Musings of an Analytic Fan
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ladybug_archiveI'm just curious: for people who know about any of the characters whom I do essays on, do you think my essays come off logically and provide satisfying arguments, or do you think that I randomly decide things because I want them to be that way? XD It's true that I write essays expressing strong opinions that I dig up on the characters, but I hope that I back up my opinions with plenty of information from the book/movie/TV show/whatever it is.
I'm just musing over things because someone in The Bowery expressed the basic opinion that Duke chasing Sach with weapons is just slapstick comedy and that for whatever reason, they just didn't have him use the weapons, like the Three Stooges probably would have. XD I agree that it was played for comedy, but nobody does anything without a reason. Duke would have to have a reason for not using the weapons, and I believe that my view on why is consistant with information taken from the films. The idea that we don't need to think about the reason just because it's a comedy doesn't sit well with me. XD When I write about character relations, I have to have reasons for everything that they say and do.
After Elora showed me that excellent Princess Tutu AMV, I got intrigued and wanted to watch the show more than ever, so I got the first DVD from the library, watched it, and have digested about eight more episodes from YouTube the previous evening. XD Now I've seen all 13 episodes of the first season. 13 more to go.
I'm really surprised at how great it is. At first glance, it seems like a normal magical girl show. But it is quickly discovered that it is not. It's much better. The characters are extremely deep, and black and white blur into gray for both the good guys and the bad guys. The soundtrack is mostly classical music, and there's a lot of fairy tale and ballet influences. I bet Leonhard would love it. XD Fakir is definitely one of the best and most complex characters, but Rue is terribly intriguing too, and Mytho reminds me so much of Bakura. Drosselmeyer intrigues me in some way, too. And Ahiru is just cute.
I meant to watch some Tsubasa Chronicle episodes, but each episode of Princess Tutu seemed to relate to the main story (there weren't a lot of fillers at all) and each would end on a cliffhanger, so then I'd have to go on. XD;
I also finally watched The Phantom of the Opera. I saw it at Target on Saturday and bought it on a whim (along with an embroidered YGO baseball cap). It's an absolutely excellent film, and the acting and singing is wonderful. I do wish that they hadn't cut out the final verse of the title track, though, and of course I found the guy mooning Carlotta to be a stupid and unnecessary addition. I don't even think anyone could have gotten away with that during the time period in which the movie takes place.
Also ordered with the Princess Tutu DVD was the ninth volume of Twelve Kingdoms. It was excellent, as they've all been, and I really enjoyed the ideas expressed in episode #39. #40 was a filler sort of thing, but it was enjoyable and I'm looking forward to seeing the last DVD, even though it doesn't really have a connection with the main plot. I hope that it will continue the little story that was going on in #40.
On Monday I went to Wal-Mart to help with the groceries, and luckily, I didn't have to wander around for over an hour looking for Dad this time. (I swear, last week I was so frustrated that I was ready to write a Bowery Boys one-shot in which that happens to Sach and Duke and Duke is screaming at Sach after they finally find each other in the store, and Sach hadn't even heard the page because he'd been daydreaming. XD; But I calmed down and didn't write it.) Anyway, I bought this cool M*A*S*H shirt I'd seen there last week, green with the logo. It was available in black, too, but somehow I thought green looked more appropriate. I also got one of those newsboy type hats, which I got especially interested in because Whitey has one in the Bowery Boys films he's in. XD Then I found a big black floppy hat that reminds me of spies and such. If I had a trenchcoat to go with it, that would be perfect. And if they'd had one in red, I might still try to make a go of that Alucard costume.
After a hiatus from the doppelgangers while doing the mobster storyline in the RP with Aubrie, I'm finally developing a new angle for my doppelgangers. XD Now there's a Doppelganger Mafia. I don't quite know how that came to me, but it just seemed a natural direction for things to go in since their dimension is parallel to ours and has a lot of the same things. Aubrie's coming up with Yaminah's doppelganger, and it'll be so amusing when they meet. She's very dark, and smart, and among the high-ranking members. She also smokes cigars. LOL. Now I need to come up with a doppelganger mobster so that we can get things really rolling with this angle.
