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kazuki takahashi and rituals (1977)
Jul. 23rd, 2022 09:55 amthe two-part review i posted of rituals isn't a true review in that i don't really go in-depth about the substance of the movie. but my spouse pointed out that i don't usually want to watch the same movie over and over, so that got me thinking.... it's not just horny reasons (though that's certainly an element, lol) and it's not an arthouse film like, say, the man who fell to earth, where there's many new details to pick out on every rewatch. of course i've noticed some new details, but after watching it around 10 times since march i can say that it's not nearly as richly textured as some of the other movies i've put on repeatedly.
i'm sure i've said this before but i have a special fondness for flawed stories, especially as a fanfic author, since the flaws mean there's more for me to analyze from both a narrative and a craft perspective. but that isn't really it either. i can think about a flawed story without rewatching it so much. after all, i've given decades of thought to yugioh: duel monsters (the original series) and haven't actually rewatched/re-read it very often.
like everyone who grew up with yugioh and still carries the original series in their heart, i was shocked to learn about takahashi's sudden death. the core messages of the original series resonated a lot with me growing up, and as cheesy as it might sound one of my first significant friendships was a direct result of a shared interest in yugioh. we grew apart a long time ago but i've seen comics from her online that acknowledge the connection we had, and it's touching to know that it made an impact on her too in some way. i wouldn't be who i am today without that friendship. this is part of why i love the arc-v spinoff so much too, since my favorite character in it wouldn't be who he is by the end if it weren't for the main character accepting him as a friend. takahashi's death still doesn't feel real - leonard nimoy's death hit me harder even though (or in part because) i'd been bracing myself for it - but the impact his story had on me has only felt more and more real in the days since.
so what does yugioh have to do with a relatively obscure canadian movie from the 1970s?
( lots of thots )
i'm sure i've said this before but i have a special fondness for flawed stories, especially as a fanfic author, since the flaws mean there's more for me to analyze from both a narrative and a craft perspective. but that isn't really it either. i can think about a flawed story without rewatching it so much. after all, i've given decades of thought to yugioh: duel monsters (the original series) and haven't actually rewatched/re-read it very often.
like everyone who grew up with yugioh and still carries the original series in their heart, i was shocked to learn about takahashi's sudden death. the core messages of the original series resonated a lot with me growing up, and as cheesy as it might sound one of my first significant friendships was a direct result of a shared interest in yugioh. we grew apart a long time ago but i've seen comics from her online that acknowledge the connection we had, and it's touching to know that it made an impact on her too in some way. i wouldn't be who i am today without that friendship. this is part of why i love the arc-v spinoff so much too, since my favorite character in it wouldn't be who he is by the end if it weren't for the main character accepting him as a friend. takahashi's death still doesn't feel real - leonard nimoy's death hit me harder even though (or in part because) i'd been bracing myself for it - but the impact his story had on me has only felt more and more real in the days since.
so what does yugioh have to do with a relatively obscure canadian movie from the 1970s?
( lots of thots )
