#it's really hyperfixate on the cult family hours

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go apeshit!

TRAP CARD!!!! YOU HAVE ACTIVATED HYPERFIXATION TRAP CARD!!!!

it's all gonna be beneath the cut so i dont clog your dash

black clover time!! the protagonists are asta and yuno, who are fifteen year olds from a place affectionately called the boonies and officially called the forsaken realm because they're poor as shit. they're both orphans, both raised at the same orphanage under the care of father orsi and sister lily, they share a birthday they have an incredibly homoerotic relationship that depends on their rivalry to become the wizard king which is like. the head of the magical clover kingdom law enforcement, the magic knights.

the wizard king position actually has a fair bit of lore behind it. five hundred years before the start of the story, a demon was rampaging around the clover kingdom and it was so powerful that people were like "this is it this is the end :(" until the first wizard king defeated the demon and now its bones hang out in the forsaken realm.

the difference between yuno and asta however, is yuno is dripping with god sauce mana to the point where he gets a legendary four-leaf grimoire and asta uh.

area man has no mana. he's beefed up but beef means nothing when he has no mana no grimoire and everyone's like "well now you can't be the wizard king" except against all odds asta does recieve a grimoire, albeit like a few hours later. and this one has five leaves. which is where the devil lives. asta has officially become Bearer Of The Curse, and now owns fuckoff awesome swords coated in this shit called antimagic which nullifies magic obviously courtesy of the devil hiding out in his grimoire. demons and devils are different things btw jot that down.

anyways asta and yuno head out to do the magic knights exam and join one of the squads. yuno, because he's fucking doused in god sauce, gets into the best magic knights squad, the golden dawn, lead by prettyboy extrordinare william vangeance, while asta gets into the worst squad known to man, the black bulls, lead by man of all time yami sukehiro.

members of the black bulls include: yami sukehiro (legend with dark magic who's from a place called hino), asta (none mana left beef), noelle silva (water magic, owns 90% of the money), charmy pappitson (cotton magic and food magic because she's an eldritch deity, eats whatever she can get her hands on), luck voltia (lightning magic, tends to get into fights a lot but he's skrunkly so it's okay), magna swing (fire magic, luck's homoerotic rival, has the best aesthetic), finral roulacase (spatial (portal) magic, no attack spells, whiny lesbian), vanessa enoteca (thread magic, witch, her gender is alcoholism), gauche adlai (mirror magic, crippling older sibling complex), grey (shape changing magic (?), gender, god i wish they were me), and gordon (poison magic, he's really sweet but he looks creepy and everyone's scared of him which makes me so so sad), nero (bird). there are four other members but they're introduced later in the series.

asta and the black bulls have a giant found family arc and it means the world to me tbh <3. also the current wizard king, julius, is mega autistic coded and i love him.

in the first arc of the series the main antagonists are the nobility (sort of) and this cult called the eye of the midnight sun, lead by a guy called licht (who has the FUNNIEST TWIST KNOWN TO MAN) and the third eye, vetto, fana, and rhya. their goal initially is like. fuck the nobility (based) and they're gathering these magic rocks by any means necessary to redistribute the mana (also based). so the magic knights are out trying to stop these hoes from getting the rocks with varying degrees of success.

along the way, vetto and fana are blown up which is devastating to me, a third eye enjoyer. vanessa revisits her old trauma, asta gets both his arms broken and proceeds to "fuck it we ball" all over the clover kingdom until vanessa fixes them, there's a competition to become the "royal knights" in which finral is smote into oblivion by his half brother bc of langris vaude's intense superiority complex. but you know, asta claps him into oblivion which is very fun. introducing my best friend zora ideale to the black bulls roster. the royal knights head over to fuck up what remains of the eye of the midnight sun and what follows are successively the funniest twists known to man.

william vangeance rolls up to julius and he's like "julius :) thank you so much :) for being kind to me as a child :) i love you so much. however" and he takes off his mask to reveal: it's licht. william has been helping the enemy the entire time. licht loses his entire shit when julius refuses to die but eventually kills him. he goes back to his cult and kills all of them because it turns out him and the third eye are reincarnated elves and they HATE humanity. homie forcefed his cult the koolaid, reincarnated the rest of the elves, including....the actual licht. YEP. THIS IDIOT ISNT EVEN THE ACTUAL LICHT. TURNS OUT HE IS JUST SOME KID. HIS NAME'S PATRI AND HE WAS FIFTEEN WHEN HE DIED. vetto and fana come back btw this is important to me.

