Tuesday 31 December 2019

Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise Of Skywalker

And so, everyone, we've reached the end of this new sequel trilogy for Star Wars, The Rise Of Skywalker. And people's reactions to these new movies have been really crazy these past few years. And I find a lot of it ridiculous with what people are saying. I've liked a lot of things about the last two episodic movies and I found them really enjoyable. And this movie had a lot of things stacked up against it. For one, it's the last of these new movies, it's being directed by J.J Abrams again with The Last Jedi previously being directed by Rian Johnson and it's having to work out a lot in so little time. And so, did I find it super enjoyable and think it lived up to the hype? Well... no, not really. I didn't hate the film and there were some aspects to it that I thought were cool and some of it was some of the coolest Star Wars moments I think I've ever seen. The rest however is just a really huge mess that really doesn't work for what they're trying to tell. A lot of this film is either boring, doesn't amount to much or is kinda ridiculous, even by Star Wars standards. And a lot of the choices they make are so bizarre that they just don't work at all and feel like they're going out on a limb. But, before we go into all that, let's get the story out of the way. And yes, like I always do, I'm gonna do a non-spoiler section first and then I'll do all the spoilers after. So, what's the story? So after the events of The Last Jedi, Rey is being trained by Leia while Finn and Poe are busy trying to get information about the First Order in an attempt to defeat them. All the while, Kylo is looking for Rey and is now the leader of the First Order after killing Snoke in the last film. And Rey herself is feeling a pull to the Dark Side and is experiencing feelings of new powers and everything. And I'm gonna stop there. I know that didn't sound like much, but I feel like saying anymore would give away too much. So, before I get into the problems, I'll talk about the positives. So, like any of the new Star Wars movies, the main essentials are still there. The effects and performances are still great. The movies from this sequel trilogy always get those right, and out of everything in the film, Kylo Ren is by far the best part. He's always been a highlight for these movies and he's still great. Every time he's on screen, he makes up for a lot for some of the problems. The rest of the cast and characters are good, but some of them don't get a lot to do. Anyway, back to the positives, there are one or two scenes with him that don't work and are kinda weird, but everything else with him are awesome. I also liked how they had Leia in this. Obviously Carrie Fisher unfortunately passed away a couple of years ago, but what they do to have her in this, I thought they did a good job and it was nice to see her. And there were some other moments that're spread out that I really liked. The action is also cool and there are some pretty cool settings for them. However, besides all that good stuff, there are a lot of bad stuff. For one, the pacing's not good. The film can feel really fast at points and really slow which can it feel boring at points. And, I think my biggest issue with the film is the course it had to take due to the direction The Last Jedi took for it. I do still like The Last Jedi, despite a lot of people's opinions on it, but because of what they did in it, it created a lot of problems for this film because they're trying to work out how to make a story, but a lot of it doesn't make much sense because of it. I'm clearly trying to avoid going too deep into it, but there's so much in this film that doesn't work and it feels really contrived. It feels a little like another movie that came out this year already and that aspect to it was really distracting, especially towards the end. Though, I feel like I should say this, people's opinions on these movies is just totally hurtful. Obviously not to me, but I mean to the people who make them. People have been saying really horrible things about the filmmakers behind these films and it's just nonsense. I get other people have more of a connection to these Star Wars movies, but given how a lot of people work really hard on these movies, and while I am currently talking about the problems of this film, I don't consider the people who worked on it bad people, they're just filmmakers doing their job and just trying to make a bit of entertainment. I find it so crazy when people talk about how these new filmmakers for Star Wars are the worst because of it. I find it cruel when people talk about these people nowadays. Yes, they can make good or bad movies, but that's not deserving of all this ridicule. I feel I should bring that up due to me hearing so many people's opinions about these things. But back to the film itself, I feel like there was definitely a lot of great ideas and talent behind this, but because of some of the limits that were set with the last few films, they couldn't go through with a lot of it. And, like I said, there's a lot of things in the plot that feel really contrived and as some scenes went, I kept thinking that some of these ideas just didn't work at all. Especially with one character who returns who I don't think should have. Some other characters feel like a bit like a shoe-in or just completely irreverent and eventually resolution at the end when everything is wrapping, it doesn't feel very satisfying and there's one thing that a character says that just feels out of nowhere. The film also has some scenes that they'll have in scene and then never bring up again, so that made me think why did they put it in in the first place. So to wrap up the spoiler free section here, Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker is definitely a disappointing conclusion to these new episodic Star Wars movies and it does have a seriously messy story, but it's not like this is an a horrible movie. There's good stuff in it, but just doesn't work as a story and I was really expecting more and better. So, really I guess I would recommend it, but it's very disappointing and I hope something comes up some time in the future that everyone can agree on and it can be considered good. There's a lot I'm looking forward to in terms of Disney and Star Wars, like The Mandalorian on Disney+ when it's available where I am. And so, everyone, that's my review for Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise Of Skywalker. Thank you all for reading and please comment to tell me what you think.