I'm just musing over things because someone in The Bowery expressed the basic opinion that Duke chasing Sach with weapons is just slapstick comedy and that for whatever reason, they just didn't have him use the weapons, like the Three Stooges probably would have. XD I agree that it was played for comedy, but nobody does anything without a reason. Duke would have to have a reason for not using the weapons, and I believe that my view on why is consistant with information taken from the films. The idea that we don't need to think about the reason just because it's a comedy doesn't sit well with me. XD When I write about character relations, I have to have reasons for everything that they say and do.
After Elora showed me that excellent Princess Tutu AMV, I got intrigued and wanted to watch the show more than ever, so I got the first DVD from the library, watched it, and have digested about eight more episodes from YouTube the previous evening. XD Now I've seen all 13 episodes of the first season. 13 more to go.
I'm really surprised at how great it is. At first glance, it seems like a normal magical girl show. But it is quickly discovered that it is not. It's much better. The characters are extremely deep, and black and white blur into gray for both the good guys and the bad guys. The soundtrack is mostly classical music, and there's a lot of fairy tale and ballet influences. I bet Leonhard would love it. XD Fakir is definitely one of the best and most complex characters, but Rue is terribly intriguing too, and Mytho reminds me so much of Bakura. Drosselmeyer intrigues me in some way, too. And Ahiru is just cute.
I meant to watch some Tsubasa Chronicle episodes, but each episode of Princess Tutu seemed to relate to the main story (there weren't a lot of fillers at all) and each would end on a cliffhanger, so then I'd have to go on. XD;
I also finally watched The Phantom of the Opera. I saw it at Target on Saturday and bought it on a whim (along with an embroidered YGO baseball cap). It's an absolutely excellent film, and the acting and singing is wonderful. I do wish that they hadn't cut out the final verse of the title track, though, and of course I found the guy mooning Carlotta to be a stupid and unnecessary addition. I don't even think anyone could have gotten away with that during the time period in which the movie takes place.
Also ordered with the Princess Tutu DVD was the ninth volume of Twelve Kingdoms. It was excellent, as they've all been, and I really enjoyed the ideas expressed in episode #39. #40 was a filler sort of thing, but it was enjoyable and I'm looking forward to seeing the last DVD, even though it doesn't really have a connection with the main plot. I hope that it will continue the little story that was going on in #40.
On Monday I went to Wal-Mart to help with the groceries, and luckily, I didn't have to wander around for over an hour looking for Dad this time. (I swear, last week I was so frustrated that I was ready to write a Bowery Boys one-shot in which that happens to Sach and Duke and Duke is screaming at Sach after they finally find each other in the store, and Sach hadn't even heard the page because he'd been daydreaming. XD; But I calmed down and didn't write it.) Anyway, I bought this cool M*A*S*H shirt I'd seen there last week, green with the logo. It was available in black, too, but somehow I thought green looked more appropriate. I also got one of those newsboy type hats, which I got especially interested in because Whitey has one in the Bowery Boys films he's in. XD Then I found a big black floppy hat that reminds me of spies and such. If I had a trenchcoat to go with it, that would be perfect. And if they'd had one in red, I might still try to make a go of that Alucard costume.
After a hiatus from the doppelgangers while doing the mobster storyline in the RP with Aubrie, I'm finally developing a new angle for my doppelgangers. XD Now there's a Doppelganger Mafia. I don't quite know how that came to me, but it just seemed a natural direction for things to go in since their dimension is parallel to ours and has a lot of the same things. Aubrie's coming up with Yaminah's doppelganger, and it'll be so amusing when they meet. She's very dark, and smart, and among the high-ranking members. She also smokes cigars. LOL. Now I need to come up with a doppelganger mobster so that we can get things really rolling with this angle.
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