shenanigans ensue, the elves fuck around, turns out another devil manipulated everyone oh and remember the wizard king thing? 500 years, the demon, yeah uh the demon was actual!licht after the elves were all fucking murdered by clover kingdom nobility and the actual licht was married to mr 1st wizard king's sister, tetia. the devil who caused all this, zagred, has been manipulating patri's incredibly just anger at being fucking murdered and turns him into a dark elf and steals his fucking grimoire rip baby you did your best. asta undarkelfs him and they all fuck up zagred with the help of actual licht and the first wizard king who's brought into this with the magic rocks. also his assistant secre who has been nero the entire time. bird girl i love youuuuuu. the elves mostly get exorcised sans patri, rhya, vetto, and fana my beloveds. william gets really gay about the elf sharing his body. julius is back from the dead but he's 13 now?

also henry legolant enters the black bulls roster he's been living in the house and he eats mana. wonderful little man.

some guy named damnatio is like "devils bad" for obvious reasons but he goes about this by trying to kill asta and secre bc devilisms and almost murders a child for some bullshit. the black bulls get exiled to learn about devils more? very fun. they go into the heart kingdom, they have more found family shenanigans. secre's a member now. then these hoes known as the dark triad step up. the dark triad are. well. spade royalty (they got here by ursurping the grinberryalls, the actual spade royal family)

i mean. they're real fucked up. devil contracted hoes, all siblings in the zogratis family. dante (body magic, contracted to lucifero, giving him gravity magic too), vanica (blood magic, contracted to megicula, giving her curse magic), and zenon (bone magic, contracted to beelzebub, giving him spatial magic). they invade the heart kingdom to get princess lolopechka and open the gates of hell so now the magic knights have to stop them. yami and william get kidnapped because their specific magical attributes can open the gates of hell.

enter the final member. vice-captain nacht faust. contracted to four devils, and so SO mentally ill he's like "hey you wanna help right?" and asta's like "yeah" and nacht's like "alright time to do illegal shit" and asta meets his grimoire devil, liebe, and they become besties in spite of nacht's insistence they need to Not. anyways spade raid happens, the gates of hell are opened, devils everywhere, dark triad all gets fucked up by some epic meat fistery. nacht continuously gets folded on his quest to save his husband who he loathes. asta claps the supreme devil directly into hell and all is well.

WRONG.

remember juilus? well. he's just turned into the fourth zogratis sibling, lucius, and now he's calling himself god and a year after devil shit he turns a nun into a paladin (host of a purified devil spirit) rip sister lily, and then claps asta out of the sky and he's presumed dead.

asta wakes up in hino and meets yami's sister ichika hi ichika who's like "my brother sukehiro KILLED OUR FAMILY" and asta's like ">:( leave my captain alone" and he's training to get stronger so he can clap lucius back so hard he hopefully dies. the paladins roll up to hino to fuck shit up and asta unpaladins sister lily and that's as far as the manga is up to.

#it's more of a plot summary lol sorry #black clover

[allthefilmsiveseenforfree]

Sometimes a Great Notion

This is one of those old movies my mom requested that we couldn’t even find at our local library. It’s incredibly hard to track down, which says more about how easily lost our film history and culture can be as we move from format to format rather than its quality as a film, but that is another conversation. Basically this 1971 film is the second that Paul Newman directed, and it tells the story of the Stamper family, a family who run an independent logging business in a town where the local logging union has gone on strike. As independents, they take the union’s former contracts and as the film goes on, the consequences of that choice become larger and larger, and depending on your perspective, this is either an indomitable tale of the perseverance of the human spirit or a disheartening look at everything that makes America the end-stage capitalist nightmare it currently is.  

Some thoughts: 

It appears that I’m supposed to think Henry Fonda, as the patriarch of the Stamper clan, is a charming old coot, like an Archie Bunker type, complaining about Commie pinko socialists and calling his estranged son a New York fairy. I’m not really seeing the charm here.

I’m not 100% sure what’s going on with this subplot where Joe B (Richard Jaekel) and his wife apparently attend the Church of God and the Metaphysical Science...so maybe they’re cult members too? That never really gets delved into, which is a head scratcher.

I feel like with this dialogue they’re supposed to be kind of...gruff and jokey with each other, but I really don’t get it. None of it seems funny at all, just aggro. 

