Looks like PM's following the meteor as well. I guess it is the quickest way to find Jack, but I doubt she'll be able to catch up with him until he stops somewhere; their maximum speeds should be almost identical.
Woah, what?
...ok, I thought this was just a quick end-of-intermission animation, but it looks like it's a full-length, plot-relevant [S] page. We'll liveblog this in full later today!
Short Movie Review with a hint of Rural Visualisation in the Contemporary Society
Rural Canada is often associated with natural landscapes such as mountains, coastlines and the picturesque countryside. Films, in this case, have done so with the portrayal of rural Canada on the big screen from as early as 1985. For instance, film One Week (2008) by Michael McGowan encompasses various backdrops featuring rural Canada. After looking at online reviews for this movie, I decided to take the leap of faith and procrastinate my Friday afternoon (rip assignments) to watch it. Upon reaching the end credits, I am happy to report that One Week indeed incorporates some excellent cinematography techniques to support the plot. From Carman, Manitoba to Minden, Ontario, the film showcased many scenic spots which may be familiar to many Canadians. Personally, I feel that the film almost seems to provide some form of refuge from my usual azoic habitat in the city. Without myself realizing it, I feel the urge to travel to these spots to see them in real life.
Link for the movie for those interested or scroll down to view ↓
Although it is not wrong to view rural Canada as a place with breathtaking natural wonders, most urban dwellers in Canada would often only associate rural Canada with a singular function.
However, rural Canada is so much more.
Rural Canada encompasses the cultural inheritance of traditions, experiences and wisdom. In a way, the increasingly homogenized urban global cities can no longer reproduce such unique landscapes (both physical and cultural). However, this very difference of culture that could lead to negative stereotypes and assumptions that urbanites may have against rural Canada.
One such negative perspective that the city folks that might have could be that they often dismiss rural residents as “ignorant”. However, assumptions can be easily made if there is a lack of information about each other. From the perspective of the rural residents, the lack of access to many media outlets for alternate opinions and views may justify the reason behind the perceived ignorance. This issue is also related to the power dynamics between the rural and the urban. Strategic decisions are often exclusively made in urban locations which cause the rural to be less developed hence the lack of access to the relevant services that they need. The aforementioned example only covered an edge of what is a deeply rooted problem. There are many other contentious topics such as the difference in terms of ethnicity, religions and cultures. Therefore, we should not make unfair assumptions of the rural without examining the socioeconomic forces that shape our local realities, politics, lifestyle and identities.
Although the film One Week as mentioned before did not paint the rural in a negative light, we can still see the importance of how art forms can alter the way people perceive things. Thereafter, the assumptions formed can influence decisions which are often city-centric. The decisions made would severely disadvantage the rural if negative stereotypes persist. The assumption that the city is more significant than the rural is especially detrimental because it creates a domino effect which further tips the power balance between the rural and the urban. For instance, would be the justification for not requiring rural election ridings to have populations as large as city seats. This is due to the population census not providing a complete picture for analysis. The fluxes of people are not effectively captured in these censuses for administrators to realize the population significance of the rural. This drastically affects the power balance between the rural and the urban.
I've gotta say, I'm really vibing with this music.
Is the green Act Curtain the titular infinity mechanism?
We've got what appears to be a squad of Imperial Drones, contrasted with a Dirk who looks ready for battle.
The Condesce has demanded that humanity CEASE REPRODUCTION, so maybe these drones have decided that Dirk - who technically does have a son - needs to be eliminated for breaking this law.
This entire animation seems to consist of various Skaian prophecies - and considering how misleading Homestuck's oracles can be, we should be taking everything we see here with a pinch of salt. These events may not be what they seem.
Here we have Roxy, apparently breaking into one of Problem Sleuth's dimensional windows with an iced Mutini.
Back in Problem Sleuth, these windows lead to the bizarre dimension of Imaginationland - but in Homestuck itself, their most notable appearance was in Rose's eldritch grimoire, attached to a cryptic note about 'summoning procedures'. Could Roxy be enlisting some help from the Furthest Ring to deal with the Condesce?
Next up, we've got the new Battlefield, still locked in its pre-session stalemate.
We know that Jade's bringing her session's original Battlefield to this Incipisphere, and will presumably wire it up to Jane's instance of Skaia. As a consequence, this baby chessboard will probably be made redundant - but perhaps there's still some use for it.
Anachronism Island burns, as a dragon closes in on the erupting Forge. Just like the second Battlefield, this Forge will become redundant upon Jade's arrival, so perhaps Skaia saw fit to Doom it.
And Jane's awake again, so she's probably the one seeing all these visions. What a skeptic like her would make of them, I cannot say.