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A Tribute to Chadwick Boseman
3 min read
Hi!
The current year does not treat us too well, does it? First coronavirus pandemic, lockdown and all sort of inconvenience and now that. Almost as if it was some kind of bad irony.
To tell you the truth, the news about Chadwick Boseman's passing came as much as a surprise as it was sad. Even more so because I have to admit I were not really aware that he struggled with those serious health problems, i.e. colon cancer. As a person who just recently had a family member passing away due to an advanced stage of colon cancer, I know how bad it looks like for the patient and how much suffering they go through. It's seriously a kind of disease you should never ignore. Nonetheless, unless you knew what Boseman was going through, you could never tell on the basis of seeing him on screen, like, he sure displayed a lot of energy and physical aptitude that you could never tell it could be true. I guess that's something which deserves a lot of praise to struggle with serious health complications and yet deliver so well on stage. Out of many roles that Boseman had, I knew him the best obviously from his role as the Black Panther. And regardless of the opinions of some, in my opinion the movie of the same title is great. I loved it and it will remain one of my favorites out of MCU. I loved the way the world that was portrayed in the movie, the scenery and characters in it. It all felt really new and extraordinary. That makes the movie a great experience to watch even more than once. Even more so, it is hard to imagine there not to be Boseman in the role of T'Challa in a sequel that is planned to come out in two years. As far as I knew, the filming of the movie has not yet started so Boseman probably never starred in it.
I agree with all the fans saying a recast is not a good idea as it will never be the same with a different actor. The future of the sequel looks rather bleak. Just as as much as our world now but I don't want to rant about pandemic now since it is not what it is about.
To make it some worthwhile conclusion, I want so say this: Chadwick Boseman, you will never be forgotten. Your portrayal of Black Panther as well and your other roles will stay will with your fans forever. Life may pass but what your creation, what you produce is potentially everlasting. This is one of the things that makes being an artist great - in a way it makes you immortal, through your work. And this can definitely be said about your roles. Your departure was untimely and unjust. Yet, moments like this make us all appreciate fragility of life and even more and how many things we tend to overly worry or argue about are nonsense, really.
Rest in peace, king T'Challa. Wakanda Forever!
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Avengers: Endgame review
10 min read
Hi everyone
The grand finale movie which I was looking forward to see with like very high impatience level has finally came last week, so naturally I had to see it for myself. Well, there's whole lot to say about this and the review will include spoilers so if you haven't seen ther movie yet, I'd recommend not reading it until you do. Read with caution.
First things first. Back then in 2015, when the second Avengers movie came out I made a poll which Avenger is your favourite one. My vote (at that time it was possible to vote in your own polls) went for Tony Stark which turned out to be one of the less popular choices. But you know what? After watching Engame, I can say with certainty that it was a damn correct choice. Tony Stark/Iron Man from the beginning was portrayed as probably the most unlikable among the Avengers crew due to his tendency toi do banter and sarcastic nature overall. He also seemed like a person who needed to have his own way no matter what. This was best shown in Avengers: Age of Ultron when his stubbornness lead to dire consequences in form of Ultron as well as all damage that fighting him caused. In Cpt. America: Civil War he could be seen as worse of the two team leaders, driven by his consicence but still terribly stubborn, as opposed to seemingly righteous Captain America. As we learn in the end though, the movie can in no way be interpreted in black and white kind of way. Nonetheless, Tony Stark had a prominent role from the very beginning. He ws the first hero introduced by the MCU. The victory in Avengers was arguably mostly due to his effort. In Age of Ultron he had the dream that foreshadowed everything that was going to happen. In Infinity War he tries to atone for his past mistakes by bravely facing all the unfavorable odds and using Thanos's spaceship and following him to his own planet where he faced him in a battle in which he almost died. If that is not an example of impressive character arc, I don't know what is.
