Sunday Roundup – 1/2/11
Courtesy of this link: http://www.slashfilm.com/toy-story-3-oscar-ad-campaign/
Hello there! I’m excited to say that to kick off the new year, I recently finished my 100th tumblr entry this past Friday right before the clock ticked from good ol’ 2010 to spankin’ new 2011 with a new tumblr layout. Again, thanks to everyone who’s been reading all these times. I really can’t thank you enough :)
To add perhaps a smile on your face, here are some links that just might do the trick:
• The Backbeats perform “Firework” – I knew the lead arranger Kenton Chen in high school and I’m extremely happy that this talented young man is getting more and more recognition for his unbelievable talent these days. He especially shines with his final arrangement on NBC’s “The Sing-Off” with his take on Katy Perry’s “Firework,” which I like even more than Ms. Perry’s original rendition.
• PUT YA GUNS ON – My older brother recently bought me Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes for the Wii as a belated Christmas present. This clip effectively sums up why I’ve found the game to be so hilariously corny, cheesy, and oh-so-good-kill-‘em-all fun that allows to spam like no other without feeling cheap (which is a nice outlet, considering I get death glares if I even begin showing signs of spamming Pikachu’s thunder in Super Smash Bros Brawl).
So here’s a belated Q&A considering I got the email last week and only started answering all emails about twenty minutes ago (whoops). Post-New Years Day cheers!
Subject: on other world
I remember discussing to you the problem of alternate universe stories. I just watched the movie Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. I’m a fan of this anime franchise though I haven’t read the light novels and I started my fanboyism a bit late as compared to my friends. Anyway, Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya belongs to this kind of stories where the protagonist is given a choice of what world to live in. I’m still not sure if the argument taken by the protagonist is really compelling.
– Allan Estrella
I actually had a rather lengthy discussion with my older brother regarding choices between “real” or “fantasy” worlds, or effectively a more versus a less favorable reality when the choice is possible. The thematic has been explored in multiple narratives including The Matrix trilogy and more recently Inception, as well as discussions regarding extreme video gaming to the point of complete escapism. I think, though, it’s arrogant on anyone’s behalf to judge someone for their personal decision regarding which “reality” they subscribe to: it implies a sense of superiority that, at a personal level, is inappropriate. For one, who am I to say someone has no right to marry a video game character, or to continue living in a dream world of their own construction?
Perhaps the bigger issue is one of productivity (which makes more sense: how can you can pay your gas and electric bill if spend all day playing games?) but people often mix that up (wrongly) with someone’s personal reasons for wishing for an alternative reality.
