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ariellevalois · 4 years

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hi everyone ! i’m a little late to the party but you’ll find some of my wanted connections under the cut. feel free to message me if there’s anything you want or just like this post !

𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 :

⁠—⁠— there i was giving you a second chance but you stabbed my back while shaking my hand // you used to trust each other, confide in each other, but that was too long ago. betrayal is not easily forgiven, but still, she tried. and it was a mistake to do so in the first place. loyalty is so fragile and the crown comes with a great price you had to pay. now all that’s left is a mess she must clear and a line of trust that’s broken beyond repair.

⁠⁠—⁠— if i said i want your body would you hold it against me? // what you do behind closed doors is a secret that must never be told. whether it’s because of the political scene or a family matter, none of you wants anyone else to know about this. no strings attached, that’s what you promised each other and it’s working fine by now. you both have other priorities and plans, falling in love is for foolish people and neither of you can afford to be called like that. // TAKEN BY AARNE .

⁠—⁠— tipsy, i'm the only one that you want when you caught vibration // you don’t talk often. your ideals don’t match. but when one of you gets drunk, things take a sudden turn and you find yourselves having late-night conversation about things you should probably not tell each other. but you didn’t know who else to call and you both know that everything will go back to normal at dawn. // TAKEN BY ANNELI .

⁠—⁠— i don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me // you never liked each other, although a reason wasn’t necessarily needed. you never said it out loud, but neither of you would mind seeing each other fall to their knees. maybe things haven’t always been like this, or maybe they have, but one thing is clear: there’s no way you would ever trust each other.

⁠—⁠— this is our sanctuary, we can find shelter and peace // what an unusual pairing. that’s what people would think if they knew about you. but nobody knows. you meet up in secret and help each other with the weight that’s on your shoulders. you talk for hours and hours, without being afraid of information leaking or measuring your words.

⁠—⁠— he’s broken every human law. he breaks the law of gravity // you’re the type of person she should stay away from, but there’s something that’s pulling her in like a magnet and she finds herself in the middle of trouble everytime. she can’t hold it against you, it was her decision, but maybe such a bad influence as yourself will make a change in her life. // TAKEN BY GABRIEL .

⁠—⁠— you gotta see it to believe it, sky never looked so blue so i keep thinking back to a time under canyon moon // you met during a time when she was lost. or maybe you were lost too. the whole world was curious to find out where she was hiding and you were the only one who knew. you travelled together and built yourselves back up together. gratitude is strong enough to link two people, so the bond you have now is unbreakable.

⁠—⁠— you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes // how foolish of you to expect her to fall for your tricks. trust had never been an option, but now that she knows what your true intentions are, you’re vulnerable and you have no other choice but to try and stay on her good side. at least until you find something that’d give you the upper hand once again.

𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 :

⁠—⁠— when i’m with you i have amnesia, got me without a mind. my stupid brain thinks that i need you, misleads me all the time // you’re no good for each other, but neither of you wants to call it quits just yet. you both like torturing the other, playing with their feelings and denying that there could be something more in here than meets the eye. you run away, but you come back to each other everytime, because you can’t live without each other, but once you’re back at square one, bad habits kick in again.

⁠—⁠— talk fast, romance. won't last, i'm okay with that. burn, crash, romance. i'll take what I can get from you // none of you wanted more than a night of pleasure and empty promises, but it’s morning now and neither of you wants to leave. this is built to fall, you both know it but instead of throwing it away, you choose to enjoy it while it lasts.

—⁠— me and all my girls keep it lit when we come through. we can buy a table in the bar if we want to. ladies in the buildin', probably makin' more than you // a girl squad that’s envied by the whole world, that’s what you are. always on the cover of the magazines together, always present on each other’s social media. but you’re more than just a group of girls who like to have fun, you have each other’s backs because you made a promise. it’s you, until the end of the line.

—⁠— we were jet set, bonnie and clyde, until i switched to the other side. it’s no surprise i turned you in ‘cause us traitors never win // funny that you thought she would ever help somebody other than herself. it was beneficial for her to be your friend, but she took everything she could and before you realized it, she left. she told you not to trust her, but you eventually did and now you understand that everything was a game to her. she’s no longer a friend, but an enemy. // TAKEN BY MIRAY .

