nathanvarner

As a kid, my tourettes was always brushed off as "cold chills" and as they became worse, I tried hiding them more and more. I never really found the "sneezing" comparison all that comparable. However, I'd usually say it because it was the closest thing I could think of. However, the comparison of "holding your breath" was so much better and I've never heard it before. And I mean, it's not one to one. I've still sneezed, coughed and held my breath just like everyone else can but it's really not the same. It feels like it's own thing, kind of a sixth sense in a stupid, useless sort of way. If that makes sense.

My ticks are not bad at all. Mostly just swinging my arms, throwing stuff around, or sometimes yelling; but in comparison to some other people I know, I have it very mild. I know people where you couldn't tell if it was Parkinson's or not. It can get really bad, and for me to go days without a tick, it shows the privilege I have, especially compared to the very real displays of tourettes that are in the episode. The support group scene did a really good job at displaying this.

The tickling and feeling on the back of the kneck was a really good explanation of it as well. Really, tourettes is really hard to explain but South Park did a great job at it. I remember first watching the episode because I was a big fan of South Park and it was just another episode. I'd talk about it all the time as this, and I found the concept just as interesting. My disorder was never really a big part of my identity, and it wasn't until I got older I decided I should try to embrace it more (especially as it got worse.) I have gotten a newer diagnosis, and now this episode feels a little more special to me. I feel like part of it helped me feel the confidence to finally open up about the struggles I've dealt with it. I've watched South Park probably more times than I have any other show (which is saying something for people who know me), and everytime I have watched it, I have felt a little more seen when I get to this episode. Watching with friends, they get excited. They think it's some sort of shout out. I think thats kinda funny.

Only thing I didn't like about it was the focus on cursing. It's rare enough, and I don't think the episode could've been done without it, especially with how much is stands out, almost as the poster identity of the disorder. More time could've been spent legitimatizing the other forms and using this platform to highlight the diversity of these struggles. Mixed in with Cartman's accidental secrets, it felt like people didn't know what was real or not after watching, or thinking that the whole thing was fake. There definitely wasn't that much focus put into this one as there was something like "With apologies to Jessie Jackson" but I still love this episode and it is one of my favorites.

In 2017, Sony animation secreted out one of man's most pandering awful movies. With the magical minds of Sony behind it, it was already set up for failure before it came out. With an already laughable plot, one of the most disliked trailers on YouTube, and a story that stole almost every element from more successful movies: The Emoji Movie was put out into theaters.

Unfountanlty, this is no review of The Emoji Movie. Wreck-it Ralph 2: Ralph Saves the internet (Now called "Ralph Breaks the Internet) is not only worse than The Emoji movie, in my opinion, but is more inexcusable. With the first Wreck it Ralph being one of the most heart-filled and genuine movies Disney put out of the last ten years, this wasn't very pleasant. The mere act of continuing the story was already set up for failure.

First off, I fail to understand the reasoning behind the name change. It's a minor gripe, but something that tends to bother me quite a bit. Though the animation and scale of the movie seem to be very promising, it is given a very shallow undertone with a lack of a "lived-in" feel to the world, which makes the overall resolution feel unimpactful. With The Emoji Movie in mind, no matter what you'd say about it, there is not much else you'd expect from Sony. What makes Ralph 2 so disheartening is that Disney entirely produced this. Coming off of the success of Zootopia and Moana, this feels incredibly rushed and more corporate than any of the other features they've recently put out.

Ralph Saves the Internet seems more like an outline that a writer connected all of the scenes together in a weekend. The only part of the movie that I felt fitted the story was the Dark Web type of interactions with Bill Hader's character. Everything else felt half-assed and sloppy. Nothing flowed right, and things just happened. I was left overwhelmed and exhausted by the end of it. I physically had to push myself away from the movie because of how sloppily the final conflict was. If there's anything this movie can be used for, I feel it can be used to show film students what not to do when writing a screenplay.

I may blame the directing and writing, but this movie gives off an immense feeling of studio meddling and a type of rushed news that never really went away. With the amount of time they were given to create this, I don't really see any reasoning for this, especially with Disney's "Hands off " approach with Star Wars The Last Jedi. I wasn't expecting that from a company with as good a track record as this movie had. I challenge anyone to watch this movie and tell me they don't feel like it's a semblance of studio meddling in it whatsoever.

The best part of this movie is hands down, the animation. Though not much to condemn these days, it did have a noticeable quality and improvement over the original. I do feel. However, it felt more polished and smooth than it should've been. The problems I have with the world inside the Wi-Fi place and everything else came down to the direction and writing. Now that this is the direction Disney is headed, I'm not looking forward to the new sequels to these other 3D animated movies or any more movies. With the lousy writing, cheesy heartstring-pulling music, horrible direction, and lousy passing, Ralph 2 Was a disappointing movie that I am not interested in reliving anytime soon. Comparing it to The Emoji Movie is bad enough for it to begin with, but saying I think that movie was better than Ralph Breaks on the Internet should give you more of an idea of how bad it is.

I enjoyed every movie Edgar Wright has directed (except maybe Baby Driver) and respect him as one. But the problem I've experienced with the film is just how bland it looks, not in terms of directing but cinematography. I get that's the movie's point, but it does ease the enjoyment level down a bit. Something with a little more pop would've made all the difference. I felt like Hot Fuzz and The World's End did it so much better, but just the look ruined it for me. Even then, though, everything else in this movie is solid-the framing, the transitions, etc. While god did feel like it needed some room to breathe, the writing was something Wright and Peg would nail on their next two movies. A great film, though, not without its flaws.