I think one of the reasons why the gays are going insane over asteroid city is because it’s actually really great representation. It’s not your typical Hollywood lol we are going to make the gay guys kiss for two seconds and cut it out later to appeal to homophobic countries. No the story is actually about queer pain and it explores it’s queer characters beyond the surface level.
The literal main character is a gay man having to deal with his lovers/boyfriends death. His pain is important HE is important.
It’s just we are not used to being treated with this much care in our mainstream media. (I know Wes isn’t necessarily main stream)
I also know that this isn’t Andersons first queer character but I feel like he never went this in depth with his exploration of one.
This movie literally made me cry because it’s just amazing to see this level of care put into queer characters.
Since people have shipped Phantom with basically every character under the sun, canon and OC, and he's even had a canon relationship, and Phandrow has gotten so popular and makes so much sense that people forget it's a crackship... I was thinking, who has Phantom NOT been shipped with? What's an ACTUAL crackship? What's the dumbest ship I can think of?
And so I present to you...
Phaugie
When DJ Cheep Tuna moves on from Beacon Beach to collab with Allegra, Augie seeks to hire someone else to keep his people entertained. The disgraced Phantom, humiliated and hounded out of his TV network, comes cheap. But when he arrives, the sight of Phantom's body awakens a new kind of hunger in Augie, and it's not just because he looks like a jiggly marshmallow. Not only that, but the allure of an actual god, no matter how low-tier, is irresistibly fascinating to the melodramatic singer. Phantom conspires to teach Augie to harness his untapped musical abilities and in the process, awakens the song of love, in...
Beep-O: Coral was born in the deep ocean where she was found inside a large beautiful scallop, laying on top of a pearl. It seems she’s very close with that thing since Augie has stated when she was very small she would always sleep with it, and needed to be around her at all time. If not, we’ll let say they’ll be major floods in beacon beach…
Had to redraw it cause I didn’t like the first time making it, worth it tho cause I actually added details I wanted to add and consider taking off some things that might not fit well on her [at least on the drawing]
He stood there, looking over the bodies. Many had been corrupted- no, changed by the Darkmess.
It was already beginning to form puddles around the biggest body of all. The golden hair, the youthful face, the muscular chest slightly rising and falling with each breath-
...Wait.
How was that tormentor of his still alive?
He felt himself begin to tremble. The reason unknown even to him. Perhaps it was a fear of failure. Or perhaps...
Perhaps it was regret for what he was about to do to his brother?
No. Cursa had told him, when he had gotten his Darkmess makeover, that he wouldn't have to worry about his family anymore. They'd be gone from his life. No more torment. No more torture.
No more seeking approval from them.
They would never give that anyway.
He walked over to his brother's side, raised his blade over his brother's chest, ready to plunge it through his heart.
"B...brother...?"
The voice gave him pause. His brother opened his eyes, managed to turn his head towards him.
For just a moment, he hesitated.
Then, Cursa's order came into his head.
"Do it."
And so, he did.
...
He stood there, alone now.
Lord Augie had claimed his victory over his brother Perfectus, and his revenge. And he wasn't letting anyone hurt him ever again.
I find it hilarious how some shows can’t manage to write good queer characters for like 15 seasons and Wes Anderson is out here nailing it every single time in his one hour and something movies.
"Hey, Three! Wait up!" Cade jogged after the Tribute, holding a watch in his hands. He held it up. "This look like your mentor's? I think I saw Link wearing something like this earlier, and I'd really not go talk to the Peacekeeper guy at the lost and found right now. We have... history."