—⁠— this is how the world works. you gotta leave before you get left // maybe you really fell for her charms, maybe you didn’t. but you surely didn’t expect her to leave so suddenly. one moment, you had her right in your arms, you even thought you had her in the palm of your hand, but now she’s gone and you’re left wondering whether you knew anything about her at all or not.

—⁠— they say i did something bad, but why’s it feel so good? // well-behaved women seldom make history. you both find yourselves in chaos and distruction and now that you found each other, you take great pleasure in the mischief you cause together. the worst part? it feels way too right to be wrong.

—⁠— all for freedom and for pleasure, nothing ever lasts forever. everybody wants to rule the world // it’s strategic and calculated. the two of you are powerful, but together, you are unstoppable. you didn’t know who she really was when you asked for her hand in marriage, but now that you found out, you realize that maybe it hasn’t been such a bad idea. you both want to watch the world burn, so instead of fighting alone, you fight together.

⁠—⁠— i know you don't do one night stands so i'm the closest thing. now can we fuck and still be friends, though? // you didn’t expect her to be so bold. you were friends, you never looked at her in that way but now that she suggested it, you’re starting to like the thought more than you probably should. so you give it a try. now all there’s left to do is to keep being friends after you touched each other in a way friends never do.

—⁠— you made a really deep cut and baby now we got bad blood // she knew she shouldn’t have trusted you, but she did and you proved her she was right about it. your friendship is long gone and it’s all your fault, but you don’t regret it at all. after all, a connection to her was beneficial at that time but your priorities have changed. // TAKEN BY ARMANI .

—⁠— pay me all my money cause i’m sick to my soul. oh, i love control // when you met, you didn’t think there could be anyone like her. you thought it was all an act. but now that you realized who she really is, you understand that you were wrong. you want to push her away and out of your life, but you won’t because you’re scared of what she might do. instead, you’re stuck in this toxic friendship and you can’t see any way out.

—⁠— they whisper in the hallway, “ she’s a bad, bad girl ” // you think it’s time for the whole world to know who she really is and you’re not afraid to scream and shout it. you never got along but you’re starting to see her true colors and you want to make sure everybody knows it, so that nobody will ever fall for one of her tricks again. // TAKEN BY ARABELLA .

—⁠— light-pink sky, up on the roof. sun sinks down, no curfew // you like hanging out with each other and letting go of the weight you carry on your shoulders every once in while. you’re each other’s getaway and for some odd and unknown reason, you trust each other enough to confess everything that bothers you.

—⁠— sin city wasn’t made for angels like you // you’re too good for her, too kind. a strange friendship, you might call it, but you turned out to be her weakness. you’re pure, but instead of taking advantage of that, she wants to protect you from the evil that lies all around you. // TAKEN BY ZHAOHUI .

—⁠— and in the end, if i don’t make it on the list would you sneak me a wristband? give me a boost over heaven’s gate // there was a time when you two were close, but friends grow apart and people grow older. there’s no bad blood between you, but she asked you to promise her to show her the light if she ever goes on the wrong path. you didn’t think it through and accepted, you were young and you didn’t know things could get this far, but now it’s time for you to fulfill your promise and prevent her from losing herself to the dark side.

𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 :

⁠⁠—⁠— now that i’m sitting here, thinking it through, i’ve never been anywhere cold as you // it never occured to you that some people can act like they have no emotions at all and stand by it. you thought she was pretending, but she ended up disappointing you without a trace of remorse and there’s nobody to blame but you, because you should’ve known she was telling the truth when she said she’s heartless.

⁠—⁠— would you rescue me? would you get my back? would you take my call when i start to crack? // nobody would’ve thought you’d be the one that makes her heart beat again. she doesn’t tell you she loves you like any person would do. instead, she shows you she’s vulnerable and she asks you to save her, but just for this time, because she’s tired of saving herself.

