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The Enduring Love for Giant Robot Anime in Japan
Japan's fascination with giant robots, or "mecha," has become an essential part of its cultural identity. From their origins in the 1960s to their evolution into modern-day franchises, giant robot anime has captivated audiences and left an indelible mark on Japanese pop culture. This genre not only reflects Japan’s technological aspirations but also serves as a powerful storytelling medium, tackling themes of war, heroism, and human ingenuity. Over time, the appeal of mecha has extended beyond television and film into tourism, with life-sized statues, theme park attractions, and merchandise drawing millions of visitors each year.
By JRManglicmot2 years ago in Geeks
Mere Husband Ki Biwi: Movie Postmortem
An actor in Indian cinema who has not been able to fit into any character till date, whenever you see him on screen, it seems that the wrong person has been cast in the wrong role and finally when that day came when this single actor did a better job than many big superstars of Bollywood, the people who watched the film disappeared. On the other hand, there is a heroine who has a world record of flop movies. There are not as many words in the dictionary as the number of her films that are removed from the theatres in three days. Now, the third character is even greater than these two; she is the only actress whose career is going in reverse mode, and even those who used to like her have forgotten her name. Fourth, the most unlucky director in India makes comedy movies for families; the subjects are also different, but apart from the family, no one wants to watch them even alone. Now imagine when these four great personalities will come together in a film, Bollywood will be in trouble. Partridge in front, partridge behind, partridge on the left, partridge on the right, tell me how many partridges, as many people have heard the name of this film. Mere Husband Ki Biwi, the film whose title itself is a big scam, was released a week after Chhaava to compete with the film. This is the first Hindi film in history whose trailer is better than the film, meaning people will go to watch the trailer after watching the film. In the beginning, before the release, they started a buy-get-one offer, so I saw the movie two to three days ago in the morning. There were only two people in the theatre, do you know who they were? Me and my loneliness. A terrible accident occurs, which causes the girl to develop a strange illness. Her brain forgets some memories, but not all of them she has only forgotten the last five years, while she still remembers everything else. A man is sitting outside the hospital and crying loudly. He is in shock because his wife is alive. It means he is not a killer. He doesn't want to kill his wife. He just doesn't want to live with her. Now Ankur Bhai, who got out on a duck in his first innings, gets Antara, i.e. Rakul Preet, in the second innings, who is a doctor by profession. You must have understood that this is a simple old Bollywood formula - Pati, Patni aur Woh - a tragedy for three people that becomes a comedy for the rest of the world. Now the twist is that these three people are dancing together at a wedding. Who is the groom and who is the bride, you have to guess that by watching the movie. By the way, there is another character in this story whom people know very well; he is also called cheap Vicky Kaushal, and he is the one who finds comedy in this tragedy. Straight forward, let me tell you that this film is not made for the theatre experience; nothing can be more accurate than this review. If it was released on direct OTT, then there would be no need to run a Buy 1 Get 1 offer, and a few people would have watched it, and it is certain that some of them would have liked the film as well. Because it is a very simple film, you don't have to think about anything. Only those people who watch the film with their brains will regret it. Look, the concept is great. This has been going on in Hindi cinema for a long time. Many people have built their careers on this type of movie and gained recognition from it. The only loophole in Arjun Kapoor's film is that it is neither a proper comedy film nor a painful love story triangle. It is just a family drama somewhere in between. The bigger suspense than how the story of the film will end is guessing who will do the worst acting in this two-and-a-half-hour-long film. Think about the condition of that cinema in which a comedian is doing better work than the other actors. Even if the acting is kept aside, the story of the film has more holes than Titanic. There, the girl was saved, but here, the film will not be saved. There was an interesting subject - turning the clock five years back in the life of Husband, Wife and Woh and making the present clash with the past. So many ideas come to mind after thinking about it. But the presentation of the film is very bad. The weak writing was covered up with forced songs and the acting was supported by poor Harsh's one-liners. Mudasar Aziz's previous movies, like Happy Bhag Jayegi, had funny content, but this time, there is only overacting and a clichéd story. Movies like De De Pyaar De were still liked by the family audience because they had entertainment and masala. They tried to show something different. Honestly, I don't know why I am reviewing this movie because the people who made this movie may not even know why they made this movie. Maybe just for the multiverse. So, boss, it will get 1.5 stars out of 5—1 star for the subject of the film and half a star for its "comedy star". Negatives: Poor acting, predictable climax, useless dialogues or forced songs without chemistry. Take your mobile and book the ticket right now for Chhaava, I promise you will feel proud of yourself when you return home.
