The Cinematic Masterpiece of Attack on Titan Final Season Part 3

A review and analysis of Attack on Titan's Final Season Part 3. I will discuss many topics, including the rumbling, Eren Yeager (Jaeger), Hange and MAPPA's production, as well as much more. PLEASE ENJOY!!!
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[@JustAcritic]

Hope you all enjoy(ed) the video! Also, a little typo fell through with the word 'chaos' in the video. Not a big deal anyway.

[@alexvaughan1013]

Compared to the misspellings of Bertoruto's name, that was small potatoes! 😅

[@mcdcrss43]

Konnichiwa lad. Great take on aot... as always. I can tell you with GREAT CONFIDENCE the ONLY BAD thing about aot. It is SO PERFECT that I CAN'T seem to find myself watching ANY OTHER tv programs. The LAST tv I've seen are GOT & BREAKING BAD & ARCANE. Thanks to "WOKENESS" in the US, EVERYTHING (entertainment) they make are RUBBISH.

[@ljb4192]

@@mcdcrss43 bro AOT is a “woke” show with diversity, addressed racism, had an openly gay couple etc

[@mcdcrss43]

@@ljb4192 YOU are WOKE and MUST be sent to Paradis!!!

[@isaiahthompson2134]

Hmm from how I see it the Jaegerist's and Eren aren't actually perpetuating the hate cycle, they're ending it. By this point the narrative has solidified that only 2 options exist: all of Paradise & all Eldians die or the whole world but Paradise dies. Will elaborate more in an edit if/when I remember

[@alexvaughan1013]

My jaw seriously dropped at the extra scene of Eren and Zeke's grandparents in the jail cell! It's also tragically ironic that the Marleyan authorities spared their lives by jailing them instead of killing them. Yet their own grandson ends up killing them.

[@Nicolas_Cage525]

There is an extra scene? Where?

[@alexvaughan1013]

@@Nicolas_Cage525 It's part of the scene where the Rumbling flattens the Marleyan city. After it flattens Halil, Ramzi and their people. The scene with Eren's grandparents wasn't in the manga.

[@danielmunoz1275]

@@Nicolas_Cage525 almost every scene after ramzi's death is anime original. There is some iconic panels that weren't shown, but people predict that they're going to be adapted in the last episode.

[@Aaron_Heininger]

Well that's cause they needed leverage to get the beast titan back so they hoped there freedom might of meant something to Zeke. But he didn't care his time was almost up so it was nothing to him.

[@aligmal5031]

marley did not spare their life lmao if you look closely at the scene you will see that all the prison cells are open except the grandparents means that the marleyans released all prisoners except them they let them die by the hand of their grandchild

[@ammarsaleh7436]

The scene where hange wakes up next to her fallen comrades literally put a tear in my eye

[@alexvaughan1013]

The cherry on top of a flawless send-off, which was made even better in the anime!

[@gensischosen251]

Lets all span message Emmys to nominate AOT as the first time ever!

[@JustAcritic]

It's criminal that it has never been nominated for an Emmy. Must be a restriction, if not, like i said, criminal to not be nominated.

[@LuisSierra42]

@@JustAcritic HAHAHA, they'll never nominate an Anime. Award people are just snobs

[@thomasffrench3639]

Honestly I think that Emmys should focus more on American media. I don’t it’s fair otherwise just because of how many great shows are inaccessible in America.

[@armorcle]

@@thomasffrench3639 America is not the center of the world bud

[@thomasffrench3639]

@@armorcle I would agree, but it’s also not fair that only anime and Asian dramas can get nominated because other stuff is not translated to English. It should be centered around America because it gives certain countries priority due to only certain shows getting translated and imported.

[@kien9350]

I like that Eren's freedom is an illusion, he is not flying above the cloud, he is just too big above the colossal smoke. but the Survey Corp actually gets to fly above the cloud. They archive their Wings of Freedom with the help of other people, a Plane from Hizuru, Pilot by Onyankopon.

[@Aaron_Heininger]

Erin could of made wings to fly but he didn't care it was only that he went through with the plan. That's why he pushed his friends away and turned them against him cause he wanted them to see him as the enemy so they could save the world.

[@dareelantonio.3056]

Keep in mind wherever eren goes the walls go with him to (hence the titans ) As eren says himself he was so disappointed in the outside world because it wasn’t as armin described to him. In his world all he knew was titans but come to find out those who served with him were titans and go figure there not from the walls but the outside world. His views of “The world were destroyed”. That’s why we see kid eren yelling freedom because that’s when his illusion of the outside world were at its highest hence the titan steam that look like clouds. Amazing character

[@Symple-p6o]

By the way Onyankopon is a Ghanaian (Ghana language) term for God

[@alexvaughan1013]

​@@Aaron_HeiningerEven Griffith gave himself wings when he became a God Hand.

