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diff --git a/assets/brain-rot/covers/run-lola-run.jpg b/assets/brain-rot/covers/run-lola-run.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..d0ddd05 --- /dev/null +++ b/assets/brain-rot/covers/run-lola-run.jpg diff --git a/assets/brain-rot/screenshots/run-lola-run-1.jpg b/assets/brain-rot/screenshots/run-lola-run-1.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..8f587b5 --- /dev/null +++ b/assets/brain-rot/screenshots/run-lola-run-1.jpg diff --git a/assets/brain-rot/screenshots/run-lola-run-2.jpg b/assets/brain-rot/screenshots/run-lola-run-2.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..e81d061 --- /dev/null +++ b/assets/brain-rot/screenshots/run-lola-run-2.jpg diff --git a/config/_default/menus.en.toml b/config/_default/menus.en.toml index d214064..a022963 100644 --- a/config/_default/menus.en.toml +++ b/config/_default/menus.en.toml @@ -171,7 +171,13 @@ parent = "series" name = "Patlabor" - +[[brain-rot]] + name = "Science Fiction" + weight = "20" + pageRef = "/a" + identifier = "scifi" + [[brain-rot.params]] + nonpage = "yes" #brain-rot dune [[brain-rot-dune]] diff --git a/content-org/brain-rot.org b/content-org/brain-rot.org index 13b9525..e171d9c 100644 --- a/content-org/brain-rot.org +++ b/content-org/brain-rot.org @@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ CLOSED: [2024-04-14 Sun 20:59] :EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :abstract Random SciFi from USA :EXPORT_HUGO_PAIRED_SHORTCODES: img-r menu menu-info :EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :menu_order name -:EXPORT_HUGO_MENU: :menu "brain-rot" :weight 1000 +:EXPORT_HUGO_MENU: :menu "brain-rot" :weight 1000 :parent scifi :END: #+attr_shortcode: "brain-rot-ascifi" @@ -2050,6 +2050,7 @@ CLOSED: [2024-06-25 Tue 21:44] :EXPORT_FILE_NAME: _index :EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :abstract My reviews of SciFi from the post and current soviet countries :EXPORT_HUGO_PAIRED_SHORTCODES: menu +:EXPORT_HUGO_MENU: :menu "brain-rot" :weight 1020 :parent scifi :END: #+attr_shortcode: "brain-rot-ebscifi" @@ -2057,6 +2058,7 @@ CLOSED: [2024-06-25 Tue 21:44] Dune #+end_menu + *** DONE Dead Man's Lettes (aka Lettes from a Dead Man, 1986) CLOSED: [2024-06-25 Tue 22:56] :PROPERTIES: @@ -2129,6 +2131,97 @@ Anyway, a masterpiece. I encourage everyone to at least /try/ to experience it. +** European SciFi +:PROPERTIES: +:EXPORT_HUGO_SECTION: brain-rot/european-scifi +:EXPORT_HUGO_MENU: :menu "brain-rot-eurocifi" +:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :primary_menu "brain-rot" +:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :menu_order name +:END: + +*** DONE European Scici +CLOSED: [2024-06-25 Tue 21:44] +:PROPERTIES: +:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER: :primary_menu "brain-rot" +:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: _index +:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :abstract My reviews of SciFi from the post and European countries +:EXPORT_HUGO_PAIRED_SHORTCODES: menu +:EXPORT_HUGO_MENU: :menu "brain-rot" :weight 1010 :parent scifi +:END: + +#+attr_shortcode: "brain-rot-eurocifi" +#+begin_menu +DuneH +#+end_menu + + + +*** DONE Run Lola Run (1998) +CLOSED: [2024-06-25 Tue 22:56] +:PROPERTIES: +:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: run-lola-run-1998 +:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :abstract A short review of the German thriller +:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :image brain-rot/covers/run-lola-run.jpg +:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :rating 3.75 +:END: + +Sometimes you find SciFi in the worst places, like Disney. +Sometimes you find it in a strange German techno thriller. + +The story of /Run Lola Run/ is one of the simplest I've ever witnessed: +Lola's boyfriend, Manni, screwed delivery of 100000 Detche Marks (close to 83k Eur in 2024) and now his boss is going to kill him within 20 minutes. +It is up to Lola to get the money, and then run as fast as she can to him - before he does anything stupid. + +#+attr_shortcode: 3.75 "run-lola-run.jpg" +#+begin_rating +Cover +#+end_rating +This does not sound /scifi/ but there is one element that convinces me: butterfly effect. +The one from the mediocre Ashton Kutcher movie and a great movie from Kieslowski. +We rarely speak of it today, but a few years ago it was quite popular. +In /Run Lola Run/ we see different outcomes depending on a very slight changes. +This, and Lola's /magical scream/ are the only fantastical elements here. +Enough for me! + +The story is serviceable - it's not bad, but it's also not memorable. + +What is memorable is how the movie is made. + +#+attr_shortcode: :file run-lola-run-1.jpg +#+attr_shortcode: :alt Red haied girl running on the left. A blurry building in the background +#+attr_shortcode: :source https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/104-lola-rennt/images/backdrops +#+attr_shortcode: :class centered +#+begin_image +There are quite a few running scenes here +#+end_image + +There was this short period of time, when a few ultra-energetic movies were made. +Think Pi, or Human Traffic. +They seem more like something you would see on MTV than a full length movie. +Lola runs, some powerfully techno music plays /loudly/ and that's basically it. +We've got some breaks with dialogue, but most of the movie is pure, raw energy. +Think /Mad Max/ has aggressive montage? +Check again. + +#+attr_shortcode: :file run-lola-run-2.jpg +#+attr_shortcode: :alt Two people poiting pistols: