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Twenty Years of Transformers
After seeing the hideous Gigeresque… things in the new Transformers movie trailer, you’ll need some brain bleach to remind you why you came to love these robots in the first place: they’re solid, relatable, timeless characters. Optimus Prime believes in the sanctity of all life, Megatron believes in aggressively ensuring his people’s future, Starscream is a brilliant asshole whose persistence transcends death, Ultra Magnus is the loyal soldier who’d rather fight than lead (though one version casts him as Prime’s jealous second fiddle, while another casts him as Prime’s brother), Unicron is a god of destruction (in the comics, quite literally), Bumblebee’s the nimble little guy who likes to hang out with plucky little humans, Arcee’s the loyal yet fickle ho with good taste… you get the picture. I don’t see how Michael Bay’s monstrous designs and overwrought animations can convincingly convey such strong personalities. After retching at the new movie trailer, reboot your brain by watching the above tribute to twenty years of Transformers history — the kind no soulless trendy propaganda-filled summer action remake could ever destroy. Click here to continue reading “Twenty Years of Transformers”…
The Melancholy of Gundam SEED Destiny
Ah, two of my favorite recent anime in one AMV: the fourth opening sequence of Gundam SEED Destiny to the tune of Bouken Desho Desho?, the opening theme from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
I swear, Kira Yamato must’ve descended from Haruhi Suzumiya. They’re both frickin’ gods. I could go on and on about these shows’ visions of posthumanity, but I won’t. I’ll just let you sit back and enjoy the video.
Bonus: The difference with Haruhi is she doesn’t know her own power. As the following AMV succinctly points out, She’s Just Oblivious. Click here to continue reading “The Melancholy of Gundam SEED Destiny”…
