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joeygoeshollywood · 2 years

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My 25 Favorite Films of 2021

I’ll be honest... 2021 was a pretty terrible year, but there were plenty of good movies.

Here are my 25 favorites of 2021:

25. Nobody

No one could ever imagine Bob Odenkirk starring in an action flick, but he defied all odds in Nobody. He manages to bring humor to a gun fight as a family man who gets tangled with the Russian mob. With the well-choreographed fight scenes and the unapologetic violence, Nobody is one the most bad-ass films of the year.

24. Red Rocket

Indie filmmaker Sean Baker (Tangerine, The Florida Project) is back with perhaps his best film yet. Red Rocket follows a washed-up porn star trying to reboot his life in his Texas hometown. Simon Rex returns out of nowhere in a potential comeback role as the selfish but charming Mikey Saber who tries taking every advantage of the people in his life to get ahead. Red Rocket is wild, raunchy, and quite memorable.

23. Free Guy

One of the only imaginative blockbusters of 2021, Free Guy takes audiences into the video game world where avatars discover the infinite possibilities of free will. Ryan Reynolds stars in his best film in years as the happy-go-lucky Guy who realizes that he’s more than just a background character. This film offers a ton of action and a ton of laughs the whole family can enjoy.

22. In the Heights

The perfect summer movie of 2021, In the Heights is a fresh film adaption from musical giant Lin-Manuel Miranda. Director Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) managed to take the lively music from the Broadway hit and match it with dazzling visuals plus he put together such a strong ensemble. In the Heights will put a smile on your face and have your feet tapping.

21. Werewolves Within

A rare successful video game-to-film adaptation, Werewolves Within is a fun murder mystery comedy where a classic whodunnit is given a supernatural spin. Sam Richardson is widely known for his comedic supporting roles in various projects, but rarely is he given the chance to be the leading man, which this comedy proves he can certainly do. He does benefit from a rich ensemble cast that will keep you laughing throughout.

20. The Tragedy of Macbeth

It’s no surprise that Joel Coen, Shakespeare, and Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand are a winning combination. The Tragedy of Macbeth is one of the year’s most visually striking films. Between the stunning cinematography, the haunting production design and a pair of powerhouse performances from two of the greatest actors of our generation, this is perhaps one of the greatest film adaptation of any Shakespearian play.

19. The Power of the Dog

Jane Campion, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind The Piano, returns to the film director’s chair after over a decade with The Power of the Dog, a haunting western drama filled with powerhouse performances from Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, and rising star Kodi Smit-McPhee.

18. C’mon C’mon

Joaquin Phoenix and newcomer Woody Norman both give raw performances in a road-trip family drama masterfully written by Mike Mills (Beginners, 20th Century Women). Phoenix plays a journalist who rekindles a relationship with his estranged nephew during a family emergency. C’mon C’mon almost feels philosophical the way it tackles complicated family dynamics, which Mills handles tenderly as the director.

17. The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall is a bold, fun, exciting western featuring a powerhouse cast of nearly every trending Black actor in Hollywood from Idris Elba, Regina King, Jonathan Mayers, Zazie Beetz, LaKeith Stanfield to Delroy Lindo. This Netflix film is an adrenaline rush from start to finish with some of the year’s best choreographed action sequences. It appears filmmaker Jeymes Samuel may have gifted the streaming giant with a promising new franchise.

16. Zack Snyder’s Justice League

The fans have spoken and they finally received the long-awaited “Snyder Cut” of Justice League, which was utterly butchered in 2017 by Warner Bros. and Joss Whedon. Zack Snyder’s artistic vision was able to flourish in what was really a superhero epic. And the inclusion of Superman’s supergalactic foe Darkseid, who was completely cut out from the original release, makes Thanos look like he came from Sesame Street. The Snyder Cut is an Olympian triumph that sadly did not get the proper treatment it deserved years ago. And if you watched the four-hour film uninterrupted like I did, pat yourself on the back.

15. Pig

Nicholas Cage gives his best performance in decades as a truffle hunter in search of his beloved pig who was kidnapped from his secluded home in the wilderness. While comparisons to John Wick are common, Pig is actually quite a moving drama from newcomer Michael Sarnoski.

14. The Green Knight

The Green Knight is a visually-stunning medieval fantasy adapted from a 14th-century poem about the nephew of King Arthur and his quest to confront a life-or-death challenge from a mythical being. Dev Patel reminds audiences that he is an actor capable of any genre.

13. Nine Days

One of the most underrated films of the year was Nine Days, a thought-provoking drama that tackles the concept of life itself. Winston Duke proves he has the dramatic chops to be a leading man playing a man who interviews candidates to become human souls to be born. He’s joined by a strong ensemble which includes Zazie Beetz, Benedict Wong, Tony Hale, and Bill Skarsgârd. Nine Days is a deep, emotionally-enriching feature debut from writer-director Edson Oda.

12. The Suicide Squad

Never has a film franchise go from absolutely horrible with its first installment with truly awesome with its sequel. The Suicide Squad is an unpredictable, action-packed hilarious entry into the DC Cinematic Universe thanks to writer-director James Gunn, who helmed the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. Margot Robbie returns with her best outing yet as Harley Quinn and is joined by a brilliant roster of B-list villains with standout performances by Edris Alba, John Cena, and Sylvester Stallone.

11. Bad Trip

Laugh-out-loud comedies have sadly become so rare, but Netflix’s Bad Trip filled the void this year that replicates the formula made famous by Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, where a central plot weaves together real-life pranks on unsuspecting individuals. Eric André and Lil Rel Howery star in this cross-country buddy comedy which also features a hilarious Tiffany Haddish. If you’re looking to cry with laughter, look no futher.

10. Last Night in Soho

Edgar Wright is back with yet another imaginative gem. Last Night in Soho is a psychological murder mystery thriller about an aspiring fashion designer who somehow transports herself into 1960s London where she begins living vicariously through an aspiring singer, putting both their lives in danger. Thomasin McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy anchor this film from beginning to end and the late Diana Rigg blessed the world with one final brilliant performance. Between a wonderful soundtrack and nonstop intrigue, Last Night in Soho will keep viewers on the edge of their seats.

9. Dune

Dune is the latest example that filmmaker Denis Villeneuve should be entrusted to every sci-fi franchise in Hollywood. He managed to adapt a film that had a semi-hokey 1980s predecessor into a beautifully-crafted work of art that would make Star Wars blush. The extemely-high production value and the intense action only increase the anticipation for Part Two.

