"Everyone is a slave to something"

Attack on Titan Shingeki no kyojin — Season.3

Number of animation episodes: 22

Corresponding manga: about chapter 50 to about chapter 90

Year of show: 2018, 2019

◎Plot appreciation

●Central Gendarmerie Offensive and Defense Chapter - "This kind of role has always been in order, even if you quit, someone will immediately fill it up. That's why it won't disappear from the world."

"On the other side of the ocean, what did I think there was at that time?"

The new opening song has changed the style of the past. The song Red Swan, which is a collaboration between Yoshiki and Hyde, has a warm style and profound lyrics, which is a perfect match for the atmosphere of the third season. The picture at the beginning is the childhood of the main characters, the running of the protagonist trio, the youth past of each regiment soldier, and the real life of Historia with a snot.

Then the plot brings into the new Riviban experiment with Eren's ability to become a giant, but each experiment proves that Eren does not have the ability to harden. The sudden death of Father Nick made the Survey Corps understand that the overall situation was not in their favor. They are fighting not only the man-eating giants outside the wall, but also the "Centre" that dominates the world inside the wall and makes life inside the wall very morbid.

Due to the secrets of the city wall teaching Historia and Eren's ability to become a giant, the two are still unable to escape the fate of being captured. For the second time, Jean who pretended to be Eren and Armin, who must be such a cute boy, were taken away, Levi remembered. The guy who grew up with him in his childhood—the guy who used layman, tracked in plural, and charged from both sides and rear. With the determination of the 104th class children not getting their hands dirty, the Survey Corps once again lost several seniors, as well as Historia and Eren.

Cooperating with the Hanlibus Chamber of Commerce outside the door, let the Survey Corps successfully capture the Central Gendarmerie Thanis, this is the first step that the world has chosen to change. In the process of interrogating Thanis, I learned how many dissidents the center killed in order to make the world "peace" inside the wall. In the end, Thanis betrayed the king: the Reis family is the real royal family. This is not difficult to guess the plot of the fake Wang Kui puppet, but it is the only bargaining chip of the investigation corps, and it is also the basis for the commander to make a big gamble.

Recalling the conversation in the giant wood forest, Eren's note to Henji explained that Yumir had been echoing outside the wall for nearly 60 years, and only gained the power of the giant after eating his Bertolt companion. The Survey Corps, who had just learned that the giants were humans, gradually deduced the real reason why the giants could eat people. The cut-in plot recalls the childhood that Historia eloquently talked about - the illegitimate daughter of a noble, and the mother who regretted giving birth to her. This is the reason why Yumir desperately wants Historia not to hate herself.

●Revolutionary of the Survey Corps - "When the number of human beings is wiped out to less than one person, there will be no more struggle between human beings"

The Liebs Chamber of Commerce, which betrayed the Central Military Police, was immediately punished, leaving behind the second generation of the somewhat stupid Chamber of Commerce, and the Survey Corps, which was gradually approaching the center of the mystery, was also framed as a murder corps. . Along with the regiment leader who was taken away, the regiment leader also told Commander Pixis the "dream" that he had supported him all the way from childhood to adulthood. (Speaking privately, the head of the group was really cute when he was a child)

The second choice to change is the two impressive military policemen Marlowe and Hicky, "Then why are you still working for the Survey Corps?" The original intention of Jean, who wanted to live comfortably in the mainland, has not changed. , just in the face of the death of his best friend Marco, let him understand the meaning of being a human being. I think this is why Isayama-sensei has always liked Jean the most.

The beginning of the battle to retake the throne was actually over, and this was the bloodless revolution that Erwin's brilliant mind had conceived. Although there is an element of fraud and the nature of gambling in it, this is a government that obviously does not meet the expectations of the residents, to avoid riots, so I will not open the door for the influx of people from the Wall of Rose, in order to protect my position in the inner circle and a beautiful estate.

With the efforts and choices of all people, the truth of this world is truly known to the world.

●Underground Church - "If someone is crying and saying that he is not needed, I want to tell him that there is no such thing"

Finally, the central military police who were obstructing the Survey Corps rushed to the church in the Reis territory overnight, where the secrets from five years ago, the power of giants, and the blood of the king were hidden. When Wang Xue touched Eren, dusty memories poured out, finally telling everyone what Dr. Yeka did and the truth that had disappeared for the past five years.

