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Jonathan Harrison
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 6 เม.ย. 2013
Drowning In Magic: Finding Beauty in "Problematic Fiction"
A video comparing The Ancient Magus' Bride and This Monster Wants to Eat Me. Both series have become very special to me, and neither one is a story I can recommend completely without caveats. But those elements are also what make them so compelling as pieces of art.
0:00 Inro/Title
2:11 Overview
7:06 Starting At Rock Bottom
13:13: I've Brought A Shovel And I'm Ready to Dig
23:02: Going Under
37:15 The Brightest Light Casts the Longest Shadow
46:50 Flattery is the Sincerest Form of Imitation
53:00 The Reflection in the Mirror
1:00:21 Stories Are Supposed to Have Problems Anyway
1:05:48 Conclusion
1:07:15 Outro/Credits
0:00 Inro/Title
2:11 Overview
7:06 Starting At Rock Bottom
13:13: I've Brought A Shovel And I'm Ready to Dig
23:02: Going Under
37:15 The Brightest Light Casts the Longest Shadow
46:50 Flattery is the Sincerest Form of Imitation
53:00 The Reflection in the Mirror
1:00:21 Stories Are Supposed to Have Problems Anyway
1:05:48 Conclusion
1:07:15 Outro/Credits
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Izetta vs Suletta: A Tale of Two Witches
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A video examining the parallels between Izetta: The Last Witch (2016) and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (2022-2023). I'm not the first to notice that these shows are kinda similar, but the more I went down this rabbit hole, the more I found they resonated thematically on a level that can't be a coincidence. 0:00 Introduction 6:38 Two Witches 10:57 Plot Parallels 19:56 Thematic Para...
Blue Eye Samurai AMV - Wayward Daughter
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I'm a big fan of the way this show explores gender roles thorugh Akemi and Mizu, with the former doing her best to gain power and agency within the constraints placed on her by society, while the latter rejects the entire system. Also, they're ridiculously fun to ship, even if that isn't entirely what this video is doing. The music is "Wayward Daughter," composed by Masayoshi Soken with lyrics ...
Blue Eye Samurai AMV - No Mercy
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"There's blood in the water, but it tastes so sweet..." The song is "No Mercy" by PVRIS.
Blue Eye Samurai AMV - Wasteland
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So this new show dropped recently and it is exactly my jam. Blood, revenge, gender ambiguity, and one of the most compelling protagonists I've ever seen in a show like this. It's just damn good television, and I had to make something to show my appreciation for it. The song is "Wasteland" by 10 Years.
Arcane AMV - Young
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It's that time of year again where I can't get this show out of my head. The song is "Young" by Hollywood Undead.
TLOVM Vexleth AMV - Knees Deep
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So listen I know what happens in canon but left to my own devices I will ship Laura and Marisha's characters regardless of campaign. Season 2 of The Legend of Vox Machina absolutely delivered when it came to moments that I could edit into a video like this, so uh that's what I did. The song is "Knees Deep" by The Beths.
Warrior Nun Avatrice AMV - Honey
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Here's a quick AMV about two girls who always kept running out of time to spend with each other. The song is "honey" by Halsey.
Arcane Jinx AMV - Scream
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I've been listening to this song for months while raiding in Final Fantasy XIV, and that's given me plenty of opportunities to associate it with various blorbos. Jinx rates the highest in terms of characters I can actually make an AMV with. The song is "Scream," composed by Masayoshi Soken with vocals by AKINO. The song features in the fights Abyssos: The Sixth Circle and Abyssos: The Seventh C...
You're Gonna Go Far, Kid: A Defense of Ava in Borderlands 3
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I know this game is three years old and most people don't care anymore but the discourse surrounding the character of Ava has always bothered me because people seem way too ready to write her off when she's actually really enjoyable. I just wanted there to make something to explain why she's one of my favorite parts of this game even though I don't really play it all that much anymore. And yes,...
Warrior Nun Avatrice AMV - Miracle
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Happy new year! Have another Avatrice AMV. The song is "Miracle" by CHVRCHES.
