Force-i-licious

So, the new Star Wars movie? I loved it! It was so much fun.

I'm going to blab about it here with spoilers, so in case someone is reading this, and hasn't seen it yet, be warned, there are spoilers here!

(One more spoiler space, just in case.)

OK. So yeah. I thought the movie was a lot of fun, and to quote something a lot of people have been saying, it takes the bad taste out of your mouth that the prequels left. Now THIS is how you do a Star Wars movie! Although one of the reasons it may have worked so well is that it's essentially the first movie. Mike pointed that out to me after it was done and I was like "....hahah, that's true." Like, instead of a Death Star, you have that sun-thing. And Han Solo pretty much takes Obi Wan's place. (Sad, but I guess it had to happen.)

I love how much music from the original trilogy was used, and I love how it was used.

I love, love, LOVE BB-8! He is just the cutest! I am totally in love with him. I want my own BB-8 so badly. Why can't he be real?! ahhh....<3

I love all the characters! And look, characters with personalities! (As opposed to the prequels, heh.) I love both Rey and Finn so much. Kylo Ren is...interesting. What an asshole though. :P I wasn't hugely fond of Poe, but thankfully he doesn't stick around too long.

I love that Finn is a stormtrooper. I mean, I knew all that from the ads and the hype, but I kind of forgot about it, and I didn't think about how that would shape his story. It's really cool (I thought).

I'm so happy they managed to stick in a "I have a bad feeling about this", and that it was Han who said it. ^__^

Did I mention how much I love BB-8?

Chewbacca was wonderful! I love the scene where the nurse is tending to him and she's like "wow, that sounds really scary!", you can tell she's just heard so many stories that day. It's just such a cute moment. There were lots of cute moments.

I love the dynamic between Rey and Finn. I didn't at first, I found them kind of overly coy, but then I warmed up to them. I am so happy there was no random romance thrown in for the sake of romance. Yay!

I definitely have more to say, but that's all I can think of for now off the top of my head. I would definitely go see this again. It's great to see in a theater, needless to say...I mean, c'mon. It's Star Wars! Also, a fun bonus: the cinema we went to see it in ended up being one of those super old retro cinemas. How fitting, for a franchise from the 1970s. It was just such a perfect setting. We didn't know that going in; this was our first movie-going experience since we've moved to Toronto. And what a great one it was!

7 years of Twilight Princess

So much to talk about! I'm on holiday, finally...which makes me realize that since I've last updated, I've started working full-time. Well, 2 part-time jobs that equal 1 job when put together, I guess. But has it really been so long since I last wrote here? If the last time I updated was around Halloween, then I guess so!

So, on the subject of long amounts of time, I finally beat Twilight Princess, a game I've been playing for seven years. Why seven years? Because I sometimes I hated that game (and no, I don't think hate is too strong a word!). I hated it so much I'd have to step away from it and take breaks from it that lasted months at a time. But even though I felt like I'd give it up, I'd always come back for more. I guess because it's a Zelda game. No way could I have had this kind of dedication or drive with any other series. It's the Zelda universe that gave me motivation to keep returning to this game and vow to beat it, even when I didn't want to. And seven years later, I did. Even when there were so many times when I didn't think I would. And when I was first diagnosed with leukemia, I had serious doubts about living long enough to beat the game. So to say it means a lot to me to complete this game, to see this challenge all the way through, is quite an understatement. ^_^;;

Seven years is such a long time. When I first started off on this adventure, I was still a student. I was still living in Verdun. It was another lifetime back then! So different. It's such a crazy feeling to know this game is finally completed. Also, seven years is a long time to have a project like this going, to always know I had this game as an option as something to work on or something to do. It's going to take some getting used to, to know that it's now done with.

I finished the game at 3 AM last night! I was quite wired afterward and didn't go to bed until almost 5. Luckily I didn't have to get up early today, but that didn't mean I had no plans today. Quite the opposite; I finally went to see the new Star Wars movie! But, that'll be a separate post...