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marian-1122 · 1 month

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The Clash at the Coliseum, Harlesden, London, 11th March , 1977 .

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artthatgivesmefeelings · 8 months

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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (Dutch-British, 1836-1912) The Coliseum, 1896

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i-didnt-hate-it · 30 days

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I didn't hate Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, honestly it was awesome!

I just got done watching it so I'm still digesting it, but here are my initial thoughts. Any potential spoilers will go under a break.

I went into GxK that it would be similar to GvK and the other Monsterverse films: big monkey hit big lizard, big lizard breathe laser, big monkey block laser with big axe, and so on. And don't get me wrong, it definitely was all that, all pro wrestling but with big monsters, but in a cooler way than what I thought. I'm still trying to figure out what all made GxK more than what I was expecting, but I think this is the main bit.

In today's media, there seems to basically be two options. Either you make a show on streaming, which means your seasons are too short so you have to sacrifice character to plot. Or you make a two to three hour long movie, which uses a big budget to explain either characters or concept, hopefully with something of a plot to tie it together.

But GxK is a secret third thing. Worldbuilding. Adding to lore. Letting the landscapes they paint and the creatures that inhabit them speak for themselves. There were long stretches of screentime where the titans weren't necessarily fighting, they were just doing their thing, exploring their worlds.

Now obviously we need some humans to A, be able to connect to the story some, and B, know what is actually going on. Because while I would love a completely dialogue kaiju movie, the concepts and gimmicks of the Monsterverse just get too convoluted to figure out without Exposition Lady.

I can confirm that Legendary realized that the less human characters they have the better. The cast was relatively small, and while character development was minimal, they did make me feel some feelings toward some of the humans. But they made the right call not giving them too much of the story. What is this, Godzilla Minus One?

It's not, and if you can go into it knowing that it isn't even close to being the same movie as Minus One, and just watch it as a fun Monsterverse entry, I think you'll love it. The music is great too, better than GvK, imo. VFX were awesome too.

Okay, now for some spoilers, just random extra thoughts:

Godzilla really did the OMG MOTHRA!!! thing from that one meme! And I did too tbh, our Queen is back and beautiful as ever!

I love how it wasn't an instant father/son connection between Kong and Mini-Kong (I don't remember his name). Kong tried to help him out a couple times, but then gave up after MINI KONG TRIED TO KILL HIM LIKE MULTIPLE TIMES! Like come on, this little guy is just chaotic. But like they actually had growth in their trust and relationship, it wasn't just like "me big, you little, I dad now".

Scar King was actually a lot cooler than I was expecting. Shimo/Shimu whatever her name is did not have as big a role as I was expecting, but I'm glad she's okay.

Shout out to Mothra for stopping her boyfriend from killing Kong, helping them in Hollow Earth, and then just chilling when they all went to Rio. She said, "you guys got this, right?"

When I saw there was another hollow earth inside Hollow Earth, I'll admit I had a bit of an eye roll. But they explained it away pretty well.

SCOTTISH GUY THAT SAID SHIT IN STAR WARS. Alex Ferns is literally the same character he was in Andor.

I love how they imply that they basically imply that the Iwi had something to do with building the pyramids in Egypt by having the portal thing open RIGHT NEXT TO THEM. Made a cool setting for the fight, too.

At this point, I have no idea how big the Coliseum actually is.

Last thing, for now. For having top billing, Godzilla wasn't in it as much as I thought he might be. I think Legendary is realizing that if you have a character like Godzilla who can just level up his powers instantly to take on anything, and just kinda does his own thing, you've gotta limit that screen time. Since Kong is kinda humanoid, it's easier to empathize with him and thus add character development. Godzilla can only convey so much emotion that most humans can relate to (obviously Shin and Minus convey a lot of emotions, but anyway). Godzilla is in the movie, but Kong is more of the star. Honestly the world of the Hollow Earth and the Iwi people and their history are almost as much of the focus.

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usmccigardad · 1 year

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There's no wrong place to enjoy a cigar...

But some are cooler than others, it's true.

#Cigar #The Coliseum #Rome

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roegadynroost · 8 months

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FFXIV Write 2023 - 05 Barbarous

Swords clashed, the sound of struggle and cheers rang out across the room.

"Absolutely barbarous..." Pristine Petal scowled and jeered at the display down below. "I simply do not see what is so entertaining about such uncivilized displays." The Hellsguard woman averted her eyes, hiding her displeased expression behind the wave of her fan. She was always loud about her disapproval of the Coliseum, so it was no surprise that she was unhappy to be there.

Scorched Earth chuckled beside her as he offered soothing words to his wife. Apologies and platitudes in hopes of making peace. They had been invited by a merchant colleague of his, who would be meeting them there shortly. It was supposed to be an outing for their families to get to know each other. The man was disgustingly rich with ties to the Syndicate, and he desperately hoped to set up an alliance between their families.

Besides the two, sat their only daughter, Gifted Petal. A Roegadyn beauty of only sixteen. She had joined them with little fight. Unlike her mother whose disdain was overflowing, she was merely apathetic at the worst. She'd taken her seat as she was expected to, and quietly waited as expected. She was not someone that made a fuss about things. Her parents didn't like it when she did so, and so she did as she was expected.