Spoilers:
Okay, so that one character who I was talking about who I felt shouldn't have been in this was The Emperor. Somehow he survived the explosion when Darth Vader threw him into that reactor and then he commands Kylo to find Rey. That part there doesn't work for me. I guess they could do that much with it considering Kylo killed Snoke in the last movie, but it didn't work for me and it's so weird when it's revealed that Snoke was just some clone that Sidious himself created and is the one who's been behind everything. And then he somehow raises a whole bunch of ships that just came out of nowhere. This is one of the things I was talking about when I said there were contrived moments in this. And then with Rey, Finn, Poe, Chewie, R2 and C-3PO, they're looking for something called a Sith Wayfinder to find Sidious. That was just so bizarre and weird that that's apparently a thing. And then they meet Lando and it was nice to see him. He was cool even if it did feel a little odd. The scene I was mentioning about what's put into the movie and then never brought up again is the fact that wen they're on the dessert planet, the five of them are sinking and as they are, it's obvious that Finn was gonna say that he loves Rey, but he gets cut off and then that's never mentioned again. And then we even see Rey's power of the Dark Side when she accidentally uses Force Lightning on the ship they thought Chewie was on and they even think he's dead. I do actually think that scene was well done. I felt the stakes there and it was pretty chilling when it happened. Then we meet an old friend of Poe's who manages to help them when C-3PO has information about that dagger they find and they encrypt it out of him but it causes him to lose all of him memories. And I thought that was good, but then they kinda recon it when R2 restores it. I guess that was supposed to be a joke. But then they find out that Chewie is still alive and they go to find him on the ship where Kylo finds Rey and they have a fight through the Force like how they were indicating in The Last Jedi. And I liked how they had that, a Lightsaber fight through the same Force ability they were showing in the last movie. But, what I don't like about that scene on the ship is the eventual reveal. So, apparently Rey is Sidious's granddaughter. That just doesn't work at all. I was watching the movie as that was revealed and I thought to myself "What?" Because that doesn't work for me. I guess it would explain how she's so powerful, but it still doesn't make much sense to me. And then Rey and the others go to this planet where the remains of the Death Star are and they discover that a Sith Wayfinder is on it, so Rey decides to go and get it by herself. Again, the fact that that's a thing is still weird, and the fact that it was in the Death Star is even weirder. But then Kylo arrives and destroys it which leads to a fight between the two of them. And that action scene was awesome. I loved everything that happens in this scene. The fight, the fact that Rey almost kills Kylo, but then Leia dies and she senses it too, the fact that she heals him and saves him, her taking his ship and then, easily, the best part of this movie is with Han. Because Kylo, or Ben at this point, sees him and it's like the talk they had on the bridge in The Force Awakens. I loved that and I love how you feel for Ben because he tries to say "I love you" to him, and I was really sympathising with him there. And it was really cool the way he threw his old Lightsaber away and he turns good. And Rey even takes his ship and flies to the planet where Luke was and plans on staying there because of the pull she was feeling to the Dark Side. But then Luke's Force Ghost arrives and even catches the Lightsaber she was about to throw into the ship fire. And it was nice that Luke admits that he was wrong and that he's changed. And she even gets Leia's Lightsaber and she uses Luke's ship to fly to Sidious and then begins the climax. And there's a lot I liked and disliked about the climax. For one, starting with the positives, the actual reveal about Rey's parents being people who were trying to protect her was nice and the ship to ship fights were cool. We even see Ben arrive and Rey uses the Force transfer to give him the Lightsaber. That was really cool. On the other side though, on the contrived parts again, this is where a lot of things don't make much sense. Because, somehow, a whole bunch of ships arrive, by shear coincidence and it doesn't make any sense at all. Poe just says they'll come and they do. And, with Rey, we get, what I consider, the big copy of this movie. As Sidious pushes her and Ben down, she hears all the previous Jedi rooting for her as she's getting up with Luke and Leia's Lightsabers and Sidious says "I am all the Sith" and then Rey says "I am all the Jedi." I can't be the only one who thought that was just like Endgame this year when Tony said "I am Iron Man." And then she uses his own Force Lightning against him and disintegrates him. That's also like when Tony dusted Thanos. Anyway, this also kinda causes her to die until Kylo saves her and then he dies. But before that, she kisses him. I so did not need that to happen. She should not have done that. But, anyway, then the movie ends with Rey going to Tatooine and burying Luke and Leia's Lightsabers and it's even revealed that her staff is a Lightsaber too. She also tells some person there that she's deciding to call herself Rey Skywalker. I thought that both kinda nice, but also really weird. And that's really it. The eventual resolution, as I said, is still kinda weird there and doesn't feel very satisfying. I'm not exactly sure what could have fixed it, but there's so much in this that doesn't work and I feel they had lot of opportunities with these films, but they didn't use them. So, overall, I didn't hate this film. I had fun with some scenes and there are some things here that're really well handled, but the rest of the film is very messy and it doesn't work as a climactic finale for these films. It's kinda hard to talk about how I'm feeling about this film exactly, but I feel like they should have at least thought about this trilogy more and knew what they were gonna do. So, really, everyone, that's my spoiler review for Star War Episode IX: The Rise Of Skywalker. Thank you all for reading and please comment down below to tell me what you think.