[@alexvaughan1013]

And also Yelena telling them where Eren was going (although Yelena is a conniving bitch).

[@C4DNerd]

As someone who has always been an anime-only, I can't tell you how many times I've heard manga readers go "Attack on Titan fell off, the current arc in the manga is stupid" only for me to finally get to that part in the anime and go "What the heck were ya'll talking about?" I still remember hearing vague things from manga readers about the government uprising arc being cringe and when season 3 part 1 came out, I thought it was the best season so far. And that continued with hearing that the time spent in Marley was apparently controversial to manga readers, but I thought those episodes were not only necessary, but great. The ending could very well change that pattern, but as someone who's just been an anime-only since 2013, it's hard not to notice how consistent this pattern of "manga gets controversial, anime adaptation gets massive praise" is.

[@thomasffrench3639]

It’s just such a “take that!” to manga readers and people who treat anime and manga the exact same. They are different mediums and stories. I’m mostly a source material guy, but I’m happy I’m anime only for AOT.

[@zigsterabs7439]

The last arc is very overhated by manga readers That said, Mappa has done an amazing job improving the rumbling arc. The animation, music, and voice acting has made the last arc more enjoyable For example, Hange's death in the manga was quite rushed but in the anime it was much more emotional It gives me hope the ending will also be elevated in the anime

[@TheAngryMontage]

@@yitius4379 I have been hearing this sentence since part 1 concluded and manga readers saying "AoT fell off after chapter 123" and then at the end of part 2 "AoT fell off after 131" and now after the latest episode "AoT fell off just wait..." The anime is almost ending (5 chapters - 4 episodes left) and people are still saying the same sh1t

[@TheAngryMontage]

@@yitius4379 Fair enough, I'm just frustrated by the general negativity not particularly you

[@jo0rd73]

A big reason you heard that is genuinely from people mad their head canons didn’t pan out/the series become more focused on politics and philosophy than just action. Now even people who liked the ending had issues with pacing and dialogue (from shitty fan translations may I add, Japanese fans liked it a lot more than those of us stuck with fan translations), but I think that’s quite an easy fix with some changes to dialogue and extending certain scenes. I liked what Isayama was going for but I just thought the execution in places was a bit sloppy, but there’s also people mad meaning wasnt spoonfed to them and came to extremely strange conclusions about what they read. Regardless even if many people still dislike it with the same way the adaptation has been handled for years I guarantee more people will appreciate it and it’ll be handled a lot better in the animes version.

[@jaredclark9241]

I think the biggest difference of reception ‘between manga and anime’ is that the manga was month to month as the anime is a large clump of the story. If you only read a small section of the story month by month, you won’t get the same emotional feel as watching 3 or 4 episodes in a one hour special. That’s probably why the anime has done a fantastic job in bridging the gap between the many factions in AOT.

[@Mr.Needle-Hamster]

Interesting take 🤔

[@Comicbroe405]

I absolutely loved this special/episode. So many moments were elevated to perfection it's unbelievable. Also with the addition of Grisha's parents & the fallen Statue of Helos the creators have shown some amazing understanding of the source. It's a dream adaptation man.

[@gordiannzeh-biko8023]

the shot of the Helos statue with the titans in the background is poster material.

[@alexvaughan1013]

The false hero Marley created, contrasted with the real devil Marley created.

[@sm_cheesy3144]

This episode was honestly the greatest thing I’ve ever watched. As someone who has been trying to get my friends to read the manga for a long time, I’m now forced to do a complete 180 just because I know for a fact the ending will be much better in the anime. Also it is pretty much confirmed that the anime will adapt the manga ending as SPOILERS…. There was a mappa behind the scenes special called 100 cameras that showed the production of part 3. In one of the clips, we see them working on the scene where Mikasa shoots a thunder spear at colossal Eren’s teeth, pretty much confirming Eren will still die.

[@alexvaughan1013]

In the manga, Levi shoots Eren's teeth (which was an amusing nod to him regularly knocking Eren's teeth out). I wonder if this means anything for Levi??

[@sm_cheesy3144]

@@alexvaughan1013 Your totally right! Levi is definitely the one who shoots it, but we only see Mikasa in frame. My mistake!

[@willjohnson5765]

Anakin skywalker(aka darth Vader) and eren Yeager two of the saddest but also brilliantly written character arcs in history

[@ishanp2514]

I am an massive Star Wars fan and have loved it but lemme tell you. In my opinion, Anakin does not even hold a flame to the genius of Eren Yeager’s writing. I honestly believe this is an epic the likes of which have come very few times in human history. I genuinely believe this is Illiad or Odessey level depiction of humanity at that point in time. It’s truly a work of art for the generations.