In This Life Or The Next: A Celebration of Warrior Nun
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"Falling in love with a Warrior Nun is easy. It's loving the Warrior Nun that's the hard part. They're never yours. They never last." I was planning to make a more lowkey video about how this show made me feel things, but then Netflix had to go and cancel it so I ended up making it way quicker than I otherwise would have. This isn't really a review or a critique, but a celebration of the way th...
Warrior Nun Avatrice AMV - Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
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I'm not about to let something like a show getting canceled stop me from making content for it. I'm working on a long-form video essay that I hope to have out soon, but in the meantime have another AMV. The song is "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" by Florence the Machine.
Warrior Nun Avatrice AMV - St. Patrick
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I kinda wrote off the first season of Warrior Nun based on its lackluster promotional material, but when all the lesbians on my timeline collectively went insane over the second season, I decided to check it out, and boy am I glad I did. The show does some clever toying around with "chosen one" tropes and the action choreography is absolutely next level. The song is "St. Patrick" by PVRIS.
Alike In Dignity: First Kill and Fantasy Bigotry
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First Kill tells a story of forbidden love, and the importance of being honest with your intentions even when it feels like the whole world is standing in the way of your happiness. But like its protagonist, the show is stuck at the threshold, and struggles with actually naming the issues that it wants to discuss.
Mom said it's MY turn to use Inner Release
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Mom said it's MY turn to use Inner Release
SPOP Catradora AMV - Return to Oblivion
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SPOP Catradora AMV - Return to Oblivion
Life Is Strange Pricefield GMV - More Like Her
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Life Is Strange Pricefield GMV - More Like Her
Life Is Strange BTS Amberprice GMV - Graffiti
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Life Is Strange BTS Amberprice GMV - Graffiti
Life Is Strange BTS Amberprice GMV - Graveyard
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Life Is Strange BTS Amberprice GMV - Graveyard
4:49 my heart breaks every time I hear this I may have not loved Rachel if I met her in real life but seeing just how much Chloe loves her and how dear their relationship is to her makes me care about her a lot more than I normally would
Here's my theory on what happen between BTS and LIS1!! So Chloe & Rachel are sleeping together but Rachel wakes up without disturbing Chloe, then she calls Frank for help about money for her and Chloe to escape she agrees to meet him at his RV and they both have a calm conversation about the money (which Frank had stashes of it laid out in his RV) Rachel saw the opportunity and attempted to steal the cash then they both got into a heated argument which lead Frank to hit and abuse her lock her up and Rachel was forced into an abusive relationship with him, Rachel was forced to smile and dance and practically do whatever he asked her to do!! she wasn't allowed to leave for long distances without him and was Locked up in and around the Junkyard, which eventually she would escape in a desperate attempt to try to find Chloe but with no luck, Mr Jofferson found her instead, Jofferson claimed to help her with the money and take her to a safe place and/or re-unite with Chloe so he drove her to Arcadia Bay where Rachel would finally Re-unite with Chloe but Rachel was only able to tell her "i found someone who changed my life" referring to the money for her and Chloe to escape, whilst still reassuring her that she is okay and they both had a final Hug goodbye!! but little did they know that'd be the last time they would be together, Rachel then proceeded to go with jofferson hoping he'd help her get the money but he instead took her to the dark room and abducted her, tortured her then later killed her!! that lead to the beginning of the events in LIS1!! Rachel died trying... she died knowing that she loves Chloe.. she died trying to escape with her... all of this time she was trying to get to Chloe the entire time!! Rachel is a very misunderstood character in my opinion!! Well that's my theory XD
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The mic needs some help, but editing is prime and the script is tight.
the mic is a cheap-ass USB mic I bought like 5 years ago, so it's honestly just an equipment thing, glad you liked the rest of it though
Oh nice, this video opens with two of my favourite stories.
I am a long time ancient magus bride fan, it's a pity sooo many people are turned off by Chise being sold off. that's just one part of the story, it's not relevant beyond episode 1, besides that she marries elias, but he doesn't know what it entails, it got pourly explained to him so we only learn later what he views as marriage
Yeah but it is relevant- let’s not pretend it’s not.