Tuesday 17 December 2019

Second Onward trailer

So, today, we got the second trailer for the Onward movie coming out in just 3 months. Gotta be honest, this trailer has sorta made me a tiny bit worried about the movie itself. Like I may have said before, the other trailers for this film have made it look like a regular road trip movie that's been done a lot of other times before and this trailer is show the situation parts of this adventure. Which isn't bad, I'm sure it'll be better in the movie, but, there is still that little bit of worry that this will be movies from other studios that have tried and failed to do this type of story. But I am still excited and it sounds like Tom Holland and Chris Pratt are having a lot of fun in these roles. And so, here it is and I hope you all like it.

Saturday 14 December 2019

My paintings of Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends characters

So, returning to my paintings of old shows I loved from my childhood, here we have some characters from Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends. I will say, this was sort of a show that I definitely really liked a lot as a kid but hated some aspects about it. I'm sure if you've seen the show, you know what I'm talking about. And it does still have those elements. And while I still enjoy the show and think it's good, those are still prevalent here. And I'm glad this is a show a lot of other people like too. And so here they are and I hope you all like these.
Bloo:

Mac:

Eduardo:

Coco:

Wilt:

Wednesday 11 December 2019

My Kingdom Hearts 3 Re:Mind theory

So, the other day, based on the final trailer we got for the Kingdom Hearts 3 Re:Mind D.L.C, I actually did a theory video on my channel about what I think could happen and what the basic plot could actually be and all the new things that could most likely happen due to what we've seen. And I was really happy with what I came up with and I think if I'm right, what we'll see could be really awesome. I can't wait to see what it's gonna offer. And so, here it is, I hope you all like it and please subscribe to my channel when you're finished watching.

Monday 9 December 2019

Wonder Woman 1984 trailer

So, yesterday, we were given the first trailer for Wonder Woman 1984. I know I haven't done well with keeping up with DC entries lately, mainly like not doing a review of Joker or showing the Birds Of Prey trailer, but I wasn't really interested in seeing Joker and I just never thought to show the trailer. But this is the trailer for the next Wonder Woman 1984 film. I was a little concerned that the DC.E.U was kinda stopping. Mainly because there haven't been much news about their films and the movies we have gotten, like Joker for example, have been DC movies that weren't tied into the other DC.E.U movies. But, hopefully this films is able to help with that. The first Wonder Woman movie is still awesome and I'm glad that it was a good movie. And so, this could continue that. We get to see the return of Steve Trevor in this, which is cool, but also confusing. I'm wondering how exactly he survived the explosion at the end of the first movie, but I'm glad he's back. He was easily the best part of the first movie and Chris Pine himself is a big reason why. And the rest is looking cool too. Gal Gadot is still looking great in this and the costume she has is much brighter too. We even see her using her boomerang tiara, which is something we've never seen her do before, as well as so many other cool abilities. And so, here it is and I hope you all like this.

