…With time, the people of the earth began to build a city with a giant tower. By building the tower they wanted that to reach the heavens and also to prevent their city from being scattered. They were given different languages and were scattered across the world.
…The people of Jericho built walls around their city to protect themselves from invaders. Confident that they were safe in their haven, they mocked the people outside the walls. People blew trumpets and by a mysterious power, the walls were knocked down.
We lived in a peaceful time, walls built around our city to protect ourselves from them. We thought we were safe…
But that day…we learned of them. We learned…about the titans.
Peace does not last forever. Invisible war wages everywhere, every day. Because peace does not last forever. What might be your best friends today, might be your worst enemies tomorrow. That ride their bike with no handlebars. The main characters Eren and Mikasa, unfortunately, learn this lesson through how many others learn it, the hard way. The outside walls plagued with titans, the walls serve to keep them away until one day, lightning strikes. One giant, colossal hand finally marks the breaching of the many walls that surround the city and provide it with its' supposed “peace”. True despair sets in when even the scouting legion fails to get any information on the Titans, and human lives were sacrificed for naught. Peace…is gone.
Everything in this show seems hopeless, from humans trying to fend off giants with mere metal-made tools. Oh well, slightly better than David and Goliath. Only layers of walls built to block them off. The darker tones and sharply drawn characters emphasize the depressing premise of the series. The background music is scarce, only hitting deep, sharp tones when something dramatic and memorable happens (usually in a negative sense, for this episode). Why then, does this series draw me in so much?
Because we learn to cheer for the underdog. Remember? “We'll show them…that the good guys always win.” There will always be humans that want to fight against the impossible, holding the precious hope that no one may have. To win. Eren is the embodiment of that. Why do we want to be frogs in a well, where the world is out there to explore?
Yes, Zephyr, you may be true.
“One day, ‘that wall’s gonna fall, and tears are gonna spill.'”
However, I can see another side to that song.
I see your star you left it burning for me
Mother, I'm hereEyes open wide
feel your heart and it's glowing
I'm welcome home, sweet home- Bastion Soundtrack, “Mother, I'm here”
Even through the loss of his mother, I know that Eren will find a way to beat them. To plant a seed of hope in our hearts as we continue to watch through all the suffering. I can see it simply in his eyes. We'll find a new home. Heck, we'll rebuild it.
We'll show them…that the good guys always win.
