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About mangafan625

I am currently attending George Mason University. I am a Film and Video Studies Major. I aspire to being a film director. I would love to be able to work on an animated film as well!

Final Blog Post

The discussion of history in animation really intrigued me and so I decided to analyze some animations that have been done that follow this. I think that recalling history through animation can apply that story to a wider audience. Even if … Continue reading

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Blog Post #11: Swan Princess and the concept of Beauty

The animation that I wanted to talk about this time is called The Swan Princess (1994). I loved this movie growing up and surprisingly, now that I look back on it, this animation taught me a lot about beauty. The … Continue reading

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Blog Post #10: Quest for Camelot

I thought I would write about an animation that growing up I thought was really interesting: Quest for Camelot (1998). This story has a very strong female lead—Kayley—the daughter of a knight of the round table (Lionel). Kayley always wanted … Continue reading

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Blog Post #9: Animation and Live Action

I was always very interested in how some people combined live-action and animation. I will be going over some information that I found on the process of how the animators did it. In Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) VistaVision cameras … Continue reading

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Blog Post #8: Courage the Cowardly Dog

Courage the Cowardly Dog is an American animated horror comedy television series created by John R. Dilworth. The dog Courage lives with his owners, Muriel and Eustace Bagge, an elderly farming couple in the “Middle of Nowhere” (the fictional town … Continue reading

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Blog Post #7: Adult Swim can be funny and intellectual

*Warning: May Contain Spoilers Rick and Morty is an animated television series created by Justin Roiland, (a voice actor, producer, writer, and director on animation shows like Adventure Time, Gravity Falls, and Acceptable TV) and Dan Harmon (the creator of … Continue reading

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2. The Truth About Why I Watch Studio Ghibli Films 3. No Words Needed Post #1: Death Portrayed in Pixar verses Disney Post #1: Do you Ever Grow Out of Cartoons? Post #4: Changing Demographics # 5 The Art of Invader Zim Pixar’s Box Office Smash! Mid-Term: … Continue reading

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Blog Post #6: The Wind Rises and The Legend of Princess Kaguya

Hayao Miyazaki has told us time and time again that he will retire but still he keeps producing animations that continue to captivate us and tug at our heart strings. His latest movie, The Wind Rises (2013) or Kaze Tachinu … Continue reading

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Blog post #5: Modern Family of the Past vs. Modern Family of the Present (Midterm)

In the 60s, women’s roles consisted of being the wife, the mother, and the homemaker. The Flintstones aired in 1960. It is about a working-class Stone Age man’s life with his family and his next-door neighbor/best friend. Their technology consists … Continue reading

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Post #4: Everything is Awesome!

Emmet: I know what you are thinking. He is the least qualified person to lead us, and you were right. Today I saw the Lego Movie (2014) and when I left the theater, practically everyone was singing “Everything is awesome”. … Continue reading

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