#im not cohesive in my thoughts but 9/10 movie for sure

[kingintodreams]

my fav things abt Unicorn Wars that i want to talk abt (spoilers below)

the whole setting. like its absurd but it takes itself so seriously and not even in an annoying way, in a way that shows that this world is the reality they live in and the stakes are so high, like they’re putting their actual lives on the line. its a joke setting on paper but in execution with the nuance its given its a very honest and effective war movie about how war is bad. and the world of unicorn wars is fucking cruel, but its not senseless and violent like its premise would have u believe.

bluey’s/azulin’s character and arc in general. something i kept doing was rewinding scenes just to see what bluey was doing in the background and more often than not he was doing something very telling of his character (for example while one of the privates is talking to the sergeant he’s in the background glaring DAGGERS at the guy bc he’s considered better than bluey). his complex is fascinating and seeing him change and degrade throughout the film, it took me a second watch just to notice all of the signs that something wasnt right with that bear

the character animation in general like the subtle expressions they’re able to pull out of these characters is amazing!!! and the intense emotional scenes they animated such moving and real performances and treat the characters like they’re real beings its insane

speaking of moving performances, the caterpillar scene and the following scene after are two of the best scenes in the whole movie imo. the psychedelic art and animation and the visualization of everyone’s trip (the good, the neutral, and the really really bad trips) and then immediately cutting to a grey and rainy and suffocatingly, horrifyingly sad scene is just brilliant, capped off by some truly amazing voice and character acting

the father, in general. seriously one of the best characters in the film. no notes, perfect for the part he played and having the nuance to say a lot in the performance

i do wish more focus had been put on the world, though i dont think i would take anything away. i really like this slice of a boot camp group’s life. you only spend abt half the movie with them in comparison to bluey and tubby but idk, i got a little attached to them even tho they’re on the total wrong side history. i want to see more of the unicorns lives and get their perspectives on the war

[arielsadventuresinromablog]

Day 9, 10,11, 12 in Italia- Naples, Pimonte, Amalfi Coast , Pompeii, Vesuvius and more!

It has been an exciting weekend in Italia for me. On thursday night, I arrived in Napoli with my 9 other roomies for the weekend. 6 guys and 4 girls sharing one house for the weekend was an interesting experience for me. Especailly since I have been living at home all my life and had never experienced living with other guys besides my brother and my dad. I gotta say we had a pretty good system this weekend and our view from our airbnb in Pimonte was incredible. I couldn’t have asked for anything better than the experience I had this weekend. On friday, I got to go on a motorcycle/scooter ride with an italian man, had an italian man cook for me, then got pizza in napoli. On saturday, I got to go on an 8 hour boat tour of Amalfi coast complete with unlimited wine and beer and lunch and snacks included. We also were able to snorkel in the mediteranean sea which was incredible. We also got to check out two of the beaches at amalfi and positano and sorrento. The sights were incredible. It was such a tiring day as we struggled to figure out our transportation back home. After several busses and trains we made it back where we all cooked dinner together and all had a job to do by making the pasta, setting the table or washing dishes. We were  nice cohesive group of friends and it was really nice. I gotta tell you im surprised there wasn’t that much drama. We were all very relaxed. They made spagetti and lots of it and I had some leftover pizza as well. Day 10- We went to Pompeii and Vesuvius which was fun. Our train back to roma termini was 45 min late though but it was okay because i got to check out the napoli station and people watch. It was interesting for me to see just how many people smoke in italy despite the fact that the pictures on the cigarette packages are so disturbing.When I returned to Roma, I was craving gelato and so i decided to check out millenia and I got the cheescake gelato and all of as sudden I was in heaven I gotta tell you that is by far my favorite gelato so far!  Day 11: Back to classes for week 2. Im feeling good at my italian class I got a 90 on the first quiz which is really good for a start especially since languages do not come easily to me. Also today I got to go to a restaurant in the jewish ghetto called nonna betta where I had fried artichokes which was a very intersting experience. I needed to eat them for a class and write a journal about it and I thought it was great. Then I went exploring and eventually ended up in circus maximus where I got lost of course and ended up on the wrong train. Oops! Thank god I know enough italian to ask directions to people on the bus who showed me where the train i needed to get on was located. Italians are such nice people and despite the amount of italian that you know they try to help you which I really appreciate. People who know me know that in situations like this I normally freak out and yes I was for a second but then I realized that there are plenty of people around to help me. It made me feel really good about myself that I could find my way back to temple rome for the tiramisu extravaganza. Yes I was 25 minutes late but I was still able to get there and help make the tiramisu which made me really happy. What I have learned through my journey so far is that every mistake you make can be fixed and is indeed a learning experience. There will be situations you will be in whether it be with your friends, your roommates, your classes, etc  that bother you but you work through it and most of all you learn from it in the end. I feel myself becoming a more independent person through this journey and feel as if I am becoming more culturally aware person who is excited about my next few weeks in roma! currently planning venice and verona for the weekend is pretty exciting! not sure what I am doing tomorrow . I m thinking of going to movies but I will make sure to post what I do on here! Buone notte!