I'm happy!

“초등학생 때부터 주말마다 엄마 손 잡고 영화관에 갔어요. 영화가 끝나고 난 뒤에는 꼭 돈가스를 사 주셨죠. 어느 집이나 그렇게 주말을 보내는 줄 알았어요. 시간이 지나 고등학생 때, 우연히 엄마랑 아빠가 싸우는 소리를 들었어요. 근데 아빠가 오랫동안 일자리가 없었다는 거예요. 놀라서 바로 들어가서 ‘아빠가 실직했던 적이 있었다고?’라고 물었어요. 엄마도 수입이 거의 없었기 때문에 아빠가 일을 안했다면 주말마다 저를 데리고 영화관에 가는 건 정말 어려웠을 거거든요. 생각해보면 엄마는 항상 3,900원짜리 돈가스를 싫다며 안 먹었어요. 그래놓고 집에와서 김칫국물에 밥을 비벼 먹곤 했었죠. 엄마한테 왜 그렇게까지 하면서 영화를 보여주려고 했냐고 물었어요. 엄마는 문화가 삶을 채운다고 했어요. 예술에는 삶의 방식이 스며들어있기 때문에 아무리 형편이 어려워도 문화 생활에 굶주리면 안된다는 거였죠. 엄마도 그랬대요. 형편이 어려워 스무살 때부터 공장에 다녔지만 소설집을 모았고 돈이 조금만 생겨도 영화를 보러가곤 했대요. 지금은 아동문학으로 등단까지 한 작가가 됐죠.” “본인도 어머니 같은 삶을 꿈꾸고 있나요?” “그게 좀 어려워요. 아버지는 사실 어머니와 성향이 완전히 다르거든요. 뭐가 맞을까요. 돈이 없어 망가졌었던 부모님을 보면 아버지 말에도 공감이 되거든요. 아빠는 제게 무조건 경찰 7급 시험을 보라고 해요. 권력이 짱이라고…” 

“Since I was in elementary school, every weekend I would hold my mom’s hand and go to the movie theater. After the movie, she would always buy me pork cutlet. I thought every family spends their weekends like that. Some time passed and when I was in high school, I accidentally heard my mom and dad fighting. It turned out my dad hadn’t had a job for a while. I was so surprised that I burst in and asked ‘Dad has lost his job before?’ My mom also barely had an income, so if my dad hadn’t been working, it must have been really hard for her to take me to the movie theater every weekend. If I think about it, my mom always used to say she didn’t like the 3,900 won pork cutlet, and never ate it. She’d say that, but then get home and mix rice with kimchi water and eat that. I asked my mom why she’d go that far to watch movies with me. My mom answered that arts and cultural activities enrich our lives. She meant that as in, ways of life are represented in the arts, so no matter how hard your situation is, you can’t starve yourself of arts and culture. She said she did that, too. Her family struggled so much financially that she had to work at a factory since she was twenty, but she collected short stories, and even if she only made a little bit of money, she would go to watch movies. And now she has become a published author of children’s literature.” “Do you also dream of a life like your mother’s?” “That’s a bit difficult. My father’s personality is honestly completely different from my mother’s. I wonder what’s right. When I see the challenges my parents had to go through without money, I sympathize with my dad’s thinking. He tells me I have to take the level 7 police test no matter what. Because he says that power is the most important…” 

The impact of cell phones and smartphones on our lives is substantial. In a relatively short amount of time, they went from being peripheral in our lives to playing a major role in the things we do each and every day.

Previously, there was only the option of signing up with one of the major carriers out there. That meant taking on a huge bill because they were simply the only games in town. It was a major frustrating aspect of having a cell phone for the longest time.

Thanks to providers like Mint Mobile, it has never been more affordable to have a smartphone. Heck, you can even use a Mint Mobile coupon to get a discount on a phone, making the process that much more affordable. And since the Mint Mobile Network relies on the T-Mobile network, you never have to question the quality of service that you are getting.

More importantly, it has changed the way that we entertain ourselves.

