Update Blog - 7/4/20 (Patreon)

In North America, I'm sure we've made a lot of noises with our national holidays. I've already done mine with Canada Day, but now it's America's turn to go crazy with blowing things up and having bbqs (while forgetting that they're in a critical moment of the pandemic). But while the festivities are still happening, here's a little recap of my week.

- Released my review of A Silent Voice: Overall, this was a real tough one. Not only to sit through the over 2 hours of heavy reality, but also to produce a review out of it. As it is a Japanese animated feature, it's certainly different than the kind of movies I usually review, but this time, it's more of a slice-of-life kind of feature that also deals with serious issues that is not often talked about, but happens everyday. The most prominent of this is the long-term consequences of bullying and how that can mess up someone's life even more than the person who was bullied. It's totally heavy and really emotionally draining, but it knows how to do it right, so I can't fault it for it because I know what it's trying to say and show me is good for me to understand and learn to know about the world around me. I know that a lot has told me that I should read the manga to know more about the characters outside of what they show in the movie, so I'll consider it if I really need to know the outcomes of all the characters. But still, it's a great movie and I fully get the fanfare behind it. However, next up will be something that will be more in my familiarity of the kind of film I usually review with Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island. It's often been requested, since it is a fan favorite, so we'll see if it holds up after all these years and after so many direct-to-video films Scooby created.

- Finished my upcoming Top 10: While I had a few plans while making this, it did take longer than expected to create this video. But I'm glad I finally got it done and it turned out to be great!...or at least I think it's great. It was honestly a bit tougher than I thought to edit because it took more work to find the different clips I was looking for, make sure they're good enough to use and get the right parts to put in the video itself. That probably took longer than the actual editing. Another thing that was surprisingly tricky and took hours to do was, believe it or not, the thumbnail! It's an art in itself and it tough to find the right balance of simplicity and selling the idea of what I'm presenting. But after cracking it down, I managed to get it right and it should be all set in a few weeks. This will definitely be a lot of fun, so I know I'll be anticipating myself for the release!

- Starting the next part of AL: Walt Disney Animation Studios +: I'm probably late in starting this one, but better than than never. Now that I can move on from the Top 10, I've already taken the first steps in (possibly) completing the Disney Renaissance with the next part of ALWDAS+. I know that I went through the biggest ones, so my prediction is that it can be possible that I can cover up to Tarzan with this one. It all just depends on how big and unique the stories of making these films are. It'll still be a lot of fun though, especially now that we are at the ones where I remember when they were first released back in the late-1990s, so it can be a good motivator to revisit them while working on the video. Anyways, that'll be your clue to what are my main plans are for next week. Better get this one going so that Logan knows what to do with the animations!

And that's been my week of finishing off a big project and moving on to the next one. Hope you're all still staying safe while you're having some summer fun and until next time...

See ya later, dudes!