You've read the title, let's not waste any time. These are my favorite films of 1940, in the order I thought felt right at the time of my posting this. I might try to do more of these moving forward, but I'm terrible at committing to any series of lists, so why even pretend that I'll follow through with that?
10. Pinocchio
Before beginning, I'm making this list based on how the contestants came across as characters on a TV show, not based on who they are or what they did outside of the show. This means I'm going to try my hardest not to let the awful things many of the people who have been on this show have done outside of Survivor have any effect on this list. Additionally, for any repeat contestants, I'm trying not to allow my feelings about them elsewhere change the way I judge them on the season in question. I know it's difficult, but it's what I have to do in order to maintain the "integrity" of my already-difficult-to-make list.
I'm including the above statement on every one of these lists, so in the future you can skip it if you don't want to read the same thing over and over again. But what I've said in that opening actually does have a direct impact on people (who I don't choose to name) involved on this list, and many more in the future. To me, they're TV characters, and for better or worse I have to judge them as such.
Before beginning, I'm making this list based on how the contestants came across as characters on a TV show, not based on who they are or what they did outside of the show. This means I'm going to try my hardest not to let the awful things many of the people who have been on this show have done outside of Survivor have any effect on this list. Additionally, for any repeat contestants, I'm trying not to allow my feelings about them elsewhere change the way I judge them on the season in question. I know it's difficult, but it's what I have to do in order to maintain the "integrity" of my already-difficult-to-make list.
Making a ranking list of Survivor contestants by season is inherently going to be difficult compared to the contestant rankings I do for Taskmaster, since a good deal of the people on this show will have significantly less screen time than the comedians on TM, as well as different sorts of appeal. While some may be more fun to watch, others will be more strategic, or conniving. Others are going to be useful around camp but worn out for challenges, while others will be lazier at camp and dominant in challenges. Some people will have made it further in the game by slipping under the radar but lack much personality, others have big personalities and almost instantly knocked out.
No honorable mentions, no B.S. This is my list of my top 25 favorite movies of 2021.
25. Malignant
dir. James Wan
37 volumes, 327 chapters
1998 - 2015 (on indefinite hiatus)
Following Uzumaki, I decided to jump headfirst into one of the most well-regarded manga of all-time, and one that was significantly longer, denser, and more impactful by every conceivable metric. I read the first 20 volumes of this one over the course of a single weekend, and I still consider this one of the absolutely best manga I've read, and I doubt that will ever change. The characterization is wonderful, the story flies by in the most satisfying of ways, and the artwork is insanely good. I was in awe of this manga pretty much the entire time. Deeply philosophical, horrifically violent, and filled with unforgettable sequences and character development throughout, as many positive things as I hear about Slam Dunk and Real, I can't see this ever being topped as Inoue's masterpiece. It might not be my #1 favorite manga so far, but it's ridiculously close.
