#// this movie really did a number on me

[yukipri]

Was poking around AO3 for kicks and giggles, and I find it fascinating how so many folks can just go ah, yes, this story Inspires me to Create, while this…not so much.

I know this isn’t entirely fair given the discrepancy in the amount of media per franchise, but here are the AO3 works counts for Dune, Star Wars, and Star Trek, all sci-fi classics that also have new additions to their respective franchises.

Especially given how Star Wars itself draws heavy inspiration from Dune, I just find the differences in these numbers interesting! And I feel the same! SW does appeal to me a lot more than the bloodline obsession/freaky eugenics/religious manipulation themes of Dune, which also exists in SW but far less.

(Also, while I really loved Chani in the new film, I definitely personally did not feel any shipping sparks between her and Paul, I just wanted her to get away. The guy does NOT deserve her in any way. (then again, I also felt no shipping sparks between Padmé and Anakin, so this could just be a me thing…))

This also reminds me of how the James Cameron Avatar films are a huge fandom flop, despite the budget and blockbustery fanfare they got.

To be clear, I don't necessary think media needs to spark fandom creativity in order to be good or worthwhile, and there's plenty of stuff I enjoy without feeling the need to create, so this isn't meant to be a criticism per se.

But I was just contemplating about different media and themes that inspire me and makes me want to engage in a community, versus stuff that doesn't.

If you have any thoughts, feel free to share!

#YukiPri rambles #Star Wars #Dune #Star Trek #this is just me rambling but it felt like a Tumblr post #again folks have reasons to want/not want to watch these films and this post isn't about that #I didn't watch the new Avatar so can't really critique it #My only experience with Dune is the new movies though I've read up on the full story and #ngl it did not make me want to watch the older stuff or read the books #I have limited experience with Star Trek too #so I'm personally coming from a hugely Star Wars biased perspective but #hmm just thinkin the numbers be interesting

[todayisafridaynight]

rate the outfit

#rgg #ryu ga gotoku #ryu ga gotoku 2 #yakuza series #yakuza kiwami 2 #yakuza 2 #daigo dojima #snap sketches #see i did it i told you i'd do it #pov: you are at hot topic and trying to find something (he does not work there don't ask him) #segway section into something toally unrelated to people who do not frequent my blog :) #everyone else go away. unless you wanna keep reading 😳 #i watched Not Quite Dead Yet while i was finishing a comm and WHAT a movie #it made me want to call my dad so you know it was good 😭 #IT WAS CUTE THO FR i really loved how all th details of the movie tied in in the later sections #like the password being nanase's name but through the period table's numbers... stop that was cute #feels weird to say that as a highlight but i genuinely thought it was cute 😔 #im not gonna lie tho when nanase was lookin through her dad's phone brother was emo #i think a lot about what would happen when people i love die and i always think of doing that.. like still texting them.. and whatever.. #lemme move on from the somber moment thojVAERLKVA PLEASE when her dad was in the afterlife tho #HER MOM WAS SO CUTE both like. physically and just personality wise #we saw her for ten minutes and i have also fallen in love with her idc #they had to game end her cause they knew if we got to see any more scenes with her and kei i'd start crying i KNOW they'd be cute together #together more than what we got to see anyway... we know what i mean... #THE ENDING SHOT WAS ESP SO CUTE STOPPPP kinda creepy with her just. In Limbo but then she just. DEATH !! 👆 #nanase's song to her dad at the funeral had me :(( too im so weak for dads and their kids reconciling/having a nice relationship stop #big L for her not signing up for a record label tho idc like OK its sweet she's working with her dad BUT CMONNNNN #you can do both queen.... i would prefer you do it alone cause Kid Falls In Line always makes me want to chew glass #BUT i will excuse it this time.. i repeat for The End Shot that was cute and the rest of the movie was lovely so ill let it slide #final note before i use up all my tags again i loved her concert outfit 😔give me them bracelets girl i cant find any

[thebuttsmcgee]

Man. I just get so actually legitimately sad each time I remember that toh ended and that we live in the post-toh world. Like it really is over.

Ms Dana Terrace has said that she'd like to do more given the chance (and after some quality time off of bigger projects, just to chill), but as far as we know, it's the end.

