#this was a very personal thing ig it wasnt rlly a review but that was honestly a really frustrating movie

[slashertalks]

Could you review Misery?

Ok so this was an interesting one.

I love Stephen King, and apparently love Rob Reiner films? The Princess Bride, Stand by Me, This is Spinal Tap— what a varied selection of films, and all of them damn good! Kudos.

I think there’s just something about Misery as a story that I don’t enjoy, particularly because of what I do here. There are certainly toxic fans— the spread of RPF (real person (fan)fiction) on the internet is a prime example. I’m certainly not saying I relate to Annie in any way; it’s more that Paul’s almost equally unlikable to me. He’s not an unsympathetic character, and burnout and frustration are real and valid emotions. Something about him just didn’t click with me.

Perhaps it’s because I’m a creator struggling to maintain some small semblance of a platform. What I do, whether its reviews or fanfiction or art gets near zero attention. I’m lucky to get a handful of likes, and all the reblogs on my posts tend to be from myself and my boyfriend. That is to say, I have no fans that I’m not personally associated with through friendship or dating.

Misery is a complicated story to look at for me, because in no way do I believe Paul should be grateful for Annie, but Stephen King was never abducted and tortured by his fans. Though I’m fully sympathetic to the dilemma creators face when a certain type of work becomes all they’re known for, and therefore holds them back, as a small creator this piece just makes me frown. I can appreciate venting through your art, and feel no real anger at King for creating Misery. It’s just not enjoyable. Acting-wise it’s excellent, and as far as stylistic choices go I can say it’s quite good, but it’s not a movie I’d ever consider watching again.

Anon, what I’m about to say is in no way directed to you. I appreciate every single ask in my inbox, and enjoy the act of watching movies to write these posts, whether or not I actually enjoy the film. I want you to know I appreciate you, and each and every one of my small number of followers. Genuinely and with all of my heart, I enjoy any interaction I get on this blog, and look forward to running these little free reviews. I plan to make them a regular thing, as time and energy allow. However, the fact that I have to fight for interaction is draining, and deeply frustrating. I have to reblog that promo post I made over and over and over, and this time I only got two asks. Two asks which I am, again, very grateful for — but two asks which I had to fight for. I can only hope that someday I’ll reach a level of popularity where I get asks as soon as I make a promo post, rather than scraping and clawing over six days to get two to four.

To have even a shadow of the popularity of Paul, or King, would be a miracle. A dream come true, and though I hope I never have to personally face an Annie of my own, there’s nothing that could make me so frustrated with my followers that I’d craft my personal Misery.

You all make me smile. Every note a post gets, every ask, every suggestion— it fuels my passion for this blog and the work I do. And as a creator that struggles for any recognition, Misery just feels ungrateful. Normally I really enjoy these kinds of movies, and I can recognize its qualities, but I just can’t be unbiased here. We’re all separated by screens and state lines and possible even country borders or continental divides, but every post that goes up on this blog comes from a place of genuine enthusiasm and every ask I receive is met with a smile. Please never feel like you’re bothering me, and please continue to send asks. I’m so happy to be able to write for you all.

[cielospeaks]

i think it might be more fair so. review? of the event ig

Story- 3-4/10. really hated it at first, but when i got through uh.. that part i didnt rlly hate necessarily the rest of it (besides bad plot twist at the end), just didn’t care abt it. kinda meh story with a few rlly bad parts so.

Free servant- 4-5/10. again, rlly didnt like the character at first (attitude reminded me of ppl/mindsets i have had rlly bad experiences w and overall dont agree w at all) and after plot twist liked even less so. but trying to look at her unbiasedly she’s a teenager with coping mechanisms(?) that hurt others to boost her own esteem in the event, but i think learning from those experiences and becoming a better person is a definite thing that could happen and is totally plausible. gameplay wise not anything extremely special, extra damage is good in event tho.

Gacha servant- 5/10. no interest, which is weird bc they both have aspects youd think would interest me (dinosaur and spacecraft) but the rest im not interested in at all. would easily be a lower score if plot twist was in the gacha too (but on the flip side would easily be a higher score if louis was)

Event gameplay- 4/10. not very interesting gameplay wise. the only kinda notable part was the 4th game, and that was a bit tedious to get through for the last game. would maybe have more appeal if could replay each round separately after story completion

Other- 4/10. nothing noteworthy tbh. music wasnt... the worst but it wasnt my thing either, just kinda was so ig no harm done? was tbh annoyed at myroom theme at first but didnt mind it by the end. speaking of which background was also meh but thats more directed at the setting of req itself (akiba is already super interesting, no reason to like. break logic and geography to make it “interesting”. or just set it somewhere else or call it “new akiba” or something). free apples arent rlly useful but its still a nice gesture ig. the marie cc hyped me up which sucked but its not the cc’s fault lol

Overall- 4-5/10.

but to be fair cf from last yr also likely has the same score. id say as far as gw events go, apoc is prolly... 6-7/10? (rerun is 3/10 or so bc it was so lazy). zero is.. 6/10 (iri good but zero story not good). prillya is maybe.. 6-7/10? characters/setting is fine, but i dont rlly care for magical genre much lol. id say ccc is 7/10 also. too hard but the setting got infinitely better when kiara reveal, and it was fun to cheese the bb fights w ruler squad. also bb my main gorl for clearing venger fights is good. knk is.. maybe 7/10? neat setting, good music, fujino gacha! free shiki! good