I think I'm just really confused about what exactly this movie IS. It’s not a character study because we’re learning so little about these people. It doesn’t seem to be a David vs. Goliath small business taking on The Man story because the whole union vs. Stamper family thing doesn’t seem to be anything the Stampers are that concerned about. Leeland (Michael Sarrazin) coming back after a long absence is certainly a wrinkle, but no one is actually delving into what that means for the family or how they feel about it. Like the purpose of the film seems to just be “these are some people doing their jobs and going about their business for a couple hours.”

Like for real, there are multiple really long segments that just show them doing logging shit. 

And listen, I’m not one of those people that only wants to watch media where I like the characters. There are a lot of bad people and evil characters that I don’t want to emulate and would absolutely hate to be around in real life that I REALLY enjoy watching. Hell, in the last year, my main TV hyperfixations have been Succession and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. So it’s not the fact that the Stampers are sexist, stubborn, union-busting jackasses. I just don’t really care about any of them and I question why I should care about their story because the movie isn’t doing a very good job at convincing me. 

There are some Very Good Dogs! At least that’s something.

This would be a way more interesting movie if Leeland and Viv (Hank’s wife, played with stunning grace by Lee Remick) hook up because Leeland is the only one who talks to her or listens to what she has to say. He sees her in a way no one else in the family sees these women at all. ESPECIALLY because even though Henry is Leeland’s father, Hank had an affair with Leeland’s mother too, which is deeply disturbing because we find out he was 14 and she was 30. Fuck, now there’s statutory rape and unresolved trauma involved. Wouldn’t this be a fantastic thing to actually talk about and delve into? Wouldn’t this whole relationship entanglement and the ripple effects it’s had on this family be really interesting? NOT ACCORDING TO PAUL NEWMAN I GUESS.

As much as I love Paul Newman, I’m really questioning a lot of his directorial choices, too. He can’t control the story or the script so much (this is based on a Ken Kesey novel) but other choices are baffling. The pacing is a mess. Some scenes go on for what seems like forever for no reason, others are brutally short or feel cut off. The transitions between scenes are all these quick cuts that don’t let anything breathe. Leeland and Viv’s deep, intimate conversation ends with her saying Hank’s satisfied and Leland asking “Are you?” and then BOOM next scene where bluegrass kicks in and they’re all riding motorcycles. What should have been a body blow of a moment gets its legs cut out right from underneath, and it’s a damn shame.

“To work and eat and screw and sleep and drink and keep on going, that’s for what. That’s all there is.” - the film’s central thesis, uttered by Henry Stamper in his big Oscar-worthy monologue. Which in a nihilist sort of way I agree with, but there’s a big fat asterisk that gets ignored here: if you’re doing those things and directly, knowingly causing the suffering of others - and you can make choices that AVOID that as much as possible, and you DON’T - well that’s where your philosophy turns to shit, I’m afraid.

And the consequences of that philosophy are laid bare when the Stamper family has one HELL of a bad day. Play stupid games and win stupid prizes. 

I really thought the movie was going to end with Hank sitting alone in his dark, quiet house drinking beer and feeling sorry for himself and maybe reflecting on the enormous cost of his decisions. Instead the movie ends with Hank displaying his father’s severed arm at the top of his boat, flipping the bird to the town he’s turned his back on. And frankly it’s a big “fuck you” to the audience as well, for thinking that the Stamper family could learn or grow or see outside of their own rugged individualism for one second. 

Did I Cry? I probably should have, but any emotional weight the tragedies we watch hold gets completely deflated when no one learns a goddamn thing from them. 

All things considered, this movie is a perfect encapsulation of the toxic attitudes that have yielded every single moral failing of America from its inception. The myth of the American frontiersman, pulling himself up by his bootstraps, owing nothing to no one and simply trying to work hard and provide for his own family - it’s all wrapped up in the same wars (both literal and figurative) we’ve been fighting for centuries. We’re supposed to cheer at the Stampers for sticking to their guns and moving forward to get the job done no matter the cost, and that’s precisely the fucking problem. Costs matter, especially when they’re paid in human lives. And I would be more willing to view this film as a fascinating artifact of attitudes that have gone by the wayside if we weren’t having the same damn argument today. As a result, it ends up just feeling frustrating. 

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#121in2021 #sometimes a great notion #sometimes a great notion review #paul newman #henry fonda #lee remick #michael sarrazin #richard jaekel #movie reviews #film reviews #patreon review

[levitatingbiscuits]

30 questions tag game

Thank you to @mayfriend for tagging me <3

1. Name/Nickname? 

Aisling. Ash is technically a nickname people have given me but I hate it lmao

2. Gender? 

Woman

3. Star Sign? 

Virgo

4. Height? 

5′3.75. Yes the .75 counts

5. What time is it? 

1:48 p.m.

