You've probably heard the phrase "desensitized," but it's most often in terms of bad things. Like the guy who's seen so many gory movies he's no longer bothered by depravity. Or the sailor who barely even notices the casual F-bomb. The TV show "Friends" played with this when Joey and Chandler had watched so much … Continue reading Desensitized to Joy
I need your opinion on something. Yes, you trying to fill the wee hours of the night with whatever is left on the internet. Is a plot really that necessary in movies? See, here's the thing... Tell me the plot to Bambi. (Patient pause.) You can't. There isn't one. It's a biopic about a cartoon deer. He learns … Continue reading Disney Discussions: Can You Make a Movie Without a Plot? (Bambi)
What's worse than a bad TV show? A good TV show that wastes what it has. That feeling of "so close yet so far" is agonizing, and somehow it's more so in anime. Maybe that's because anime is a gorgeous medium with phenomenal capacity for storytelling. So join me in lamenting five anime that could … Continue reading 5 Anime That Completely Wasted Their Potential
Fencing With Ink 