Well, I never expected it to happen but it did. The blog
has recently hit over 100 reviews! It may not be perceived as a great
achievement by some more accomplished bloggers, but I never even assumed that
Watching Asia Film Reviews blog will grow this big with me as the only author.
I am even more astonished when I look at the whole thing from today’s
perspective:
The beginnings of this blog, or the first year to be exact (2015-2016),
were difficult, but not exhausting, as I was learning the ins and outs of
blogging: HTML, gadgets, widgets, as well as developing my writing style. At
the same time, my cramming for university exams kept growing, yet I remained
passionate about reviewing Asian movies in my spare time. The second year, on
the other hand (2016-2017), was disastrous. My whole life broke down in a
single day and it took me a lot of time and hard work in order to get back on
track. Many things happened since then, I almost virtually abandoned this blog
while under depression, being convinced that it’s not worth it, since there’s
little to none activity anyway. When I finally began sorting things out, other
matters started picking up onwards the late 2017. Asian cinema gave me the
enjoyment and escapism I very much needed after the darkest days. Here comes the
third year (2018) when I got back to blogging, increasingly putting out more
sophisticated content. All of a sudden, traffic spiked and comments began to
appear too. In July, I also joined MyDramaList, which is a great community centred
on Asian cinema. So far, I have written two article there (Movie Recommendations) and started sharing my blog reviews via Feeds feature.
101 reviews occasion also provides an opportunity for
an update on my upcoming plans for this blog. First of all, I intend to
discontinue the section on Indian movies. It is a difficult decision to make,
all the more because these films sparked my interest in Asia, but these
pictures are being released in such overwhelming quantities nowadays, that it
is almost impossible for me to keep up with the new titles. Nevertheless, there
still are some great classics from the 1960s/1970s, which I would like to
discuss in the future. So, I’m not abandoning India for good. This section will
just not be regularly updated. Secondly, I set up some accounts on social media
over the years and for now… I will keep them: my MDL account is just as
important as the blog itself, only recently I started developing my list on
MAL (MyAnimeList), whereas Tumblr is still under a question mark because of numerous changes
of that site’s policies.
What’s more to add? I will most certainly continue to review
movies here as much as I possibly can. I want to develop some sections (China,
South Korea) and create new ones (Taiwan), Asian dramas became my new pleasure,
so reviews of these will appear as well (see my posts on Bayside Shakedown and
Keizoku). I finally warmed up to anime, so reviews either of full features or
particular TV shows will also crop up in all likelihood.
That’s it for the moment. Thank You for being here, reading
my opinions, and most importantly, appreciating the grandeur of Eastern Cinema.
I wish you all the best and Godspeed!
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