#Critics

[myjetpack]

My latest for Guardian Books.

#cartoon #writing #tom gauld #therapy #critics

[midnights-dragon]

things critics hate, apparently:

people having fun

movies that are good as fuck and that ignite a viscerally emotional reaction from an audience of thousands and thousands of people

movies that are good

movies

anyways go watch fnaf

#bUt sCoTt cAwThOrN- shut the fuck up oh my fucking god THE MOVIE WAS GOOD #yall i am so serious when i say that fnaf was. so fucking good #what a fucking experience #there was barely anyone in my theater and it still felt like such a community there #!!!! #fnaf #fnaf movie #five nights at freddy's #freddy fnaf #mike schmidt #movies #critics

[madeleineengland]

Men criticize Barbie (2023) because Barbie is an astronaut, a lawyer, a president, and a million other things, but Ken is the stay-at-home spouse rather than her and he's happy to be just Barbie's malewife, he would do anything for her and he is totally fine with that, and somehow these men just want the roles reversed.

#barbie 2023 #barbie and ken #barbie #critics #greta gerwig #barbie & ken #ken #gender roles #gender role reversal #couple dynamics #patriarchy #feminism #misoginy #ryan gosling

[destinyc1020]

Omg WOW!!! The critics are all LOVING it so far!! 😁👏🏾😃

Idk why so many fans were so worried about this movie?🤔 I had faith in it the entire time. 🥰👍🏾

Forget the box office.... I'm just glad critics love it, and I think viewers are gonna love it as well. 😃👍🏾

#challengers #rotten tomatoes 🍅 #critics #RT #this film sounds so exciting.... and SEXY!! 🔥

[zcricketz]

Scrolling on twitter and this mess came on my for you. And this is exactly why I never take anyone who thinks the show is ruined seriously because this is what they think would save the show smh

#rwby #rwby fandom #rwby discourse #critics #am i surprised? no

[princesssarisa]

I'm sick of seeing people complain that certain Disney characters "don't suffer any consequences" for their mistakes, when obviously they do.

For example, that Ariel "doesn't suffer any consequences" for her deal with Ursula. You mean other than almost turning into a polyp, seeing her father sacrifice himself and suffer that fate in her place, and then nearly being killed by Ursula and seeing Eric nearly get killed too? Just because everything turns out alright in the end doesn't mean she never suffers for her mistake!

Or that the Beast "doesn't suffer any consequences" for his early beastly behavior. You mean other than being turned into a beast in the first place, facing the threat of being cursed forever unless he learns to love and to earn others' love too, being rejected by Belle at first – the person he knows is his last chance to break the spell – when he doesn't treat her right, seeing her nearly killed by wolves because he scared her into the forest, then nearly dying himself in saving her from them, and having a whole character arc of becoming a better person?

It seems to me that when they say that these characters "don't suffer any consequences," what they mean is "They get happy endings, which I don't think they deserve."

#disney #the little mermaid #beauty and the beast #critics

[thollandnewsbra]

Tom Holland in his critically acclaimed performance as Arvin Russell in 'THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME'.

dir. Antonio Campos

#tom holland #actor #zendaya #spiderman #marvel #the devil all the time #pedro almodovar #almodovar #film #movie #critics #critical #acclaimed

[rwby-confess]

Confession #6

#rwby #critics #confessed by anonymous #send something interesting #which character shouldve died instead of xyz

[matt0044]

It matters who started it.

There's a problem with how many who express frustration with the RWDE or overblown RWBY hate in general are countered with "it's just their opinion, bro" from a textbook centrist.

Yeah, from the outside looking in, it does seem like we can't look the other way when some people just aren't jiving with our thing. Thing is that when we do look the other way, there's more just making RWBY their own personal punching bag.

Furthermore, just as anyone has the right to make their dislike for RWBY everyone else's problem, others have the right to say, "Hey, this feels really fucked up and here's why."

Yet we're the ones who gotta suck it up like a sponge whether we back up our arguments or not. Because apparently when we don't, we're fanatics who can't take criticism of our favorite show.

Like... sure. Way back when the RWDE was created because there were fans who liked RWBY but would overreact to negativity towards their faves. The tag naturally sprouted from there.

Except that things aren't like that now. Rarely anybody in the FNDM stirs crap up that hasn't been started by the RWDE or somebody overreacting to RWBY. And even when the FNDM does get out of line, the RWDE seems to overlook their own transgressions and hypocrisies.

