/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>19349947
You can take any argument about anything and call out "opinion". In that sense, nothing has any value of argument whatsoever. I do believe these things to be correct, but the initial point made is that while we have our actual reasons, people who hate the originals or are against our reasoning nearly always just call bait or have no argument whatsoever.

The original work did not need to show silly exaggerated CGs in order to convey things like the change. It's incredibly obvious in the case of Maria in the original anyway, and to throw that face into an episode that is founded in subtlety is wildly inconsistent. Consistency is a part of good media. To say this was intended to be "representative" over horror is a huge stretch not only just outright with the content, but also given how the original worked and the context of Higurashi's anime's popularity. The voices and CGs are about as eerie as any generic piece of horror. That is to say, appealing to the lowest who can only be stimulated by in your face "horror". Subtlety and tension building absolutely do have basis in objectivity, just as cleverness in jokes or narrative are praised over immediacy or in your face "tell not show" style narratives. These more refined elements in storytelling and media are better because they require more participation by your brain in interpreting what's going on, give room in your imagination without distractions, and because they build tension in you as the viewer. Visual exaggeration is less serious in contexts meant to be serious, and voices drown out subtle scene composition in terms of audio direction.

Masterful art. Bravo. Really conveys emotion in a subtle and beautiful way consistent with the breadth of the artist's work for the greater piece.