Quick Thought: Ultraseven
I just finished watching the second Ultraman series, Ultraseven, and felt I should say at least a little something about it. The goal of my posts is to mostly write about the things I like or find interesting in shows, rather than go negative, so I’ll just mention a few of the issues I had … Continue reading “Quick Thought: Ultraseven”
Quick Thoughts on Godzilla: Singular Point
No specific spoilers, but overall discussion of the series and its narrative approach. This week I finished watching the Netflix co-produced Godzilla: Singular Point anime. I’m not going to write too much about the episodes right now, though I might later on, particularly if I give it re-watch. What I want to address are some … Continue reading “Quick Thoughts on Godzilla: Singular Point”
Kaiju & Competency in Gamera II: Attack of the Legion
Please see my introduction to this series in my previous post. For a summary of this film see the write up at Wikizilla. After the success of Gamera: Defender of the Universe, the same creative team of director Shusuke Kaneko, screenwriter by Kazunori Itō, and special effects director Shinji Higuchi quickly went on to make … Continue reading “Kaiju & Competency in Gamera II: Attack of the Legion”
The Myth of Gamera, A Look at Gamera: Defender of the Universe
This series will be a look at the three Gamera films released from 1995-1999, often called the Heisei Trilogy. I am not going to try summarize the films much. If you have not seen them, you can read about their stories online at sites such as Wikizilla. I also use the jargon of the genre: … Continue reading “The Myth of Gamera, A Look at Gamera: Defender of the Universe”
The Narrative Experience of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
I don’t exactly keep up with current video games, as demonstrated by my only recently finishing the main story of this game from 2017. Spoilers if you haven’t finished it yet yourself. Should a game have a story? Can a game be a story? It’s difficult for a video game to present more than a … Continue reading “The Narrative Experience of Zelda: Breath of the Wild”
