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Hi there..
So, someone actually wants to know me, eh? Well ok you nosey person. I currently reside in Massachusetts. I'm 20 and graduated high school in '99. No college...that place is a waste of time.
Hobbies of mine include drawing, driving, playing keyboard, collecting Lion King stuff.... :> I enjoy listening to music too..whether it's at home on my mp3s or in my car. I listen to rock, metal, alternative.. stuff like that. I'm not too picky about what I listen to, as long as it's not crap. Some soft stuff's good once in a while too. I also love animals, my faves are wolves and tigers.. and the cats and rats I have as pets.
I am unemployed at the moment.. well, I supposed self-employed because I do make quite a bit of money on my own. :) I'd love to be a cartoon animator/cleanup artist someday, but freelancing suits me just fine and looks like it will for a while. Tho I am also aiming toward a graphic web design job that I was recently offered. I also own my own home along with my kewl car.
So what's with me and The Lion King, anyway?
The Lion King became my all-time favorite movie from the day I first saw it, which was, unfortunately, in my home (I was never able to see it in theaters, which still saddens me to this day). After the movie ended, I was covered in tears- both sad for Scar's pitiful demise and happy for Simba's powerful fullfilment. I was frozen in awe, and sat there, literally shaking, as the ending credits rolled by.
Why? Perhaps it's because of the awesome music, the breathtaking art, the powerful plot and the meaningful story behind it, or maybe because I'm just a really sensitive person. The music did play a big part. It was very deep and moving, even for a person like me who'd rather listen to some heavy duty Metallica. The music gave the scenes that added feeling they needed to cause such dramatic impressions (even finding myself bopping my head along to the silly antics of I Just can't Wait to be King ;). I really enjoyed the animation, the art.. the characters and the wide variety of personalities they each had. Need I mention Scar as well, with his awesome anatomic design.
Watching TLK has always intrigued me to draw more, think more, wonder about new things, and even to write- something I'd never done, or even liked doing, before. The effect this movie has had on me ever since the first time I've seen it has been very powerful.
Now what's up with Scar?
Incase you didn't notice, my fave character from TLK is Scar. I refuse to believe he is "evil"...but sad, confused, "shoved aside", lost, and misunderstood. A mixture of these things can cause one to be, well, "unstable".. not necessarily bad. Sure, what Scar did was wrong, but that doesn't make him wrong. We all make mistakes, don't we? The poor guy was often left out and put down...i.e. by Mufasa. It's plain to see why he had dislike for his brother. Even if he was truly evil he would have wanted to get rid of everyone from the start. But this assumption should have clearly been rejected in the beginning when Scar calmly accepted his fate, stating, "I shall never be king..."
No, I'm not crazy. I just tend to see through things that nobody understands, or cares to try and understand. Besides... Scar is one cool looking lion.
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