#galaxies theme

[kiapet2]

I’ve been thinking about the significance of names in GotG 3, and how it plays into the movie’s themes of intelligence and a being’s intrinsic worth.

Each of the test subjects’ names shows a different level of abstract thought:

Floor, seemingly capable of only very basic associations, named herself based on where she was while picking the name

Teefs named himself after a distinctive personal feature, and didn’t quite get the grammar right

Lylla picked a “real” name that she decided fit for her

And Rocket named himself aspirationally, using his name as a metaphor for the kind of person he wants to be

And the great thing is that all of these names were enthusiastically accepted by the group of friends, regardless of the complexity of thought that went into them. Because unlike the High Evolutionary, who places all living things on a spectrum from least to most evolved with only the most developed and “pure” being judged worthy of life, Rocket and his friends loved and valued each other for the beings they were.

This theme is then carried over to another naming scene at the movie’s climax: when Rocket declares himself to the High Evolutionary as “Rocket Raccoon”.

Throughout the series Rocket has taken offense to being referred to as a racoon, not wanting to be seen as “just an animal”. But in the climax he looks at a cage of baby raccoons and sees himself, not as the intelligent creation of the High Evolutionary but as the baby animal he once was, who never deserved what was done to him. And he looks at the other animals (the camera lingers in particular on a rabbit) and sees his friends, who were never as intelligent or “developed” as him but were no less valuable and important in his eyes.

And so he accepts the moniker of “Raccoon” alongside his personal name of “Rocket”, and insists that every creature on the ship be saved, not just the “higher lifeforms” as the other Guardians said. Because the truth he comes to realize is that there is no such thing as a “higher life form”: every living being has value, regardless of how intelligent, “developed”, or “evolved” they are.

While we don’t have sentient raccoons in our world, this is still a message that is so important, and so relevant to issues we face. It has takeaways for environmental stewardship and animal welfare (not as much separates us from the rest of the animal kingdom as we like to think, and it’s important to treat all living things with respect and care), as well as for issues of fascism, eugenics and disability rights (there are no types of people who are inherently superior to others; a person’s intelligence and/or level of functioning has no bearing on their status as a human being deserving of dignity, respect and self-determination).

It’s a lesson I hope we all can learn someday. Bless Guardians of the Galaxy 3 for portraying it in such a clear and meaningful way.

#Guardians of the Galaxy #gotg #gotg3 #gotg3 spoilers #guardians of the galaxy 3 #rocket raccoon #meta #my meta #there's other expressions of this theme as well #like how the guardians are completely committed to saving rocket #despite gamora's incredulity at them doing this for a 'badger' #or them giving Adam a second chance #which saves Peter's life #or even Drax being an important part of the team despite being considered 'stupid' #but this essay was long enough already #gotg3 good is what I'm saying

[puppyeared]

vincent!! augusta and anton's son <3

(anton belongs to @poicyss)

#im happy with how the design for his shadow form came out :o) #partly inspired by shadow mario since ive been replaying mario galaxy. also fits with auggies space theme #he gets that from anton bc hes a shadow creature/shapeshifter. but vincent is less experienced so he has less control over it #he takes that form when hes overwhelmed poor lil guy </3 and he only has one tuft on his ear while auggie has two #he also inherited the white hair from augusta!! his is more like a four point star while hers is a five point #my art #myart #my oc #oc #friend oc #<- technically shared custody cuz anton belongs to bow lol #oc ref #reference sheet #kemonomimi #vincent #sillies family

[adm-starblitzsteel-4305]

THIS IS NOT A DRILL PEOPLE!!!

IT'S TRUE!!!

New Image from James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

(2023, but they posted it today on the last leap year of February)

This time, it's a star that they named after our favorite Kaiju: Mothra!

One object stood out in this field: a monstrously bright star nicknamed “Mothra,” located in a galaxy that existed 3 billion years after the big bang. This star has been magnified by the gravity of the galaxy cluster — plus a mystery object — by a factor of at least 4,000 times! 

