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Casting Disney’s Animated Characters

A few days ago, GeekTyrant shared a list of actors and actresses that should play the live-action versions of Disney’s classic animated characters. 

The fantasy casting, originally created by Super Super Kawaii, includes many big names like Brad Pitt and Scarlett Johansson, and the vast majority of the thousands who have seen the list seem to be in agreement with the choices. (This, however, is purely based on the massive amount of reposts and small number of negative comments. And from my experience, the internet usually isn’t too kind to those who post opposing opinions. 😉 )

Personally, I only agree with about half the choices. And even then, the assessment may be flawed due to two reasons:

  1. The original creator of the list failed to label the pictures with the respective actors and actresses’ names. And I have no idea who some of them are, so I’m purely going by looks.
  2. I’m not super-familiar with some of the movies on the list. For example, I only saw Hercules once and I don’t remember much from it. So once again, the only deciding factor is physical.

Shall we begin?

Here’s The Little Mermaid:

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The casting of Ariel is a big NONONONONO for me. I have nothing against Amy Adams, but I could immediately think of another amber-tressed actress who not only possesses Ariel’s innocent, wide-eyed look, but can also bring the sass: Kate Mara.

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Childhood Disappointment

If you grew up in Korea, or in a Korean household, you may be familiar with a children's show called 뽀뽀뽀 (Popopo). According to its Korean Wikipedia page, it first aired on May 25, 1981 and has been in syndication since. The show was probably most popular in the 1980s; I remember setting aside time every day to watch the educational variety show, full of skits, animations, songs, and dances. A scene from 뽀뽀뽀's 30th Anniversary Special, which aired in 2011 (source) Here's where the story gets interesting. Starting from a very young age, I was able to see that the many puppets featured on the show were NOT human. Nothing special, right? I also believed they were living, breathing creatures. Again, this is not atypical of a...

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The Pixar Theory

Internet nerd John Negroni has blown my mind. While the idea that all Pixar movies exist within the same universe isn't entirely new, he has taken it a step further and postulated The Pixar Theory: a detailed proposition that all Pixar characters are part of the same universe, backed up by a believable timeline that incorporates all the movies into one narrative. The first movie in the timeline is Brave, which he points out provides an explanation for animals and inanimate objects that talk. Centuries later, the animals from Brave that have been experimented on by the witch have interbred, creating a large-scale population of animals slowly gaining personification and intelligence on their own. There are two progressions: the progression of the animals and the...

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Weekend Poll

According to Google Analytics, about 1/3 of the visitors to this site are on a mobile phone, while around 10% of my total traffic stem from tablets. And I imagine that these numbers will continue to get higher with the advancement of technology, decrease in prices, and wider adaptation of mobile devices. When I first set out to design this current WordPress theme, my original plan was to make it responsive. A responsive design changes the layout of a page depending on the size of the screen. (image source) However, I was too eager to get a new template prepared that I did not thoroughly study up on the method I said "Screw it" and took the easier route of a static design. As more and...

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Did the Korean Culture Contribute to Flight 214’s Crash? A Commendable Response

Have you guys read Malcom Gladwell's Outliers? In it is a chapter titled "The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes" which explains how the Korean culture — more specifically, its emphasis on hierarchical structure — has made them more prone to plane crashes. As I'm sure all of you already know, last week, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash-landed at San Francisco International Airport. And while my first thoughts centered around the passengers and crew's well-being (I was especially concerned because my cousin is a pilot for Asiana who regularly makes the Seoul to SF route), my mind also recalled Gladwell's take on Korean pilots. And, before I knew it, the media too began to add the Korean culture into a possible contributing factor to...

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