in your post about jttw 1986 you said "okay its not the best version but it still one of the greats" is there another version that you personally feel is the "best"? (i know thats all a matter of opinion! maybe my question should instead be what versions do you like the best?)
Well, I mean that more as I would recommend 1986 to any Journey to the West FAN but I can't recommend to it just anyone really.
Because it is one of the best. If not the best. Literally paved the way for so much more media to be made due to its influence and because of it, we have so much more adoptions.
But also... it's very 80s. Which is the best way I can describe why people might not enjoy it if they aren't already interested in Xiyouji.
It's very exaggerated in humorous ways don't get me wrong and I love and adore it with all my heart. I just know that a lot of people don't appeal to that kind of humor or are willing to sit through the slower scenes as they are taking more pauses to set the scenes.
But the cast is an all-star group and honestly, they are... perfect.
Liu Xiao Ling Tong set the standard of what a Sun Wukong actor should be. Both human but monkey. Respectable but also mischivious. A combination where he put his whole body into the performance and utterly sold every scene that not once did I think I was looking at a man in a monkey suit. I was looking a Sun Wukong.
So I would say, it's is the best but also I can't just suggest to anyone starting out Xiyouji unless they really say "I want an accurate retelling of the novel." And while I know 1986 isn't a one-to-one it is fairly loyal to the source material
Personally, when I try to get friends into JTTW material I suggest the 1996 tv show as that does have more entertaining moments and very emotionally driven character scenes. Or if they are interested more in animation I suggest Hero is Back or Monkey King Reborn to at least get their feet wet into the story and maybe push for the 1999 tv series as well. And if they really enjoyed that stuff then I would suggest Westward the anime as that requires prior knowledge of Xiyouji to really understand it.
I haven't seen all JTTW material, of course not, but there are so many goods ones out there that I think anyone can find a JTTW media they can enjoy to their tastes.
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might have azure’s werewolfism be like it is in my jackaby au, where he can push off the transformation, at the risk of adverse effects (such as fever, general aches and pains, and in particularly rough situations, uncontrolled shifting). important because he gets the itch to turn right before his group goes on stage and he’s like “…hm. this is not good… 🫰🏻”
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the anger at the concept of tom cruise potentially receiving an oscar nomination for maverick just because it’s not the kind of performance the academy usually recognizes is so funny to me because if anything it’s FASCINATING that he and maverick keep getting noms and wins despite his complete refusal to play the awards campaign game
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@beatingheart-bride
In turn, Randall squeezed her hand back, as he drew in a deep breath. Despite his best efforts, clinging to the notion that his parents would at the very least be understanding once everything was laid out on the table for them, seeing that Emily really meant him no harm and that they truly were in love, there was no denying that growing cold pit in the bottom of his stomach, worsened only by her suggestion. A part of him sort of wanted to (however lamely) protest, instead suggest they save it for another day, and just enjoy themselves for now...
...he knew, in his heart, she was right. They would have to tell them at some point, and it was better to do it now rather than later; Randall had never been one keen to lie to his parents, and he knew the guilt of keeping such a massive secret from them would eat him up from the inside out. Thus, it was just better to get it out of the way-for both his and Emily's ease of mind.
"You're right," he sighed, as he brought her closer, wrapping his arm around her as he nodded, "They...they do deserve to know. I'll, uh...I'll give them a call in a little while, tell 'em when I'll be home, and that you'll be with me. We'll...we'll tell them together."
He punctuated this with another loving kiss, this one pressed to her cheek as he reassured her, "It'll be alright, Emily."
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a small "a map of days" spoiler hehe
mphfpc ladies & gentlemen, I've just understood that in that picture Itch is about to perform lana del rey's "shades of cool".....
I'm sorry....
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... what's this about a two hour long elvis press tour compilation... ? asking for a friend. (it's me, I'm friend.)
the background music is a little eerie but there's some good content! just finished the part where baz was talking about how re: austin overworking himself one time a producer came to him (baz) all hey man you gotta tell austin to chill or he's going to break so he went to the dojo to do just that, austin was like yeah yeah sure got it (: , and then kept going the second baz walked back out
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