8. West Side Story

Steven Spielberg successfully revived West Side Story in modern age of cinema with his signature filmmaking style. The stunning cinematography and well-paced editing enhance one of the greatest American musicals. The ensemble is filled with fresh talent including outstanding performances from Rachel Zegler and Ariana DeBose as well as Rita Moreno, who won the Oscar for playing Anita in the 1961 film and returns as a new character, the widow of the drug store owner who serves as a mother figure for Ansel Elgort’s Tony.

7. King Richard

Will Smith gives the performance of his career in King Richard as the father of two tennis prodigies in the making, Venus and Serena Williams. The pursuit of the American dream is at the center of this sports drama. Even clocking it at nearly 2.5 hours, King Richard keeps you captivated from beginning to end.

6. Mass

Mass is a devastating yet brilliant film about two sets of parents, one whose son died from a school shooting, the other whose son pulled the trigger. Martha Plimpton, Jason Isaac, Ann Dowd, and Reed Birney all give heartbreaking performances balancing grief and and anger with realistic restraint that prevented this sensitive film from feeling melodramatic. What feels like a one-act play, Mass is takes a difficult subject and allows the human condition to flourish naturally, thanks to actor-turned-filmmaker Fran Kranz.

5. Licorice Pizza

Part coming-of-age comedy and part period romance, Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza is refreshing in so many ways, one of them being that it stars two non-movie stars, one being Cooper Hoffman, the son of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, playing charismatic teenage child actor Gary Valentine, and Alana Haim (of the band Haim) who plays a fiery twenty-something who tries fending off his unrelenting effort to win her heart. Licorice Pizza is a charming film that features big names like Bradley Cooper, Sean Penn, and Maya Rudolph, but Hoffman and Haim brilliantly carry it on their shoulders, a rare feat for two leads making their acting debut.

4. Zola

Zola was one of 2021′s rare pieces of truly unique filmmaking and perhaps made history as the first-ever feature based off of a viral Twitter thread. Director-writer Janicza Bravo’s sophomore film is trippy, dark, unpredictable, and down-right hilarious. Taylor Paige gives a strong breakthrough performance as the title character, Colman Domingo steps in as a chilling villainous X, Nicholas Braun (of Succession fame) provides amazing comic relief and Riley Keough continues to be a rising star in a role that should (but will unlikely) earn an Oscar nomination as the manipulative Stefani.

3. Belfast

Kenneth Branagh’s greatest film is also his most personal. Belfast is essentially his childhood memoir about his upbringing in war-torn Northern Ireland and how the cinema was true escapism for young Buddy as his parents strive for a better life for the family. Beautifully shot and terrifically acted, Belfast is a remarkable time capsule that also serves as a love letter to both Branaugh’s hometown and to film itself.

2. tick, tick... BOOM!

Perhaps the most surprising film of the year is Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature debut. tick, tick... BOOM! is an adapted autobiographical musical from Jonathan Larson, best known for his Broadway smash hit Rent, but the focus is on struggles of getting his unproduced musical off the ground. Andrew Garfield gives the performance of his career as the genius playwright and composer who is also a remarkable singer. tick, tick... BOOM! is an inspiring film that benefits from Miranda’s artistic vision, a talented ensemble, and really good music.

1. CODA

AppleTV+ has gotten a lot of praise for its Emmy-winning comedy Ted Lasso, but its film CODA is by one of the best things on the streaming service still in its infancy. The title, which is an acronym for “child of death adults,” follows a high schooler struggling to achieve her dream of becoming a singer as her family, all who are deaf, rely on her to keep their fishing business afloat. CODA is soul-nurturing with good laughs and tugs at the heartstrings. Emilia Jones leads the cast with a remarkable breakthrough performance while Oscar-winner Marlee Matlin, Tony Kotsur, and Daniel Durant all elevate the film. CODA will renew your faith in good story-telling, which is what movies should be about.

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nerdwriting · 3 years

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The Creative Directors Behind Fate: The Winx Saga Must Not Be K-Pop Fans

Also, they have a pretty wrong idea of the role fashion should play in a show.

There are a few words that will stand out across most reviews of Netflix's Fate: The Winx Saga - drab, boring, flop, flat, unimaginative. Critics and audiences consensus is that the show is not only a mediocre-at-best story, but also an atrocious (and ultimately confusing) choice of adaptation of the color pop and fairy magic cartoon it’s based on, 2004 italian cartoon Winx Club.

Fate has plenty of it's own issues - white washing and erasing characters, cringey dialogue, outdated melodrama, etc. But where it truly, unequivocally fails is as an adaptation. Fate misses everything that was magical and lovable about the original series, in all levels, from bizarre writing choices, - such as never actually developing any sense of friendship between the characters, who are based on a cartoon about…..a group…….of friends -, but it's especially and immediately felt in the art direction and costume design.

Winx Club is set on a fantastical world, Magix, where each of our main characters hail from a different planet, à la Sailor Moon. Alfea, the fairy school they attend, is the most common background: a pastel colored, futuristic high tech-meets-fantasy, art nouveau inspired castle. Alfea sets the tone for the whole visual of the cartoon: bright, colorful, futuristic meets vintage, leaning into the technological positivism of the Y2K style, uniting it with magic, DnD worthy monsters and, of course, fairy wings. Often featured are also the Red Fountain school, where the Specialists train, and especially Cloud Tower, the goth and gothic inspired witch school Alfea has an OxBridge rivalry with (How cool would that be in a live action? I guess we’ll never know…).

On Fate, Alfea is the only school we ever see, and it’s another beige boarding school in not-Britain, somehow set in a magical world where everyone has the exact same technology and even social media that we have on Earth in 2021, no transformations and, most egregiously, no fairy wings.

This lack of visual creativity is pervasive throughout the whole show, and its most heartbreaking iteration is in the characters' wardrobe. The styling has the barest bones of a color scheme, - such as 'Bloom has to only dress in red since fire, duh',- the clothes are ill fitting, bland, dark and very dated. These are supposed to be teenagers who enjoy fashion, and yet they look like varying types of soccer moms from 2010.

The series seems to operate on an old and tired vision that women and girls can’t have depth and have adventures and fight monsters while also caring about fashion, a vision that the original show played a big, big role in challenging in the early 2000's. Fashion and costume design sets as much of the tone of a visual medium as the script does; through clothes we can gauge characters’ backgrounds, passions, and personality.

