Originally posted by dyomides
I also love how much faith the creators have in their viewers to see past all the pretty pictures and see many of the underlying messages or elements. I remember having a conversation about Cowboy Bebop, concerning one of the last episodes and how the viewer is left emotionally detached from Julia, Spikes love interest. It was argued that the show lost some of its momentum because it didn't develop her character a lot. I saw it more as a way to invite the viewer to feel closely involved with the main characters. We were in essence, as involved as Jet was. We are trusted to understand the feelings that Spike has for Julia not because we love her character but because we love Spike and understand and see how important she is to him, much like Jet does when he supports Spike by telling him to go and get the woman he loves regardless of how little he knows about her. He knows Spike and that was good enough for him.
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