humanity. Nick only does one thing: Trust in the King and follow his orders. i dont think Nick understands the higher goal of stopping the eldians from going to war with the rest of the world. He just trusts the King, to know whats right. He is essentially just a proxy for the royal family to enact their wish of suicide.
The stated goal is to make a paradise until the world comes to take their revenge. Its literally the Kings will to stay aside and watch the eldians die, if marley wants that. Reclaiming maria and stopping the enemy shifters is the exact opposide of what he wants.
@@dindyme6970
"I dont think nick, nor anyone really cares about your charter of humanity."
I don't know, the Charter of Humanity seems to be a big deal in season three. The shadow government invokes it to arrest Commander Erwin, suspend all official Scout operations, and unleash notorious serial killer Kenny the Ripper upon the Scouts. Premier Zachary and Commander Erwin invoke it to execute a bloodless coup. Commander Pixis says that he allowed them to execute that coup because he believed in the Charter of Humanity, not because of any particular allegiance to Zachary or Erwin.
"He is essentially just a proxy for the royal family to enact their wish of suicide."
The royal family doesn't wish for suicide, Karl Fritz does. For example, Uri Reiss vowed to use the power of the Founding Titan to defeat the Titans outside the Walls, but then was possessed by Karl Fritz. Historia's sister has immense psychological conflict that manifests in her eye color shifting back and forth; when it's natural eyes, it's her speaking, but when it's Uri's eyes, it's Karl Fritz speaking.
Karl Fritz selfishly made the decisions to rob Eldians of their memories and his descendants of their free will.
"The stated goal is to make a paradise until the world comes to take their revenge. Its literally the Kings will to stay aside and watch the eldians die, if marley wants that."
I'm aware; that's not a Vow Renouncing War though, it's a Vow of Suicide. The Pure Titans outside the Walls are mindless, and thus cannot have any national affiliation. Restoring them to human form would not be an act of war, and in fact would be an act of salvation to them. That's just one example.
The term "Vow Renouncing War" is not accidental, it's purposeful. It is meant to make something horrible sound noble, just like everything that the Order of the Walls does.
I love listening to you talking about aot! You seriously deserve so much more likes!!!
27:15 The paining could also reference the war of Eldians and Marleyans for centuries.
We don't know if the court was built way before their memories got wiped out or not.
I personally think the painting in the courthouse is simply a depiction of a battle during the Great Titan Wars- Or some other pre Paradis Island war.
27:05 could that painting represent the titan civil war that led to Paradis becoming the refuge for the Eldians? It would make sense that it's a minor background piece given that the humanity in the walls would not have been aware of the history of the walls except perhaps the Wall cult
So, something about this has bothered me. There's a case to be made for Miche here, I feel like this is natural for the character. One of his most memorable aspects is the fact that he can recognize a titans scent - this ends up saving recruits and is displayed again shortly before he meets the Beast Titan. Smelling Eren is just natural curiosity, if you had this trait I am sure you would also wonder if you could sniff out a titan shifter.
I thought the same thing!
27:24 I always thought it was emperor Ceaser getting killed by the roman parliament?
go off on as many tangents as you want king. we love to hear them.
During the credits...
Bertholt was facing the 🧱 wall because HE WAS THE ONE that kicked / breached the wall.... in the very first episode and again 5 years later.
The Walnut symbolizes the Rumbling because "Wall? Not!"
17:24 I believe thats not only about desperation, but actually some strategy from Reis in conjunction with the church since the lost of the Founder. Also, I think the scouts won not only because Erwin is a gigachad and had really good arguments but mostly because the judge really hated the elite and didnt want to give them power.
I'm guessing the painting just refers to Eren and how everybody mistrusts him and is sort of keeping him down like monster due to mistrust. Which can also go into Season 4 as now everybody IS against him. Lovin this series so far as it makes me think about some theories and thoughts too. Keep it up!
One scene that I hoped you mentioned was Mikasa’s reaction to Levi’s beatdown. She never forgave him always looking at him with the same dead pan
Note how Bertholdt Reiner and Annie are all on the other side of the wall (as is Ymir) with Bertholdt facing the wall. I think that’s telling that Bertholdt was the colossal holding the wall and facing inwards while Annie and Reiner are either: keeping watch before he transforms, or Reiner is ready to go in but facing back and Annie is facing away cos she’d rather go home.
