In Session 1, Laughing Bull foretells of Spike's death being brought on by a woman. Laughing Bull: Swimming bird will meet a woman. The bird will be hunted by this woman. And then death. Spike: One more time. Laughing Bull: What's that? Spike: I was killed once before by a woman. Spike is speaking of Julia. Losing her love was so painful as to be considered a form of death. He was left in a detached dream-like purgatory from that day on. In Session 26, Julia is shot in front of Spike. White doves fly by in slow motion. Horror, shock, and agony are expressed in Spike's left eye. He screams her name, drops his weapon, and runs to her. He takes her in his arms. Hears her last words, which are inaudible to the audience. Spike looks down at his lost love and then up to the sky. The camera is now focused on Spike's right eye, which is shaking in a disturbing manner. The camera zooms into Spike's pupil and everything fades to black. The next scene is of Laughing Bull predicting Spike's imminent death. Holding Julia's coat, Vicious speaks of Spike. Vicious: A beast that has lost his place. He has nowhere to return to now. He will come. Vicious is both right and wrong. Spike will come, but he does have somewhere to return to one last time. Two rose petals are shown blowing away in the wind. Spike returns to the Bebop and tells Jet a story. An allegory about his life which he uses to explain why he will never return. Spike: There once was a tiger striped cat. This cat died a million deaths, revived and lived a million lives, and he was owned by various people who he didn't really care for. The cat wasn't afraid to die. Then one day the cat became a stray cat, which meant he was free. He met a white female cat, and the two of them spent their days together happily. Well, years passed, and the white cat grew weak and died of old age. The tiger striped cat cried a million times, and then he died too. Except this time, he didn't come back to life. Jet is keenly aware that Spike's death looms in the horizon. He is wary of the tale's implications. When Spike gets up to leave, Jet asks him one last question. Jet: Is it for the girl? Spike: [beat] She's dead. There's nothing I can do for her now. This is true. Julia is dead. There is nothing Spike can do for her. This does not lessen the impact she has on the events that are about to unfold. Jet understands this. Upon hearing of Julia's death, he has a resigned if devastated reaction. He knows exactly what this means for Spike. Faye confronts Spike while holding him at gunpoint. She knows that he is marching towards his death. Faye: Where are you going? Why, are you going? You told me once, to forget the past, ‘cause it doesn’t matter, but you’re the one still tied to the past, Spike! Spike does not deny this. Instead, he explains the truth about his eyes. The camera spans from his left eye to his right eye. Spike: Look at my eyes, Faye. One of them is a fake because I lost it in an accident. Since then, I've been seeing the past in one eye and the present in the other. So, I thought I could only see patches of reality, never the whole picture. Faye: Don’t tell me things like that; you’ve never told me anything about yourself, so don’t tell me now! Spike: I felt like I was watching a dream I could never wake up from. Before I knew it, the dream was all over. This is not the first time Spike has expressed this sentiment. One of his most revelatory quotes was said in the teaser for Ballad of Fallen Angels. Spike: The music box is broken, or is it? It starts to play, and a haunting tune fills the air. I wake suddenly from my dream. There is no music box! And yet there it is. A tiny one nestled in my hand. And I awaken from my dream again. As if I were peeling an onion. It’s a dream no matter how far I go. I can never reach reality. Trapped in an endless nightmare. Spike is so affected by the loss of the woman he loves that even an item she once possessed haunts him. It is her death that has finally woken him from his detached dream-like state. Faye shares with Spike that her memory has returned. She explains that there was nowhere for her to go back to. She pleads with him to stay. Spike ignores her please and instead leaves her with these parting words. Spike: I’m not going there to die; I’m going to find out if I’m really alive. I have to do it, Faye. Faye is not comforted by this statement. The audience should not be comforted either. Spike's words eerily echo what Jet said to him in session 25. Jet: Men only think about the past right before their death, as if they were searching frantically for proof that they were alive. Faye cries and shoots off her gun. An act reminiscent of the 21-gun salute that is used in the military to honor the fallen. Spike walks away from Faye without looking back. He is never shown thinking about anyone from the Bebop again. The song "See You Space Cowboy" plays as Spike leaves the Bebop. "Everything is already over", You say with closed ears The words only flow Towards a