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Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by zombie no.one - Today at 02:36:49 PMnice writeups guys, some interesting stuff. I may have to start putting a little more effort into this lol
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Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by claws - Today at 02:25:29 PMThe Cozy Storm: Exploring YouTube's AI-Generated Ghibli ASMR Trend
Lately, I have found myself tumbling down a bizarre rabbit hole on YouTube: Ghibli-style ASMR animation videos. I should add by saying I am completely unfamiliar with actual Studio Ghibli films, so I am viewing these purely on their own strange merits.
Typically, these videos follow a predictable, repetitive formula. They usually feature a family of four wandering through lush, picturesque landscapes while seeking shelter from a sudden, heavy rainstorm. Once they manage to find a dry, cozy spot, often an old cabin or a rustic porch, the routine shifts to cooking a hearty meal. In almost every single video, the father figure has to venture back out into the pouring rain to fix something or secure the shelter, returning completely soaking wet. After they finish eating, the family winds down and gets ready for sleep.
Despite the comforting aesthetic, these videos are remarkably flawed. They are riddled with jarring continuity errors and artifacts of AI-generated animation, which frankly makes most of them quite poor in quality. Yet, despite being visually sloppy, they pull in an insane number of views.
For me, watching them is like looking at a train wreck, I cannot entirely look away, even though I usually just skip straight to the food preparation and sleeping segments. These types of low-effort, algorithm-pleasing videos have been flooding YouTube feeds for a while now, proving there is a massive audience for hyper-cozy background media. Whether I would actually recommend them to anyone else, though, is another story entirely.
Lately, I have found myself tumbling down a bizarre rabbit hole on YouTube: Ghibli-style ASMR animation videos. I should add by saying I am completely unfamiliar with actual Studio Ghibli films, so I am viewing these purely on their own strange merits.
Typically, these videos follow a predictable, repetitive formula. They usually feature a family of four wandering through lush, picturesque landscapes while seeking shelter from a sudden, heavy rainstorm. Once they manage to find a dry, cozy spot, often an old cabin or a rustic porch, the routine shifts to cooking a hearty meal. In almost every single video, the father figure has to venture back out into the pouring rain to fix something or secure the shelter, returning completely soaking wet. After they finish eating, the family winds down and gets ready for sleep.
Despite the comforting aesthetic, these videos are remarkably flawed. They are riddled with jarring continuity errors and artifacts of AI-generated animation, which frankly makes most of them quite poor in quality. Yet, despite being visually sloppy, they pull in an insane number of views.
For me, watching them is like looking at a train wreck, I cannot entirely look away, even though I usually just skip straight to the food preparation and sleeping segments. These types of low-effort, algorithm-pleasing videos have been flooding YouTube feeds for a while now, proving there is a massive audience for hyper-cozy background media. Whether I would actually recommend them to anyone else, though, is another story entirely.
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: How's everyone doing?
Last post by Trevor - Today at 02:11:36 PMQuote from: Ed, Ego and Superego on Today at 02:00:55 PMHI Gang, looking something up and thought I'd say hi. All good here, nice to see so many old friends. Seeing The Odyssey this weekend too!
(Still alive)
Ed
Welcome back, Ed 😊😊🐢
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: How's everyone doing?
Last post by Ed, Ego and Superego - Today at 02:00:55 PMHI Gang, looking something up and thought I'd say hi. All good here, nice to see so many old friends. Seeing The Odyssey this weekend too!
(Still alive)
Ed
(Still alive)
Ed
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Bad Movies / Re: 100 Historical Movies in O...
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 11:31:30 AMDo it, England!
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Bad Movies / Re: 100 *alliterative* movie t...
Last post by zombie no.one - Today at 10:21:38 AM10. FREAKY FRIDAY (1976)
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Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...
Last post by claws - Today at 09:23:13 AMCopilot didn't add the label. Maybe it thought it wasn't needed because of the film title?
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Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 09:04:52 AM
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Bad Movies / Re: 100 Historical Movies in O...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 09:03:46 AMMy next one is 1953.