#best thing to look at in the film

[yo-yo-yoshiko]

This week on Kingohger… Jeramie and Gerojim make a silly little movie and show the whole six kingdoms! Everyone loved it and no one was sad. Ever.

#kingohger #ohsama sentai kingohger #super sentai #jeramie brasieri #spider kumonos #gerojim #fan art #me thinking very hard (not at all) about their positions on their two man film crew lol #last week… as we all saw… i took a look at our favorite gerojim and remembered i can draw anything so i learned how to draw him waaahaha! #now i feel like i have to flex this superpower #he deserves it. and nice things #jer too aaahaha! #i made gerojim a best boy because i’m silly and he’s best boy but… i think he’d actually perform bestboy duties as i understand them well

[ambassadorquark]

i think it's wild that the FNAF movie used practical effects for the animatronics bc i'll be honest the way they were used & lit made them look so fake i was actually shocked when i saw the big list of like techs and puppeteers in the credits. but no those thangs are fully creature shop muppets

#beep boop #this is the best thing about that film and i barely NOTICED #i think they were made to look accurate to the game models to a degree that worked against them as puppets

[emblazons]

The post I made was about Will x Imitation Game!Alan Turing yes—

—but don't think it's lost on me that the conversation I pulled (where Joan tells Alan she doesn't want him to be normal/what makes him different is what makes him great) is Alan talking to the woman he said he would marry even knowing he was gay—aka the conformity he (temporarily) agreed to because to do so would make him an outcast /hurt her more....just like someone else we know.

#...if you thought you could escape me comparing Alan's nearly marrying Joan despite knowing he liked men to Mike....lol #Mike is sitting in direct parallel to so many more aspects of Turing than even WILL if we look at the film version #and honestly? Mike's best moments as a character are ALL tied to him embracing his care and love for Will + his friends #something that gets aggressively stunted the more he tries to conform....and date Eleven #of course....you didn't hear that from me LOL #byler #gay mike wheeler #mike wheeler #my st commentary #stranger things

[everysongineverykey]

honestly it bugs me a little how 99% of the comments on the these are the days of our lives music video, one of my personal favorite queen mvs for pure aesthetics and mood, are people calling it "heartbreaking" and hand-wringing about how SICK and PALE and CLOSE TO DEATH freddie mercury looks. like. wooow the dying man looks like he's dying? really? well done, nancy drew! have a gold star! yes aids is an awful fucking disease and yes hiv positive people shouldn't be reduced to washed-out portraits of the words "inspirational" and "strong" by the media and they should have their pain acknowledged but guys. freddie, by all accounts, very much Did Not Want To Dwell On It. he told his friends he had aids and then immediately was like but i don't want to talk about it. i just want to spend the rest of my time making as much music as i can. and his bandmates accepted that and supported him! he wanted to spend the time he had doing what he loved with people he loved and who loved him and he did. he had, by all accounts, a great last year. that one person who took the days of our lives bts color footage and edited Sad Piano Music TM over the entire thing and intercut interviews with the rest of the band also with Sad Piano Music TM and made it so we could barely hear freddie even say anything... it makes my blood boil like he's literally just. like it's literally just footage of him walking and discussing a take with the director and standing waiting for the take to start like. normal video filming stuff. and all anyone can see is a tragedy because he's walking stiffly or whatever

#imagine you're dying and you just want to spend your last days making music that you love and that other people love #and you're in so much pain all the time but you make the effort to go into work #and record even though your voice is getting weaker by the day #and film a video. even though you have to spend hours in makeup so people don't realize you're sick #and it hurts to STAND but you do it anyway #and you request that certain takes be redone because you still want to make the video the best it can be! you don't care that you're hurtin #you really want to make something you're proud of that people will love #because you know it might well be your last video #and you want it to be a fitting sendoff #so that you avoid being remembered for your disease #and then thirty years later no one talks about the actual video #they're not like 'what an epic kimono!' or 'this pared-down set is so nice and really fits the song!' #or 'wow roger taylor's wearing one hell of a shirt!' or 'this is some of john deacon's best bass work!' #they do exactly what you did not want. they focus on how sick you look. #i literally saw a comment that was like 'you can see the sadness in roger and john's eyes🥺' #bitch no the fuck you can't. shut up. you have the benefit of hindsight. you KNOW freddie was sick at the time #but if you didn't know that i know you wouldn't suspect a thing #fuck off. you're making that up! they literally don't look sad they look fine #because this may come as a shock to you but they were also doing something they loved #and yes undoubtedly the mood was dampened by freddie's condition. but do you think they didn't enjoy it at all? #you can literally see roger smiling in a couple shots. please just appreciate the band's hard work. it's a really good fucking song #and a really good fucking video. #sorry. lot of tags. i just have strong feelings on this lol