0:38 I always thought it was called Jiyuu no Tsubasa (Japanese for wings of freedom), that's what it's called on Spotify anyway
I believe it is called Jiyuu no Tsubasa since the opening ends on the Wings of Freedom insignia for the Survey Corps
When you think about it, the rumours about the final part of Season 4 being a movie could possibly happen if you put the two parts together depending on the length of the two parter final, I mean it wouldn't be the first time an entire season of Attack on Titan became a form of Animated film.
Anyway I love your Overanalyzing Attack on Titan series, definitely looking forward to you covering Season 2, Season 3 and Season 4, keep up the good work
If I remember well, the paintings on the ending show paradis, the walls, the sea, and marley. I would say pretty forshadowy
Yesssssss!!!!! Thank you for another anmazing video! You’re my favorite TH-camr, I literally squeaked when I saw you have a new video drop
Thank you for these videos keep it up
I also love this ending along with the 2nd one of Tokyo Ghoul
I know its an old video and everything but I just want to say that I think Mikes incredible sense of smell is fine. Sasha, Mike, and the Ackerman show that humans are capable of developing incredible abilities in the world of Attack on Titan. I very much believe that Isayama had purpose in Mike and Sasha' s keen senses.
i love this series pls tell me you’re gonna do the whole show!!
Dude these are fantastic videos, keep em coming.
Over anolyzing for me is they added Marco looking at anime bc he figured out Marley was in the walls before his death 13:38.
27:15 the painting has deeper meaning. Heres my take on it:
It appears to be a group with daggers attacking a defenceless half-naked man on the ground. I believe it is depicting a slightly twisted story of J. Christ. The people are wearing what appers to be roman-like armour (it was worn around the time when Jesus was born) and the man looking similar to Jesus (he is often depicted as a naked man with a rag to cover himself). This parallels eren and the people. The crowd is trying to kill Eren while he is their saviour.
30:17 and now we do get the movie! Who would've thought
I love your over analyzing
You forgot to mention something about the ED. Notice which characters are on the other side of the wall. Ymir, Bertholdt, Reiner and Annie. Definitely not a coincidence
Something to note about Miché, he can smell titans from a mile away inferring that titans smell different to people and he sniffs Eren, a literal titan shifter all the same. I feel like had he survived, he might have been able to sus out Reiner and Bertholdt by smelling them. It would’ve been interesting to see him sussing out Reiner, Berty, Annie and Ymir as all smelling Titan like
Nothing chokes me up more than realising that despite everything, Eren literally does everything to protect Mikasa and Armen, to the point where other Attack Titans see it as their mission too, telling each other that's what they must do. (Eren and Grisha on the pier just before he transfers the attack titan)
I like how you askes for likes and subs, but beforehand saying that you hate doing it, respect my guy
New episodes in March have me so excited! It will be my first time watching AOT as it comes out! (I binged it all last spring)
Oof, I still remember my wait for season 2 😬
Hope you enjoy! Watching weekly and being on edge right alongside everyone else is an absolute blast! 👍
I have a lil theory maybe the German music being used is a reference to the nazis Madagascar plan where they were going to relocate the Jewish population of Poland to Madagascar eldians being the Jewish population this then ties it back to aot being compared to the holocaust and the series as a whole is the Jewish population (eldians) fighting back
And you can make the connection between each song as marley (germans) having more power to start off with and then as the series goes on it uses more English and Japanese lyrics which can be used to show the change in power to eldias advantage
Yeah when I first read the basement reveal in the manga I was like: "Liberio is straight up the Warsaw ghetto".
My favorite part of the symbolism is that at first he sits quietly till he starts yelling and gets saved by others.
But in Season 4 when he does he gets rejected by Hange, still standing with his open hand for any option that wasn't the rumbling
But we all know what happened...
Yessss been waiting for these!!!! Thought u werent doing anymore 😮😮
You’ve gotta do an invincible retrospective once season 2 comes out
The use of German in the song-titles also fits very well with the aesthetic of Paradis, since all the towns inside the walls are in a very typical architectural style for Germany.
