ElPussyKangaroo

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2158972

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Original Posting Date: 15/8/2022

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Yes. It's me. The guy who previously posted about how much I hate Haruhi as a character. And how much I loved the movie on first watch. Here's my previous post in case you wanted to catch up on my opinions about the show and movie. Or don't. I can't force you.

Alright. So... This movie is quite a treat. I noticed some stuff I didn't realise previously.

SPOILERS AHEAD

That scene where Kyon asks New Yuki whether the books are hers, she says no. And then she tells him that the book she's reading was borrowed. From the public library.

At first, I was giggling because I thought this was a joke of sorts in that Old Yuki never had such conversations. So New Yuki was a distinct person.

But now that I've seen it a second time, I've realised that she points out that she borrowed it from the public library because Kyon helped her get the library card. He doesn't remember, and she's trying to subtly nudge his memory.

It's a cute little moment that's so absolutely realistic because I've done similar stuff in a setting where I'm trying to remind someone who's clearly forgotten something.!<

That's all for new realisations.

But regarding new appreciation, I'm appreciating the overall theme of the movie more.

There's two major things that matter in this movie. Kyon's perspective and Yuki's perspective.

Kyon's Perspective

He's a kid who's never cared much for anything. But over time, no matter how much he finds Haruhi's behaviour irritating or annoying, he enjoys the overall excitement and unpredictability of the old world. He even says this in his inner monologue before he shoots Yuki. But I keep realising how big a decision it is for him.

Keep a broken and extremely unpredictable world that you've grown to like, or embrace the new fully fixed, normal world with absolutely no problems.

And I agree with Kyon. As much as I love Yuki's transformation and the normalness of the New World, I personally would have opted for the Old Chaotic world a hundred times over.

Yuki's Perspective

Yuki has developed emotions. She's become more organic and less Android over time. This makes her realise how much she's missing out on a normal life and how much Haruhi's behaviour is costing her and everyone else. She knows that this is not Haruhi's doing. It's not on purpose. She has no idea she can will all of this into existence. But consider the almost 15000 times Yuki had to sit through the summer vacation. Or the times she stopped Asahina from shooting lasers from her eyes. Or the fucking talking cat. Like, I can completely understand. I'd be exhausted too if I had the power to literally rewrite the world and here I am stuck doing damage control for the unconscious creations of a teenagers whims and fantasies. And talking about power, imagine if Haruhi finds out she has this power. It's basically Yuki, but even more reckless.

This movie, above all else, has made me realise that this show in general has a pretty cool concept, and that the way they're approaching the storytelling in the series is a bit offputting to someone like me. I'm not a fan of the overly light tone of the show. I don't like how Haruhi's character is allowed to continue to act as she pleases. I know she has ultimate power and they all know that, that's why it goes on. But she needs a good bonk.

But the movie humanizes Haruhi. That last scene shows that no matter how fuckin idiotic and reckless and plain assholey she is, she's not entirely a bad person.

I'm waiting to read the novels and hope they redeem Haruhi's character for me.

But as of now, Yuki is best girl. She is the quiet, shy girl I've dreamed of from back in school. Yuki reminds me of my childhood crushes.

And yes, I still fuckin hate Haruhi for all the reasons I've stated in the previous posts. But this movie definitely made me rethink my opinion.

For better or for worse, Haruhi has the ultimate power in the universe, and the SOS Brigade is stuck making her and the world adapt to each other.

Update: u/Lower_Saxony (a user who commented on my old reddit post) has dropped some seriously wise stuff in the comments...

... the fact that she doesn't know that the others would never refuse to do whatever she says, even though she acts like she's a military leader, she has shown to take in consideration's kyon's objections in the past, and I think that if the others had the guts to tell her no, she would be a better person, I think any kid would become an ass if nobody ever told them no, and she still is a kid. I actually feel bad for her because all of her friends, except for Kyon, are afraid of her, it's something that if she would ever find out it would probably destroy her.

And they go on to say the best thing anyone has said to me on this sub:

In the end, what unites us as Haruhi fans is the fact that we would all pick Haruhi's world instead of Yuki's normal world, even kyon himself says so, and I think it's beautyful.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2158807

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Original Posting Date: 30/7/2022

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Update: I just watched the movie again and I've noticed and realised a few more things. Here you go.

Here's a link to my previous post about how I hate Haruhi as a character.

I realised that I hadn't yet watched the movie so I decided that I should go ahead and do that. And I did. Here are my thoughts -

So, first of all, I'm a huge Stein's Gate fan, as is probably obvious by the username. So when I read the title of the movie, I immediately assumed that Haruhi disappearing would be a major theme. However, I was slightly intrigued when it turned out that Kyon was the guy who gets transported.

How does me being a Stein's Gate fan relate to this? Well, there's only one Stein's Gate movie: Load Region of Deja Vu. That movie covers the same plot.

