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[Puzzlewell]

Considering Mulholland Drive is one of my favorite Lynch movies ever (second would be Inland Empire for sure and yes, in the past I have made some stupidly huge analytical posts on that one too), I highly appreciate your list of recommended titles Amillion. :3

 

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I think that's one of the real beauty points of TRS. Yes the series ended on some bittersweet notes but things were tied up pretty nicely. When I started checking out the trailers for TRS in the months after I finished the series and was waiting for the release, my brain was so excited but at the same time, I couldn't piece together why I was seeing Mami in the trailers for example.

 

The first twist was definitely made fairly easy to pick up on, I'll give it that. Especially if you're fresh off the series and start taking notice when the city folk of Mitakihara start getting their distorted faces and such. It kind of becomes a bit of a countdown til the real 'first' twist and for my money, that's when the movie becomes something truly amazing.

 

I admit that I do envy both you and Isi for having the glory of the caught you scene completely unspoiled. Yes I had Homucifer spoiled for me before but bizarrely enough, the trailer for the blu-ray release (which unfortunately seems to be taken down most places so I can't link it here) showed the point where Homura grabs Godoka's wrists. I knew it was coming, but I still didn't know I was about to see one of the finest points in cinema for me. Basically the shock could have been grander without that, but the scene is still just amazing  and I still get chills no matter how many times I watch it.

 

I've spent a chunk of the day toying with the idea of finally putting into proper words why I adore from the experimentation explanation scene right up to Homucifer's 'birth' and why I consider that whole point one of the greatest chunks of cinema I've ever seen.

 

One of the really nice parts that comes from that point in the Mami vs Homura fight is that it runs off the viewer (and even Mami amusingly enough, well... her doppleganger at least) not taking into account that because her soul gem is positioned in her hand, Homura will be fine a little after even if she pulls the trigger to her head. Did it stop me from reacting the same way? Nope! It was wide eyed and 'Holy ****..' all over the place.

 

Isi, remember when I said I'd give my brain a few days to relax? Oops.

[xAmilli0n]

Considering Mulholland Drive is one of my favorite Lynch movies ever (second would be Inland Empire for sure and yes, in the past I have made some stupidly huge analytical posts on that one too), I highly appreciate your list of recommended titles Amillion. :3

 

Spoiler

I think that's one of the real beauty points of TRS. Yes the series ended on some bittersweet notes but things were tied up pretty nicely. When I started checking out the trailers for TRS in the months after I finished the series and was waiting for the release, my brain was so excited but at the same time, I couldn't piece together why I was seeing Mami in the trailers for example.

 

The first twist was definitely made fairly easy to pick up on, I'll give it that. Especially if you're fresh off the series and start taking notice when the city folk of Mitakihara start getting their distorted faces and such. It kind of becomes a bit of a countdown til the real 'first' twist and for my money, that's when the movie becomes something truly amazing.

 

I admit that I do envy both you and Isi for having the glory of the caught you scene completely unspoiled. Yes I had Homucifer spoiled for me before but bizarrely enough, the trailer for the blu-ray release (which unfortunately seems to be taken down most places so I can't link it here) showed the point where Homura grabs Godoka's wrists. I knew it was coming, but I still didn't know I was about to see one of the finest points in cinema for me. Basically the shock could have been grander without that, but the scene is still just amazing  and I still get chills no matter how many times I watch it.

 

I've spent a chunk of the day toying with the idea of finally putting into proper words why I adore from the experimentation explanation scene right up to Homucifer's 'birth' and why I consider that whole point one of the greatest chunks of cinema I've ever seen.

 

One of the really nice parts that comes from that point in the Mami vs Homura fight is that it runs off the viewer (and even Mami amusingly enough, well... her doppleganger at least) not taking into account that because her soul gem is positioned in her hand, Homura will be fine a little after even if she pulls the trigger to her head. Did it stop me from reacting the same way? Nope! It was wide eyed and 'Holy ****..' all over the place.

 

Isi, remember when I said I'd give my brain a few days to relax? Oops.

 

It seems the nature of PMMM attracts those with similar tastes.  Mulholland Drive is definitely a doozy, and took me multiple viewing to fully  appreciate.  I'm the type of person who tries to "figure out" movies (ie Primer or Upstream Color), and I don't think I can comfortably say I've done so with Mulholland Drive, buts thats completely different conversation lol.

 

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The experiment up to the transformation was really the key.  It was the culmination of both Kuybey and Homura's stories, and with Homura being the true protagonist of the series, its a shocker to realize you are supporting the villain.  Well, the worse villain of the two anyways. 

 

Turning Homura into an evil god was brilliant.  Like I mentioned just working backwards and seeing how it comes to be from her psychological standpoint was the OMG moment for me.  Thats what I love about the show, the fact that I can work out why things happened, and it makes sense.  It again shows the burden they faced and the two sided nature of "real" magic.

