I just watched an anime film I have been meaning to get to for quite some time. It’s called Dead Leaves and if I had to choose two word to describe it, they would have to be pure insanity. It is the story of some very strange characters who wake up with no memory of their past, which is not very original. It’s been done to death, but the story of Dead Leaves is not where it shines (in fact if it were judged on the merit of its story alone it would be mediocre at best). The art style of the movie is just freeform chaos. It is really refreshing, but no something I could stand for more than the 42 minutes the movie ran. It’s as if the art studio took a bunch of wacked out druggy, otakus and gave them some art supplies and told them to go nuts. I would recommend the movie to anyone who is looking for something a little different who isn’t a stickler on story and is looking for some cool visuals. This is one of those movies where the stereotype of anime having a bunch of flashing colors and lights to cause seizures holds true. Really cool overall, I am not upset having watched it.
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My Year in Lists
I’m about a month late, but I figure we are still in very early 2008 so this is still valid. I am going to give you my top 5 of 2007 in a couple of different categories. I know these are highly debatable topics, but these are the ones that come off the top of my head. Please leave your top 5’s in the comment section. I will gladly take some advice.
Top 5 Albums of 2007
1. The pillows – Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!
2. The Shins – Wincing the Night Away
3. The Office – A Night At the Ritz
4. Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
5. Kevin Drew – Spirit If…
Special Mention: Someone Still Loves you Boris Yelstin – Broom
This album is from 2006, but I just discovered it this year. It is one of my favorite albums ever so please give it a listen.
Top 5 Video Games of 2007
1. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
2. Portal (PC)
3. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
4. Team Fortress 2 (PC)
5. Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
Special Mention: Zelda: The Twilight Princess
This ran into the same problem as above with it being released in 2006. However, this gem was released in December of ’06 so it was right on the cuff. I love the Zelda series with all my squishy organs and muscles.
Top 5 Movies of 2007
1. Juno
2. The Darjeeling Limited
3. No Country for Old Men
4. Paris, je t’aime
5. Hot Fuzz
Special Mentions: Transformers and TMNT
I couldn’t very well place this in the Top 5 because to be honest they probably lack the qualities of a good movie, but they get a mention because these were such a major players in my childhood. I was probably giddier than a school girl when I was watching them. If you grew up with these characters you will love the movies.
These are very subject to change upon further review, but this is a quick list of things that stuck out Please check any of these out, if you haven’t already, and tell me what you think.
I just got through watching Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind yet again. It’s one of those movies that I continually grab more out of the movie the more I watch it. First off if you haven’t seen it you owe it to yourself to go out right now, find it and watch it. Now. It just amazes me how much truth is in it. It really captures the whole love process and the feeling behind it and presents it in such an obscure yet quite charming way. After watching the movie you are just filled with such a sense of hope for the future. Hope for the past. It shows no matter how much something such as love can hurt you don’t want to forget. You can’t forget. For all the bad memories there is at least twice as many good. Personally, I don’t want to forget. There is a really wonderful quote from the movie poster of the Eternal Sunshine that really caught my eye. It reads:
“You can erase someone from your mind. Getting them out of your heart is another story.”
I think that that is pretty powerful and truthful.
Aside from the movie being good the soundtrack is awesome as well. So, why not just go pick up both? I promise you won’t be disappointed. Sorry this post doesn’t have much to do with anything in particular. I just am really impressed by this film. This makes it twice since I have blogged about it. I posted it on my Xanga a while back.
Here is my first post about it from October 8, 2004. Wow, that is so long ago.
“Its 3:15 am and I just got finished with eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. Best love story ever. It now ranks as one of my favorite movies. I highly recommend seeing it. Well that’s all I had to say. I’m off to dreamland.”
I had a lot of previous blogs. I’m going to see if I can’t dig any of this stuff up.