Entertainment Aspects

Perhaps the largest advancement in smartphones is their ability to provide a plethora of entertainment options in one small, neat package. People never have to be bored for even a second thanks to the many options that are waiting to be used on their smartphone.

Think about cell phones of old. They could call out, receive calls, and store contacts. Eventually, the fancier ones had texting capabilities and cheap 2D games. Fast forward to today and you can do almost anything on your smartphone.

Streaming has become a major thing in recent years and smartphones are right there along for the ride. Users can stream live video content from their smartphones in an instant. That means never having to miss a sporting event or being able to watch your favorite show on a long commute.

Changing Games

Most of all, it has created a massive industry through mobile gaming. Content creators out there develop these games and publish them to the Apple Store, Google marketplace, or both in order to capitalize on the monetary potential there.

And there is a huge amount of monetary potential to be had. With games out there for anyone and everyone, developers can create the ideal game for their target audience and then offer upgrades or subscription packages, developing income from those mobile games.

Once upon a time in Hollywood, four little women, two popes, and one Irishman walked into a bar…

This Sunday, the best of the film industry will gather to honor, well…the best of the film industry in a little known event called The Academy Awards. For the 92nd year in a row, the recipients of the tiny golden man mysteriously named Oscar are chosen by people who are not you. 92 years and not once have they asked your opinion. Outrageous.

That’s why we like to take this time of year to show off what the Oscars would look like if you had a vote. 

The @fandom​ team analyzed a full year of celebrity-driven data, starting from January 20, 2019. Every tagged original post, reblog, search, and liked post related to the nominees were counted, weighted appropriately, and is wrapped up neatly for your leisurely (or frantic) perusal below.

Let’s get on with the cold, hard data

We look at engagement data holistically, not tied to any one property. Though Scarlett Johansson dominated the conversation overall, it’s not just because of her roles in this year’s Marriage Story or JoJo Rabbit. It’s also because she’s Black Widow, which doesn’t even come out for another three months. In case you didn’t know, you folks really do love Marvel that much. Though she received 69.02% of the engagements in the leading actress category and 55.92% in the supporting actress category, a quick look at her tag shows you have a lot to say and GIF about all these films. It’s worth noting Adam Driver also had a big year outside of Marriage Story, too. Wow, data! 

Here’s how everything else broke down:

Best Supporting Actor

5. Joe Pesci, The Irishman | < 1% 4. Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes | 4.86% 3. Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | 13.37% 2. Al Pacino, The Irishman | 21.40% 1. Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood | 60.37%

Best Supporting Actress

5. Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell | < 1% 4. Laura Dern, Marriage Story | 3.99% 3. Florence Pugh, Little Women | 15.24% 2. Margot Robbie, Bombshell | 24.85% 1. Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit | 55.92%

Best Leading Actor

5. Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes | < 1% 4. Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory | < 1% 3. Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood | 6.05% 2. Joaquin Phoenix, Joker | 27.28% 1. Adam Driver, Marriage Story | 66.57%

Best Leading Actress

5. Cynthia Erivo, Harriet | < 1% 4. Renée Zellweger, Judy | < 1% 3. Charlize Theron, Bombshell | 8.04% 2. Saoirse Ronan, Little Women | 21.15% 1. Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story | 69.20%

Best Director

5. Sam Mendes, 1917 | < 1% 4. Martin Scorsese, The Irishman | 7.59% 3. Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood | 26.15% 2. Todd Phillips, Joker | 26.94% 1. Bong Joon Ho, Parasite | 39.32%

Best Animated Feature Film

5. I Lost My Body | < 1% 4. Missing Link | 2.26% 3. Klaus | 10.71% 2. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | 35.24% 1. Toy Story 4 | 51.79%

Best Picture

9. Ford v Ferrari | < 1% 8. The Irishman | < 1% 7. 1917 | < 1% 6. Jojo Rabbit | 3.29% 5. Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood | 5.04% 4. Marriage Story | 5.59% 3. Parasite | 6.50% 2. Little Women | 18.39% 1. Joker | 58.99%