[@TheRecklessMetalhead]

As a fan of Star Wars, the prequel trilogy was poorly written, let alone the great Revenge of the Sith.

[@delaney7412]

I feel like you'd like Paul Atreides from Dune

[@Indeeee]

Walter White & Eren Jaeger*

[@SAGEjutsu]

@@Indeeee great comparison . The writer of AOT likes breaking bad

[@niloticnya]

a lot of fans made the rumbling seem like a good thing and it’s justified, so i was glad that they captured the pure terror and entrapment the people felt. i kept thinking “ESCAPE!” but they couldn’t, and i hope fans understand that what eren does is terrible

[@daniaaal]

Yeah. The anime captures the tone of Isayama’s message far better than the last chapters of the manga

[@lordkingaling4253]

Still justified

[@WanderTheNomad]

It's impressive how Isayama created genocide defenders out of some of his fans.

[@muneebhaider104]

@@WanderTheNomad One of the greatest thing about AOT, in my opinion. It is morally ambiguous. I am rooting for the alliance only after 131 (I have completed the manga), because the scene, particularly in the anime, was so gut-wrenching. Putting myself in the place of Ramzi made me realize how would Ione feel knowing he is certain to die and then get stomped. The scene is nightmare fuel.

[@megamillion5852]

@@muneebhaider104 This "morally ambiguous" sentiment is something I've noticed only crops up when Eren's objective is suggested to be wrong, (hence your reply to someone ousting genocide apologists within the fandom) and I'm so tired of hearing it, because it's fundamentally untrue. Attack on Titan does not frame the brazen murder of Mikasa's parents as "morally ambiguous," nor Eren's bloodlusted response to her kidnapping. Marley's indoctrination of eldian hate is not framed as "morally ambiguous," even if they are right to hate Eldia's past atrocities. Reiner and Bertolt's destruction of Wall Maria, the sacrifices put on so many innocents, and the resulting anguish from their choices is not "morally ambiguous." Attack on Titan demonstrates that people always have their own motives, of course, but there's no ambiguity to the abject suffering of people caused by people who refuse to simply stop. It's so disheartening to hear that any amount of fans require a hint or clue to understand that Eren committing *global genocide* is wrong, as though his answer isn't just a mirror reflection of what others wanted of Paradis, making the commentary on the cycle of violence completely meaningless.

[@404_png]

I've basically been binging your videos and it feels practically criminal there is not more popularity for your channel. I have so many compliments I could voice as to how your essays are better than many other's video essays, even when they are still great themselves. I take great admiration to how much quality goes into these without proof of any sort of major clout to be gained from them. This and the heartfelt words you give every topic shows your passion and love for every video you publish. Even if it continues to have this small following for your content I will be more than happy to watch and support this channel.

[@JustAcritic]

Oh wow... this hit me in the feels. You made my day. Thank you for the kind words!

[@maintrain527]

I agree with this 110% percent. I even watch the videos on the shows i don't care about purely for the analysis

[@CoopaCoop]

I'll sub for this comment alone.

[@krisoide4866]

Showed my friend, who had never watched anime before, attack on titan. We binged it all in a week. After he said it might be the best show he has ever seen, maybe even beating his nr. 1 spot in breaking bad. I tild him not to expect all anime to be on the same level as aot. We gonna watch death note next.

[@StreamlinedGaming_]

My friend did this for me, showed me AOT back in 2020 and it became my favorite show. I’ve struggled getting into other anime cause the bar is set so high by AOT. Nothing else is as interesting to me.

[@adamnunez4535]

The fact that these last 2 final parts were supposed to be a movie makes me wonder what a theatrical release would have been like. If they would put the final 2 parts together in the end and release it in theaters anyway, I would not be mad and go buy a ticket

[@denjipochita3398]

Been waiting on this one mate. Absolutely incredible review as always. From Eren’s selfish childish desire for Freedom, to Levi’s first and final Sasageyo with Hange’s conclusion, to the perfect set-up for the final confrontation with the Devil of Paradis: Eren Jaeger. Cannot believe the next special episode will be the series finale of this decade long story of Isayama’s masterclass narrative.

[@ScilentFox1220]

“Wait around six months” sounds like a fair deal for us while MAPPA busts their asses to deliver what will most likely go down as one of the greats for television finales.

[@scythe9734]

...... Okey, what did you do to KZbin that made it hate you this much!? How could your channel still this small when you post such insane quality videos!? Anyway, you TRULY understood AOT, unlike others who pick and choose what they like about each characters and ignore everything else that makes them who they ARE. Thanks, you gave me hope that the AOT fandom aren't all childish, shallow and toxic kids.

[@alexvaughan1013]

MANGA SPOILERS . . . . When you realise the credits sequence, Under The Tree, is Mikasa walking home carrying Eren's head.

