I finished Allegiant ! To be honest, there are some parts of the book that made me want to rip the character's throat out but I am not that disappointed with the book.
If you haven't read the book. There may have contains spoiler here. You have to admit it that Veronica Roth has guts to kill off one of the important characters. There are many people who complains about why did Veronica had to kill off Uriah. I think what she wanted to do was to give Tobias a sense of grief, to make him realise that sometimes don't let your anger cloud your judgement. He was angry and he made a wrong choice. He ignore advices gave by Tris and suffer the consequences.
Despite how long the relationship has been going on and how much shit Tris and Tobias go through, you might think that they will be more trusting of each other. But nooo, they fight about different opinions like seriously can you sit the hell down and discuss this problem.
The storyline just gets more complicated with its Genetically Pures and damaged but this explains how some people are exactly the way their factions are. There are disappointments in the book but I think what people focus most of their anger on is the fact that she killed off Tris. (SPOILER. SORRY.) You have to give her the benefit of doubt. I for one absolutely understand the reason why Tris did what she did because she loved her brother and she doesn't want her brother to sacrifice himself so he could receive forgiveness from her. "Abnegation have teachings about this, you know. About when to let others sacrifice themselves for you, even if it's selfish. They say that if the sacrifice is the ultimate way for that person to show you that they love you, you should let them do it. " I think this line said by Tobias was what made Tris did what she did.
You would think Tobias will bloody grow up and learn from his mistakes but no, he just keep committing stuff without thinking about it thoroughly like seriously can you not do that ?!
The book had pissed me off and made me cry. I still can't figure out whether it is a good book or not but it had definitely made me sad. I can't really pinpoint what make me angry about the book so this post looks like it is more of a compliment for the book. Hah, sorry :/
Legend of Korra: Book 2: Spirits just ended like on Saturday ? I just finish watching it today so yeah. I AM STILL CONSUME OVER THE FEELS THEY GAVE ME AND IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 12 HOURS AND I STILL HAVE SO MUCH FEELS.
Jinora was so brave and just so perfect. I am absolutely love her character. Can I get more of her screen time in Book 3 ?! The writers should seriously stop giving Asami so much grief like what the hell no stop. I don't know what to say about Mako, like seriously, he is being such a class A dick. I think he is kind of a huge douche so yeah. (sorry but not sorry.) I am honestly so glad Makorra is over, I am not sure others are feeling the same way as I am but I think Korra needs to get herself away from the love drama and grow as a person.
What I absolutely loved about the finale is that Korra finally look at herself as Korra and not Avatar Korra. She let the Avatar title get to her head last time and when she realise that being an Avatar is not all she is, she grow as a character. Korra who for her whole life dream of being a good Avatar, use her own spirit powers to save the world. I thought that was good. And the fact that Korra actually takes her time to think things through. In the past she will always be rash and crazy but in the end she realise that maybe closing the spirit portal is a bad idea and actually think it through. I am just so proud ajgajkfhgkjdsh
I think the scene that really show Korra's character development was the part when she immediately said sorry to Desna and Eska about Unalaq. Instead of celebrating, she apologize to them for not being able to save him. She genuinely felt guilty for not saving Unalaq.
Korra accepted that she was in an unhealthy relationship and broke it off. THAT TOOK SOME SERIOUS GUTS OKAY ?! Korra really likes Mako and to let it go just made me super proud of her.If Korra kept pressing on about their relationship, they will only end up hurting each other. Korra needs time to grow up even more and being in such an unstable relationship will just affect her. And Tenzin ! He also realise that it is not his job to complete his father's legacy. All Aang wanted was Tenzin to be Tenzin but Tenzin misunderstood but the finale really make Tenzin became more clear of his destiny and help Korra in her destiny too.
I have deep respect for Asami. Like seriously. With all the shit going on with her life, she pushed everything away to help Korra, to help the world. Just wow. Big applause man. I really do hope she gets a happy ending...