By Ayush Verma2 years ago in Geeks
Anime’s Portrayal of America
Anime, Japan’s globally popular form of animated media, has long depicted America in a variety of ways, ranging from glorified representations of heroism to satirical takes on Western culture. These portrayals often reflect Japan’s historical relationship with the United States, shaped by war, diplomacy, cultural exchange, and globalization. By analyzing how America is depicted in anime, one can discern underlying perceptions influenced by political events, economic relations, and societal changes. The range of portrayals of America in anime reflects a complex interplay of admiration, criticism, and satire, each shaped by different historical and cultural factors.
By JRManglicmot2 years ago in Geeks
XOXO, A Love That Never Was. Content Warning.
Some on-screen couples tend to have undeniable, foreseen love laws that are composed of chemistry, which makes us presume that they’ve transcended the given script. Matthew Settle and Kelly Rutherford, who played pivotal roles in the series Gossip Girl, are truly phenomenal and created a chef d’oeuvre. Even after 13 years, when the show ended beautifully, to this day, the majority of the people in this fandom are still captivated by their smoldering glance at each other.
By Charity Martinez2 years ago in Geeks
The Philosophy of Time Travel in Sci-Fi: From H.G. Wells to Dark
Time travel has fascinated humanity for centuries. The idea of moving through time, changing the past, or witnessing the future is both thrilling and terrifying. Science fiction has explored these concepts in countless ways, raising deep philosophical questions about fate, free will, and paradoxes.
By Bounty Hunter 2 years ago in Geeks
Gulkanda Tales Release Update
Although Amazon Prime has announced many shows in two years, it seems that they have forgotten many shows. One of these shows is Gulkanda Tales, for which I was very excited because the makers of Tumbbad were bringing it, but now, finally, what is the take on it? When is it going to come? Let's find out. Well friends, the show Gulkanda Tales was definitely one of the most anticipated shows of Rahi Anil Barve. I mean, we get to see a mythological touch, and many such elements could reveal a lot of new things in the world of Indian OTT. I mean, from its story to its other aspects, it was going to be such that it would have kept you completely stunned. But now Gulkanda Tales will not come, there are many reasons for this, first of all, this show has been over budget somewhere, a lot of money has been wasted on it like it is wasted at weddings, clubs etc. Ultimately the product that has come, or, say, the final touch-up that has come, Amazon Prime did not like it. Multiple shoots of this have been conducted. Rahi Anil Barve also did not understand many things, and he wanted to spend more money on this show and shoot many portions again. Now, Amazon Prime has clearly said that no, we will not spend more because this anticipated show has already become very expensive and when it has been made, they are still not confident about it. So, for now, it has been decided that we will not be able to see the face of Gulkanda Tales. Yes, friends, Amazon Prime is planning not to bring this show because it will cost more, and Amazon Prime has already spent so much that they are not able to understand things now. This is quite unfortunate because if this show had been made well, it would have been amazing, but I guess it is also right because if it is not made well, then it would have been useless to bring it up, and the credibility of Rahi Anil Barve would have been questioned. So I guess it is a good move that the show has been shut down. I hope you have understood everything and now you will not want to take any information about this show from now on. That's it.
By Ayush Verma2 years ago in Geeks
"Mere Husband Ki Biwi": A Review of a Movie That Misses the Mark
The title of the movie immediately catches your eye. You enter the theatre with some optimism, recalling that director Mudassar Aziz's previous film, "Khel Khel Mein," had its enjoyable moments, despite being a remake. In this new film, though, the director has written the script himself, and you'll find familiar characters reappearing, along with predictable scenes and clichés that drag on for over two and a half hours. As long as it's entertaining, everything is fine. It's not enjoyable, though, to villainize a working woman using that reasoning and a little humour. It takes some time to realize what's happening in Mere Husband Ki Biwi because the movie uses silly humour to mask the issue.