tomorrow without peace "There's nothing that won't change" Even if my life ends This love will not disappear It's something that will live forever Even if dreams are hidden in darkness I got a rainbow Rainbow in your hands... The camera zooms in on Spike's left eye. The eye that sees Spike's past. The lyrics begin as Spike is recalling romantic memories of Julia. He thinks of the first time he saw Julia and was captivated by her beauty. He thinks of a time when he made love to Julia and she cradled him in her arms. Given that Spike confided to Jet just the previous session that Julia was a part of him, the image shows a moment in Spike's life when he felt whole. Spike: She was a piece of me I had lost. She is my other half that I had longed for. The song continues to play as Spike attacks the syndicate. It is a ballad of undying love alluding to lovers being reunited in the afterlife. When Spike faces off against his hated rival, Vicious makes a proclamation. Vicious: So, you're finally awake. I told you before, Spike. I'm the only one who can kill you and set you free. Spike does not deny this. But makes a proclamation of his own. Spike: Those words apply to you as well, Vicious. During their fight, there comes a moment where the two disarm each other by swapping weapons. Vicious getting Spike's gun and Spike getting Vicious's katana. It is at this moment that Spike makes a statement of great significance to both men. Spike: Julia passed away. Let's end it all. Vicious: If that's your wish. The rivals return their weapons. Spike shoots Vicious but gets sliced across the abdomen. Vicious's death comes quickly, while Spike lingers as was foreshadowed. Vicious: Don't forget, a snake's venom poisons slowly after the bite. Spike watches Vicious's body fall to the ground, spends but a few of seconds looking at him, then looks up to the night's sky. The camera is focused on Spike's right eye. Now calm. Spike sees Julia. This is the first time in the entire series that Spike is shown seeing Julia with his right eye. In session 13, during an auditory flashback, Spike and Julia discuss his eyes. Spike: My left eye sees the past. Julia: What about your right eye? We do not hear his response. In the penultimate scene of the series, we are specifically shown what Spike sees with his eye that sees his present. He sees her. In Spike's vision, Julia is cast in a white light. She says her last words to Spike, this time they are audible to the audience. Spike is shown reflected back in Julia's eye. He glumly concurs with her. Spike is then completely engulfed by a blinding white light. The scene fades to white. This light is reminiscent of the divine light that is cast upon a soul that is ready to ascend to heaven. Julia: It's all a dream. Spike: Yeah. Just a bad dream. From white we transition to the final scene of the series. It is now day. A white light is now cast over the entire syndicate. Spike smiles, points a finger gun at the remaining syndicate goons and says "bang". This is a callback to Wen from session 6. As Wen was dying he asked Spike if he understood the relief that came with one's own death. In response, Spike threw Wen's harmonica up in the air, pretended to shoot it while saying "bang", but then said "as if". When Spike says "bang" this time he is acknowledging that he now understands that relief. Spike falls to the ground. He is never shown moving again. White doves are shown flying over Spike's body. White doves also flew by Julia when she died. The camera follows an ascension into the heavens, while the song "Blue" plays. The song's lyrics allude to a soul ascending to heaven. Free Wanna be free Gonna be free And move among the stars You know, they really aren't so far Feels so free Gotta know free Please Don't wake me from the dream It's really everything it seems I'm so free No black and white in the blue Everything is clearer now Life is just a dream, you know That's never-ending I'm ascending At the end of the credits a star goes out but never falls. In session 13, Laughing Bull informs the audience to what a falling star truly is. Laughing Bull: The tear of a warrior. A lost soul who has finished his battle. A pitiful soul who could not find his way to the lofty realm. Where the great spirit awaits us all. Given that the star we are shown does not fall, it is reasonable to infer that the soul the star belonged to did make its way to the great spirit that awaits us all. That soul has broken away from the cycle of death and rebirth and is never coming back. As was foreshadowed to happen to Spike in the fable of the tiger striped cat, who followed his love into death and never returned.
@berk5576
3 жыл бұрын
It seems like you are carrying that weight.
@YoloTB
2 жыл бұрын
Bro wrote an entire fcking novel bruh lol
@rutabagasteu
2 жыл бұрын
I can only reply: See you Space Cowboy.
@US395Official
2 жыл бұрын
this was a great analysis holy shit
@JaydevRaol
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! 👏👏👏 Thanks for sharing.