The ending was good. I was really pissed at the beginning of the Book 2 but I am pleased by the ending. I ended up shouting very loudly when Vaatu was attacking Raava and all the past Avatar's connection disappear. I think I even cried. I really don't know whether I can hold off till Book 3. I need it now lkfjlaskjgif
Seriously though, am I the only one who thought of Shingeki no Kyojin when Vaatu and Korra as fighting in giant form ?
My writing is horrible in this post. Oh my god. What happen to me ? Anyway, I am rewatching Young Justice again just so I can cry even more. ( hahaha what am I doing to myself )
I will end here before I blind you with my horribleness.
Monday, November 18, 2013
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Days wasted.
Hello guys ! I am back from my trip to Bali. It was a nice trip. Saw a lot of beautiful scenery, ate a lot of good food and generally had fun. This few pictures are the only one I could take and I hope it is at least acceptable.The place I went here has some strong waves and it was really calming. The height didn't really help me though as I am afraid of heights (which is super ironic as I want to be able to do some serious cool ass parkour)
I also ate at a restaurant on the beach. It was so beautiful and we managed to catch the sunset. Although I didn't get to go and dip around the ocean, I am hoping next time I will be able to come Bali again and hopefully know how to swim at that time. (embarrassed that I can't swim haha)
I also ate at a restaurant on the beach. It was so beautiful and we managed to catch the sunset. Although I didn't get to go and dip around the ocean, I am hoping next time I will be able to come Bali again and hopefully know how to swim at that time. (embarrassed that I can't swim haha)
That is all the pictures I have. I didn't really get to take a lot of pictures as I was feeling quite unwell during my trip but you just have to make the best out of it, am I right ??
So anyway, during my leave of absence, I manage to finish Shingeki No Kyojin. I downloaded the episode every week when it first release and was planning to watch it at that time but with how exams going around and me being impatient for needing to wait a new episode every week made me wait till the season was over before I watched it. I can tell you that I am impressed, very impressed.
Just a short summary, Shingeki No Kyojin/ Attack on Titan is a anime set one hundred years prior to the beginning of the story, giant humanoid creatures called the Titans force humanity to retreat and stay hidden in a system of concrete walls. The walls protected the humans for 100 years until one day, a 60 meter titan decided that that day was perfect to knock down the walls surrounding/ protecting the humans. Story is mostly surrounding a guy who wants to fight back against the titans and realising that he can transform into a Titan. ( Kinda a typical story if you ask me. )
The storyline was perfectly enough to make me want more of it. As a viewer , I really appreciate a good storyline ( I think I said it before) and a good storyline is one of the main reasons that makes me come back to a TV series or a book series. It did felt a little rushed for me though but netherless I enjoyed it.
The characters are good. Hajime Isayama did a really good job in portraying how some humans are ignorant or cruel or just plain nice. It really make you notice that there are too some people like that in real life. The cruelty in life is portrayed nicely in the manga/show. You are shown how some people moans, cries, get angry because of their situation. You are shown how most people handle their fear and those who doesn't. There are also those characters that only thinks of themselves and gets you all riled up even though it is just a show because of how true the character is to some real life human beings. Though the ability of some of the characters are a little unrealistic but whatever I guess. It is nice to gawked at people's awesome abilities too. There is a nice amount of character development in the TV series but of course it is not completely finished as the manga is still going on. And that is what keep me coming back for more. The relationships between some of the characters made me so emotional and kept my hand busy with clutching my pillow in fear and sadness. This is because some of the characters that they made you love them dies and you are left with their lover or their family being all shitty sad and you are just there weeping.
The series did a good job portraying helplessness and realistic emotions. The anime is quite gruesome so if you can't handle it, I don't think it is a good idea to watch it but hey hey you never know if you never try right ? The soundtrack for the show is perfect. Most of the time, once I hear the opening and closing song in the first episode, I would skip it in the other episodes but I found myself not skipping it and just sitting down with the earphones on jamming to the music.
