Madoka and Homura are the embodiment of "the hero will sacrifice you to save the world; the villain will sacrifice the world to save you".

the irony is that Madoka and Homura start off as being the 'same', they both never truly understood their existence, Madoka herself said that she wasn't good for anything, they both didn't have a purpose in life and while Madoka accepted that, Homura couldn't bear it and search for it in Madoka while her never truly saw Homura in that way, actually madoka viewed her as she viewed everyone else, just like we, as humans, view god, we want him to give us a reason and when we actually accept our fate without him, god (like when Madoka 'saved' her with the grief seed) binds us into a reality were it is a being we should rely on without truly knowing its existence and when a human rejects the exitence of god, the human can elevate on a higher state and reshape his own reality just like in Nietzsche philosophy, so i like to think of Homura that way, as ourself, our true 'evil'.

Toukatsu Jigoku, in Buddhism, one of the 8 Major Hells; the hell of being torn to pieces and being revived over and over. In Homura's case, time looping countless times in attempts to save Madoka. Watching Homura suffer drives me insane, so I hope for the next upcoming Madoka Magica movie: Walpurgisnacht Uprising, Homura will find true happiness, or at least some solace.

I believe Master Oogway put it best, "One often meets his Destiny on the road he takes to avoid it". Homura fits this painfully because the more she fights to own madoka, the more she's shown this will never happen. Madoka isn't an object and treating her like one is the same thing the incubators were doing. Madoka herself rejects both the incubatiors and homura at every turn.

i really hope akuma homura and godoka fight in the next movie. madoka has done nothing to properly confirm or reject homuras feelings, she is literally the definiton of indirect, but having to fight homura would force her to acknowledge it all. that she abandoned someone who loves her more than anything and is now her enemy of sorts because of it. and..its kinda her fault, id say? yk, for not saying shit?...i also really want homura to be absolutely filled with rage for madoka to where she starts screaming out her feelings all dramatic n stuff because tell me that wouldnt be cool af

What does it mean to play God?

Hope this video does well so many people can understand Madoka Magica better :)

i found some parts hard to understand but i think thats mostly due to how complex homura is, this was a nice analysis

I like the analysis but I think you suffer slightly from English Student Syndrome, seeing symbols in way too many aspects of the story. The Tin Soldiers aren't soldiers because of this idea of "duty" but because they fit with the motif of The Nutcracker, the ballet that a lot of aspects from the story are drawn from. And why is The Nutcracker chosen? Probably because it seemed cool, a fun little theming that the artists and writers could draw some interesting designs from. There's a lot of great symbolism, but pretending everything is a symbol is an exercise in madness.

Just finished the movie and omfg how can she be so good in a 12 ep plus movie anime. P.s props for the nier music in the back

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Something I find amusing is another tie between Homura and Lucifer. Homura's name means Flame, but Akemi also means Dawn. Together she is the Flame of Dawn; a light in the morning. The Morningstar. Lucifer. Something that is pure coincidence is that Homura's diamond can also be seen as a 4-pointed star. I have since found another instance of a 4-pointed star, and by sheer chance it also had ties to Lucifer. I just find that a funny coincidence.

I would like to also add in regards to the dancing; practicing ballet for many years can result in physical changes to the body as it adapts to how it's being exerted and the sooner a ballerina begins this practice and shapes their bodies for the dance, the better they will be at it in maturity. It's a very structured type of dance and its super tight-knit structure is why it's seen as beautiful.

I just realized that Homura's world is an opportunity. I hope in Homura's world, the girls get a chance to actually solve their own problems. Talk about them. Put them behind. Not...sacrifice their lives because they can't handle it anymore but they don't want to hurt people.

I find the Rebellion flower scene quite interesting. Perhaps because there is no true answer to the main question the scene asks you. Is this a scene that shows us Homura's sanity, that she is only convincing herself that those are Madoka's true thoughts because that's what she wants to believe, or is it showing us that Madoka regrets her decision, and misses being able to live a normal life?

That's not a snake, it's a salamander. Homura's name means "flame" and salamanders are fire elementals. They're also a symbol of rebirth.

You die like a hero or you live enough to see yourself become a villain

There's a little bit of extra context that Rebellion needs via the Side mangas.

This is a thorough psychoanalysis!

Great Vid Dhruv you have completely reminded me of why i love homura’s character so much. Definitely one of my favorite characters of all time.