@andrewjacob1789
3 жыл бұрын
Men only seek the past for proof they were alive. This hits hard... ...Spike left and inevitably died because he was looking for proof he was still alive.
@tiger-stripedcat7199
3 жыл бұрын
The person he considered his other half was gone. He was ready to go too.
@sergioaguis
3 жыл бұрын
No, he died to be really alive.
@carlogigante5239
2 жыл бұрын
What are you talking about, he did not die. Imo the anime ended on a cliffhanger and i like to believe he made it out.
@anasg007
2 жыл бұрын
@@carlogigante5239 your wrong buddy. no worries tho, yo just gotta carry that weight with us.
@willybillysillylilly
7 жыл бұрын
The voice actor who voiced Jet also ended up voicing old Joseph Joestar in the recent Stardust Crusaders adaptation. I had no idea and liked both characters independently before I found out they were voiced by the same person, Unshou Ishizuka. He does a great job at capturing multi dimensional characters.
@erdemyalniz804
7 жыл бұрын
Yes! You are totally right, and I didn't notice it either. Thanks for the info!
@MaximilianoAedo
6 жыл бұрын
Old Joseph Joestar also shares the same English and Japanese VAs as Guld from Macross Plus.
@joejohnson3707
6 жыл бұрын
how interesting
@lot0pie
5 жыл бұрын
r.i.p
@oliverallen2565
5 жыл бұрын
foolofatook he’s great
@indyindia660
6 жыл бұрын
The Snows of Kilimanjaro. written by Ernest Miller Hemingway
@BB-qs7rl
3 жыл бұрын
Jet: Just forget the past, okay? Spike: Julia is my soulmate. Jet: You're never going to let it go, right? Spike: We both know the answer to that.
@somebunny2619
3 жыл бұрын
TFW you realize Spike is secretly the most poetic and passionate man.
@HazeLmao
2 жыл бұрын
that’s what makes it so much heavier. he is a cold unfeeling man for almost the entire show. but he lights up with joy at the thought of julia. he doesn’t want to live without her, she was the reason for his passion and without her he is already a dead man.
@tired_Draisaitl
7 ай бұрын
SO romantic 😭 Jet just couldn't understand the power of punani.
@spikespiegel5719
3 жыл бұрын
She is my other half that I had longed for.
@bliss6417
6 ай бұрын
I can't believe that they sneaked in snow of kilimanjaro in this context and honestly, this might be my favorite dialogue in the anime.
@alejandrozaldivar508
2 жыл бұрын
Man, I watched this anime because I loved Samurai Champloo and watched it countless times over and over. Then someone recommended me to watch Cowboy Bebop. I thought I wouldn’t like it because of its timeline. From Samurais in the Edo period of Japan to the futuristic Bounty hunters cruising in their Spaceship. After finishing it just now I can say It is my favorite anime, what an ending. See you soon, Space Cowboy..
@nildecanter2419
5 жыл бұрын
This scene is why I introduced my American Lit professor to Cowboy Bebop
@oliverallen2565
5 жыл бұрын
Nildecanter does he like it?
@nildecanter2419
5 жыл бұрын
@@oliverallen2565 I haven't found out yet
@davidecolelli8275
4 жыл бұрын
Poor guy. He's gonna carry that weight
@aviwadhwa4830
3 жыл бұрын
he watched it because of the Hemingway reference?
@echu.6929
3 жыл бұрын
Did he like it?
@user-yz4yv1pw2p
Жыл бұрын
この作品は10代20代30代と見ると見方が違ってくる作品ですね😃染みます😭✨
@Slaegar
5 жыл бұрын
Rest in Peace Jet.
@wendigo374
3 жыл бұрын
?
@user-zz8ie7ku8w
2 жыл бұрын
@@wendigo374 his JP voice actor passed away ;(
@sihyunglee4220
11 ай бұрын
@@user-zz8ie7ku8wsee you space cowboy ....
@user-de1fn3vw4o
2 жыл бұрын
作中1番好きなシーン
@Leisurelee53
10 ай бұрын
"Turn back" The truest and most heartfelt thing Jet had ever said to Spike. But too late. And he knows. The only deeper scene after this is when he asks if it is for the girl. He wants to help his friend. He wants to keep his brother. Truly the saddest of the series, to me.
