## Index moviesmedia {#index}

### I Saw the TV Glow {#i-saw-the-tv-glow} [I Saw the TV Glow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Saw_the_TV_Glow) - 2024 film, I wandered into this because of Rotten Tomatoes, I think. I liked it, the audience score is higher than I thought given the themes (suburbia, conformity, identity). I could see someone being disappointed if they came into it purely as a 'horror' fan.

#### Watching Notes {#watching-notes} - A24! I feel like I see them everywhere now. - Are you afraid of the dark analogue? Campfire scene thingymajig - I'm curious if we're going to get more 90's nostalgia like we did with the 80's - Unsure what the pink opaque itself could be a reference to - monster of the week? (was mentioned after - yeah) - musical choice and framing reminds me of twin peaks - identity discussion, not feeling anything, asexuality? - (after watching) oh. - the time skips aren't as distracting as I was worried about - okay, so the uh.. "i need to leave" was literal - the overlays feel a bit off, I'm not sure if that was intended? - if this was a real show, and I watched it as a kid, I probably would've been traumatized - I think I get what it's going for, but uh.. - I caught a glimpse of the reviews mentioning the trans identity issues - as of writing this I didn't expect it to be that object-level? I am curious where it's going to go with it - soup party - so, uh, it was literal, huh - okay, working that job is more dread inducing than

### Robot Dreams {#robot-dreams} [Robot Dreams (film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Dreams_(film)) - I liked this. Excluding music lyrics, it's silent. Vibes heavy and full of NYC references. You can see the Guardian Angels on the subway, and things like that. Came to my surprise that it was a Spanish director/studio that made this. I don't have any deep thoughts on the themes but it was wholesome. Some of the meta stuff in the middle felt a bit off but it didn't detract too much.

### Summer Wars anime {#summer-wars} [Summer Wars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Wars) was interesting. Another 'family is important' movie. Due to the short run time in movie vs. full series you tend to have more trouble getting attached to larger casts of characters, but I enjoyed the brief moment spent with most of the family. I loved the tech vibe though, captured the era quite well (and kind of gave me sleazy NFT game vibes in the intro) - Of course, a lot of that kind of stuff wasn't new, you had Habbo hotel and Second Life and such, but still. I'm not sure how I would've felt about it back then, but a DARPA funded rogue AI not being able to win at a card game is ???. Maybe it's just me getting older, but I feel like an entire season of the family futzing about without AI shenanigans would've been a fun time.

### Mind Games anime {#mind-games} [Mind Game (film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_Game_(film)) - This was a trip. I love experimental films, and generally anything with the overarching theme of not living with regret.

### Penguin Highway anime {#penguin-highway} [Penguin Highway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_Highway) - I guess this was originally a novel that got adapted. I'd like to read it, I'm curious if it's a 1:1 adaptation. I enjoyed the beginning and end the most, essentially a slice of life just hanging with your friends and someone you have a crush on. That'll always be a trope that gets me, of the mysterious mentor-figure that eventually has to leave you . Also, I like the notebooks he keeps. I need to get the new years [HOBONICHI](https://www.1101.com/hoboid/en/). Also I need to start drawing again.

#### IDEA Notebooks {#notebooks} An idea would maybe write more stuff in my physical notebooks then translate them to notes via LLM-based formatting.

### Sword of the Stranger anime {#sword-of-the-stranger} [Sword of the Stranger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_of_the_Stranger) - I liked it, not too much to ponder on - fun sword film with pretty animation, nice with upscaling. Interesting thing that it was submitted for an Academy Award and the slots got taken up by Kung-Fu Panda and Bolt(?). Man, the academy really hated / hates anime, huh.

#### Goals {#goals}