Spoilers ahead for those who haven't watched the movie or haven't seen the series (I highly recommend it. I cannot recommend it enough.):

spoiler

Main Character Okabe Rintarou vanishes from the present Worldline, and everybody forgets who he is. Only person to remember is his fellow lab-member (and my all-time waifu ❤️🤌🏼) Makise Kurisu. She is however slowly forgetting about him and she's on a mission to ensure she doesn't. The movie ends with Okabe coming back to the the real Worldline.

Alright. Now back to Haruhi's movie.

spoiler

So this movie does the same thing with a twist. Kyon (side character that will inevitably become love interest) is the only one who remembers the original world, as he's somehow woken up in an alternate world. A parallel reality. And he spends the length of the movie trying to get back to his original timeline and his world. Which he does. Lol.

Now I have certain things to say about the movie before I talk about the story, or rather the effect it has on the canon.

1. The animation. 🤌🏼 My god KyoAni outdid themselves. I've known about their standards because of conversations I've had with friends but goddamn. I wish I could explain it but maybe I'll just make a video review one day. That'll make it easier. Not that there aren't already tons of those.

2. The Music. 🤌🏼 The score really hits hard. Each and every beat hits you with a metric tonne of emotions and leaves you wanting more. I almost orgasmed just thinking about it. 😌

3. The direction 🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼 they really took the show's themes to their absolutely perfected version. This is where it really differs from Stein's Gate Load Region of Deja Vu. Stein's Gate is a mental gymnastics show of sci-fi time travel so it's got a more matter-of-factly vibe to it. This movie however has a dramatic flair that really makes it a more palatable consumption for anyone with a basic understanding of the show. And let's be honest, we could skip almost 10 episodes worth of content from the series' runtime and still have more than enough information to watch the movie. But more on that later.

Alright. Now for the story. So, here's the thing: I find this movie improves on the show on multiple levels, but somehow Haruhi as a character feels different. One of my key complaints about Haruhi (complaint is a weird word. More like my problem with Haruhi) is that she's an insufferable asshat with little to no awareness of how her behaviour affects others around her. People told me shit like "it's a character arc", or "watch the movie. She grows as a character. That's why it's worth it." No. She doesn't. The movie character might as well be a different Haruhi altogether. Maybe I'm digging too deep into this, but come on. The only time we see any, and I mean ANY, character development of Haruhi, is in the first two episodes, and then directly in the movie. It's astonishing how annoying she is like that. Forget the fact that she doesn't know her powers. She's an asshole all-in-all. She blackmails people (blackmails that Computer Club head with fake sexual harassment claims which were sure to ruin his entire life forever), she knowingly mentally and physically harasses Asahina-san with her groping and her forcible wearing of skimpy clothes and WHO COULD FORGET THAT SHE ROOFIED ASAHINA?! WTF HARUHI?! FOR A MOVIE SCENE?! SO SHE COULD GET HER KISS SCENE?! COME ON HARUHI!

So yeah. This is a great movie that I think was a beautiful send-off. I heard that their studio was attacked in 2019 leading to all major mangaka (atleast Attack on Titan did) and shows (also, Attack on Titan. Might've been for another reason but it happened and this is all I remember) suspending their work for a while.

Anyway, this might be edited or updated if I find more things to say or someone in the comments says something insightful. Defend her all you want, she's a sexually harassing, molesting, control freak with delusions of grandeur. And that's before we find out she has powers.

Also, Nagato Yuki is forever best girl.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2158737

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Original Posting Date: 29/07/2022

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She's an insolent, stubborn, selfish piece of shit that won't stop for anything to get things her way. Cast aside the over arching plot of supernatural stuff, she's still an asshole. I hate her and the more I go into this series, the more I hate her with a burning passion.

Edit: adding that I'm yet to watch the movie. My opinion could change over time so let's hope for the best.

Also, some people seem to think that I hate the series. Hell no. I've laughed my ass off at Kyon and the gang being annoyed at her whims and fantasies. I also know that that's the point of her character. But apparently it's criminal to join the subreddit of an anime to discuss our thoughts unless they're positive opinions.

Lemme know what your views are.

Edit 2: This comment is really awesome. (Was posted by u/Cerber4444 on Reddit)

Okay, hear me out. I'm a big fan of this show myself. But Haruhi is indeed has not the best character in universe. But its kinda the point of the show. She isn't badly written character, she's a character with bad behaviour. She is designed with that in mind.

This whole show is partially a big self aware parody of clichés in anime. You know like in typical anime there is always main girl who is loved by people in anime itself and fans, but in reality she would be annoying and simply toxic friend/girlfriend.

Haruhi is this character but put in realistic setting. That's why everyone in school avoid Haruhi, despite her being beautiful looking. Because that's how any real person would react to insane girl who is not considering of their surroundings.

Same with other cast- Koidzumi, Mikuru and Yuki seems to be your regular one dimensional characters. But in reality they are good writen characters with their own motivation, secrets, internal conflicts and overall depth.

