[Brief] Thoughts on Film Theory's Analysis
I was gonna post this on my priv twt.. but moots convinced me to post it here so here we are.. beware of spoilers, gore, bla bla bla ..
FIRST OFF I'm gonna start by saying, I AM ESL. I may or may not have misinterpreted some of his words, but this is mainly how I thought of his analysis. This is not meant to be ill-guided or rude ! so sorry if it comes off as this way. I will be very repetitive.
Another thing, most if not all of the information matpat gave out i alr discussed with a few mutuals on discord about a few months back so this is not new territory to me 😭😭 I thought most folks would already knew the concept of how the brain deteriorates overtime But honestly, that indisposition shouldn’t even apply to omni man??? matpat tried to compare an immortal Viltrumite's psychology to that of an aging human's, which can be misguided.
Let's start by how he compares Nolan's brain to the average aging human's brain so the audience could understand his psyche more and how empathy declines overtime. First and foremost, Nolan is not a human, second; Nolan wasn't raised with empathy or around an empathetic environment - it was an alien concept to his race. Something frowned upon. He was raised from birth to conquer and destroy without remorse. His brain never developed those neural pathways for empathy in the first place. It's not that they deteriorated over time, they were never even formed.
By the time he came to Earth, all this familial stuff was new to him. Sure, he knew he was gonna outlive them, but He didn't think he'd get attached. HE didn't process that he'd grieve over them when the time came.
Interacting with humanity for the first time ignited unfamiliar emotions in Nolan that he didn’t know how to process.
His time living amongst humans caused conflicting feelings he’d never experienced in his centuries of systematic slaughter. Loving Debbie and Mark went against everything he was taught, but he couldn't help it. For once, the lives he was manipulating to further Viltrum’s goals meant something to him. He developed a [what he presumed, NOT what he felt about them in reality, his love for them is far more profound than he assumed it to be which we later on see in the last ep of s1 and the second season] petty facsimile of love for his ersatz family.
So no, his capacity for empathy didn't decline with age as MatPat claims. His empathy was stunted from the start. An underdeveloped skill, not a deteriorated one. We had characters like Debbie to help him understand those notions, help him grow it. With Mark in the mix? it only amplified that development.
Viltrumites are societally and culturally predisposed to violence and domination. Nolan was never accustomed to forming emotional connections or grieving loss. Those were entirely new experiences for him after arriving on Earth. He was not jaded. he was grown into jamais vu in viltrum.
This is why the whole conflict in s1 happened, he was treading between double lives he wasn't sure of. He was conflicted because his past values were refuting with his new experiences. He found love on Earth, he found himself unable to accept how he'd lose Debbie. Of How jaded Mark might become. Everything he said to Mark till that point was his own self-projections, his own fears, doubts.
While the video did provide some interesting facts about neuroscience and aging, the application of those facts to Nolan's character was inaccurate. IT is educational for those who don't know, but it isn't recent news that the brain begins to deteriorate overtime so this video wasn't that informative which kinda disappointed me. Their analysis lacked alot of information about the Viltrumite race and Nolan's character. Comparing him to humans with normal life experiences just doesn't work. His immortal nature combined with a lack of empathy from birth created a psychology unlike anything seen on Earth.
SORRY FOR RANTING ALOT AND OR IF IT SEEMS LIKE I'M GIVING MATPAT SHIT ... i really liked their analysis on immortal so i'll give them that. Immortal, unlike Nolan, was born human. He has lived among humanity for over 3000 years, inhabiting different identities of public and devoted historians. Because of this, his psyche developed quite differently. Immortal knows how to form connections, experience loss, and adapt to social changes. His perpetual existence didn't harden his heart like Viltrum's brutal culture did to Nolan. Instead, Immortal's immortality allowed his empathy and compassion to blossom.
Humans are social creatures. Our brains have evolved to seek out interpersonal relationships, crave affection, and find meaning in community. For an immortal like Immortal, social interaction is vital to staving off boredom, depression and detachment from humanity.
By inhabiting mortal lives, he stays tethered to the human experience. He continues learning, growing, and developing empathy.
This is why he's devastated when the guardians die.
This is also why he goes fucking mental and tries to kill Omni-man.
If Immortal had lived in isolation all this time, unable to connect with people, his psyche would likely resemble Nolan's more closely. Without social interaction, Immortal's brain would atrophy in ways that preclude complex emotions and moral reasoning. His sense of purpose would fade, achievements would lose meaning, and life itself might feel pointless. By engaging with humanity, Immortal gives his endless existence purpose and direction. He finds value in each temporary life, so loss still impacts him deeply. Socializing keeps his emotions and cognition flexible, which prevents the apathy and hardness of heart seen in Nolan. Nolan never had these opportunities in his early years, this is why it's more difficult for him to stray away from his indoctrination. It's that he's unused to it, underdeveloped.