#rwby #rwby9 #rwby10 #greenlight volume 10 #ruby rose #weiss schnee #blake belladonna #yang xiao long #fndm #fndm critical #toxic fndm #fandom #fandom foolery #double standards #critics #fandom critical

[momentsbeforemass]

Christmas Eve

Think back to your favorite thing about Christmas.

No matter what it is, nobody remembers all of the efforts (big and small) that went into that golden Christmas memory.

Or that it wasn’t exactly perfect at the time. Even though that’s how we remember it now.

That is the problem with those golden Christmas memories. The ones that we’ve endlessly polished in our minds. The way we remember them, we’ve smoothed off all the rough spots. We’ve made them perfect.

And nothing we do now, even if it’s literally the same thing. Even if it’s actually a little bit better. Nothing we do now can never quite measure up.

The reason that happens? The reason we do that? It’s a symptom, it’s a sign of something else that’s going on. Inside us.

When that happens, it means that we’ve turned in on ourselves. That we’ve become our own standard for what’s right and what’s best.

How can I say that about your favorite Christmas memories?

First of all, this isn’t something that you and I do intentionally. This is something that we drift into, without thinking.

And second, part of why we do it is because our favorite Christmas memories actually were something wonderful. If we could look at them objectively for a moment, we would still say, “that really was great.”

So where does it go wrong for you and me? It goes wrong once we tastefully embalm our favorite Christmas memories, or anything else for that matter, until we think of them as perfect.

Once they become perfect? When we compare other things to them, even though we think we’re trying to determine whether they’re objectively the same. That’s not what we’re really doing.

What we’re really trying to do is trying to recreate the way that they made us feel. 

The problem comes once we start down that road. Because it turns us into critics. Of feelings, of things, and eventually of people. As we focus on trying to recreate feelings that grow ever better and ever more elusive as we keep remembering them.

And when that impulse to be a critic starts to boil over into comparison and complaints – as it always does in the end? It will push us away from other people. And from God.

Think about it – how much time do you want to spend around someone who’s critical of everything? Right. As little as possible. People won’t want to be around us.

And it works in the other direction as well. We won’t want to be around them. Because we’re trying to recapture something that’s better in our memory than it was when it actually happened. And nothing they say or do will ever be good enough.

The longer we let that go, the more self-isolating it becomes. And that isolation doesn’t involve not being around people. It involves walling off our hearts. Slowly. Subtly. One brick at a time. Which is worse than a sudden break with God and everyone, because we’ll never see it coming.

So what do we do about it? The answer is simpler than you think.

We see it modeled by Joseph in today’s Gospel. Where Joseph finds out that Mary is pregnant. And it’s not by him.

Joseph knew how things were supposed to go. And what was happening with Mary, that was not it. That was not how it was supposed to be.

But instead of setting himself and his feelings up as the standard that everything had to meet. Instead of setting himself up to be angry, to be hurt, to be disappointed? Joseph turned to God about it. Joseph opened his heart to God.

Which is why Joseph was able to hear the message of the angel. And why Joseph was able to receive God’s best, even though it was different from how he knew things were supposed to go.

And you’re thinking, well that sounds great. But I don’t know if I could handle that. I’m no Joseph. I don’t know that my heart’s really open to God. I mean, I don’t pray much. Half the time, I don’t even think about God.

Alright, if you want to change things. If you don’t like where comparison against an unattainable standard is taking you. If you don’t like how the voice of the critic sounds, especially when it’s your voice.

If you want to break out of that. If you want a heart that’s open to God, then here’s where it starts.

With an intentional switch, to gratitude. By following the example of the angels. By intentionally being grateful to God for all that he has done for you.

Start small, with the smallest things you can think of. The things you and I take for granted.

Then look at everything that’s happened in our lives. Those moments where we had right opportunity, the right job, the right house, the right friend, the right person.

All of the things that, if you and I are honest, we could never do on our own.

Be thankful for them. And not in some general sense. Make it real by making it specific. Make the list. Then thank every day God for everything on your list. One thing at a time. 

God is the one who brought you this far. God loves you too much to leave you. And God is the one who will keep you going. Make that your focus.

Do it by thanking God every day for everything that’s He’s done for you. From the things that you and I take for granted, to our personal moments of deliverance. From all the ways that God provides, to the greatest gift that you and I will ever receive - the gift of salvation, given to you, by name, on that first Christmas.

Know this, that if everyone else here, and everyone else in the history of ever, was without sin. And you or I were the only one who needed to be saved?

