Main Issues with Rosegarden vs Ones That Can Be Easily Argued Against
Main Criticisms that better describe the main concerns with Rosegarden:
-Issue 1: RWBY often relies heavily on subtext and fan interpretation to build ships rather than explicitly showing relationships develop on-screen(Pyrrha explains her reasons for liking Jaune but we don't see them onscreen as this was in only Volume 2). This creates frustration for fans who feel that certain relationships aren't explored enough or are left too vague.
-Issue 2: Some relationships receive far more screen time and development than others in RWBY, or are onyl focused for specific volumes, which can lead to certain ships feeling more like fanservice or being sidelined entirely.(Weiss and Ruby not hanging out much compared to Penny and Ruby in V7)
-Issue 3: Ruby and Oscar haven't been in the forefront resulting in conversations which other lacking banter vs conversations they have with characters who are in the forefront(Oscar being sassy with Hazel, Emerald, and Ozpin)
Criticisms that that are often contradicted:
Oscar is too old for Ruby
Other media: -Kagome (15) and Inuyasha (over 200 years old)
RWBY: Ruby being fine with being friends with Penny who was a robot
Ruby Should be with ______
Other media: -Quintessential Quintuplets(despite different shipping author gives reason as to why the MC ended up with the specific love interest compared to others)
RWBY: Will probably explain why if ends up canon, did so for Pyrrha in Volume 2
Oscar is to young for Ruby
Other media: Usagi (15) and Mamoru (17) from Sailor Moon
RWBY: Again Penny having no biological age
Ruby will just take care of Oscar
Other media: Luz would start off causing dangerous situations Amity needed to help deal with in the Owl House before indirectly motivating her to stand up to her parents in the Owl House
RWBY: Ruby does this for literally everyone
Oscar is just a plot device of the most part
Other media: Shuichi Minamino represents Kurama's internal conflict and transformation with their merge in Yu Yu Hakusho that happened before the events of the show
CRWBY: Ruby having Silver Eyes
Ruby and Oscar don’t have enough time for romantic development in the show
Other media: Hinata and Naruto from Naruto the Last Movie
CRWBY: Pyrrha admitting she liked Jaune in only V2 for treating her like anyone else which we only learned in that volume.
Oscar will merge with Ozpin
Other media: Ultraman Tiga-gradually merges while regaining past life relationships but still gets married to new love interest
CRWBY: Blacksmith is god and gives Ruby a choice in changing or not for her acceptance
Ozpin being around
Other media: Asuka still loving Jaden despite his trauma and fusing with Yubel in Yugioh GX
CRWBY: Ozpin only appearing for plot stuff
Ozpin will take over Oscar
Other media: Ultraman Tiga, Kurama(Yu Yu Hakusho) from above
CRWBY: Blacksmith gives a whole speech about balance at the end of Volume 9 rather than control
Oscar is just discount Jaune
Other Media: Like Edward, Alphonse is on a similar journey and reacting to new stuff, but his own struggles and quiet demeanor separate him from his more forward brother. Over time, Alphonse proves his individuality and importance to the story in Fullmetal Alchemist.
CRWBY:
-Jaune being in a rare position of being a foil to Ruby but even since volume 1(likely due to family legacy) would act like he has everything under control resulting him lashing out, hence him opening up in Volume 8 and 9 represents important growth
(learning to be forward-facing even in the midst of truly knowing and understanding everything that’s wrong with the situation.)
-After Oscar getting frustrated in Volume 5 he adapts as well in how he doesn’t follow Ozpin’s mindset as much as Jaune since Volume 1 which added to his repressive habits in Volume 9 partially, in how despitee struggling with becoming an immortal wizard he is capable of making more meaningful connections compared to Ozpin who even if he ignoring the Salem secret didn’t trust anyone emotionally resulting in him quickly leaving.
