So? It's my list. Why do you care what I put on mine? I listed things that have meaning to me.
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So? It's my list. Why do you care what I put on mine? I listed things that have meaning to me.
Number 1: Everyone has to Play Persona 4. Not only is it one of the best games and stories ever, with emotional ups and downs, but it has a message within it. The game tells you that if you truly want to experience the best the world has to offer, don't just sit in front of your tv, get out there and develop relationships, those who live in a world of escapism are doomed to never be happy. In the end, they are just Shadows of human potential.
2. I don't have a 2, go play Persona 4.
3. Everyone should watch Monk because that show is excellent.
I don't really care? But you weren't answering the question actually posed by the thread, so I pointed that out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jinx
1. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
2. The Waves by Virginia Woolf
3. The Shield, starring Michael Chiklis
*snip*
Not okay at all. ~Shorty
Hm.
Joanna Newsom. Most people are put off by her voice at first, but I don't know many people who have given her a shot - really given it a good shot - and haven't fallen for her to some extent.
Sophie's World. I read it as a child and it was one of the first book that made me really realise how awesome reading was and how it could make you think in new ways. It's full of philosophy expressed in ways simple enough for a child to understand but still complex enough for adults to enjoy and ponder over.
Ahhh I dunno what to put for a third. Saving this space for if something occurs to me later.
1. Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (anime/manga) - My all-time favourite series. Seriously. The dubs are good for nostalgia sake, but the subs and manga are just awesome (if you haven't seen Sailor Stars, then your life is incomplete). Codename: Sailor V if you want to know how it started as well as get more background (and cameos of other characters) on Minako. Seriously. GO AND DO IT.
(Many people dismiss Sailor Moon because of their experience with the dubs, target audience, or because of the titular character, but it really is quite the show and was revolutionary at the time).
2. The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley - You like Arthurian legends? How about female POVs? Something mostly from the POV as a typical villain (Morgainne, Morgan La Fey, acts as the main POV but we also get the views of other characters too)? There is also subtext of paganism v.s. Christianity, religious plurality, roles of women, etc...It is an excellent read, well written, and has some very powerful moments. Most definitely a fantasy classic.
3. TBD...
Yeeeah, I'm actually gonna agree with Spuuky (gasp!) here. The question was more about which things you would recommend that the world hasn't given a fair shot or is generally under appreciated/overlooked, not simply the things you love a lot and you want other people to love too.
Movie: The Hours - I figure most people skipped over this movie because from the outside, it looks boring as hell. I mean, I bet for a lot of people, even after watching it they might think it was boring as hell. But I loved this movie. There was such an incredible quiet beauty to it. I felt like every scene had a stillness and a magnetism to it. The acting was superb. And it was just hauntingly sad at times. It was up for a bunch of Academy Awards but the public as a whole ignored it I think.
Book: Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker - So unless you're a foodie, this book is not going to be on your radar. You would go your entire life without ever hearing about this book. And even if you ARE a foodie, you probably still might have never heard about this one. It's like the less popular cousin of Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential. But it is one of my very favorites. I don't think it was meant to be a comedy exactly, but there are few books where I have laughed so hysterically hard as Heat. It was hilarious, informative, passionate. I loved every bits of it. I kept reading aloud whole passages to Del Murder and dissolving into fits of giggles and telling him to wait, listen, omg it's so funny. Even if you're not a foodie, give this a shot! It's a great read.
TV Show: Alias season 1-2. Oh Alias, I talk about you all the time, but no one ever pays attention to you. It struggled season after season to find an audience, the threat of cancelation always looming. And I don't know why. It was SUCH a good show! The first two seasons anyway. People always talk about the pilot to Lost being all amazing and stuff, and it was, but the pilot episode of Alias is right up there with Lost as being one of the very best I've ever seen on television. Here's a show with a ton of heart, great action, and a female lead that I think is one of the best that's ever existed. I'd place Sydney Bristow above both Buffy and Xena. I adore her.
Updated my list.
1. Album: Tori Amos, From the Choirgirl Hotel. I first heard this album when I was six years old, and literally changed my life. I started me on a 16 year love affair with Tori Amos. Her music in general means so much to me, but this album has so many songs that just move me and have seen me through hard times in life.
2. TV Show: The 4400. Not many people I know have watched this show, and it's excellent. The writing was great, and it's a real shame it was cancelled.
3. Book: Ishmael by Daniel Quinn. The more I read of this book, the more excited I got and it just clicked.
I won't be as arrogant to assume that people cannot appreciate the things I can recommend as I know many of you are capable of having good taste and reason, and that if you don't like something I recommend, it's probably for a good enough reason that you thought of after you gave it a shot. For those who are close-minded or arrogant, these recommendations aren't for you.
Movies: The Graduate - I don't think many people of this generation have actually watched this film all the way through. I could be wrong. It's a lot more than just a film about an affair with an older woman. That's not even the main premise of this film. It's only the hook that dragged people to see it. It's really about desperation in youth and in middle age among other things.
Books: These Children that Run at You With Knives - I know I have mentioned this before some where else on this forum, but I really thought it was funny and it's hard for books to make me laugh. It's technically a collective of short stories with dark humor just the way I like it. Not as thought-provoking as other books I could have mentioned, but that's not the point. I am recommending something that I enjoyed and hopefully a few others will too.
Music: Hoodie Allen - I don't normally like modern rap, or white rappers, but this guy has piqued my interest with his songs like, "Ain't Gotta Work Today", "No Faith in Brooklyn", " "You are Not a Robot" and "White Girl Problems".
I've been thinking about this some more and now I know my number 3.
#3: Clannad (Anime/Visual Novel)
What can you say about Clannad? Does anything need to be said besides that it's infamous for being the most tear-inducing anime of all time? Clannad is what you'd call a "Slice of Life" romantic drama. You basically follow the path of Okazaki Tomoya during his final year of high school. In the Visual Novel, you make a lot of choices that eventually lead to very different outcomes - you meet different people, you interact with them differently, you get different results. The anime adaptation instead goes through nearly every path one by one, making romantic stories into friendship stories if need be. Both of them work quite well although I personally prefer the Visual Novel.
Now what makes Clannad so special? For one, it has a great soundtrack. It always sets the mood by itself and the series/VN makes wonderful use of it. The second and most important reason is the cast. From the childish Fuko to the violent Kyou, Clannad's assembly of characters is thoroughly likeable and they all have very distinct personalities, particularly in the Visual Novel. The female cast greatly outnumbers the male cast, but that's fine. There's just a great time to be spent with these characters and the synergy between them is amazing.
I don't think anyone can deny that the best part of Clannad, by far, is After Story. It's essentially Season 2 as it picks up right after Season 1 ended. It continues the story of one particular path in the Visual Novel and the anime did a good job of making it feel like a part of Clannad rather than a spinoff.
Why would I recommend this to everyone? Well besides the obvious "you will enjoy it", the Visual Novel taught me that you constantly make choices during your everyday life, and every single one of them can have quite an impact. If you let them shape and affect your path, you may end up somewhere you normally had never gone to. Clannad also still has the saddest plotline I've experienced to date and worth going through just for the emotional sensation.
Seriously, if you like anime, go watch it. Or play it. Or both. And if you don't like anime? Doesn't matter, do it anyway.
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