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Showing posts with label comic. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

These times are changing and reshaping into something I can't face

I saw The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (in 2D, non-iMAX, and I-can't-remember-how-many-fps)!  Read on for SPOILER-filled reaction comics~

I started twitching in my seat after 2 hours, but the movie held my attention throughout.  I enjoyed revisiting the rich world of The Hobbit, and appreciated the time lavished on the sets and creatures.  The designs were incredible!  The diversity amongst the dwarves' designs, the shots of The Shire and Rivendell, the gobelins and orcs and trolls and stone giants...amazing!
 
Okay, I had one big issue and it was with the horrific staging during the chase scene where Radagast leads the Wargs/Orcs away from Team Gandalf.  What the hell was going on in that scene?  Back and forth and back and forth, it felt like Team Gandalf was stuck behind the same rock the whole time, even though it was suggested that they were moving.
*Gollum (thanks, Ann)

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Every hour has come to this

(Other reviews: Skyfall, The Dark Knight Rises, Magic Mike, Brave, Prometheus)

I watched Twilight: Breaking Dawn, part 2 last night! Read on for reaction comics. As always, SPOILERS!








So...I actually really, really liked what they did with that battle.  All of  the action and drama of a full-on fight, because you believe it's really happening, and then a conclusion where A) the "villain" or hate sink doesn't need to die*, B) the conflict is resolved through discourse, and C) everyone finds a way to coexist albeit a compromise.  THAT NEVER HAPPENS IN BLOCKBUSTERS YOU GUYS.
*I mean, I guess that Irina did play the hate sink and die....but I'm counting Aro as the main one and the rest of the Volturi as next in line.





Thursday, November 15, 2012

I can feel my feet on the ground

I'm back from Oahu and it was GREAT!  I had this image in my head that Oahu was one giant city, and why would you travel all the way to Hawai'i to just be in another city?, but it was actually the best island experience I've had yet.  There are parks and hikes and tons of nature within walking distance from Honolulu, and some parts of the island look completely untouched.

Here are my travel sketches.  I would clean them up if I had more free time, but I've got to hit the ground running today on actual work-work.  Even if some of these are less-than-legible, I hope you enjoy!




















I looooove the way that the island looks from the water.  The clouds passing over the mountains cast shadows that seem black in contrast to the bright light shining everywhere else.  It made this great layering effect on the mountains, depending on whether the shadows were on the peaks closest to you or further away.


Autobio travel comics:
In hindsight, these sound a little...boastful?  That's not my intention; I just want to remember what we did.  It was an extraordinary trip and it looks like an embarrassment of riches when it's all listed off in one place.