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movies I watched in 2023
(taking a cue from @stenka-razin)
-January
The Power of the Dog (2021, dir. Jane Campion)
Love, Simon (2018, dir. Greg Berlant)
Gamer (2009, dir. Brian Taylor & Mark Neveldine)
Men (2022, dir. Alex Garland)
The Menu (2022, dir. Mark Mylod)
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013, dir. Jim Jarmusch)
The Dead Don’t Die (2019, dir. Jim Jarmusch)
-February
A Touch of Sin (2013, dir. Jia Zhangke)
Lost Girls & Love Hotels (2020, dir. William Olsson)
Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2008, dir. Peter Sollett)
In the Mood for Love (2000, dir. Wong Kar-Wai)
The Woman King (2022, dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood)
Charlie’s Angels (2000, dir. McG)
Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003, dir. Tsai Ming-Liang)
Nope (2022, dir. Jordan Peele)
-March
Ash is Purest White (2018, dir. Jia Zhangke)
Shoplifters (2018, dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda)
Three (2016, dir. Johnnie To)
Nobody (2021, dir. Ilya Naishuller)
Charlie’s Angels (2019, dir. Elizabeth Banks)
The Wonderland (2019, dir. Keiichi Hara)
-April
Rebels of the Neon God (1992, dir. Tsai Ming-Liang)
Tetris (2023, dir. Jon S. Baird)
There’s Something About Mary (1998, dir. Bobby and Peter Farrely)
The Whale (2022, dir. Darren Aronofsky)
The Fabelmans (2022, dir. Steven Spielberg)
Throw Down (2004, dir. Johnnie To)
Tár (2022, dir. Todd Field)
Yi Yi (2000, dir. Edward Yang)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022, dir. Ryan Coogler)
Catch .44 (2011, dir. Aaron Harvey)
-May
Spaceballs (1987, dir. Mel Brooks)
Bottle Rocket (1996, dir. Wes Anderson)
An Autumn Afternoon (1962, dir. Yasujiro Ozu)
Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania (2023, dir. Peyton Reed)
Flight of the Red Balloon (2007, dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023, dir. Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley)
-June
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013, dir. Joel and Ethan Coen)
Good Morning (1959, dir. Yasujiro Ozu)
Casino Royale (2006, dir. Martin Campbell)
Quantum of Solace (2008, dir. Marc Forster)
Skyfall (2012, dir. Sam Mendes)
Spectre 2015, dir. Sam Mendes)
No Time To Die (2021, dir. Cary Joji Fukunaga)
Octopussy (1983, dir. John Glen)
GoldenEye (1995, dir. Martin Campbell)
First Reformed (2017, dir. Paul Schrader)
-July
Zoolander (2001, dir. Ben Stiller)
The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie (2022, dir. Masato Jinbo)
Mainstream (2020, dir. Gia Coppola)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005, dir. Tim Burton)
Equinox Flower (1958, dir. Yasujiro Ozu)
You Only Live Twice (1967, dir. Lewis Gilbert)
-August
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 (2023, dir. James Gunn)
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019, dir. Lee Won-tae)
Leap Year (2010, dir. Anand Tucker)
The Worst Person in the World (2021, dir. Joachim Trier)
Palm Springs (2020, dir. Max Barbakow)
Days (2020, dir. Tsai Ming-liang)
Kindergarten Cop (1990, dir. Ivan Reitman)
Barbie (2023, dir. Greta Gerwig)
Babylon (2022, dir. Damien Chazelle)
Shin Godzilla (2016, dir. Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi)
The Flash (2023, dir. Andy Muschietti)
-September
Asteroid City (2023, dir. Wes Anderson)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023, dir. Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic)
The Little Mermaid (2023, dir. Rob Marshall)
Mulan (2020, dir. Niki Caro)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984, dir. Wes Craven)
Fitzcarraldo (1982, dir. Werner Herzog)
Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022, dir. Halina Reijn)
Frances Ha (2012, dir. Noah Baumbach)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, dir. Peter Weir)
A Nightmare on Elm Street, Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985, dir. Jack Sholder)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987, dir. Chuck Russell)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988, dir. Renny Harlin)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989, dir. Stephen Hopkins)