Sunday 8 December 2019

Frozen 2

And so, everyone, we've finally arrived at the sequel to highest grossing animated movie ever and one of the greatest Disney films ever, Frozen 2. This is definitely a movie I was excited for. Especially seeing as the trailers were making this look like an awesome and fun experience. And so, was it? ... Uh... it was pretty close. It's not as good as the first and there were some things about it that were kinda bad and cringe-worthy. But I'm not saying all those things make the film bad, they just kinda drag it down a little and make it not as good as the original. Anyway, let's get into the story first. And yes, like I normally do, I'm gonna do a spoiler free section first and then move onto the spoilers after with a warning. So, first off, what's the story? It opens up with a flashback with Anna and Elsa as kids being told a story from their parents. Years later, after the events of the first movie, Arendelle is celebrating something, all the while, Elsa is hearing a voice somewhere and even Arendelle is evacuated when all sorts of weird things happen like the wind blowing everyone away, the ground shaking, fire spreading and so on. And after a word with the trolls, Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven head off into a forest to find out what's going on. And I'm gonna stop there. So first off, I wanna get those problems out of the way. First, and probably the thing I noticed within the first few minutes is that the pacing is way too fast. Not only does the opening scene kinda spoil the rest of the movie, but also everything happens way too fast. There's a lot of that, especially in the opening. There are some things in the opening I liked, but it all happened way too fast and then they just jump straight into the story. I guess some stories get away with that considering they have a lot to do, but at least those other stories give more time to feel like the audience is more into the story and it's addressed enough to get people into it, whereas this just gets into it right away and doesn't really have a proper opening. It's just a rushed few minutes and then we get into the actual plot. And that part did distract me a little. The other problem is easily the biggest problem and that's the fact that there's a subplot with a character that's really cringe-worthy and and takes too long. I won't spoil it, but it's definitely the worst aspect to the film. It also gets kind of annoying after a while. There are also songs here, obviously, and I liked a lot of them, but there is one that's kinda bad. It's like what I just said with that character's subplot and that's that it's really cringe-worthy. You could honestly take that part out and miss nothing. There's some things that don't really make sense and the film and are kinda hard to ignore, especially towards the end. And also, I guess this next point is a little more subjective than those others, but, from the trailers, I was sorta expecting this to have a huge fantasy and adventure and action aspect to it. And while there is definitely an element of that in here, there's not as much as I was hoping for. There's also something that a character does towards the end that was really weird to me. I know I'm being pretty vague with these problems, but they are better explainable in the spoiler section. And I guess this is where I can make the transition into the positives. Firstly, and this is really to be expected with any Disney movie, the animation is still amazing. Just the way everything looks and the way the movie is shot just makes everything really massive. And, while I said before that the element of fantasy isn't shown here that much, there is still a bit of feel here and that much of it is still really effective. And the characters are still super likable. I was really glad to be able to see them again and they're still great. I especially like Anna and Elsa's relationship more this time and Olaf still gets some good laughs. And a lot of the other characters are really funny too. And even though the character that I mentioned gets a cringe-worthy subplot, it doesn't mean the character is bad or unlikable at all. Also, like I said, there are also a lot of elements here that I really loved, and a lot of that came from a lot of the interactions between the characters and what they end up doing on this adventure. The songs are still as awesome as the first movie. Yes, there is one that's not great and is kinda cringe-worthy, but the rest are still amazing, especially Elsa's "Into The Unknown" song.
Elsa still gets the best songs in these Frozen movies and Indina Menzel still has an amazing singing voice. The rest of them, besides that one that I mentioned, are really great too. I immediately downloaded this song onto my iPod after seeing it. I had listened to it a ton of times before seeing the movie too. And all that good stuff definitely helped make this really entertaining. So, yeah, the film's not perfect and it does have a good amount of problems and it's not as good as the first incredible film, but I still had a fun time with this and would totally recommend it. As a humongous Disney fan, I'm satisfied with it and can't wait to see what Disney Classic is next. And so, everyone that's my review for Frozen 2. Thank you all for reading and please comment down below to tell me what you think. And now, we're getting into the spoilers. If you haven't seen the film yet, go watch it and then come back and read the rest.
Spoiler:
Okay, so first, I want to get those problems I mentioned out of he way. That biggest one I was talking about before was the subplot with Kristoff trying to propose to Anna. Like I said, it's super unnecessary and takes up way too much time in the film and it was becoming really annoying and cringe-worthy really quickly. And his song about it is that song that I was talking about. I feel if they took that out, it would help with the film feeling not so long. But with that part out of the way, let's get to the actual plot next. So, with the opening, I liked how their parents told them about the forest and about their past, but what didn't like was how it spoiled what was gonna be coming and it made a lot of the rest of the film really predictable. As soon as they were talking about their dad being saved by someone, I immediately thought that it was their mom and I was right. And then, I guess the biggest spoiler is the whole origin of Elsa's power and what caused the spirits to be mad and all that. So, apparently, what their parents were doing that they were going to was trying to discover where Elsa's powers came from and they even find the ship wrecked up on this bit of land somewhere. And, I honestly don't really know how I felt about that. I mean, I guess it's cool to know what they were doing, but still, in terms of what they showed, I don't know how I feel about it. But, I guess moving away from that, I'd say the next biggest spoiler is the fact that Anna and Elsa's grandfather is the one who caused all this to happen. He just decided that he wanted to betray the forest tribe and kill the leader. And, what I said about the last point is the same here, I don't know how I feel about that because they present it as he was just some guy who, I guess, maybe didn't want to do things the way everyone was talking about and just wanted to be rid of this other tribe. And this is all discovered by Elsa when she decides to go off and find this island of Ice where all that's where she finds all this. And then we see what happened to Anna in the first movie happen to her where she freezes. That was actually pretty interesting. This even causes Olaf to disappear, which I thought was actually a risky move. And then, when Anna gets this message and decides to destroy the dam that's keeping a whole bunch of water together thinking that Arendelle was something that should never have been made, thinking it was based on a bad history, which, I didn't really get. This is that one decision I was talking about before. And it still doesn't make sense to me. It felt like they could have thought of another plan besides that and I don't think this one was a great idea either. And they managed to use the giants to destroy it, only for Elsa to come and save Arendelle and say that destroying it wasn't necessary. And that kinda shows that problem. I get that destroying the dam was needed to release the mist from the forest, but, I don't know, I just feel like the whole thought of destroying Arendelle didn't really make much sense. But, anyway, after that, Elsa brings Olaf back and then decides to stay with the people in the forest while Anna becomes the new queen of Arendelle. I did actually really like that and I like how they put them in those new roles like that. And, like I said, all that together made the film really enjoyable. And so, everyone, that's the spoiler review for Frozen 2. Thank you all for reading and please comment down below to tell me what you think.

