negativekarz

The Harry Potter series just… does not hold up on rewatch once you’re past the age of 10.

Honestly, I’ve watched Better Call Saul to up to season 5 a few times now. It’s really stood up - a helluva lot better than the series it’s based on. Less racism, better writing, better characterization… BCS has honestly ruined Breaking Bad for me. It’s just so much worse when I go back to it in comparison.

The camerawork is consistently better, and the “Mexico” tint filter is gone, and will not be missed. The titular character seems to much more visibly develop into who we come to meet later, rather than being a static character reacting to the events happening around them, which, while technically Walter “transformed” in BB, it felt far less deserved. He seemed always to have been this selfish person, getting rewarded for this, and when punished, others felt it. This isn’t entirely unrealistic, when compared to real life events, but still.

If I had to give both series grades, BB would get a C, while BCS would get an A.

Just finished watching a great flick, Turning Red. A fantastic film about growing up, one that actually delves into topics for females that I don’t think I’ve ever seen a movie intended for people of all ages to consume and enjoy ever even TOUCH upon, let alone address. It made me feel really, really good seeing it. Something that left me with a positive feeling in my stomach, rather than a pit, which is the usual case.

A true classic is the original few seasons of a ton of old kids cartoons. I know the first few seasons of Spongebob Squarepants are actually really good, thematically and storywise.