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Jun. 23rd, 2020 06:25 pmFeels like I blink and weeks disappear, lately. Nearly at July! Nearly holiday time!
In the meanwhile, there is media.
• Binged the Toy Story trilogy, which was a nice and easy bit of fun. Was anyone going to tell me Joss Whedon scripted the first film, or was I just going to have to suddenly notice that in the opening credits as an adult myself? I say trilogy, however, because I got about a third of the way into the fourth film before deciding it was the same kind of "so okay it's average" cash cow grab that had failed to delight me when they tried it on Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, and The Incredibles. Maybe just make new movies, guys? I dunno.
• On the upside, browsing Disney+ ended up with me rewatching and rereading Holes, which held strong as an awesome little tale. As a kid, I made up my own tune for the woodpecker nursery rhyme and you know what, turns out I can still remember it. I think I was in grade nine when they assigned the book in English, in part because it was the year the movie came out and we got to go see it as a field trip. By far one of the better adaptations in the world.
• The other end of the scale: I sat dead-eyed through the Artemis Fowl movie trailer and then silently moved on.
• Season 2 of Kipo landed and that has been my dinner viewing this last week. It's still very good! This season, to me, shone in demonstrating how it's possible to tell an old story - for honestly, there is nothing especially unique about the plot or the messages - and tell it well with heart, great characters, and a bit of personal flair. It's not Avatar: the Last Airbender... but it's not that far off, either. I did think Kipo herself took over the plot a little this season, and I hope the focus is rebalanced some in the third; but I still enjoyed seeing the gang so open and accepting of their friendships, and conflict was couched almost entirely in working together against outside forces, not interpersonal squabbling. Also, I can't stop singing Heroes On Fire. Send help.
• Realised I had some catching up to do if I want to meet my "watch movies outside my usual genres goal", so took a shot at Moonlight. I finished it, which is a step up from some of my other attempts to diversify my fictional intake (the problem with trying to watch things outside my interests: often I am not interested). I also feel like it wasn't a movie made for me, if that makes sense; it's not intended to resonate with me as an individual, and there was a sense of being a distanced, curious outsider to a deeply personal story as a result. It's been interesting reading the commentary by the writers and filmmakers.
• Haven't done much gaming lately, but I did muck around with Creatures Such As We on my phone. Cute and clever! I am still debating my own philosophical positions with myself days later.
• The Last of Us 2 is out and... I'm not racing to get it. I think I still want to play it someday, but ultimately it's not a game I thought needed a sequel, and I'm a bit over being disappointed by unnecessary sequels and clumsy adaptations.
• Conversely, I am ALL ABOUT the upcoming Miles Morales game, ohhhh!! I loved the first game, so I have considerable faith that they'll do well by him here.
In the meanwhile, there is media.
• Binged the Toy Story trilogy, which was a nice and easy bit of fun. Was anyone going to tell me Joss Whedon scripted the first film, or was I just going to have to suddenly notice that in the opening credits as an adult myself? I say trilogy, however, because I got about a third of the way into the fourth film before deciding it was the same kind of "so okay it's average" cash cow grab that had failed to delight me when they tried it on Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, and The Incredibles. Maybe just make new movies, guys? I dunno.
• On the upside, browsing Disney+ ended up with me rewatching and rereading Holes, which held strong as an awesome little tale. As a kid, I made up my own tune for the woodpecker nursery rhyme and you know what, turns out I can still remember it. I think I was in grade nine when they assigned the book in English, in part because it was the year the movie came out and we got to go see it as a field trip. By far one of the better adaptations in the world.
• The other end of the scale: I sat dead-eyed through the Artemis Fowl movie trailer and then silently moved on.
• Season 2 of Kipo landed and that has been my dinner viewing this last week. It's still very good! This season, to me, shone in demonstrating how it's possible to tell an old story - for honestly, there is nothing especially unique about the plot or the messages - and tell it well with heart, great characters, and a bit of personal flair. It's not Avatar: the Last Airbender... but it's not that far off, either. I did think Kipo herself took over the plot a little this season, and I hope the focus is rebalanced some in the third; but I still enjoyed seeing the gang so open and accepting of their friendships, and conflict was couched almost entirely in working together against outside forces, not interpersonal squabbling. Also, I can't stop singing Heroes On Fire. Send help.
• Realised I had some catching up to do if I want to meet my "watch movies outside my usual genres goal", so took a shot at Moonlight. I finished it, which is a step up from some of my other attempts to diversify my fictional intake (the problem with trying to watch things outside my interests: often I am not interested). I also feel like it wasn't a movie made for me, if that makes sense; it's not intended to resonate with me as an individual, and there was a sense of being a distanced, curious outsider to a deeply personal story as a result. It's been interesting reading the commentary by the writers and filmmakers.
• Haven't done much gaming lately, but I did muck around with Creatures Such As We on my phone. Cute and clever! I am still debating my own philosophical positions with myself days later.
• The Last of Us 2 is out and... I'm not racing to get it. I think I still want to play it someday, but ultimately it's not a game I thought needed a sequel, and I'm a bit over being disappointed by unnecessary sequels and clumsy adaptations.
• Conversely, I am ALL ABOUT the upcoming Miles Morales game, ohhhh!! I loved the first game, so I have considerable faith that they'll do well by him here.
