#3: Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Keanu is such a charming man :3
For years, I had seen his art in digital spaces, but I hadn't put a name to it yet.
My official introduction to Robert Valley's style was when I watched Disney XD's TRON: Uprising for the first time. As usual, I was surfing the web... analyzing TRON Fandom pages, searching for nothing in particular. At this point, I hadn't even watched the original TRON (still haven't); I was just curious. But since I'm a sucker for animated works, I decided to start my TRON journey with Uprising.
Apparently it was some niche TV show that aired in 2012. Couldn't get a footing, so it wasn't renewed for another season. It's happened too many times to series with so much potential. It sucks. And it's crazy because I ended up LOVING it, and many others expressed their sentiments for the... [read more]
Keanu is such a charming man :3
Like some sort of religious fanatic, I waited for years to watch this film. Blade Runner 2049 was my first proper introduction to the Blade Runner franchise. Seeing that its run time was closer to three hours, I decided to just sit back and let the movie impress me; I focused more on the vibes, as I now believe was the right move. The original plan was to cynically analyse it for another review, but, my God, did it leave a mark on me.
This is why I present to you…
I myself would argue that it is not a cyberpunk film... BUT The Matrix holds a special place in my heart.
I originally wrote this for a college composition class. It was an easy assignment -- a simple review. I did not keep it simple though. Sorry not sorry
From the get-go, viewers are immersed into the structure of the ever-expanding, ever-evolving Matrix. In William Gibson’s 1984 novel, Neuromancer, the average person is able to “[project] his [or her] disembodied consciousness into the consensual hallucination that [is] the matrix” (6). However, the 1999 film, The Matrix, borrows this idea and puts a horrifyingly wonderful spin on it:...[read more]