Friday 6 December 2019

Final Kingdom Hearts 3 Re:Mind trailer

SO, EVERYONE, WE ACTUALLY GOT THE FINAL TRAILER FOR THE RE:MIND KINGDOM HEARTS 3 DLC. AND THIS TRAILER IS AMAZING. WE SEE SO MUCH HAPPENING AND SO MUCH AMAZINGNESS. WE'RE GETTING THE FINAL FANTASY CHARACTERS IN THIS AND THAT'S A RELIEF. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WE SEE ALL THE GUARDIANS OF LIGHT FIGHTING TOGETHER. WE'RE ALSO GETTING CONFIRMATION THAT SORA DID SAVE KAIRI AT THE END, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AFTERWARDS. BUT WE DO SEE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GO AROUND SCALA AD CAELUM AND EXPLORE IT. PLUS, IT'S FINALLY CONFIRMED THAT KAIRI IS PLAYABLE. THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE WANTED FOR A WHILE AND NOW IT'S HAPPENING. WE EVEN HEAR SORA SAYING THE WORDS FROM KINGDOM HEARTS 1'S OPENING. SO, YEAH, I'M OBVIOUSLY EXCITED AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR IT. AND SO, HERE IT IS AND I HOPE YOU ALL LIKE THIS.

Tuesday 3 December 2019

Black Widow teaser trailer

So, today, we were given the first teaser for the start of Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Widow. Like what I said before, Black Widow is a film that me and so many other people have wanted to see for a while. Considering what a great character Natasha has been in all the other M.C.U movies, me and a lot of others were interested in what she could do with a solo movie. And this teaser looks like it'll be delivering what we want to see. First off, it's nice to see her again after she died in Endgame, and it's nice that we're getting her backstory. She's always had a fascinating side to her before, but it looks like this could be using that to its full advantage with her being the main character. Scarlett Johansson also looks like she's still amazing as the character and I always love seeing her in these movies as Natasha.We also get to see a little bit of Taskmaster here. Not enough to give my thoughts on, but it's still cool we're getting this character in the M.C.U. And the whole rest of the cast looks interesting too. The only thing I can say I don't like that much is that some of the jokes here don't land in my opinion and there are a couple of weird moments, but I still have faith in them and I'm still excited for this. And so, here it is and I hope you all like this.

Tuesday 26 November 2019

My anime and manga collection

So, kinda moving away from my paintings for a post, I decided to show a video I did recently of me showing my different manga and anime collections. I've been trying to do some more videos recently and hopefully I'll get even more out. And for this, I wanted to show the different anime and manga collections I own and one's that I'm happy to have. And I'm hoping to get more soon. But, for now, these are all the ones I have now and so, let's start, please subscribe to my channel and I hope you all like this.

Monday 18 November 2019

My Kingdom Hearts Orchestra experience

So, yesterday, I was at the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra in London and it was absolutely amazing. A friend of mine told me about it and I'm so glad he did because I got to go to a Kingdom Hearts concert, and, not only was that amazing aspect there, but the composer of the entire Kingdom Hearts series, Yoko Shimomura, was there to and we all got to see her. Not only did she speak to us all, but she also did the music for the last piece that was being played. The entire experience was incredible. I also got tons of stuff there. I also didn't wear my Sora suit, though afterwards, I realised I should have, but I wore a ton of other Kingdom Hearts clothes. And I'm really hoping I get to go again some day. And, I got photos and so, here they are and I hope you all like these.











