I was glancing back through my blog and realized that I had mentioned IotD and never started it! Well at least my last post documented my excuse. Anyway, no time like the present, so here we go!
Inspiration of the day #1:
Guren No Yumiya- Linked Horizon
This is a song by a Japanese band that features as the theme for the Attack On Titan anime, which is where I found it. I find the song itself extremely inspirational as it gives me an uplifting sense of defiance and fighting back against something stronger than yourself. But more than the song, there is also a series of videos that go with this that inspire me greatly. The first is the Attack on Titan opening theme:
Attack on Titan
The part that really moves me is when you're looking out at all the houses, and then one soldier leaps up from amongst them, followed shortly by hundreds more. Seeing all of them, regular people all, standing together against the titan threat...it is just something that really inspires me about the will of people to work together to overcome obstacles greater than themselves. The second video clip has a moment very similar to it, though many might find it difficult to take seriously:
If Frozen had an Anime Opening
As you can see, same song, but to Frozen. I think it makes Frozen seem really dramatic and badass, but to be fair I actually like Frozen. The part I like in that is when the snow monster is fighting against the small group of soldiers and Prince Hans. They all stand shoulder to shoulder and fire crossbows or throw spears at it. That moment, the line of warriors facing this gigantic monster without flinching, same idea as the previous video (also same part of the song).
The idea mentioned above from both sources was the main inspiration that got me rolling on the Alekhine's Gun series. The idea of the many who are weak or normal standing up against something vastly more powerful than them. I always saw that as something really special, and a huge part of what makes AoT an interesting series.
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