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what if we fell in love and watched heartstopper

#heartstopper #netflix

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houses as things my coworkers have said

slytherin: remember, if you make a your mom joke to me, she’s been dead since ‘02.

hufflepuff: no, because we as a society don’t talk about narnia enough.

gryffindor: yeah, i make NFT’s… non flushable turds.

ravenclaw: oh, sorry, i’m off my meds.

#harry potter #harry freaking potter #things my coworkers have said #work #job #accioshitpost #gryffindor #hufflepuff #ravenclaw #slytherin #hermione granger #ron weasley #marauders

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when marnie was there 「思い出のマーニー 」 (2014) dir. yonebayashi hiromasa

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foreshadowing love in books

!!possible spoilers for divergent and me pointlessly rambling ahead!!

something i love when i go back and reread books is seeing little things that hint at character a’s hidden feelings for character b.

like in divergent, four, tris’ love interest, does little things that show that he cares for her more than he lets on. for example, there’s an part in the book where i literally was like “wow that’s the most romantic thing i’ve ever read”. i’ll put the part in here, there’s some extra stuff in here that isn’t relevant to what i’m saying so i’ll put the part that really matters in bold.

for context: tris and the other dauntless initiates are waiting to start the second stage of initiation.

Before Peter can respond, Four opens the door and says, “Lynn.” He beckons to her, and she walks down the hallway, the blue light at the end making her bare head glow.

“So you’re first,” Will says to Uriah.

Uriah shrugs. “Yeah. And?”

“And you don’t think it’s a little unfair that you’ve spent your entire life getting ready for this and we’re expected to learn it all in a few weeks?” Will says, his eyes narrowing.

“Not really. Stage one was about skill, sure, but no one can prepare for stage two,” he says. “At least, so I’m told.”

No one responds to that. We sit in silence for twenty minutes. I count each minute on my watch. Then the door opens again, and Four calls another name.

“Peter,” he says.

Each minute wears into me like a scrape of sandpaper. Gradually, our numbers begin to dwindle, and it’s just me and Uriah and Drew. Drew’s leg bounces, and Uriah’s fingers tap against his knee, and I try to sit perfectly still. I hear only muttering from the room at the end of the hallway, and I suspect this is another part of the game they like to play with us. Terrifying us at every opportunity.

The door opens, and Four beckons to me. “Come on, Tris.”

I stand, my back sore from leaning against the wall for so long, and walk past the other initiates. Drew sticks his leg to trip me, but I hop over it at the last second.

Four touches my shoulder to guide me into the room and closes the door behind me.

the way he says “come on, tris” instead of just saying her name like everyone else is just really romantic to me. also how he touches her shoulder kind of helping her walk after almost being tripped just wow.

i don’t know if any of this makes any sense or not, but i don’t really care. thanks for reading my little tangent.

#divergent #love #foreshadowing #books #tangents #excerpt #veronica roth #tris prior #four #reading #i can’t think of any more tags

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my comfort movies

here are my comfort movies (that i definitely suggest watching) in no particular order because why not.

1. romeo + juliet

“and when i shall die, take him and cut him out in little stars, and he will make the face of heaven so fine that all the world will be in love with night.”

i love this movie so much. i know some people don’t like it because it’s using shakespearean language in a more modern setting, but i think that that aspect makes this movie so much better. not to mention this movie made me fall in love with claire danes. i definitely suggest watching this.

2. 10 things i hate about you

“i guess in this society, being male and an asshole makes you worthy of our time.”

this is my favorite movie of all time. i can practically quote it word for word. i definitely see how this could be problematic, after all, patrick was payed to date kat, but it’s so cute and i love it. i have watched this movie three times in a row at one point and it’s just so great. watch this movie, i dare you.

3. harry potter and the chamber of secrets

“i’ll be in my bedroom, making no noise and pretending that i don’t exist.”

i love all the harry potter movies, but for some reason this one specifically is the one that makes me the happiest. it might be because it’s the only movie that colin creevey is in, and i love him, or because of the scene where harry says that he set a snake on dudley and ron and hermione are just like wut 👁👄👁. either way, i love this movie and you should watch it.

4. django unchained

“i like the way you die, boy.”

i cant explain why i like this movie as much as i do. it’s a quentin tarantino movie so it’s violent and has very strong language. it’s a really good movie though and you should watch it if you’re into this genre. some trigger warnings for this movie: violence, language, racism, and probably more i just cant think of them right now.

5. howl’s moving castle

“a heart’s a heavy burden.”

this. this movie. it’s my favorite studio ghibli movie. studio ghibli movies are just so beautiful, and this one is very special to me. words cannot describe the feeling i get when i watch this movie. please watch it, i am begging you to watch it.