Friday 15 November 2019

My paintings of Robotboy characters

Continuing my paintings of old childhood shows of mine is this underrated show that I'm actually find out recently had some fans behind it and was appreciated by a fair amount of people, Robotboy. I remember also really liking this show a lot when I was younger. And now, looking at it years later, I still feel like it's got this innocence to it that makes it really nice to watch. It's not the best show I've ever seen, but I still feel happy watching a lot of it. It does have some bad episodes, especially one in particular involving a fake dog, but the ones I do like I think do hold up now that I'm older. And so, I've decided to show off some more paintings of characters from it. And so, here they are and I hope you all like this.
Robotboy:

Tommy:

Gus:


Lola:

Robotgirl:

Protoboy:

Monday 11 November 2019

My paintings of Ben 10 characters

So, continuing my blog entries of doing paintings of old childhood shows I loved in this classic show that I was a massive fan of when I was young. As I may have said in another post before, this was a show I adored and followed and looked up to as a kid and I still think it holds up. At least the original. I remember liking some of the others, but I really love the original the most and have the most fond memories about. And so, doing the characters for this wasn't the easiest, but I tried my hardest. And so, here they are and I hope you all like these.
Ben:

Gwen:

Max:

Vilgax:

Kevin:

Azmuth:

Saturday 9 November 2019

Soul teaser trailer

So, the other day, the trailer for the other new Pixar movie was released, Soul, which looks really interesting to me. The thing about this film is kinda like what I thought about their Onward trailer, the fact that it looks like something completely different from what Pixar's done before. And it does look like it has potential to be good like most Pixar films and it does look interesting like I said. And it doesn't show much. It shows a man's life and then him becoming something. So, this kinda reminds me a little of Coco a little bit. Overall, yeah, I'm excited and I do want to see what it's really about. So, here it is and I hope you all like this.

Thursday 7 November 2019

My paintings of Avatar: The Last Airbender characters

So for these next few entries, I decided I'm gonna do paintings of old shows I loved from my childhood. I've done some before, but I wanted to do much more. And starting us off with that is one of the best cartoons I've ever seen, Avatar: The Last Airbender. I've been rewatching this whole show on Netflix recently and I'm so glad I am. It's an amazing show and I love it. And so, let's begin and I hope you all like this.
Aang:

Zuko:

Katara:

Sokka:

Toph:

Monday 4 November 2019

My top 5 Marvel villains I want to see as the next big bad for the M.C.U

Seeing how Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is now over with Thanos gone, I think eventually, they're gonna have to bring in a new big villain for the Avengers to deal with. So, I decided to count down my picks for the top 5 Marvel villain who could be the next big villain for the M.C.U. Seeing how there are so many big villains in Marvel, this could give them the opportunity to bring in a villain who could live up to the greatness than Thanos was. And this could give fans a chance to see some fantastic Marvel villains in live action on the big screen. And so, let's begin and I hope you all like this.
5. Dormammu:

Starting us off is the ruler of the Dark Dimension who appeared briefly at the end of Doctor Strange. Now that the Time Stone is technically gone from the main timeline of the M.C.U, this could give Dormammu a chance to come back. Being the one who was almost brought to our planet by Kaecilius, he could do a lot more now given his power and having him back in the movies could give us the definitive confrontation with him against Doctor Strange and the other Avengers with him looking like him comic book counterpart.
4. Kang The Conqueror:

Seeing how Thanos was able to be an alien looking for a way to eliminate life in the universe, why not try a villain who has the power of alien technology and a huge army himself who has a desire to conquer our own universe and era. Kang has been a huge villain for the Avengers in the comics for years, and while the original Avengers from the movies aren't the main focus anymore, seeing a new group of Avengers brought in to fight him could be something comic book fans would geek out about.
3. Norman Osborn:

This might be a bit of a stretch considering Norman isn't that big in terms of villains, but I gotta stick with what I'm feeling and I do believe that Norman could be a great villain for the Avengers. Not just with Spider-Man as the Green Goblin, but he could also create tons of problems for the Avengers being either a selfish businessman who wants them dead by hiring someone, or being the one to do it himself as either the Green Goblin or a new Iron Patriot.
2. Doctor Doom:

