You just crushed my sense of wonder and beauty, with more wonder and beauty.
Always have. The 70s-90s were no picnic. I'm guessing its back to the high baseline levels again.
"I mean it's one fire, Michael, how much could it possibly burn? 10 sticks?"
I guess I'll have another stab at it with fresh new eyes, but I doubt I can shake off the initial impression already burned into my mind.
Edit: I just watched the intro sequence linked above, and though I can appreciate the heavy layering of multiple elements in beautifully crafted scenes... I can't shake off the feeling that they're just animated static paintings, with lots of closeups to distort the action, but very little change in background - except maybe a short stint in that boost scene where the perspective lines beautifully converge. It's top-tier out of this world art, but I wouldn't say it's good animation.
Edit2: I'm guessing it's mostly just a personal preference of what good animation is. I'm likely going to receive many downvotes for this edit, but consider this fight scene between Madara and the Shinobi Alliance (specifically the 10 second segment between 1:43 and 1:57). The art is piss poor, anyone can see that by simply watching an episode of Naruto. But the sheer dynamism, perspective shift, and pacing, really communicate how devastating an earth-shattering force Madara is, even with piss poor art. To me, that is good animation. The motion transcends the art.
I wasn't really blown away by Redline, it just felt like cheap effects with long trail lines.
I was however blown away by Dandadan's first episode. A genuine tour de force of amazing animation and pacing.
It renewed my love of anime which I thought had been stagnant for a while. Every single frame had its own vibe.
Well, put their name on the map
"oh you mean timezone X? I thought you meant timezone Y.
Yes I know we live in the same state."
tuva gaem
I never saw Naruto dodge bullets
Is IPv6 torrenting not a thing?
Nah, the sex is bad and the 24hr livestream makes it difficult to perform. We really do need better trained professionals up here.
A66 is a cracking track and a disappointing motorway
- Easy Mode: Weird Al tracks are allowed.
- Hard Mode: No Weird Al.
I do not know these people, and they appear to be messaging each other. For some reason their messages appear when I do:
- Click on Inbox
- Click on Messages
- Click on All
Do you know what's going on here?
Their lyrics aren't particularly deep, the vocals aren't exactly showing a wide range of pitch or even emotion, originality between songs is mostly lacking, and though the backing is pretty boss, the main melodies are on the verge of being nursery rhymes....
... and yet I adore this band, with their smooth and entrancing synth, simple lyrics sung with Helen Marnie's silky enticing northern/scottish accent.
I can't shake the idea that I'm listening to low quality barely thought out music, but I also can't shake the idea that anyone's trying to sell me on them either.
They just put out these WYHIWYG songs, and there's this sense of raw honesty to their bleak and bland style that really jams with me.
Music without pretense, subtext, or reference. Just music. I love it.
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And Oliver North's gold remains buried under a home in Langley