I think you’d have to pick something more geared towards children as books for older people will potentially be too narrowly focused or infused with cultural or regional influences.
Something like the giving tree has some good staying power and discuss concepts that should be beneficial across time/cultures/religions.
I had a sushi burrito once, it was pretty good.
I think the paying for everything before they really even met is a little odd, but it matters on how it was done.
I mean, I think you explain the reasoning in your own comment, the writing (at least in the English translation for me) was so rough that I couldn’t get into it. I can’t say I hated it, I just never got far into it because it couldn’t keep my attention.
I’m surprised to hear someone say the poor writing was a plus for them. Why did that make you enjoy it more?
I can understand not liking Waiita (sp?) humor/direction. The issue with Thor 4 was the Waiita was even less restrained, I think audiences mostly liked a touch of his humor/direction in 3, but it was way too much in 4.
Essentially, what you probably hated in 3 was dialed up even more in 4.
If youre talking about frozen pizzas, many of them to tell you to put it right in the rack.
I think this is the first Sequel trilogy fanart/comic I’ve come across organically.
It’s the eyes, isn’t it
This was one of the most Pixar feeling Pixar movies in about a decade.
Like many any media tied to a specific culture, it assumes a familiarity with the culture - in this case shinto beliefs and japanese folklore. If you’re unfamiliar with those things then a lot of the rules and situations seem to be random and come out of nowhere.
A similar scenario would be like watching Scream or Scary Movie without having seen the movies they make references to. You might still enjoy the movie, but without the context of the films they satrize/parodize you won’t fully appreciate what the movie is doing.
It makes it an understandable criticisim, accesibility of a movie is a valid complaint. However, I don’t think it’s one that necessarily reflects on the quality of the movie, but rather is a warning about who will appreciate it.
I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted for your opinion.
Personally, I don’t think you’re wrong, but that’s also not really the point of the movie. It’s not trying to make a spiritual world with hard rules per se. It’s more about growth and uses the spirits to set the stage for conflicts for the main character to overcome (with the consistent stake of losing herself/her identity)
Like many studio ghibli films, it’s about facing pivotal times in our lives and overcoming fears so we can better face the challenges of everyday life.
My neighbor Totoro has the kids moving to a new place and dealing with a sick parent, spirited away is about moving to a new city, whispers of the heart is about first love and how to decide what to do with your life, Kikis delivery service is about heading out into the world. In many of these movies, the fantastical is used to present these challenges in a more approachable way, but the “stakes” are almost always internal and personal.
For those curious:
Currently in post and said to be rooted in Scandinavian folklore, The Punishing is set on a remote Icelandic island “where a man miraculously recovers from a terminal illness—but his wife soon discovers the land’s healing powers come at a terrifying price”.
https://deadline.com/2026/05/john-boyega-cara-delevingne-horror-punishing-first-images-1236914444/
I’m not familiar with how womens rights developed in Hungary, but even from the Wikipedia page it says:
The series satirizes and parodies sexism, with many of the strips involving Jucika navigating unwanted attention from men and her efforts to get the better of it.
To me that’s a strong indication that the strips are supposed to be critiquing sexism, which means there is a message. Maybe Hungary was more progressive at the time, but in most of the world in the 1950s women had a rough time of things. Showing a strong female character who frequently outwits the men (and sometimes women) around her would definitely be seen by many in that time period as being pro-women/women’s rights.
Just some timelines to support my stance:
Edit: My main point being, just cause it doesn’t feel progressive today doesn’t mean it wasn’t back then.
I’m upset that Honor Among Thieves wasn’t considered a bigger success, it was a lot of fun.
I also use audiobookshelf in a weird way. I use it to read Manga and comics on my phone/e-reader.
While the folder structure it uses is a bit convoluted, the UI and apps are great.
Yeah, I think we may keep photoshopped in the vernacular to describe real photos that have been edited.
There is a big difference between edited and completely fabricated.
I’ve been curious about them in the past, what’s the quality of the picture on the?
How much work was it to set all that up and how much did it cost? I’ve messed around with home assistant, but found the upfront cost (in time and money) a bit high for automating a handful of things.
Haha, I came here to say the same thing. Basically the average person (at least in the US) will probably be overweight (4 in 10 adult men are obese in the US - https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data-and-statistics/adult-obesity-prevalence-maps.html)
Add in any other negative factor (smoking, drinking, misogynistic) and you’re probably covering 60-70% of the men in the US!
I’ve made myself sad with data :(
They didn’t originally, but at least in Europe they started getting some “monopolistic” threats and started to split it up. I’m not sure if they split them for all countries/markets and am too lazy to look it up right now.