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I watched Kizazi Moto and I really liked it a lot! One of the things I found especially interesting was the difference in…I want to say emoting? expression? with how some of the characters responded to things. Like with tongue clicking and some hand motions. I thought that was very interesting. Did you have a fave episode?
YES! Finally, someone watched/sent in an ask about this anthology!
And what you said here, noticing the differences in emoting. I am so glad you mentioned that because, yes: African storytelling, particularly when it comes to bringing stories to the big (or in this case, streaming) screen, does have its own style of emoting, staging, and composition.
And, yes, every culture does (for all people meme on Indian soap operas having the 'twenty dramatic zooms with matching music', you can tell that's a modernized carryover from traditional storytelling), but I have been yearning for African stories to be able to be seen by a wider audience so they can be a part of the conversation.
Because, yeah, we have companies like Netflix picking up a few Nigerian and Ghananian movies/shows for streaming, unless you're searching for them or your algorithm is trained, you'll never find them.
Also, shout-out to Supa Team 4
An upcoming CGI animated series from Zambia that is looking like a fusion of Miraculous and DC Super Hero Girls.
But, my rambling aside, for me there were three stand-outs from the anthology.
My favorite cultural-reflection, My favorite spectacle, and My Overall Favorite (kind of like a Best in Show).
My Favorite Cultural-Reflection
And by this, I mean which of the shorts reflected the culture it's creators are from the best (even though it may not have been my Overall Favorite):
Moremi (Nigeria)
(Hate that I couldn't find a gif for this one...)
Before this series aired proper, If you showed me 15 seconds of each short and told me to identify which country they came from, with this one it would have been a no-brainer. The staging and composition are such a strong mirror to Nigerian storytelling, a facet that is made even more obvious when we're introduced to the scientist character.
My Favorite Spectacle
Mkhuzi: The Spirit Racer (South Africa)
The sheer definition of 'Hype'. When I was liveblogging my first time watching some of the anthology, I made the comment 'Who at Triggerfish Studios marathoned Gurren Lagann and Kill la Kill before coming into work that day?!' But, yes, this short was extremely anime, extremely colorful, and extremely action-packed. All while still having a message about maintaining the connection with your ancestors.
My Overall Favorite (Best in Show)
Enkai (Kenya)
Everything about this short, the composition, the color-scheme, the acting, the setting, and the messages are beautiful. While the initial scenes give us the impression of a simple, more intimate story of a mother and daughter, as the story progresses, the audience is presented with themes of family, spirituality, environmentalism, and even a bit of generational trauma sprinkled in (if you know where to look).
In fact, I'm going to discuss the moment that solidified this short as Best in Show for me. Spoilers under the Read More
When Enkai and her mother finally escape the destroyed Earth and Enkai is showing the new world she's made, free of mankind's greed and destruction, her mother has a moment of hesitation and looks back towards the Earth.
Even though the Earth and it's people, the ones who she was trying so hard to protect, have hurt her so much, she still says, "...I can still fix this!"
And Enkai has to be the one to tell her mother, "If we didn't leave, we would never be free from them. They have to save themselves now."
As much as the environmentalist message is there, it also reflects a story of a woman being abused by her family, hurt by her family, and internalizing the fact that she has to stay; she has to take care of her loved ones, only finally being told by the next generation 'No, you have done enough! You have been hurt enough!'
I just... God, the beauty of African storytelling being presented in the medium of modern animation got to me, okay?
Transformers fans, where would be the best place to start?
Like I grew up watching some cartoons like Cybertron and some of Prime and I watched the Bayverse movies but after watching Rise of The Beasts, I feel like properly diving into the franchise
This ASAW, I'd like to make a quick post talking about queerplatonic relationships and why the term is used, as many people mistakenly believe it's a useless synonym for friends.
To start, the "queer" in "queerplatonic" is not the same as queer as in LGBT+. Queer here is referring to strangeness; to how these kinds of relationships are outside the norm. And that's the point, really – queerplatonic relationships are relationships that do not fit into the expectations for platonic and romantic relationships, thus "queering the platonic." You don't have to be queer as in LGBT+ to use the term "queerplatonic," because the term does not inherently have anything to do with whether a person using it is LGBT+.
