Do you want to make a contract with me, and become a Magical Girl?
Spoilers for that spoiler.
Again, big spoilers for Madoka Magica, for those who don't know where said image was from.
I wouldn't go so far as to call the series scary, but I would certainly call it one of the most unsettling things I've watched in a while, and much of it has to do with Kyubey.
Ignoring the fact that the very concept of Kyubey was direclty taken from HP Lovecraft's works (as is the case for much of Urobuchi's works), the idea of this emotionless creature putting on a permanent grin on its face while falsifying emotions (as well as play upon the emotions of the very girls he's deceiving) is really terrifying. This white fucker claims to not understand humans or the need for emotions, but he certainly understands how to manipulate them both in order to further his own goals.
When the series begins, it looks like Kyubey is this loveable Anime mascot companion, laughing alongside Madoka and the others while promising them lots of fun adventures.
But once things take an immediate turn into suffering town once Mami dies, and we've got Madoka and Sayaka crying into each other's arms while Kyubey continues to keep that same smile...now it looks like he's laughing at them instead. Then there's the notion that he's possibly immortal and could also make your head explode if he wanted to.
The Witches are damn creepy on their own, but Kyubey really makes up the dark undertones of the series. I would personally rank him up there as one of the all-time great monster concepts out there.
He also creeped my sister out something fierce, even claiming to me that one night she saw a white cat look outside her window with that same blank stare. Said she couldn't sleep at all after that.
I saw stuff like this as part of inland empire. Fucking hell that was possibly the most unpleasant film I have ever watched. Everything about it just repulsed me.
Actually, looking at it again, that was pretty much what was in inland empire. Which was basically a three hour film of exactly that. Random dialogue, tense music, some weird cinematography, and a whole lot of unsettling bullshit.
That was really draining. It was nearly five or six years ago for me and I still feel traumatised.
the one where Jerry slashes a waiter's wrist with a steak knife on a whim, he just wanted to see if he could do it, to know life and death
is there a way to jump straight to a particular point on someone's twitter feed as opposed to having to scroll through the last month of his tweets to find the rest of these
I know David Lynch is very respected, and I've seen some of Twin Peaks and I liked it well enough, but when I read descriptions of things like Rabbits, and then when I go scroll through it on Youtube just to check it out, I just wonder what in the fuck other people are getting out of this
I know David Lynch is very respected, and I've seen some of Twin Peaks and I liked it well enough, but when I read descriptions of things like Rabbits, and then when I go scroll through it on Youtube just to check it out, I just wonder what in the fuck other people are getting out of this
Well, in your case, it might be nothing.
Acetaminophen has been shown to lessen the impact of surrealism. You on any flu medication?
(Or, you know, natural resistance. Some people just take attacks on the fundamental concept of meaning better than others.)
(Also, I found rabbits much less disturbing once it went red. Condensed all the potential nightmares into one scenario, and I can cope with one horrible thing. It's the abstract idea of horror that's worse for me. Heh. Most afraid of fear itself.)
if you don't like that film then I don't know man you might just be dumb or something
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I watched the first Rabbits video and I don't really get what is spooky about it. The chanting was creepy but it didn't bother me much. I spent most of the time trying to connect the out of sequence talking.
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Surrealism has always just been a tough pill to swallow
I'm hard pressed to think of an instance of it that appealed to me
The Prisoner?
there are two ways to answer this question
i think you know which is the wrong way
I'd say the Prisoner is an interesting case, as, right up until the ending, it had an agent understanding and defying the surrealistic nature of his world. Drake is always trying to find the rules, understand the systems, and escape. And, as the series goes on, he succeeds more and more.
Most surrealistic stuff relies on the human inability to comprehend. The Prisoner relies on defiance.
Surrealism has always just been a tough pill to swallow
I'm hard pressed to think of an instance of it that appealed to me
The Prisoner?
there are two ways to answer this question
i think you know which is the wrong way
I'd say the Prisoner is an interesting case, as, right up until the ending, it had an agent understanding and defying the surrealistic nature of his world. Drake is always trying to find the rules, understand the systems, and escape. And, as the series goes on, he succeeds more and more.
