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Shop where the French shop! Or just find a few new titles and try ordering them on Amazon or your
local bookstore. However, I found that for Americans and Canadians, shopping directly from FNAC’s store (including their shipping fee, which is around $10-$15 I think) is often cheaper than ordering the same books, DVDs, etc. on Amazon. com because they often cost twice as much there. Bonus: English Movies dubbed in French Finally, this is not another resource, but a tip and trick that I rarely hear anyone mention, let alone use: watch English (or other international) movies dubbed
into French. It might be more difficult for you to find an English movie with a French audio option, but it can be worth looking (and listening!) into. The reason being that English movies dubbed into French often have
clearer pronunciation than French movies. Of course, it sounds more artificial than original French and perhaps the mismatching lip movements may throw you off in the beginning, but still give it a try. If you already know the movie, it’s even better. You can anticipate what
will happen, what the characters will say and that will help you focus on the French language learning aspect. Of course, it will sound hilarious to hear Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington or Jennifer Aniston speak French, but you never know! You might find this very helpful.
Very few times in my life have I had the privilege to witness a series which pushes all my buttons so well and in so many ways, and even if you don’t share my exact aesthetic preferences, I promise you'll agree when I say Sonny Boy is an audiovisual masterclass.
What depth it lacks in the theme department, it more than makes up for in the character department, and not simply because they brought Hisashi Eguchi back from the grave. Natsume stated in an interview, “Sonny Boy is a simple story about a boy growing up and people drifting apart,” and the only reason he imagined it with such an abstract presentation was simply because “life can be absurd and inexplainable sometimes, and you find yourself asking ‘Why?’ a lot. ” To me, this is very obvious. The tangible plot of Sonny Boy is a straightforward mystery box which just so happens to have a great deal of surreal elements, but this simplicity is a good thing, because with all the symbolism and character details you already have to keep track of, any narrative structure more complex than this would’ve been way too overbearing and—now that I mention it—probably would’ve made the series as confusing as everyone already says it is. What makes the cast so good is a combination of the expressive character animation I mentioned earlier and the fact Natsume personally wrote the script for every episode, making every character
feel consistent. I was actually worried about him writing, because while Natsume is a fantastic director, I wasn’t sure how confident I was in his ability to direct AND write his own original project.
While his themes weren’t as profound as he might've hoped, his character writing was first-class, and while some episodes were definitely more verbose than necessary, he still proved my worries wrong. There’s a cute, snarky cat girl whose cats work for Jeff Bezos at Nyamazon, an Indian exchange student who literally invents bitcoin, a New York Yankee’s fan who builds a religion around baseball playing monkeys, and a five thousand year old talking dog. This idiosyncratic charm defines nearly every character, and the few exceptions are still well-realized and serve as a much needed anchor.
Rereading everything I’ve written here, I suppose there’s always a chance I’m subconsciously handwaving parts of the show which are obviously lacking, or perhaps I’m similarly making excuses for what the average viewer may see as wasted potential by overselling what already stands out, but I sincerely think this is one of the most visually compelling anime to come out in years, and aesthetically speaking, I’m not sure if an anime has ever resonated with me in quite the same way.
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Retrieved June 28, 2022. ^ 第10回CDショップ大賞2018 米津玄師が大賞を獲得 [10th CD Shop Awards 2018, Kenshi
Yonezu wins the Grand Prize] (in Japanese). Lawson HMV Entertainment. March 8, 2018.
