#real take

[sawlvr]

when ur friend gets a bf/gf and suddenly has no time for u 🫩

like i don’t expect u to prioritise me obviously 😭 but a conversation every now and then would be nice

[cassi3-luvs-u]

a lesson in creating art i still need to get better about is figuring out the difference between honesty and maturity in the art you create. if you really want the art you create to age gracefully, it helps to try and picture yourself as the bad guy and see if there are any biases holding back whatever it is you’re trying to create. then adapt that work into something that addresses and works to rectify whatever internal difficulties you’ve identified. i think that you will probably end up being happier not only with the art you create but also with yourself in the end.

[se-hinton-confessions]

So. Between The Outsiders, Tex, and Rumble Fish, Tex was the most fun to read first read (because it was the most action packed). While The Outsiders was best after multiple reads (little character details, interesting messages, the like), and Rumble Fish SUCKED to read but it was the best book in retrospective (due to the way the book was written, it wasn't as interesting to read, but the message, when you think about it, is the most compelling)

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[kvotheunkvothe]

Real Take on Neon Genesis Evangelion

So I just finished watching this series and The End of Evangelion. I would call the series a rewatch, but my initial viewing of this series was... in a very unfortunate format, and I missed an episode or two. So I’ll call the version I saw on Netflix my first official watch.

And honestly--I wouldn’t watch it again.

I’ve tried to keep this vague enough to be spoiler-free, but no promises. So here goes:

There were some good elements to it, for sure. Its influence is all over mecha anime to this day, and it’s bled over to Western productions, including big blockbusters like Pacific Rim. I’m not really a fan of mecha in general. But that’s not the issue. In fact the fight scenes with the angels were some of the best animated parts (more on this later). The characters were also all pretty strong, with pretty deep emotional backstories. I liked the tech they used, I liked the concept of the magi, the Eva designs of course were great, and I liked the lore.

But I suppose that’s where I’ll make my first gripe: the lore. I didn’t feel terribly satisfied by the end of the series or even with the movie to explain exactly what the origin of the angels was, how Adam and Lilith came about, or how that Human Instrumentality Project was supposed to even work(among like another 20 things). When I dug around in the online fandom wiki, I was far more intrigued by all of that Seed of Life business. I think Lilith is sort of holding hers in the end of the movie, but I wouldn’t have minded maybe a flashback episode where we could have seen this--like when Trigun showed Vash’s origins with Knives.

And that brings me to the next problem: the animation. Yes, those robots and angels look pretty neat when they’re fighting. But so much of the rest of the shots are repetitive or direct copies of prior scenes, and they position the camera so they don’t have to animate anyone at all. And don’t get me started on those scenes where they repeat the exact same sentences again and again with a door slamming or where they just repeat shots of characters from earlier episodes with new dialogue, while they’re in the midscape. It isn’t atmospheric, it’s obnoxious. Now I had heard they had a budget or animator issue, particularly with the final episodes. But a lot of it just felt annoyingly cheap.

And another problem with the animation: all the focus on the anime titties. Okay, Shinji is supposed to be a 14 year-old boy. I’m not. And I don’t need to see that. And the weirdly sexual connection Shinji had with Misato. Again, his hormones might be excused as his age. But that was not an appropriate way for a grown lady to act with that little boy. If anything it was ickier in the movie. Also, his characterization in the movie felt really damn weird. I mean they start off the damn film with him masturbating to Asuka’s unconscious body. What the actual fuck. Did they want us to hate him?

I will say, I don’t feel the hate towards Shinji I’ve seen elsewhere on the internet prior to this. The whole “get in the fucking robot, Shinji!” thing actually wasn’t a big deal for me: in the series, I was actually on his side. These assholes (his dad especially) were just using him and were ready to dispose of him if he wasn’t risking his life constantly. He was 14, had basically no supports, and was clearly extremely depressed. Again, the movie characterization was weird here, too: in the show he freaked out but then acted (sometimes rashly), but in the movie he pretty much was a wet sack of soggy potatoes for half the time while being literally shot at. Goddamnit, Shinji. Like, I also wasn’t thrilled with how Asuka got shunted aside at the end of the anime (although they developed that and it made sense)--but hot damn she came back with a vengeance there, briefly, didn’t she? Shinji, take notes.

In sum, it was an interesting show. It has good visuals (iconic at times, particularly at the end of the movie), a good concept behind it. I do think it’s probably worth seeing once. After that? I might just stick to gifs.

[passionatemango]

don't let anyone make fun of your insecurities, soon enough they'll think it's okay and you'll have no way of stopping them because you let it slide

[passionatemango]

don't let anyone make fun of your insecurities, soon enough they'll think it's okay and you'll have no way of stopping them because you let it slide

[foxingaround]

I should hate Halloween

I should hate Halloween. It's never been a holiday of happiness for me. When I was younger I wasn't aloud to go trick or treating because my mom thought Halloween was the Devils birthday. I was also always sick on the day. I'v never done anything really worth wile on Halloween, but I still love the holiday because I hold hope that maybe this year will be different. Though, it never is.

[retard-space-monkey]

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