See the full image and description here!

And on Instagram!

BONUS:

A FUN FACT W/ A LITTLE SURPRISE!!!

#MY NERDY ASTRONOMY HAS AWAKENED #I'M SUCH A HUGE FAN OF GODZILLA AND EVEN ASTRONOMY #I STILL KEPT ON TRACKING AND WAITING FOR THE NEWS UPDATE JUST TO MOTIVATE MY DRAWING SKILLS #SO A HUGE SURPRISE THAT IT JOINS ANOTHER STAR #GODS THIS IS EPIC #Godzilla #Mothra #jwst #James Webb Space Telescope #Astronomy #Kaiju #Unfold the Universe #Cosmos #Stars #Galaxies #kotm #godzilla king of the monsters #monsterverse #ANOTHER THING #I SHOULD PROBABLY GONNA DRAW MOTHRA IN SPACE THEME HERE #Instagram

[mitamicah]

Congratulations Käärijä for winning not one but five awards at the Emma Gaala - I feel like a proud dad :'3

#I saw this pictre of him with the five awards and it was just so adorable to me I knew I hadn't to draw it #but omg this turned out so much better and fun than I expected #it has been so long since I've done a galaxy themed drawing #I couldn't help adding stars all over his face :'D #jere pöyhönen #käärijä #emma gaala #mine #my own art

[thechaoticfanartist]

I'm starting a picrew tag with one of my favorite picrews!

Make yourself in this picrew and have fun!

Tagging: @jedi-valjean @veradragonjedi @jgvfhl and literally anybody who wants to!

#i love this picrew because it has both hearing aids and zipper scar options #i don't think I've seen any picrews with a zipper scar option other than this one and another one made by this person #like!!! yes!!! i can put my scar on an avatar!!! #i don't get to see my scar represented so this picrew makes me happy! #I'm only sad you can't change the colors of the hearing aid because mine are galaxy themed #but anyway- #picrew #picrew thread

[americankimchi]

wish i knew what to do with this helpless frustration i feel every time i see people vilify the jedi for their way of life when the person doing the vilification doesn't even understand them properly. it's one thing to criticize and dislike them if you have an accurate picture of who they were and what they're trying to do vs. hating them because you straight up don't understand them at all 😭

#personal #this isn't vagueposting i'm just tired of seeing it every time i go in the tags or on youtube or on ao3 #literally if you boil the jedi down to the essentials it's just #''these are psychic empath space wizards wandering around the galaxy trying to establish a higher quality of life for everyone'' #a bunch of aragorns except anduril is a beaming blade of plasma #or gandalf with the ability to do backflips #the only hard rule they have is ''thou shalt not add misery to the world where you can remove it'' #everything else is just interpretations on that theme #''they're cold and unfeeling and they HATED ANAKIN and BAN LOVE'' #like WHERE in the WORLD are you getting this information #WHEREEEEE #SHOW ME YOUR SOURCESSSS #and don't say ''they ban attachments'' without understanding what that MEANS #ATTACHMENTS =/= LOVE #ATTACHMENTS ARE CHAINS THAT YOU USE TO DRAG OTHERS DOWN WITH YOU #YOU KNOW THE SAYING IF YOU LOVE SOMETHING YOU WILL LET IT GO? THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL IT IS. #and where are u getting that they hated anakin do you think he'd be so torn up about betraying them all in ep 3 #if he was surrounded by people who hated him for over a decade like mans was IN TEARS #HE LOVED AND WAS LOVED BY THEM IN TURN #IT JUST WASN'T ENOUGH TO SAVE THEM IN THE END BECAUSE #CRUCIALLY #HIS ATTACHMENT TO PADME DRAGGED HER AND THEM AND EVERYONE ELSE DOWN WITH HIM #stop stripping anakin of his agency he made a CHOICE #star wars is ALL ABOUT CHOICE. THE CHOICE TO FALL IN EP 3. AND THE CHOICE TO RISE AGAIN IN EP 6. #like cmon fellas..... fellas cmon........