6. Birthday? 

August 27th

7. Favorite band? 

I’m pretty into MISSIO atm but my favorite band is always very subject to change depending on the month, my mood, etc

8. Favorite solo artist? 

Spotify says it’s grandson

9. Song stuck in my head? 

I guess the Japanese cover of Say So?

10. Last movie I watched? 

It’s been awhile but In the Loop I think

11. Last show I watched? 

...that anime about the Vatican

12. When did I create this blog? 

I think I made this one in 2014-2015 but my main I’ve used since 2013

13. What do I post? 

Fic snippets and various fandom hot takes/au ideas. Also various literary tropes I like.

14. Last thing I googled? 

MISSIO to make sure it’s a group and not a single person lmao

15. Other blogs: 

I have Several but @devitosimp is my main and @weeabooshitstain is my anime blog. I also have a fandom salt blog but I don’t want to subject y’all to that lmao

16. Do I get asks? 

Yes! A lot are people asking me to update this or that fic but I really enjoy when people play along with my star wars nonsense and egg me on <3 I also ask for prompts when I’m in a writing mood and I always get a lot of really fun ones.

17. Why did I choose my URL?

My first ever URL was actually biscuitlevitation but then I had to choose a different URL for my newly-made writing blog, so I reversed it. Both are inspired by this.

18. Following? 

3508. The majority are probably dead at this point but I don’t have the motivation to check

19. Followers?

745 for this blog. Most of you are here for Star Wars and you are going to be disappointed if this hyperfixation fades lol

20. Average hours of sleep? 

Good question

21. Lucky number? 

My lucky number is 13! Ironically a lot of good things have happened for me/my family on Friday the 13th so I trust it <3 I guess my karma is reversed or something

22. Instruments? 

I used to play clarinet and I still play piano for fun sometimes. I can’t read sheet music anymore so I learn songs from a combination of YouTube and playing by ear. I usually forget them after a month or so tho

23. What am I wearing? 

My Chewbacca shirt!

24. Dream job? 

I’d love to write or do photography for a living but I’m currently aiming to work in campaigns because that’s what I’m good at.

25. Dream trip? 

That place in Japan where the deer let you pet them and Ecuador. I’d also love to visit my family in Ireland again but shit’s expensive.

26. Favorite Food: 

I’m always down for fried rice

27. Nationality? 

American

28. Favorite song? 

Depends on my mood

29. Last book I read? 

The Tiger’s Daughter by K Arsenault Rivera

30. Top three fictional universes I’d like to live in? 

Tortall before the cult of the Mother ruined everything, Alagaësia because dragons, and the His Dark Materials universe because daemons.

I tag @koramberlynne @glimmerglanger @yellowisharo @the-yellowturtle @ms-notebook and whoever feels like playing!

#tag game

[murdertoothpick]

Hi!

40. favourite memory

42. favourite book(s)

46. what my last text message says

52. something i’m talented at

59. why i joined tumblr

get to know me, pick a number (more answers below the cut)

46.

'this photo is everything to me'

the photo in question? that part in tbb finale when theyre on the platform looking at what kamino once was. and the shot captures all of them. it allows me to pretend.

40.

in year 11 i went to this engineering camp and lemme be honest the first 2-3 days i HATED it. my anxiety was really bad and it didnt help that my whole group was just guys...at an engineering camp. BUT on the 4th ish day something just shifted and i had the bEST TIME OF MY LIFE. that group became like a family to me, and we started a whole cult within the camp that we even got staff members to be a part of (with a chant and leaders and everything)...but i really vibed with these people. sometimes i look back on it and feel sad because i dont know if ill ever feel that sense of belonging again. it was a good week.

oh also i went through a major bob ross hyperfixation for like 1-2 years so theres a lot of stuff about that that i will leave for another day.

42.

okay i actually dont read many books. BUT in january i read like 6 of them? and since then ive been reading this one book because i have like nO time.

i really liked 'the guest list' by lucy foley, read a bulk of it within a few hours, and 'a lonely girl is a dangerous thing' by jessie tu, i could really identify myself with the main character :).

52. ask me to rap the rap verses of 'can't hold us' by macklemore and ryan lewis

59. wanted to read fanfic when i was younger HAHA. didn't start posting or interacting with anything until <3 months ago, but i felt suddenly attached to my murder toothpick bastard and here we are.

#ask games

[schantzscribbles]

I said I’d post the colors and their descriptions to my personality quiz.

