Thread:Dragonboy6491/@comment-25389622-20140907210809/@comment-24199126-20141116041952

I've actually thought about destroying the cigarettes but what use would that be? Unless I manage to destroy every tobacco plant on this planet, my father would just keep buying more <.<. I've tried the "what if you don't live to see your grandchildren" tactic but he's very superstitious and won't stand for any death talk. In my household, I couldn't even stick my chopsticks in my rice just because it resembles burning incense at a funeral. Never really kicked that habit :P

Emo is a bit of a strong term, but I'm all about what things mean at their core. There's a gothic connotation to it, but I don't think that it defines the word. If the word makes you uncomfortable though, I understand. I used to get really angry when people would say I listened to emo music. But the thing with insults is they're either true or not; if it's true, what can you do about it? And if it's false, well ... you know better than the idiot who disparaged you. Now that I think on it, I guess I kind of did listen to emo music. Within Temptation is even stylized as a gothic rock band. I will agree that there are more eloquent ways of describing Elsa though.

Yeah, I'm sick of people calling something out just because it's popular. I can guarantee that The Lion King probably started out just like '"Frozen: no one expected anything big, turns out to be great, film gets blown out of proportion, so-called "fans" beg for the hype to die ... jump forward decades and you see that it is one of the pinnacles of Disney's success with a Broadway musical to boot. Let the Frozen'' storm rage on! Can't wait for its musical.

Oho, I didn't mean to make it sound like I thought Hans' acts were justifiable; sorry if it came across that way. Killing someone is not justifiable. I was just saying that given what we know of Hans' past, it's not hard to somewhat sympathize with him. It's hard to imagine becoming that cold and manipulative but if I had no support system whatsoever, I can see myself becoming Hans ... albeit with much less intelligence. Criminals often are the product of a broken home. I'm pretty sure that's a quote ... I'll need to get back to you on that.

Haha, I meant light without darkness in a more philosophical sense ... like the Yin-Yang sense. But what you say is similar to what the Jedi think. The path of the Dark Side is easy; it takes strength of character to stick with the Light. I think you meant if no effort is made, darkness will rise? Makes more sense that way to me.

Heh no problem for the insight. I was actually surprised how no one ever seemed to pick up on it. I blame my environmental ethics class xD. Speaking of Elsa's powers, I'm not sure how localized they were. I mean, if you take Anna's words literally, she did say Elsa caused an eternal winter "everywhere." But then there's the fact Elsa didn't appear to be summoning snow from incredibly huge distances so that kind of discounts a winter on a global scale. Still, interesting to think about the scope of her powers, especially since they will only continue to grow. Regarding meat, yeah the Native Americans have the right idea. Shame the whites looked down on them; they truly were ahead of our time. Can't say I've ever had a veggie burger. But since you don't eat meat, I'll have one and see if it simulates meat well enough :)

I've found myself falling behind on current events lately; hard to keep up amidst all the schoolwork. It's true what they say that college students have the worst grasp on time.

Yeah, that's exactly how I pictured it. More likely than not, Elsa and Anna will become more "cartoony" to accommodate the other princesses. I mean, if Rapunzel was altered to that extent, I can see it happening. That being said, it raises an interesting point about how different Frozen" would have been as a traditional hand-drawn film. When they're all combined, I'd say the episodes give about 45% of Frozen screen time. Can't say for certain. I doze off on the other portions because I'm not caught up to know what's going on. And I have no idea why they renamed Elsa's mother ... I still have the mark from facepalming at that. I guess it was their way of paying an homage to Hans Christian Andersen ... the problem is, they trashed Frozen'' canon instead. I won't even begin to complain about the rest of the plot issues. I don't find the acting itself to be horrible but it certainly doesn't surpass their animated counterparts. Hans was actually really well done though; the physical resemblance was uncanny. Kristoff looks the least alike, but I think he is the most in-character. Funny how that turned out :P

Woah, clearly hit a nerve here, sorry about that. In the interests of not derailing this thread, I'm going to just drop the topic and allow you to have your opinion, though I still will have mine. But I'll still answer your questions: By character studies, I mean just that. I see the writer trying to achieve a greater understanding of the characters by inserting them in a different setting while still maintaining aspects of their behavior in canon. Am I a fan of fanfic? Not really; I've read some fanfic in general, but I can't say I'm an avid reader. The question of why? Because Anna and Elsa are interesting characters. There are a lot of possibilities to explore with their shattered bond. If I had to put myself in an Elsanna shippers shoes, I'd have to say it's about the angst more than anything. There's a lot of complex material for a writer to work within that ship. But you'd have to ask a writer to be certain. Unlike the lewd artists, I wouldn't have any qualms asking a fanfic writer their opinions on Elsanna. And I guess the incest does add another dimension to it as well. Finally, yes, this definitely is the strangest topic we've discussed thus far. If you want to keep going with this, then let me know. However, from experience, I find these kinds of discussions never undergo proper progression and usually run into a brick wall.

I don't even celebrate Christmas but something about the holidays just makes everyone appear more friendly and cheerful. That's what I like about it :)