Coming in close to number 1 is the masked ruler of Latveria, Doctor Victor Von Doom. Now that the Fantastic Four and X-Men are coming soon, seeing their villains brought to the M.C.U movies could bring something we've never seen before in live action. Maybe an actual good Fantastic Four movie and a more accurate depiction of the X-Men. And one of the best parts about seeing the Fantastic Four is seeing Doctor Doom portrayed correctly on screen. Being one of the most famous and entertaining villains in Marvel, seeing a proper version of him, as well as just seeing him in the M.C.U and being the next big bad for the Avengers, could be mind-blowing.
And the number 1 Marvel villains I want to see as the next big bad for the M.C.U is... Galactus:

And finally at number 1 is probably the most powerful villain in Marvel. Being the devourer of worlds, Galactus could be just the villain needed for the M.C.U considering how big the universe has gotten and we can see him on the big screen in the way he's supposed to look. Just the fact that he's so huge and so powerful make incredibly threatening makes perfect sense for him to be the next villain and in the M.C.U fighting the Avengers no less. Given his great portrayals in the comics, seeing that transferred to the movies could be epic. And, if we're lucky, maybe even more epic than Infinity War and Endgame were. And all that is why Galactus is the number 1 Marvel villain I want to see be the next big bad for the M.C.U. And so, everyone, those are my picks for the top 5 villains I want to see as the next big bad for the M.C.U. Thank you all for reading and please comment down below to tell me what you think, or, if you want, please comment to tell me who you want the next M.C.U big bad to be.

Wednesday 30 October 2019

My top 5 Disney worlds I want to see return in Kingdom Hearts and what I want to see in them

With more Kingdom Hearts projects most likely coming out soon, I wanted to talk about Disney worlds that have already been in the series and which I want to see make a return, as well as what I want to see them do. Whether that being what I want to see with the story, the characters and so on. Especially given what Disney movies are coming out nowadays and what Kingdom Hearts 3 brought to the series. And so, let's begin and I hope you all like this.
5. Deep Space:

Starting us off is the world that, when first introduced, wasn't technically a world. It was more of just a ship in space and you met Stitch, Jumba, Gantu, Sparky and Grand Council Woman there. But, if they ever decided to bring it back, I'd like to actually go to Hawaii and meet Lilo and the rest. Just seeing the different interactions they do could be amazing. Not just seeing Sora having proper interactions with Stitch, with them being proper friends, but also maybe seeing Ven, Aqua and Terra meeting them again would be great. I would also just love to see Lilo and all the rest meeting the Kingdom Hearts characters.
4. The Caribbean:

I know The Caribbean has appeared in Kingdom Hearts games twice now, but seeing how Kingdom Hearts 2 adapted the first Pirates movie and Kingdom Hearts 3 adapted At World's End, so, for a future Kingdom Hearts game, I think finishing the visits to the Caribbean would end well if they did Dead Men Tell No Tales next. I can totally imagine a fight against Salazar and I would love to see more ship travel and seeing it expanded. Just seeing that would be cool and I want to see more scenes of Sora and Gibbs interacting. I think we need more of that.
3. Arendelle:

Seeing how Kingdom Hearts 3 just adapted Frozen, I want to see what it can do for the sequel. Giving how Frozen 2 is coming out in less than a month, I clearly want to see what will happen in it, and, if it's able to incorporate a real action aspect to it, I want to see that in a future Kingdom Hearts installment. And maybe you could have Marshmallow as a party member again and maybe even Elsa. Just seeing what Frozen 2 could deliver, I'm curious to see what it can bring and so seeing it brought into a big Kingdom Hearts game in the future would be awesome to see. And just seeing the characters back could be awesome great to see alone.
2. The Pride Lands:

Coming in close to number 1 is the Pride Lands. As I may have said before, I would absolutely love to see them implement the Lion King 2 into the Kingdom Hearts games. I really loved the Pride Lands being in Kingdom Hearts 2 and I would love to see Kiara and Kovu in these games and seeing a Zira fight would probably be the best parts. I even made theory of what I can imaging happening if they ever decided to it. And seeing how they did the plot for The Return Of Jafar back in Kingdom Hearts 2, I'd love to see them adapt another straight to video Disney sequel.
Honourable mentions:
Olympus Coliseum,
Agrabah,
100 Acre Wood
And the number 1 Disney world I want to see return in Kingdom Hearts is... Toy Box:

And finally at number 1 is Toy Box. With Kingdom Hearts 3 finally introducing Pixar films into the franchise, seeing a lot more movies put into the games would be great, and in terms of ones to make a return, I'd love to see Toy Box make a comeback. It was my favourite new world in Kingdom Hearts 3 and so, having them brought back would be amazing. I think they could do it where they're back to the real world and they meet all the other toys. They could even place it around the time of Toy Story 3 when Andy is leaving and they're at Sunnyside. Something that people have been thinking about for a long time if they ever did a Toy Story world is if there was a reaction command for Sora, Donald and Goofy to stand completely still when people are around and then fighting Heartless. That does sound really cool to me and I'd really like to see a Lotso fight at some point. Or maybe something else like that. And all that is why Toy Box is the number 1 Disney world I want to see make a return in Kingdom Hearts. And so, everyone, those are my picks for the top 5 Disney worlds I want to see return in Kingdom Hearts. And so, thank you all for reading and please comment down below to tell me what you think or, if you like Kingdom Hearts, please tell me what world you want to see return.