[@ericschmitz03]

Oh my god I didn't even think about that 😭

[@shaaz4u]

Exactly. The perfect direction, the intense background music, epic, logical and complex storyline with best plot twists, top notch animation and detailing makes Attack on Titan #1 on television. Far far ahead of its competitors

[@KeyjikK]

I love this series so much, but unfortunately (especially after the ending) the discourse around it tends to be pretty shallow or full of misunderstandings. Not this though, this analysis was seriously great. Thanks for doing it justice. I'm anxious for the final episode

[@thomasffrench3639]

I think I prefer the final episode of Mobile Suit Gundam but this episode is incredible. It’s nice to say to manga fans who said it gets bad after chapter 131, but here I am saying, “interesting, I thought it was supposed to be bad guys.”

[@moviesandanime5636]

This episode was amazing so Beautiful and Tragic to see I was so heartbroken, the rumbling in the anime was done so well done, this Episode was phenomenal.

[@MalwaiJattX1]

Ironic how itachi and eren suffer the same pain yet different paths

[@steffondoyle8071]

Basically…. 1 was forced to sacrifice his loved ones to save the world. And the other was forced to sacrifice the world to saved his loved ones.

[@nestorv7627]

How is that ironic

[@janep.2214]

Attack on Titan is easily one of the most appreciated stories I have watched/read. This, Monster, Breaking Bad, Dark, Better Call Saul, Fullmetal Alchemist are incredibly well done, well thought. The story, the characters, the themes, the attention to details, the love the authors have put into them is highly appreciated by the viewers and readers alike. Also, I`m fine whit the ending nevertheless I would have like Isayama to expand the last details a little more.

[@TheRecklessMetalhead]

You left out Hannibal.😥

[@lc1540]

Eren, and, by extension, Marley are almost-textbook examples of Staub's psychology of genocide

[@lorena2706]

This story is something i have never seen before. It's its own genre

[@varelmarais2222]

I adore your videos. I'm infinitely glad KZbin rec'd you to me. I'm certain that in the future your channel will absolutely blow up, it just has to. I hesitated at first because you didn't have many views or subscribers(which was very foolish of me)but thankfully I decided to watch, and I'm so glad I did. I wish you all the best!

[@willjohnson5765]

I’ve graduated high school went through a pandemic went through puberty and life the past ten years and attack on titan still hasn’t finished 😂😂

[@Hal-fi2kb]

One Piece:

[@reynielurquiola7115]

Same and honestly, I'm very grateful growing up to this series

[@1212Diablo]

I love your analysis! You see this master piece as I do! Everything you say is what I think and it's cathartic to see! I was scared you might be off the platform please keep making these videos are!

[@pedromonteiro4479]

Amazing video, Eren is one of the best character ever written.

[@therealbilaal8758]

just found your channel and bingeing your videos, therye soo gooodd. you deserve more subs and likes

[@spottsswood9828]

I said it right away when the final manga chapter came out. The story of attack on titan is the story of the inevitable evils of mankind. We can fight it off all we want, but peace is temporary. The world truly is cruel and beautiful. Don't be sad that it ends. Be happy that it happened.

[@Aaron_Heininger]

Other then Gabi and Falco. I actually like all the characters in the show very much. Flock use to annoy me back in season 3 but damn what they did for his character growth just made me like him so much.

[@user-pm1ue6ug7l]

Attack On Titan has the best storyline ever

[@atluck001]

"The Rashomon effect describes a situation in which individuals give significantly different but equally conceivable accounts of the same event." "The Rashomon effect undermines the very idea of a singular, objective truth." The term, derived from the 1950 Japanese film Rashomon, may be used in social science such as psychology, criminology, the sociology.

[@creepergameryt_official]

Let's say together, "Attack on Titan is depressing yet beautiful"

[@owenwaggoner3840]

no way you only got 4k subscribers this some nice ass content keep it up man

[@nothing2912]

Nice review, I subscribed to this channel and I will see old videos and look forward to new ones

[@dave.8]

By far THE BEST anime of all time!!

[@benjaminlawrie1850]

Love your reviews :)

[@JustAcritic]

Thank you!!! Glad you enjoy them

[@RDJROHIT]

Masterpiece attack on titan 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@smtp_yurzx]

Wow, this was almost perfect! I feel Eren at the point of "declaration of war" let go of his childish perspective about his enemies being less than humans and should be treated as such. He told Reiner that he was the same as him. Eren moved from being a radical idealist to being motivated by love for his tribe. He himself didn't know what the right thing to do, that is why he allowed his loved ones to stop him. I have a theory Eren knew he was going to die and his loved ones would be the ones to end his campaign, i think he allowed it and he only fought them back because ********************************************SPOILERS********************************************* In the end the mordern world commit genocide on his race even after the brave speech older generation commander made about learning from their mistakes. You would be surprised but I wasn't, simply because HUMANS ARE VERY STUPID, FEARFUL AND SELFISH. Did Eren do the right thing? only time will tell. And father-time effing did!!!