Most surrealistic stuff relies on the human inability to comprehend. The Prisoner relies on defiance.
rabbits kind of reminds me of this stop motion movie about charlie manson. it wasn't well made but it was disturbing to me just the way the characters moved and looked.
some old gumby episodes (like the one where he goes to space) really freaked me out as a kid. the music and disjointed animation... so weird.
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The framing of that short to mimic a cut-away view of an egg (white border, yellow inside) is really clever.
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Spoilers for that spoiler.
Ignoring the fact that the very concept of Kyubey was direclty taken from HP Lovecraft's works (as is the case for much of Urobuchi's works), the idea of this emotionless creature putting on a permanent grin on its face while falsifying emotions (as well as play upon the emotions of the very girls he's deceiving) is really terrifying. This white fucker claims to not understand humans or the need for emotions, but he certainly understands how to manipulate them both in order to further his own goals.
When the series begins, it looks like Kyubey is this loveable Anime mascot companion, laughing alongside Madoka and the others while promising them lots of fun adventures.
But once things take an immediate turn into suffering town once Mami dies, and we've got Madoka and Sayaka crying into each other's arms while Kyubey continues to keep that same smile...now it looks like he's laughing at them instead. Then there's the notion that he's possibly immortal and could also make your head explode if he wanted to.
The Witches are damn creepy on their own, but Kyubey really makes up the dark undertones of the series. I would personally rank him up there as one of the all-time great monster concepts out there.
He also creeped my sister out something fierce, even claiming to me that one night she saw a white cat look outside her window with that same blank stare. Said she couldn't sleep at all after that.
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I didn't even notice his body was a yolk until last night
I saw stuff like this as part of inland empire. Fucking hell that was possibly the most unpleasant film I have ever watched. Everything about it just repulsed me.
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Jesus I remember this
what was Nickelodeon doing showing weird Dutch cartoons
Eh, I saw it as part of Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation in San Diego back in... mid-80s.
Along with "The Cat Came Back" and a few others.
Here's my contribution:
Looks like something worth checking out each week.
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I genuenly feel like I've developed a mental illness after watching 5 minutes of this.
like, fucking hell.
Starring (2x Oscar nominated) Naomi Watts...
in theory.
I've never managed to build up the courage to actually watch one of his movies, as most of his stuff just scares the living bejeezus out of me.
then set up the lights to give them noticable shadows
featuring Naomi Watts reminding us that laugh tracks are kind of terrifying
That was really draining. It was nearly five or six years ago for me and I still feel traumatised.
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I love his movies. I just don't know whether I can bring myself to re-watch them unfortunately.
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I had to take multiple breaks.
And I STILL got bizarre and disturbing dreams after.
Why I fear the ocean.
absurd statements and parody of audience reactions to characters coming in
is there a way to jump straight to a particular point on someone's twitter feed as opposed to having to scroll through the last month of his tweets to find the rest of these
Not my best idea !
is it you
Well, in your case, it might be nothing.
Acetaminophen has been shown to lessen the impact of surrealism. You on any flu medication?
(Or, you know, natural resistance. Some people just take attacks on the fundamental concept of meaning better than others.)
(Also, I found rabbits much less disturbing once it went red. Condensed all the potential nightmares into one scenario, and I can cope with one horrible thing. It's the abstract idea of horror that's worse for me. Heh. Most afraid of fear itself.)
Why I fear the ocean.
I'm hard pressed to think of an instance of it that appealed to me
The Prisoner?
i think you know which is the wrong way
if you don't like that film then I don't know man you might just be dumb or something
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? ~ Mario Novak
I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.
I'd say the Prisoner is an interesting case, as, right up until the ending, it had an agent understanding and defying the surrealistic nature of his world. Drake is always trying to find the rules, understand the systems, and escape. And, as the series goes on, he succeeds more and more.
Most surrealistic stuff relies on the human inability to comprehend. The Prisoner relies on defiance.
Why I fear the ocean.
Yeah I dig on The Prisoner for this reason
You sure know how to convince a dude, you know that
some old gumby episodes (like the one where he goes to space) really freaked me out as a kid. the music and disjointed animation... so weird.