6. clueless

“ugh, as if!”

this movie has it all, it’s funny, it’s nostalgic, it has a great cast, i love it. alicia silverstone was great in this movie. it’s also very quotable, like the quote about high school boys and dogs, the calvin klein dress, the dinner party speech, etc. this movie is just great. it also has paul rudd, which is always a good thing.

7. what’s eating gilbert grape

“i’m not going into that whole external beauty thing because it doesn’t last. eventually, your face is gonna get wrinkly, you’ll get gray hair, your boobs might sag. it’s what you do that really matters.”

i remember that i had wanted to see this movie for about two years, and then it was added to netflix and i watched it and i loved it. leonardo dicaprio did a great job in this movie and should have won an oscar for it. i really related to this movie because, like gilbert, sometimes i feel like i’m stuck in my hometown and that i’m going to stuck here my whole life. i definitely suggest watching this movie, it’s great.

#romeo and juliet #10 things i hate about you #harry potter and the chamber of secrets #django unchained #howl’s moving castle #clueless #harry potter #studio ghibli #leonardo dicaprio #paul rudd #comfort movies #johnny depp #alicia silverstone #heath ledger #claire danes #quentin tarantino #90s tv #emma watson #multifandom #movies #draco malfoy #90s movies #daniel radcliffe #jamie foxx #julia stiles #tiktok #joseph gordon levitt #netflix #rupert grint #shakespeare

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How to strengthen a love story

One of my favorite things about Anne with an E (and oh, there are so many things I love about it) is how Gilbert thoughtfully chooses his (unrequited) love for Anne over being with Winnie. Winnie is presented as a lovely character and an extremely good match for Gilbert. 

While not as fully realized as Anne, she is an intelligent, kind, considerate, wealthy, and beautiful young woman. The writers had several opportunities to rule her out as a romantic prospect by making her seem silly, frivolous, or to make her beliefs/morals clash with Gilbert’s. But yet the audience is given zero ammo against her. 

There were several moments where most shows would have ruled her out by virtue of her parents. The two places I most expected it was when her parents were introduced to Bash and in conversations about class/wealth. 

In the first instance, I expected the writers to take the easy out to eliminate Winnie as a love interest, by virtue of her parents’ beliefs about race. I was so pleasantly surprised that her parents went above and beyond not just tolerance, but to genuine enthusiasm for meeting Bash.

The other obvious choice for ruling Winnie out without damaging her own character would be her parents’ disapproval, of what by all means is an inferior match for their daughter. While I love Gilbert, for someone of their social standing, it would be easy to think they would want a wealthy, city-bred gentleman for their daughter to marry. Again, not only do they tolerate Gilbert’s circumstances, they actively prioritize their daughter’s happiness and Gilbert’s virtues over society’s expectations. Her father points out that “if my daughter is happy, then so am I” before very blatantly giving Gilbert his blessing and offering generous financial backing to support Gilbert through school.

All this to say, the show could have taken the easy way out, making Winnie’s family unlikeable or unsuitable when you consider Gilbert’s own morals and beliefs. But they didn’t. They made Gilbert choose between a lovely young woman with no faults, and the spirited, freckled Anne with an E. I think it makes the choice that much more powerful, especially considering that Gilbert had no expectations that Anne would return his affections. With no hope of a future with Anne, Gilbert chose to be true to his heart, without any of the cheap, usual story-telling devices writers fall back on when a love triangle is shown on screen. I can’t say that everyone involved did their absolute best at all times, but it was incredibly refreshing to see a love story play out this way. 

I’m sure there are plenty of posts of similar length talking about how amazing Gilbert was in wanting Winnie to not settle for someone who couldn’t give her their unwavering affection. While I loved that speech and can’t applaud it enough, I wanted to draw some attention to a few quieter moments in the show that also highlight how thoughtful and well-conceived this show is!

tl;dr Anne with an E managed to take one of the oldest tropes in the book and tell a love triangle story in a refreshing, thoughtful, and powerful way.

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i genuinely think amybeth is the most beautiful person on planet earth and you can fight me on that

(gif @early-sunsets )

#renew anne with an e #anne with an e #amybeth mcnulty #anne shirley cuthbert #netflix #cbc #redhead #anne of green gables #gif #beautiful

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I know it's been said over and over again by literally all of us but I really don't understand what is Netflix's problem with Anne with an E? They do practically zero advertising for it, and the trailer comes out too close to release date to ever really build up hype so it doesn't have time to get around people and to keep appearing until people go "yeah I'll give this show a go". They do one poster for it? When other tv shows have multiple versions.