[ceramicorn]

Galaxy fox made by me Go to my links to see more

#my art #ceramics #cute ceramics #art #ceramicorn #galaxy #galaxy aesthetic #galaxy art #galaxy theme #friend shaped #galaxy fox #galaxycore

[ellenent]

wanted to give a try to this challenge, it was fun <3 which one is your favorite?

template by @/cyellolemon c:

#rosalina #super mario #mario bros #nintendo #fanart #hairstyle challenge #super mario galaxy #my art #digital art #drawing #illustration #I don't think she never would wear a specific hairstyle since she would look great in anything lol #also I like the idea of a punk mohawk because the shape could be a reference to the star theme lol

[positivelykirby]

✨Manifesting✨

Drew an astral bootleg of Squirey for my brother's bday! Hopefully drawing it will spawn the little fella into existence lol

#cassette beasts #squirey #cassette beasts bootleg #my art #wanted to play into the galaxy theme of astral types #me 🤝my brother: blorbo-ing a lil guy with a spear

[meekosthemeparkphotos]

The Mandalorian and Grogu

#Mandalorian #Din Djarin #Grogu #Baby Yoda #The Mandalorian #Star Wars #Characters #Disney Characters #Star Wars Characters #Batuu #Galaxy’s Edge #Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge #Hollywood Studios #Disney’s Hollywood Studios #theme park #Disney #Walt Disney World #WDW

[latgbg]

It’s here! 🌟 Introducing a brand new spin to our brand NEW theme song composed by the incredible Zach P.! 🎶🌌

#lumi and the great big galaxy #latgbg #indie animation #animation #music #theme song #composition #music video #indie music #cartoons #aliens #artists on tumblr

[wolfietheangel]

super geara galaxy... pt 2!!! 🌠

#aka that luma in the bathhouse was sooo weird bro on god. like leave #my art #pokemon rejuvenation #geara pokemon rejuvenation #geara #guess what's back.. back again! #i did like one geara galaxy-themed piece and then dipped LOLLL yea i lost motivation pretty quickly to just like draw.. in general ^^; #but i got it back recently woohoo!!! fun fact these three have been sitting around since the last drawing was posted and like!! #now that i've polished up these ones.. i'm ready to work on more (yippee!) #ALSO PARDON ME. TOTALLY FORGOT TO MAKE THE LAST SOLOSIS LIKE.. STAR SHAPED

[sketchinfun]

Did another Disneyland day, and felt like posting some pics of the food I got! The Tip Yip meal has been my default lunch that I usually get from Docking Bay 7, despite the chicken always being very peppery.

#disneyland #Disneyland food #theme park stuff #I need to make a tag for theme park related stuff #the galaxy parfait was just kinda mid even though it looked so pretty

[fjordfolk]

#petrol is her Theme but the galaxy is unfortunately for me #Trojcore

[interstella-eyes]

✦ Interstellar visitor

The alien kitty is finished!! Went bonkers with the colors and textures and I really love it ^^

#art #oc #my ocs #oc art #oc artist #oc artwork #illustration #furry #cat furry #cat #furry anthro #furry oc #Alien #alien cat oc #alien cat #anthro #original illustration #original character #original art #digital artist #digital art #digital illustration #my art #artwork #furry artist #space themed #galaxy theme #drawing #cat drawing #digital drawing

[astronnova]

my favs from my fav animes ever both became gods how crazy is that

#🧻 sharts #madoka kaname #simon the digger #madoka magica #tengen toppa gurren lagann #actually crazy how theyre both symbolic for continueing to perserve for your dreams and having hope in humanity #and also galaxy themed #i love these two #also did you know theyre both the same age in the first arc AND the same height? gotadamng