![]() Because of this, the show has been viewed as Scientology promotion by several experts. Concepts such as the possibility of an infinite spirit in a finite body play a large part in the development of the show. ![]() Serial Experiments Lain employs several theological themes as well. Director Ryutaro Nakamura wanted to show the audience, particularly viewers between the ages of 14-15, "the multidimensional wavelength of the existensial self, the relationship between self and world," but he failed because all the 14-15-year-olds were too busy watching Bleach. Writer Chiaki Konaka claimed he wanted to directly "communicate human feelings" by discussing human communication in its widest sense, not only as opposed to loneliness, but in and of itself as well. The main theme of Serial Experiments Lain is communication. Some claim they stand for the way different people communicate with the world and themselves, how we are not as in control of the digital world as we think, or possibly the different stages of a teenage girl's life. Each one of these characters' meaning has been debated. Lain has three different personalities: the real-world, childish Lain is quiet, shy, and loves dressing up as a bear, the "advanced" Lain of the Wired is bold and questions authority, and the "evil" Lain is cunning, devious, and goes out of her way to be a total bitch. This can be taken literally or as a metaphor for identity crisis, addiction to technology, or paranoia. Throughout the series, Lain's several personalities get in the way of her real self. Mental illness, particularly dissociative identity disorder, is a significant theme in Lain. It is described as an "alternative anime," substituting a linear plot and storyline for dialogue with imaginary characters and pictures of bleeding shadows. The show is well known for its complexity and unconventionality. Taro: A kid, about Lain's age, who enjoys activities such as hanging out in clubs, playing video games, and delivering government information to an anonymous group of hackers/conspiracy theorists. A perfectly ordinary highschooler- until she gets stuck in the space between the real and digital world. Mika Iwakura: An apathetic 16-year old who picks on her little sister, goes out with her boyfriend and goes shopping a lot. Apparently, once his daughter gets into computers, he's fine with leaving her alone for life. Yasuo Iwakura: Lain's father and Eiri's co-worker. Also, she's God.Įiri Masimi: A man who worked with Lain's father at Tachibana Labs who killed himself to become God. Lain Iwakura: A 14-year old introverted Japanese girl, who suffers from split personality disorder and identity crisis, and happens to be a carbon copy of herself, who was born in a virtual world. ![]() She is forced to take radical action to resolve her quest for identity in the Wired. (People who are walking in a city start worshiping a hole in the clouds for no apparent reason) Throughout the series, Lain discovers things she never knew about the Wired and about herself.īut she unleashes a power that she doesn't know how to control. When Lain receives the e-mail at home, Chisa claims that she is not dead, but has merely "abandoned the flesh," and has found her true self in the Wired. (Gibberish about an ancient conspiracy involving a children's tag game) Shortly after Chisa commits suicide, several girls in Lain's school receive e-mail from her. (Words flashing on a psychedelic background: I don't need to stay here. The series is completely normal up until 15 seconds in, when a seemingly regular girl named Chisa Yomoda jumps off a building and kills herself. ![]() ![]() (Screenshot of telephone wire and its shadow) Serial Experiments Lain tells the story of Lain Iwakura, a 14-year old girl living in a Japanese suburb with her apathetic sister, cold mother, and computer-obsessed father, and her adventures in the Wired, the Japanese equivalent of the Internet. ![]()
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