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Post by AnthroOphidian on Mar 17, 2014 18:33:09 GMT -6
I think it's time I come clean and explain why I'm so abnormally emotional about this character.
I acknowledge I can get overly passionate over Randy, and one HUGE reason for it is his appearance. I love reptiles to the point that I hate it when they're deliberately vilified in movies especially, and I think everyone here has noticed this reality in ways ranging from Harry Potter to Anaconda. It wasn't uncommon for me to burst into tears over such movies in the past, because one thing I know about hate is that, at least in the case of animals, it increases the chances of them getting slaughtered without any sensible provocation.
So you can easily imagine my reaction when I saw MI early on: initially, I actually HATED the movie, and was REALLY upset about it for its demonizing reptiles via Randall, and I guess what keeps me from moving on is the chance that he isn't pure evil, something I was hoping would've been more obvious to others with MU than it apparently was...
If it cheers his haters up any, I've been considering abandoning the fandom on and off ever since I tried Tumblr, partially because of my fears that he will be dead as a villain. I know it's not exactly faithful to the fandom, but frankly, I'm getting sick of torturing myself like this, especially when I have more important things to do like my music...
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Post by gna on Mar 17, 2014 18:46:25 GMT -6
Wow I haven't been on here for a while..., But anyway, the point is that there's nothing wrong with that. If you like Randall thats great, no ones going to judge you for that. Im pretty sure this forum for everyone on here to express their own opinions about the character they adore
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Post by budokai777 on Mar 17, 2014 18:46:39 GMT -6
I am too obsessed with him just like AnthroOphidian. -_- Seeing how he was in MU made me extremely sorry for the way he turned out and I feel it wasn't his fault, though some might argue he was mean all this time. I just wish someday he will have a chance to redeam himself in a sequel, so I can feel good about myself. I also like his personality and I can't wait for him to appear in other MI/MU media.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2014 19:16:09 GMT -6
You don't have to apologize for your passion. I love him, too. So much so that sometimes I'm fearful of getting flack from people myself. Sometimes I try not to let on to how much I am honestly in love with his character. But even if Randall never gets his second chance, we always have fanfiction to turn to
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2014 20:34:17 GMT -6
I know that pain. I am completely obsessed with Reptiles but I am even more obsessed with Randall. I use to want to be a herpetologist when i was little because I loved reptiles so much and i loved Randall at the very same stage of my childhood. But I don't love Randall solely because he's a reptile either. To test this, I've always pictured Randall in a different body (I do this a lot) to see if it's just his scale that I'm intrigued by. But even when he's in a different body, i still feel really sorry for him and want him to be happy and not be such a pushover all the time.
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Post by AnthroOphidian on Mar 18, 2014 4:11:24 GMT -6
Screw it...As of now, I'm giving up on the fandom like I should've done many years ago...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2014 4:50:20 GMT -6
*sigh*
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2014 15:48:53 GMT -6
Screw it...As of now, I'm giving up on the fandom like I should've done many years ago... ;_;
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Post by hopefulartist on Mar 19, 2014 22:20:15 GMT -6
Screw it...As of now, I'm giving up on the fandom like I should've done many years ago... Oh no, what happened?
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Post by derringdont on Mar 21, 2014 0:47:17 GMT -6
So you can easily imagine my reaction when I saw MI early on: initially, I actually HATED the movie, and was REALLY upset about it for its demonizing reptiles via Randall, and I guess what keeps me from moving on is the chance that he isn't pure evil, something I was hoping would've been more obvious to others with MU than it apparently was... Oh man, I felt exactly the same way when I was younger. I used to straight up hate MI, now it's one of my favorite movies! I do hate how so many movies are unfair to reptiles. I like Randall partially because in some ways he's a lot like me personality-wise, and also because in general, if a character resembles any reptile, but particularly if they resemble a lizard, that pretty much automatically increases my interest in that character by a lot.
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Post by AnthroOphidian on Mar 21, 2014 7:07:52 GMT -6
So you can easily imagine my reaction when I saw MI early on: initially, I actually HATED the movie, and was REALLY upset about it for its demonizing reptiles via Randall, and I guess what keeps me from moving on is the chance that he isn't pure evil, something I was hoping would've been more obvious to others with MU than it apparently was... Oh man, I felt exactly the same way when I was younger. I used to straight up hate MI, now it's one of my favorite movies! I do hate how so many movies are unfair to reptiles. I like Randall partially because in some ways he's a lot like me personality-wise, and also because in general, if a character resembles any reptile, but particularly if they resemble a lizard, that pretty much automatically increases my interest in that character by a lot. While I feel better upon reading this, now knowing that I'm not the only one with that particular problem, I still feel it best to slow down on discussions. As I had written in a message to CrazyDiamond, which he since publicized with my permission on WoC, I realize my behavior has been borderline extreme, lately, no thanks to my year or so on Tumblr...
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