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Which Wolf Will We Feed?
Posted on Jun 17th 2016 at 12:00:00 PM by (slackur)
Posted under E3 and Life, optimism, pessimism, Tomorrowland, I miss Kevin Butler so much

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Really?  You can say no to this man?

I want to talk about E3, but not about specific games.  I want to bring up other events of that week, but not get into an argument.  And I want to make a very important plea.

But first.
Ever see Tomorrowland?

If not, I think you should.  I found it to be a fantastic movie, though I am partial to Brad Bird's work.  But anyway, without delving too much into spoilers, the main theme of the movie boils down to a choice for the future; hope or despair.  Optimism or pessimism.  Fighting for light versus accepting the dark.

Sure, a great deal of media concerns this dichotomy.  It is a near-universal theme.  And while Tomorrowland isn't the first or best representation of this struggle, I watched it directly after this year's E3 so it is the freshest in my mind.  And it does a great job of encapsulating the roller-coaster ride of the few days around E3.


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