What J. Novgorod said, more or less. Though from time to time it brings out the elitist/snob in me, as in I'll frown at people who can't explain why they like a thing (especially if I happen to dislike it). Also I don't read many books.
Do you think about WHY you like something? If so what?
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All the time. I always overthink everything don'tcha know. Did you know that the 3D Gear in Attack on Titan is a perfect metaphor as to how badly humanity stacks up against the Titans? What you thought they just made it that simply because it's original and looks sick as fuck? Nope, they're working on a much higher level obviously.
I know I love anything to do with mystery stories, sappy melodramatic stuff probably involving friendship, full ham voice lines, the Visual Novel format and so on. My favourite game and anime are Persona 4 and Code Geass.
You want a mystery story revolving around friendship? Done. Persona 4 best game 20/10. You want some melodramatic as fuck mecha action intrigue master plan anime? Code Geass. Honestly I doubt anything could be more stylishly melodramatic than Code Geass. Almost any quote could be put in full caps and it wouldn't be out of place. The English dub has JYB playing Lelouch and I think anti-heroes are something he plays best but he always gets the hero roles. Honestly, talent totally wasted.
Oh and I noticed I like music that has orchestra/opera and electric guitars. The blend of old and new if you like is really good.
I know I love anything to do with mystery stories, sappy melodramatic stuff probably involving friendship, full ham voice lines, the Visual Novel format and so on. My favourite game and anime are Persona 4 and Code Geass.
You want a mystery story revolving around friendship? Done. Persona 4 best game 20/10. You want some melodramatic as fuck mecha action intrigue master plan anime? Code Geass. Honestly I doubt anything could be more stylishly melodramatic than Code Geass. Almost any quote could be put in full caps and it wouldn't be out of place. The English dub has JYB playing Lelouch and I think anti-heroes are something he plays best but he always gets the hero roles. Honestly, talent totally wasted.
Oh and I noticed I like music that has orchestra/opera and electric guitars. The blend of old and new if you like is really good.
Yes, and in my opinion people should have enough brains to be able to say why they enjoy something beyond "I just like it."
For example, Spirited Away is my favorite film of all time because it has gorgeous visuals, an incredibly creative and imaginative world (something about the image of a train riding on water still haunts me in its eerie beauty) and particularly because one specific scene hit me in a very personal place.
And I know it's judgmental, but I can't help but frown a little on people who can't explain why they enjoy anything beyond "I think it's good" or "I dunno, I just like it". Wouldn't that kind of imply that you don't know what you like?
For example, Spirited Away is my favorite film of all time because it has gorgeous visuals, an incredibly creative and imaginative world (something about the image of a train riding on water still haunts me in its eerie beauty) and particularly because one specific scene hit me in a very personal place.
And I know it's judgmental, but I can't help but frown a little on people who can't explain why they enjoy anything beyond "I think it's good" or "I dunno, I just like it". Wouldn't that kind of imply that you don't know what you like?
For video games, I certainly am going to analyze why I did/didn't like the game, and it is entirely possible I'll revisit analyses of older games because something I thought couldn't possibly work actually works in a new game, so I'm forced to reevaluate why it failed in X game yet did well in Y game. Sometimes, this even brings me to a deeper appreciation of games I haven't played for years, and it may even get me to appreciate mechanics and systems I may have previously thought were horrible.
Otherwise, not really. I occasionally analyze why I love some music and hate other music, but I honestly don't think I could fully explain why I like some and hate others. I have a few basic ideas, but I can't explain how the music did/didn't capture what I wanted to hear.
I don't even try to analyze movies and TV except whether or not the story was good. If asked why I liked Ratatouille over all Pixar films, I couldn't possibly explain my reasoning.
When it comes to books, then it depends. If the book was compelling enough and centralized in its theme enough, then I'm more likely to re-read it and analyze it as I go along to help me understand how it did so well. Otherwise, I'll just say it was good or bad and move on. The only book I can really express my displeasure towards is The Lord of the Rings, and that is only because every time I say I hate Tolkein's writing I'm always drawn into a lengthy debate with his fans. Of course, given that 95% of them are more avid readers than I am, they probably just wave off my complaints as being ignorant.
Otherwise, not really. I occasionally analyze why I love some music and hate other music, but I honestly don't think I could fully explain why I like some and hate others. I have a few basic ideas, but I can't explain how the music did/didn't capture what I wanted to hear.
I don't even try to analyze movies and TV except whether or not the story was good. If asked why I liked Ratatouille over all Pixar films, I couldn't possibly explain my reasoning.
When it comes to books, then it depends. If the book was compelling enough and centralized in its theme enough, then I'm more likely to re-read it and analyze it as I go along to help me understand how it did so well. Otherwise, I'll just say it was good or bad and move on. The only book I can really express my displeasure towards is The Lord of the Rings, and that is only because every time I say I hate Tolkein's writing I'm always drawn into a lengthy debate with his fans. Of course, given that 95% of them are more avid readers than I am, they probably just wave off my complaints as being ignorant.
Most of the time, yeah. I could go into a whole essay explaining why Watchmen is my favourite thing ever, but I probably wouldn?t be able to give quite so much detail into why I like Dragon Ball (although not quite as much as I used to).
No... because the more I wonder why I like something, the more I start to not like it... and the reverse does happen to me as well...
That's why I let others explain it for me because they could probably put it in better words/context than I ever could... sometimes...
(Surprisingly, to me, "nostalgia" rarely has that big of a reasoning for any side of the argument of liking or disliking something...)
My glob, am I a neutral person at heart...
That's why I let others explain it for me because they could probably put it in better words/context than I ever could... sometimes...
