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The Two x Twos Episode 7 (June 22nd, 2020)

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PREVIOUSLY IN EPISODE 6

Episode 6 had a few surprises. Ocean Waves and All Systems Red were great. Something I was thinking about was time and connection. Like how events in our lives may be in different points in our lifespan but sometimes a connection occurs. In my head, I visualize this connection like a long ribbon of sunlight and at each end of the ribbon are the two connected moments. The ribbon spreads through time shifting and twisting so that I now feel as if these two moments are one moment, right now. Distance is an illusion. 

Watching Ocean Waves was one of these moments. 

As I watched it, and loved it, I started to think about when the film was made. It was produced and aired in Japan in 1993. Why didn’t I see this movie in 1993? I wouldn’t because it takes time to translate and travel overseas. So maybe I could have seen it in 1994 or 1995. Then it happens…two moments meet. I remembered that I first saw Metropolitan in 1994 one late evening on Channel 11 WTTW (Chicago PBS station). What I felt watching Ocean Waves were the same feelings I felt watching Metropolitan the first time. Wow.

THE TWO X TWOS EPISODE 7 (06/22/2020)

Albums

  1. Aja from Steely Dan
  2. Playlist: The Very Best of 311 from 311

Cinema

  1. Akira (1988)
  2. You Might Be The Killer (2019)

Literature

  1. All’s Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare
  2. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas by Frederick Douglas

Comic Books/Graphic Novels

  1. Astro City Vol. 01: Life in the Big City
  2. Astro City Vol. 02: Confession

Video Games

  1. 80’s Overdrive (Nintendo 3DS)
  2. Crusader of Centy (Sega Genesis)

One last thing I should mention is that doing the Two x Twos on a weekly basis feels too rushed. I would like to have a little more time to spend exploring each work. Starting today, the Two x Twos will be bi-weekly.