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Today, I'll talk about the things I've viewed this month that have really stole my heart:
Breaking Bad
Shut up. I know, I'm late... Extremely late... Hush...
Anyway I FINALLY finished Breaking Bad during my Spring Break, and IT. WAS. SUPERB.
I had pretty much all of the 5th season to watch, and toward its end, I was completely engulfed (per usual when I've decided to have a Breaking Bad marathon). Every time Netflix had a grace period between episodes, I'd yell "NOOOOOOO!! MOAR!! NOW!"
It's only natural.
The whole series was great, and the end was a roller coaster and masterpiece. I am over-the-moon about this work of art and every spec of brilliance involved in it from start to finish.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
This is another series I finally finished this month. I realized in the midst of a Netflix marathon that the whole show wasn't on Netflix.
A big ol' FAT "boooooooo."
Once my laptop was fixed, I went ahead and looked up the last chunk of episodes when I had the time. It was a very good choice to make, because the further it went along, the more I fell in love.
The ending was good, but I was honestly taking everything in because it's just such an awesome series!
In a nutshell (as best as I can describe), the show's about two young alchemists (people who can take chemistry matter, rearrange its molecules, and create something else or remold it) who try to bring their dead mother back. Bringing someone back from the dead is thee ultimate alchemist taboo, and they pay dearly for it.
So they go on a journey to find a way to make things right, and learn if it really is possible to bring back the dead.
My synopsis doesn't do the show justice at ALL. Each episode layers into more thought-provoking, and philosophical levels of awareness. The characters develop beautifully throughout, and there's plenty of twists and turns, and even tears (I've lost count at five... I've cried at least five times watching this series).
I'd highly recommend it! (P.S. I'd advise you to watch the first four episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist first, to kind of grab you in from the get-go and explain things a bit faster in the beginning, THEN start watching Brotherhood from start to finish. I did this on accident and loved the route it took me)
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| source: google images |
This picture may not be giving the show its full effect... So here's my two favorite theme songs from the whole series (including what I've seen of FMA):
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Loooooove it!
The Last of Us: Markiplier's Gameplay
So I'm into well-written zombie things now.
The Last of Us is a plot-heavy, moving, brilliant, video game (on the PS3 counsel) about the zombie apocalypse.
I know. My generic summary equals BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, SAME OL' ZOMBIE ISH. But wait! The reason I love this Let's Play so much is that it's so rich in its storyline. The characters develop, and are flawed. They aren't heroes... They just are trying to survive and make the best decisions during their conflicts (if they have a say in the matter, that is). I love how "statistic-y" this storyline is with its different kinds of zombies (bloaters, clickers, people that are newly turning, etc) and their ambiguous reasons for why each zombie exists as they are.
Markiplier's commentary throughout keeps the watchers engaged with the story line, too. He brings up points and short discussions throughout his gameplay (I watch him all the time anyway, so there's that bias).
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| Things are getting.... Sad. (source: youtube screenshot) |
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| A clicker is a-comin'! (source: youtube screenshot) |
There's no slow start to this game. It kicks-off with a knee right in your feelings. And hey, if you'd rather watch the storyline and not Markplier (weirdo), then there are people on youtube who've recorded all of the cutscenes and played straight through with no interruptions to keep the story streamlined. Some people have it on easy, some had just the cut scenes... I'd suggest watching the one a little over 6 hours if you'd rather not hear commentary and not miss anything.
And if you'd like to skip all of this, there's been news for an actual movie based on this game in the making!
Ermo (1994)
I came across this movie on Netflix and the one-word, unknown, name caught my eye as well as the crazed-looking lady on the thumbnail.
Reading the synopsis, I found out that the movie is a satire on Western consumerism. A "keeping up with the Jones'", if you will.
Set in rural China, a lady named Ermo tried to make a living for her sick husband and little boy by selling twisted noodles on the street. Her "advertisement" for her twisted noodles becomes a mantra throughout the film.
Eventually, she gets a ride with a neighbor into town, and finds the biggest TV anyone around has ever seen.
Knowing her neighbor/rival even has a TV, she wants to get one, too (and stop her boy from going over to her neighbor's hour to watch television).
It becomes her focus. Her obsession as her husband worries about her priorities when he wants to put their money into their house instead.
How does this story end? Does she make the money? What kind of mess does Ermo get herself into while being possessed by consumerism?
Watch and find out-- sucked me in deeper than I thought it would. Couldn't bring myself to turn it off once it got a few minutes it.
I'm glad I finished it.
A little lengthy, but I hope you guys have enjoyed my favorite viewables for this month!
I'll try to get the next category up sometime this week. More-than-likely food'll be up next. ;)
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