Memory of Red

Whenever you find something abstract in MAL you can bet it will have a <5 score and people accusing it to be too art for their understanding. Another review has the backstory behind this, and even with a super low score then recognize it is a good concept, because it is.

Instead of getting mad for feeling like someone is trying to show off or be deep, just enjoy what it is, there isn't more than that. It's not really that hard to get that you should just take what you want instead of being offended by your own insecurities.

I really liked this, I think if ... it were an animated gif people would cream their pants.

Yeah, the two string music is a bit obnoxious.

I'm sure this was just way too deep for me, so deep that I will never be able to fully understand it even when I become old and if possible wise.

I'm sorry that I cant properly explain how great this is, I am simply unable to properly grasp all that this beautiful piece of art is attempting to show us, someone with a bigger intellect can probably do it though. Guess it's back to the drawing board for me. Maybe if I go back to reading more literature I will one day be able to understand the magnificence of this piece of art, one ... man can only wish for so much.

I just came across this, and now my head hurts.
Yes, there's this great story behind the short movie.

"This was made for the memory of a soldier nicknamed red who served in a unit code-name dragonfly, he sacrficed himself by jumping on top of a mine that was about to go off to save his comrades. The appearance of the dragonfly is the unit and the flow of red represents their hardship and experience together and it fades away for it will never be the same unit again without him. The soundtrack is the music he would play with his wooden 3-string little guitar before going ... into every mission."

The theme is great, but it's got too much of dementia going on there. I couldn't figure out any meaning, at all. I had to browse a lot and found that info.

And the music...oh my God. I shouldn't call it music. The sound just hurts your brain. It does.

No, I don't wanna be disrespectful to Red, but it just is.

So yeah, didn't like it at all.