I dove back into the world of anime a while ago, I watched Attack on Titan. I didn't really like it that much to be honest. I had heard a lot of people who aren't really into anime praise it and I had sort of high expectations for it, but aside from a few episodes it really just wasn't all that interesting. It was a bit too edgy for me and some scenes were really lazily animated. I hated it when sometimes there was just a still-shot of some action going on in the screen, but it wasn't animated at all, just some stupid shaky filter effect and background noises. Hated that, so irritating. Some characters were kind of interesting and the (not sure if it's really a spoiler, I guess it is) titan shifting thing was pretty cool. I liked the opening theme (the first one, not too fond of the one in the later episodes), had a very valiant feel to it. I'd probably rate it at around 6.5/10, it was alright, but I'm not even remotely excited for the upcoming second season like a lot of people seem to be. In my defense, I basically watched the series to have a conversation topic with a girl I'm interested in...
In other anime-related news, I also started watching Cowboy Bebop which has been really great so far. I'm ten or eleven episodes deep and each episode has left me wanting more. The soundtrack is so goddamn amazing, love it. I think the show really succeeds in creating a relaxed and an entertaining atmosphere and knows when to have a bit of comic relief, but also manages to be intense and interesting. Hard to say if I like this more than Samurai Champloo, I'll have to finish this first and then decide on that.
Don't worry, I've also watched non-anime movies lately. I've been meaning to check out The Machinist for a while now and finally watched it a few days ago. Interesting thriller, I thought the plot was slightly reminiscent of Fight Club. Not a masterpiece by any means, but still a worthwile watch. I also saw The Perks of Being A Wallflower. Really good movie in my opinion, quite emotional. Ezra Miller might just be my new man crush... Inside Out wasn't as great as I thought it would be, but it was still a pretty good movie. It was neat how they visualized what goes on in the human brain, but at the same time managed to keep it pretty straight forward and simple so kids understood it too. The last movie I watched was Hachiko: A Dog's Tale. I liked the movie a lot, but man, what a tearjerker. I don't think I've ever bawled that much because of a movie before.
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