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Actually, that is not what I wrote. It was harsh of me to come off like that and I most deeply apologize if you really liked that drawing, but try to understand before rejecting. I like to draw (not a whole lot anymore now), and I also like to get into what an artist's intention is. Why? Well, when you do, you begin to see things differently. You can start to really appreciate certain works more than others, and not for vague reasons such as "just because it looks good". Have you done a drawing yourself and later asked why you drew what you did, why you placed the subject here and why the background is the way it is? If not, try it.
I used to produce art in the past without (sensible) reason, and whenever I clean out my room and pull out these half-decade old drawings, I reflect back on whether it has retained any appeal or if it was purely an impulsive desire I fulfilled at the time. Often times I find there wasn't much to value later on, so that opened my eyes up when I see later growing artists doing the same as I probably did. Do I hate myself? I don't really think so, but I think I'd like to see more people share the same enthusiasm for "wanting more" if I may be ever so open-ended.
But if I may pull back on the subject, sometimes I forget fan art isn't the best genre of art where I should expect any art to that level of deepness. In fact, I really ought to stop. But what does that say about all the really good stuff that's out there? Would it not be worth pursuing (as artists and non-artists) to seek better forms of fan art?
Anyway, that's how I like to approach fan art. You may not care enough to think that far into it, but that's where you want to draw your line, that is your choice. Wasn't trying to stop you.
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As I am disk cloning my computer after going 7 years without a backup, I finally got around to finishing the Psycho Pass Movie.
The grand scheme of things was a bit weaksauce for me, but maybe that's because it is difficult to present an enemy as great as Makishima who, along with Akane, can tell you the whole in's and out's of the Sibyl system.
So there was what? 3 different motives behind the scenes this whole time?
The surface, the facade of the play here was that some terrorist came into Japan, Akane goes to Shambala Float because that's where the terrorists reportedly originated. She senses there's more to it than just the military police and guerillas fighting, meets Kogami and observes the guerillas' base camp, and now against Wong for his ruthlessness.
Beneath that, the guerillas aim to put down Shambala Float because they disagree with the methods of creating peace using peoples' hues as a means to distinguish bad people from the crowd.
A layer beneath, Colonel Wong is corrupt. He is brutal with how he deals with people, and has no problems just killing people off for reasons unknown. He's a regular customer for the mercenaries' assassination services, and simply attests "no harm is done if we kill criminals. We don't got the time to contain people, this country is full of dangerous fellows."
A layer deeper than that, Chairman Han was really a way for Sibyl to expand, though Sibyl's plan on expansion does not come as a surprise at this point. Allowing the terrorists in was a way to get Akane out of the way of Sibyl's plan of expanding? Mika said they knew about Wong and his army all being latent criminals, and that while they should've been apprehended a long time ago, they let them be until Shambala Float was complete. I may have missed it, but how does keeping Akane from impeding on the Shambala Float project benefit Sibyl? I had thought Akane had no real concerns with it since it's out side of Japan anyway.... if that was the case, allowing her to venture out of the country wouldn't have really been the solution... I'm a little lost on this part.
I have beef with Colonel Wong (aka Koyomi Araragi). I get that Colonel Wong is going after the guerillas under the context that they're causing them problems, but like Akane observed, outright killing them isn't what law enforcement is about, so my question is what is Colonel's motive of mercilessly killing people? He doesn't appear to resent them for a past doing. He also did hire someone to assassinate an inspector, so clearly he's corrupt, but why is he like this? What is there to gain?
The mercenary group didn't seem to have a big impact on the story either, other than to further enforce the world has become a dog-eat-dog society unlike the peace Sibyl can bring and secure. Though I may have missed something, but to me, they're examples or those who adapt (the way of the world without Sibyl?).
If you watched the first season, you'll recall how we take a trip to see the flaws in the Sibyl system, yet the protagonist who originally disagrees with its ideal eventually decided it's of greater interest for Japan to enforce the system rather than to destroy it. While it is still a system that defies the beauty of individual thought, it has already been so deeply implemented that getting rid of it would probably do society worse. What's nice about this is that even in the movie, while she's still against Sibyl, she still doesn't go against Sibyl (even though she could) but rather influences Sibyl to change on its own. Makishima and Kougami influenced people against Sibyl, Akane influences moral improvement to Sibyl. Both motives aim for a better world where thoughts could be freer, while the execution is performed differently. Code Geass did this with Lelouch and Suzaku, though Geass aimed for a more heroic end, while Psycho Pass (to me) aims to be more tame which IMO is fitting of Psycho-Pass's theme (or style).
The surface, the facade of the play here was that some terrorist came into Japan, Akane goes to Shambala Float because that's where the terrorists reportedly originated. She senses there's more to it than just the military police and guerillas fighting, meets Kogami and observes the guerillas' base camp, and now against Wong for his ruthlessness.
