I liked this format the last time I did it, so here’s another one. So in my paper, I’ve somehow moved into the territory of analyzing Re:Zero, which I think is a landmark anime in shounen, a genre of anime with its own distinct tropes. When I saw the show, I couldn’t help but think […]
At the time of me starting this draft, it’s 11:59 PM, which means the blog post is gonna be late. rip So I’m pretty torn at the moment. I have 3 versions of my paper that I want to make progress on: the version I started in my notebook during the workshop in class, the […]
More of a scattered brain storm than anything else, I would say. the popularity of shounen neon genesis evangelion Japanese culture as shown in anime examination of popular anime in the modern age, based on ratings or streams by popular streaming sites/television networks >Madoka Magica >and others
I wasn’t sure what to write on this blog concerning Forgotten Country because of my internal reactions to the book as I was reading it. I will be limiting the full extent of my thoughts on this book because of personal reasons. Forgotten Country (History?) working against them(?) Threatened? Reverting to images of strength – […]
How in the world did this happen? It appears that everything I talked about in my previous posts somehow found their way into an article written by some Chinese-American fella, with maybe a few exceptions and a few nuanced differences here and there, and possibly even with a few responses to my own complaints. I’ll […]
I don’t like to talk about myself, but somewhat inevitably, I’ve managed to talk about myself far more than I’m comfortable with. I don’t know if I appreciate it or not, but for now, I’m just taking it. I’m pretty sure I’ve identified what it is I’m afraid of. But maybe I’ve said too much […]
In the film, Ghost in the Shell (2017), the character known as the Major, played by Scarlett Johansson, has nothing but vague memories. She also has no identity. She has no idea what it even is to be human. ScarJo’s performance of the character is very robotic, lacking a lot of the reactionary emotions that you would […]
When I was younger, there was a movie that came out called Kangaroo Jack. It’s about a white guy named Charlie and a black guy named Louis that go down to Australia and get into some trouble together. It’s a comedy, and I probably shouldn’t have been watching it as a first-grader, but it’s too […]
A personal journal – these posts will include any snippets (pun intended), fragments, partially formed thoughts, personal observations, etc., related to our program and which you may or may not reassemble into logical/linear fashion form by quarter’s end.