This thorough transformation was captured in very much the same way in Endgame. Tony is shown as one who struggles the most from the very beginning. That scene from the trailer may seem seem like unimportant in the movie as a whole but later on it is whon it actually had a lot of meaning. Going back though, Tony is still stubborn and emotionally unstable as we've known him before. Later on, he seems to be the one who first accepted the sad reality and was able to move on. Mostly because he did not lose as much as others. He could still have a family and fairly happy life. So naturally, he is first skeptical when others come out with daredevil proposition on how those who perished because of Thanos could be turned back to life. Eventually though, he changes his mind. The time when he sees a photo with him together with Peter, his pupil is one of the most moving. It changes his mind and incentivizes to action. He is ready to put on stake his happiness or even his life once again. When everything is seemingly lost, the cause needs him. Avengers need him. More than anyone else. Therefore, he comes up with a way how to travel through time properly due to his scientific skill and what was previously impossible is now possible. Avengers can proceed with the plan, regain Infinity Stones and turn the dead back to life. Then he faces Thanos along with Cpt. America and Thor in one of the most epic battles the cinametic universe has ever shown us. And he is the one who ultimately sacrifices his own life to deal Thanos the finishing blow and erase him for good.
The movie is about all Avengers but I would argue that it is about Tony more than about any other character. Because of his transformation, display of true nature and heroism. Rest in peace, Iron Man.
But back to the review itself, the movie can be seen as really long, lasting roughly 3 hours but honestly, in does not feel like any minute is wasted when you watch it. Huge emphasis is put on emotions of all characters. Within more-or-less the first hour it feels like all hope is lost and there's nothing to be done about the fact half of the planet perished. That is, until Scott Lang appears. Right after he showed up in the movie, things suddenly started to add up. Oh yeah, they can now use quantum realm in some kind of way. As it turned out, it was not a contribution of Cpt. Marvel and her superpower but to Ant-Man and power of science. Though, Ant-Man himself would not be able to make things work the way they should and that's where Tony Stark comes into play, as mentioned previously. And the next part is really lovely. References to the past movies. It felt almost like re-experiencing some of the good-old previous movies - Avengers, Capt. America: Thi first Avenger/Winter Soldier, Thor: Dark World, Guardians of the Galaxy, Dr Strange... as well as Vormir from Infinity War. It truly felt like time machine. In a way. Thor's reunion with his mother was truly moving. It was kind of sad how his life went downhill from that time on. The scene when Tony Stark meets his then younger and still alive father was just as moving. We cheer for Avengers' cause in all of their struggles. The most difficult part belonged to the deadly duo we've known and loved since the first Avengers movie. Hawkeye and Black Widow. Not lovers and not exactly good friends but definitely good comrades. Both facing serious problem at that moment. This scene was really powerful. In the striking contrast with Infinity War where Thanos sacrifices his daughter for his selfish cause, both Hawkeye and Black Widow are willing to selflessly sacrifice themselves so the other one can move forward with the plan. It shows how good essentially they really are. It could be probably easy to predict Clint would be the one to stay alive as he has family while Natasha did not. Nonetheless, her sacrifice was profound. And sad. From that point on, we know she will most likely not return. But her sacrifice was not for naught as the heroes finally gather all 6 stones and can reverse what happened in the IW. You feel satisfied when Hulk snaps his fingers. You know they were successful. Even though what happens next complicates things a lot. In a nutshell Thanos from Guardians of the Galaxy timeine is able to see through Avengers' plan by an accident and uses Nebula who surprisingly serves him as a loyal puppet in order to put his new intentions into action. And this was a big wake-up slap for everyone who claimed that Thanos's cause was 'not fully evil' and 'really just' or other sort of bullshit. No, the guy is rotten to the core and he's always been. When he appears on Earth and destroys Avengers' base, everyone knows the final clash is about to begin. And begin it does. The three firstly introduced and major Avengers face their ultimate opponent. the battle is great. And we can see that Cpt. America is finally worthy enough to wield Mjolnir! What a surprise. In fact, he kind of always has been almost worthy, being righteous and selfless, however there were flaws in his character such as impulsiveness and rashness instead of reason. He was the one who prefered to rush through rather than plan. While Tony Stark could be said to be kind of selfish but reasonable, Steve Rogers was the exact opposite. But