'Soul' & 'Haikyuu!! Season 4'
All the feels to start 2021
Soul Movie Review: A Big Hug For Your Insecurities 😭
Soul is a Pixar animated movie about a man named Joe Gardner who is a middle-school band teacher in New York with a dream of becoming a jazz pianist. The trailer is a pretty good summary of the first 10-15 minutes of this movie. Joe, through a freak accident, falls into a world where souls live before they become humans, and he does everything in his power to try to get back to his life on Earth. This film lives up to the high expectations set for Pixar and more! While it is filled with smart humor and adorable animation, the message at the end of the movie is extremely endearing and made me cry. This movie is like a warm weighted blanket for your soul, especially in a hard year like 2020.
Haikyuu!! Season 4 Anime Review: Playing into the Big Leagues 🏐
Haikyuu!! is an anime that tops my list in terms of story, character growth, feels, and addictiveness. And Season 4 keeps the fun going! This season is filled with training, tournaments, and a lot of character exploration outside of the Karasuno team. Since I was watching it week by week, when it came to the second half of Season 4, I was getting a little impatient with the deviation from Karasuno’s games to the backstories of other teams. If I were binging this show, I don’t think this would have bothered me as much. I genuinely appreciate how the author gives us a chance to understand all sorts of different characters and fall in love with different teams. Ultimately, a show that’s just about scoring points in volleyball isn’t going to win the hearts of millions of fans - it’s really the character connections and emotional attachments. Haikyuu!! is just awesome like that!