60 years to Nolan would've been a year and a half, so what's 20 measly years on Earth for him? Yes, he found profound connections in that little speck of time, but Immortal's emotional capacity is far more extensive.
In summary, Comparing Nolan to a human, whether mortal or immortal, is kinda inaccurate. His Viltrumite psyche rules out him from possessing JADED human qualities. You could say he's desensitized to violence sure, but no.. unfortunately.. he does not have [boomer] brain. He has [indoctrinated alien-fascist brain]
Leave your own thoughts down below or through reblogs, I'm really interested on what others may think of this! (URGHHHNN... my hcs r slipping away from my fingers cuz now people r gonna accept what matpat says as truth.. someone gun me down from the hills..)
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AUTUMN IN NEW YORK
synopsis: You're a first year at Jujutsu Tech and your mentor is Nanami Kento. You try to get the man to open up a little after a visit to the bakery and record store
information: reader's technique uses firearms
pairing: platonic!nanami x platonic!gn!reader
WC: 958
warnings.ᐟ : none
Gojo had assigned Nanami to be your mentor in attempt to get Nanami to work more with the students
Honesty, he thought that you and Nanami were somewhat similar, calm and collected but slightly classy
I mean, even your uniform looked like what he wore. Your uniform was a dress shirt, suspenders, shoulder holsters for you handguns, dress pants, and Louboutin dress shoes (that you had bought with Gojo's card)
You had just finished up your mission at an abandoned warehouse and as the multitude of curses faded away after exorcism, you placed your sniper rifle in your case and your handheld gun in your shoulder holster. Closing the clasps on your rifle case you stood up holding the case and adjusting the shoulder holster.
Nanami stood to the side wiping his hands on a handkerchief of any blood that the curses spewed
"Nanamin!" you called out "are you ready to leave? We've cleared the area of any curses"
"Yes. We're leaving now" he answered shortly as he turned around. He placed his cursed tool on the back of his shoulder holster
You followed after him carrying your rifle case out of the dark warehouse
Nanami walked on the street side of the sidewalk and you walked on the building side
You squinted as your eyes adjusted to the light
"It's sunset already" you stared up at the sun with a smile "how pretty" you walked next to Nanami as you looked at how the golden glow rested on buildings
You turned to a window that so happened to be a bakery and you saw how the sunset softened your features and how Nanami's sharp features were highlighted by the sunlight in certain places
"Do you wish to go in there?" His deep voice asked, snapping you out of your thoughts
"Oh um...I don't wish to trouble you" you turned away from the bakery
"No matter, If your hungry then we can eat...you had a harsh mission today so it's best if you ate" he opened the door to the bakery with a ding!
You followed after him unsure of what to say
The girl at the counter greeted in a cheery manner
"Hello! You're back again!" she smiled (IT'S THE BAKERY GIRL FROM THE MANGA!!)
"Pick what you want" he looked over at you
You hesitated slightly unsure of letting your mentor spend his money on you
"I told you, it's no matter" he placed a hand on your shoulder "Pick what you want"
"Uhm...okay then...(favorite food)"
"Let's get that for her and...a danish for me"
"The usual then huh? Who'd you bring with you?"
"She's my pupil as of 2 months ago"
"Wow! I'm sure you're a great teacher" she smiled at you and you smiled back
"He is" you grinned as he paid for your food
He walked out of the store with you by his side taking your rifle case from your hand as he handed you the food he bought for you
You felt slight relief as you finished your food, you were really hungry but didn't want to bother him for food
You looked to the side as you crossed the street spotting a record store
Throwing out the wrapper for your food as you reached the other side of the street
"I can carry my rifle now, and you can head on back to the school. I wanna stop here for a bit I wanna buy something" you pointed to the record store
"Don't worry about it I'll go with you"
"But our mission is over..."
"The mission doesn't end until we reach the school safely. It's also getting dark soon and you shouldn't be out alone in the dark"
He placed a hand on your back and guided you into the store
The record store held a nice ambiance, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald's Autumn In New York played in the background on a record
A young woman with short red hair sat behind the counter shuffling through records
"Oh, y/n! You're back"
"Yea, do you have any new Dean Martin or Frank Sinatra?"
"Yeah, we just got Songs For Swingin' Lovers a few days ago. Should be in the back. A couple of Sade came in as well!"
