Marc Srour

Producer at ABL Films. Flair operator. Phantom operator. Unreal Engine fanatic. Ex-palaeontologist.

[Marc Srour @trilo_butt]

Major update to my book site following user feedback: started adding non-fiction books; major improvements to UX and UI, especially for phone; similarity searching.

Upcoming:

- Science books megadump, pending age calibration
- Movie adaptation filter
https://t.co/FgrwevEPaG

[Marc Srour @trilo_butt]

Part 1 is the mega-book list: https://t.co/XvsHZDZSaX

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Part 2 of my media curation project I've been undertaking as a substitute for actual parenting: the anime listing, arranged by watching age recommendation.
Have a browse around, make your own plan, send recommendations for me to ignore. https://t.co/Lk7ljufsA3

[Marc Srour @trilo_butt]

0*
Gundam Wing (1995 - 1996)
ZZ Gundam (1986 - 1987)
SEED / SEED Destiny (2002 - 2005)
G Gundam (1994)

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Listing Gundams from best to worst:

5*
Thunderbolt: December Sky (2016)
Hathaway's Flash (2021)
4*
08th MS Team (1996 - 1999)
The Origin (2015 - 2018)
Char's Counterattack (1988)
3*
Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy (1981-1982)
Unicorn (2010 - 2014)
Zeta Gundam (1985 - 1986)

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2*
0080: War in the Pocket (1989)
Iron-Blooded Orphans (2015 - 2017)
The Witch from Mercury (2022 - 2023)
F91 (1991)

1*
0083: Stardust Memory (1991 - 1992)
Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance (2024)
Turn A Gundam (1999 - 2000)
Gundam 00 (2007 - 2009)
Wing: Endless Waltz (1997)

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New music video work! Watch here: https://t.co/SfNPzyFhR6

[Marc Srour @trilo_butt]

Combine this with the overall demonstrated decline in educational standards pushed by those same authorities, and you see the natural conclusion.

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When I found out I was gonna be a father last year, I started several projects. First one: a hand-picked, curated reading list of books for children 6 - 17 years, with age recs by rough narrative/linguistic complexity, not arbitrary content restrictions. https://t.co/FgrwevEPaG

[Marc Srour @trilo_butt]

OTOH when it comes to children, our authorities have gone berserk and overcorrected on issues of psych safety and content restrictions, such that books and media I would consume as a child/teen are now considered too advanced or even unsafe.

[Marc Srour @trilo_butt]

4) Kaguya would be higher if it wasn't just a character piece, I don't care for those.

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The official canonical Ghibli movie rankings (a task appointed to me by myself, and I will brook no questions or discussion):

1. Princess Mononoke
2. Nausicaa
3. Spirited Away
4. Castle in the Sky

5. Porco Rosso
6. Boy and Heron
7. Howl's Moving Castle

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3) Grave of the Fireflies is an excellent movie, but the core of it is engineered emotional manipulation. Watch it more than once and that becomes obvious. It's still a killer movie, but the obviousness makes it go down.