Heck, we barely got anything after the final episode, no books, no special merch, no dedicated little chibi shorts, nothing really, aside from the, thankfully fun, get-togethers of the cast and crew!

Idk. Ah well actually nah, I do know, that this show just meant an enormous lot to me. Incredibly huge, the kind that you can't break away from and wouldn't want to anyway. The kind that feels like, man, where would I be without it.

Happy 1 Year, to the end of The Owl House. Thank you, The Owl House.

I hope the future is bright, for all of us.

#The Owl House #TOH #Owl House #and tbh. its also why I havent exactly been posting as much! #I just. really miss it man. #and thinking so hard of how great it all was. gets me choked up for real lol. #I do hope theres more for us in the future. I really cant say for certain. #Cause to be less sentimental and more analytical for a moment #TOH was d1sney's biggest original ip hit that wasnt a movie for both such a long time and in a good long time! #Yes yes the internet doesn't always entirely mean the reality of things (which is why financially bcg is their biggest hit technically) #but to actually think back upon it all #TOH always had news articles and video essays and huge followings on tons of communities #especially on youtube! which isn't that easy! Youtube will always be dominated by bigger named things so the fact that toh DID get trending #number 1 more than once? Was incredibly impressive. And not just that but the viewer demand and count were through the roof! Huge in general #television numbers. All to say that is is that toh was an enormous hit. both financially and to people. so. yeah. It's. kind of in the air? #I guess? that no one really knows what could happen. I mean hell amph1bia is still getting books. #Granted....lets not forget ofc that disknee really. really. reaaaally doesnt. like. toh. ×^| but who knows! #personally? still hoping for a save the light styled game someday. or just some game that I can play on my switch someday. #but yep! Enough of my rambling. Thank you for everything The Owl House. really. Truly.

[grubloved]

also i went and saw the puss in boots movie despite not having seen the first one or any of the shrek movies and i wasnt expecting much but then was genuinely thrilled :D they do some really neat stuff with the animation!! theyve got some cool stylization going on!!! a lot of subtle painterly quality to lighting and texturing, a lot of hand-drawn smears and effects that really add a lot, and some SUPER neat fiddling with the framerate that is a totally new way of using the medium. id heard they did some cool stuff but was expecting a rip-off of exactly the tricks spiderverse pulled if anything -- but no, brand new stuff!!! it was really just a cool movie to look at!

#i think specifically 1 thing that really stood out to me was how they do a lot of groundbreaking cool animation stuff BUT #they consistently do fun tricks to PRIORITIZE READABILITY. it's really neat! #spiderverse fucking rules but the first time i saw it i had no fucking clue how to even process the amount of information coming at me #for like 15 whole minutes of the movie haha it was overwhelming #and it can get pretty busy at times with all the stuff going on. #this movie was neat because when they did tricks it was always with clarity as the number one priority!!!! super cool stuff :D #puss in boots the last wish #birdenest

[cuteniaarts]

Fanny, my sweet, beautiful girl

17.11.2012 – 14.04.2019

#my art #artists on tumblr #I cannot accept that it has been 5 years already #I know covid messed with everyone’s sense of time but it simultaneously feels so much longer and so much shorter than that #exactly five years ago I was holding onto my mom for dear life and sobbing as we watched lilo and stitch together #not the best movie to watch when you’ve just lost your first ever pet you know #and then I cried myself to sleep at the next morning we never mentioned her again #I know it’s because it was way too painful for everyone involved. but I do wish I was allowed to process that grief properly #instead of bottling it up and pretending everything was okay until I was reminded of her #feeling like my heart was being shattered over and over again every single time #well anyway. enough of that. I’ve allowed myself a nice long cry today and got most of it out of my system #and once I was feeling okay I decided to draw her #and I can count the number of times I’ve drawn animals on one hand so.. I’m not too sure about the result #but it felt like to commemorate her in some way. #so yeah. here she is. my dear girl. the best dog in existence. she was always so affectionate and kind #which I didn’t always appreciate bc of how young I was. when you’re a kid it feels like pets will live forever #never barked. never bit anyone. her only crime was chewing on my mlp and lps toys that I left out on the floor #but I’m grateful she did that. it taught me not to leave my toys lying around and to clean up after myself #she really was taken from me way too soon. ideally she could still be alive right now. but I’ve been down the road of guilt and regret #there was nothing I could do. I was a child. I can only hope that she knew she was loved right until the very end #even if I didn’t know how to show it properly. and great. now I’m tearing up again #I suppose it’s unavoidable. April 12th will always be a melancholy day. and maybe that’s not such a bad thing #it’s good to have a day when I can freely remember her and cry if I need to. it’s healthy. it’s better than crying every day #she never liked it much when I cried. always tried to comfort me. that’s the kind of dog she was. I miss her so much #when I move apartments and get a dog of my own I’m getting a spaniel. just like she was #well. maybe a different colour so I don’t end up sobbing every time I look at it. but spaniels really are the perfect breed #I mean. cavaliers especially were bred for love and warmth. that’s just what I need. it will be nice to have someone waiting for me at home #and while I don’t necessarily believe in the afterlife… I do hope that Fanny’s watching over me #spiritually comforting me when I feel all alone in the world. it’s a nice thought for sure #and hopefully she won’t mind me getting another spaniel too much. it will be done in her honour after all. to make up for my past mistakes

