Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life (later republished as The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation) by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.
This is not just an "animation book". It's an amazing volume on visual storytelling, written by two of the key animators at Disney during the Golden age of American animation.
"Be like water; water has form and yet it has no form. It is the softest element on earth, yet it penetrates the hardest rock. It has no shape of its own, yet it can take any shape in which it is placed. In a cup, it becomes the shape of the cup. In a vase, it takes the shape of the vase and curls about the stems of flowers. Put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Please observe the adaptability of water. If you squeeze it fast, the water will flow out quickly. If you squeeze it slowly, it will come out slowly. Water may seem to move in contradiction, even uphill, but it chooses any way open to it so that it may reach the sea. It may flow swiftly or it may flow slowly, but its purpose is inexorable, its destiny sure." - Bruce Lee
Early narrative masterpiece of gaming:
Gadget: Invention, Travel, & Adventure (or Gadget: Past as Future) by Haruhiko Shono.
In other news: King Tut's knife was likely forged from alien metals, scientist say.
Dune (aka Dune: Part One) by Denis Villeneuve.
The first of a two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel of the same name by Frank Herbert.
I urge you to see this movie.
I loved it and admire it.
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore.
A story originally created to serve as a warning of what could possibly arise from the Thatcherite government of the 1980s, V for Vendetta has stood the test of time as one of the premier works of the comic book medium. A story that tells a tale of tyranny and the valiant effort made to thwart it that's as timeless as it is harrowing.
Satanism and Witchcraft: The Classic Study of Medieval Superstition by Jules Michelet.
Originally published in Paris as "La Sorcière ("The Sorceress"): The Witch of the Middle Ages" in 1862.
A turning point on the 19th century politics and perception surrounding witchcraft.
The Mask
The Crow
The Rocketeer (released internationally as The Adventures of the Rocketeer)
Ghost World
A History of Violence
The Lone Wolf and Cub films
Ichi the Killer (殺し屋1)
The Amazing Screw-On Head
The Rabbi's Cat (Le chat du rabbin)
Danger: Diabolik
Urusei Yatsura: Only You/Beautiful Dreamer
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
Snowpiercer
Persepolis
Blue is the Warmest Color
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
The Death of Stalin
Wrinkles (Arrugas)
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Akira (アキラ)
Gantz (2010)
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Road to Perdition
American Splendor
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Oldboy (올드보이)
By what mythology do we live by? I believe that Christianity, Shintoism, Taoism, Alchemy, Homeopathy, and Jung are the 6 pillars.
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