I Told Miyazaki I Love The “gratuitous Motion” In His Films; Instead Of Every Movement Being Dictated
I told Miyazaki I love the “gratuitous motion” in his films; instead of every movement being dictated by the story, sometimes people will just sit for a moment, or they will sigh, or look in a running stream, or do something extra, not to advance the story but only to give the sense of time and place and who they are.
“We have a word for that in Japanese,” he said. “It’s called ma. Emptiness. It’s there intentionally.”
Is that like the “pillow words” that separate phrases in Japanese poetry?
“I don’t think it’s like the pillow word.” He clapped his hands three or four times. “The time in between my clapping is ma. If you just have non-stop action with no breathing space at all, it’s just busyness, But if you take a moment, then the tension building in the film can grow into a wider dimension. If you just have constant tension at 80 degrees all the time you just get numb.”
Which helps explain why Miyazaki’s films are more absorbing and involving than the frantic cheerful action in a lot of American animation. I asked him to explain that a little more.
“The people who make the movies are scared of silence, so they want to paper and plaster it over,” he said. “They’re worried that the audience will get bored. They might go up and get some popcorn.
But just because it’s 80 percent intense all the time doesn’t mean the kids are going to bless you with their concentration. What really matters is the underlying emotions–that you never let go of those.
— Roger Ebert in conversation with Hiyao Miyazaki
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Where to start reading Bucky Barnes?
Now the best thing you can do is start with Bucky being brainwashed with the list below. If you want a little background story before that read Captain America & Bucky Barnes #620-623 then Captain America: Man out of time and continue with the list
Captain America vol.5 #1-17 (#10 is optional, a House of M tie-in)
Captain America 65th Anniversary Special
Captain America vol.5 #18-24
Winter Soldier: Winter Kills
Captain America vol.5 #25
The Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America
Captain America vol.5 #26-36
Avengers/Invaders
New Avengers vol.1 #21-60
Captain America vol.5 #37-50
Captain America #600-601
Captain America: Reborn #1-6
Captain America; Who will Wield the Shield?
Siege arc (New Avengers #61-64, Annual #3, Siege #1-3, Siege: Captain America, Siege #4)
Captain America #602-619
Fear Itself arc (#3-4, 7.1, Avengers #16, Secret Avengers v1 #15)
Captain America and Bucky #620-624
Winter Soldier #1-19
All New Invaders!
Black Widow #8, 15, 17-18
The most recent comics are Winter Soldier: The Bitter March and Bucky Barnes: Winter Soldier Also check out Young Allies Comics 70th Anniversary Special
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What’s The Dumbest Thing You Could Say To A Congresswoman Who Lost Her Legs In Battle? Um, THIS.
An IRS contractor hurt his foot playing football in military prep school. He never served in the actual military. Then one day, decades later, he used it to get preferred treatment in military contracts. Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), who lost both her legs and still could lose her arm from combat injuries, felt that this might just be a touch inappropriate. It gets amazing around 4:30.
Me too.
Monster Carry
So many wonderful things I can think of to be causing that look...
collarme:
submissiveladies:
bdsm:
Was macht denn das klobige Halsband an der filigranen Frau? Naja.
LOL! Now *that's* how to send a proper response!
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