until that moment he definitely became more responsible (I'd wager the moment that changed him was the end of the Civil War). It was awesome to see them all cooperate, despite their past discords. At that moment they fight hand in hand. When Thanos summons his army, things start looking bleak. But, soon after that we can see all previously dead Avengers coming back in an epic entry. The come back with a blast. It was one of the most powerful moments in the movie. Heroes and bad guys clash in a great duel. Thanos is as much challenge as before if not more. After Cpt. Marvel destroys Thanos's battleship, Avengers seem to start to have the upper hand. But the battle belons to the one who gets the gauntlet with infinity stones. After a harsh struggle for the gauntlet, Tony Stark finally gets the stones and performs his snap. Death of Thanos is one of the most satisfying things your eyes could ever see. The moment when he and his goons turn into dust was pure epicness. We can see it twice in the movie, however the moment when Thor chops up the sucker's head is not nearly as satifying. It felt like an empty victory at the beginning of the movie. I felt like it can't really end the way it did. And I was not disappointed. It was a great ending to a great battle. A victory truly deserved. Even though I expected it would be Thor killing him again with Stormbreaker, it was actually Iron Man who did it. And it was definitely poignant. His success, his sacrifice, his demise... all so bittersweet. In a way you feel sad he is gone. On the other hand, you feel like it was a victory well won. Which could not happen without sacrifice. So we had Natasha Romanoff and now Tony Stark as casualties of this great victory. However, there were more losses if we take into account characters killed in other ways than through Thanos's snap such as Loki, Heimdall or Vision. Gamora who re-appears is most likely the one from 2014 timeline (whe she was still alive) but the one who was sacrificed in IW remains dead. That would Guardians have her back as a team member without memories from first and second GotG movies. Avengers couldn't really change the past but they definitely changed their presence. Hopefully for good.
The movie is has it all, good dose of humor, excitement, satisfaction, strong emotional stimulation... Despite humble beginning, the movie gains enormous momentum within the next two hours. Truly an ending that could not have been done better. Russo Brothers did a great job for another time, reinforcing me in opinion that they are the best when it comes to directing Marvel movies. They did an awesome job with Infinity War and now they did even better one with Endgame. A sequel not only worthy of its predecessor but one that surpasses it. It is hard not to be awestruck for quite some time after watching it.
Those who prefer fast action can get discouraged by the movie length alone but those who prefer to experience and enjoy the characters' portayal in all of its complexity will definitely not be disapponted.
Spoilers end here. So you are safe when you decide to read just this section. If you haven't seen the movie I highly recommend watching it. And if you haven't, I'd be grateful if you left your comment about what are your feelings about it.
Have a good day and take care
The grand finale movie which I was looking forward to see with like very high impatience level has finally came last week, so naturally I had to see it for myself. Well, there's whole lot to say about this and the review will include spoilers so if you haven't seen ther movie yet, I'd recommend not reading it until you do. Read with caution.
First things first. Back then in 2015, when the second Avengers movie came out I made a poll which Avenger is your favourite one. My vote (at that time it was possible to vote in your own polls) went for Tony Stark which turned out to be one of the less popular choices. But you know what? After watching Engame, I can say with certainty that it was a damn correct choice. Tony Stark/Iron Man from the beginning was portrayed as probably the most unlikable among the Avengers crew due to his tendency toi do banter and sarcastic nature overall. He also seemed like a person who needed to have his own way no matter what. This was best shown in Avengers: Age of Ultron when his stubbornness lead to dire consequences in form of Ultron as well as all damage that fighting him caused. In Cpt. America: Civil War he could be seen as worse of the two team leaders, driven by his consicence but still terribly stubborn, as opposed to seemingly righteous Captain America. As we learn in the end though, the movie can in no way be interpreted in black and white kind of way. Nonetheless, Tony Stark had a prominent role from the very beginning. He ws the first hero introduced by the MCU. The victory in Avengers was arguably mostly due to his effort. In Age of Ultron he had the dream that foreshadowed everything that was going to happen. In Infinity War he tries to atone for his past mistakes by bravely facing all the unfavorable odds and using Thanos's spaceship and following him to his own planet where he faced him in a battle in which he almost died. If that is not an example of impressive character arc, I don't know what is.