[@CrumpPumps]

@Joy Boy Eren destroyed Marley because they were trying kill every elidian within the walls. If it weren't for Eren, everyone in the walls would be dead. In the grand scheme of things, the eldians killed by the walls debris was nothing. Also, he didn't just start the rumbling simply because there were humans beyond the walls, it just that the Marleyans pose a huge threat to him and his friends.

[@marian5566]

great video!

[@dineongoepe7857]

Are you going to do a review of the anime finale? I would really like to see that honestly.

[@kumarsambhavam4805]

😊 great video

[@yasglas]

Good take on this

[@avid4288]

Greatest anime episode of all the 🙌

[@belugatheyeagerist]

Never forget he called his victims animals in 130

[@alexander_3390]

Watched this while eating and had to stop after you mentioned hanges death i just got TOO sad.

[@kg7219]

She would want u to eat bro also she’s not real so … eat ur hamburger dude

[@ninkey69]

Dude choas is so freaking funny

[@terences5236]

I clicked out so fast when you said “the manga” 😂

[@alexvaughan1013]

The plane scene definitely completes Reiner's arc. But his BEST scene is still yet to come. Manga readers, y'all know what I'm talking about! SPOILERS AHEAD! . . . When Commander Armin makes the difficult decision to transform and nuke his best friend Eren, Reiner comes up with a final plan to protect his friends from both Paradis and Marley. He hides everybody inside the Armored Titan's asshole! That way, his friends are all protected while he takes the blast. Reiner's friends are all protected inside his asshole, but sadly, Reiner doesn't survive the blast. I cried so hard seeing my favourite AoT character sacrifice himself like this. As silly as it sounds, it has many layers to it. Instead of Reiner's comrades dying for/because of him (see Marcel and Marco), and instead of Reiner getting punched in the face for his failings, he finally stops all of that and protects his friends' lives with his mighty asshole! The kid who wanted to be seen as a brave hero dies in the most undignified self-sacrifice ever. Also, this was foreshadowed way back in Chapter 9, when Reiner joked about shoving swords up Titan's assholes. Turns out Titans do have assholes! I know MAPPA will give this scene the justice it deserves!

[@imadeyouwaste1.84secondsre6]

My guy is reading the wrong AOT 💀

[@alexvaughan1013]

@@imadeyouwaste1.84secondsre6 Anus of Titan? That's what I've been reading!

[@cxtcutsml706]

This comment fucking killed me 💀💀💀

[@brandonart267]

I hope it will be at least close to the level of Mushoku cinema 🙏

[@KanoPX]

I’m ngl I didn’t think this episode was all that crazy, and I’m surprised this hyperbolic language is being used to describe it. Not that it’s bad, it’s very good, it’s AOT, but “the best episode in tv history”? I dunno man.

[@P1nheadlarry.]

The show is awesome

[@alexvaughan1013]

When 131 was released in Aug 2020 (and Boris gave us "eat out to help out"!), I had a feeling 131 would be adapted into some kind of movie. Similar to End of Evangelion. Too bad I don't believe in betting and gambling 😡

[@vertexedits1806]

this episode was perfect everyone involved literally dedicated their hearts

[@1chibanKasuga]

waiting your final video om aot

[@GreatSageSunWukong]

I thought the Freedom point was about him finally no longer caring, he can hear the screams of the world and feel nothing, he has achieved his true freedom, he spent his live caring about others and being told he was going to be a hero, a monster. now he finally doesn't care, no guilt, no fear, no nothing he is free from feelings that have tormented him his whole life.

[@belugatheyeagerist]

Yes just attic with another aot video

[@mcdcrss43]

Konnichiwa lad. Great take on aot... as always. I can tell you with GREAT CONFIDENCE the ONLY BAD thing about aot. It is SO PERFECT that I CAN'T seem to find myself watching ANY OTHER tv programs. The LAST tv I've seen are GOT & BREAKING BAD & ARCANE. Thanks to "WOKENESS" in the US, EVERYTHING (entertainment) they make are RUBBISH.

[@deeegeeekay]

try The Sopranos! BB creator was heavily inspired when making it, ive seen both and can say The Sopranos is as good or better (it is imo)

[@thomasffrench3639]

Wow racist against American media

[@Anindya2019]

I didn't find any dissimilarity between Ultron and Eren Yeager. Both are going to destroy the world in order to get freedom. Even Multiverse. & This is Unforgivable...

[@brianachim2670]

You liked the manga ending?

