RODAN
Banned deucer.
If you are on twitter you may have seen the hashtag #FlimStruck4 or #GameStruck4 which are basically just ways to show the world the pieces of media that defined who you are as a person.
So I thought I'd bring it here.
If you would like to make a handy little chart you can use this
I'll start this off
Movies that defined me
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From top left
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- Milennium Actress: Most of you know that I am super into anime, and less of you know that satoshi kon is my all time favourite director. I almost decided to put 4 kon movies on here, but ultimately decided against it. The way this film presents the main characters life as a series of vignettes shown through the lens of the films she created is a really inspired move. and the ending is sad as all hell.
- No Country for Old Men: my favourite live action movie, and the movie that got me to start noticing cinematography a lot more. the way every shot in this movie is framed is beautiful, if not eerie. there is a real unsettling tone to this, and it makes for one of the most gripping viewing experiences I've had.
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: this one is mostly nostalgia, but also just truly a great movie. there are so many memorable moments and performances in this film.
- Coraline: this fucking movie. this is the movie that made me fall in love with animation. i grew up watching nightmare before christmas all the time (because my mom absolutely loved it) so stop motion has always been very near and dear to my heart. i honestly can not name a bad stop motion film. coraline, is not, a bad stop motion film - in fact it is one of the most ambitious animated films ive ever seen. there is so much detail and intricacies to this, not to mention the killer soundtrack and creepy aesthetic. this movie should be like 100x more remembered and loved than it is. it pains my heart to see it being forgotten to time.
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Games
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- Marvel vs Capcom 2: This is my favourite game ever. I have played over 5000 hours of it. it is what spawned my love of fighters and since I haven't found a fighter I truly love as much as mvc2.
- Pokemon Red: we are on a pokemon forum, so this is to be expected. but maybe slightly unexpected? I was born too late for red to really be the cultural phenom it was when it first came out (born in 95) but the thing is. my family was extremely poor when i was young, so pokemon red was the only game I had. all my friends were playing RS and I was sitting there with my lvl 100 charizard with fissure/fire blast/fire spin/slash. this story has a sad end as i let a 3rd grader (two years older than me at the time) play my red version, and he caught missingno on my cart and saved. losing all the data i had. epilogue: my family started making more money and i was able to get pearl on release. hell yes gamer win.
- Katawa Shoujo: Don't judge me on this one. I played this game whilst in a deep depression and the way the characters were written in such a realistic and nice way really helped me get through it. You never forget your first playthrough of KS. BTW Lilly is the best girl and i will hear nothing otherwise. thank you
- Okami: this game is the best zelda game ever released. i put so many hours into this game as an early teen, i thought it was just the coolest fucking thing. using a paintbrush as a weapon.. how absurd! also you get to play as a dog, and i love dogs.
Albums
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I'll do this later
anyway! feel free to post your own, i'd love to see what you've got
So I thought I'd bring it here.
If you would like to make a handy little chart you can use this
I'll start this off
Movies that defined me
----
From top left
--
- Milennium Actress: Most of you know that I am super into anime, and less of you know that satoshi kon is my all time favourite director. I almost decided to put 4 kon movies on here, but ultimately decided against it. The way this film presents the main characters life as a series of vignettes shown through the lens of the films she created is a really inspired move. and the ending is sad as all hell.
- No Country for Old Men: my favourite live action movie, and the movie that got me to start noticing cinematography a lot more. the way every shot in this movie is framed is beautiful, if not eerie. there is a real unsettling tone to this, and it makes for one of the most gripping viewing experiences I've had.
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: this one is mostly nostalgia, but also just truly a great movie. there are so many memorable moments and performances in this film.
- Coraline: this fucking movie. this is the movie that made me fall in love with animation. i grew up watching nightmare before christmas all the time (because my mom absolutely loved it) so stop motion has always been very near and dear to my heart. i honestly can not name a bad stop motion film. coraline, is not, a bad stop motion film - in fact it is one of the most ambitious animated films ive ever seen. there is so much detail and intricacies to this, not to mention the killer soundtrack and creepy aesthetic. this movie should be like 100x more remembered and loved than it is. it pains my heart to see it being forgotten to time.
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Games
--
- Marvel vs Capcom 2: This is my favourite game ever. I have played over 5000 hours of it. it is what spawned my love of fighters and since I haven't found a fighter I truly love as much as mvc2.
- Pokemon Red: we are on a pokemon forum, so this is to be expected. but maybe slightly unexpected? I was born too late for red to really be the cultural phenom it was when it first came out (born in 95) but the thing is. my family was extremely poor when i was young, so pokemon red was the only game I had. all my friends were playing RS and I was sitting there with my lvl 100 charizard with fissure/fire blast/fire spin/slash. this story has a sad end as i let a 3rd grader (two years older than me at the time) play my red version, and he caught missingno on my cart and saved. losing all the data i had. epilogue: my family started making more money and i was able to get pearl on release. hell yes gamer win.
- Katawa Shoujo: Don't judge me on this one. I played this game whilst in a deep depression and the way the characters were written in such a realistic and nice way really helped me get through it. You never forget your first playthrough of KS. BTW Lilly is the best girl and i will hear nothing otherwise. thank you
- Okami: this game is the best zelda game ever released. i put so many hours into this game as an early teen, i thought it was just the coolest fucking thing. using a paintbrush as a weapon.. how absurd! also you get to play as a dog, and i love dogs.
Albums
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I'll do this later
anyway! feel free to post your own, i'd love to see what you've got