This thorough transformation was captured in very much the same way in Endgame. Tony is shown as one who struggles the most from the very beginning. That scene from the trailer may seem seem like unimportant in the movie as a whole but later on it is whon it actually had a lot of meaning. Going back though, Tony is still stubborn and emotionally unstable as we've known him before. Later on, he seems to be the one who first accepted the sad reality and was able to move on. Mostly because he did not lose as much as others. He could still have a family and fairly happy life. So naturally, he is first skeptical when others come out with daredevil proposition on how those who perished because of Thanos could be turned back to life. Eventually though, he changes his mind. The time when he sees a photo with him together with Peter, his pupil is one of the most moving. It changes his mind and incentivizes to action. He is ready to put on stake his happiness or even his life once again. When everything is seemingly lost, the cause needs him. Avengers need him. More than anyone else. Therefore, he comes up with a way how to travel through time properly due to his scientific skill and what was previously impossible is now possible. Avengers can proceed with the plan, regain Infinity Stones and turn the dead back to life. Then he faces Thanos along with Cpt. America and Thor in one of the most epic battles the cinametic universe has ever shown us. And he is the one who ultimately sacrifices his own life to deal Thanos the finishing blow and erase him for good.
The movie is about all Avengers but I would argue that it is about Tony more than about any other character. Because of his transformation, display of true nature and heroism. Rest in peace, Iron Man.
But back to the review itself, the movie can be seen as really long, lasting roughly 3 hours but honestly, in does not feel like any minute is wasted when you watch it. Huge emphasis is put on emotions of all characters. Within more-or-less the first hour it feels like all hope is lost and there's nothing to be done about the fact half of the planet perished. That is, until Scott Lang appears. Right after he showed up in the movie, things suddenly started to add up. Oh yeah, they can now use quantum realm in some kind of way. As it turned out, it was not a contribution of Cpt. Marvel and her superpower but to Ant-Man and power of science. Though, Ant-Man himself would not be able to make things work the way they should and that's where Tony Stark comes into play, as mentioned previously. And the next part is really lovely. References to the past movies. It felt almost like re-experiencing some of the good-old previous movies - Avengers, Capt. America: Thi first Avenger/Winter Soldier, Thor: Dark World, Guardians of the Galaxy, Dr Strange... as well as Vormir from Infinity War. It truly felt like time machine. In a way. Thor's reunion with his mother was truly moving. It was kind of sad how his life went downhill from that time on. The scene when Tony Stark meets his then younger and still alive father was just as moving. We cheer for Avengers' cause in all of their struggles. The most difficult part belonged to the deadly duo we've known and loved since the first Avengers movie. Hawkeye and Black Widow. Not lovers and not exactly good friends but definitely good comrades. Both facing serious problem at that moment. This scene was really powerful. In the striking contrast with Infinity War where Thanos sacrifices his daughter for his selfish cause, both Hawkeye and Black Widow are willing to selflessly sacrifice themselves so the other one can move forward with the plan. It shows how good essentially they really are. It could be probably easy to predict Clint would be the one to stay alive as he has family while Natasha did not. Nonetheless, her sacrifice was profound. And sad. From that point on, we know she will most likely not return. But her sacrifice was not for naught as the heroes finally gather all 6 stones and can reverse what happened in the IW. You feel satisfied when Hulk snaps his fingers. You know they were successful. Even though what happens next complicates things a lot. In a nutshell Thanos from Guardians of the Galaxy timeine is able to see through Avengers' plan by an accident and uses Nebula who surprisingly serves him as a loyal puppet in order to put his new intentions into action. And this was a big wake-up slap for everyone who claimed that Thanos's cause was 'not fully evil' and 'really just' or other sort of bullshit. No, the guy is rotten to the core and he's always been. When he appears on Earth and destroys Avengers' base, everyone knows the final clash is about to begin. And begin it does. The three firstly introduced and major Avengers face their ultimate opponent. the battle is great. And we can see that Cpt. America is finally worthy enough to wield