Flashbacks

[j00b]

Since so much of my time in the Naruto episode discussions is wasted arguing about whether or not there should be flashbacks, I have decided to start a thread.

In my opinion, the flashbacks are great. They provide information about character history so it isn't just pointless killing (if it were, it would be boring after 3 or 4 episodes). We are coming into Naruto's life pretty late, so the flashbacks are useful. They also help to show similarities between characters, lets us know why they act the way they do, and guides our feelings about the characters. I used to think that Gaara was just an extremely powerful "person" with a short temper (like Naruto) and killed for that reason alone. After all of the flashbacks, I see that he had a terrible childhood in which nobody at all loved him and he saw that he could trust no one. This made me sort of feel sorry for him, although I still want Naruto to kick his ass.

Thanks for posting here instead of in the discussion for the latest episode.

[Mut]

flash backs such as sakura's are stupid, but there are some cool ones.

[Kagari]

Yay! Now all the ninnies can come here and stop littering the discussion threads!!!

Look, now you can all whine and I don't ever have to check this thread again!

[kage_bunshin]

personally i find the flashbacks to be quite nice to watch, but it gets irritating when there is a flashback inside another flashback... for e.g. ep77 of gaara's flashback

[ad4mz41]

Flashbacks are ok only if only they have some good ninja action to show for what happened.

[HimizujinEternia]

I have found the flashbacks to be really good- when they improved character development. Sakura's flashback, Lee's flashback, Hinata's flashback, Neji's flashback, the numerous Naruto and Gaara flashbacks, heck, even Zaku's flashback got a positive response out of me.

However, if I see that Kunai throw from the end of episode 8 one more time, I'll scream. Overdone recap flashbacks are unwarranted in my eyes.

[Neji-Aniki-sama]

Originally posted by: Mut@t@
flash backs such as sakura's are stupid, but there are some cool ones.

Not really. If you pay attention, you will realize how she screwed up her best friend, the person who help her out gaining some self-confidence... And over what? A boy and one like Sasuke?
Obviously, in the long run, Ino's care for her didn't help, she was as useless as a kid as she is now. But that goes to show that, besides being lame, she has no character at all.
I saw those chapters yesterday, Ino can be annoying but she is smarter than Sakura and has a much better character than her.

[Assertn]

yes, just in case there havent been enough flashback discussions

[Destiny]

I personally think 90% of the flashbacks are a waste of time. Throughout the series i've seen so far, there has only been one flashback that i was happy with.
Except for the flashbacks during the Zabuza saga, those were alright, from what i can remember anyway.

[j00b]

Originally posted by: AssertnFailure
yes, just in case there havent been enough flashback discussions

The reason that I decided to set this up was that there were too many flashback discussions in the wrong place (official episode discussions) and i hoped that this would help to weed some of those out so the discussions can talk about what they are supposed to be discussing.

Originally posted by: Mut@t@
more flash backs of the 4th plz.

Unfortunately, I cannot decide what the flashbacks are about. (wouldn't it be great if you could somehow become a character in an anime and then you could think of their past? Of course they would need photographic memories)

[Assertn]

Originally posted by: j00b

Originally posted by: AssertnFailure
yes, just in case there havent been enough flashback discussions

The reason that I decided to set this up was that there were too many flashback discussions in the wrong place (official episode discussions) and i hoped that this would help to weed some of those out so the discussions can talk about what they are supposed to be discussing.

maybe so.....but i'll still be surprised if people dont comment about flashbacks in the episode discussions the next time it happens [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

[Gods_Son]

People will probably bitch about the flashbacks either way, this just gives them another place to do it. I don't mind purposeful flashbacks, but I don't really care for flashbacks of characters that I don't like (Sakura/Ino). Repeated flashbacks usually aren't necessary either, other than that they're fine.

[j00b]

Originally posted by: AssertnFailure

maybe so.....but i'll still be surprised if people dont comment about flashbacks in the episode discussions the next time it happens [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

Yes, but i hope that this will help to lower the amount...If they see this thread, hopefully they will come here instead.

[Destiny]

Hehe, not likely. If there's gonna b bitching, it'll b in the episode discussion thread

[Raven]

So would you rather not see the background information of characters?

The flashbacks are necessary to flesh out the characters and show who they are. The show would be pretty lifeless and boring if we didn't know anything about the characters we were watching, why would you bother?

[Mut]

more flash backs of the 4th plz.

[Zansatsu]

Originally posted by: Mut@t@
more flash backs of the 4th plz.

yes plz me is wanting those too

[BigMac]

so there are flashbacks..wat r u gonna do about it??

[Destiny]

Not like u can do much about it. Like it or not, it's there

[Destiny]

Originally posted by: CmDr_RavEn
So would you rather not see the background information of characters?

The flashbacks are necessary to flesh out the characters and show who they are. The show would be pretty lifeless and boring if we didn't know anything about the characters we were watching, why would you bother?

I never said that. The flashbacks are good, it's the amount and the placing that's bothering me. I must've misleaded a bit, but i'll just point out the 2 main probs i find with the flashbacks:
1 - most flashbacks are repetative.
2 - they're all cut up and scattered all over the episode (Namely Sakura's one, ugh...).
Sometimes it's feels like they tell the story, then they repeat it one word at a time so that the younger audience would get a better idea of whats going on. Flashbacks in Rurouni Kenshin were absolutely awsome and emotional becos it doesnt take you one step at a time, it is placed nicely in an episode and isn't cut up all over the place. If you enjoy all of the Naruto flashbacks, that's perfectly fine, it is an awsome series. I just feel that this kinda makes the Naruto series seem like the younger brother of animes.