Winx Club has some of the best examples of this in the cartoon sphere - Bloom’s comfortable and bright style, Stella’s glitzy and bold, Musa’s edgy and cool, Aisha’s sporty and fun, Techna’s neon and tech gear inspired, Flora’s earthy and romantic, they all work as extensions of each character and serve a narrative purpose. And that’s not even mentioning how insulting it feels that in their quest to make Winx “edgier, darker” and fit for an older audience, the creators of Fate somehow decided that was in opposition to caring about style and fashion. Most “girly” shows, including the Winx Club are just as much adventure action shows as the ones geared towards boys, and it’s emphasis in fashion, friendship and color does not detract from that. The original run of the cartoon deals with war, violence, grief, abusive relationships and even genocide; leaning into those plotlines would not require Fate to erase any integral parts of what made Winx so beloved, and the fact that they did shows that the Netflix team completely missed the point of fashion in the original show, and really, the point of fashion and costume design in the world building of any show.

That, however, is not a mistake K-Pop makes very often; (This might seem like a bit of wild swerve in topic, but stay with me here). Unlike it's western counterpart, the Korean pop scene never lost the emphasis on music videos and how the visual medium can complete and potentialize music and performance; the K-Pop culture is very album and concept oriented in a way that has been all but lost in many other pop circuits, and the music video, styling and set design of a ‘comeback era’ is a key point of excitement among fans.

As such, music videos that follow storylines, connected universes, boundary pushing concepts and visual effects are the norm, rather than the exception, and a list could be made of works that are beautiful examples of what a live action Winx adaptation could look like. In fact, and very smoothly, here is a small list of exactly that!

A Small List of K-Pop Music Videos That Are Better Winx Club Live Actions Than Fate: The Winx Saga

3. Red Velvet - Psycho

If it was a darker and more somber look that Fate wanted, there was a way to make it actually appealing. While it still feels a liiitle too grown up and elegant for Winx, (maybe this author is biased, as a full proponent for the Y2K fun) Psycho makes a very compelling argument for a witchy, mysterious, fairy tale-esque show that could look scrumptious and definitely not boring, or even a gorgeous example of what the witches in Cloud Tower could look like. Black and white, dark green, pastel blue and pops of jewel tones make Psycho's color palette. To add interest to the understated colors, the styling is heavy on textures; We see plenty of stonework, intricate embroidery, tassels, lace on lace on lace, feathers, bows, opera gloves and lots of glitter. All of that is offset by bold, dark makeup, leather accents and eerie cinematography. Needle & Thread, Marchesa Notte and Self Portrait lend their hyper feminine and intricately detailed tulle gowns, juxtaposed with the creepiness of the lyrics and the dark backgrounds; their deep berry and green fairy tale looks are built with pieces from Zara to Nina Ricci to Dolce & Gabbana to Alexander McQueen.

Red Velvet’s more edgy styling for 2018's Bad Boy would also not feel out of place on the Trix.

2. IZ*ONE - Fiesta

IZ*ONE kicked off 2020 with sweet and fun Fiesta. The MV features rooms with mismatched décor that go from retro to space opera, rocky faux landscapes that feel other worldly, and visual effects that would look perfect on the back of a transformation sequence. Mirroring the set design, the girls wear various outfits by sustainable up and coming brand Chopova Lowena. Their signature skirts made with discarded and repurposed fabrics give a cool and interesting twist on a schoolgirl look that would look very sweet for a band of school fairies that occasionally go off to save the world. Also, wouldn't those bedazzled headphones look great on Musa's fairy outfit?

1. Aespa - Black Mamba and Next Level

Aespa is what fans call a monster rookie. With only three music videos under their belt, they still have some of the most visually interesting work in the industry right now. Their concept is very tied in with high tech, featuring even AI avatars of each member, packaged in a glitzy, fantastical and futuristic aesthetic, candy pop meets cyberpunk. I think I’ve exhausted ways to say that is exactly what a perfect Winx adaptation should feature.

Their debut smash hit, 2020’s Black Mamba is truly a perfect moodboard for live action Winx. Wearing a sequined and colorful mix and match of Dollskill, Gucci, Didu and Balenciaga to a backdrop that features some alien fairy forest realness, a pyschedelic fever dream, rooms straight out of a Y2K catalog or donning lime green and black techwear inside a metro fighting the "black mamba", Aespa look through and through the part of fashion loving fairies who save the world together, while looking fierce, stylish and, most importantly, interesting.

The styling and the sets jump seamlessly from more casual colorful fits with blouses, shirts and baggy pants to barren, darkly lit backgrounds and fringe-and-glitter heavy pieces necessary to fight giant snakes, in a way so fitting to transformation outfits for magical girls we could cry.

In their third MV, 2021's Next Level, the cyber in their concept is taken up a notch (get it. because Next Level-), set to a futuristic urbanscape intersped with a planet made of crystals and the ocasional alien fauna popping up again. We get treated to Monse, The 2nd Skin Co., Johanna Ortiz and The Attico styled to fairy princess standards, sporty sky racers and a white and sequined group styling that is top ten fairy busy saving the world uniform material, or maybe even a specialist worthy getup.

This particular look from Ningning is so Techna that it almost feels as if it's mocking Netflix.

And doesn’t this Karina trapped inside the "black mamba" in Alexander McQueen feel like a perfect Dark Bloom moment?

These are only a few examples of interesting and creative designs that are in line with what a live action Winx Club should have given us. There are so many more I could list, even among other TV Shows, like Sex Education and even polemic dark Euphoria, that know how to have fun with style and design without losing the depth of their stories. In the end, it's hard to justify why Fate creators even wanted to make an adaptation that didn't even try to capture the heart of its source material, and all we can do is watch one more "Restyling Fate: The Winx Saga" video on Youtube whilst mildly dreading season 2.

#winx #winx club #fate the winx saga #fate: the winx saga #tv #tv/movies #cartoons #k-pop #kpop #red velvet #aespa #iz*one #fashion #costume design #art direction

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magiesheartlove · 4 years

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My thoughts on Fate: The Winx Saga. Not a complaint

Okay, so.... this is a thing that I suddenly felt like doing now.

Please understand, I am not trying to hinder anyone who wants to see Fate: The Winx Saga. I full-heartedly respect everyone’s free decision, these are just my thoughts and I am taking the risk of sharing them in this oh so “tolerable” hellhole that is the internet.

So, here it goes.

