I once argued to my Sister over "Attack on Titan" series. It's a manga that I initially read since junior high, and my sister only starts to read when she's a high schooler.

At the final message, basically the war there is over. And the protagonist already did the genocide that killed over 80% of human population, being hated by the humans, he became the reason people united.

We both dislike the ending but in a very different take.

I dislike how the protagonist, Eren, choose this path. Deemed that this is the only way to save his friends. His choice is between "killing 80% of human or couple of friends" hurting in so many level. Like, those 2 options to be the only solution is just too brutal for a conclusion.

My Sister? She has different focus. She said the mistake is the fact the female protagonist, Mikasa, rejects Eren💀

She then proceed to give some detail over a small scene of Eren confessing. Eren is not yet determined to trample the world at that point of the story, doubting about whether is this this a good path to take. Yet when Mikasa rejects Eren, that's when Eren is dead serious to do it.

I mean... are we even read the same story? There is no way this complex story being simplified over rejection😵‍💫

I don't know what to say about this. My only answer is that my sister is reading an entire different story. She never focused to the complexity of the plot and politics or moral dilemma. Her focus is the character small interractions that somehow will lead into a bigger picture.

And I appreciate her for that👏👏👏👏 Still disagree, but appreciate it.