Kyon's decision (spoilers)

I don't think the movie tried to hide that it was a selfish decision at all. Kyon is not some perfect white knight to want to put random strangers before his interests. And honestly speaking I would've done the same like why the fuck would I settle down for this boring and monotonous world?

by choosing the world he prefers does create a higher chance of disasters occurring —> increase in danger. he chose the world where disasters are caused by haruhi’s mood. compare that to his other choice, a world not run by haruhi’s frame of mind, it’s obvious that the dangers wouldnt be as sky scraping. not like kyon and the others would be able to save or prevent every single time? correct me if im wrong.

“if kyon was selfish, nagato was too”
nagato’s choice was selfish, yes, but i dont get how kyon being so has anything to do with her selfishness? it’s like you blame it on her?

i liked the explanation of choosing right from left wont really do anything since left will cease to exist but i dont really think it applies to this case.
aware of the risks of both worlds, he went with the one that he liked most and was best for him (when it comes to fulfillment) instead of what was best for the rest of the humanity.
it takes us back to the beginning of the story where it was mentioned how he wished for a world filled with aliens, espers etc before realizing they did exist. it’s what he prefers: a life with risks over one that wouldnt leave him as fulfilled knowing what he couldve been.
though, he probably wouldnt have minded the normal world if it was that he didnt know about the other.
but, would he be as happy?

It's been quite a while since I watched the movie, but isn't it not just that he wants to live in the more interesting world, even if he sometimes complains about the things Haruhigets up to, but also that in the other world they don't get to all be friends? In the changed world, they're separate. Haruhi and Itsuki don't even go to North High. But in the original world, not only are things more interesting, but they all get to be friends.

I also can't help but think of this in the context of Japanese society, where normal life consists of a routine with long work hours for many people, which teenagers are soon to be facing. Kyon is kind of pushing against seeing boring stability as the best type of life.

@Chadow_2B

Hmm. I'm not quite sure i agree that one necessarily needs to be a "perfect white knight" in order to put 7.5 billion random strangers ahead of one's own interests.

@NDskies you are acting like they died or something. Those 7.5 billion are still alive and well. You are operating based on chance without any solid backing cause it was shown time and time again that haruhi never harmed anyone directly while not accounting for how the new world was thrown in Kyon's face and from his perspective its the fake world. Not to mention he would completely lose all his experiences and bond with the sos brigade members have to start from scratch! Who would choose something like that other than someone with a white knight complex?

the whole movie is a very elongated love triangle.
the first two seasons works as to give us the reasons behind on everyone's motives for the movie, Kyon is very vocal about his displeasure with Haruhi but deep down he really enjoys her and by extension the Brigade's friendship.

Haruhi likes Kyon and wants to have fun, Yuki Likes kyon and is so dead tired of having to deal with Haruhi and the entities' will.

When given the option neither Haruhi or Yuki really have any care for other's opinion on any matter, Haruhi does it unintentionally as she doesn't know she can bend reality to her will, Yuki does intentionally but is unsure if her choosing is right thus gives Kyon the power to change her choice if need be.

When given into the options of if you should go back to a world where everything and anything can happen and reality constantly balances over the hubris of a teenage girl or one where nothing ever happens cause it deliberately can't happen.

The whole scene where he fights his own self is just him admitting for once that he's not much different than Haruhi instead of the other S.O.S. brigade members, he wants to go back into a world where he and Haruhi can have fun and see unexplainable things happening; he isn't being rational or thinking of the better good, just admitting to himself he actually is quite like Haruhi, bored of reality and wanting it to be crazier than it really is.

and I don't think the movie wants us to side with Kyon, he gets stabbed the second he's back lol, but since it's a story it's mostly and a very light story at that, it doesn't want you to really think of every human there in the world but rather focus on, who would Kyon want to go with? Haruhi or Yuki, he chose Haruhi, against all logic he went with what his heart wanted.

it's all metaphorical cause the story aint stressing over the romantic relationships of anyone at all, thus it also doesn't want you to question about the result of his decisions for overall humanity.

Now as a personal response, I'd do the same as a teen but now as an adult wow is Kyon kind of a loser Haruhi was still in that world and just not as dangerous to be around now like dude she can still be annoying in this universe just as the last u don't gotta jeopardize humanity over an "I can fix her" school girl.