[13eyond13]

As much as I roast Beyond Birthday for his lack of subtlety I also kin him for it. Because in art school we were sometimes required to incorporate deep symbolism into our art pieces, and I was always doing things like drawing a dude holding a compass and wearing goggles to represent that he's feeling directionless about his worldview

#seriously art school was such both a good learning experience and also an embarrassing bummer all at once hahaha #i think the worst part about it is i started feeling like i couldnt have a sense of playfulness or humour in what i made? #not necessarily because anyone told me that but i just somehow internalized it and it sucked all the joy out of making stuff #i had to relearn a lot about why i used to love doing it in the first place and all that jazz people always say about art school #but anyway i just cant not be literal and hamfisted so i really shouldn't make fun of B #for being like #hmmm clocks!! eyeballs!! the number 13 #it's really not as easy as it looks to be subtle and artful about such things #i think part of the problem was i went to school basically for making fine art to hang in galleries #when all i really ever loved art for was all the comics and movies and games and cartoons i took in #i didnt live somewhere where i could often go to museums or galleries so i lived through books and screens alone for art basically #and i really started believing all the stuff i loved wasnt the 'correct' kind of art that i should be focusing on anymore because of school #i definitely recommend considering your influences when it comes to the kind of schooling you do #like pick something where you'll be studying the artists and art you genuinely were inspired by because #so much of art school was studying fine art and artists that legitimately did nothing for me #not because they werent worth studying but just because they werent my personal taste #beyond birthday #p

[juniperhillpatient]

also I have to tell you guys how annoying & loud I am about my interests & how well my siblings know me because it made me laugh. me & my sister were listing our top 10 fictional characters & I was in my top 5 & paused for a long time & she sighs and rolls her eyes & goes “rose I know for a fact jet is in your top 5 don’t pretend he’s not it’s literally ok you already listed azula you can have more than one avatar character in the top 5” (I was trying to diversify it since I love a lot of media ok lmao). then later my parents were talking about rain wilson & his roles & my brother laughs & goes “well only rose will get this but he’s great as a fish boy” like yeah ok I get it I’m predictable & known lmao

#I’m not a hard person to predict or know things about #at 14 I had the entire scream 1996 movie memorized #because not only did I watch it often more than once a day I had the script printed on my nightstand & read it like the Bible #& guess what my favorite movie that I regularly watch & discuss STILL is at 27 😂 #Buffy was my icon & half my personality on high school guess what I’m now making my sister watch wigh me #I don’t really change it up much around here 🤣🤣 #literally taylor swift has been & forever will be my number one artist from the age of 10 til now til forever #my tastes develope & then set themselves in stone 🤣 #rose.txt

[youssefguedira]

today the bfi southbank cinema in london showed una questione privata as part of their season on the taviani brothers (who directed it) so of course i dressed up in my best approximation of what milton unaquestioneprivata is wearing in this movie and went. it was my first time (after like. uhh. a large number of watches) seeing this with actual subtitles that made sense and also just a lovely time. they handed out both a free book about the directors and a little page of their comments on the film. ideal experience for people like me who are a lil tiny bit obsessed with this one

(btw if this sounds fun to you and you're in london / able to reach it easily there's another showing on monday at 9pm!)