(Surprisingly, to me, "nostalgia" rarely has that big of a reasoning for any side of the argument of liking or disliking something...)
My glob, am I a neutral person at heart...
I love music; various genres of music, but specifically Rock, Alternative, Punk, Hip-Hop/Rap, and Soundtracks.
The reason I enjoy music so much is that it evokes a form of rhythmic euphoria that allows me to enjoy anywhere at any time. I have developed a 'sense of flow' that allows me to deconstruct melodies, tones, beats, rhythms, lyrics, and sounds and experience them in different ways than simply listening to the track. For instance, in several Rap beats there are layers upon layers of sounds and harmonies that play in unison to create a unique sound or continuous beat; even after hearing the same track several times, I can always find a sound or tone that is very insignificant to the rest of the track and follow that sound or tone throughout the track, allowing me to experience the same beat in a different manner.
Music also serves a way of remembering certain events or memories pertaining to certain songs. I can not tell you have excited and happy I get when I put my iPod on random and a song that I have not heard in years comes up and all the emotions and memories related to that time come pouring in. In this manner, I feel that I will never forget some of my more significant and timeless moments of my life.
Lastly, music allows me to be creative and expressive with my works. There are several songs that have encouraged me to write several works of fiction because of the ideas and melodies incorporated with the song allowed me to access my creative side. Without music, I seriously doubt that I would've come up with most of the fictional works that I have today and many more that are surely to come after.
The reason I enjoy music so much is that it evokes a form of rhythmic euphoria that allows me to enjoy anywhere at any time. I have developed a 'sense of flow' that allows me to deconstruct melodies, tones, beats, rhythms, lyrics, and sounds and experience them in different ways than simply listening to the track. For instance, in several Rap beats there are layers upon layers of sounds and harmonies that play in unison to create a unique sound or continuous beat; even after hearing the same track several times, I can always find a sound or tone that is very insignificant to the rest of the track and follow that sound or tone throughout the track, allowing me to experience the same beat in a different manner.
Music also serves a way of remembering certain events or memories pertaining to certain songs. I can not tell you have excited and happy I get when I put my iPod on random and a song that I have not heard in years comes up and all the emotions and memories related to that time come pouring in. In this manner, I feel that I will never forget some of my more significant and timeless moments of my life.
Lastly, music allows me to be creative and expressive with my works. There are several songs that have encouraged me to write several works of fiction because of the ideas and melodies incorporated with the song allowed me to access my creative side. Without music, I seriously doubt that I would've come up with most of the fictional works that I have today and many more that are surely to come after.
I agree completely. I just caught up with the latest episode, and my god is it all so good. Every character makes me laugh, even the ones I thought I would hate, like Jakuzure. The tonal shift around the middle caught me off guard, but I can live with a little less humor for a deeper story. Even Iori, who feels like some throwaway minion at the start has his own personal charm (and seeing him finally get his own 3 star uniform was brilliant). Plus, Ragyou is a pretty evil villain, even if her motives and goals are fairly questionable.AntiChri5 said:
Yeah, i started off just thinking of Satsuki's lieutenants as annoying obstacles for Ryuuko to overcome. Figured they where just one note villains, Nonon was just "that pink *****". But before long, i find im cheering for Nonon and Sanageyama as much as i am for anyone else. Gamagoori i loved from the start.
That shift in the middle was brilliant. I don't think i have ever had an anime change direction so suddenly and actually been BETTER for it. Looking back on the first half, it's clear they planned it, and had the first half as a way to introduce us to the characters and world.
That shift in the middle was brilliant. I don't think i have ever had an anime change direction so suddenly and actually been BETTER for it. Looking back on the first half, it's clear they planned it, and had the first half as a way to introduce us to the characters and world.
The better I know myself, the more capable I'll become at understanding others, and such is a absolute necessity to becoming a game designer, which IS my aspiration.
Nope, if I like it, I like it, not much more to it than that for me.
Sure, I pick pick out the smaller bits I like more than the other bits but for the most part it's "This is cool," and it starts and ends there.
Sure, I pick pick out the smaller bits I like more than the other bits but for the most part it's "This is cool," and it starts and ends there.
I overthink everything, so I know why I like anything I like.
Generally speaking, I like things that are insightful and clever.
As a typical white suburbanite, my life has nothing in common with urban culture, but I love rap music. Why? Because rap is all about wordplay, and using clever lyrics to say something. I'm a writer, and have infinite respect for the metaphors and such.
The messages of rap are usually awful. I don't care about name brand clothes or fucking bitches, but I often see past that and just appreciate the clever word play.
Lil Wayne: "They tell me I should stop lieing and try to make a living. I tell them I'm a hustler and I'd rather make a killing."
Eminem: "My fillets are smoking weed. Yeah ****** the steaks/stakes are high."
Nelly: "If I think with my dick, then put your mouth on my brains."
Awful messages full of misogynistic and homophobic language, but I like rap because clever word play pleases me.
Generally speaking, I like things that are insightful and clever.
As a typical white suburbanite, my life has nothing in common with urban culture, but I love rap music. Why? Because rap is all about wordplay, and using clever lyrics to say something. I'm a writer, and have infinite respect for the metaphors and such.
The messages of rap are usually awful. I don't care about name brand clothes or fucking bitches, but I often see past that and just appreciate the clever word play.
Lil Wayne: "They tell me I should stop lieing and try to make a living. I tell them I'm a hustler and I'd rather make a killing."
Eminem: "My fillets are smoking weed. Yeah ****** the steaks/stakes are high."
Nelly: "If I think with my dick, then put your mouth on my brains."
Awful messages full of misogynistic and homophobic language, but I like rap because clever word play pleases me.