Is there a time stamp for these?
You know what I actually forgot to do that, thanks for reminding me
To any American(slur) reading this. Not everything that is ostensibly problematic is Birth of a Nation or Camp of the Saints. Thank you, you are all frauds.
I'm still lost in this story. I appreciated what you said here. It resonates with the ring of truth.
HAHAHAHAHA the whole star thing is literally the plot point beetwen maria and shadow from sonic 3. Hello im from 2025
Such interesting recommendations, I've been convinced to check these out!
they wasted a DUNE class story on a kids cartoon.
Id love to see a game entitled b4 the storm:Rachel Amber.This would be from her perspective.This Would make me really happy :)
Pvris and She-ra? Awesome
Sorry I don’t consider any “DeckNine” games canon as they are all equally shit
I don’t consider “canon” to be important in the first place, but you’re right D9 sucks as a workplace environment too considering that one IGN article that revealed they had neo-nazis working there.
No I think he meant deck 9 games are horrible. Look at double exposure. What a dump show @@jonathanharrison4585
Good video. I must say I agree. Something that bothers me a lot about GW is that they fail to properly integrate the story of their other characters with the core of the series. Unlike GW who have a setting that they can modify as they wish, Izetta uses a setting established in WW2, and has less freedom with what their characters will do. While in Izetta, the bad guys are better established (without ceasing to be justified), in GW... they brought the deus ex machina of the solar cannon that turned the military conflict on its head out of nowhere. PS. Recommend fix the fonts of the thumbnail. It's hard to read what it says.
Thank you for this video. Unfortunately, you are difficult for me to understand (someone whose native language is not English) and I could not always follow your thoughts. Maybe one day I will come out of this series with the right thoughts, theories and conclusions. Yes, they are just characters from a game, but you have experienced so many intimate and emotional moments with them during the games that you feel more connected to them than with some real people. If you just made up stories about how everyone is together in LA without being able to explain it in a halfway plausible way in the LiS universe, they would no longer be Max, Chloe and Rachel for me. Although, if there were more games with these characters, I would also forgive major inconsistencies with the original LiS storyline. By the way, the outro was awesome! This song together with all the pictures... I cried so much that I could hardly bear to finish watching. It was a masterpiece.
I would love a rachel amber game but i want it to be done by dontnod because they clearly had different plans with her in general and her relationship with said characters like chloe frank jefforson,decknine made it seem like chloe and rachel were together now i know thats an option whether u want to have them as friends or more but whatever they were rachel started a fling with frank and then also jefforson which then ultimately lead to her death dontnod had a different idea of chloe and rachels relationship and decknine had a different idea of it and i want to see what the original creators had in mind
I mean I dedicated a whole section of this video to how much idgaf what the creators intended but that’s valid I guess. I guarantee some people would be upset no matter what happened though since none of these games really stick the landing in their endings.
Rejection sensitivity it’s a thing.
You can think whatever you want about Rachel and Chloe, but what is clear is that neither of them deserved to die.
I coincidentally I met a girl in 2015 whos 1st name was ambe and she changed my life
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Before playing bts, I thought our perspective would be of Rachel's, and I was sorta disappointed when i found out it wasn't, lol
this is absolutely the best video about life is strange ever, thank you for sharing with us your perspective on this story
ive always theorized they found Nathan and not Rachel
This one is amazing.
Before the Storm should have explicitly been about using your knowledge from the first game to change the past and prevent Rachel's death. Instead the game is basically a retcon filled prequel with a ton of wasted potential. I think the 'Dawn' fan film execute the plot a lot better because of the compromised and changes they made to it. In the film, Sera is actually a spirit when she talks with Chloe, Eliot is gone and Damon is merged with Jefferson, with him being Nathan's murder mentor - this is because their fan film based on the original game completely removed Jefferson's character and solely had Nathan as the antagonist.