By Hridya Sharma2 years ago in Geeks
Mrs. Movie Ending Explained
A girl takes the biggest step in her life when she becomes a Miss from Mrs. What if her husband never understands her? What if the house which she dreams of making a home never feels like her own? She feels as if she has come to the house only to do work. This happens in most of the houses and that is why such stories are made. At the beginning of the movie, Richa is shown dancing because Richa loves dancing. The next day, Diwakar, who is a doctor, comes to see Richa with his family. Both of them like each other and then they get married. Now, the next day, Richa's mother-in-law is preparing food when a little girl, Saavi, comes there with some vegetables. Richa asks her mother-in-law to grind chutney in the mixer, but she refuses and says that her father-in-law likes chutney ground on a grinding stone, and her mother-in-law starts grinding it. Here Richa starts making tea, then Diwakar comes there and starts romancing. After he drinks the tea, Richa has to wash his cup immediately. One night Diwakar goes to his friend's house with Richa for dinner. After that, Richa sees her mother-in-law washing utensils and says you leave it, Mom, I will do. Her reply is you leave it, go and take a rest. Then she finishes all the household work and goes to sleep at 12.30 at night. The next day, she again keeps her husband's slippers near him and gives him water with Ajwain on waking up. After that, she again starts working. It seems as if this is her daily routine. Here we are talking about Richa's mother-in-law. On the other hand, Diwakar calls Richa to the room, which was with his mother-in-law. She goes there and sees that Diwakar is standing near the cupboard but still calls Richa and asks her to take out clothes from it. It is shown here that the men of this house do not do their work. If they need even a glass of water, they ask the women of the house instead of taking it themselves. Then they start eating food. Then Richa tells her mother-in-law that you should also sit down. I will cook it and bring it. Then the father-in-law says that she does not have to go out for any work. She will eat later. After they eat, Diwakar's mother starts eating on the used plate. Richa is shocked to see this because this has never happened in her house. In the next scene, Richa's friend is seen dancing. She calls Richa for rehearsal through video call. Richa tells her, OK, I will ask and then tell you. After some time, Diwakar's sister calls her mother to stay at her house, and then her mother, i.e. Richa's mother-in-law leaves there. The next day, Richa goes to give tea to her father-in-law, but he refuses her and says, Son, no tea now; your mother-in-law first gives me water of carom seeds, then Richa gives him the water of carom seeds. After that Richa starts grinding chutney on the grinding stone, then her eyes get touched by chilli powder, due to which her eyes start burning, then she grinds the chutney in the mixer. Then during dinner, father-in-law asks Richa if she had ground this chutney in a mixer. Richa replies yes. He again says that grinding on a grinding stone would cause a burning sensation in his hands. It is okay. Diwakar's mother is in the habit of grinding on a grinding stone. Then he asks her to make biryani during the day. Richa, while serving biryani to her father-in-law during lunch, says that the mutton was not cooking in the cooker even after four whistles. Her father-in-law says then this is pulao, not biryani. Biryani means cooking on a low flame like your mother-in-law cooks. Then Richa's father-in-law tells his wife about the biryani that very night. The next day, Richa makes biryani after watching an online video, but her father-in-law doesn't like it. After that Richa again gets busy with all the household chores and eats food after finishing all the household chores. When Diwakar comes home at night, Richa tells him that there is a lot of biryani left from the morning, let's eat that but he refuses to eat and then asks her to make something else. After some time, Richa tells her mother on the phone that Papaji does not like the food I cook, and the work here does not seem to end; one task gets over and another starts. Her mother tells her that she has just got married, so she will have to adjust a bit. Then Richa finishes her work and goes to sleep tired, but without her consent, Diwakar gets intimate with her, which she feels very bad about. The next day, Saavi tells Richa that my mother does not wear a bindi. She says that only ladies with good luck wear bindi. Richa says everyone has good luck. Saavi tells her that you don't know that those who don't have a husband don't have good luck. Then Richa tells her that your mother herself is good luck. As soon as Saavi leaves, Richa notices water leaking