Hello classmates, I’m Hunter. I am a senior Globalization and International Affairs major with an Economics minor from just outside of Richmond. I have loved movies for most of my life and possess an ever-expanding collection as a result, but have very recently set foot into the world of anime with Akira and various Studio Ghibli films, and shows like Death Note and Avatar.
In terms of my favorite films of my adulthood, my favorite is Heat, followed by Inland Empire, Mulholland Dr., Persona, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. I don’t watch much television, but I enjoy comedies like It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and psychological thrillers like Twin Peaks. My childhood was spent watching Disney movies, my favorites being The Black Cauldron and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, though I spent a great deal of time watching The Neverending Story as well.
I have primarily focused my movie viewing on the Criterion Collection as of late, specifically its titles related to surrealism and expressionism due to an interest in filmmakers using their art to express some internal passion or struggle. That, to me, is pushing the medium to its most personal, which I feel is why I can get into it the most. Because of its history of doing just that, I am excited to see what the world of anime has to offer in this category, such as Paprika, but am also excited to explore it more as a medium due to my lack of experience with it.
I don’t read much, but if I do read, it tends to be nonfiction or science fiction/fantasy. My favorite book is Slaughterhouse-Five, which I have a tattoo from. I generally don’t read manga or comics but I am open to most genres when I do read them. My favorite comic series is a tie between Transmetropolitan and the 2012 series of Dredd, followed by Watchmen and V for Vendetta.
I am looking forward to this class, and to broadening my anime horizons.
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