The animation was good and different compare to all those other animes I watched. It looked realistic with what how a person, a normal person would look like. It shows one's emotions really well and you can find yourself laughing at some of the titan's design though after a while, you will probably be petrified with what the titans did. The gruesome part wasn't some lame attempt , in fact, it was quite realistic. It is also nice to see the art of the character are based on their family. As you can see the main character Mikasa has black hair, light skin and black, calming eyes , which is typically how a Asian look like. It makes the anime more realistic you know. (Mikasa is a mix of Japanese and American but you get what I mean right ?)
I can see why it is the most anticipated anime show this year and why everyone is so crazy over it. I find myself getting crazy over it too. Almost everywhere I go, I will definitely see it or hear some people talk about it. It is a anime that I will rewatch in the future. I am now catching up with the manga as the manga is faster than the anime (duh! ) and it will keep me restrain enough for season 2 (if it is coming out, it is not confirmed yet.) Animes are usually one of the reasons people can excited for the manga and yea, if the guy in charge was planning to get more people into his manga by making this show, well, he did a great job in it.
I am not going to bother giving an overall rating as I suck at giving those because I always can't make up my choice between this number or the other. But it is definitely an anime I recommend people to watch.
I am finishing up Allegiant now and so far, not really happy with it. We'll see how it goes.
I feel like I am being so obnoxious this few days so let me just hide in my room and not talk to anyone until I learn to stop being so obnoxious. Yeap. The perfect plan !
Anyway, I leave you with an awesome video on this guys who made a real life version of Sokka's meteorite sword from REAL meteorite. Hella rad.
I am going to go try sleep off this sudden obnoxious attitude off. Yeap. See you at the next post !
Saturday, November 2, 2013
The Guide
I just can't. This week's episode is just....
I was so happy when I saw Korra appearing in the Air Temple and how she became so mature and rational. I just want to cry over how Wan influence Korra to be a better Avatar. SO PROUD I TELL YOU.
Then Mako appear with Asami and I was like "dafuq Mako, YOU AND KORRA JUST BROKE UP ONE WEEK AGO. HOW MUCH OF A DICK YOU CAN BE ?" I used to like Mako so much but now I am just like whatever. I ain't even going to say anything about this because the storyline is expanding so well I just don't want to even bother talking about it. I think with all these love triangle shit going on for two seasons, I just have no emotions towards this oh-so-surprising-plot-twist scene. And I thought Korra and Asami finally could starts being friends for once sob sob
Jinora ! She is one of my favourite characters in the series and I was so glad she got more screen time. Jinora finally rise up to her destiny and Tenzin stepped aside for her daughter. That was just a great scene. I also like how Tenzin finally express how pressure it is that he never enter the spirit world before. We heard about how Bumi and Kya feels about not being an airbender and disappointing Aang and how Tenzin is the favourite child. But now in this episode, Tenzin reveals to his siblings how really hard it was.
Although I still can't believe the cheerful Aang from A:TLAB is how they say he was. I do believe that Aang may not pay as much attention to Kya and Bumi compare to Tenzin because of the airbending legacy but they kinda made it sound like Aang was a horrible father. D:
It was hilarious to see Korra being calm and shit when she couldn't enter the Spirit world where else Tenzin is just running all over the place and blaming people. What a twist in characters. HAHAH
I finally know what is Unalaq's deal like I have been confused for the past 3 episodes but now I know why. What a bloody relief.