Beneath that, the guerillas aim to put down Shambala Float because they disagree with the methods of creating peace using peoples' hues as a means to distinguish bad people from the crowd.
A layer beneath, Colonel Wong is corrupt. He is brutal with how he deals with people, and has no problems just killing people off for reasons unknown. He's a regular customer for the mercenaries' assassination services, and simply attests "no harm is done if we kill criminals. We don't got the time to contain people, this country is full of dangerous fellows."
A layer deeper than that, Chairman Han was really a way for Sibyl to expand, though Sibyl's plan on expansion does not come as a surprise at this point. Allowing the terrorists in was a way to get Akane out of the way of Sibyl's plan of expanding? Mika said they knew about Wong and his army all being latent criminals, and that while they should've been apprehended a long time ago, they let them be until Shambala Float was complete. I may have missed it, but how does keeping Akane from impeding on the Shambala Float project benefit Sibyl? I had thought Akane had no real concerns with it since it's out side of Japan anyway.... if that was the case, allowing her to venture out of the country wouldn't have really been the solution... I'm a little lost on this part.
I have beef with Colonel Wong (aka Koyomi Araragi). I get that Colonel Wong is going after the guerillas under the context that they're causing them problems, but like Akane observed, outright killing them isn't what law enforcement is about, so my question is what is Colonel's motive of mercilessly killing people? He doesn't appear to resent them for a past doing. He also did hire someone to assassinate an inspector, so clearly he's corrupt, but why is he like this? What is there to gain?
The mercenary group didn't seem to have a big impact on the story either, other than to further enforce the world has become a dog-eat-dog society unlike the peace Sibyl can bring and secure. Though I may have missed something, but to me, they're examples or those who adapt (the way of the world without Sibyl?).
If you watched the first season, you'll recall how we take a trip to see the flaws in the Sibyl system, yet the protagonist who originally disagrees with its ideal eventually decided it's of greater interest for Japan to enforce the system rather than to destroy it. While it is still a system that defies the beauty of individual thought, it has already been so deeply implemented that getting rid of it would probably do society worse. What's nice about this is that even in the movie, while she's still against Sibyl, she still doesn't go against Sibyl (even though she could) but rather influences Sibyl to change on its own. Makishima and Kougami influenced people against Sibyl, Akane influences moral improvement to Sibyl. Both motives aim for a better world where thoughts could be freer, while the execution is performed differently. Code Geass did this with Lelouch and Suzaku, though Geass aimed for a more heroic end, while Psycho Pass (to me) aims to be more tame which IMO is fitting of Psycho-Pass's theme (or style).
But despite all that I can question, I really enjoyed watching it. Akane is such as well designed character who is extremely proficient at her job, but not a powerful-almighty superhero, and when you recall what she was like for the first half of the first season, the development of her character has worked out well. Her complicated relationship with Kogami always keep me interested to see how things end up. It's obvious they have feelings for each other, but they both respect each other despite having opposing ideals, and know when it's best to set aside disagreements in the interest of cooperating.
6/10 because I like the characters that challenge the ideals of Sibyl's ideal and what it's like without Sibyl, but also lacking a solid antagonist(s).
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http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayl...-anime-adaptation-ghost-in-the-shell-20160414
Scarlett Johansson in a live-action Ghost in the Shell.
Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures have announced that production has started.
Rupert Sanders (“Snow White And the Huntsman”) is directing the anime adaption, with lensing taking place in Wellington, New Zealand. *hint hint @SVX*
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Interesting, so that's what she was here for. People were pretty excited when she was spotted roaming.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainmen...-look-at-scarlett-johansson-as-major-kusanagi
According to this it's around a five minute drive from my house.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainmen...-look-at-scarlett-johansson-as-major-kusanagi
According to this it's around a five minute drive from my house.
I'll have to make the trip out there at some stage.
I mean Scarlett Johansson has been known about as taking the role of Major Kusanagi for at least a year, actually closer to two.
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While we're on the Ghost in the Shell matter, it appears DreamWorks tried to use VFX to change characters appearances to be more Asian.
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RWBY got so good when dire things happened.Oh man, the feels for Pyrrha Nikos was had today.
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Anyway... Not exactly anime, but have you guys seen the trailer for Godzilla Resurgence?
I normally could care less about Godzilla, but this looks as epic as one would expect it to be with Anno at the helm.
J/K, Anno's a hack, he's just riding the wonderfully orgasmic coattails of Shiro Sagisu here like always.
Anyway... Not exactly anime, but have you guys seen the trailer for Godzilla Resurgence?
I normally could care less about Godzilla, but this looks as epic as one would expect it to be with Anno at the helm.
J/K, Anno's a hack, he's just riding the wonderfully orgasmic coattails of Shiro Sagisu here like always.
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