 

As for the Mami/Homura fight, until you mentioned it right now, I totally forgot that she would have been fine...ish.  Man, Homura knows how to play others.

 

I'm still kinda at a loss about the series, so much in such a short period of time, I feel like I'm having a hard to expressing how all the emotions the series evokes really impacts the experience.

 

A magical girl series has no right to cause so many feels.  

 

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I thought their original guns were to have Madoka take Homura away at the end, but higher ups didn't like the finality of that idea so then they came up with the idea of Homura becoming Madoka's enemy instead.

 

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Well then, way to go higher ups I guess. 

 

What I'm trying to say is that Homura being taken away would have been okay, and typical for the genre, but what we got made more sense in the context of PMMM.  In my opinion.

[Puzzlewell]

Primer has been on my to watch list for years but I keep forgetting. >_< I tend to like to allow my brain to auto-pilot certain movies but in saying that, I mean it like I let it collect all these little bits of information as the movie goes on and then start piecing it all together and adjusting accordingly.

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That's one of the things I truly love about the franchise. All the twists and turns it takes feel logical once you think about the whole picture. The groundwork is totally there for so much of it but it can still come as such an amazing shock in the case of Rebellion. Should it have been a surprise? Nope, but that didn't lessen how truly amazing it is to see these things play out.

From what I've read, this is paraphrasing as I don't have the page handy right now but they weren't sure how to end TRS and one of Gen's writers made the suggestion for what we got and then they worked backwards on it. If it had gone with the typical ending of Homura being taken away, would I have been happy? Part of me would, that's for sure but favorite character does need some good to happen to her. In saying that though, I'm beyond happy with the ending we got because it was logical. No more hesitation, she'll bring happiness *to* her. It's still so wonderfully bittersweet and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Now if whatever sequel we get ends on a truly happy note, it wouldn't feel like a cop-out at all. I trust Gen not to make it overly sugary and it'll be in line with the rest of the series. Magica Quartet know what they're doing. :3

I hope this doesn't appear too messy. Phone typing isn't exactly my finest art.

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

 

 

(otherwise I'd ask you if you dissed genetics etc)

 

Genetics is also a flawed case because the outcome of its experiments has been next to few percentage. Recently non-conventional scientists have proved that the causes of most of the phenomenons in body aren't just 30K genes (or~150K genes, the number is reduced for the funny assumption of junk genes) and proteins should be the real focus of medicine or something like that.

 

Evolution is non-empirical. We've got only skeletons and no real mutation is actually observed. It's more like a philosophy of scientists. For something really big like evolution that actually explains all history of life it's nothing but a courageous assumption.

 

Aliens? Ancient aliens were once on earth ... *is punched on the face* lol

 

Back to anime, Ginsan has a nice taste in food and I like it.

 

Strawberry Milk

Chocolate

and...

 

[Gravisanimi]

Ancient Aliens?

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What about Life Fibers?

[CrazyRah]

Ancient Aliens?

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What about Life Fibers?

 

Ah yes!

 

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[Giga Drill BREAKER]

Needs moar mayonnaise




Anyone read Naruto today? that pretty much played out how I thought it would.

[xAmilli0n]

Xmillion

 

You are a man/woman of good tastes!

 

Why thank you.

 

 

Primer has been on my to watch list for years but I keep forgetting. >_< I tend to like to allow my brain to auto-pilot certain movies but in saying that, I mean it like I let it collect all these little bits of information as the movie goes on and then start piecing it all together and adjusting accordingly.

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That's one of the things I truly love about the franchise. All the twists and turns it takes feel logical once you think about the whole picture. The groundwork is totally there for so much of it but it can still come as such an amazing shock in the case of Rebellion. Should it have been a surprise? Nope, but that didn't lessen how truly amazing it is to see these things play out.

From what I've read, this is paraphrasing as I don't have the page handy right now but they weren't sure how to end TRS and one of Gen's writers made the suggestion for what we got and then they worked backwards on it. If it had gone with the typical ending of Homura being taken away, would I have been happy? Part of me would, that's for sure but favorite character does need some good to happen to her. In saying that though, I'm beyond happy with the ending we got because it was logical. No more hesitation, she'll bring happiness *to* her. It's still so wonderfully bittersweet and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Now if whatever sequel we get ends on a truly happy note, it wouldn't feel like a cop-out at all. I trust Gen not to make it overly sugary and it'll be in line with the rest of the series. Magica Quartet know what they're doing. :3

I hope this doesn't appear too messy. Phone typing isn't exactly my finest art.

 

I am very nerdy when it comes sci-fi and time travel stories, so I was immediately sucked into Primer, I made graphs to keep track of everything, it was great.  But if you don't share that, the movie might come off as a bit clinical, but thats okay.  Upstream Color is by the same guys, and is just as good, if not better, but without the clinical part.  Better production value too.

