It's not a question of how Araragi looks on determined scenes by camera angles, it's a question of an story been told by Araragi, which includes exaggerating events and overstatements as well. But let's talk about camera and exaggerations. Camera angles are important in Monogatari as a more subtle layer on the narrative. Pay attention on how some backgrounds like Namishiro Park or Araragi's living room resembles Piet Mondrian works (specifically "New York City I" and "Broadway Boogie Woogie"). In a search for spiritual truth, Mondrian evolved a non-representational form of art which reduces the composition to the very basic forms and colors, also know as Neoplasticism. Thus, when quoting Mondrian with a voyeur look (always behind something), the camera in Monogatari invites the spectator to look on the narrative through "neoplasticism lens", beyond all the clichés, archetypes and fanservice, reducing everything to the very basic "forms" and "colors", the true essence of the characters. That's why exaggerating here is not gratuitous, it's narratively important to create contrast. Can it be questionable, but definitely not gratuitous.
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Karen=火憐
Tsukihi=月火
(Ka) of Karen and (Hi) of Tsukihi are the same Kanji 火 which means Fire, that's why they are called the fire sisters, 憐 means pity or affection 月 means Moon.
