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taotrooper) wrote2010-12-14 08:04 pm
taotrooper) wrote2010-12-14 08:04 pm
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And now, quick animated movie reviews
Because after Katanagatari, I wanted to cleanse my pallet with something non-Japanese and non-angsty. I think it was mission accomplished.
α Toy Story 3
Yeah, it took me a while. Pretty awesome and it has it all. I laughed, I cried, I flailed, I bit my nails. Like, three minutes after sobbing my eyes out in the ending, I was smiling, and then I was bursting in giggles. Yeah, that kind of film. And this is probably one of the rare trilogies where it's still amazing as movies pass by.
I had my doubts about the plot because it does sound like a douche move to the toys. But then it wasn't at all. It did remind me of Brave Little Toaster in some parts, but it's more lighthearted and the outcome is quite different. I approved of it, despite it all.
You know, this doesn't really mark the end of my childhood because I was a teenager when the first one came out. And Pixar movies are hit and miss to me. But it still moved me. It's hard not to watch this films and get attached to a lot of characters.I didn't ship toys before, why am I shipping toys now :|
β Megamind
This one was so much fun! A lot of meta jokes and philosophy about heroes and villains, plus the dorkiest main character you can imagine. And the roles kept changing around, which is something I loved about that. It did bother me a little that... the city was so easy to not only forgive Megamind but idolize him just because he saved the day once, nevermind all the crimes he did before (and Titan was his fault after all). I mean yeah, I like that he can redeem himself and they're gladly giving him a chance to become good, but it's a liiiiiiittle bit illogical. Roxanne changed her mind so quickly, too. I know, I know, children's movie, the main character has to win, and the point was that the bad guy isn't all bad and gets the girl, but still. It felt rushed. But regardless of my WTF over the latter, the film is so much fun and witty and full with LOLs.
γ Tangled
Quite adorable. And if you think about it, this is the first time Disney went with an ACTUAL pretty magical healer princess, which is the big princess archetype in RPG/fantasy. Rapunzel was like someone mixed a genki JRPG heroine with Anastasia and Giselle and then gave her Stockholm syndrome. She was also less sassy than she looked like in promos, more on the cutesy side sometimes, but on the other hand she had sympathetic flaws and was a brave girl regardless. So yeah, I liked her. The funny thing about Flynn is that after all the focus in trailers he had (and their respective wank), he was pretty much fail :'D I think I'm amused by this generation of Disney pairs: girl with a goal that is not finding twoo wub is stuck with useless but flirty guy. But he's cute in his dork, like he wants to be Tulio from El Dorado. Also, like![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mumumugen says, it's interesting how scarily well it portraits manipulating abusing parents and overprotected children.
α Toy Story 3
Yeah, it took me a while. Pretty awesome and it has it all. I laughed, I cried, I flailed, I bit my nails. Like, three minutes after sobbing my eyes out in the ending, I was smiling, and then I was bursting in giggles. Yeah, that kind of film. And this is probably one of the rare trilogies where it's still amazing as movies pass by.
I had my doubts about the plot because it does sound like a douche move to the toys. But then it wasn't at all. It did remind me of Brave Little Toaster in some parts, but it's more lighthearted and the outcome is quite different. I approved of it, despite it all.
You know, this doesn't really mark the end of my childhood because I was a teenager when the first one came out. And Pixar movies are hit and miss to me. But it still moved me. It's hard not to watch this films and get attached to a lot of characters.
β Megamind
This one was so much fun! A lot of meta jokes and philosophy about heroes and villains, plus the dorkiest main character you can imagine. And the roles kept changing around, which is something I loved about that. It did bother me a little that... the city was so easy to not only forgive Megamind but idolize him just because he saved the day once, nevermind all the crimes he did before (and Titan was his fault after all). I mean yeah, I like that he can redeem himself and they're gladly giving him a chance to become good, but it's a liiiiiiittle bit illogical. Roxanne changed her mind so quickly, too. I know, I know, children's movie, the main character has to win, and the point was that the bad guy isn't all bad and gets the girl, but still. It felt rushed. But regardless of my WTF over the latter, the film is so much fun and witty and full with LOLs.
γ Tangled
Quite adorable. And if you think about it, this is the first time Disney went with an ACTUAL pretty magical healer princess, which is the big princess archetype in RPG/fantasy. Rapunzel was like someone mixed a genki JRPG heroine with Anastasia and Giselle and then gave her Stockholm syndrome. She was also less sassy than she looked like in promos, more on the cutesy side sometimes, but on the other hand she had sympathetic flaws and was a brave girl regardless. So yeah, I liked her. The funny thing about Flynn is that after all the focus in trailers he had (and their respective wank), he was pretty much fail :'D I think I'm amused by this generation of Disney pairs: girl with a goal that is not finding twoo wub is stuck with useless but flirty guy. But he's cute in his dork, like he wants to be Tulio from El Dorado. Also, like
mumumugen says, it's interesting how scarily well it portraits manipulating abusing parents and overprotected children.
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I wonder if there's any other country in Europe that I can make a jump into, speaking only Spanish and English.
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What city are you guys going to? An option that my family is considering is living in a place with a lot of hotels and tourism, because a) there are more small jobs there, b) tourism from drunken British people might be the only things that won't ever be that affected, and c) speaking English helps a lot for those places (the stereotype is true: most Spaniards can't speak or pronounce English for shit). Besides Madrid and Barcelona, the Valencian region -particularly in Benidorm- or the Baleares islands might be good. And the plus side is they're beach zones so it's almost tropical. Sadly, it's just a theory of my mom, so I have no idea how easy/hard it would be living and getting a job there.
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For the record I'm a little terrified right now.
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Oh man, I imagine! I doubt it will comfort you, but being terrified is pretty normal when moving to a different country. My parents have done it twice, and it's still a horrible experience to them every time they move. Even when it's to non-crisis, non-dictatorial places, you don't know what you're getting into.