 

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It makes sense that they worked backwards from the ending, its what I would have done being the type of person who appreciates seeing continuity kept in its strictest form.  Its not necessary all the time, but I do like it when the effort is put in.

 

I agree, the happy ending would have been okay, I would have been happy to see the characters happy (Homura as my favorite as well, being the stealth protagonist of the series), but it would have been missing something.  It would have felt like they took the easy way out, and as such I like that they went the way they did.  Frankly whoever came up with that idea deserves a raise.

 

At the end of the day, I just love the progression of Homura sacrificing her future to save Madoka to  Akuma Homura forcing Madoka to live the happily ever after SHE wants for her, regardless if its what Madoka wants or not, because she believes its best. 

 

As the saying goes, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

[Mr.House]

Aliens you say?

[bmwcrazy]

 

Sweet azuki bean paste on sticky rice is actually pretty good as a dessert.

 

It's kind of similar or an alternative to sekihan.

 

[TheClonesLegacy]

Aliens you say?

Just what H.R Giger had in mind.

Other than "How can I make this more Phallic looking?"

[Puzzlewell]

I seriously need to finish that damn series. XD

[Giga Drill BREAKER]

Yeah, pretty much. Sasuke's left eye looks... special. As in, more powerful than Madara's.

I'd imagine so, thats usually how the Naruto manga works, but they did look badass facing off against Madara.


Since everyone is posting Gintama pics, does anyone know if we will get another season?

Also

[The Hierophant]

It's OVAH! Soon Naruto will fusion dance with Sasuke who later kills Madara with a moon sized chidori rasengan hiraishin combo aka the hiraisengandori. Madara's soul is purified by the attack and is reincarnated into a future recurring character who's born after the 'Space Ninja Aliens' arc in which the gang has to fight an intergalactic space tyrant who's responsible for the destruction of Rikudou's mom's home planet.

[Master Warder Z_]

It's OVAH! Soon Naruto will fusion dance with Sasuke who later kills Madara with a moon sized chidori rasengan hiraishin combo aka the hiraisengandori. Madara's soul is purified by the attack and is reincarnated into a future recurring character who's born after the 'Space Ninja Aliens' arc in which the gang has to fight an intergalactic space tyrant who's responsible for the destruction of Rikudou's mom's home planet.

 

God approves of this.

[Giga Drill BREAKER]

If anyone of ye are reading bleach what do you think of

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Kenpachi's Zanpakuto released state?

[Isichar]

Why thank you.

 

 

 

I am very nerdy when it comes sci-fi and time travel stories, so I was immediately sucked into Primer, I made graphs to keep track of everything, it was great.  But if you don't share that, the movie might come off as a bit clinical, but thats okay.  Upstream Color is by the same guys, and is just as good, if not better, but without the clinical part.  Better production value too.

 

Spoiler

It makes sense that they worked backwards from the ending, its what I would have done being the type of person who appreciates seeing continuity kept in its strictest form.  Its not necessary all the time, but I do like it when the effort is put in.

 

I agree, the happy ending would have been okay, I would have been happy to see the characters happy (Homura as my favorite as well, being the stealth protagonist of the series), but it would have been missing something.  It would have felt like they took the easy way out, and as such I like that they went the way they did.  Frankly whoever came up with that idea deserves a raise.

 

At the end of the day, I just love the progression of Homura sacrificing her future to save Madoka to  Akuma Homura forcing Madoka to live the happily ever after SHE wants for her, regardless if its what Madoka wants or not, because she believes its best. 

 

As the saying goes, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

 

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Hah, someone literally yelled that right as the movie ended when I saw it in theaters, it definitely fits the series.

 

As much as I would have loved for Homura to have a straightforward happy ending in which Madoka carried her off to heaven, the new ending was just too damned perfect. Like you I wasn't suspecting a thing, I was almost ready to start gathering up my things for when the movie ended when Homura grabbed Madoka, from there on all I could do is stare at the screen in a strange kind of disbelief as the people around me started freaking out. It's funny how something so perfect could have caught me off guard the way that did and as a result the series ended up being far more memorable. It makes you look at everything Homura's done from a completely different context, it added tons of meaning to a series already full of subtext. If you ever sit down for a 2nd viewing I can promise you it will feel like a completely different experience.

 

And I agree with Sim, even with Madoka aside I think you got pretty damned good taste in movies/shows based off that list. Lynch

 

Also I know I've already said it, but respect for making graph(s) on Primer, you are a true nerd (trust me when I say that is one of the biggest compliments in my eyes ). I haven't heard of Upstream Color but I'll check it out.

[Mr.House]

That part made me laugh so hard xD it just came out of freaking no where. Who knew that Mako was also Courage the Cowardly Dog (and I say that because he used to transform into things just to explain stuff xD)

I like how she still has food in her mouth even as a xeno.

[CrazyRah]

I like how she still has food in her mouth even as a xeno.

 

Speaking of food

 

[Mr.House]

That is way more adorable then it should be.