It was a movie weekend for me! How many did I watch this weekend? Five. FIVE. My boyfriend and I did watch some anime episodes on Saturday, sure. But Five movies for me is a lot.

Naruto. Sasuke caught up with Naruto and Jiraiya after hearing that his brother, Itachi, was after Naruto. Sasuke has been training hard to kill his brother. But at this point, he was still not strong enough to take on his brother. Not surprised, Itachi was something else. He was of a different breed. We got a bit of some backstory about the brother, and why Itachi did what he did. But I felt like it was still very superficial. “To measure my ability” sounded like bullshit to me.

Parasyte. Progression was good. The anime successfully showed the changes in Izumi and how the people around him notice it. And tells him about it. I have some opinions on this that would be fleshed out in my anime reactions post for this one. The one that really annoyed me however was Yuko Kimishima’s decision to confront Shimada alone instead of telling her brother about him. “Oh he’s not normal, I saw it. He has a fake face.” She asks her brother about these things. Then says, “I’ll talk to Shimada about it.” Really? Honestly, I had to keep telling myself that these characters are kids. And do not know any better. But damn.

Bungo Stray Dogs. My hun said that he was thinking that the anime was a bit slow. And I do understand. So this anime is under evaluation if he wants to drop or not. But since this is my choice of anime, regardless of whether he drops it or not, I want to continue with it. Anyway, sounds like the Port Mafia and the Agency might be joining forces soon to protect their city from the League. I am here for it.

Now we go to the movies. Aside from anime episodes, my boyfriend and I were able to watch Mission: Impossible – Fallout. We finally watched all the available moves in this franchise.

Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018). It was decent. I enjoyed it. But then again, heist movie. So I feel like that is a given that I would like this movie. Anyway, nothing really out of the ordinary. It delivered what it wanted to do. Of course, I guessed who Henry Cavill’s character is. That was fine, it didn’t really hinder my enjoyment of the movie.

So yesterday, I was feeling slightly off and feeling a bit exhausted so I decided to make a Sunday afternoon of watching movies.

Accepted (2006). This was a rewatch for me. I mean, this was definitely not revolutionary. But it would be nice to actually have freeform learning like this in real life. And still be an accredited institution. One can dream. Imagine not having to take classes that you don’t really want OR need. And actually have a personalized academic route. But alas, I really do not think that this would fly and be recognized as an actual form of learning. The formal educational system is a bit too rigid for this.

That’s Amor (2022). I enjoyed this one. I mean, a guy who can cook? Sign me up. I just have issues with insta-love. I just felt like it was too quick. However, I did appreciate the growth I saw in Sofia. I mean, she made a decision that was out of her comfort zone.

Love in the Villa (2022). I remember wanting this kind of romance. Go to a foreign country and meet someone and fall in love. Yeah. Insta-love? Sure. This was not bad. What is more romantic than finding love in Verona? In a villa overlooking the balcony of Juliet? This love story of course follows the close proximity and enemies-to-lovers trope. To be honest, if there was a double booking issue and I am in a different country, no way in hell I would be sharing a villa with a stranger. I am way too scared for that. I do not trust people. The movie was cute though. Especially when they started to actually talk and be friendly with each other.

Wedding Season (2022). This is a fake-dating trope. I think this was the one that I enjoyed the most out of the 3 rom-coms I watched. I mean, I was invested. I think it was most likely because of the fact that on some level, being Asian myself, I felt this pressure of getting married and having a family at a certain age. Also on top of that, the pressure of upholding tradition. Being the traditional female of a construct. So yeah, I felt this movie to a point. I mean the male MC has issues with this dad too because he chose a non-traditional lifestyle and career. What made this movie for me though was the progression of Asha and Ravi’s relationship. It was very natural.

I just did chores today. I was too tired after working out this morning. I had some issues with the exercises, especially during weight training. My shoulders and thighs were definitely shaky the whole time.