Eren, who had hoped to expel giants since he was a child, learned that the power to control giants exists, but he was sealed on himself by his father. Understanding yourself is the key to hindering the expulsion of giants. Those dreams, desires outside the walls, the water of fire, the earth of ice are no longer important. Although half of Eren's tears here are because he thinks that Dr. Yeka has committed a serious crime, the other half I think is that Eren has to give up those small dreams and can prove that he is free to live. From the two episodes of "Sin" and "Dream", Eren's tears flowed into the hearts of the audience even more.

But no one needs to exist. Historia's classic father-slapping scene is even more heartwarming. Roderes shouted the names of his father, brother and daughter while licking the potion that would quickly evaporate in contact with the air, and the lightning fell again.

The half-naked idiot ran crookedly, bit down on the medicine bottle with the armor written on it, and finally activated the hardening ability that previous experiments could not accomplish. Successfully supported the pillars that gradually collapsed in the underground church, allowing everyone in the Survey Corps to escape smoothly.

The Battle of the Underground Church is over, well, because the Underground Church was destroyed.

●Battle outside the walls of Alford District - "The weak will want that power to be theirs"

After discussing with Armin, he understood why his father ate the ancestral giant owned by Frittan, and Eren began to gain a little confidence. As for the matter of expelling the giant, he seemed to understand that the Wang family did not possess the power of the giant, so he was able to do so. This is a great opportunity for humanity to truly fight back.

In the battle of the giant Rhodes, Eren finally did not use fighting skills and anger to fight the giants. At this time, he understood his mission. Looking at the three children inside the wall, I thought of the past. Although not very reliable, he finally believed in his ability and no longer questioned the source of his ability.

The Corps finally let the Queen succeed the throne, and although it was a bloodless revolution, the Survey Corps discovered that the silly giants seemed to be better than the humans inside the walls.

●Past - "If you don't find something to indulge yourself, human beings will not be able to survive"

After collecting the giant Rhodes, Levi finds Kenny, who is about to die. He wants to find out the truth of this world, the secrets of Ackermen, and the hidden history of this world. But all Kenny could tell him was why he had come this far.

The process of encountering that absolute power, seeing those who rely on something, indulge in self-satisfaction. The "paradise" that Uli longed for but could not create, Rhodes escaping to the side of women, his grandfather indulging in the family's scenery, the god that Sanis believed in, and the "power" that he has been pursuing all the time.

Kenny's role is not much, but like Yumir, he spent his whole life to describe an attitude towards life, which is very exciting.

●Bystander - "After all, he was born into this world"

This episode was originally meant to be written together with the previous one, but I liked this episode so much, my favorite episode among the 59 episodes so far, I may even watch it more than 10 times.

Instructor Keith Shadis told the feelings of those who were expected but incompetent, and also filled out part of the plot. Finally, he included what I think is the most perfect foreshadowing: the reason why the Eren three-dimensional mobile device was broken.

It tells the story of Dr. Yeka, who was originally a human who came from outside the wall, and mysteriously rescued the residents who suffered from the epidemic. But no one can recognize the great work he is doing. What supported him along the way was actually the curse that Dr. Yeka had placed on him: "The Survey Corps is suitable for those chosen by God."

The process of mistaking himself for being the chosen person and realizing that he has no talent, the personality of the instructor has become more three-dimensional and distinct. In the end, Eren was taken back to the shelter, and his three-dimensional mobile device was used up, which further proved that Gurisha's son was the real chosen person.

And finally, with the ending song, Eren's mother Carula said: "This kid doesn't need to be great, it doesn't matter if he is not superior to others, because you see how cute he is! I think he is already great! After all, he is , was born into this world.”

In addition to the lines echoing the first season when Armin asked Eren why he would come up with an answer outside the wall, it also made the matter of "life" more important. In the work of Attack on Titan, which is often dead and whose heart needs to be dedicated, the great meaning of "born as a human" is instilled. Even if the instructor continued to be the head of the regiment until he died, this life would have "great meaning", but this does not seem to have a relative relationship with "identifying with his life". Carula does not have the narrow ideas of the people inside the wall, but instead uses a very open soul to raise her own children. It's not special and it doesn't matter, being born with hard work and living is already great.