from the pipe, and then she gets a call from her friend, she tells her that her performance in Kamani has been selected, Richa asks her when the rehearsal is, and her friend says I have been calling you since two weeks, you were not picking up the phone, so we started the rehearsal. Now, the same night, Richa says to Diwakar, I told you about the water leakage, but you did not call the plumber; you should hire a maid for household work. Richa again tells him you know I have a dance group, and I am not getting any time for its rehearsal, then Diwakar angrily tells her, I have just come from the clinic, and you started as soon as I came. After this Richa herself ties a cloth on the leaking pipe. The next day, Richa tells Diwakar that her periods have started. On hearing this, Diwakar gives her a break from going to the kitchen for four days and then calls his clinic's sweeper to do the housework. Richa asks the sweeper if she can get a maid to do the household chores. The sweeper tells her that I have brought many people here, but none of them stayed, but in your house, there is interference because we belong to a different caste. Richa says I don't believe in all this. At my place, people work in the kitchen even during their periods but there is nothing like that here. After a few days, Richa applied for the job of a dance teacher in a school and then after five days, as usual, Richa got busy with the household work and the next day she told her father-in-law that she wanted to do the job of a dance teacher in a nearby school but he refuses her and gets up and leaves and while leaving he also praises the food cooked by her saying that yes, the food was good. Then after his departure, Diwakar tells Richa not to apply for the job right now, I will talk to Papa. Now Diwakar's cousin comes to the house with his family, and Richa is asked to make tea, but Tunnu Bhaiya orders Shikanji and Diwakar orders coffee for himself. Richa makes everything with great care and brings it but they don't want it because they had started drinking by then. Aren't they cruel people? Such people exist in reality, too; they don't consider women as anything; they only think about themselves more. Tunnu tells Richa that you will take a rest today, I will prepare dinner. After having dinner, Richa, seeing the dirt spread in the kitchen, starts cleaning again. The next day, Richa is going for a job interview when her father-in-law comes and tells her that I had forbidden you to do a job, your mother-in-law has also done PhD but still, she did not do any job. After this, Richa becomes very sad, and then the same night, she goes to her friend's house with Diwakar for dinner. After dinner, Diwakar helps with cleaning, which is just to show off; in reality, he is not that good. Then Richa tells Diwakar that you are helping a lot here; at home, you don't even get up from the table. Diwakar gets angry with her and doesn't even talk to her after coming home. But Richa tries to convince him and even though it is not his fault, she still says sorry to Diwakar. The next day Richa puts a bucket under the pipe and asks Diwakar to call the plumber again. Diwakar tells her that it is Papa's birthday after a few days and his friends are coming to celebrate at lunch. Diwakar tries to get intimate with her again but Richa stops him. Diwakar asks her why are you stopping me? Richa says don't you understand that it hurts me? Love me a little; I also have some desires. Then Diwakar angrily tells Richa that there is nothing in you worth desiring, you stink of the kitchen. In the next scene, we see that Diwakar's aunt also comes and while cooking dinner, she tells Richa that she likes cooking a lot. Richa tells her that she is also very fond of dancing and starts showing her videos of her dance. Just then, Diwakar comes, and Aunty tells him about the dance video. Now, on the day of Karva Chauth, Aunty's health starts deteriorating. Richa starts giving her medicine, but Aunty gets angry at her and says I don't want medicine. I don't have any problem with fasting. You just focus on your fasting. In the next scene, Diwakar asks Richa to delete the dance video, but Richa refuses, and the next day of Karva Chauth, Bua leaves. The pipe leakage has still not been fixed, so the scene shifts to the birthday day. Richa gets different orders from the guests. Prakash asks Richa to make different types of shikanji.
By Ayush Verma2 years ago in Geeks
Burlington Players Delivers Big Laughs in 'Working for Crumbs'
Be careful what you do in the office. The Burlington Players perform Kate Danley’s hysterical comedy Working for Crumbs. Two co-workers compete for a promotion from their tight-laced boss. The situation escalates into a nightmare, forcing the women to lie, cheat, and regret their actions.
By Marielle Sabbag2 years ago in Geeks
