I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from the recently released teaser for the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie; I’d already heard plenty of thoughts – mostly negative – about Chris Pratt’s casting as the titular red-hatted plumber, but not a lot else. The fact that Twitter’s greatest concern following its release centred around the dude’s backside – or lack thereof – was certainly intriguing. IGN even posted a poll about viewer’s reactions, where possible answers including ‘I am upset’, ‘I am very upset’, ‘Representation is good’ and ‘I feel nothing’.
Continue reading “Super Mario Bros. Movie Teaser Trailer – Thoughts and Reactions”Blade Runner 2049 at 5: Defying the ‘Chosen One’ Trope
They’re special. They have a destiny. They’re going to through some tough times across their narrative arcs. Ultimately, however, you know they’re going to succeed and prosper. Because they’re ‘chosen’.
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Yes, our resident Nook meister, that greedy raccoon, bears more than a few similarities to the annoying orange. He loves that dollar (or, in this case, bells), and no doubt received a small loan of one million bells from his father in his younger days (more like 60.7 million bells, eh? If this reference receives a tumbleweed reaction, check out cnbc’s 2018 report on The Donald to get some more context). It’s also fair to say that he’s a bit on the portly side, no doubt because of excessive drinking habits and an unbalanced diet. Too many apple tarts and frosted pretzels, methinks.
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You know that ending. You remember that ending. You remember the infuriating rage at not being provided with a clear-cut answer. Is it a dream? Or is it a reality? Why can’t you just show us if the totem fell or not, dammit? Christopher Nolan won’t let you know conclusively, so you’ll just have to come up with a load of wild theories and post them on the internet. These are readily available to analyse, of course. Maybe it’s Mal’s dream that Cobb is inhabiting. Maybe Ariadne’s manipulating the dream. We don’t know for sure.
Continue reading “Minimalist Moments: Inception”Jackie, Spencer, Blonde: A Trilogy of Trauma
I’ve been reading various books by the talented Scottish writer Dorothy Dunnett over the past few years. The copy of the book I’m currently reading (The Disorderly Knights) was bought and originally read by my maternal grandmother, who I unfortunately never really met. These books were then read by my own mother, and now by me.
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