Update Blog - 1/1/22 (Patreon)

Welcome to 2022! It's a brand new year, a the time to let it all out and say PLEASE! LET THIS BE BETTER THAN THE LAST 2 YEARS!!! Admittedly, 2021 hasn't been a good year for me personally, but that doesn't mean I won't end it off right and get things done to fully conclude the year. So, before we start this off of the right foot, let me tell you about my final days in 2021.

- Created & Released my review of Sing 2: I couldn't end without this. I don't want to explain why this would be so late due to my government's restrictions and leave a hole on my Top 5. That's why I ultimately decided that I would drive an hour away to another province so that I can go to one of their movie theaters and watch Sing 2. Some may ask, "Why not just pirate it?" Well, 1. It's unethical and 2. I was curious to try that, but the quality is unwatchable. But in the end, I was able to finish the review and have it released before the year finished. Was it all worth it? For me, yes, at least for my channel and for my Top 5. As for the movie itself...well, it's alright. As a fan of the original Sing, this one was a slightly minor downgrade where it has a bit of the same plot and same issues as before. However, I really did like the animation and the show at the end was epic. What I did not expect is that this movie would gain a surprising fan base, like there are some who LOVE Sing 2 to the point of calling it one of the best of the year. Good on them for loving it, but I did not expect that coming from a non-Despicable Me Illumination movie. Either way, it's done and now I can finally move on to 2022.

- Released the Top 5 Best & Worst Animated Films of 2021: What a year for animation, eh? This was a list where I did my best to be careful, especially with the Best part. I could foretell that my honesty and choices would result in some backlash like when I did not put Spider-Verse at #1 for the 2018 films, so I did all I can to explain myself with the list and still have a little fun with it too. But because of that, I think I pulled off one of my best Top 5 of the year videos yet. It was actually pretty fun to make this one and I'm very happy with the results that came out, especially using One of a Kind between the numbers. I feel like this is a new testament to my evolution and how I've gone better as a video maker. Not because people generally agree more with my opinions, but because the editing quality have gotten better, my criticisms and analysis have improved and I've learned to be more respectful towards the movies, the filmmakers and the fans. This is all highlighted here and I'm honestly proud of that. At least with my videos, I certainly ended 2021 off with a real bang.

- Working on AniMat's Classic Reviews: Now that I've finally got Sing 2 over with, my conscience feels free and I can finally move forward with my upcoming projects for this new year, starting off with another ACR review. The next one is still coming up. I'm just waiting for Creepy to send me his stuff. In the meantime, I'll continue forward with the one after that. As you're reading this, I'm close to done with finishing up this one and it only needs a few finishing touches and a full revision before saying that this one is complete. This is only to get myself back to working on videos after Christmas. After this, I'll have other different types of projects to work on, so starting with Sing 2 and this to get back into the mindset is a big help. At the very least, I'm moving forward in 2022 with my videos pretty confidently.

And that's all I've got for the rest of 2022. I'm really hoping for a better year with this one. Who knows, maybe some exciting things will happen like maybe another Caillou moment where I end up creating another viral hit or bigger opportunities await me. Even with all the pandemic chaos and political turmoil happening, It's always best to keep your head high and hope for the best. Here's to 2022 and, until next time...

See ya later, dudes!