#neon has thoughts #my travel time compared to the run time of the film is Not a good number. proportionally. but it was worth it i think #(the pictures in the book are all just promo shots but i will try to get a picture / write up a couple parts of the screening notes because #they were interesting to Me. anyway when will they do this for danger diabolik) #to really maximise my experience i read the entire book on the train there which gives you an indication of how damn long my train journey #was. and i do think it made me enjoy the movie even more. good time #anyway in honor of my beloved almost inevitably getting knocked out of the tournament which i have been neglecting oops. #also i hate the english title. girl what is the rainbow there for. why did we need that.

[jocelynships]

Anyways I hope if y’all followed me for an F/O that wasn’t Kurt or D.raxum I apologize bc let’s be honest I very VERY rarely talk about my other F/Os ever.

#tbh I only keep my minor F/O list up bc I do have a soft spot for those characters #but honestly aside from Kurt and D.raxum? I don’t really talk about anyone!! #I MIGHT start talking about Wade (from the Sonic movies) more once the Knuckles show comes out #and sometimes I might talk about characters from my secondary list #but I’ll be honest Wade Sly Peach and then Vax/Keyleth are probably the ‘main’ secondary F/Os rn #then the Disney afternoon people are a whole ass different category #ALSO D.RAXUM WASN’T EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE A MAIN F/O #IT WAS JUST SUPPOSED TO BE A SILLY LITTLE CRUSH BUT THEN HIS REDEMPTION ARC HAPPENED #AND OH NOW HE’S JUST A GRUMPY MIDDLE AGED MAN WHO GOT DRAGGED INTO THE FOUND FAMILY AND ACTS LIKE HE DOESNT CARE BUT REALLY DOES #ALSO HE’S KIND OF PRETTY TO ME SO???? #WHY DID HE BECOME MY MAIN F/O AND SUCH A BIG COMFORT CHARACTER LMAO #WHY DID HE PUSH KURT OFF THE NUMBER ONE SPOT #Kurt isn’t angry about it btw he knows I love him still

[starpros-sunshine]

Also I have to confess when Eichi does the the "I've heard usually people do this and this" or anything in that vein as a statement it's so real to me

#speaking as someone who learned most of their way of existing from tv and movies ans audio books and audio dramas. #I wasn't confined to a hospital bed I was just very enamored with movies and TV shows and audio dramas #and never really interested in interacting with other kids #and I'm an only child #and my social life began around this winter when people started celebrating their birthdays and inviting me and hanging out and inviting me #before that I never did anything with my friend acquaintances #We're too close to be acquaintances but i don't like labeling people as friends it puts an obligation on the relationship #there's one of them i genuinely consider a friend but we mostly talk about our interests and that's where it stops #she's the only one I talk with outside of the shared WhatsApp chat and ever since her number one friend found another number one friend #We've started talking more because what else am I supposed to do #it's nice. I'm a tea drinker now. #somewhat #in movies they always have bigger friend groups but i cant manage that many relationships at once #so it's better if I reserve the term friend for people who I actually talk to outside of certain contexts #but yeah it's so interesting when life imitates art #teenagers are supposed to get drunk right recently I accidentally got drunk enough to deliver the finishing blow to an already weak glass #never doing that again imagine the things I could've revealed about myself #but it's a fascinating experience because now I can look at that in fiction and understand!! #and I've been told I'm a bit cartoonish in the way I carry myself #which is a little funny to me because I as a person am pretty apathetic to a Lot of things #few things that make me happy a lot of things that annoy me and the rest is jusg kind of in the soup #but it's fine rhats just what being normal is like i guess #i should sleep it's lateeeeee and I need to get up early tomorrow. #regrettably #enjoy the tags while you still can because those things will be going down with this post in a few hours when I'm awake again and #less uncomfortable with sharing any kind of personal information

[slaygentford]

the pan over San Fran the same opening shot as the movie... the plain honesty and vulnerability and youth in I really want to interview you ... in 2022 Daniel falling asleep from the medication right as Louis reaches the climax of the story.... oh girl. Louis now casually offering immortality. Daniel no longer that interested. o girl.

#that REALLY. did a NUMBER on ME #this is everything I ever wanted out of the movie... girl...... everything............................ #ive just been sitting here for half an hour......