⁠—⁠— and i swore that i would never say i miss you more everyday but some things are better left unsaid // when she left, she told you that there will never be a future for you two and she didn’t think she’d regret it, but years had passed and she is starting to feel like something is missing. by the time she realizes it’s you, it’s already too late. you love somebody else.

⁠—⁠— you want a war, you don’t know what you’re asking for // diplomacy had never been fun for you. some people just want to watch the world burn and you’re one of those people. she might be scary and intimidating, but you took it as a challenge and now there’s a war that’s about to start between you, maybe even between your countries.

⁠—⁠— the day you’ll fall in love with me i’ll break your fucking heart // you have been warned right from the start. it’s all physical, don’t get too involved because if you do, she will not hesitate before storming out of your life. you managed to stick to her words by now, but how much can you handle?

⁠—⁠— i keep digging myself down deeper, i won’t stop ‘till i get where you are // there is an unspoken loyalty between you. none of you know how you got this deep, but you’d do anything for each other without even thinking twice about it. you’re a team, you fight together until the end.

⁠—⁠— now we got problems and i don’t think we can solve them // you two never got along, but at least you were being civil with each other. however, that’s not the case anymore. ever since that day, you attack each other with each chance you have and there’s no going back now.

⁠—⁠— no cameras catch my muffled cries. i counted days, i counted miles to see you there and now the storm is coming // you refused to leave when she told you to. you knew she needed you, but she was too proud to admit it so instead of running for the hills, you stayed. and she didn’t tell you to leave again. now, when she’s at her lowest again, will you stand by her side one more time?

⁠—⁠— my team is losing, battered and bruising. i see the high fives between the bad guys // you had no connection before, but politics brought you together. you saw she was on the losing side and you thought it wasn’t fair, so you decided to lend her a helping hand. she’s wary of your intentions, but all that you want is to stop the bigger evil and if that means teaming up with her, then so be it.

⁠—⁠— maybe we could go get lost tonight. at least we’d know we gave it a try // you have been friends for what felt like forever, but one night, you decided to try and be more than that. if only for a moment. only to say that you tried. neither of you know where it’s going to lead, but you’re both willing to try.

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obsidianarchives · 7 years

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For My Consideration: Moonlight, Loving, and Fences

You have no idea how excited I am to write about these three movies. Keep in mind that in watching these movies, I saw more notable characters of color and female characters than all of the movies I watched last year. Amazingly, these three movies all dealt with different aspects of blackness in different eras of American life. I partially wished I watched these films in reverse order because it tells its own sort of story. Fences, the Denzel Washington-led adaptation of the August Wilson's Pulitzer and Tony award winning play, tells the story of a Black family in Pittsburgh during the 1950s. Loving is a historical biopic that recounts the relationship of Richard and Mildred Loving, the plaintiffs in the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia, which allowed for the national recognition of interracial marriage. Moonlight is a modern tale of a boy in Miami growing up around drugs and struggling with sexual identity in an environment of toxic masculinity. The similarities within these three different films set in three different time periods really highlight the unifying ties of the Black experience. Though I've tasked myself with evaluating all of these films on their different merits, I cannot deny that these three films were the ones I was most anxious to watch.

Moonlight

Potential nominations: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Film Editing

Not only is Moonlight a terribly powerful film, it's success and word-of-mouth buzz is the embodiment of the spirit of the Academy Awards. Without all of the Oscar buzz, I doubt I would have been seeing this small film - which did not cast a single white actor - in a packed Friday night theater. Moonlight was filmed on a budget of under $5 million and is currently in theaters nationwide and has made about $12 million so far. The story is told in three parts and is centered on a dark-skinned black boy named Chiron through three formative stages of his life. It opens with his being chased by bullies and taken in by Juan who takes a liking to the shy, young, quiet boy and brings him home to his girlfriend Theresa. We see Chiron's chaotic home life, with a drug addicted mother and not quite fitting in with kids his age. We also find out that Juan, though a kind and caring father figure to Chiron, is a drug dealer who, it turns out, deals to Chiron's mother. In the second part, Chiron is now in high school, Juan has been killed and Chiron's mother Paula has sunk further into her addiction. Chiron who had questions about his sexuality as a younger boy is even more isolated and ostracized by his peers. He has a sexual encounter with his childhood friend, Kevin, followed closely by a fateful encounter with a bully that changes his life. In part three, Chiron is now in Atlanta and selling drugs while his mother is repentant in recovery. After receiving a random call from Kevin, he takes an impromptu trip back to Miami to reconnect with the one person he never got over.