Like a lot of folks, I grew up with Winx Club. Like My little pony: friendship is magic, and Avatar: The Last Airbender, it was one of those shows that defined me as an artist. I heard about the live-action series three years ago and while I wasn’t excited about it I was still open-minded.

But then I saw the trailer, and read about the synopsis and the changes they made, I’m not going to lie, I wasn't angry. Though I can't say I was thrilled either.

I do like that they choose to include elements of Celtic folklore, like having Alfea be in The Otherworld, also known as Tir Na Nog in Irish folklore, the land of the fae folk, or Tuatha De Dannan. In the trailer, I noticed something similar to a fairy circle, and I read that the show was filmed in Ireland. This show could have easily been an entirely original show heavily influenced by Celtic/Irish/Scottish lore with inspiration from Winx Club.

Why do I believe it could have worked better as an original story, you ask? Because why make a series that is supposed to be an extension of the Winx Club franchise if you’re going to change so many of the fundamental elements that gave it its identity in the first place?

I don’t have a problem with placing the girls in a somewhat different version of Alfea, or having the school be unisex with both boys and girls attending, but why keep some characters names and leave out others? Why keep Musa’s name when her powers are no longer associated with music? Yes, while it is true that the original faeries in European folklore didn’t always have wings and were more dark, mysterious, and alluring creatures that cause mischief just because they could, the name WINX was a play on the word “wings”, so if the fairies in this story don’t have wings, what would be the point of the name? Unless they don’t use it in the actual show, but still, it feels very disconnected and confusing if you’re trying to draw in newcomers.

This just seems to look more and more like an “in-name-only” scenario. If this new live-action Winx show is supposed to be different, why not make it a deliberate spiritual successor instead?

Example: Guinevere and the Jewel Riders and Avalon: Web of Magic.

Jewel Riders was a magical girl cartoon from the nineties. Loosely based on Arthurian myth, Princess Guinevere and her two best friends: the spunky Fallon and the gentle Tamara protected the kingdom of Avalon from the evil Lady Kale using their enchanted stones/jewels and their bonded animal companions, while also taming the wild magic that runs rampant throughout their enchanted land.

Avalon: Web of Magic is an urban fantasy book series about three girls who discover they are mages and are tasked with using their new magical jewels to find the legendary home of all magic with the aid of their bonded animal friends. Both series have themes of friendship, love, and helping others.

And yes, they do sound very, very similar to one another. In a way, that was somewhat intentional because they were both created by Robert Mandell. Avalon: Web of Magic is somewhat of an intentional spiritual successor to Jewel Riders. I think Fate: the Winx saga could have worked better as a spiritual adaptation, I mean if you’re going to change so many characters and story, why not go all the way is what I’m saying. Not only would it open the door for an even larger mythos with new characters, but it could also subtly bring in newcomers for the older series. They could have the live-action Bloom maybe drawing caricatures of her friends in the same style as the animated series, maybe as an affectionate joke.Also, a series that’s heavily influenced by Celtic lore that is criminally under presented compared to other mythologies? Bonus!

So yeah, serious missed opportunity.

But who knows, maybe the show will prove me wrong, though I wont be able to watch it. I’ve long since canceled my Netflix account but if anyone watches the show I’d love to hear your thoughts on whether or not it surprised you.

#winx club #fate the Winx saga #fate: the winx saga #winx club bloom #winx musa #stella winx #tecna winx #flora winx #jewel riders #avalon: web of magic

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mossandfable · 4 years

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OKAY HEAR ME OUT:

Why I’d like it if a Native American actress were to portray Philippa Eilhart on Netflix’ “The Witcher”

Technically speaking, the continent is based on medieval Europe. But equivalents to the other continents do exist, as Sapkowski mentioned “Mundus Novus” (”the new world”, a name commonly used to refer to America) in one of his books (Season of Storms). As there are people who immigrated from other parts of the world in the continent, this scenario would be realistic.

(All of the following information is to the best of my knowledge and belief, I did do some research. Feel free to add, point out mistakes, things i might have missed or misinterpreted)

Appearance

Based on her physical description in the books, Philippa Eilhart is meant to look around 30 and has dark eyes and wild dark hair that is sometimes tied in her neck, which would be supported by my proposition. Sapkowski is not too big on describing detailed physical attributes most of the time, so that pretty much leaves most to interpretation. Philippa wears elegant dresses sometimes, but she’s often seen in men’s doublets and pants.

(Though technically Netflix is intending to adapt the books and not the games, I can’t help but point out the fact that some of Philippa’s physical attributes in the game would be very fitting for a Native American, like the braids, as they are deeply meaningful to their culture. I’m fairly sure there’s a great deal of meaning behind the patterns on the headband in the top picture, nevertheless I’d just like to remind you that Philippa uses a headband too in the games, which appears quite similar. The feathers in her hair also make one associate her with Northern American Culture.)

Mythology / Symbolism

Since Philippa can transform into an owl, it was very interesting to do a little research on how owls are perceived in Native American Culture. While in European mythology the owl is heavily and positively associated with the myths around the wise greek goddess Athena, it’s entirely different in most Native American folklore: The owl is for many a symbol of death and is even used to scare children by telling them “the owls will get you” when misbehaving; others consider them symbols of sorcery of destruction. The owl is definitely a being to be feared and respected in these cultures. Choosing an animal that commands respect seems rather realistic for Philippa.

Representation

Netflix has expressed an interest to represent people from different parts of the world for quite some time, at the moment there even is a live-action Avatar adaptation in the works that’s planned to be accurately culturally represented. There are few Native Americans left today, and even fewer are actors. Giving someone of this culture the chance to bring some of it to a fantasy story would be an enormous step in the right direction, as I usually only see Native Americans playing Native Americans on screen, and on top of that media has been whitewashing their depiction by using white people to play them for years. So I see no issue in casting a Native American in a role that for once doesn’t specifically ask for them to be Native American. It would be beautiful to see that and I’m sure it would be amazing!

Disclaimer: As a drama student I am quite familiar with how the industry works and I’m aware that most of the time casting does work like that, meaning that you look for a specific person looking a specific cultural way. I personally dislike the approach and would prefer casting to be solely based on features and charisma rather than specifics like skin color (except if it’s essential to tell a story). Most works of literature tend to focus on hair and eye color rather than skin, Sapkowski rarely mentions skin color other than “that hoe pale” basically. In culture we focus on hair and eyes and it throws us off easily when it doesn’t add up in the casting. Fortunately hair and eyes are the easiest possible changes that can be made to a person’s physical appearance. This post is not meant to express that a Native American woman would be the best choice and Netflix should look for one to portray the role, it is to indicate that it would be a refreshing choice and if it would happen, I’d be grateful for the representation.

