Agent Zako
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So I thought about making a thread for this, but then I didn't, but I might still? Anyways, What are your guys's favorite (fictional?) speeches, or dialogues? I ask because my next illustration assignment in one of my classes is to make a 3-5 page comic, and I want to do something with a more "serious" tone. Which is not to say serious per se, but my teacher is big into the alternative comics scene and I think is expecting us to be really outwardly goofy and nonsensical about whatever we make. Think something you might see in a Cartoon Network show nowadays. I want to stray away from that.
So I'm looking for good dialogues or speeches to adapt. I thought about using scenes/lines from One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, but I already did something with that book in a previous semester, and I don't really read often enough to have a big enough selection of literature to choose from. And I can't think of anything particularly good to use in Hyperion.
I checked some other movies like Pulp Fiction and Inglorious Basterds because QT is pretty good at "quotable dialogue," for lack of a better word, but the stuff in there is kind of hard to work with. I'm also currently looking at this scene from the green mile:
I also considered maybe doing the lyrics from sons of fate by The Protomen? But really I don't have much to work with.
If I can't find any particularly inspiring material then I'll just do something original but if anyone knows of any favorite moments in one movie or another I'd love to hear them.
Roy's final speech at the end of Blade Runner is one of my favorites.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_saUN4j7Gw
And Stanley Kubrick movies are full of fantastic scenes.
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If only I got dating advice like that in high school >.> It's painful looking back on those train-wrecks. Thankfully I've heard similar things since, but haven't had a chance to try out superior dating technique during these college years. I've had so many other things to do like saying I want a career in art and then not practicing outside of class. Not the best excuse, but I work with what I have.
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I know that Necropolis is familiar with Patlabor (at least the OVA and the first movie) and that he enjoys them a lot, but I'm sure he can elaborate on that himself. As for the movies, despite not having seen them, I know for certain that they don't exist in the same continuity as the 47 episode TV series.The movies are sequals to the original 7 episode OVA from 1988. The TV series and the second OVA are in their own seperate continuity. If you want to just watch the movies, I'd recommend watching the 7 episode OVA first. Also, don't feel afraid about how old the shows/movies are. I've seen a ton of anime from the 80's, and the original Mobile Suit Gundam (obviously one of my favorites) is from 1979. Age has no relation to quality or pacing. Just keep in mind Patlabor does prioritize characters over robot action. If you're wanting to watch an explosion-fest, Patlabor won't scratch that itch.
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I know a thing or two myself about being disappointed with one's life and writing up big confessionals to get it all out there. And I can identify pretty well with what Teto is going through (except for the hair bit...) but I have made some serious progress in recent years. Stepping into college life has forced me to face my crippling fear of people, but has far from fixed the problem. But making any progress is a reason to stay hopeful. You can have a kool-tacular life ahead of you, Teto. I think it's pretty safe to assume you wouldn't share these feelings if you didn't accept the possibility of real, life-changing help coming from it, no matter how small the chances. Just don't give in to apathy and things will get better. Not perfect, but better. As a work-in-progress myself that's all I can say.
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Will there be evidence later in the anime to suggest what may have happened in history to change events and make a universe like this one? If so, I think it will have to do with that beginning statement, "the nazi party came to power." Aside from that, everything is just speculation. But it's something I'm going to be watching for.
I'm personally a fan of the theory (which I may have just made up) that good ol' Nazi Superscience created the original life-fiber technology, which then gave the Axis powers the winning edge. I want to believe the nazi party line wasn't just throw-away exposition to cement the Kill la Kill world apart from ours, but it I won't let my hopes for such a reveal get too high.
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People said I looked 20 when I was 13. Maybe Shaq is physically precocious too, or suffers from accelerated aging, or maybe he hides his baby-face behind some kind of hairstyle that involves a wall of bangs. But these are all far-fetched theories. The world may never know.
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I'm currently watching Kill la Kill, Watamote, Gundam Build Fighters, and Gundam ZZ. Been loving Kill la Kill so far. The animation is perfectly fitting, the humor's spot-on, and I love the references to other anime to death. When Mako made the sign of the Ide from Space Runaway Ideon I was sold on her.
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Sure thing, man. J-just anything but the Mii O_o Sure is a... uh, a nice thread we got here. Yup.
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Don't worry, Estrada, I'm also kinda new here and can't think of meaningful contributions to post most of the time. My ability to lurk is spectacular.
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I've only played the Wii version and had no idea the game had been mirrored from the Gamecube until months after I beat it. But I see why it was mirrored and really enjoyed the motion controls (except for the move to reflect attacks with a shield. That was nearly impossible >.<)
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Glad to see people enjoying the books and the show here. I'm caught up both on books and the series. Guess I might as well list my favorite characters too, although this list is likely to be different every time I think of it because of the sheer amount of good characters:
1. Jamie
2. Sandor Clegane
3. Brienne
4. Jon Snow
5. Barristan Selmy
Season 4 might be my most anticipated season so far. Considering the events from Storm of Swords that season 3 didn't get to, season 4 will likely be nothing but one intense, jaw-dropping paradigm shift after the other.
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That is indeed what I was going for. Although I cannot confirm or deny my own presence in the new Smash Bros. game
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Yo, forum people. I've already posted a couple of times but suppose I might as well make this formal. I don't have a ton of experience with forum communities, so I might not be very quick to post at first.
As for my Zelda experience, I don't have a lot. I've played through Twilight Princess and all but the last dungeon of Majora's Mask. I definitely want to play more eventually.
I have a couple of friends on this site already and think I'll enjoy it here
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I absolutely adored Pacific Rim. It was gorgeously shot so the action was clear and easy to understand what was happening. The acting, while often scenery-chewing, was generally good to alright. The plot was easy to follow. And the Jaeger's felt believably huge and powerful. But most importantly it is the first successful attempt at a big-budget, live-action Giant Robot movie in the Japanese style.
It also doesn't hurt that Mecha is my favorite genre of anime and Pacific Rim was filled with nods and winks to famous Mecha anime and Kaiju movies. Sahaqiel is pretty on the money about the Eva references, and the rocket elbow was definitely a nod to Mazinger, but there was even more to the influences than that. The pilot helmets of the Russians look significantly like the head of a Scopedog from Armored Trooper Votoms. Del Toro has said the Japanese Jeager that Stacker piloted had a design influenced by the Guncannon from Mobile Suit Gundam and that Cherno Alpha was partially inspired by the Zaku, also of Gundam fame.
It was a big, dumb action movie, but, excluding Evangelion and Gunbuster, most popular robot anime about fighting giant monsters are big, dumb, explosive, silly stories too. I'm actually glad Pacific Rim didn't try to be too thoughtful or deep and was just a fun time. If I have complaints it's that the humor was pretty hit-or-miss and the characterization was thin. Even so, it's definitely my favorite movie of the year so far, even if I would never argue it was the best.
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You got a pretty good tutorial going here, Sahaqiel. I'm not terribly familiar with Animal Crossing or Runescape, but, being an arts (and not really crafts) guy myself, I still see how cool the process is. Even if they suck at the moment, the mistakes with these kinds of projects tend to end up being as valuable as the successes. I can't wait to see the final product
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I've watched 4 episodes of Steins;Gate so far. I'm really digging it so far, and I'm not even at the point where I've heard things start to "get real."