Overall this show is about four students who is friends with that annoying and toxic main character, and despite understanding that she is bad for them, they can't leave this relationship because of existential threat for our world from Haruhi. Well three of them arrived to this time and place specifically because of this threat.

And remember how sometimes this show gets a little bit dark? Koidzumis monologue in taxi and on bridge, for example. He is turning it to a joke, but it doesn't feel like a joke. That kind of moments make me confident, that all this dark theme between the lines was intentional.

And yeah, like Kyon said- he is a voice of reason for Haruhi, and he is changing her to a better side little by little. And his love to her is becoming obvious in this context. Because it's isn't rare, when a person falls in love with someone who is toxic, but displays a redeeming qualities time to time.

I could go on and on about all of this, but I already said a lot. And that is making this anime one of my favourite. It has so much depth, despite appearing as regular one dimensional anime at first glance.

Update: I watched the movie. Here's my post talking about it.

Oh and one more thing: Nagato is best girl. Fight me, Harusimps.

Looking to replace most of the Microsoft garbage with functional, native, good-looking apps.

Already using FluentWeather, FluentCast, Screenbox, Wino Mail, Unigram, AniMoe (Anilist client)...

Wanted Windows to ID Fluetro PDF as a PDF app, but for some reason that isn't happening...

Any other suggestions are also welcome...

Haven't seen him in a while. Did I miss any announcement?

I can't seem to find that one comment explaining the issue with them...

But for the sake of promoting conversation on Lemmy, what's the issue with Epic, and why should I go for Steam or GoG?

Note: Piracy is not an answer. I understand why, and do agree to a certain extent... But sometimes, the happiness gained by playing something from a legitimate source is far greater 🥹... coming from someone who could never ever afford to purchase games, nor could my parents... Hence I've always played bootleg, or pirated games.

TL;DR

What's wrong?

• Their launcher has a terrible UI AND UX.
• They make exclusive deals with studios to prevent other platforms from getting games. (Someone mentioned that Steam did the same thing in their infancy. Also, I have another question; why is it ok for Sony and Microsoft to make exclusive games for their consoles but not ok for these PC platforms to do so?)
• They have been invested in by a Chinese company, Tencent. (Someone mentioned that it isn't that big of a deal, but idk.)
• They are actively anti-linux for some reason.

This post at the top of the community homepage explains and answers all of my issues.

1. The idea of the Fediverse is that you can fed with and defed from any instances as an instance moderator, OR just block a particular instance on a personal level. Right?

If yes, then why is Threads fedding up being viewed as such a big issue? I am not saying I like it. I'm just wondering what the actual issue is and what the real threat is that they pose? I read some comments saying that if Threads feds up, then they could pull the numbers and this gain some sort of majority that would lead to a control over the Fediverse... But, isn't the point of the Fediverse that people can just stay away from an instance if they don't like it and still interact with the people?

2. Also, our posts on any instance are public. So even if we defed from a particular instance, wouldn't our posts still be accessible? I read that Threads can access our information. The publicly available information on the Fediverse is mostly just usernames and the posts we make. That's available regardless of them wanting it, right?

I'm looking to understand the issue, not spark a fight. Please. Let's talk it over and not start being asses.

Remember, a different opinion isn't the end of the world.

Genuine question.

I know they were the scrappy startup doing different cool things. But, what are the most major innovative things that they introduced, improved or just implemented that either revolutionized, improved or spurred change?

I am aware of the possibility of both fanboys and haters just duking it out below. But there's always that one guy who has a fkn well-formatted paragraph of gold. I await that guy.

This isn't meant to start a war in the comments.

I have been thinking... Platforms that advertise encryption and unmatched privacy have almost always been used by bad actors that ruin it for everyone else. This leads to some sort of middle ground being set up that ends up being further from privacy than we'd like it to be.

I see the benefits of both situations, and am left wondering if we can even survive as a society if we were to have absolute privacy.

Any thoughts are appreciated.

Edit:

I'm asking how we can navigate this conundrum in order to reach a common ground where we do NOT have to give up our precious privacy in exchange for security.

Nothing else. I'm sorry if my post didn't reflect that.

I remember having CDs of those old Spiders and Octopus and Shark Attack movies. But there was one movie in particular I remember...

It was about this dude who had the ability to plug electric cables into himself. He literally plugs them into his neck or wherever...

I can't really remember much more... It was probably a sequel...

Edit: I found it BTW... Thanks to user slepthenbite... It's called Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man 2 lol.

I always wonder... Samsung has been in this for a long, long, LOOOOONG time and they're essentially the Gods of smartphone styluses (stylii?).

So, would we ever see such a level of integration?

We are currently in an age where a large portion of open source apps are actively maintained, users understand more about open source than ever before and open source software is almost as good, if not better, than their proprietary counterparts.

This is just a huge thank you to anyone and everyone involved in the making and maintaining of open source software.

As a regular tester, I do my best to provide any feedback I can to make your vision come to fruition.