#Philippa Eilhart #Netflix #the witcher #Casting #People of Color #Representation #owl #native american culture

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Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy (2019) - :(

I knew I was going to hate this film, as I have spoken before about how much I hate this manga, but thanks to the magic of Netflix and an algorithm that says “hey you watch a lot of Asian dramas, I bet you’ll love this!” it popped up for me front and center. Normally, I can’t stay away from live action adaptions of media because they tend to be wild no matter if they stick to the source material or not. Sometimes it’s amazing, (i.e. Sailor Moon, Hana Yori Dango, etc.), sometimes it’s a horror show, (i.e. Avatar: the Last Airbender, Dragonball, etc.) but the draw is very real. So despite saying I wasn’t going to watch it, somehow I still found myself sinking two more hours of my life into this wretched story and in some respects it was really interesting. However, even interesting ideas about how to present material artistically can’t save it from it’s own horrid source.

Hatsumi Narita is thrust into a weird love triangle between several boys, none of whom are really right for her, and only one of whom is actually kind or considerate towards her. Between Ryoki (her bully), Asuza (her childhood crush), and Shinogu (her adopted brother) there’s a race to the bottom between Asuza and Ryoki. Who can be the worst to Hatsumi the fastest? Just wait and see! Plenty of horrible things to go around: drugs, revenge porn, blackmail... it’s like the worst of the worst in the mix and match your own abusive relationship trope. Meanwhile Hatsumi is an empty shell of a person who doesn’t have enough self awareness or self respect to keep herself from getting used by these horrible boys. To top it all off, if you haven’t read the manga the plot of the movie is probably barely comprehensible since even in two hours they pack event after event in and then confound it with pseudo intellectual language and art direction. The way they framed shots was often intriguing, but the shift in perspectives got dizzying sometimes.

The only leg up this movie has on the manga is that Ryoki, although still horrible, is less horrible than his manga counterpart. While he’s still a bully, he also buries compliments into his insults so while he’s telling Hatsumi she’s stupid he’s also helping her study and reminding her she has potential to be amazing. Ryoki is also the only person who tells Hatsumi that to find value in herself she needs to stop listening to other people’s opinions of her (true), and that she should stop letting other people direct her life in general (also true). So if you really have to experience this festering pile of plot devices, then pick the movie over the manga. While still greatly desiring to, you’ll feel far less like slapping sense into the cast of characters that way.

#hot gimmick #hot gimmick: girl meets boy #live action adaption #romance review #should have called this hot mess instead #hatsumi needs a spine and a pound of sense poured in her brain

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fedoranonymous · 4 years

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Infinite List of Beginner-Friendly Anime Recs: Trigun

"I am known as Valentinez Alkalinella Xifax Sicidabohertz Gombigobilla Blue Stradivari Talentrent Pierre Andri Charton-Haymoss Ivanovici Baldeus George Doitzel Kaiser III. Don't hesitate to call."

tl;dr I questioned someone’s recommendation for someone else’s first anime on the basis that people who are unused to anime might like something that’s less than 20 hours long and tells one complete story within the first hour or so, and 20,000 words later I decided to make my own post(s) because I clearly had Feelings

26 x 30 minute episodes + 1 x 90 minute movie | watch it: netflix (?) | hulu | amazon prime | funimation

insurance agents go looking for a legendary outlaw in the Wild West But IN SPACE (tm) so that they can accurately estimate how much damage is caused by this humanoid natural disaster. damage still accrues.

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less “space western” and more “western in the space”. Other than some pieces of Lost Technology (TM) this is a pretty standard rooty tooty mcshooty until you get into the Worldbuilding

the fact that the primary cast consists of one lovable doofus who just Doesn’t Know Why Everyone Keeps Shooting At Me and two insurance adjusters who are following him around to try and keep track of how much damage he causes still cracks me the fuck up

the best excused recap episode of all time re: they’re insurance adjusters. they have to SEND the rePORT ahahahahaha brb dying

one of the official summaries called Vash “more doofus than desperado” and like. yeah. yeah. you get it.

you thought Aang’s Technical Pacifism was good but Vash manages to not kill people while creating a torrential rain of bullets. For real. If you like the idea of action movies but hate seeing blood, most of this show is gonna be excellent for you and the rest is gonna be okay to good.

Wolfwood. Just. Give me this midwestern hick priest with his drive by confessional and his money grubbing ways and his heart of gold (ThInK oF tHe ChIlDrEn) and his literal cross to bear (do not google because spoilers but yeah) and his somehow keeping up with Vash when Vash has been an impossibly skilled fighter for like 8 episodes so far. Yeah he’s only in like two episodes. He’s still a great character!

pretty much every recurring character is Wholesome As Fuck and I’m here for it. Tons of quotable moments about how you can never give up and you have to keep moving forward and the inherent coolness of people and yeah. Just a good uplifting show with a whole lot of wasted bullets.

that time Vash has to pretend to actually be every rumor that has ever been spread about him and immediately starts singing “ladee dadee died~ genocide~ ladee dadee dud~ an ocean of blood~ let’s begin the killing times” because he is actually a five year old sometimes and i love him so much

impeccable animation, character design, sound work, etc would I recommend you something that would be painful to enjoy? I mean I guess you wouldn’t know, I could have outstandingly bad tastes, but no you cannot go wrong.

“Repeat after me: This world is made of! Love! And! Peace!”

I might say “x anime did better in the US in Japan” with more or less accuracy, but Trigun abso fucking lutely did so well in the US it got a movie over a decade later because that’s how long it took for dubs to come out back in the late nineties and early aughts. Surprise surprise, Westerns do better in the West. It’s also got the violence porn balanced with a specific precious moralizing that vibes well with a predominantly Christian audience balanced with genuinely awesome humor. Trigun truly is the anime for people who don’t like anime.

Watch Out For:

General warning for violence, guns being the answer to every problem, mostly implied body horror, at least one serial killer, this might be the show with the (implied?) cannibalism someone fact check me, child endangerment (to be fair it’s the child doing the endangering by sneaking in where he isn’t wanted), alcoholism, and general rough times. There’s something really poignant that’s escaping about how God abandoned the world but us humans don’t have that luxury, it’s that kind of setup.