And so I’m going to do that.

Marigold Yellow

Everyone that has ever met you remembers your laugh. You radiate positivity and joy, often being the highlight of a room. Life feels like a musical and you're dancing all the time. The world at dawn feels dreamy and faraway, as if it's all yours. You like taking walks when no one else is outside. You hide your insecurities in art and creativity, creating worlds of lightness and wonder. Sometimes you wonder if people know how much you can hurt, but you remain the rock for everyone else. Moments of weakness are fast and fleeting as you push it down and shroud it. It's okay to be weak. You don't always have to be the one that's strong for everyone else.

Twilight Blue

Not many people know what goes on behind those faraway eyes. Often quiet, you live in your head. Life can be a daydream if you make it. You like the smell of cotton candy wafting through an after hours fair after all the children have gone home. The world is prettier from atop a Ferris Wheel. You ignore the future, acting indifferent and carefree when anyone asks what you want to do and who you want to be. You still have time to figure it out, right? You prefer to live in your past, whether or not things were easier, better. Memories are intoxicating, but you can never remember them clearly, filling in the blurred details with your own fantasies. Break-ups leave you broken and defenseless. Every partner you have you subconsciously compare to the ones before. Was it really better before? Can you believe your own memories? Or is everything a fanciful retelling to soothe and comfort you, like the ocean waves lapping cold against your bare feet?

Carnation Pink

You've gone through so much to get where you are, and for once you feel like you can finally breathe. The sun has never felt so warm on your face. Many view you as someone soft, sweet, and naive, but they are unaware of the secrets you hold. You have a past plagued with body issues and insecurity. You've never felt like you could live up to the standards of today and vanity once ruled your life. You still struggle, nothing ever really goes away, but you have hope. Family is something to cherish, something you long for. Family is more than just blood. You cry when animals die in books and movies. Your favorite movie scene is Dorothy falling asleep in the poppy fields in The Wizard of Oz. You wish the world wasn't so cruel, even though you were cruel once. Each day you strive to be better than you were the day before. High expectations are no stranger, but you don't always know when to quit.

Red Wine Burgundy

Immortal is a familiar word to you. Whether or not it's true, it's what people tend to believe. Black Beauty is your favorite novel and there's a hidden library of rare cult fiction in your closet. The city at night is haunting and lonely, yet more alive than ever. Hyperfixation is a second nature and every part of your personality you've stolen from someone or something, but it all comes together to create something mysterious and seductive. Aggression is pleasure and you love red scratches on your pale skin and the taste of blood on your lips. You've given out quite a few scars. You aren't afraid to break hearts. Confidence labels you a lone wolf, but you long to touch and be touched. Trust must have a physical manifestation.

Pine Green

Some people are just better off alone. At least, that's what you tell yourself. Loneliness can be a choice. The warmth of your bed is equivalent to the embrace of the mother you long for. Nature is something sacred. You don't understand organized religion, but you believe in something bigger than you. There's no other explanation for why things are the way they are. Invisibility is something you've gotten used to, but you don't know the impact you have on others. More people rely on you than you could ever dream. You long to be further in life, yet you feel as though you can never escape. Every road leads back to your hometown and your phone is full of unread messages from long lost friends and family. Social media is vapid and vile, but you try so hard to connect, to make yourself a part of something bigger. You take everything one day at a time, but you lose yourself in what could be. Someday, you will be free, you will be satisfied. You may not be happy, but you will be content.

Aubergine Purple

You allude a quiet intelligence, yet there is a deep sadness to you. Many view you as cold and unforgiving as you refuse to open up easily. And yet, your ability to empathize and understand could be the death of you. You feel some responsibility to take on the grief of generations before you, as if your suffering will change history. You like to quote songs that nobody really knows and you feel a deep connection to the idols you've never met. You want so desperately to get better, but it's 3 am and you're scrolling through the social media accounts of past friends and lovers. People terrify you, especially ones that fit into the illusion of "normal," but you desperately wish for your own normal, your own people. You tear up whenever someone plays with your hair. Emotions aren't easy to control and anger is easy, comfortable, and safe. You're more than the harsh facade you live and your past does not define you. You just wish people took the time to actually know you.

Highlighter Yellow

Fuck you.

Link: https://uquiz.com/N1dXle

#hee haw im a clown #my writing #can a personality quiz count as writing??? #i spent like five hours on this quiz lmao #i was genuinely surprised by some of the results #but i may make more quizzes because this is fun and i love writing #ramblings #get vibe checked #also each color was based off of someone i know in real life