[@Aaron_Heininger]

It's not that I thought mapa did a bad job. I just hated that the designs of the characters weren't the same and everything looked so different and the cgi titans just looked so bad and stood out too much. It just made me sad that the finally looked like it was potentially getting shafted right at the end. Sure they got things going fantastically later but still part one just felt so weak and it's cause the fights didn't have that roller coaster vibe and intense violence as the other seasons did. I'm glad they picked that up and doubled it in part two and three.

[@user-ei8hi4qk5u]

Eren is the true dark side of Isayama

[@thevikingsock8527]

well he is not wrong about the kidnappers or the titans

[@Ghidorah382]

What if king piccolo ate Eren and became the founding titan

[@GreatSageSunWukong]

Flock was the only survivor of Erwins charge, that shaped him, he wasn't bad.

[@gabrieldobrovat]

I like how you spelled chaos wrong

[@JustAcritic]

hahaha yeh typo

[@Myron90]

Eren Yeager turned into Madara

[@marian5566]

good fucking job man

[@hightidekraken]

Its genuinely kinda scary that people support floch and jeagerists terrosim and by an extension eren. I understand floch and eren being very well written characters but i cant see how they justify ramsi getting his skull crushed with cheering and calling him Lord Jeager likes he’s an irl monarch. Dont get me wrong eren has his cold moments like his speech in the paths or even floch with that very well animated scene in S4s Retrospective but i dont the whole “Eren’s a gigachad for committing genocide” especially cause 99% of them miss why he is doing it or that it bothers him.

[@kien9350]

I was conflicted about the ending in the manga but now I hope the anime will not change anything.

[@lerneanlion]

I think you just highlighed the problem with Hange there. What she wanted is the Eternal Peace with Marley and the rest of the world, which is impossible. Don't get me wrong. She is a good leader. But she did not have the clear understanding of how the world worked. Unlike us and the peoples outside the walls who knows that conflict is everywhere even in the absence of war as long as one knows where to look, Hange does not know that. To her, the conflict between the nobles and the commoners ended when the old government was overthrown. To her, the war between Marley and Eldia ended when most of the Warriors were defeated four years ago. But guess what, both of them were not over. They never were to cease to begin with. And that is the problem here. Her lack of understanding that conflict is everywhere even in the absence of war blinded her to the fact that peace is a lie. Sure, truces and ceasefires can happened there and there. But anything can happened. Not to mention that she brought nothing to the negotiation table at all if she wanted to talk with Marley. No ones are going to agree to help or do anything for the others if they get nothing in return. So yeah, she is a quite naive to think that everyone can be reasonable and selfless without getting anything in return and that peace is eternal. Sadly, she never learned of these two lessons. If so, I think it might helped her feel a bit better from the pressures she has.

[@TheDarkendstar]

I think it’s intresting to bring up Eren painting his enemies as monsters for a long time but I don’t think that anylasis applies to the current Eren. Living in Marley seeing Reiner bertholts actions has sort of killed that mindset in Eren. In the past Eren would just have killed Marley and the world and not cared but he does actually see these people as human he just decides to do it anyways. He chooses to do evil knowing it’s evil because he has no hope for the future in believeing in peace he doesn’t think it can happen. That’s the whole point of the opening scene in the recent episode that apology was him saying he knows the crime he is commiting but has still determined to do it.

[@Joann.0]

Crazy opinion here but ummmmm I think Erin did what was right for his people especially if you read the entire manga and I honestly don’t think he is a bad person but he did do a thing that is wrong but you know the world isn’t black and white it’s a bunch of grey and I can see this in AOT

[@kg7219]

CHOAS

[@jimmywood3350]

I see Erin as a hero. Not evil at all. I think people who see Erin as evil are the kind of people who don’t love anything enough to truly defend and preserve it.

[@kg7219]

People who think eren is a hero are just bad at analyzing media. He is definitely evil but that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Shit ain’t black and white dude u can be a hero and also be evil and u can be a bad person but do good things. But also fuck eren he’s an edgy dork and the people who like him are even edgier and dorkier I’m so sorry to be the one to tell u this Jimmy

[@eckoratt3692]

choas

[@splitirisbear4589]

There is literally zero alternative that ensures the long term survival of the people of Paradis Island. Despite the horror that he is inflicting, Eren is right. And Reiner and Annie are less than cockroaches.