Honestly special shout out for the specifically very accurately Christian proselytizing considering that it’s a Japanese production and as a rule Xtian imagery in anime tends to be used like, say, grecoroman imagery in Hollywood. Occasionally accurate but usually just kind of generalized meh. It was a plus for the overall production but if you’re on my blog it might be a minus for you.

Episode 4 to the point that it’s regarded as borderline ooc. A woman is tied up in such a way that she’s dangling from the ceiling and Vash makes a beeline to try and see up her skirt. It’s an obvious gag and nothing is shown iirc (to be fair I only watched the broadcast version), but I know some folks would like the warning especially after the previous point. It’s a shame because the rest of the episode is really good, it’s an adaptation of the pilot chapter that got Trigun greenlit, but the scene is fairly standalone so should be skippable. Just look for Vash’s eager puppy look and go forward about two minutes.

Millie Tommygun, being the cheerful, optimistic one of the two main girls, can be treated kind of shittily by the narrative, which is hilarious considering Vash’s Whole Everything. I think Millie has internalized the idea that she’s the stupid one to Meryl’s Sarcastic Genius, but also Millie’s the one who figured out who Vash is first and just generally the one who calls people out on their bullshit, with a smile, which is literally their jobs. She’s never unlikable, though, unlike Meryl who needs to defrost to Vash’s Whole Everything despite having Millie for a friend. Perhaps they only just met on this assignment? Otherwise idk why Meryl ain’t used to it yet, probably some heterosexual bullshit.

Any time Knives is in the summary. Remember that “at least one serial killer” yeah that’s Knives et al. Shit has to get darker before you can see the light shining through.

Overall Trigun is such a good anime. It’s just. Have you ever wondered what Avatar the Last Airbender would be like if it was an East Asian author writing about Western tropes? Now you know.

#eli's anime recs #main trigger warnings are body horror ultraviolence and the existence of at least one serial killer #and overt xtian themes? with all of the previous #possible cannibalism too i think this is the one #it's a good show but it is Dramatic As Fuck #also for fuck's sake if you know the show and I missed something please chime in

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elementaryschooldropout · 4 years

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This was initially a response to a comment about "blackwashing" on the video Earthsea ~ Lost in Adaptation by Dominic Noble. I deeply encourage you watch his videos.

I promptly lost the original comment and found it better to post it here.

It was something along the lines of: "You can't really complain about whitewashing if you support movies that blackwash."

I disagree. This isn't an attempt to be antagonistic. I'm genuine in my explanation.

This example works a far amount better pre-covid.

If you are in a movie theatre or on Amazon Prime or Netflix, look at the posters. Often, you'll mostly see white faces on them. For example, I'll use the movie releases for December 2019. As January is notoriously an outlier in film releases and after that covid tanked the amount of new releases.

The Aeronauts has two white leads. Little Joe has a white lead. Knives and Skin has a white lead. Portrait of a Lady on Fire has a white lead. Black Christmas has a white lead. Jumanji: The Next Level has a white main character, but features the big name actors Kevin Hart (an american black man) and Dwayne the Rock Johnson (an american samoan man. Richard Jewell has a white lead. A Hidden Life has a white lead. 1917 has a white lead. Bombshell has a white lead. Uncut Gems, Rise of Skywalker, and Cats have white leads, but fairly diverse casts. Just Mercy has Michael B. Jordan, a black lead. Out of 14 movies released in the same month, a movie involving Civil Rights issues, is the only one with a lead who isn't white.

Most of these movies are American.

The difference between blackwashing and whitewashing is the effect. Often a character that is magicked to being a person of color, is a supporting role whose ethnicity isn't important to the character. An example is Domino of Deadpool. Domino's character is an often american woman who was taken advantage of and engineered in a lab. She has no background relating to her ethnicity or home background, and thus casting her as a black woman doesn't change her fundamental character. Infact, with America's history of medically abusing minority groups (particularly black women) it serves to actually develop her character and provide narrative realism.)

When whitewashing a character, especially in American films, it is often taking away a small sliver of representation for oppressed minority groups and fundamentally changing the character.

For example in Earthsea, Ged's character is native american as a lot of the narrative is inspire by the author's knowledge of the indigenous cultures her father studied.

Tilda Swinton's role in Doctor Strange changed the character from a Tibetan Monk to a Celtic Monk(?) fundamentally changing the narrative and basis of her character.

Avatar the Last Airbender has characters who are based in societies that are explicitly Inuit and east-asian, but in the film were made white with the Antagonists made brown. This especially hurt as an inuit person. Can you think of representation of inuit people in film or television that isn't kinda racist? The only one that comes to mind is Cara Gee's minor character in Call of the Wild (which.. Isn't a fantastic movie.)

If it's hard for you to empathize or understand the racial politics in play, here's something that will appeal to your wish for source material white racial accuracy.

If original films gave fairer representation, if we allowed canonically non-white characters to be non-white, film makers would feel less obligated to make a supporting/minor character black or brown for the sake of realism (as we live in a racially diverse society) or obligation.

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class-wom · 6 years

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It’s unclear what role he will play in the adventure film, but it is said to be a significant one. Ford is playing John Thornton, a prospector searching for gold in the unforgiving Yukon. The film is a big-budget adaptation of Jack London’s classic novel of the same name.

Stevens is currently starring in FX’s “Legion,” a trippy comic book adaptation that finds him grappling with mutant powers. He is also shooting an untitled Fox Searchlight film about an astronaut love triangle. It will star Natalie Portman and will be directed by “Legion” creator Noah Hawley. Stevens can also be seen in “Apostle,” a period action thriller directed by Gareth Evans (“The Raid”). It will debut on Netflix in the fall.

Chris Sanders (“The Croods”) is directing “Call of the Wild” from a script by Michael Green (“Logan”). Erwin Stoff is producing with Diana Pokorny serving as executive producer and Ryan Stafford working as co-producer. Steve Asbell will oversee the production for Fox.

The film will be shot in California, both on location and on sound stages where it will use cutting edge digital technology that will help the filmmakers create the dog-sled racing sequences. Technoprops, a special effects studio that was purchased by Fox in 2017 and rechristened Fox VFX Lab, will work on bringing the dogs life. Its founder, Glenn Derry, is no stranger to creature creation having previously worked on “Avatar” and “Jungle Book.”