@deathcamz389
3 жыл бұрын
Waltz for Zizi is my favourite cowboy Bebop track and this scene is the reason why.
no you really missunderstood it, spike had no intention of living after julia died. after all, she is the piece of him he thought he had lost. the only thing keeping him alive since the day they seperated is finding her eventually. spike goes to vicous, basically to only make his death worthwhile.
@adolfemmanuelesparas3922
2 жыл бұрын
"The Real Folk Blues... Ho-unto no~"
@oliverallen2565
5 жыл бұрын
Great scene
@ccdj35
5 жыл бұрын
This love is fucking savage.
@bliss6417
6 ай бұрын
Man is spitting bars right here
@peachtree4338
5 жыл бұрын
Spike’s VA is beerus from dbs and yoshida shoyo from gintama, I just barely found that out
@kenny7385
5 жыл бұрын
Also corazon from one piece..
@ericcaulfield4477
3 жыл бұрын
He also took over Inspector Zenigata's voice acting duties in Lupin the 3rd.
thank god finally no random comment comparing dub vs sub here. people in this comment are so nice!!! by the way this anime is the greatest anime of all time!!!
@tumaebacon2490
3 жыл бұрын
The only thing I hate about the dub, the spanish dub, is that the quote about men thinking about their life doesn't exist
@THEdudeproductions
3 жыл бұрын
No look further. There's a comparison here
@goopguy548
2 жыл бұрын
@@tumaebacon2490 yeah, my hate with the English dub is it changes it from "there is nothing I can do for a dead women" to just "she's dead"
@hexcodeff6624
Жыл бұрын
@@goopguy548 dubs and subs shouldn't be compared, because they serve wildely different purposes. The subs are to communicate the story and the art as it was first conceived and intended by the artist and the dub serve no purpose at all.
@keisukeh1066
6 жыл бұрын
クールなのにキザじゃない。
@zzzzzzz1007
2 жыл бұрын
man imagine they played waltz for zizi at episode 26 when jet and spike are laughing in spike story about the cat
@ECoventry
2 жыл бұрын
Jet's story is The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Hemingway
@jonasdeoliveira965
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks original áudio
@waltermelon2841
9 жыл бұрын
Damn!
@raulbetancourt5795
2 жыл бұрын
Can a boy wonders about the past? Is it possible?
@hexcodeff6624
Жыл бұрын
You know, you can adjust the subtitles timing in your program, right?
@tired_Draisaitl
7 ай бұрын
SO romantic 😭 Jet just couldn't understand the power of punani.
@user-mx3bn6xv6n
2 жыл бұрын
男は過去ばかり探しだす
@diegocarrington
2 жыл бұрын
There was a woman.
@badfrad1754
3 жыл бұрын
song?
@Tika_1337
3 жыл бұрын
walt for zizi
@039jeferson8
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@Yoshi-cd2lx
3 жыл бұрын
episode ? number pls
@THEdudeproductions
3 жыл бұрын
25
@dobleinvencion4072
5 жыл бұрын
Cap?
@MaximilianoAedo
4 жыл бұрын
25
@xealit
5 жыл бұрын
I read that story long time ago. Not a fan of it either.
@ChadHellgado
3 жыл бұрын
Whoops, I accidentally pressed on a video with the Japanese dub
@hexcodeff6624
Жыл бұрын
you're welcome
@Space-Cowboy13
5 жыл бұрын
Just put it in fucking english
@hexcodeff6624
Жыл бұрын
That wouldn't be Cowboy Bebop then, just random noise without purpose.
@n543576
5 жыл бұрын
Ew the japanese just doesn't fit.....like at all.
@oliverallen2565
5 жыл бұрын
n543576 it fits
@oliverallen2565
5 жыл бұрын
Nostalgia For Infinity what?
@Rgoid
5 жыл бұрын
n543576 A weeaboo would say the opposite.
@oliverallen2565
4 жыл бұрын
Rgoid no
@Sonjay718
4 жыл бұрын
@Nostalgia For Infinity it's one thing to not prefer it; it's another thing entirely to say "ew" because it's in its original language. Imagine watching an ANIME and saying "ew" over hearing JAPANESE.
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