Where was the analysis on the foreshadowing of Hanges eye in the intro? And also how the green flares in the opening are shown going up around houses similarly to Erwin’s charge in season 3
This op is really underated
It’s a very important character moment for Erwin here. Erwin knows that he’ll get ‘disappeared’ if he plays his hand too soon as that’s what happened to his father. He knows the interior police and those that govern Paradis are not to be trusted which is why he has to play by the rules with the cards very close to his chest
Please continue this series. I really like it. AOT S2 S3.
The painting 🖌️ must be the great Titan war 100 years ago.
The second opening is underrated asf
im suprised this didn’t get recommended i used to always get them
That's our dear algorithm-chan for ya'! 😅
As much as it's become just noise on YT at this point, I have to parrot the whole "subscribe and click the bell" - that really seems like the only way to not miss an upload aside from following Twitter or smth off-platform. 🤷♂️
Mikasa does admit that Eren attacked her in Titan form. But she also included the time he stopped a cannon ball directed at them. It wasnt Levi that talked about it. What intrigues me is that no one included the fact that the Titans were trying to eat him.
In fairness there is a huge difference between amnesia, repressed memories, and blackouts.
14:50 That edit is beautiful 🤣
24:04 Or it's just a callback and future Eren reinforcing the beliefs he's always had.
“Now that we’re into 2023, the final final final season should wrap up the series” oh boy, who’s gonna use the attack titan to tell him
Regarding the birds, white could represent truth and black could represent ideals. Just a guess, the birds have to mean something important, and the black vs. white thing reminds me of Pokemon Black and White.
“NOOOOOO YOU CAN’T USE THAT TITAN! IT VIOLATES THE SANCTITY OF OUR WALLS!”
“hehe big guy go rawr”
Pastor Nick really do be the most "in the know" person there and no one listened
walnut symbolizes the tree that (anime-only spoilers)
Your channel is great, I bet your videos take a while to edit and make. Thank you for your efforts👍🏻
Many thanks for the kind words :)
They definitely take a while, but there are plenty more on the way soon™! 😄
Tip with names. In Japanese, L and R are essentially the same letter, so a Japanese Zachary could sound like Zachalee, so I always pronounce his name as Zachery. It’s a unique aspect of the language
Yeah Levi was often mistranslated as Rivaille in early manga fan translations for this reason too.
My thinking was that the Mike sniffing scene was there to highlight the diffrence between the Scouts and the MP's. In the scouts, if you're a weird fucker who smells people, but somehow you learn info by doing that, shit man whatever works, be our titan sniffing nose lookout also, why not? If an MP tried to pull that, theyd get shut down pretty quick. That was what I thought anyway.
29:00 don't be shy, tell us about the walnut, I wanna know 👀
Holy shit. Finally found someone that listens to Polyphia, TOE, mouse on the keys and covet. Now I have to check out the other recommendations, since I know that you have good taste, lmao 28:16
I just rewatched the second ending and holy cow. There is so much to dissect. I think that the walnut represents Ymir and Eren's manipulation throughout 2000 years of history. Ymir drops the walnut which then rolls past depictions of history. The walnut is the message sent too Eren 2000 years from now, as well as the attack titan/Eren's see/show future memory abilities.
Then we see a sad Mikasa, next to the already crumbled remnants of a wall. The wall has the mantis from her the world is cruel and beautiful flashback.
This is followed by human Eren, connected to his titan form. It looks very reminiscent of a puppeteer pulling the strings. Titan Eren pulling the strings through disconnected memories. Look at how He is drawn on many disconnected pieces of wall, coming together too show a coherent image. Human Eren is limp, and looking away from his future self, showing he is not yet, fully aware of what he is/will become.
The wall is broken -again?-, by a titan hand, And we see the cadets fighting. Ending on Mikasa attacking something with Eren's titan behind her. Is she protecting him, or is he manipulating her? Maybe a bit of both.
Does this hint at what your theory says? Her protecting him, from himself, and ultimately dealing the final blow? Is the sad Mikasa mantis wall scene, showing her reflecting on everything after the wall has crumbled and the rumbling finished?