Moonlight is based on the Tarell Alvin McCraney play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue and was adapted and directed by Barry Jenkins. This film has a quiet yet powerful energy and tells a story that is at once unique and universal. A clear indication of the thoughtfulness of the film is shown through the thoughtfulness of the interviews with the people involved in the film. Moonlight was an absolute pleasure to watch and if you enjoy true independent small budget films that tell personal stories and feature strong and complex Black characters, you will very much enjoy Moonlight.

Loving

Potential nominations: Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design

Loving tells the story of Mildred and Richard Loving's marriage and life together before and during their 1960's lawsuit against the state of Virginia to recognize their union. While this landmark court case and victory for civil rights is still celebrated each year, this movie attempts to spend more time getting to know the couple and the impact it had on their family. The film was full of lovely shots of the Virginia landscape that romanticized country living and tried to explain the couple's desire to remain in Virginia near their family. As a full-fledged city girl, I could almost see the appeal. Unfortunately, I felt Loving was too focused on Richard and not enough on Mildred, who was played by the brilliant Ruth Negga. While Richard as the white husband undoubtedly faced danger and the fear of being unable to protect his wife and family, there was no attention paid to the unique challenges that Mildred faced. How did strangers react to her while out in public with her mixed raced children? Though she was the catalyst for the lawsuit and took on the national spotlight with grace, the film only showed how that backlash affected the shy and quiet Richard and not the negative consequences faced by Mildred.

I did enjoy seeing comedian Nick Kroll in a serious and quiet film, even though his character was, if not comedic, definitely goofy. Similar to Moonlight, the film was quiet, replacing long monologues with lingering looks and expressions filled with meaning. If you enjoy historical biopics and movies set in the Civil Rights era about overcoming overt racism you will like this film. Not as ambitious as Selma or as overt as Malcolm X, Loving sits in the middle of the spectrum of this genre of movies and though the performances are great I wasn't as moved as I hoped to be from the start.

Fences

Potential nominations: Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Director

I was fortunate enough to see the Broadway revival of Fences starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in 2010 and was excited to hear that they would be in the film adaptation and that Denzel would be directing. Fences is the story of the Maxon family led by Troy (Denzel Washington), and his relationships with his wife Rose, his best friend Bono, his older brother Gabe who sustained a head injury in World War II, and his sons Lyon and Cory. The fence is the large theme and metaphor that spans the film from happy and loveable moments to moments of tense arguments and betrayals.

As Fences is an adaptation of a stage play, the acting is bigger and the dialogue is full of flourishing and poetic language which works so well on stage but is a bit jarring on screen. I was utterly immersed in the film and every actor was bringing their A game. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that August Wilson adapted his own work into the screenplay before his death in 2005, and it shows. The film is imbued with a lyricism that is uncommon for a movie, even Oscar fodder that we are used to seeing around this time. In case you have been living under a rock for the past 30 years you should already realize that Denzel Washington is one hell of an actor and his performance, like the character he played, was an inescapable presence onscreen. However, Washington is also a giving performer who surrounded himself with the best. I would recommend this film to literally everyone and if you enjoy good stories you should watch this movie.

I was so impressed by these films and it has only made me more excited to continue my Oscar watch. As it stands now, Moonlight is favored to take home Best Picture though Manchester By the Sea is also experiencing huge buzz. If it's even half as good as Moonlight or Fences I will be quite satisfied. The telling of these specific stories through the medium of film is important because it allows us a personal and intimate portrait of lives that may seem so far removed from our own yet still hold elements of relatability for all people. This is why I love film and I love Oscar season, for the wide range of stories being highlighted that would otherwise be overshadowed by the big budget action films of the summer (which are great) and the depth of emotion these stories can pull out of me.

#oscar nominations #oscars #academy awards #Strong Black Woman #blackness

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