No, it wasn't directed at you at all! Although I could very easily have reiterated your language in writing my response, I promise, it wasn't directed at you. (I try to quote others when I can when writing responses. Doesn't always happen, but I try!)
But I like your thoughts!
Okay, sorry about that.
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I don't think anyone is supposed to think poorly of her.... I don't think it was intended that way. I think it was written to showcase some of Hinata's determination. And I would just as ill-at-ease if it were Sakura still pining over Sasuke, so I'm not singling out Hinata. Rather, I think for Hinata fans this paints her in an angelic light. It glorifies her dedication....
I didn't think you were personally and I wasn't attempting to identify anyone specifically. It's not just here either, but ever since this argument arose from her confession almost three years ago, it gets worded that way alot. Rather than put forth as a reason it's a bad match, why Kishimoto might not being going in that direction, or as a sign that Hinata is not as far as she should be or people think she is it is put forth as a reason why Sakura is better than her and that Hinata is bad for being that way.
I won't identify anyone, but I seen it plenty of times and it bugs me because I don't think she's a bad person.
As far as thinking poorly of her...I'll rephrase that to say it's really a combination of things. It's probably past the point of no return for me liking her as a character, but I'd have a better opinion of it if (1) I hadn't seen so many people gloss over the shyness and (2) she were actually moving foward. Her best moment as a character was Pain, at least so far. She attempted to protect him against an opponent she had no business fighting. As from the ointment in part 1, where she weakly offered to him hoping he'd take, she strongly stood to face him and, at least appeared confident. Foolish or brave...didn't really matter. She still stood to protect him, I think, expecting to die. Seeing her keep walking back from that is annoying. The more she does this the more I think Kishimoto should have let her die.
If could have been a fantastic moment, but it's peterred out because of her admitting her claims of love to being selfish (giving room for people to claim that's she is doing it keep him around for her rather than as a selfless act of heroism) and then following up with stuff like this.
As I think you have mentioned in previous posts, it makes her look like her whole universe is wrapped up in Naruto (which it is as at the moment), which is unfortunate because it's the thing that keeps holding her character back.
As far as the glorification, I agree completely. Sasuke fans used to get on my nerves because they refused to acknowledge his culpability. His past is an explanation, but it does not change the fact that what he seeks to do is wrong. In Hinata's case, it's the failure to call her shyness the flaw that it is. She is not a bad person for it, but it's held her back so much, the worst being the identifying of his pain early on and doing nothing. As somone who used to be really shy and felt held back by it, I see it as a weakness not an endearing trait.
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Anway, getting back around to my response to you, I agree that the whole scene with Hinata is a headscratcher. Where does she go from here? I'm not sure if it's pandering to the fans or if it's a buildup to something else.... Or both.
It's a fairly overt scene, and Kishimoto is so sparing with the love stuff, I have a hard time thinking it's poor writing. So, my feeling is this might be set up to fan the flames of a pairing war when the inevitable Sasu/Saku moment comes back around.
My opinion is that Kishimoto is raising the stakes before the climax. He's ramping up the shipping tension with these monologues and interactions. And I would expect more tension to come, and possibly from sides we've not even imagined. Lover nin? SasuSaku? LeeSaku? KakaSaku? *ew...anyway, you get the picture....*
Perhaps, I'm too ready to reach for the crappy writing element because of my mass disappointments with all the major issues he glossed over in Part 2. I think what you say is certaintly possible, that he inteinded to stoke the flames a little without necessarily thinking through the implications. Kind of like the whole Minato's guard bit.
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Personally, I think it's nice to see Hinata with an strong resolve, too bad that most of the moments in her life were she grew a backbone was because of something Naruto related, almost feels that she have no personal ambition, as if Naruto is all that matter and the rest can be blown to oblivion. Besides, what piss me off the most is that it seems that her character little changed. She seems to still be overly shy, weak willed, and letting the others stomp on her. You know, it would be hilarious if an scene like this unfolded in the next couple of chapters
I don't think she is coming as across as being weak willed or a doormat at this point (Part 1 however ....). I think it's more than whatever inner strength she has developed is borrowed from Naruto rather than independently possessed. If Naruto dies tommorow would she be able to continue because the actual objective is now gone. If she can no longer be with Naruto what is she striving for, what's the point? I really thought for a moment she had gotten passed that when she stood up to Pain, but I guess not.