SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT At Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:15:11 Xerxes wrote: > >It is wrong to suppose Reinhardt did not feel sorry for the for the >part he played in the Westland Massacre. ... > >As for making that decision, I think Reinhardt also regretted it very >much. ... My description was not enough. I did not really want to mean that Reinhard did not regret on the Westerland Massacre in the original novel. I agree with your opinion. > >To portray Kircheis as very angry and having a fierce look is also >wrong. ... >I would not be surprised if >Kircheis should be even a bit angry feeling so much disappointment, >frustration and confusion, but it is the feeling of disappointment, >frustration and confusion that should be emphasized. The anger is >trivial. > >One factor that determine how angry should Kircheis feel is whether >he had lost his faith in Reinhardt. ... But it was not the case. ... >it is unthinkable that Kircheis should be very angry. Your opinion is completely correct, I think. I should select and use words more carefully. I mistook that the word "angry" is similar to "upset".(or "lost his calmness"). What I wanted to say is that, it is natural that Kircheis could not stop showing his violent emotion at that time. It (his emotion) would be the mixture of disappointment, frustration, and confusion. He is very calm and considerate, however, at that time, he was afraid that he must stand at the fork (whether he would go along with Reinhard even if their opinions about "justice" had broken off, or not) very much. Furthermore, he was obliged to be obstinate because of Reinhard's talking way. So he said " I am your loyal follower" with trying to hold his emotion. It is not only the anger. I also think that it is difficult to judge Kircheis' emotion at that scene from Ms. Michihara's comics. Not only for Ms. Michihara, it is not easy to express the character's delicate feeling in comics. Thank you for your giving careful and detailed view. I wrote "I rather suppose the manga represents the original as to that episode" before. What I want to insist on is what Reinhard did. There is a great difference between the anime and the original novel (and the manga) about Reinhard's behavior. It is very important whether he adopted the proposal of Oberstein positively (with a lot of hesitation) or passively. In the original novel, Reinhard victimize Westerland by his own order, and it was very reason why he regretted and hated himself so much. Then he could not help being too emotional at the argument with Kircheis and depending on his(Kircheis) sympathy. However, in the anime, he did not adopt the proposal. This difference makes the difference of the degree of his sense of guilty and remorse. Why it should be changed ? What is the staff's purpose ? Thanks. Karirin (Kariya)