Stevens shot to fame as part of the cast of “Downton Abbey.” He also appeared opposite Emma Watson in Disney’s smash hit “Beauty and the Beast.”

Stevens is represented by WME and Julian Belfrage Associates.

Thanks, @glofigs ! 😉

#Dan Stevens #Call of the Wild #awesome!#Thrilled to see he's staying good and busy these days!

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glofigs · 6 years

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Dan Stevens Joins Harrison Ford in ‘Call of the Wild’ (EXCLUSIVE) By BRENT LANG Brent Lang Brent Lang Senior Film and Media Editor @BrentALang FOLLOW Brent's Most Recent Stories Dan Stevens Joins Harrison Ford in ‘Call of the Wild’ (EXCLUSIVE) Jason Ropell Out as Amazon Film Chief Steve McQueen Teases Heist Thriller ‘Widows’ VIEW ALL Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Show more sharing options LinkedIn WhatsApp Print Pin It Tumblr Dan Stevens'Legion' TV show premiere, Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA - 02 Apr 2018 CREDIT: MICHAEL BUCKNER/VARIETY/REX/SHUT Dan Stevens is teaming up with Harrison Ford in 20th Century Fox’s “Call of the Wild.”

Stevens shot to fame as part of the cast of “Downton Abbey.” He also appeared opposite Emma Watson in Disney’s smash hit “Beauty and the Beast.”

Stevens is represented by WME and Julian Belfrage Associates.

#dan stevens #harrison ford #call of the wild

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smokeybrand · 3 years

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Smokey brand Select: A Night at the Opera

So i have no interest in Cowboy Bebop. The fandom ruined that sh*t for me. Same reason i don' like WoW or Avatar. Way too many motherf*ckers trying to convince that this sh*t is a gift from god. I've been been hesitant to check out these Netflix trailers because those same f*ckers that colored my perspective of the anime, had me miffed with the adaption. Finally decided to check some of them out, i have a bad habit of having to circle back around to dope sh*t because of how other folks react to it, and i just wanted to see if i still kind of hated the show a little bit. I did not.

As a cat who has no preexisting relationship with Bebop and abhors Champloo, i was pretty impressed with what Netflix has done. It looks okay and, if this thing turns out to be decent, i might actually watch the anime. Hell, i might watch it anyway if the live action version is trash, just to compare and contrast. This sudden realization kind of made me reflect on the Space Opera genre in general. There is a ton of content that i absolutely adore in this category and i wanted to highlight some of my favorites. Just to maintain some semblance of decor, I'm going to exclude exclude anime and as many sequels as i possibly can because, if i did, this list would be, like, sixty entries long. F*cking Gundam, alone, has over thirty years worth of entries.

10. Stargate

Stargate was a surprise for me. It’s basically a White savior narrative but i rather enjoyed how it injected ancient Egyptian mythology into it’s rather imaginative world. You rarely saw something this in film, especially not in the Nineties. This is one of my mom’s favorites so I've seen it a lot. Like, a lot-a lot. Like, too much. I am well versed in the lore of this film and, to a lesser extent, the first few seasons of SG-1. All in all, i rather enjoy this movie. It’s grown on me considerably over the years and, rather than seeing it as a space western that used to, i admire the rich world and deep lore which was created from this first movie.

9. Star Trek: First Contact

I’m not a fan of Star Trek. My enjoyment of this franchise extends only to Next Generation and the Kelvin films. I was tempted to put Into Darkness in this spot but even i understand that films is severely flawed so i opted for my second favorite Star Trek flick: First Contact. I saw somewhere that they continued the numbering from the original films through the TNG outings so this one would be number eight, i think? Overall, it’s an okay film It’s not winning any awards but is has the Borg in it and i love those gross motherf*ckers.

8. Starship Troopers

I hated this movie when i was a kid. I thought it was the dumbest sh*t ever. And then i saw it as an assault, through the filter of as someone who lived through 9/11 and the Ira Occupation. This movie is f*cking brilliant. Paul Verhoven is one of my favorite directors and he really told a great satire with this one. I hear the book is much more of a rah-rah, nationalist piece of propaganda, but this movie is absolutely not that. Seen through the filter of a snarky, jaded, radical liberal like myself, this sh*t is straight up comedy. It’s wild how your tastes change with perspective, experience, and maturity.

7. Interstellar

I was surprised by this one. I didn’t expect to like it as much as i did. Now, i have absolute faith in Christopher Nolan, dude hasn’t made a movie I've dislike yet, but i didn’t think the meticulous entire of how he crafts his films, would translate to a space opera. I was wrong. Dude really got in deep with the theory and dropped one of the most brilliant, theory accurate, films about space travel i have ever seen. If you’ve been around these parts long enough, then you know theoretical physics is my sh*t. Seeing the things I've been studying for decades, on screen, true to the current science? f*cking bravo, man. Bravo. Plus, it’s really, really, pretty to look at.

6. 2001: A Space Odyssey

I saw this movie when i was, like, five or six and even then, i knew it was something special. This was my first Kubrick film and it left a real impression. The man was a genius, and absolute master of his craft. With 2001, he delivered a real force of nature and i loved every second of it. You’d think the content therein wouldn’t be able to hold the interests of a kid who just wants to watch Transformers and dinosaurs but i really liked black hoes, too. I really liked the infinite possibility of space-time, even back then. To see such ambiguous metaphors and spectacular visuals alluding to those infinite possibilities was really something. I’m not going to sit here and pretend to claim i understood the film as a child, that took several more decades and even more viewings, but i knew, even as a child, that i loved this movie.

5. The Black Hole

This movie makes it onto this list strictly on the strength of that ending. Holy sh*t, is it traumatizing! Yeah, i get the whole Black to White hole thing into another dimension, something i actually subscribe to, personally, but that vision of hell, though? Goddamn! That zoom out of the agonized eyes of the fused Reinhardt/Maximilian? F*ck, dude! Bro, i don’t remember anything else about this movie outside of being incredibly annoyed by V.I.N.CENT but those closing few minutes were hauntingly gorgeous. I’ve only seen this movie three times and not in the last twenty or so years, but i vividly remember that hell scene, man. That sh*t has stayed with me to this day.