Mjolnir! What a surprise. In fact, he kind of always has been almost worthy, being righteous and selfless, however there were flaws in his character such as impulsiveness and rashness instead of reason. He was the one who prefered to rush through rather than plan. While Tony Stark could be said to be kind of selfish but reasonable, Steve Rogers was the exact opposite. But until that moment he definitely became more responsible (I'd wager the moment that changed him was the end of the Civil War). It was awesome to see them all cooperate, despite their past discords. At that moment they fight hand in hand. When Thanos summons his army, things start looking bleak. But, soon after that we can see all previously dead Avengers coming back in an epic entry. The come back with a blast. It was one of the most powerful moments in the movie. Heroes and bad guys clash in a great duel. Thanos is as much challenge as before if not more. After Cpt. Marvel destroys Thanos's battleship, Avengers seem to start to have the upper hand. But the battle belons to the one who gets the gauntlet with infinity stones. After a harsh struggle for the gauntlet, Tony Stark finally gets the stones and performs his snap. Death of Thanos is one of the most satisfying things your eyes could ever see. The moment when he and his goons turn into dust was pure epicness. We can see it twice in the movie, however the moment when Thor chops up the sucker's head is not nearly as satifying. It felt like an empty victory at the beginning of the movie. I felt like it can't really end the way it did. And I was not disappointed. It was a great ending to a great battle. A victory truly deserved. Even though I expected it would be Thor killing him again with Stormbreaker, it was actually Iron Man who did it. And it was definitely poignant. His success, his sacrifice, his demise... all so bittersweet. In a way you feel sad he is gone. On the other hand, you feel like it was a victory well won. Which could not happen without sacrifice. So we had Natasha Romanoff and now Tony Stark as casualties of this great victory. However, there were more losses if we take into account characters killed in other ways than through Thanos's snap such as Loki, Heimdall or Vision. Gamora who re-appears is most likely the one from 2014 timeline (whe she was still alive) but the one who was sacrificed in IW remains dead. That would Guardians have her back as a team member without memories from first and second GotG movies. Avengers couldn't really change the past but they definitely changed their presence. Hopefully for good.
The movie is has it all, good dose of humor, excitement, satisfaction, strong emotional stimulation... Despite humble beginning, the movie gains enormous momentum within the next two hours. Truly an ending that could not have been done better. Russo Brothers did a great job for another time, reinforcing me in opinion that they are the best when it comes to directing Marvel movies. They did an awesome job with Infinity War and now they did even better one with Endgame. A sequel not only worthy of its predecessor but one that surpasses it. It is hard not to be awestruck for quite some time after watching it.
Those who prefer fast action can get discouraged by the movie length alone but those who prefer to experience and enjoy the characters' portayal in all of its complexity will definitely not be disapponted.
Spoilers end here. So you are safe when you decide to read just this section. If you haven't seen the movie I highly recommend watching it. And if you haven't, I'd be grateful if you left your comment about what are your feelings about it.
Have a good day and take care
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Some new stuffs
2 min read
Heya
So yeah, there has been some things lately that I wanted to make a new entry abot. So first of all, it is kind of late but thank you all for your b-day wishes. I'm also happy for so many faves which I got for my recent works. In a way, this shows that if you can please at least some of your audience with your art, it's worth doing it.
And other than that, it is worth mentioning that the day some of us were waiting for so long has finally come. Yes, today's the premiere of the long awaited Kingdom Hearts III. I haven't bought it yet, heck I haven't even bought PS4 yet. But I'm not in a hurry. Even though I love KH and this game is probably the one I've been waiting for the most, it's not like I have to play it just right away. I will get to play it after some time. Nonetheless, I already heard it's got a lot of positive reviews. So, if you had an occassion to play it already it would be good to have your opinion. Even if I were to buy PS4 just for this one game, I still would consider it a god investment. But it probably won't be just for that as there are other games on PS4 that I may be interested in playing, FF XV included.
