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MBTI: Star Wars

Posted in Whatever with tags , on 12/18/2015 by Taylor Holt

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So I’ve been gone for a bit, I know.

I’ve noticed a pattern with myself and Zombies Ruin Everything. I dig in, write nonstop for a few months and then I stop and I’m fine with not doing anything with it for three months or so. I don’t plan this out, but I can’t keep writing when I don’t want to write. That being said, I’m working on a new screenplay that I may or may not post here when I’m done writing that, which is what’s been taking up my time when I’m on butt and on the computer. There’s not really an audience since I’ve mostly become known for MBTI stuff but we’ll see how it goes.

ANYWAY, the new Star Wars is out and since the layout of the site is so simple, it’s much easier for me to collect on the characters in a single post than for you to search through the archives for them.

Fun fact, I was one of the thousands (Just one) of people that sent in recorded auditions for the role of Finn in The Force Awakens. Clearly, I didn’t get it but I do have a clip of myself watching the movie. I’m on the right, Bryce is on the left .

Let me know what you think of the movie.

MBTI: Darth Vader- ISTJ              MBTI: Luke Skywalker- INFP

MBTI: Leia Organa- ESTJ              MBTI: Obi-Wan Kenobi- ENFJ

MBTI: Han Solo- ISTP                    MBTI: C-3PO- ESFJ

MBTI: Yoda- INFJ                           MBTI: Qui-Gon Jinn- ENFP

MBTI: Can Chewbacca be Typed?

MBTI: Jedi and Sith- Feelers and Thinkers

MBTI: The Types (of Types) of Heroes

MBTI: The Types (of Types) of Villains

5 Reasons George Lucas Needed to Make the Prequels Regardless of How Much They Sucked

Theory: All the Jedi Had to Die

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Spoilerific Thoughts on The Force Awakens

Posted in Whatever with tags , on 12/18/2015 by Taylor Holt

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Warning! Spoilers ahead!

Wow, I can’t believe Jar Jar is in this one!

Just kidding. So now that I’ve written the review for The Force Awakens and told you pretty much nothing about what’s on screen, this post is focused on thoughts I had about the movie that leave no spoiling stone unturned. If you’ve watched the movie, keep reading. If you don’t want anything ruined- do the opposite of keeping reading. Continue reading →

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GOING THE DISTANCE: How Sylvester Stallone created a film Icon and why he still matters

Posted in Whatever with tags , , , on 11/25/2015 by Taylor Holt

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Written by Jacob Ethan Sapp!

When Rocky hit the scene in 1976, it introduced the world to the one of the most iconic characters in the history of cinema, won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director, and became America’s favorite underdog story. It’s almost crazy to think about how well received the original film was nearly 40 years later.

There were no early warning signs, this movie just struck out of the blue. Produced on a modest budget (by the same team Winkler-Chertoff pairing that produced every subsequent film), and starring a virtually unknown lead actor/Writer in Sylvester Stallone, this film could easily have been overlooked as an amusing, but insignificant character piece in a year otherwise dominated by Scorsese’s seminal masterpiece, Taxi Driver, or the truly terrific, Network. The film didn’t boast cutting edge effects, a big-name composer such as John Williams, (who at the time was probably working on a little picture he assumed nobody would ever watch called Star Wars), there were no big action set pieces, or shocking twists. It’s not a glamorous affair, as such Rocky’s success hinged on the old-school fundamentals of great storytelling, genuinely terrific acting, and a steady-handed director. Continue reading →

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The Ending of The Phantom Pain

Posted in Whatever with tags , on 09/23/2015 by Taylor Holt

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Warning! Spoilers ahead!

I’m trying to quit. I really am. This may be the last post directly related to The Phantom Pain for a while but I’ve got too many thoughts on this game to not go on and on about it here. Especially with that ending. Love it or hate it, can you blame me for my mind working at full capacity to make sense of it all?

Here are some thoughts about some things. Continue reading →

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How Human is Too Human?

Posted in Whatever with tags , , on 09/22/2015 by Taylor Holt

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After a conversation with Bryce Waller, also known as Blonde Ambition or the Senator, we got to thinking about how far human traits should be lent to characters who are otherwise idols and heroes to us.

Do flaws make the character? Or is it the lack of flaws that make us want to aspire to something greater? With certain fans preferring to have an untouchable legend as their icon, others tend to gravitate more toward the flawed and corporeal aspect. So how human should these characters be? Is there a character rooted similarly to all their fans?