The term is, however, inherently connected to the aro community, because it originated from there. Those who do not experience romantic attraction and thus are less likely to enter romantic relationships decided they needed a term to describe their relationships that are different from typical romantic ones but are also different from typical friendships. Over time, it also spread to ace spaces, and today is used regardless of sexual or romantic orientation.
Going back for a minute to explain this concept better – what do I mean when I say "queering the platonic" or "not fitting into the expectations for platonic and romantic relationships?" Well...
Doing traditionally romantic things (such as cuddling, kissing, or going on dates) with someone you have a platonic bond with.
Living together/sharing taxes, getting married/raising children/etc with other typical adult things with someone you have a platonic bond with.
Having multiple consensual relationships.
And more examples that I can't think of as of right now.
Oftentimes, mentions of these sorts of things in queerplatonic relationships is met with "But friends can do all those things!" and, sure, but the question is not ability. It's normality.
Is it normal to see two friends getting married platonically? If I went to a school and took a survey, could I expect at least a few students to say their parents are not and have never been romantically involved? Can I walk over to the romance section of my local bookstore and see a good selection of polyamorous representation and have that be the usual sight on a trip to that store?
No, no, and no.
These things are not normalized. That is why we have queerplatonic, because to have strong bonds that are not strictly romantic and monogamous yet involve activities that are commonly considered to occur in romantic relationships are not normalized, or even considered acceptable by some people.
Yeah, sure, queerplatonic partners can be friends. They can have a strictly platonic bond. They don't have to use this term to describe their relationship.
But I'm not seeing any stories at my local bookstore about someone deciding to move across the ocean and live with someone they do not want to be romantically involved with while also being in a romantic polyamorous relationship with several other people, now am I?
That's why we use queerplatonic.
Tl;dr: Queerplatonic relationships are not about whether the people in them are LGBT+ or if the relationship is both non-romantic and non-platonic; they're about if a relationship goes against amatonormativity and relationship norms.
This has been a PSA. Go support queerplatonic relationships.
what batman was not ready for: flinging his entire 220+ lbs self at his baby in a defensive rugby tackle but his baby is now also a 220+ lbs motherfucker and everyone has a concussion
Imagine Miguel seeing Bruce and Lyla shows him Bruce's canon events (even though he's not spiderman, or is he?) And it shows that Bruce was meant to meet Miguel.
i raise to you peter b parker jokingly flirting with bruce JUST ONCE, and even asks bruce advice for feral babies. LEMME TELL YOU, MIGUEL? MIGUEL'S FUMING.
JEALOUS MIGUEL JEALOUS MIGUEL JEALOUS MIGUEL JEALO-- the funny thing is, he RARELY has a reason to be jealous. "Of course I'm worried, have you met yourself? You're a great guy, and a great father, and you're so nice and funny it's disgusting."
Peter B has a hand on his chest, "You...You really think that--"
Imagine Miguel being cranky and irritable just cause man hasn’t seen Bruce in *weeks* and the spider kids are just making it worse as usual
Please. That man is fuming, snapping, going from multiverse to multiverse just to mildly inconvenience people or anomalies. Hobie makes fun of him, naturally, "missin' the mistah, a cunt of a predicament, innit"
"Hobie, I'll shove that guitar down your throat and stick my hand up your ass so I can play it."
"Jesus, been hangin' with Dami too much."
Miles has to call Bruce every 10 minutes. That's the rule. He's SO sure not even Damian has to follow it. "I see you rolling your eyes."
"I'm not."
"Hopefully not, Rio would be dissapointed."
"Mom card. Really?"
Bruce shrugs, " How's Darli-- I mean, Spider-Man. Miguel. O'Hara, clearly." Miles is so not impressed.
"Ranting about hating sunshine, unicorns, and world peace."
"Ah, he'll get to babies soon. That's usually really bad."
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