Gold Experience Requiem isn't a Deus Ex Machina

deus

ex

machina

is a term that you will often hear used by many budding critics on the Internet, it successfully entered even the most common analytical vocabulary and even your friends at home may use that word, but as with all interesting sounding terms , is often used incorrectly, it's not that uncommon for it to be thrown into anything with no rhyme or reason or any real explanation. This includes one of my all-time favorite stories, which will be the subject of this video, but first let's determine what a

deus

ex

machina

is. The term actually comes from ancient Greek and can be translated as God of the machine or God through the machine.

The term was coined by a convention of Greek theater actors who played the role of gods and were usually brought onto the stage in a magical and divine manner with the help of trap doors or cranes on short machines, this will often happen towards the end of a act and the gods would generally use divine power to solve any problem the story has had. The use of this device is accredited in Europe as a tragic stage. writer who used the deus ex machina in more than half of his works, one of which even included a chariot carried by dragons sent by the sun god to kidnap the heroine of his play Medea and bring her to safety, ending the story from This origin, the term evolved more and more.

Until it received its most commonly known modern definition, a plot device consisted of a seemingly unsolvable problem in a story, which is suddenly and abruptly resolved by an unexpected and seemingly improbable event, usually to the point of seeming contrived, its function it may be solving a problem that would otherwise be resolving a plot situation to surprise the audience, bringing the story to a happy ending, or acting as a comedic device, so essentially it is an overly convenient, improbable, unpredictable solution. , perfect for an unsolvable problem, is a quick Eureka for the story that essentially solves everything and While we can have a completely different discussion about whether this device is inherent or not, I think it's fair to establish for this video today that using something As this half danger Li can be very detrimental to a story, as it brings it to a sudden and artificial point.

And an unsatisfying conclusion, so this is a device that needs to be used with care and often isn't. Now that we have that out of the way, let's talk about why the

gold

en

experience

. Requiem of the Golden Wind is not a deus ex machina

experience

. The Golden Requiem is like you. You probably know that among the strong positions in the entire JoJo's Bizarre Adventure his appearance at the end of part 5 is a highlight of the entire part. Cena is just the most iconic moments of that particular arc. He is also often labeled as a deus ex machina and a sudden defaulter. development that ends the story abruptly and on the surface one can see how that idea would develop, it happens and the stories end immediately and it's all quite convenient and there are specifically three central aspects of that moment that I think lead to that kind of thinking for one , the beetle's arrow that creates the stand, magically flies towards Journal, granting him the ability, secondly, a ridiculously monstrous ability in itself, and lastly, the abrupt and immediate end of the fight once gr appears and the three can be seen as an indication of a deus ex machina if observed without context but within context calling them or gr as a whole a deus ex machina just doesn't hold up because this is what I do, let's go through it one by one the arrow flying towards the diary alone is probably the strongest case for deus ex machina that can be made here, it literally seems like a divine intervention that just magically flies over, but keep in mind that a deus ex machina is partially defined by both its unpredictability and by Its improbability, generally, whatever the deus ex machina, has no precedent and that doesn't really apply here.

Since their introduction in part 4, the arrows have shown a clear will of their own. It is not clear what exactly that will is, but part 5 implies that the virus that lives at the tip of the arrows yes, that is a thing that seeks to call life in an attempt to evolve it to its highest form on a higher level. general. We can also say that arrows are like rolling stones guided by the hands of destiny and this is even established. before the

gold

en wind begins in the diamond do not crash Yoshihiro places the arrow just casually decides to pierce kira in the middle of the break granting him an additional ability bites the dust so that the arrows that gravitate towards those they deem worthy are already a phenomenon established before gr is believed well, but what is it like? worthy of a diary is that a deus ex machina does not really, while the exact criteria towards worthiness are not well known, like everything related to arrows, it is often assumed to require a strong will and even more resolve for the arrow. of the superior beetle and, as we discussed at length just a few weeks ago the diary is a walking embodiment of resolve, so it's not unreasonable that it's worthy of a second object of wrath is GR's ridiculous power, it retains the life-giving ability which he had in his awakened state and receives a pretty decent power boost, however, the main attraction of the stand is a completely new ability called return to zero.

This power makes the moment at which an action against the diary comes into existence also the moment at which that action is undone, and also allows GR to erase any results from existence, for example erasing near-death, which it causes the universe to fail and die forever and at first glance this is a really over the top and convenient power, however if we look closer if this aspect also does not support the idea of ​​a deus ex machina, thanks to polnareff, we can see a second place of Requiem and, in fact, it also has a ridiculous and unbeatable power.

What is more telling is the fact that Chariot Requiem is an incomplete Requiem Stand, its user basically dies mid-birth and without the power to control it, the drag queen chair remains unfinished and unrefined and even in that state it is one of these strongest abilities ever displayed, so after seeing that display it would be reasonable to assume. that any fully awakened

requiem

stand would not only be even more powerful but not invincible, so GR's mad power does not really exhibit the unpredictability of a typical deus ex machina, since considering pre-existing information one could have reasonably predicted the power. .

He possesses being monumental, his incredible tidal shifting abilities are the norm for Requiem positions and that tidal shifting is the last point I want to cover once gr shows up, the fight basically ends instantly, we get a cool cutscene of Requiem explaining . The power of him to be silent and then become definitive is reminiscent of the convenient immediate endings that deus ex machina offered to Greek cinemas, but again this approach falls apart when put in the proper context. The only way to think that the end of this fight is sudden is to assume that the final fight only begins when Giorno confronts Diavolo.

This is an assumption that is clearly based on the typical final fight formula where the final clash only begins when the main character comes face to face with the big bad, but this simply does not apply to Jojo. Most of the time, a final fight will not be a 1v1, but rather a chase part to escape from the cars or a desperate fight against the dust bites in part 4 are good examples of that and that is exactly the case here Jornal vs. Diavolo Isn't the final fight, at least not all of it, but the final fight begins with the birth of the Chariot Requiem?

The whole chase towards the Requiem aro is the final confrontation, not just a final one, we won't fight and even if we do, the fight ends. very quickly after G R is born, that is what was at stake throughout this entire arc, we are told over and over again that the one who holds the arrow will be invincible and will win, and the incredible skill of G ARS and the The ease with which he gets rid of Diavolo is essentially the reward for that buildup. If he had a big fight after Drous Eve, his ability would have undermined that kind of buildup.

The whole point of the Requiem bow was that the arrow is this object of absolute power that must be obtained for the story to conclude. In conclusion, I think that by looking at these three aspects of gr, it is quite evident that he is not really a deus ex machina; He operates according to the established mechanics of his fictional universe and his birth and strength are foreshadowed several times during the events above, but even more so. The most important thing, and as we commented just a few weeks ago, gr is a thematic inclusion for journalists, a trip.

I don't want to repeat myself too much. You should really watch that video, but at its core, the story of the diary is about the determination to keep going. They both accept it, oppose destiny and influence reality through actions born of truth and at the end of their trials they are rewarded with the ultimate instrument of destiny, the golden experience Requiem, thank you all for watching, please subscribe if you want to see more things like this or support me. on patreon and see you next time take care and be safe, bye