Shadow Phantasm
Kage in the Making 👑
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After thinking on this for a bit and reading a thread talking about the contrast in morals on another forum,I decided to make this thread to discuss if Naruto's theme of forgiveness and redemption gets applied too much.
Some characters in the series are guilty of various crimes ranging from kidnapping,terrorism,mass murder etc;.Certain ones were forgiven for their acts but is there a limit to how much you can forgive someone?
For example the friends and families of the people Obito and Madara had killed would certainly have wanted them to brought to justice.
But lately Kishi seems to be sending the message that if you do one act of good will compared to the dozens of crimes you committed, then you're absolved of all responsibility and can go to the afterlife with a clean slate.
Obito is a perfect example of why I believe the theme of forgiveness has been used way too much.He has attacked Konoha,caused the death of the main character's parents,made several character's lives miserable,and caused a world war that claimed the lives of thousands.
Yet because he was used despite knowing full well what he was doing Obito was forgiven.All those things he did?Like it never happened,and to top it off Naruto praised him as the greatest and ultimately he got everything he wanted in death.
Those people who died because of Obito apparently don't matter because he's forgiven now.
Orochimaru is yet another example of what would happen if the theme of forgiveness takes it's course.He caused the deaths of the Fourth Kazekage and Third Hokage,experimented on countless people and attacked Konoha.
Would any sane person forgive Orochimaru despite knowing the things he's done?
Madara looks like he's gonna be redeemed for everything in the future,this is despite him being behind everything Obito did.
Unlike the latter who was manipulated into thinking his actions were for peace Madara had everything laid out from the beginning.But once again it seems like just because BZ betrayed him Kishi is trying to set Madara up for yet another redemption story.
I could go on with other characters and their actions that caused untold death and pain but I made my point.Does the theme of forgiveness get applied too much?Is there a limit to how much a character can be redeemed?
Some characters in the series are guilty of various crimes ranging from kidnapping,terrorism,mass murder etc;.Certain ones were forgiven for their acts but is there a limit to how much you can forgive someone?
For example the friends and families of the people Obito and Madara had killed would certainly have wanted them to brought to justice.
But lately Kishi seems to be sending the message that if you do one act of good will compared to the dozens of crimes you committed, then you're absolved of all responsibility and can go to the afterlife with a clean slate.
Obito is a perfect example of why I believe the theme of forgiveness has been used way too much.He has attacked Konoha,caused the death of the main character's parents,made several character's lives miserable,and caused a world war that claimed the lives of thousands.
Yet because he was used despite knowing full well what he was doing Obito was forgiven.All those things he did?Like it never happened,and to top it off Naruto praised him as the greatest and ultimately he got everything he wanted in death.
Those people who died because of Obito apparently don't matter because he's forgiven now.
Orochimaru is yet another example of what would happen if the theme of forgiveness takes it's course.He caused the deaths of the Fourth Kazekage and Third Hokage,experimented on countless people and attacked Konoha.
Would any sane person forgive Orochimaru despite knowing the things he's done?
Madara looks like he's gonna be redeemed for everything in the future,this is despite him being behind everything Obito did.
Unlike the latter who was manipulated into thinking his actions were for peace Madara had everything laid out from the beginning.But once again it seems like just because BZ betrayed him Kishi is trying to set Madara up for yet another redemption story.
I could go on with other characters and their actions that caused untold death and pain but I made my point.Does the theme of forgiveness get applied too much?Is there a limit to how much a character can be redeemed?
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