[@APsGTG]

Eren’s logic is not flawed. You need people like this when times get tough and brutal. Eren has a will and inner justice that goes beyond most other people’s, which makes y’all perceive him as evil and awful and all this other stuff that doesn’t actually make sense when you consider the circumstances he’s put under. Whilst the scenery with the kidnappers is brutal, it is just and right. Animals are those whom would subject a child to SA. That is not “flawed”, that is just, Eren is simply somebody who has the mental and internal strength to inflict that justice, unlike most people in this world who would cower in that situation, even as adults. Eren is not “flawed” for calling Bertholdt and Reiner “non human”, I’m sure you’d feel the same if you were looking your mothers killers in the eyes. He may be wrong, but to judge somebody feeling the emotion of staring their mothers murders in the eyes. Come on man. I feel people need more hardship in life to truly understand what Eren is seeing. This story is very realistic, it is not Naruto, it is not a world where everything can be talked out. The world of aot is very similar to our own, brutal. Those who’ve seen brutality, such as myself, understand how you oppose that brutality. You cannot REASON with the world sometimes, and you can NEVER reason with brutality. You have to fight back, lash out, and win to survive, there is no other way sometimes unfortunately. Eren is an empathetic sensitive impassioned soul that’s still got his spirit in tact who simply is able to enact his inner understanding of justice unto reality. This is why it pains him so much to actually perform the Rumbling, a matter of survival over morality regarding all the innocent casualties. The brutality of the world. I’m sick of hearing this “evil Eren” narrative pushed over and over, it’s easy to say when you don’t truly understand the perspective of Eren, nor can even relate anything to his circumstances from your own life. Once again, sometimes this world is unruly and brutal, and the only way you can win and survive is by lashing out and fighting back. It’s a deep animalistic understanding of the world that, seeing these types of discussions on Eren, you need to have lived to understand it.

[@taily89]

The problem is that Eren had options, sure he was manipulated and shown that he would 100% start the rumbling, but he still did that of his own will. He could've destroyed all major military facilities, sure they'd have to sacrifice historia, but that's the best decision for them, it doesn't involve destroying innocent lives of children, tribes, nation's and city states that weren't involved. His objective was to ensure the continuing happy lives of his friends. To do that he could've tried to brainwash them into leaving paradis to some deserted place on the other side of the globe and then potentially even change some eldians to look like them and himself and fake their own death. And in that case most of the island might survive, the government would certainly be executed and innocent lives would be lost, but some people would be left, but probably enslaved, it's not ideal, but it's better than what eren gave to everyone he considered his enemy. He had a lot of options, he just chose not to take them because it didn't satisfy his exact desires and ideals. His choice, was selfish and evil, and he forced himself to do it. It's still tragic, understandable and sympathetic, why he chose that, but it is not justice, nor is it good.

[@kg7219]

Blah blah blah nobody fucking cares Reddit called they want their edgelord back

[@MrZlocktar]

You are trying too hard at making Eren look bad. From a 0:50 till 4:15 it all make sense, until you intentionally drop what happened during 4:15. During this scene Reinor reminded to Eren that he said in past "i will kill you the most horrible way you can imagine, i will kill you all", to which Eren answered "huh...did i really said that? i don't remember it". He then continued that they are all alike, normal people, with their own problems. But unfortunately world is planning to destroy Paradis, so Eren doesn't have a choice but to destroy all of his enemies to save Eldians on Paradis - his people. There is no grey, nor white, nor black colors in this story. That's what you get when you're trying to genocide others for their sins from past. Had world forgive Paradis, forgive Eldians, non of this would've happened. The story is about how absolute hatred and dehumanization leads to absolute destruction.

[@JustAcritic]

chill. You're reading too much into the clip I placed there and misinterpreting. I selected that scene not to match the meaning of my point, but it's a memorable moment of the quote, that's the only reason i used it. "There is no grey, nor white, nor black colors in this story." I literally been arguing this point in this vid and many others, glad you agree. Thanks for watching as well, and for dropping a comment, I hope to see more of them in the future!

[@EbonySeraphim]

I don't think I agree with the idea that Eren was ever super lovable. Other than him generally having conviction as a kid and eagerness to work towards it, he had clear problems. And I don't mean the endearing ones you expect the main character to overcome, but deeper ones that weave into how he develops as a character, and aren't made to be likeable or not -- just a reason for where he ends up and why he does what he does. His main flaw in the beginning is that his drive and recklessness to attack was always far greater than his ability and intelligence to understand a full situation. He also clearly exhibits far too much agression and violent tendencies for his age about killing every last one of them. Maybe you miss it because he's talking about killing titans who are these monsters anyways...but his anger is still too much considering their understanding at the time was mostly pure titans. Given this isn't Naruto where sheer willpower and plot armor protects the MC and accomplishes their goals perfectly with pure fighting outcomes, it legit makes Eren make the wrong decision and more of a liability at times. Were it not for Erwin's masterful tactics and plans and cooperation with Hange + Levi, the sacrifice of a shitton of soldiers, Eren would have easily been captured for the Marleyan warriors after him and taken off the island. Eren was not frequently the reason for mission success as a Scout even with his Attack Titan power -- and that was plain and simple. Missions centered around him because he was a titan and the world needed to understand how/why. Eren doesn't really grow up much until they cleared Paradis Island of virtually all of the pure titans. The reason he really changes during this period makes a lot of sense: by then he was most certainly capable of looking both into the full past and future of the Attack Titan / himself. Essentially he was like Dr. Strange in the first part of the End of Avengers movie scanning through all of the possible future outcomes to ensure his goals were met: protect Paradis Island in perpetuity, especially and specifically his close group of friends. Pretty much the time jump we see after this Eren is super differently entirely because he's probably already fully aware of where this is going. We notice that when our main crew arrives in Marley, Eren is acting strange and very aware and knowledgable about the real world he is only just experiencing for the first time right then.