Tuesday 22 October 2019

Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise Of Skywalker Final Trailer

And so, everyone, the final trailer for Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise Of Skywalker has arrived and my thoughts on this are pretty much the same as the last one. It looks like this could be a really awesome film and what they're showing of Rey and Kylo Ren here is looking just as awesome as I was hoping. And it looks like we might be saying goodbye to some old characters like C-3PO and I'm curious to know what they're gonna be doing with Leia here. I doubt she's gonna be in this a lot for obvious reasons, and the cinematography here is looking gorgeous. Yeah, I'm still excited and I can't wait to see how these films end. And so, here it is and I hope you all like this.

Sunday 20 October 2019

My top 5 secondary anime characters

When you watch a lot of anime shows, you'll notice a lot of them have some character with the main character there a lot to either be a rival or the tough guy who's kinda wanting to surpass them or they might be a close friend. And some of these have proven to be some of the most enjoyable characters in their shows and some of the best characters in anime period. And so, I thought I'd post my top 5 favourite throughout the shows I've seen. And so, let's begin and I hope you all like this.
5. L (Death Note):

Starting us off at number 5 is the greatest detective in the world who's also the oddest, L. Being the one tasked with finding and arresting Kira, While some might be put off by his strange personality and quirky behavior, his intelligence is unlike anything usually seen in an anime and it makes his character all the more fun and fascinating. Watching his methods of trying to crack the case is honestly what makes him such an interesting character. As well as his back and forth with Light and seeing the two of them work off each other.
4. Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho):

The demon child heritage of fire and ice creatures, Hiei's character might be the best and my favourite in the whole show. After his home tried to kill him as a baby, Hiei swore revenge with him remembering what happened. And once he gathered so much power, including the Dragon Of The Darkness Flame and the Jagon Eye, he began a rivalry with Yusuke as well as began to team up wit him, Kurama and Kuwabara and the four of them have been fighting countless demons ever since and Hiei has grown significantly as a character ever since he started as a villain.
3. Sasuke (Naruto):

At number 3 is one of the remaining Uchiha and best friend to Naruto himself, Sasuke. During the early stages of the Naruto franchise, Sasuke cared about nothing more than just increasing his power to kill his brother, after betraying the Leaf Village, he joined Orochimaru to get even more powerful, that is until he finally achieved his goal only to fund out the real truth all along. And his rivalry relationship with Naruto has been one of the most enduring parts of the show and one of the most fascinating parts of his whole journey. As well as the fact that Sasuke himself is really cool and one of the strongest characters in Naruto.
2. Vegeta (Dragon Ball):

Coming in close to number 1 is the character that all these other characters are pretty much meant to be like. By far one of the most awesome characters in anime history, Vegeta has more than lived up to title of the prince of all Saiyans, as well as one of the most powerful characters, not just in the Dragon Ball universe, but also one of the strongest anime characters that's ever been made. While he isn't as good or powerful as Goku, his rivalry with him is one of the most entertaining aspects to his character. And Vegeta as a character has had a great story arc ever since he was first introduced, and I look forward to seeing what they do with him in the future.
Honourable mentions:
Renji (Bleach):
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Gray (Fairy Tail):
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Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh!):

Kacchan (My Hero Academia):

Ban (The Seven Dealy Sins):

And my number 1 favourite secondary anime character is... Zoro (One Piece):

And finally at number 1 is the former bounty hunter and now swordsman of the Straw Hat Pirates, Roronoa Zoro. There's a lot of reasons why Zoro is such an awesome and great character. Not only are his skills and strength beyond impressive, but he's also a man of loyalty and compassion when it comes to the people he cares about. Zoro is the guy any person can count on to have their back and you know his mastery of being a swordsman is guarantied to be amazing to see. Plus, giving how far we've seen him break through his limits means we know he's most likely just gonna keep getting stronger as the series continues. And seeing his journey with the other Straw Hats and seeing their interactions is always fun and funny to watch and even sad at times as well. And all that is why Zoro is my favourite secondary character in anime. And so, everyone, those are my picks for my top 5 secondary characters in anime. Thank you all for reading and please comment down below to tell me what think or tell me who your favourite is if you like anime.