![]() ![]() ![]() The fact that Guts should quickly grow tired of pursuing his leader’s dream is also an early indicator that there’s something morbid behind the logic of the Band of the Falcon. Griffith is bold, smart and efficient but at no point is it obvious that it is a good thing that he should win. Their victories are impressive hollow stunts. Actually, Griffith will end up killing the Queen once he’s won the war for her.īecause of all this, it was a bit hard for me to root for the Band of the Falcon during the fights. There’s nothing ideological in what they are doing. The Band of the Falcon have no cause and take part to a fight that isn’t theirs and bring victory to a side without taking one minute to reflect upon who they are fighting for. They even become called “Grim Reapers of the Battlefield” after a few victories.Īnother thing that “bothered” me is the fact that Griffith and his guys should be, essentially, mercenaries while the soldiers are soldiers, they protect their families and the order of the country they live in. ![]() Witnessing the Band of the Falcon slaughtering hundreds of soldiers knowing that they will ultimately prevail makes the combats resemble predators swooping down on preys or kids torturing insects. Are we supposed to root for them simply because they’re the strongest ? Or the main characters ? Moreover, they always win. The problem is that, at some point watching Guts, Judeau, Casca, Griffith and Pippin slash their way through hundreds of powerless enemies becomes embarrassing. Also, it is understandable that the Band of the Falcon should be a bit ruthless as they always find themselves outnumbered. ![]() I know the story told is the one of a war and necessarily there will be violence, blood and deaths. Second, the fights are presented more like endless slaughters than actual fights. As I was watching Berserk (the 1997 anime) and although I enjoyed it quite a lot, a few things confused me a bit:įirst, Griffith was clearly a morbid, dangerous and negative person from the start in my eyes* and I didn’t know how I was supposed to look at his relationship with Guts, Casca and the Band of the Falcon. ![]()
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