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Today (technically yesterday) made me really happy! 
August 31, 2023
Here's another photo of it and I'm in the shot too! However, Iphotoshopped put on my racing helmet for this one to keep my identity anonymous. 
Edit: Added a few words.
August 31, 2023
- The whole day has been pretty sunny.
- I have a day off from work! As a result, I went to some places with my mother and sister.
- We first went to this small business toy store since I told my mother that I wanted a car model as a late birthday present. I was hoping to find a certain one and I couldn't BUT, I settled for a different car and arguably made me even happier. What is that car you ask?
I present to you a blue 2003 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C5)! The lighting makes it looks like it's black but yeah. It made me really happy to get this car because the C5 is the first Corvette generationI ever laid my eyes on ever since being introduced to it many years ago in a licence test from Gran Turismo 3 (which was tough to complete even though you literally drive in circles rip). Anyways, I was surprised that it also came in with a box since it was only the car model itself that was displayed in the store initially before buying it and having the store owner pack it up. Funny how it's the 50th anniversary collection and here we are in 2023 with the Corvette name being 70 years old now lol.
- I went go karting! I remember doing this fun activity last year, though, my mother and sister didn't want to join the track with me, so I was by myself with a bunch of random people lol. Regardless, I still had fun feeling the twisty turns and bumps while also dealing with G forces!
My right leg was feeling jelly for a little while after holding down the gas pedal 90% of the time oops. - I ate a chicken sandwich from Jollibee!
- After that, we went to a movie theatre to go watch the Gran Turismo Movie! Yes, it actually exists lol. I've refrained from mentioning it until now since I'm pretty sure it was marketed to the oblivion and people must've been getting annoyed by that.
Anyways, I found the movie enjoyable especially with the racing scenes and engine noises. I was surprised when my mother and sister enjoyed it too since they're not really into racing or cars in general.
It made me happy when the movie incorporated a few cars I recognized such as the 2006 Ford GT and the 2002 Honda NSX Type R at the beginning! Though, there have been many times where I said to myself, "why is this car not in the game?!?" and "why is this track not in the game?!?".
And speaking of tracks, it was pretty jarring to notice how the movie made a lot of their shots on one race track and yet, treated it as if the characters were racing on a different one entirely. It's so weird when the Hungaroring in Hungary is treated like Silverstone in the UK or Circuit De La Sarthe in France. Which was weird because the latter did actually take place there, but only on the start finish straight while the rest of the other parts is in cgi.
There was a quick shot where it had a stack of the Gran Turismo games from 2 to 6 which was a nice touch since I own those games aside from the first two. And of course, the movie also used some scenes where the main character was playing Gran Turismo 7 and which resonated with me a bit. Though it was only in the early parts and never really dabbled upon it again afterwards. On the plus side, they did use some sound effects throughout that I recognize from the game, such as the countdown sound effect that's been used since the first game back in 1997!
One of the most random parts was where the main character had to drive away from a police car in an industrial area (or something like that). It's made even funnier when the game UI popped up a few times because the series is mainly known for closed circuit racing, not escaping from cops like Need For Speed for example lol.
Finally, the series creator of Gran Turismo made a cameo appearance for a quick moment in the movie where he was a sushi chef and it's pretty wack haha.
Though ultimately, as a huge fan of the Gran Turismo series, I wouldn't recommend others to watch as it may not be interesting for those who aren't into cars or racing. Heck, it might even disappoint other fans of the series since it's just another one of those generic racing movies ignoring shots where it does include the game and despite being based on a true story. If the storyline was more based on a player's experience where they started with a regular everyday road car (e.g. a first-generation Toyota Yaris) and slowly climb to the ranks of driving sports cars, to driving super cars, and eventually race cars, I feel like the movie will resonate a lot more to them and enjoyable to watch.
And speaking of tracks, it was pretty jarring to notice how the movie made a lot of their shots on one race track and yet, treated it as if the characters were racing on a different one entirely. It's so weird when the Hungaroring in Hungary is treated like Silverstone in the UK or Circuit De La Sarthe in France. Which was weird because the latter did actually take place there, but only on the start finish straight while the rest of the other parts is in cgi.
There was a quick shot where it had a stack of the Gran Turismo games from 2 to 6 which was a nice touch since I own those games aside from the first two. And of course, the movie also used some scenes where the main character was playing Gran Turismo 7 and which resonated with me a bit. Though it was only in the early parts and never really dabbled upon it again afterwards. On the plus side, they did use some sound effects throughout that I recognize from the game, such as the countdown sound effect that's been used since the first game back in 1997!
One of the most random parts was where the main character had to drive away from a police car in an industrial area (or something like that). It's made even funnier when the game UI popped up a few times because the series is mainly known for closed circuit racing, not escaping from cops like Need For Speed for example lol.
Finally, the series creator of Gran Turismo made a cameo appearance for a quick moment in the movie where he was a sushi chef and it's pretty wack haha.
Though ultimately, as a huge fan of the Gran Turismo series, I wouldn't recommend others to watch as it may not be interesting for those who aren't into cars or racing. Heck, it might even disappoint other fans of the series since it's just another one of those generic racing movies ignoring shots where it does include the game and despite being based on a true story. If the storyline was more based on a player's experience where they started with a regular everyday road car (e.g. a first-generation Toyota Yaris) and slowly climb to the ranks of driving sports cars, to driving super cars, and eventually race cars, I feel like the movie will resonate a lot more to them and enjoyable to watch.
Here's another photo of it and I'm in the shot too! However, I
- I watched the Nintendo direct for Super Mario Bros. Wonder and I really liked everything that was showcased!
Edit: Added a few words.
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