Christmas, and all that flows from it, still would have happened. That’s how much God loves you.

Make that your center. Open your heart to receive the peace that can only come from God. By making time every day for gratitude to God.

May God heal you where it hurts the most, make whole what was broken, and bless you as only He can, this Christmas and always.

Readings for Christmas Eve

#Christmas Eve #Blessing #Christmas #Memories #Critics #God #Jesus #Catholic #Christian #Church #Moments Before Mass

[anibundel]

New Support Avatars!

#wga strike #writers guild strike #writerscommunity #writers and poets #critics

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Pay no attention to what the critics say. Remember, a statue has never been set up in honour of a critic!

- Jean Sibelius

Sibelius Monument in Sibelius Park, Helsinki, Finland.

#sibelius #jean sibelius #quote #composer #music #classical music #finnish #critics #statue #sculpture #finland #arts #culture

[vavandeveresfan]

I feel this scene so strongly.

The Office: Pam exhibits her art for the first time.

I love this because I've been there. Lord, have I been there, with both art and writing. Including the less-than-supportive boyfriend.

I love that Michael Scott, of all people, appreciates Pam's art as it is. He doesn't compare it with the rest of the work in the show. He doesn't care about the other art in the show. He just purely, innocently, admires her talent.

When you get right down to it, this is what all writers and artists want.

Raise your hand if someone's said of your art "Wow, that's free-hand?" and "It could be tracing!" Coming from people who can't draw, this is actually high praise. Of course, in this digital age not so many people recognize the significance of those compliments.

#writblr #writers on tumblr #artists on tumblr #writers #artists #writing community #The Office #pam beesly #michael scott #art #art critics #critics #art gallery #art show #art exhibition #writing #drawing #criticism #queue

[deafening-enthusiastic-dreamer]

Queen Of Tears

She will lose all her memory, What are they trying to do?? I am crying literally in every episode. Hae-in deserves a good ending. Just to imagine, all memories lost. Horrible.

Well at least they are talking...

They are so damn adorable......... Ahhhhhhhh.

ITS BEAUTIFUL...

That laugh will be the end of me.. They are so good together.

I feel like this is the good part before the bad. Its killing me. I need them to have a happy ending.

This is killing me...

BAWLING ........ I CAN'T

#kdramas #kdrama #south korea #tv series #comedy #romance #netfilx korea #tvn #queen of tears #baekhong #baek hyun woo #kim ji won #hong hae in #kim soo hyun #reaction #review #recommendations #tumblr recommendations #kdrama recommendations #kdrama shows #kdrama scenes #kdrama screencaps #film review #critics #korean actors #korean actor

[burningvelvet]

difficult decision: spending lots of time and energy formatting my analysis into a slightly more proper essay style & making sure it meets various stupid criteria, then wracking my brain by submitting it a million times like some horrific job application process with a small chance of being published anywhere, so i can be validated by a few neurotic editors/critics and so a few other pedantic privileged people who probably have little in common with me can read it, and so someone will maybe cite it in an essay of their own one day which i probably won't know about — OR — posting my analysis here on tumblr, which doesn't come with wider societal approval or prestige & can't be put on any resumé, but which takes much less effort & allows me to have more creative freedom & control the entire "publication" process as my own editor, & which most importantly allows me to reach a wider & more accessible audience pretty much immediately and entirely for free, whereby lots of likeminded people can respond and hone actual conversation & connection with me, which is the entire point of writing to begin with. hmmmm

#on writing #writeblr #essays #essay writing #classism #academia #academic #dark academia #chaotic academia #elitism #higher education #college #university #editing #literature #english literature #literary analysis #analysis #literary criticism #criticism #critics #academic writing #academics #classics #tumblr #rant #vent #my writing #my essays #me

[silver-tangent]

Scrutinizing fiction for its flaws and lack of realism, and pointing out things that won’t work in real life was a fun little pastime, and good entertainment, until most of the people that made a living doing it started taking it seriously and referring to women, POC, and queer people as political…

2010: “those big crazy fantasy swords would be impractical in real life, and you can’t really wear them on your back…”

2019: “Captain Marvel broke that man’s arm! That’s assault! That’s the feminist agenda! They want to put all men on leashes!”

2023: “ThEy MaDe ThE DoCtOr a WoKe N-”

#adhd tangents #fantasy #critics #feminism #lgbtq+ #transgender #nonbinary #captain marvel #marvel #doctor who #terminator 2