To those of you who don't know the KH series, I highly recommend checking it out. There are lots of KH games but you can play most of them if you have PS4. Or PS2 to play all major titles besides BbS and without all cool additional content. That would be an equivalent of today's DLCs. Speaking of which, don't know if you know about it but in reality DLC stands for 'delicious', as in delicious additional stuff.
Just a detail though. And to those who are fans or even big fans of KH, just rejoice and get to play the newest installment 
Have a good time
So yeah, there has been some things lately that I wanted to make a new entry abot. So first of all, it is kind of late but thank you all for your b-day wishes. I'm also happy for so many faves which I got for my recent works. In a way, this shows that if you can please at least some of your audience with your art, it's worth doing it.
And other than that, it is worth mentioning that the day some of us were waiting for so long has finally come. Yes, today's the premiere of the long awaited Kingdom Hearts III. I haven't bought it yet, heck I haven't even bought PS4 yet. But I'm not in a hurry. Even though I love KH and this game is probably the one I've been waiting for the most, it's not like I have to play it just right away. I will get to play it after some time. Nonetheless, I already heard it's got a lot of positive reviews. So, if you had an occassion to play it already it would be good to have your opinion. Even if I were to buy PS4 just for this one game, I still would consider it a god investment. But it probably won't be just for that as there are other games on PS4 that I may be interested in playing, FF XV included.
To those of you who don't know the KH series, I highly recommend checking it out. There are lots of KH games but you can play most of them if you have PS4. Or PS2 to play all major titles besides BbS and without all cool additional content. That would be an equivalent of today's DLCs. Speaking of which, don't know if you know about it but in reality DLC stands for 'delicious', as in delicious additional stuff.
Just a detail though. And to those who are fans or even big fans of KH, just rejoice and get to play the newest installment Have a good time
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Happy New Year 2019
2 min read
Hi everyone
It may (nor may not) be hard to believe but it is 2019 already. Whole last year passed really fast. To tell the truth, I remember the previous New Year almost as if were yesterday. Time goes really fast. Therefore, it is very important to use it well. Use it in a way that does not make you regret anything. To have clear goals in mind and stay focused or persistent. As we know well, there are lots of things that can make one distracted, especially nowadays and it is thus even more important now to be able to stay on the right track. Remember that there are no things that are impossible. If you have certain plans and goals, you can make them all come true. This is what I wish you for this year. Use all these upcoming 12 months well. No matter whether your plans may seem grand or small, they are important as long as they are important for you. So you should just stick to them and keep moving forward. That is the way, so good luck.
Have a happy new year!
Take care
It may (nor may not) be hard to believe but it is 2019 already. Whole last year passed really fast. To tell the truth, I remember the previous New Year almost as if were yesterday. Time goes really fast. Therefore, it is very important to use it well. Use it in a way that does not make you regret anything. To have clear goals in mind and stay focused or persistent. As we know well, there are lots of things that can make one distracted, especially nowadays and it is thus even more important now to be able to stay on the right track. Remember that there are no things that are impossible. If you have certain plans and goals, you can make them all come true. This is what I wish you for this year. Use all these upcoming 12 months well. No matter whether your plans may seem grand or small, they are important as long as they are important for you. So you should just stick to them and keep moving forward. That is the way, so good luck.
Have a happy new year!
Take care
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Happy Holidays
1 min read
Heya!
I don't know if all of you celebrate holidays during that time of the year but regardless, to all of you who do and also to those who don't, I would like to wish happy holidays. May this time be warm and pleasant for you. Hope you have a really good time.
I don't know if all of you celebrate holidays during that time of the year but regardless, to all of you who do and also to those who don't, I would like to wish happy holidays. May this time be warm and pleasant for you. Hope you have a really good time.
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