"Thanks!" you called as you walked towards the section she pointed to
"Do you come here often?" Nanami asked
"I do! I really like vinyl...y'see I collect 'em. I think my first was a Beatles record...I got it for Christmas when I was...seven? Eight? I dunno, but I also got a record player the next year, so I started collecting" you rambled on as you went through the Jazz C-D box looking for a Dean Martin record that you could add to your collection
"You collect them hm?"
"Yeah! I wanna own every album from every one of my favorites one day"
"...Who are your favorites?" Nanami had begun to go through a Crooners Classics G-H box
"Oh gosh, well I love Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Louis Armstrong, ect. The classics y'know? I really like jazz...but lately, I've been into Neo-Soul...I'm thinking that this summer can be the Neo-Soul Summer 'cause during the winter I listened to a lot of Jazz...." you trained off "...uhm...am I talking too much?"
"Don't worry about it"
You nodded slightly with a small smile "Okay um...have you listened to Sade before?" you walked over to the section where Sade's records were located
"I have not" he turned towards you as you shuffled through a box
"Here we go..." you pulled out a record and handed it to him
"This one is Diamond Life released in 1984 it's uh...nine songs...one of my favorite albums"
"Mhm.." he turned the record over and read the list of songs
"My favorite time to listen to Sade is in the evening...it really fits the atmosphere...and here we go!" you picked up the Frank Sinatra record to buy for yourself
"'Kay...I'm gonna get this one...do you wanna get that record?"
He nodded slowly "Yes, why not"
"Great!" you took the record from him
"I'll get them this time since you covered our food"
"y/n I am--"
"--my mentor I know. But this is my thank you for being a really good mentor to me. Uhm...you keep me...down to Earth in a way? It's nice having a level-headed mentor...in comparison to Gojo...who's head seem to be everywhere but his neck!" you walked to the counter and placed the records on the counter and paid for them
When you exited the store with Nanami you handed him the record
"Here you go Nanamin!" You handed him the Sade record "I hope you enjoy it!"
"Thank you, y/n" he accepted the record you handed to him "you didn't have to do that, you know"
"Oh I know! But like I said, I'm thankful for having a mentor who's head is screwed on straight" you smiled as you talked to him
He huffed out a small laugh at your statement
"While we're on the topic of thanks, I've been meaning to thank you properly for the sourdough starter. I wasn't expecting it as a gift but it was a wonderful one. How did you know?"
"Gojo-sensei runs his mouth a lot"
"That he does"
"My mom also likes bread and...she has a starter to she taught me how to make one. I think that people who like bread should make their own! 'Cause then, they can have it whenever they want. Plus it's nice to smell the bread you make when I wake up on Sunday"
He smiled "I'm glad. You mentioned your first record was the Beatles, yes? How did you go from that to Jazz?"
"Wellll the Beatles is considered Madchester which really isn't my type of music so! I began experimenting and found Jazz! My parents took me to a Jazz club and I swear I spiraled from there! I even began to learn the saxophone!"
"The saxophone you say?"
"Yeah! Sometimes I play at night since it's the only thing keeping me sane at this point...curse-killing really puts a strain on the physical body and practicing an instrument helps...it really does"
"You're the one playing at night..."
"...you can hear it..? I thought you didn't stay on campus?"
"I had to stay late one night to file a mission report that I had been holding off on"
"Well, I hope it wasn't a bother..."
"Of course not, Desmond Blue by Paul Desmond is never a bother"
"Oh you knew the song!"
"You play quite well it's easy to recognize"
"Thank's Nanamin!" you smiled up at him
He returned your smile slightly and pat your back as you both walked back to Jujutsu Tech
"Now, tell me more about the songs you know..."
You shared anecdotes about your favorite songs and artists, from the soulful melodies of Sade to the timeless classics of Frank Sinatra. Nanami listened attentively, occasionally interjecting with his own insights or questions, demonstrating a genuine curiosity about your musical tastes.
As you approached the school grounds, you realized how much you appreciated these moments of camaraderie with your mentor. Despite his initial stoicism, Nanami had proven to be a supportive and understanding presence in your life as a Jujutsu sorcerer.
As the conversation wound down, you couldn't help but feel grateful for the unexpected bond you shared over music. It was a reminder that even in the midst of darkness and danger, there were moments of connection and joy to be found.
With a sense of contentment, you and Nanami entered the school grounds, ready to continue your journey together as mentor and pupil. And as the evening descended, you knew that no matter what challenges lay ahead, you had a steadfast ally by your side
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