[@shaybaybaybaybaymarie]

Attack on Titan is fantastic, but it’s not the ‘peak’ of all storytelling in all of television. Obviously, I understand this is opinion, but I’ve seen many anime fans chime in and state that while AOT is phenomenal is so many ways, there are other anime’s out there with a more captivating story. Personally, I could never rate AOT higher than Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.

[@kg7219]

Lmfao FMA as the peak of television? Ur so wrong it’s not even funny. Obviously the peak of television is Blues Clues. Duhhhhh

[@shaybaybaybaybaymarie]

@@kg7219 I wasn't saying FMAB is the peak of television. I was alluding to the point that its difficult to call something the peak of television as that's usually strictly down to opinion. But opinions don't matter cause Blues Clues IS the only right answer.

[@Mythmasyer4728]

@@shaybaybaybaybaymarie he was clearly joking

[@shaybaybaybaybaymarie]

@@Mythmasyer4728 yeah, I know… if you read the last part of my reply I was playing into it

[@RhythmLP]

Wanna add a small correction, Hange's gender in the series is ambiguous, so their pronouns are they/them, not she/her. Isayama himself instructed the English publishers to avoid using gendered pronouns for them. Just thought I'd bring that to your attention for the future 😅

[@abdelrahmanhaider4495]

I'm done with u rainbow guys, stop spreading misinformation please.... isayama laughed at some interviewer when asking whether Hange's gender was female , don't bring this US narrative into Japanese art please

[@Tail2113]

No he didn't "instruct" anyone, he said in an interview that it was up to the viewers interpretation. Stop spreading lies for the sake of false inclusivity.

[@ipoop4359]

Omg bro seriously? That’s the only fucking thing you noticed? Get a grip on reality we dont care.

[@Butterfly1025A]

Might want to delete this one, no need to spread false info

[@dymmmable]

Nerd

[@zerothehero123]

If the fascist themes in aot are on purpose, then it's a genius representation of the tribal genocidal mind.

[@gernizzle]

aot fell off after s3

[@AllegroRubato]

You keep saying Eren’s outlook is “flawed” because people are horrified by it. That’s just cope. The morality or truthfulness of any outlook is not determined by popular fiat, or the aesthetic preferences of random characters within a story.

[@LegendaryLife]

Your logic about Eren is flawed. Have you not seen the end of the Manga? Eren was the one who could see the future, he can't change. He had to accept and follow through however hard it may be. Watching your video and hearing your cringe narrative makes me sick.

[@LuisSierra42]

EREN DID NOTHING WRONG!!

[@LuisSierra42]

@@nouserhidden the rumbling was necessary to achieve freedom

[@krishnadutta5410]

​@@LuisSierra42 You have to asked the same question Armin asked Eren : " In what way is he actually free "?

[@LuisSierra42]

@@krishnadutta5410 in the way that everyone is dead

[@RevengeOfIjapa]

​@@LuisSierra42 You're just being an edgelord now

[@balhaddadinn]

I can't stand this mindless bandwagon of glorification. Yes, this special was good. No, it wasn't great, it still suffered from the same issues the rest of the final season did - poor directing, awful storyboarding and average animation. The additions were neat and possibly the highlight of the episode. That said, it all pales in comparison with most of Wit's work and that's not an opinion, it's a fact. Feel free to disagree if you're clueless about cinematography. It's insulting to the studio Wit, as well as everyone's wit, that you're trying so hard to ride Mappa's dong after all their mistreatment of AoT so far.

[@heisenberg3206]

this need to be said out loud

[@MrHell0]

where is the awful storyboarding

[@balhaddadinn]

@@MrHell0 The entirety of Hange's sub-arc? Scenes and emotional tone shifting like sand, basically ripped out of manga and glued together. It felt so off, especially as Hange left the group to fight and only 20 seconds later everyone realized, ran five paces forward and yelled "Hange-san!". Like, the Rumbling was so well depicted, they could've taken a minute away from it and dedicate it to tonal setup for Hange.