[ryan-waddell11]

he seems like the absolute sweetest guy

#eddie munson #joseph quinn #stranger things #stranger things vol 1 #eddie munson stranger things #stranger things 4 #the hellfire club #joe quinn #netflix #eddie deserves better #actual love of my life #stranger things vol 2 #eddie munson graduated #loml energy #i’m looking respectfully #corroded coffin #the best dungeon master #London film and comic con #lfcc spring 2023 #he seems like the sweetest guy ever #i adore him #i hope everyone is doing well #his little cardigan

[scienter]

Apparently, Greta Gerwig's films direct themselves.

#this is the 3rd time greta gerwig's film was nominated for best picture #while gerwig was *not* nominated for best director #look - mathematically i don't believe that most 'snubs' are really a thing #if you have 10 best picture nominees but only 5 best directors nominees than 5 directors will not be nominated #it's basic math - but this is the THIRD TIME this has happened to gerwig #it's a pattern #wtf #greta gerwig #barbie #academy awards #the oscars #pop culture #whatever #misc

[girlfriendsofthegalaxy]

she had her whole goddamn face in the bag before i thought to 1) take the thing out of the bag and 2) record the inspection

#birthday present for my brother secured i am once again the best sister of the year #mackintosh #$25 for the camera and case and manual and one thing of film and three flashes (?) seemed reasonable #at least it’s cute to look at if it’s busted #my brother is very into film photography

[sarahlancashire]

the holy trinity @alisonscotlock @juliewlters

#geraldine; amelia; & keeley. incredible #this sums up my attraction to women perfectly #i'm embarrassed bc both of your things are so much better than mine #like i stand by the fact that keeley is hot af in tipping the velvet but it's such a cringeworthy story! #whereas scott & bailey and daphne are two of my favourite pieces of media ever made #don't listen to the naysayers. daphne (2007) is the best film in the world #@ eve i have been looking for a term to describe the kind of gay i am for years and “bbc gay” is perfect thank u #(before anyone asks yes i am aware that scott & bailey is an itv show but it DESERVES to be a bbc one) #shut up @ me #personal

[latejulys]

something about early july born befriending late july born hehe 😋 it's soulmatism, SO REAL THO shizuku's character is so relatable it made me feel seen </3 the whole seiji and shizuku being inspiration and motivation to e/o everything about this movie is so- and i found it at the perfect time too 😭 i don't remember what made me choose it, was going through the ghibli synopsis and woth stuck out to me <3 it's also the first ever ghibli movie i watched so that's also why it's v close to me

your meme game is so strong it never fails to make me laugh irl 😭😭😭

#the meme thing is the only thing i have going for me rn so FDJKJKDFJFD LMFAO #sumn really Happened in july and i think it's not just a coincidence we're both july babies <33 #ALSO SCREAMMMMMMMMMMMMMM???????? I WENT THROUGH LITERALLY THE SAME PROCESS JKFDJKDFJK WAS LOOKING AT GHIBLI SYNOPSES TOO LMFAO #we really r so <333 #ALSO CUTE??????????????????? people's first ghibli film is usually spirited away so thats so inch resting to me #my first was ponyo!! when i was a kid i had a best friend who had a japanese step dad and he'd give us CDs of these <3 (also damn just #realized ppl prob don't use CDs that much anymore wtf 😭) #my 2nd was kiki's shortly after we watched ponyo hehehehe #cherie 🪂 #s-cxups #y.ask

[angorwhosebabyisthis]

sometime i need to just make an audio compilation of pericles lines and the extraordinarily horny way he says them, because like it's just really really good voice acting in general but also some of them make my soul lift out of my body every time. words cannot do it justice. if i have to have this in my neurons forever so do you

#sdmi #scooby doo: mystery incorporated #professor pericles #his VA is legendary in indie horror film circles for being Big Gay Sexy and it's so fucking funny to me how hard he brought that energy here #there are few things that bring me more joy than when somebody watches sdmi for the first time on my recommendation #and their liveblogging it to me increasingly turns into NO WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO ME. OH MY GOD #he doesn't get everyone but when he does it makes me fucking cackle every time #the best part bar none is watching them lose their fucking minds at the tentacle scene #[john mulaney voice] now YOU know what it's like to live in my brain #the creators setting out to make the goofy-looking cartoon parrot villain uncomfortably hot was power move of the century #i'll give them that much #shitposting #SDMItag #mild nsft

[makenna-made-this]

Our entire yard and garden at their disposal and still i am playing blues clues the second my back is turned

#least favorite game #blues clues looks different than i remember amh #blue's clues looks different than i remember smh #chickens #tiny fluffy dinosaurs #the BEST animals #my feather babies #can you please stay where i can see you #makenna filmed a thing #video #volume warning for my screechy chipmunk voice #chickenblr #birdblr

[jrueships]

sauce and/or stef for bingo please!!

