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    I know it's been out for a while, but I still love that trailer.

    So, I love the original Planet of the Apes. I watched all 5 original movies, the terrible remake, and then Rise, which was flawed but ultimately very emotional in a way few movies have been for me as of late. Dawn, however, was in another league. Just breathtaking in its pacing and intensity, especially in the last hour of the film. It's the best film in the franchise other than the original (and by a pretty wide margin at that), and the best movie I've seen this year.

    Thoughts? Mini-reviews?
    Thread by: parabola, Jul 28, 2014, 3 replies, in forum: Movies & Media
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    Curious to see what others thought of this series. Powerful? Tedious? Some combination of the two? I also haven't read the manga, so I'm curious to hear how they compare. I also wrote about it for my blog, if anyone's interested:
    http://animecriterion.blogspot.com/2014/07/welcome-to-n-h-k.html
    Thread by: parabola, Jul 18, 2014, 0 replies, in forum: Anime and Manga
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    I never really found the right outlet for writing until March of last year, when I started screenwriting. I find it really rewarding and it comes pretty naturally, all things considered, but even though I know lots of fellow writers, I don't personally know anyone who's written a screenplay or even seems to have much interest in doing so. In that spirit, I'm wondering if anyone here has written or considered writing a screenplay, and if they'd be willing to share tips, experiences, or even scripts. I myself have just started an action/comedy/zombie script, and perhaps could use a bit of guidance. Thanks!
    Thread by: parabola, Jul 11, 2014, 4 replies, in forum: Archives
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    Just wanted to plug my new blog on anime; primarily focused on series but occasionally delving into film. Here's the introduction:

    http://animecriterion.blogspot.com/2014/05/an-introduction.html

    And here's my post on Attack on Titan Season 1 (Spoilers up to Episode 25):

    http://animecriterion.blogspot.com/2014/05/shingeki-no-kyojin-attack-on-titan.html
    Thread by: parabola, May 20, 2014, 3 replies, in forum: Archives
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    Just wanted to plug my SoundCloud, which can be found at www.soundcloud.com/parabola1236. It's almost all originals, with a smattering of all kinds of genres, including my experiments with industrial metal my freshman year. I've also been working on an acoustic(ish) cover of "Sanctuary" which I just wanted to record and share here, if that's all right with y'all.

    Without further ado:

    Thread by: parabola, May 12, 2014, 12 replies, in forum: Production Studio
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    Just a thought that I had following tale_wind's recent thread, which brings up an excellent question of internal fantasies and what responsibilities (if any) we have towards people we know with regards to our fantasies and sexual urges.

    Now, all of my comments come from a cisgendered heterosexual male perspective; I'm about as hetero-normative as they come, but that's all I know. With that in mind, it seems to me that there would come a time in almost every woman's life, probably around her teenage years, when she realizes "I have probably been the object of someone's (or many people's) sexual fantasy". In short, I'm wondering what it's like to be in that position. I realize it's possible for men to be the recipients of this, but I believe it's different. It seems to me like the stereotype of women fantasizing more about scenarios than pure sexual thoughts has a lot of truth to it.

    Furthermore, it seems that in much of our media and culture, men's sexuality is regarded as an aspect of their being, whereas quite often women's sexuality is seen as the totality of their being. And here's the potential problem with fantasies: men are very easily able to reduce women down to their sexuality and just think of them as sexual beings in their heads, while recognizing their personhood and agency in real life. I'm wondering if women are okay with this, or whether that feels like a violation. I'm also wondering whether I have a decent approximation of how women's fantasies work, or if I'm totally off base.
    Thread by: parabola, May 11, 2014, 19 replies, in forum: Discussion
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    I was wondering if there are any 12 String players here. Is a 12-string a really essentially instrument to you? Do you wind up using it for interesting arrangements or to write your own songs, or is it just something fun to play around on? They seem neat and I'm considering getting one, I'm just unsure if I'll only wind up playing it for six months and then rarely use it for anything.

    (My current favorite song written on a 12-String):
    Thread by: parabola, Apr 30, 2014, 3 replies, in forum: Production Studio
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    By which I mean introductions, yes. Despite what my username might suggest, I am not a math/algebra enthusiast. "Parabola" was the name under which I used to release my (poorly) recorded music, and for some reason it's kind of stuck as a pseudonym. Fan of the KH series (goes without saying, I suppose) and anime (though I suppose that's kind of reductive, like saying "I like movies"), listener of the podcast, musician and writer. I've been a distant admirer of the site for some time- as in hidden in the shrubbery out back, 50 feet away as prescribed by legal parameters- and I figured it would be nice to join the conversation. In other words, hello!
    Thread by: parabola, Apr 28, 2014, 10 replies, in forum: Introductions & Departures