Recapture of the Wall of Maria - "I didn't lose because I didn't run away"

The brand new opening song, "Vision and the Way of the Corpse", comes from the works of Linked Horizon, the lyrics are integrated into the first four songs from them, and at the same time narrates the corpses stacked into the road in the freedom of yearning.

Although Eren, who has learned to harden, and a few soldiers can block the gate, as long as the soldiers responsible for destroying the city gate are still there, the Wall of Maria cannot be taken back. The Survey Corps, which won the victory inside the wall and successfully overthrew the false king's government, recruited soldiers again to meet the greatest victory of mankind.

Armin, who found that the enemy might be hiding in the wall, Reiner, who transformed himself, and beasts that summoned many giants also appeared, and the offensive and defensive battle between the two sides began to see. When the enemy has an understanding of giants, all the survey corps can come up with is a method to slash and kill giants, and the "Thunder Gun" debuts for the first time. Reiner was in a hard fight, Bertolt came to the rescue again, and the recruits in the inner wall were not idle, facing the stone throwing attack of the beast giant. Both sides were in a hard fight, but fortunately there was a clever soldier on each side who was racking his brains.

"It's all meaningless, no matter what dreams or hopes you have, no matter how happy you have been, or your body is smashed by a rock, one will die one day. In that case, life is meaningless. Is it meaningless to be born in this world? Is it the same for our dead comrades? Is the death of those soldiers meaningless? No, no, it is we who give meaning to those soldiers! Those brave dead, poor The dead, it is us who are alive who can mourn them. We will die here, and we will entrust the meaning to the next survivors. This is the only way to fight against this cruel world. Soldiers, be angry! Soldiers Let's shout! Soldiers, let's fight."

(please allow me to repost the entire epic speech)

The recruits and the regiment commander rushed to the direction of the stone throwing to die, and in the 104th phase of the Higanshina district, seeing the figure of the super giant gradually getting thinner, Armin decided to give up his personal life and the dream that was so close at hand, and went with him. fighting. Both feints were perfect victories, but the deceitful beast escaped.

The important brains of the two survey corps are facing an existential crisis, and the beast that came to say more inexplicable words to Eren. After Bertolt was abandoned by the warrior captain, the survey corps will face huge difficulties again. "Complete Match" vs "Brave". When the "white night" came, Levi chose to be selfish and let Erwin, who had escaped from hell, die.

After re-reading the manga, apart from Isayama-sensei's extraordinary personality, the arrangement of the plot, and the ingenious storyboards are all amazing, but the animation is the finishing touch, matching emotions with professional voice actors, as well as Mr. Sawano Hiroyuki's epic poems. 's soundtrack, as well as Mr. Kobayashi Yasuko's ingenious arrangement of the script, pushed "Attack on Titan" to a higher level.

●Memoirs of Gulishayka in the Basement - "No matter what era this giant is, it will continue to advance in pursuit of freedom, and its name is "Attack on the Giant""

The truth of the world is really cruel and unacceptable. What we knew in the first three seasons turned out to be just the tip of the iceberg and the truth that was deceived. Erwin's conjecture was right, there were people outside the wall, and it wasn't as threatened by giants as inside the wall, but there was no freedom either. About history, but because of the different people in power, they tell different stories. To be honest, to live a humiliating life as a result of the sins of our ancestors, this kind of shadow can still be seen in every country in today's society.

"But neither Fei nor Fei did such a thing." The angry teenager couldn't figure out why the world was so ridiculous until he found a mission, married the daughter of the king's blood, and gave birth to a son who betrayed him. On Judgment Day, he met the "Owl" who truly gave him a mission.

It turns out that the giants in the Battle of Trost are all the former partners of my father. It turns out that the giant is you, Dina. It turns out that the power of coordinates was launched at that time. The key to saving everyone lies in the giant who killed the mother. If you want to If you want to save Armin, Mikasa and everyone else, just follow the mission.

The third season ended at watching the sea. Eren, who has seen many truths about the world from his father's memory, is no longer as curious about the world as he used to be, because beyond the walls there are more enemies than freedom. And what he has to bear is not just the task of "killing all the giants". When a person knows more, his expression will no longer be angry. Compared with the first season: The Secret of the City Wall and the second season: The Cause of Giants, the third season revealed the truth of the world.