4. Dune

I have a soft spot for the original film in the Eighties and hate the fact that Jodorowsky didn’t get to make his version because that one sounded amazing but this new one? I dig this new one. Denis Villeneuve is the modern day Kubrick and i say that with all respect due. This man makes exceptional films. His vision is so epic in scope, you’d be hard-pressed to find another director working today that can match it. Nolan and Scott are really the only to directors that, i think, match the ambition Denis brings to his films; An ambition that ends itself to the world of Hubert’s Dune. This isn’t my favorite film of the year, that honor belong to The Green Knight and i think Last Night in Soho might press for that second spot once i actually see it, but Denis’ Dune is definitely on top of that list somewhere.

3a. Guardians of the Galaxy

The first in an MCU two-for-one. Guardians was the first time i questioned Feige and he answered with gusto. I was already privy to Star-Lord and his ragtag crew of misfits because I'm a comics guy and, more specifically, a straight up Marvel shill. I say that because, even though these characters are at the center of one of Marvel Comic’s best event crossovers, annihilation, no one knew who the f*ck they were! I had no idea how Feige and Gunn were going to market these characters for Normies. And yet, here we are, almost a decade later, and Star-Lord is a household name. How did that happen? By having Gunn deliver the best goddamn Star Wars movie Disney has ever made! Guardians of the Galaxy is everything Serenity could have been if Fox believed in Whedon the same way Feige believed in Gunn.

3b. Thor: Ragnarok

And now, the second of the back-to-back. Thor, as a character, was never interesting to me. Straight up C-lister in the comics. No one had done anything really interesting with him, not even in the films. He was better in both his Avengers team-ups but, on his own? Terrible. Those first two Thor films were dick cheese, The Dark World bordering on unwatchable. And then a madcap Kiwi by the name of Waititi came through and gave us fun. He made Thor fun and it revitalized the character. Thor III is a jewel in the crowning Phase, so far, of the MCU and it even forced the comic boo Thor into better stories. Mans had clout and reputation, plus a gorgeous movie to back up all this brand new shine. Also, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, and Cate Blanchett were in it. I do love me some Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, and Cate Blanchett...

2. The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element was the first time i remember being distinctly overwhelmed by a film. I saw this thing for the first time at the drive-in as a bonus feature so i wasn’t even expecting it. When those opening visuals hit, i was hooked. What followed was one of the most amazing films i have ever seen in my entire f*cking life. To this day, the scope of this world, the meticulous detail in the overall aesthetic, is unmatched. This, for me, is a near perfect film. he writing, the direction ,the plot, the performances, the effects, the soundtrack; Holy sh*t, the soundtrack! That whole opera scene with Diva Plavalaguna was everything! Thirteen year old me was left speechless as those credits rolled as Little Light of Love played over them.

1b. Alien

Alien is literally my favorite film of all-time. It’s in a three way tie between Forrest Gump and The Dark Knight. Pure, cinematic, excellence. Of course it’s on this list. I’m not going to go into detail as to why, I've already done that once, but i will say this much; The Alien franchise is as deep and rich as the Star Wars franchise. Of course this thing was going to take the top spot. Or share it.

1a. Star Wars episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

I love Star Wars. I love it as much as i love the Alien franchise, thus the double billing. For me, Empire is peak Star Wars. It just doesn’t get any better. A New Hope matches that energy in almost every way but it lacks that whole “I am your father” revelation energy. Plus, there’s just SO much more Vader in this thing and we all know how much of a Vader shill i am. Absolutely amazing film and a pure, cinematic, classic. I mean, all three films in the original trilogy are but Empire is that rare sequel which, for me, exceeds it’s predecessor in every way..

Honorable Mentions: Aliens, Star Wars episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Wall-E, Star Trek into Darkness, Flash Gordon, Star Wars episode IV: A New Hope, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Spaceballs, Star Wars episode VII: The Force Awakens, Barbarella, Star Wars episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Riddick, Serenity, Galaxy Quest, Solaris

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kyogre-blue · 6 years

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MMO animes list

my definition of MMO is very broad btw

Sword Art Online - Complete-ish @ 13+24. I only watched like 2 episodes of SAO itself, but got through everything else. Frankly, it’s kinda boring? Like, I didn’t even think it was that terrible. It was just unremarkable. (Mother’s Rosario did make me tear up a bit tho, I’m weak.) My biggest impression from the last stretch that I just finished is that the characters are weirdly off-model and the music, while nice, doesn’t really fit. SAO itself... was definitely not my thing. I guess I just can’t get into the “it’s a game... but you die for real!!” premise.

Sword Art Online GGO Alternative - Dropped @ 1 episode. I could not take the wild character design discrepancy between serious, realistic military men and Pink Loli.

Log Horizon - Complete @ 25+25 episodes. It’s not the highest production series and generally nothing outstanding, but I really liked the progression and logic in the first season. The second season totally lost me though. I can’t really pin it down, but none of the emotional threads or characters left any impact. I need to rewatch it as a marathon and see if I get it better this time.

Overlord - Complete (Season 2) @ 13+13. A competent series that’s pretty interesting, but the grittiness of it isn’t my cup of tea. Like, the broken OP-ness of the main character’s faction takes second place to his unnecessary evilness and all the death.

.hack TOO MANY maybe someday, but that day is not today

.hack//sign

.hack//Legend of Twilight

.hack//Quantum - Complete @ 3 episodes. I actually watched this on Netflix a while back. I don’t remember a single thing.

.hack//Roots

.hack//GU Trilogy

King’s Avatar - Complete @ 12 episodes. A rather poor if pretty adaptation. A+ pretty backgrounds, rather lackluster everything else. The extensive content cuts and the wild amounts of shilling with no explanation are especially bad. They frankly should have cut a ton of the early stuff with Moon Moon and such entirely because there was nothing gained from it.

OVA - Complete @ 3 episodes. A great improvement over the series, and somehow even prettier. They need a bit more breather character interactions, but it’s actually quite good on the whole. If the actual series had been on this level, I would have had a far higher opinion (characters emote! and explain things!!).

Phantasy Star Online 2 The Animation - Dropped @ 1 episode. I dunno what I expected but “you’re now the student council vice president and your job is to play this video game” with the blandest characters possible was not it.

#now playing #genre overview

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aion-rsa · 3 years

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Link Tank: Gaming Habits That Changed During the Pandemic

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How have our gaming habits changed during the pandemic? Check out the three big trends Inverse’s survey revealed.

“As more people focused on indoor activities to pass the time during a year-long pandemic that’s still not over, a lot of them turned to gaming to pass the time. But how exactly did 2020 reshape the way we play video games? We asked, and more than 2,900 Inverse readers responded.”