red haired girl and blond male +#+attr_shortcode: :source https://www.justwatch.com/ca/movie/run-lola-run +#+attr_shortcode: :class centered +#+begin_image +Unmistakable 90s +#+end_image + +/Run Lola Run/ is a midbudget (low?) thriller with SciFi elements which is very much a forgotten genre. +It's also very, deeply /european/, which I love[fn:pl]. +It's an enjoyable, non-insulting ride. +But it's a not lost classic. + +[fn:pl] +Berlin, where action takes place, is so clean here. +I say that as a Pole. +Our cities back then were far from being nice to look at. +It improved though! + ** Severance :PROPERTIES: :EXPORT_HUGO_SECTION: brain-rot/american-scifi/severance diff --git a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/_index.md b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/_index.md index b7907c9..a976f04 100644 --- a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/_index.md +++ b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/_index.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ menu_order = "name" [menu] [menu.brain-rot] identifier = "american-scifi" + parent = "scifi" weight = 1000 +++ diff --git a/content/brain-rot/eastern-block-scifi/_index.md b/content/brain-rot/eastern-block-scifi/_index.md index b69929a..f6eda16 100644 --- a/content/brain-rot/eastern-block-scifi/_index.md +++ b/content/brain-rot/eastern-block-scifi/_index.md @@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ primary_menu = "brain-rot" abstract = "My reviews of SciFi from the post and current soviet countries" [menu] [menu.brain-rot] - weight = 3001 identifier = "scifi-from-the-eastern-block" + parent = "scifi" + weight = 1020 +++ {{< menu "brain-rot-ebscifi" >}} diff --git a/content/brain-rot/european-scifi/_index.md b/content/brain-rot/european-scifi/_index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6dfeb60 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/brain-rot/european-scifi/_index.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ ++++ +title = "European Scici" +author = ["Michał Sapka"] +date = 2024-06-25T21:44:00+02:00 +categories = ["brainrot"] +draft = false +weight = 3001 +primary_menu = "brain-rot" +abstract = "My reviews of SciFi from the post and European countries" +[menu] + [menu.brain-rot] + identifier = "european-scici" + parent = "scifi" + weight = 1010 ++++ + +{{< menu "brain-rot-eurocifi" >}} +DuneH +{{< /menu >}} diff --git a/content/brain-rot/european-scifi/run-lola-run-1998.md b/content/brain-rot/european-scifi/run-lola-run-1998.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b19d91b --- /dev/null +++ b/content/brain-rot/european-scifi/run-lola-run-1998.md @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ ++++ +title = "Run Lola Run (1998)" +author = ["Michał Sapka"] +date = 2024-06-25T22:56:00+02:00 +categories = ["brainrot"] +draft = false +weight = 3002 +image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots" +image_max_width = 765 +primary_menu = "brain-rot" +menu_order = "name" +abstract = "A short review of the German thriller" +image = "brain-rot/covers/run-lola-run.jpg" +rating = 3.75 +[menu] + [menu.brain-rot-eurocifi] + weight = 3002 + identifier = "run-lola-run-1998" ++++ + +Sometimes you find SciFi in the worst places, like Disney. +Sometimes you find it in a strange German techno thriller. + +The story of _Run Lola Run_ is one of the simplest I've ever witnessed: +Lola's boyfriend, Manni, screwed delivery of 100000 Detche Marks (close to 83k Eur in 2024) and now his boss is going to kill him within 20 minutes. +It is up to Lola to get the money, and then run as fast as she can to him - before he does anything stupid. + +{{< rating 3.75 "run-lola-run.jpg" >}} +Cover +{{< /rating >}} + +This does not sound _scifi_ but there is one element that convinces me: butterfly effect. +The one from the mediocre Ashton Kutcher movie and a great movie from Kieslowski. +We rarely speak of it today, but a few years ago it was quite popular. +In _Run Lola Run_ we see different outcomes depending on a very slight changes. +This, and Lola's _magical scream_ are the only fantastical elements here. +Enough for me! + +The story is serviceable - it's not bad, but it's also not memorable. + +What is memorable is how the movie is made. + +{{< image class="centered" source="https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/104-lola-rennt/images/backdrops" alt="Red haied girl running on the left. A blurry building in the background" file="run-lola-run-1.jpg" >}} +There are quite a few running scenes here +{{< /image >}} + +There was this short period of time, when a few ultra-energetic movies were made. +Think Pi, or Human Traffic. +They seem more like something you would see on MTV than a full length movie. +Lola runs, some powerfully techno music plays _loudly_ and that's basically it. +We've got some breaks with dialogue, but most of the movie is pure, raw energy. +Think _Mad Max_ has aggressive montage? +Check again. + +{{< image class="centered" source="https://www.justwatch.com/ca/movie/run-lola-run" alt="Two people poiting pistols: red haired girl and blond male" file="run-lola-run-2.jpg" >}} +Unmistakable 90s +{{< /image >}} + +_Run Lola Run_ is a midbudget (low?) thriller with SciFi elements which is very much a forgotten genre. +It's also very, deeply _european_, which I love[^fn:1]. +It's an enjoyable, non-insulting ride. +But it's a not lost classic. + +[^fn:1]: Berlin, where action takes place, is so clean here. + I say that as a Pole. + Our cities back then were far from being nice to look at. + It improved though! |