Read more to find out secrets to the universe! Continue reading →

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Big Boss and the Long Road to Villainy

Posted in Whatever with tags , , , , on 09/18/2015 by Taylor Holt

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Spoilers! If you haven’t beaten Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, don’t read this post!

Originally, I was just going to dissect the ending of TPP, but the more I thought about it, the more I think it could become a different post altogether. What’s just as interesting in my mind and what’s got a lot of fans buzzing about the final (?) Metal Gear game is that, by the end of this game, we don’t get that oh-so-satisfying conclusion that lets us breathe a sigh of relief that says, “Okay, NOW he’s a bad guy.”

But as I sit here listening to this amazing soundtrack, I can tell you that this ending should have been a Big Boss Bad Guy slap to your face. But in a much more subtle sense than how any of us thought it would happen. Continue reading →

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“No big deal… I’m coming back now… OVER”

Posted in Whatever with tags , on 09/01/2015 by Taylor Holt

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Revival!

Bit of an obscure quote with the title there, but it’ll do. I had to go a slightly different route than the “Kept you waiting, huh?” line even if it is more fitting. These are Solid Snake’s words after beating Metal Gear 2.

I haven’t been posting for a month and within that time I’ve gotten hyped up for the newest (and last…?) Metal Gear Solid. So of course, I’ve written about it too. Below this post is all the stuff I’ve been working on in the time I haven’t posted and directly below are all the Metal Gear-related MBTI stuff I’ve written and then a couple non-MBTI posts as well.

Going to play MGS V The Phantom Pain which I was literally just handed at midnight (Thanks, Bryce!) okay bye now-

Solid Snake- ISTP

The Boss- INFJ

Ocelot- ENTP

Raiden- ISFP

Liquid Snake- ESTP

Solidus Snake- ENTJ

Fortune- INFJ

Otacon/Fatman- INTP

Colonel Volgin- ENTJ

Vamp- ISTP

The Art of Yoji Shinkawa– Exactly what it sounds like. The ink and water color behind the Metal Gear Series.

Clone Cataclysm: Big Boss’ Descent, Snake’s Asecent– This post deals with the main ideological differences of our two main Metal Gear protagonists.

Big Boss and the Long Road to Villainy- A look at what actually makes the former anti-hero an actual villain.

The Metal Gear/Captain America Connection– Strange similarities between Metal Gear Solid and Captain America: The Winter Solider movie.

The Greatest Secret Agents Known to Fiction– Surprise, Snake is on this list.

5 Properties that Should NEVER be Movies– A post taking it back to a time when my cropping skills weren’t so…on point.

The Phantom Pain Ending– My initial thoughts on the ending to the (last) MGS installment.

“Mirrored”- An Examination of Venom Snake’s Fate Through Nietzsche

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Clone Cataclysm: Big Boss’ Descent, Snake’s Ascent

Posted in Whatever with tags , , , on 09/01/2015 by Taylor Holt

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It’s not often characters are faced with the problem of fighting off their own clone. There are a few characters here and there but it’s even less of a cliche that a major character’s clone/”son” is fighting them on behalf of the original’s own values. There’s a pretty famous scenario that somewhat resembles it but not done in such a modern fashion as it is in the Metal Gear series.

Big Boss and Solid Snake’s relationship may be one of the most complex in entertainment, let alone fiction. And it’s deep enough that to just call it entertainment almost feels like an understatement. There are many great rivalries, but few can compare to the level of simultaneous disdain and attachment opposing characters have for each other. Continue reading →

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So I was totally right about the Hitman movie.

Posted in Reviews!, Whatever with tags , , on 09/01/2015 by Taylor Holt

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At the time of writing this, I’ve just gotten back from watching Hitman. I said in a previous article (about Hitman) that would not be watching/reviewing the newest Hitman movie. I think I might have lied. Being that I’m not sure what I said, I may or may not have lied.

But whether or not I did, I can tell you for certain that this movie is everything I figured it would be. Not because I’d decided it in my mind before watching it, but because it really was just onscreen trash. Don’t worry, I won’t drag this out, I just need to make myself feel better. Continue reading →

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Misconception of the Antihero

Posted in Whatever with tags on 09/01/2015 by Taylor Holt

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At one point I took a class on antiheroes. I don’t remember why because I didn’t even go to that school but there I was all the same. Pretty interesting stuff leading me to do my own research and from much of that research came the realization that the majority of modern-day characters referred to as anti-heroes aren’t antiheroes at all.

You think you know. But you have no idea. This is the diary of the antihero. Continue reading →

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