If you take LiS on its own, it's very clear that Rachel was taking advantage of how people saw her. Ultimately in hoping Jefferson would be her ticket out of Arcadia Bay, with or without Chloe. And even BtS couldn't avoid that, it made half a point of it which is why I didn't dislike it completely. The takeaway from BtS is that Rachel isn't hiding who she is most of the time, she's doing it all the time. Even when she goes crazy, when she cries, when she gets angry. It's all performance. But I think Rachel works best without being seen. She's just another scar on Arcadia Bay, and of course Chloe.
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Not me crying over a cartoon and a violin over dubstep (totally me ;_;
Your video essays are so wonderfully written and well made it makes me look at my favorite media in a new light.
Great video!!
Your videos about life is strange characters always make me cry. I've been struggling with connecting with media for a while, but meeting Chloe, max and Rachel changed that. They're so important to me now, even if I don't relate to them personally that deep, I love them, I've fallen in love with them, it's almost like they're real people I see around and want to be friends with. And you somehow capture so well a part of how I feel towards them, the lack of closure with Rachel is a hard one, something aches in my heart when I think of her and how her story was handled. And how we never got to see how Chloe feels and acts after someone chose to sacrifice everything just for her, so many holes that need to be addressed. I'm still hoping to find fanfiction that can satisfy my heart, cannon or headcannon or whatever, something is still missing.
Doesnot know how to die or stop
This video is underrated that it deserves more recognition
Even though this is such a game It’s made me so emotional many times and so and angry and so happy And how Rachel dies just breaks my heart and when Chloe finds her with max in the junkyard… CHLOE was here Rachel IS here MAX was here…
Muito lindo❤
why does this look like this was filmed in 2008?
This is my favorite show ❤❤❤❤
I really loved Rachel ngl, and I was so sad to know how itll end Edit: 40:08, whats the video?
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I had never heard of Life is Strange, until I found a physical copy of Before the Storm at a retail store, with Life is Strange as a downloadable game with purchase. So I got to know Chloe & Rachel before knowing what happened in the original game. Honestly happy that I played them in that order. Can't wait for Double Exposure to download. 😁
What did you think of Rachel (and possibly) Chloe dying?
@Sidmarine After the second chapter of BtS, I had realized I was playing a prequel. So I had no illusions that anything I'd done in that game would affect the first. That said, I was unprepared to see that Rachel was a missing person, right from the jump. For the first three chapters, I really was hoping that Rachel might be found alive. That there was a possibility of saving her. Actually, the most painful part was seeing her with Frank. I felt the same betrayal that Chloe felt. I had worked so hard to make Rachel/Chloe happen.... it just wasn't right. I actually stopped playing for a couple days. As for Chloe's possible death, I've only saved the Bay once (well twice now, as I needed a reminder). Just to see the ending. All the other times, I've saved the Bae. I really wish there had been a hard to get ending, where we save Rachel. But, I also see value in making her death something that can't be reverse. I also wish that when Square-Enix released the remastered editions, they'd created some new content, connecting BtS's events to the first game better. Showing/mentioning Rachel's DA father. Showing signs that the forest that had burned in the prequel was in fact still recovering, not magically unharmed. Having more of the characters from the prequel involved or at least mentioned in the original. Instead, it's a glitchy mess that I wasted $$ on. 😥
@@princesskatarina351 that’s such an interesting perspective! I thought the final decision of the game would be an option to save Rachel in the first couple of LiS episodes
the amv during the credits gave me goosebumps. what a beautiful way to tie the video up 💖
ficou perfeito💩
Oh wow that was awesome! I'm speechless.. Great work!
I always felt bad for Frank even tho he was messed up you could definitely see he cared about rachel mabye 🤞 oneday will get a Rachel amber game
what’s the background song name??
The credits section at the end has the full track list
Bro u can’t end it like that. U are invoking she ra season 6 ( Angela’s rescue )
I mean I posted this video a couple months after season 5 aired so at the time it seemed possible that we might get a movie at least.
11:00 Literally the “They’re just good friends.” meme.
The saddest part about she ra is CATRAS urgent WNAT for shadow weaver to love her