As I carry on with the series, I can’t help myself from
looking up the original novels. After finishing all 4 volumes of novels, I
definitely know more the world that the entire story is based on. I’m also able
to see something in the anime series that I think can be improved.
Maybe because of the limitation of the length of each
episode, ( a standard anime episode is 24~28mins long) some of the actions of
the characters seem a little awkward and odd, without explanations of the
reasons and motives, which are mostly
discussed very carefully in the novel. In my own screenplay writing, I
tried to make the actions of the character more reasonable by inserting
voiceovers, and arranging more obvious clues. One other thing is that, may also
be caused by the limitation of episode length, some of the plots are skipped or
shortened. This makes the plot seems less continuous. Some scenes that reveal
important backgrounds or characters of the main characters certainly require
more detailed description.
Some other good points are also found by combing the novel
with the anime series. I find that the use of BGM (background music) in the
anime series very engaging. The tension during fight scenes, the horror when
revealing Conspiracy, strong twists in the story, the mood for such scenes are
generally well settled up with a great collection of background music.
Another highlight is the flashbacks. Short flashbacks that
are only seconds long can quickly introduce the background of a character. For
example, Servant Lancer, Diarmuid’s history was quickly revealed in his
master’s dream: getting betrayed by the king he serves to. And later this
flashback ironically corresponds with the second betrayal of his master. There
are also long flashbacks. Episode 18 and 19 are completely flashbacks of the
childhood of main character Kiritsugu Emiya. Very detailed description of his
tragic childhood perfectly explains the origin of his childish dream: bringing
the world absolute peace. And it also completely changes my view on his
cold-blood and Inhumanness that shows in previous episodes.
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