And here we have in a nutshell why Guap left the forum. He says something too assumptive about anime, and people lash backwards in a similarly aggressive fashion. I think you should've stopped this reply after the first sentence
I'm not being aggressive at all to be honest + that wasn't directed at Guaporense (since he stated he appreciates both mediums)
What I'm trying to say is, anime fans usually don't have much knowledge about cinema in general. I'm speaking from experience. I have a friend who has been an anime nut for a decade and only recently started to get interested in film. He saw The Godfather for the first time last month, and now won't stop gushing over it (The Godfather!)
What I'm trying to say is, anime fans usually don't have much knowledge about cinema in general. I'm speaking from experience. I have a friend who has been an anime nut for a decade and only recently started to get interested in film. He saw The Godfather for the first time last month, and now won't stop gushing over it (The Godfather!)
People like me with multiple hobbies are rare: how many people have watched all Tarkovsky and Legend of the Galactic Heroes? Well, I know a couple of people but it's pretty rare, I am the only person in this forum who has done that and I don't know anybody else personally who did that (though I don't know anybody else who watched Tarkovsky before I recommended it to them).
However I might disagree on one aspect: one thing is obvious, fans of anime have watched an enormously greater number of Hollywood films than fans of films have watched anime (usually from people here I think the number of anime they have watched is around 10-20, everybody has watched a thousand Hollywood films). That's because Hollywood is mainstream, adult anime is not (in the west at least).
That's perfectly fine. Saying you're a fan of anime and not a fan of film is one thing, but disparaging live action film and claiming it's garbage is ridiculous and offensive (considering the number of genres, styles, decades, countries, movements etc). If you make such a claim you're trying to come off as smart, but in reality you're showing that you're a philistine
What sort of abstraction are you referring to, exactly?
How is, say, the Harry Potter series more abstract than 2001? How is Toy Story or The Lego Movie more abstract than Persona?
How is, say, the Harry Potter series more abstract than 2001? How is Toy Story or The Lego Movie more abstract than Persona?
Finally, if someone thinks animation "induces more dopamine" than live action I challenge anyone to watch Legend of the Galactic Heroes and find it super "stimulating":
I actually was induced into sleep through several animated films and series I have watched.
Last edited by Guaporense; 12-18-14 at 02:42 AM.