Chapter 1147 one piece has ushered in another momentous moment that reshaped the world as we know it, albeit with less visual aplomb than we’re used to.
This episode marked the beginning of the end for Bega Punk. Or, I suppose, his legacy. Well…that’s not quite the case, is it? it’s complicated. Regardless, Vegapunk is no longer alive, but he has a final message for everyone on his way out, and we get a big reveal in that message. It turns out that the world is sinking into the sea! Kind of a big deal. In fact, the biggest deal.
Of course, this is the only big news in this one, and we can all breathe a sigh of relief after this. hehe.
The sinking of the world is a big deal. Vegapunk announced that the entire world was doomed to a fate that few could have imagined: becoming a box-office flop like Kevin Costner. The smartest people in the world say the world is sinking irrevocably into the sea, which drives everyone crazy. This severely disrupted the balance of power as it undermined the authority of the Elder Council, the Navy, and the World Government. As in all classic control models, they are empowered in exchange for (often vague) security. The idea that the entire world is sinking threatens the sense of security they provide, so the truths revealed by Bega Punk are subversive. If people feel like the security they’ve gained isn’t really protecting them, they can start to get a little… well… [WE ARE intensifies.]
This also leads to the big news of a great scene with Morgan on his airship. Morgan laments the use of radio because it affects his news business, which is both hilarious and true. Great small character moments are placed into the rest of the reactions.
Sadly, I can’t help but comment that the animation in this episode isn’t up to the same high quality standards we’ve come to expect from the series. That’s by no means a bad thing, and there are flashes of brilliance (like Sanji kicking an elder in the jaw, or the melancholic mood under the CRT filter glow of Vegapunk’s video screen). But a lot of the sequences don’t quite hit the mark, like the shot of the Straw Hats about to face Saturn, which is both a weird camera movement and some weird character proportions. Again, this isn’t bad, in fact a perfectly normal animation for a week, but it’s impossible not to notice, because Toei The team has been spoiling us for a long time.
Still, this is largely a good episode because of the heavy focus on Nico Robin. She has to be protected and this week we saw everyone jumping to her defense – so, that’s good.
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