makz survives the apocalypse

Amazingly, I have not run out of things to talk about re: the comparisons I'm drawing in my brain between what Hathaway seems to be doing with its parallels between Char's singleminded and past-facing actions and Hathaway's hesitance to let go of the past even though he knows it's ruinous.

I saw the movie a second time yesterday, which let me pay slightly more attention to the details I'd found most interesting during my first viewing, and… well, all the same warnings apply as for the last two posts, if you wanna read what I'm thinking about.

I just saw Hathaway’s Flash 2 at my local AMC and all I can think about is Mr. Tomino’s views on gender as both expressed by, and expressions of, ways by which people relate to the unknowable bounds of the future and more knowable systems of violence.

I’m very intensely focused on these topics lately (I’ve been writing fanfiction from Lalah’s perspective) and Hasakun 2 is right in front of me, and the stress soup of my mind is reacting to it as if I turned towards the familiar spectre of Quess and instead—

You know what, I don’t want to throw spoilers at you without your permission, so continue under the tag, if you dare.

Thank you for coming to my terrible TED Talk; enjoy your weekend.