TWO FOR ONE!!! here's sauce <3333

and diggs!

#sauce would call u an L to ur face #and then u punch his in ear and he films himself crying at the medbay #diggs wouldnt try opening a water bottle for u and he wont ask for help opening his own either #he'll just struggle rlly badly then get upset and give up and take his anger out elsewhere #hes kinda pathetic but first he has this air of aloof superiority first #it's like a cat balancing on the tub watching u look like a wet rat and judging you #until his fascination with swiping at the faucet accidentally gets him falling into the tub with you #no fake smile for him bcs i think he would rather spontaneously combust than go a second without his opinion being heard #cough his yells and indirect tweets @ allen #NOT SAUCE GETTING AT LEAST EACH IN EVERY CATEGORY HELP #us meeting (parasocially) was Destiny. #It just rang all the right bells when i saw his 'im the best in the draft.' (picture of me looking cool) twit post #mirror mirror on the wall. whos the Coolest of them All 😎 #zero likes #ted tumbunity things #love this mental illness double whammy it“ #it's like getting diagnosed with narcissm and bpd

[emblazons]

I had this in my drafts from this morning (before The Duffer tweeted about their solidarity with the WGA strike + delayed the filming of Stranger Things) but—just so everyone is aware (or if anyone wants to be more aware of the wider situation):

the WGA isn't the only group of creators contending with a looming strike, as the SAG-AFTRA (aka the actors guild) & DGA (directors guild) are already standing in solidarity with the WGA (on the picket lines, too) and has deadline coming up end of June that, should an arrangement not be met with the AMPTP, will bring nearly the entire industry to a standstill.

like. I know most people don’t know film and TV but if the SAG-AFTRA strikes too, this whole industry shuts down….and considering they’re also arguing for raised minimums and against mini-rooms just like the WGA, this could v quickly turn into a mess.

Given that the SAG-AFTRA is made up of 160,000 actors and performers even before we touch the DGA, its guaranteed that a solid number of your Stranger Things faves are members—especially ones like David and Winona....and The Duffers who are directors too.

Basically: if networks don't start treating creators with the professional respect they deserve across the board, we may very well be in for a very long hiatus even if the WGA sorts out their problems.

bonus: here is a v solid vid on the writers strike context if people want it.

#do the write thing #the whole entertainment industry is in a bind right now lmao #and...I highly recommend you all settle in with this knowledge and pray for the best if you love TV and films LOL #the slate for 2024 and 2025 will look HORRIFYING if folks dont sort this out so. just stuff to keep in mind 😭 #stranger things

[muddlemore]

#probably the worst movie ive ever seen but this caught me off guard so bad i was in tears #this movie wanted to be shaun of the dead soo bad #every other Purple Flashback was some weird obscure dark memory thing and then this was just. jcvd behind the scenes by the looks of it #not even in character. probably unaware hes even being filmed #and its literally the best 2 seconds of the entire movie #movie is called alien uprising/u.f.o btw. dont watch it

[ryan-waddell11]

here’s some Brazilian Joseph photos for good luck!!

I hope everyone that gets to meet Joseph this weekend has a fantastic time!! and hopefully this LFCC goes better than how it did over the summer!!

#eddie munson #joseph quinn #stranger things #stranger things vol 1 #eddie munson stranger things #stranger things 4 #the hellfire club #joe quinn #netflix #eddie deserves better #actual love of my life #stranger things vol 2 #eddie munson graduated #loml energy #i’m looking respectfully #corroded coffin #the best dungeon master #London film and comic con #Brazilian Joseph

[purpleshadow-star]

Tbh my biggest Byler proof is Lumax.

The Duffers have done a love triangle before in S2 with Max, Lucas and Dustin. Lucas and Dustin both liked Max, just like how Will and El both like Mike. The difference is, it was clear that Max didn't return Dustin's feelings, even without knowing about them. The Duffers set up Lucas and Max so well, allowing them to connect and become friends before anything else, while also making it clear that Dustin's feelings were not, and would never be, returned by Max. So, obviously the Duffers know how to do a love triangle where two characters like each other and the other is in an unrequited love situation.

So, if there was no chance that Mike might like Will back, why didn't they do this same love triangle again?