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991, dir. Rachel Talalay)
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994, dir. Wes Craven)
Renfield (2023, dir. Chris McKay)
Theater Camp (2023, dir. Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman)
Shiva Baby (2020, dir. Emma Seligman)
-October
Friday the 13th (1980, dir. Sean S. Cunningham)
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981, dir. Steve Miner)
Friday the 13th - Part III (1982, dir. Steve Miner)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984, dir. Joseph Zito)
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985, dir. Danny Steinmann)
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986, dir. Tom McLoughlin)
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988, dir. John Carl Beuchler)
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989, dir. Rob Hedden)
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993, dir. Adam Marcus)
Jason X (2001, dir. James Isaac)
Freddy vs. Jason (2003, dir. Ronny Yu)
Friday the 13th (2009, dir. Marcus Nispel)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010, dir. Samuel Bayer)
Easy A (2010, dir. Will Gluck)
Saw (2004, dir. James Wan)
Saw II (2005, dir. Darren Lynn Bousman)
Saw III (2006, dir. Darren Lynn Bousman)
Saw IV (2007, dir. Darren Lynn Bousman)
Saw V (2008, dir. David Hackl)
Saw VI (2009, dir. Kevin Greutert)
Saw: The Final Chapter (2010, dir. Kevin Greutert)
A History of Violence (2005, dir. David Cronenberg)
Infinity Pool (2023, dir. Brandon Cronenberg)
Dracula 2000 (2000, dir. Patrick Lussier)
Mean Girls (2004, dir. Mark Waters)
Jennifer’s Body (2009, dir. Karyn Kusama)
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972, dir. Werner Herzog)
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979, dir. Werner Herzog)
-November
Murder on the Orient Express (2017, dir. Kenneth Branagh)
Death on the Nile (2022, dir. Kenneth Branagh)
A Haunting in Venice (2023, dir. Kenneth Branagh)
The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023, dir. André Øvredal)
Samurai Reincarnation (1981, dir. Kinji Fukasaku)
Legally Blonde (2001, dir. Robert Luketic)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019, dir. Katt Shea)
The Last Duel (2021, dir. Ridley Scott)
Paint Your Wagon (1969, dir. Joshua Logan)
Thanksgiving (2023, dir. Eli Roth)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006, dir. David Frankel)
Shogun’s Shadow (1989, dir. Yasuo Furuhata)
The Conjuring (2013, dir. James Wan)
Win A Date With Tad Hamilton (2004, dir. Robert Luketic)
The Conjuring 2 (2016, dir. James Wan)
The Nun (2018, dir. Corin Hardy)
Le Samouraï (1967, dir. Jean-Pierre Melville)
-December
The Nun II (2023, dir. Michael Chaves)
Bottoms (2023, dir. Emma Seligman)
Annabelle (2014, dir. John R. Leonetti)
Gran Turismo (2023, dir. Neill Blomkamp)
Battles Without Honor And Humanity (1973, dir. Kinji Fukasaku)
Jigsaw (2017, dir. The Spierig Brothers)
Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021, dir. Darren Lynn Bousman)
Saw X (2023, dir. Kevin Greutert)
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (2023, dir. Joaquim Dos Santos, et. al.)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023, dir. Jeff Rowe)
Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny (2023, dir. James Mangold)
Air Doll (2009, dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda)
The End of Summer (1961, dir. Yasujiro Ozu)
Air (2023, dir. Ben Affleck)
No Hard Feelings (2023, dir. Gene Stupnitsky)
Oppenheimer (2023, dir. Christopher Nolan)
Yakuza Wolf (1972, dir. Ryuichi Takamori)
Yakuza: Like A Dragon (2007, dir. Takashi Miike)
Spencer (2021, dir. Pablo Larraín)
Moneyball (2011, dir. Bennett Miller)
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023, dir. Steve Caple, Jr.)
Knights of the Zodiac (2023, dir. Tomek Baginski)
Dragonball Evolution (2009, dir. James Wong)
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