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If anyone has any video essays (or just any video) you like or meaningful or cool or beautiful... this is it! Come and talk about it!...write about it. lol I made this topic to talk about this video I'm about to show you. In fact, I just finished watching it. And I might also share other video essays that are meaningful to me. Maybe others will join me. Maybe it'll just be me here, who knows. Here's the vid { The movie in the vid is "A silent voice" , the vid also have spoilers for the movie, so if you wanna watch it, be careful, I think alot of people might have seen this movie already....} Thinking about the video made me remember earlier today I went to college with my friend and we ate and talked together, after the day was over and I walked back home, I actually smile, some other times too! And it made me think some parts of me and my life and probably anyone in the world too, can relate to the feelings in the video and the movie. I haven't watched it in along time, I remember watching it with my sister tho, when I was younger, but I didn't pay much attention to the values that the movie offers. But now,... I think what is said in the video (also the message of the movie) is true. I had some good days, some bad days, some terrible days, maybe you too. And at some point, I felt tired and miserable. I lost friends, one friend who I thought was close to me but wasn't. The environment, the people, it's just too much. But there are times where I smiled, I felt genuinely happy. Now I have new friends, friends who might look at me for who I am, acknowledge me, not treating me like some bystander... Maybe they'll stabbed me in the back one day but who knows. (the definition of a friend or a best friend or a true friend is always so uncertain...) What I gathered for myself was that I'll always look back at the happy times, and from there I'll hopefully look forward to a life that is worth living, and at the present, I'll always keep trying. I gotta make time to watch this movie again, I'll probably cry. Edit: if you can, please watch the movie, it is beautiful.

just sharing one of my fumos with you guys! just a silly little tenshi fumofumo :D as if i had to share it through safari that’s where i got the pic

he's simply out there making people happy

Sorry I didn't get to this initially, I needed time to watch the video. It's well presented and organized, and uniquely personal, which makes it especially effective in communicating the theme of the film its reviewing. It's difficult for me to engage with it too well, though, as I'm lacking sympathetic perspective. Remember that the purpose of a story is to make its message relatable; a story portrays the understanding of the storyteller, who themself is capable of being right or wrong. I can appreciate the masterful way in which this particular story is told (and believe me I do), while also judging its message independent of its delivery. I do not believe the value of one's life is in either themselves or in their worth to others; rather, I understand each and every person to be a special creation of God, loved by Him, and therefore transcendentally valuable. Now, to the thread subject: I love video essays, as they often serve to explain the appeal something has to others when I either can't or have no interest in experiencing it myself (Internet Historian, Pyrocynical and Bricky are some good examples). Other times they can help deepen my appreciation for something I already enjoyed. Story theory and music theory are major hobbies of mine, and a major area where the two overlap is musicals. Sideways is one of the best in this field when it comes to analysis and commentary, both for his presentation and his original theory work (please check him out: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideways440). But in the interests of linking only one video to this post for sake of emphasis, I'm going to prioritize Joseph Anderson's The Villain of Edith Finch. If you haven't heard of Joseph Anderson, he's known for his professional-level analysis of story and game design. This particular video wasn't the first I saw from him, but undoubtedly had the biggest impact on how I viewed games as a storytelling medium.

once i wrote a story about a nice witch fighting against the little red riding hood who started a tyranny in the forest i never got past the brother bear scene.

One of my favorite version of this song. While it sounds completely different from the original. They managed to take parts of the original song and make it into something so cool, but still keeping the same vibe.

morning guys

A very happy song followed by a very sad song

For something more relaxed this week, I'm going with Superliminal, a perspective puzzle game. I'm rather fond of these sorts of experiences (e.g. The Witness and Manifold Garden), and this is probably my favorite take on the genre so far, primarily because there's an actual thematic direction resembling a story. The music is mostly minimalist jazz composed by Matt Christensen, establishing a relatively calm (but not always comforting) mood throughout, even for the more tense moments.

my tummy hurts fsr :/

kikuo and hanatan collab need I say anything else?