Declaring that this is the final message from Sphinx, Nine unmasks himself and bids the civilians farewell. The Japanese airwaves are hijacked by a prerecorded message from Nine: as his plans for the press conference were disrupted, the countdown for the atomic bomb's detonation has begun. Knowing she is dying, Five admits her love for Nine and begs him to live for them both, then commits suicide by detonating the spilled gasoline from her car. After killing Clarence for attempting to stop and kill her, Five confronts Nine and confesses that she always wanted to beat him but never could. Twelve interferes, but Five disables his motorbike before stopping the truck carrying Nine. Enraged and desperate, Five leaves to pursue Nine herself. Five's men pursue the police convoy carrying Nine to the press conference, only to find that the truck is a decoy. When Twelve hears from Lisa that Nine has surrendered, he attempts to forget about Sphinx in his shame for betraying Nine, but Lisa convinces him to help Nine like he helped her. Five, who has been hospitalized due to her deteriorating health as a consequence of the Athena Project experiments, learns of Nine's surrender and desperately sets off to try and reach him. Shibazaki visits Shunzo Mamiya, who confesses that he created the Athena Project as part of a plan to revitalize Japanese national morale following the nation's defeat at the end of World War II. He refuses to speak to anyone but Shibazaki, but later relents and issues a demand for a press conference at a specific location at 8:00 p.m., or the atomic bomb prototype would detonate. Nine goes to the police, dons his Sphinx mask, and turns himself in. And in so doing, the nation is redeemed.Things come to a head as Nine and Twelve go their separate ways and Shibazaki talks to Mamiya, the man behind the Athena Plan. Lisa abets and survives the implementation of Sphinx’s plan and with the help of Shibazaki (the historian), will remember that Nine, Twelve and the other children of The Settlement lived. Perhaps Twelve is the traveler (he does ride a motorbike) and Nine is the messenger (he is raven-haired). Perhaps Lisa is the unsuspected hero(ine) in the mountain of ZNT. The iconic image can also denote “the redemption of a nation.” In the story, the hero-god asks, “Do the ravens still circle the mountain?” When the traveler answers, “Yes,” the hero-god replies, “Then it is not yet my time.” The traveler is chased away and eventually dies after revealing the king’s secret.Ĭoincidence? I think not. The specific myth to which the line alludes is the “King in the Mountain,” in which a hero-god dwells in a remote place, unsuspected, until a traveler stumbles upon him. One sees the ZNT parallel even though the reference is brief and obscure except to those who know mythic symbolism, similar to what Det.
Even the gods are not immune and often pay for what they gain with a corresponding loss. The song continues with the metaphor, "S he sweetly slumbers in the depths of the mountain hall.” This is a clear allusion to Nordic mythology wherein everything is in flux, similar to Yin and Yang. Death (the ultimate deep sleep) is always imminent, but the promise of something better (the lava will be warm) is deemed worth the risk. The word “dvala” means “hibernate.” Lisa, as a character, is the viewer/sleeper, hijacked into the mission of Sphinx, but later a willing accomplice. In Iceland, the imagery of frozen waterfalls, cold skies and volcanic mountains is fitting. With Twelve, the girl feels alive again and so, despite her fears, stays with him and comes to assist Sphinx. Lisa dislikes herself and lives in a loveless home. The boy’s world begins to change as he experiences first love and his singular loyalty to Nine is threatened. Winter and Spring unite - Lisa meets Twelve. I’ve seen literal translations, but songs, like poetry, are rarely literal in meaning. '' Í heimi verður hlý.Īs background music during the Ferris Wheel scene, the song speaks to Twelve’s inner conflict between his love for Lisa and his loyalty to Nine.
Hún sest í ljúfan dvala í djú pi fjallasal. She sweetly slumbers in the depths of the mountain hall. Hún lýsir allt sem er, allt sem er og var og verður. Also, maybe they were numbered in order of age, which is why five is experiencing symptoms first. If theyre all meant to be 17, I give it til theyre 18 before they die. She illuminates everything there is, and was and will be. Twelve and Nine escaped early, so they didnt have the drug as much as Five, so their side effect havent kicked in yet. Meðan allt sækir fram, streymir fram verður til. Allt sem græðir geymir von.įrom a frozen waterfall she emerges of a cold sky slowly moving forward. (Winter…summer…coalesce) /repeats throughout/
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