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Awww thanks so much :)

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Funny Games is very unnerving. Haneke proved his point about the joys of onscreen violence by making a film where very little of that is shown, yet the implication or potential for it makes you sick.

Thanks!!

Thanks a lot Darren, hyd buddy?? It feels like an eternity since we last talked!. Sorry for the late reply, been really busy with job and personal life. I'm pretty much inactive on MAL and discord nowadays as you can notice from the profile lol

Hope everything's going great on your end too!

Yes, I'm feeling better!

In one word, beautiful. I love how deeply Mori's character is explored and dissected throughout the story, not only with text but also with art. It's a common praise but the saying "pictures tell a thousand words" perfectly encaptures the manga's essence. The artist (as well as the author from volume 4) Shinichi Sakamoto is brilliant at expressing emotions just through art. I can name quite a few creative and memorable pages off the top of my head.

When the creepy stalker girl went into Mori's apartment and asked him for his keys, Mori pulled a remote controller out of nowhere and stopped time for himself, then proceeded to write his barrage of thoughts on a piece of paper, trying to figure out what to say. But despite all that, he could not utter a single word in the end and just stood there.

A mitosis cell division occurs (that's how the chapter starts), and Mori is simultaneously conflicted about what to do next: whether he should keep climbing at the risk of his life as well as family, or if he should go back down and not realize his dream despite being so close to it. To showcase his inner conflict, Shinichi draws two Moris in argument with each other, one telling him to go back to his family and another telling him to continue climbing.

Yumi, once a classmate of Mori now turned to prostitution, takes advantage of his meek nature and enters his room. She then gives him a blowjob, in hopes of stealing all his money after doing the deed. Mori is obviously not the most experienced fella when it comes to stuff like this, and to accentuate this, Shinichi draws a giant monster (I think so?) trying to devour him alive.

These are just a few examples. There are a lot more. Pretty much the only reason why I don't think The Climber is a masterpiece is because of the side characters. They act as complete foils to Mori and although I understand why the author did that (the journey is only Mori's after all), some characters like the four dudes that went climbing with him under Ninomiya's supervision, Miyamoto, Yumi, and Takemura are all very poorly written characters and I think the manga would've been even better if Shinichi gave them some depth other than just being utter morons and scumbags.

I see. I'll try to check that out (as well as his other works) when I have time. Based on my initial research, his works are beautiful at least visual-wise.

Interesting. I actually haven't read the one-shot yet. And yeah, I know that there will already be arguments of the anime being better by a mile but even then, how is the source material actually?

Glad to see you enjoyed Look Back

thanks i had a great time as always

Thank you, it really means a lot and yes I did! I hope you're just as hyped as me for Fate/Strange Fake! (✦ᴗ✦)

Excluding the fact that I was sick on the day :(, went just as expected, nothing special. Celebrating birthday is not really a tradition/big thing here. Some people do it, but most of them are like rich upper class. You'd think birthday celebrations shouldn't have to do anything with social status, it kinda does here.

Thanks man!

Yeah, I'm pretty busy with my job, and films are a better time investment when I want to unwind. There are always plenty of recent watches I find interesting; you just need to peruse my diary entries to see that. As for the Substance, I just recently saw it.... that one is WILD! The kind of batshit insanity I only see in European cinema or low-budget schlock. I'm surprised it got the mainstream treatment.