[Postmodern culture] is a culture that is excessively nostalgic, given over to retrospection, incapable of generating any authentic novelty.
Mark Fisher, Capitalist realism
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I like how the trauma of Ballister losing his arm was acknowledged, while the movie never implied that becoming disabled made him less.
Losing a limb is a traumatic experience which is given its due, but after Ballister becomes disabled, he's still a more than capable knight. It's implied that he made his prosthetic himself, which means this man built himself a working prosthetic with one hand, proving how skilled he is.
The confiscation of his prosthetic arm is treated as wrong - because that's not just a tool, it's his arm. He made it to be part of him. Ambrosius puts his hand on Ballister's prosthetic hand with all the tenderness that he would use if Ballister still had his flesh hand because disabled bodies can still be desirable, and that's still the hand of the man he loves, even though it's metal.
And when he reaches out to Nimona, it's with his prosthetic hand.
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Labyrinth is one of my favourite films ever. I never get bored of it. I love that one of its message's is never let go of childish things or friendships. Never be ashamed of what they meant to you as you get older.
prints + patreon
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Nimona: Here’s a fun Christmas idea. We hang mistletoe, but instead of kissing, you have to FIGHT whoever else is under it
Ballister: Nimona no
Ambrosius: Mistlefoe
Ballister: Please stop encouraging her
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both of them and their chaotic child changed my life. i wish i was exaggerating
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Rolling on the floor at the concept that Ambrosius is canonically a weird ass name, like in-universe it’s not a normal fucking name
Ambrosius Goldenloin
HIS NAME IS IMMORTAL BIGDICK
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Okay so we all know that Ballister and Ambrosius never got to have their nachos together but you know what we aren't talking about?
The way that Ballister immediately told the waiter "no olives, he's allergic".
Bro has been on nacho dates with his boyfriend before and I'm there for it.
Now I'm thinking about Nimona third-wheeling on a date of theirs.
Edit: Fanfic I wrote for this here
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