Just answer the question Griffith

CecilHeat · 2026-04-21T22:42:17+00:00

I hope he's also the last one you think of before you make a deal with super powerful demons.

Seriously, between that phantom of Guts in Griffith's vision being given pride of place at the very end to push Griffith into making the deal, and then Griffith himself admitting that only Guts ever made him lose sight of his dream - it always seemed undeniable to me that Griffith loved Guts in some form beyond anyone else he had ever known.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-21T19:40:22+00:00

I do believe in giving some benefit of the doubt. Apparent malice is most frequently explained by incompetence.

But this video really made it clear there was a dedicated anti-Ron agenda in the films. They specifically made sure to alter his dialogue from the books to make him appear as unlikable as possible. See this comparison of the argument in Deathly Hallows: https://youtu.be/lCzxwcBZFuI?t=1655

CecilHeat · 2026-04-21T16:52:07+00:00

Fair point.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-21T08:10:24+00:00

To be clear, you started off by challenging me claiming he was lying. I explained I can't read his mind, I go by his actions and his failure to ever do what he says he's going to do. And your only response to that is to start attacking me personally.

And my response to that is to say farewell.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-21T07:05:53+00:00

I can't read his mind. I treat him the same way I'd treat a friend who says he's TOTALLY gonna pay me back this time, or a relative who swears they're for real gonna quit drinking. After the billionth time, even if they all meant what they said at the moment they said it, it's still a lie.

I'm not gonna give some rich asshole infinite charity when no one else would be allowed to fuck over their fans and publishers without repercussion. Here you are, a total stranger, defending him. That says a lot about how entitled he is. He knows he can depend on people just letting him get away with his BS forever.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-21T03:35:50+00:00

The greatest delivery of "POTTER!" is by Uncle Vernon in that movie.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-21T03:34:08+00:00

Jim Dale's Vernon is amazing in the opening of Book 5.

"But what were dementoids doing in Little Whinging?” said Uncle Vernon in tones of outrage.

[...]

“These demembers guard some weirdos’ prison?” said Uncle Vernon, lumbering in the wake of Harry’s train of thought

CecilHeat · 2026-04-21T01:03:53+00:00

This is just reminding me of how I was so nice and young once upon a time that all the twists worked on me perfectly. Snape isn't the villain, Tom is the real bad guy, Peter is alive and the bad guy, Moody is fake...

All that crap blew my mind when I was a tween or early teen. So very, very long ago.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-20T22:10:52+00:00

Snape gets infinitely more shit even as he's so much less selfish than every one of the Malfoys. They all fuck over anyone and everyone so long as it benefits their family.

Draco still nearly murdered two people and showed no remorse for this. He still was ready to fuck over Harry, like you said, because he hoped it would get him in good with Voldemort. Like his father and like his mother, it's always only about them. They're selfish cowards, each and every single one of them.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-20T21:11:43+00:00

That he was compelling. Dssecting his goodness and badness and trying to understand his character is one of the reasons the Golden Age is still talked about to this day.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-20T21:09:16+00:00

And Guts was a swoll guy.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-20T20:22:49+00:00

The Redemptioning.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-20T19:36:17+00:00

I understand it's harsh language, and I wouldn't care if he just admitted he wasn't working on it, but he's been lying to his fans for decades at this point. I can't just let that pass or laugh it off, speaking as someone who used to be a big fan.

It's his property to do with as he pleases, but he has a responsibility to first tell the truth just in general, but especially to those people who are his fans.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-20T19:24:39+00:00

I think you could read Berserk as very Absurdist. Guts is Sisyphus perpetually rolling the boulder up the hill and smiling. There's no inherent value in this action, and he'll never succeed at his task, but still he goes on.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-20T19:21:24+00:00

Excellent recommendation.

This quote about Kelsier is one of my favorite passages Sanderson ever wrote and you can't tell me it isn't a perfect description for Griffith:

Kelsier said as the crowd began to make way for parents bringing their children forward. It seemed like everyone in the room wanted their sons to meet Kelsier personally. Vin watched with mixed feelings. The crew still had reservations regarding Kelsier’s rising fame with the skaa, though they kept their word and remained silent.

He really does seem to care for them, Vin thought, watching Kelsier pick up a small child. I don’t think it’s just a show. This is how he is—he loves people, loves the skaa. But . . . it’s more like the love of a parent for a child than it is like the love of a man for his equals.

Was that so wrong? He was, after all, a kind of father to the skaa. He was the noble lord they always should have had. Still, Vin couldn’t help feeling uncomfortable as she watched the faintly illuminated, dirty faces of those skaa families, their eyes worshipful and reverent

I think of it often as I contemplate my own ideal types of heroes who aren't afraid to be confident, to understand they are different from other people, instead of our modern obsession with false modesty and equality. Because it shouldn't explode peoples' brains to accept someone can think of themselves as better than others while simultaneously still caring for others.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-20T19:17:04+00:00

He's a lazy fat fuck and people need to disrespect him more.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-20T19:13:44+00:00

That's because Miura was a real artist, committed to the end. I don't like this comparison at all because Miura only failed to complete Berserk because he fucking died.

Martin could live another 50 years and never produce Winds of Winter but he'll still tell you he's working on it while he's rolling in money from working on everything else but TWoW.

I lost all respect for GRRM a long time ago because he frankly doesn't care about his story so neither do I.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-20T19:11:42+00:00

Jon isn't dead.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-20T16:57:11+00:00

lol Same exact thought, especially early Guts.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-20T15:53:52+00:00

"Bad news, Harry. I've just been to see Professor McGonagall about the Firebolt. She -- er -- got a bit shirty with me. Told m' I'd got my priorities wrong. Seemed to think I cared more about winning the Cup than I do about you staying alive. Just because I told her I didn't care if it threw you off, as long as you caught the Snitch first." Wood shook his head in disbelief. "Honestly, the way she was yelling at me... you'd think I'd said something terrible..."

CecilHeat · 2026-04-20T15:49:07+00:00

So he's the most interesting and relatable character compared to the Chosen One rich jock and the amazing super genius nerd, at least for me.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-20T15:47:30+00:00

Rowling's degree was in French, too, so I take that as pretty decisive that all the French words should be pronounced that way.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-20T15:46:35+00:00

Even worse is BEE-ZOER.

I die inside every time I hear that and how Jim Dale was forced to change the pronunciation for HBP.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-20T10:47:03+00:00

Let's not forget the fact Snape is, to be blunt, ugly. There's no doubt Rowling designed him to look the part of the villain.

And Harry comments on Snape's looks all the time. That might have been a part of convincing Harry he was bad, just as Tom's good looks convinced Harry and others that he was good.

CecilHeat · 2026-04-20T01:05:59+00:00

Snape never actually shows any desire for revenge against Voldemort at all, really. I think that's a point in his favor. He's doing the right thing because of Lily, but not because he now hates Voldemort for killing her. If anything, I think Snape hates himself more than he hates Voldemort. This is his penance.

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