0:30 Cosmos, the goddess of harmony. Chaos--the god of discord. Two divine powers locked in endless struggle, each seeking to reign supreme. Long has the world played stage to their violent conflict, now at peace, now teetering on the verge of annihilation. but never for a moment striking a balance between the two. The scars of war run deep across the realm. And still these battles rage on, a tempest the eons cannot quell.
I was in a near fatal accident in 2016 at 2am in the middle of nowhere when true detective season 2 came out, i woke upside down in a burning car with the song "My Least Favorite Life" playing on max volume, cracked skull fracture arm, 4 stab wounds and a gsw from a 22 in the right arm. Worse night of my life. Couldnt drive without the song playing for a few years after
Let's make a toast to the damned Waiting for tomorrow When we're played out by the band Drowning out our sorrows What will become of us now, at the end of time? We'll be fine, you and I Let's draw a line in the sand Keep it straight and narrow We had it all in our hands We begged and then we borrowed What will become of us all at the end of love? When we've stopped looking up? You can take my heart And hold it together as we fall apart Maybe together we can make our mark in the stars we embark And keep us together as the lights go dark Let's tell the truth, just for once Asking for an answer Now that it's all said and done Nothing really matters What will become of us all if we dare to dream? At the end of the scene? You can take my heart Hold it together as we fall apart Maybe together we can make our mark in the stars we embark And keep us together as the lights go dark Let's open up to the sky Askin' it for closure 'Least we can say that we tried But it's never really over What will become of us all, at the end of the line? Will we live? Will we die? You can take my heart Hold it together as we fall apart Maybe together we can make our mark in the stars we embark And keep us together as the lights go dark You can take my heart Hold it together as we fall apart Maybe together we can make our mark in the stars we embark And keep us together as the lights go dark
Man, this edit somehow manages to really express how special this game is. The music while walking in the landscapes conveys the beauty and emotions we felt on this solitary journey to bind the world back whole. Imagine those that played this during COVID. By following Sam Porter opening up to others we are reminded, like him, of what it is to be human, and why it is worth to keep it going on. By walking towards others to help them, but also to let others help us, we create something called a community: that is, the dilution of unbearable individual struggles, into a collective pool. This network leads us to share memories, dreams, hope, despair, regret, sadness, redemption, grief, hatred, love, sorrow, joy. But all of this only means something if they live on in others after we are gone. Hell is to be the last alive and know that nothing after us will remain but the void. Like Sam with BB we therefore come to the realiztion that all life is precious and we must do everything we can to keep it going, even at the cost of our own. A junction in my being had to adjust to make space for this game. Its veil will remain upon me for a long time. Thanks Hideo. And thank you to all those that left a rope, a ladder, a bridge on my way to help me out. I never took it for granted. And thank you @Ironsteffl for making this beautiful edit.
Thank you so much for the spot-on comment! I can't even begin to express how much this game helped me with my personal struggles and losses. Hideo truly is a master.
Never really played a Final Fantasy game before 14, but the main menu song instantly grabbed me when playing ARR. So beautiful and always gives me chills
Hagamos un brindis por los malditos Esperando mañana Cuando nos toca la banda Ahogando nuestras penas ¿Qué será de nosotros ahora, al final de los tiempos? Estaremos bien, tú y yo Vamos a dibujar una línea en la arena Manténgalo recto y estrecho Lo teníamos todo en nuestras manos Lo suplicamos y luego pedimos prestado ¿Qué será de todos nosotros al final del amor? ¿Cuándo hemos dejado de mirar hacia arriba? Puedes tomar mi corazón Y manténgalo unido mientras nos desmoronamos Tal vez juntos podamos dejar huella en las estrellas que embarcamos Y mantenernos juntos mientras las luces se oscurecen Vamos a decir la verdad, solo por una vez Pedir una respuesta Ahora que todo está dicho y hecho Nada importa realmente ¿Qué será de todos nosotros si nos atrevemos a soñar? ¿Al final de la escena? Puedes tomar mi corazón Manténgalo unido mientras nos desmoronamos Tal vez juntos podamos dejar huella en las estrellas que embarcamos Y mantenernos juntos mientras las luces se oscurecen Abrámonos al cielo Pídele cierre Al menos podemos decir que lo intentamos Pero nunca ha terminado realmente ¿Qué será de todos nosotros, al final de la línea? ¿Vamos a vivir? ¿Vamos a morir? Puedes tomar mi corazón Y manténgalo unido mientras nos desmoronamos Tal vez juntos podamos dejar huella en las estrellas que embarcamos Y mantenernos juntos mientras las luces se oscurecen Puedes tomar mi corazón Y manténgalo unido mientras nos desmoronamos Tal vez juntos podamos dejar huella en las estrellas que embarcamos Y mantenernos juntos mientras las luces se oscurecen
Großartig gemacht und übersetzt. Ich wünschte jeder von heute würde mal 5 Minuten inne halten um über die Worte Carl Sagans nachdenken. Leider ist das "denken" in der heutigen Zeit nicht mehr gewollt bzw. wird häufig nicht mehr gemacht. Schade!
The story should've explored Velcora's fall into corruption as a gradual process with his kinda symbiotic friendship with Frank, utilising occasional flashbacks. Then have the show illustrate the moral ambiguity between official justice vs corruptive justice, with ideas such as the continuum of compromise being one of its key fronts. Get rid of the killer and Paul Woodrugh, put a bigger focus on Ani's dualism with Velcro as the traumatised but still good cop so they can compete for ideas. Have the story be about a tragedy of two cops investigating corruption, only to find they are on the opposing end of the elite social ladder. Simple, yet can be done elegantly. Have the cinematography theme be blue and yellow like the picture shown above, focus on landscape shots with high industrial areas vs desert California with the symbolic Western genre of old places clashing with new times. Character progression wise, Make Velcora a sympathetic anti-hero and push Ani towards the revelation of how to live in a corrupt world without relying on idealism.
The season definitely could've done very well with more focus on Ray and Ani from the start. Paul's story was kinda pointless aside from just seeing him occasionally do some cool commando shit. But Ray's fall from grace/becoming corrupt and compromised, losing his family etc took place over the course of 10 years or so. Way too much to fit into 8 episodes. Plus the season is depressing enough idk if I wanna see Ray going through a divorce and becoming more and more of an alcoholic while beating people down for Frank. I'm fine with picking up 10 years in lol. I agree with everything else you said though. This season had a lot of great ideas but the plot was so much more... convoluted and less interesting than S1. They could've narrowed the focus to Ray, Ani and Frank and made the human trafficking angle a bigger part of the story rather than something they stumble across while investigating some old politician's death.