Stranger Things for example released multiple posters, multiple individual character posters so we were able to get hyped about seeing our favourites. But Anne with an E? Literally nothing. And there's such a diverse cast and characters that there's so much room to show them off!

And there's other shows like Sex Education that get promo and a new season coming out soon, and don't get me wrong that show is ok, I saw S1 I'll probably watch s2, but there's already hundreds of shows about teens having sex when netflix could be funding a show that deals with topics we never see in period dramas or such authentic, human characters.

I just...what is their problem?????

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i think my favorite thing about stories is how they transport me into that world.

when i read/watched harry potter, i dreamed about being a wizard, going to hogwarts, playing quidditch, fighting the dark.

when i watched stranger things, i dreamed about having powers like eleven, fighting monsters from other dimensions, growing up with friends in the 80s.

when i watched anne with an e, i dreamed about living in avonlea, having an open mind and imagination like anne, having friends that would last a lifetime.

when i watched star wars, i dreamed about being a jedi, having the force, fighting the dark side, flying starships.

when i watched sabrina, i dreamed about being a witch, going to the academy of unseen arts, fighting lucifer.

when i read miss peregrine’s home for peculiar children, i dreamed about being a peculiar, living in a time loop, fighting and evading hollowgasts.

there are so many other stories i dreamed of being part of as well.

my least favorite thing about stories is that, eventually, you wake up, and realize that everything was just a dream, and that i’ll never have a magical life, or friends to last a lifetime.

#spoilers #harry potter #stranger things #anne with an e #star wars #chilling adventures of sabrina #miss peregrine’s home for peculiar children #dreams #sad #kinda sad? #idk #stories #books #tv shows #movies #renew anne with an e #multifandom

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the fact that this is the last day anyone can post this makes me sad

#2020 #2020vision

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i love millie with my whole heart, but this is right.

being a fifteen year old myself, i would just feel uncomfortable in half the stuff she wears.

i’m not judging her (i never would) because we’re two different people and are comfortable in different things.

but it’s different when it’s just wearing it in general and when it’s for a photoshoot, because the photoshoot will always want female’s clothing in general to be “skimpier” or something (that may be the wrong word but just go with it).

honestly i hope millie bobbie brown just gets out of acting and the public eye completely for a few years, she doesnt deserve this, this is fucking horrible

everyone involved in pressuring her and other young girls into this shit should be fucking shot

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can you canadians like-

i don’t know....

sToP pOsTiNg AnNe WiTh An E SpOiLeRs

MY PRECIOUS AMERICAN EYES HAVE BEEN SPOILED ENOUGH

(no hate tho- i love you all i’m just upset the shows been spoiled for me)

#netflix #anne with an e #anne shirly cuthbert #cbc #nO mOrE SpOiLeRs #please #love you #gilbert blythe #anne of green gables

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a real video of me crying while doing my hair because i know there will never be a marauders tv show or movie

#harry potter #harry freaking potter #marauders #james potter #sirius black #remus lupin #peter pettigrew #movies #tv shows #marauders era #gryffindor #hufflepuff #ravenclaw #slytherin #lily potter #lily evans #im upset #f for respects #jk rowling #gif #hogwarts #hogwarts mystery #why god why #all i want is a marauders movie #give me what i want #please #pretty please #pretty please with a cherry on top #i have an essay due tomorrow but instead im writing tags for a tumblr post

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houses as things i’ve heard in my crackhead high school

slytherin: i’m staying home tomorrow, this school’s drama.

hufflepuff: someone in the bathroom tried to get me to hit their vape i’m scared.

gryffindor: my dream to be tiktok famous is slowly going down the drain. is this my midlife crisis?

ravenclaw: i got a 22/25 on my essay which is surprising because i didn’t even try when i wrote it.

#harry potter #harry freaking potter #hogwarts mystery #things i’ve heard at school #school #accioshitpost #gryffindor #hufflepuff #ravenclaw #slytherin #hermione granger #ron weasley #high school #crackhead

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lowkey thinking of moving to canada just so i can see anne with an e season three this weekend. who’s down to join me?

#anne with an e #netflix #anne shirly cuthbert #gilbert blythe #amybeth mcnulty #lucas jade zumann #anne shirley #anne of green gables #moira walley beckett #l m montgomery #books #tv shows #adaptation #canada

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imagine hating ron weasley.

you can’t do it, can you?

#ron weasley #harry potter #honestly how could you hate ron #i love ron more than i love myself #harry freaking potter #hermione granger #romione #ron weasley appreciation post