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Re: Anime (was Re: AWEC's Stand Up Comedy Night) (General Discussion)
Re: Anime (was Re: AWEC's Stand Up Comedy Night) // General DiscussionanduinAug 16, 2002, 8:35pm
In a galaxy far far away, known as general.discussion, an identity
claiming to be known as "goober king" <gooberking at utn.cjb.net> scribed the following: >True enough, but if there's one thing I can't stand, it's people making >*huge* generalizations about things they've only had a cursory >experience with. Saying anime sucks because of a few poorly drawn >movies/shows is like saying the entire American entertainment industry >sucks because of a few bad movies/shows. > >As for the whole exaggeration thing, it's *supposed* to be silly. That's >why they do it; for comedic effect. If you look at more "serious" anime >(Princess Mononoke, Cowboy Bebop, etc), those exaggerations rarely >occur. The same can be said for American cartoons. Long live Evangelion! ,,,,, (o o) /--------------ooO--(_)--Ooo--------------\ | Anduin (317281) | | o The Gorean Scribe | | o http://www.anduin-lothario.com | | o World: GorSJ (18+ Only) | \--------------ooO-------Ooo--------------/ |