So I was perusing Facebook and I stumbled across This. I thought it was really cool that Japan is finally able to utilize technology to clone people's busts to preserve their image. I think that it is a little creepy that they decided to put the 3D technology onto a ball-jointed doll's body. I mean, think of all the other things they could be going with this technology! They could be making more replicable bodies for medical students to examine or mock-plumbing or something for engineers. Practice makes perfect and superior technology helps. It is really rather sad that Japanese women only want to preserve their wedding day image. I know the head is made of ink and plaster, but in a land of extreme weather and geological events, it would seem more savvy not to make something so easily destroyed.
About a month or two ago I was watching Gyo on Facebook with my boyfriend and couldn't help but laugh myself into oblivion. This animated film from 2012 has the worst animation I've ever seen. I'm not talking about the quality of the animation, but the plot itself. The movie is based off of Junji Ito's manga "Gyo," but doesn't follow it at all. Most of the movie is rather slow and drags on for what feels like eternity. Almost nothing is explained and the main character spends a lot of time being knocked over, crying, and running. Meanwhile her friends are also not doing anything off camera the majority of the film. Every time the camera flashes over to the friends, they're screaming and running away from each other most of the time. Since almost nothing is explained, the coolest part of "Gyo is when the giant shark attacks the main character and her friends in the house. A shark. On land. Attacking people. It is hilarious. Poor Junji Ito must be shaking his head at the atrocity that was made from his horrific masterpiece. Unless you really want to be confused and bored to death for a couple of hours, I wouldn't suggest watching the film. The manga is great, so please support Junji Ito by buying it!
I know I haven't been commenting much on a lot of the stuff I have been posting lately, but I'm writing a series of papers for finals week. I know I don't want to be like the past few blogs I've linked you to in the past couple of posts. I just haven't found the time to go more in depth about these really cool and mostly crazy things happening in the land of the rising sun.
Thank you for reading, I'll work harder after Friday on my posts!
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