[imwritesometimes]

only like 27 hours to go. dawn of the final day.

#i have not been in a movie theater in 4 years. almost exactly. 4 years. it's happening. #and look. I'm gonna be honest. this is probably the only thing that could have lured me back at all #not to get all like pandemic-y but that shit really did a number on me ok. to the point where I kinda uhhhh #have not been actually out anywhere in years at this point #beyond quick trips out for food or to take ppl to appointments while I wait in the car I haven't really left my house #which is honestly just making me a whole type of human that should be studied like the mental ramifications could spawn new DSM 5 chapters #but I digress #I'm excited #I have not been anywhere that wasn't the inside of a store for necessities in many years #and I know I never would have gone back to the movies if not for Indy #and now that I'm going for Indy I'm like hmm maybe I will go to see the other ones coming out this summer #but yeah. I'm excited. I loved going to the movies. I'm excited #erin explains it all

[nancywheeeler]

not that i’m ever gonna own a house, but if i did, number one priority is making it appealing to a family of borrowers

#that check please poll that was going around about whether you want to find a person in your attic or a 1000 cockroaches #secret third option: i want 5-7 people the size of cockroaches living in my walls #this is not a joke #if a house is not snug enough and will not entice borrowers to move in #it is simply not a home #like when i look at a k*rdashian home i'm always thinking 'but how are the borrowers getting around under these conditions??' #a shout into the void #i know i sound bananas but the borrowers movie really did a number on me as a child

[maddy-ferguson]

i havent seen a single marvel movie btw

#fun fact #the reason for that is my mom is a snob and i grew up to be a snob #except not really i literally have an mtv scream icon and i've been known to blog about stranger things like it's supernatural #i just genuinely did not know they were A Thing until 2016 when one of my friends watched all of them and joined the like twitter fandom #before that they were dumb superhero movie number 17 to me which i guess they are but also i wouldn't know since i haven't yk seen any #for a minute there i wanted to get into the mcu but then i was like i probably won't like it like the people who are passionate about it #like it and i'm enjoying only knowing of stuff that happens #and so i never did end up watching any #and then i got into movies and now not having watched a marvel movie does make me a snob but like i'm a scorsesehead you know and the man #was right back in 2019 #and i'm enjoying seeing people turn on the mcu. it's fun #my mcu watching friend is also my spn watching friend and she got me to watch that (she didn't force me) except i only watched two seasons #and a half. but that's still something #and like i say: brf slt

[starlitink]

I would like to present:

A song that makes me cry every time I hear it.

#unruly heart #the prom broadway #the prom musical #the prom movie #yes it's the Netflix version #So what #It's a good song #On a side note dress rehearsal went REALLY well today #And yes I did break down sobbing in the middle of the number #i was quiet though #but still #This thing always makes me cry #Not sure what it is that makes me cry #Maybe it's the gay #maybe it's the concept of having to hide yourself and your relationship from everyone #Maybe it's the sheer emotion poured into this song #maybe it's the emotional connection I have to this musical #This thing introduced me to the idea that girls could like girls and nobody would be mad #(Okay maybe some people would be mad but still) #Maybe it's the jealousy that they got a happy ending and I'm still stuck feeling like the world is against me

[cosmic--marmalade]

....

#waiting for a call from the psychward that specializes in my care needs saying they finally have a bed for me #trying to stay distracted enough that I don't think about it so I went ti a haunt over the state border w/ some old friends #there was a section with a corn maze at the end where a big scare slasher lookin mf chased us through the whole thing #at the end he walked up to me and I thought he was going to rev his chainsaw or like do some scare work #mf handed me his number and told me I scream good #i haven't texted him because I don't want to be like 'heyyyy ur cute lemme smash before I go to the psych ward' #but I Have Been Thinking About It and this all really just reaffirms that I have big final girl energy #i had so much fun #we did a haunted hay ride #i won a gift card for being able to name all the actors who uave played michale myers and which movies they were in #that felt good #and I may be sad and I may be exhusted from trying to stay alive #but this weekend has really reminded me that life is worth fighting for and that I do want to live #i want to be a cool old bitch one day and share my life with someone #life is wonderful hurts and painful joys #and fuck I love that