Instead of making it clear that Mike only thinks of Will in a platonic way, the Duffers went out of their way to include multiple heart-to-hearts between the two, (something that has been almost exclusively for romantic pairings and families in the show, but that's a topic for another post), and they use romantic tropes in many of their scenes (ex: their conversations constantly being interrupted, the dramatic rain fight, etc).

The Duffers have not made it clear that Mike has no interest in Will romantically, like they did with Max and Dustin.

Furthermore, Mike's main problem with El in S4 was that he couldn't say "I love you." But why is this a problem? Let's look back at lumax.

Lumax is broken up for the entirety of S4, but there is not a single doubt in anyone's mind that they love each other. We have seen Max and Lucas kiss only once on the show. Their first kiss. After that, we see them hold hands and be close, but that's all. They're not leaving their friends to be alone, and they've never said the words "I love you" to each other on screen, yet their love is undeniable. Anyone who watches the show can see that Lucas and Max care for each other and love each other so much, despite the fact that we've never seen them say it.

This heavily contrasts Mike and El's relationship. Mike and El spent the beginning of S3 making out and leaving their friends to be alone, then they break up and neither seems too torn about it. We get Mike saying "I love you" and we get El saying it as well in S3, but we don't really feel it (it feels more like telling, not showing, but the Duffers are experts in show don't tell, so it has to be on purpose). It's obvious that Mike and El care about each other, but we don't get that same feeling of love that we get from lumax.

In S4, the conflict of Mike not being able to say "I love you" to El arises. It seems like the audience is supposed to be thinking, "come on, everyone knows you love her, just say it!" But... do we know that? While nobody can doubt the love between Max and Lucas, despite there being other ships involving them such as elmax, there are many people who doubt Mike's romantic love for El, not because they ship byler or elmax or any other ship with Mike or El, but because that romantic love is simply not shown.

This is further evidenced by the fact that Max was able to think of several memories, from all 3 seasons Max has been in, of her and Lucas just having fun and caring about each other and being there for each other when she was trying to escape Vecna, but during Mike's monologue, the only memory we see, the only memory that is mentioned, is when they first met, despite there being quite a few scenes and memories that they could have shown/talked about (ex: their reuntion in S2, the snowball, etc).

On the other hand, we are shown that Mike cares about Will, which has been established since the beginning. Season 1 and 2 especially showcased Mike caring for Will and it showed their deep connection, and this is further emphasized by Mike going after Will in the rain after their fight in S3, and Mike actively going to Will and taking steps to repair their friendship in S4. No one can deny that Mike loves Will, we just have to wait and see if it's romantic love or platonic love, because the way it's portrayed, it's subtle enough that it can be called platonic, but it's also strong enough that it's not a stretch to call it romantic. Furthermore, when Will was possessed in S2, Mike was able to recall several memories of good times with Will. We only didn't see flashbacks because the happened before the show starts so they weren't filmed, but it's clear that Mike has no problem recalling meaningful memories about someone he cares about when they're in danger.

At the end of the day, lumax is basically the standard for love in Stranger Things, and yet in many ways, Mike and El's relationship is the opposite of theirs, despite the fact that Mike and El also supposedly love each other.

It is also very telling that many of the parallels between byler and lumax were done first by byler. Lumax parallels byler in many ways, and since lumax is the standard for love, that has to mean something.

The Duffers clearly know how to write a good relationship that also includes conflict (Lumax, Jancy (more in S3 since the S4 conflict hasnt been resolved yet but still)), but they chose not to do that with Mike and El.

If Will's love was unrequited, the Duffers wouldn't have dragged it out past the 4th season. They would have shut it down like they did with Max and Dustin, but they didn't. That was a choice, and given all of the evidence, it seems clear that byler endgame makes the most sense.

I also couldn't find any parallels, visual or otherwise, between the Lucas-Max-Dustin situation and the Will-Mike-El situation where Dustin and Will are framed in the same way, despite them supposedly being in the same situation, but we see plenty of parallels between byler and lumax.

#yes this is a byler post but it is also a lumax appreciation post bc they are the standard of love #if you want to see true love just look at lucas and max #even broken up it's obvious that they love each other #out of all the canon ships rn they are honestly the best (sry jopper you're a close second) #anyway back to byler #if byler isnt canon in S5 then i will honestly be surprised #like im not a film major or an analyzer but even I picked up on all of this #it would make no sense for these parallels to mean nothing in the end #lucas sinclair #max mayfield #dustin henderson #will byers #mike wheeler #el hopper #byler #stranger things #byler is endgame #byler analysis #not tagging lumax cause this isnt completely about them