Korra, let's talk about her. Oh my god, I am so proud of her. She seems more calm and collected. She also seems to be more accepting to the spiritual energy and admits & apologizes for her wrongdoings, this is great, this is just super great because she is maturing to a BAMF. She is changing her arrogance ways for the better kgjladkj. I am beyond excited for the next episodes about her. I hope they don't butcher her beautiful character development. hahaha. I do hope that when Korra goes back to Republic City, she won't go back to Mako. In fact, I wish she will just smile and walk away from all these drama. Frankly, I think she and Asami is better off without Mako. General Iroh and her make a great couple, don't you think ? ;) Or she could just not date anyone because she is a badass chick that need no man to save the world. It would be nice to see that.
I also really enjoy how Korra pushed her break up with Mako to the side because the Harmonic Convergence is more important and she is focusing her duty as an Avatar. It really shows that her character develop so much compare to season 1 when she is just involving herself in this teenage drama and just pining over Mako.
Overall, it was a good episode with a few pissed off moments. Yup. THE PLOT THICKENS. I can't believe I have to wait another week for another episode. Just ughh what a drag.
I will be out of town for a few days so I won't be able to post anything. I apologize for posting so much Korra stuff this past days. It is just omg, I am super obsessed with this TV series now. Sorry :/
I was so happy when I saw Korra appearing in the Air Temple and how she became so mature and rational. I just want to cry over how Wan influence Korra to be a better Avatar. SO PROUD I TELL YOU.
Then Mako appear with Asami and I was like "dafuq Mako, YOU AND KORRA JUST BROKE UP ONE WEEK AGO. HOW MUCH OF A DICK YOU CAN BE ?" I used to like Mako so much but now I am just like whatever. I ain't even going to say anything about this because the storyline is expanding so well I just don't want to even bother talking about it. I think with all these love triangle shit going on for two seasons, I just have no emotions towards this oh-so-surprising-plot-twist scene. And I thought Korra and Asami finally could starts being friends for once sob sob
Jinora ! She is one of my favourite characters in the series and I was so glad she got more screen time. Jinora finally rise up to her destiny and Tenzin stepped aside for her daughter. That was just a great scene. I also like how Tenzin finally express how pressure it is that he never enter the spirit world before. We heard about how Bumi and Kya feels about not being an airbender and disappointing Aang and how Tenzin is the favourite child. But now in this episode, Tenzin reveals to his siblings how really hard it was.
Although I still can't believe the cheerful Aang from A:TLAB is how they say he was. I do believe that Aang may not pay as much attention to Kya and Bumi compare to Tenzin because of the airbending legacy but they kinda made it sound like Aang was a horrible father. D:
It was hilarious to see Korra being calm and shit when she couldn't enter the Spirit world where else Tenzin is just running all over the place and blaming people. What a twist in characters. HAHAH
I finally know what is Unalaq's deal like I have been confused for the past 3 episodes but now I know why. What a bloody relief.
Korra, let's talk about her. Oh my god, I am so proud of her. She seems more calm and collected. She also seems to be more accepting to the spiritual energy and admits & apologizes for her wrongdoings, this is great, this is just super great because she is maturing to a BAMF. She is changing her arrogance ways for the better kgjladkj. I am beyond excited for the next episodes about her. I hope they don't butcher her beautiful character development. hahaha. I do hope that when Korra goes back to Republic City, she won't go back to Mako. In fact, I wish she will just smile and walk away from all these drama. Frankly, I think she and Asami is better off without Mako. General Iroh and her make a great couple, don't you think ? ;) Or she could just not date anyone because she is a badass chick that need no man to save the world. It would be nice to see that.
I also really enjoy how Korra pushed her break up with Mako to the side because the Harmonic Convergence is more important and she is focusing her duty as an Avatar. It really shows that her character develop so much compare to season 1 when she is just involving herself in this teenage drama and just pining over Mako.
Overall, it was a good episode with a few pissed off moments. Yup. THE PLOT THICKENS. I can't believe I have to wait another week for another episode. Just ughh what a drag.
I will be out of town for a few days so I won't be able to post anything. I apologize for posting so much Korra stuff this past days. It is just omg, I am super obsessed with this TV series now. Sorry :/
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