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Group: rec.arts.animation · Group Profile
Author: Juan F. LaraJuan F. Lara Date: Aug 29, 2007 11:42
In article <46D53F85.3B98864C@mones.4.ever>,
Timmy Ramone wrote:
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>Two sure signs of the End of Civilization as We Know It:
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>1) A Spice Girls reunion tour
I'm not worried; no way are they going to catch on again. I doubt that
any of their old fans feel any nostalgia towards them. They're guaranteed to
bomb.
>2) A Pokemon revival
I like this news actually. I never stopped being a fan of the cartoons,
even though the franchise fell out of favor in the U.S. That's why I'm
interested in the possibility that the show may get high profile again here in
the States.
>> The "movies" seem to be a higher grade of story line ("Lucario"
>> was a bit of a tear jerker... I LIKED him...)
I still need to watch my recorded copy. I've heard that the 8th movie has
a dark tone for a "Pokemon" movie. And Lucario may be the pokemon who looks
most like a character you'd see in a furry fandom comic. Very nice looking
muzzle and ears. The fifth movie is my current favorite. That featured a
human-pokemon romance sure to please furry fans, and the first death of a
pokemon in the franchise's history.
> At the same time, the film is a little troubling. Like other
> Pokemon, Lucario can be forced into gladiatorial combat at the
> capricious whim of his master. Unlike other Pokemon, Lucario
> is a sentient being; essentially, he's a slave. Not sure if
> I'm entirely comfortable with that...
I remember someone noting that the pokemon possibly are equivalent to
Shinto kamis. There might be ways in Shintoism to make kamis favor you,
similar to how pokemon trainers take in new pokemon. Lucario comes off more
like a Samurai warrior serving a lord. For most of this movie, doesn't he
spend it vilifying his old trainer because he thought the trainer had betrayed
him? He has the liberty to complain.
- Juan F. Lara
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