What was however unexpected of Gifted Petal, was that she was finding the display in front of her to be absolutely exhilarating. As she watched the steel blades spark and dance around their wielders she felt an excitement she'd never known in her life. Her breath was baited as the gladiators dueled, her heart beating a frantic rhythm beneath her ribs. She lost herself in the fight, something within her wishing to push forward and join in on the applause like the rest of the crowd.

However, she knew better, and it was all Gifted could do to sit quietly and watch, hoping that the moment wouldn't ever end.

When finally her fathers colleague arrived, it went wholly unnoticed by her until her mother scolded her.

"Don't be RUDE Gifted Petal, greet our patrons!" The words Pristine Petal spoke were a warning, a promise of unpleasant things should Gifted mess up.

Gifted straightened in her seat before standing as she looked away from the coliseum, the fear in her eyes quickly fading to the composure expected of her. She smiled and moved closer to her parents while greeting the strangers she had yet to meet.

All the while, her heart was down in the ring below.

#FFXIV #FF14 #final fantasy 14 #final fantasy xiv #roegadame #female roegadyn #male roegadyn #roegadyn #femroe #Ghena #Ghena Orionne #ffxivwrite #ffxivwrite2023 #fanfic #ffxiv fanfiction #ffxiv writing #ul'dah #The Coliseum #Gladiators

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everyotherworm · 2 years

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I miss them </3

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poryg0ner · 6 months

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This is Ralph and they're a little CREATURE!!! Today is their first day of being alive. They were created in a lab. Be nice to them

#My art #My OC #I guess I'm posting a lot of coliseum stuff...#New tag??#The coliseum #Maybe I'll give more info on that!

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caveundertree · 9 months

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Ceiling art

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#photography #caveundertree #florida #new phone camera #the coliseum #fall semester

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blueskittlesart · 29 days

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not exactly a full comic or anything but considering it's been 2 years since i've touched this au i think this warrants some fanfare. new coliseum au content everyone come get your content

(sequentially this would take place directly after the sword-claim scene in part 4. don't expect any more elaboration on this ever btw)

#society if i could let go of this au from when i was SIXTEEN. GET OUT OF MY HEAD #coliseum au #loz #dear god help me. i have finals i should be working on #skribbles

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taterdraws · 11 months

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when you go "i need my strongest clothes for this" and then discover that your most enhanced top is the froggy sleeve, for some reason.

#tears of the kingdom #totk #link #tloz #legend of zelda #floating coliseum #spoilers #fanart #tater's art #the legend of zelda #nintendo #mr lynel sir you think this is unsightly but you havent even Been to hateno village #look to each their own but i personally do not like the mushroom fashion <3

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gummi-ships · 8 months

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Worlds of Kingdom Hearts

#kingdom hearts #kh1 #traverse town #wonderland #olympus coliseum #deep jungle #agrabah #100 acre wood #monstro #halloween town #atlantica #neverland #hollow bastion #end of the world #my gif #and of course the islands but that's not a place you can travel to so i didn't add it #it's cool how the sky gets darker and more ominous as you progress #this was a lot of work plz enjoy

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botanyshitposts · 9 months

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ah to be a fat bumblebee in a pollinator garden or restored prairie…..

#partaking lavishly. like a Greek senator pverlooking the coliseum #saw a butterfly bush earlier that was SWARMED with fat bumble bees partaking. they did not even notice me so was their delight

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adm-starblitzsteel-4305 · 1 month

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He refused to elaborate...

#SO NICE TO SEE HIM TAKING A NAP WITHOUT DAMAGING THE COLISEUM #godzilla #monsterverse #godzilla x kong: the new empire #gxk #kaiju

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greekceltic · 5 months

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Drawing Mossy's guy got me wanting to draw Jacky as a sphinx. Finally gave me an excuse to explore the leather strip baubles again.

She is ready for the coliseum baybee.

#jacky #sphinx #spinx #spynx #I really wanna do the coliseum trope someday #but with the canon version. I just frikkin love that trope.

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uncanny-tranny · 10 months

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Good news! You aren't required to make your hobbies and passions "marketable." In fact, your crafts, hobbies, and passions don't even need to be public if you so choose. You don't have to spend all of your energy becoming perfect if you aren't enjoying the process. You are not a product, you are a person, a creative, and your work also does not need to be a product.

#positivity #yet another post that's like... thinnly-veiled as being for myself #i find myself freezing with anxiety when i think about the things i used to do (writing especially) because...#...i had felt this force to make it ~content~ and ~marketable to an audience~ and it was so fucking daunting...#...it felt like being a gladiator in a coliseum #even now i fight the urge to equate being marketable to being acceptable and worthy of admiration and praise #i wish i hadn't burnt myself out of writing by doing this because i'm simultaneously grieving my writing and hating it #and it sucks the life out of what makes you feel like a person and it takes the art out of art #so be free! pist your art or don't! you are beholden to nobody!!!#(obviously this is not the case for professional artists who rely on their art to keep them alive)#(and i criticize heavily the idea that audiences are entitled to an artists labour)#(i understand that this isn't universal and if it doesn't apply to you then you don't have to take me seriously)#(if you are a professional artist or what have you i hope you are able to feed and house yourself off of that career!)#(i hope you are able to live a happy life and be able to keep loving what you're doing)

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babyfoxcollectionthings · 4 months

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#archaeology #antiquity #history #ancient rome #ancient architecture #coliseum

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