Ohayo Gozaimasu!
So I think I’m going to try something new and start a blog. This way, everbody can be let in on the inanities of my life. At the very least, perhaps some lexical diarreah will prove cathartic. I hope you enjoy reading whatever it is I feel like posting at the moment. I’ll always try to use correct English, but please excuse the mistakes that are bound to slip by.
I just finished watching Paranoia Agent in my writing seminar. My favorite episode is still the MMORPG .hack//SIGN-esque episode because it was so outlandishly farcical. The ending reminded me very much of Boogiepop Phantom in that a large web of events boils down to one character. I am becoming very frustrated with Satoshi Kon’s affinity for never clarifying between concrete events and illusion, even at the end of the film. I understand that this is somewhat the point, but it becomes very frustration when I am una
ble to tell what actually took place. I very much have a love-hate relationship with plot twists at the end of movies and series. Twist endings always seem to be considerably less satisfying in flim than when used in books, yet they are often able to salvage a mediocre work. Then again, they’ve worked in reverse to ruin what could have been a much better film.
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Currently reading: Parallel Worlds Michio Kaku, The Odyssey Homer (trans. Stanley Lombardo)
Currently watching: Neon Genesis Evangelion
Looking forward to: wathcing FLCL with John Saba, emo-izing Kevin Duong
