#movie appreciation

[thewormformerlyknownasletojrjr]

Sometimes self care is rewatching Dune (2021) and going on and on about ‘the symbolism of this or that’ or how ‘something here is a nod to the sequels’ or ‘look how the casting characterizes the house atreides’ or ‘the music here is phenomenal, it foreshadows gurney’s fate later on’ or ‘I think the difference in the vocalizing in the soundtrack here is deliberate’ until whoever you’re watching it with is ready to commit murder to shut you up.

But it’s just so phenomenal that you can watch it and catch new things each time, the visual and auditory storytelling in the background gives you so much! All these little things that go unnoticed until you see and want to jump out of your seat at them, let’s talk about that.

Let’s talk about how Jessica is always hooded when her scenes are associated with her Bene Gesserit powers and upbringing, how you can literally watch her out her hood down or up mid scene as she transitions from mother and concubine to an obedient disciple, how it foreshadows her struggle in the books all the way through Children of Dune.

Let’s talk about how well done the foreshadowing of the jihad is, how even this early on we can see the start of what is integral to Paul’s conflict in Messiah, how that feeling of helplessness about a destiny he doesn’t want will keep him frozen and unable to stop what’s in motion, how Messiah is such an incredible book because it ties into the dystopian trope wherein revolutionaries become like those they once revolted against, but how it’s so much more fascinating than some of the ways we see it in modern dystopias, because it’s the main characters who are following the pattern, not just watching in horror as those they fought with change for the worse, but actually experiencing it, horrified at what they’ve done and what they will continue to do, frozen and so unable or unwilling to do what needs to be done to stop it, how the movie is still in the stage where they are noble and valiant, but it makes sure to show the dread of what it coming, how it does such a good job of showing the burden of foresight that is so integral to Dune, the way that even as they see the future and can attempt to change it, they know that no matter their decisions, horrible things will come, how it shows Paul as scared hating the power he was given and blaming his mother and her aspirations, how the atreides family never wanted to be great, they wanted to be good, how Paul is coming to see that great and good cannot always coexist, how you look at this boy and you can genuinely see how he will become the man saying ‘Believers, all of them’ how Dune is such a hard story to get right because you watch someone devolve and stand by why horrible things are done without seeing him as a terrible person from the start, without the boy and the man seeming irreconcilable from one another, how the movie actually is on the right track even though the end result is unpalatable to the majority of society, how they are showing the white savior trope in a way that is thus far complaint with how it is deconstructed later on, how they have the epic notes of the beginning without going in a direction that makes the ending impossible.

Let’s talk about how they cast the Atreides family as beautiful people, but not soft, not tamed to modern standards, aristocratic in their looks in such a way that you believe they have been nobility for centuries, maybe millennia, slightly untouchable, dangerous, like those in power during the Italian Renaissance, how Paul looks young but also ethereal and formal, the balance between boy and duke and messiah in his appearance, how Leto’s hair and beard make him not only regal but worn by politics, cold and formal yet fatherly all at once, how Jessica’s ghostly pale complexion nods to her Harkonnen ancestry in the books and how she is beautiful in a way that seems not entirely human, how the other members of the Atreides house are each unique and full of character, not designed to fit a palette or aesthetic, whereas the Harkonnens have an eerie similarity that shows how little they value free will, how the Harkonnens are not dramatized to emphasize their characterization but rather understated, devoid of emotion save for rare explosive moments, how they echoed this in their design, making them blank slates, taking away rather than adding, leaving them almost human, but not quite, enough to trigger that ancient animal instinct in a person that says ‘something is wrong here, something is dangerous’ rather than making them fit in with the conventions of a time period or trend as to how to look evil.

Let’s talk about the soundtrack, how the epic music playing when House Atreides lands on Arrakis is echoed as Gurney and his men charge at the Harkonnens who so greatly outnumber them, how this not only ties you emotionally to the battle, hearing this dying cry of the Atreides, more so than the music continuing to be dark and foreboding through it all, but also how it foreshadows the survival of Gurney and the small group of men with him, living to reunite with Paul later on.

Let’s talk about how throughout the soundtrack we have women vocalizing, the emphasis on the power of the Bene Gesserit and how in Leto’s death scene we diverge from this trend, how he was so powerless against all these grand plans but he still took a stand, still ended things on his own terms.

Let’s talk about how Jessica doesn’t answer when Leto asks her to protect Paul as a Bene Gesserit. Let’s talk about the bull and the matador, the symbolism there. Let’s talk about the emphasis on medieval and renaissance headdresses on the Bene Gesserit, the significance of choosing attire from a time when the Catholic Church was in the peak of its power. Let’s talk about the nods to Gurney’s music. Just, look at all this stuff in the movie that you barely even notice, the first time. All the planning that went into it, how to fit in all these little nods, how to stay true to who the characters are in the present while also beginning to show who they will become. Let’s talk about it.

Though maybe not to the people I was watching the movie with. I don’t actually have a death wish.

#dune #dune frank herbert #paul atreides #children of dune #dune messiah #lady jessica #leto atreides #dune 2021 #visual storytelling #soundtracks #movie appreciation #wow this got long #that part in messiah when he says ‘believers’ hits me like a punch in the gut

[witheredoffherwitch]

Years later, Haider is still incomparable..

I have seen a few modern and classic films, but none captured the nuances of Gertrude and Hamlet's relationship like these two.

The intensity of their Oedipal conflict manifested as a tumultuous love between mother and son - full of pain, betrayal, and anger! Utterly unparalleled, so exquisite!

#haider #desi rambles #desi tumblr #bollywood #shahid kapoor #tabu #hamlet #dark academia #desiblr #bismil still remains one of the best bollywood dance sequenes #shraddha is THE ophelia #movie appreciation

[romanoffs22]

Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

#movies #screencaps #mckenna grace #phoebe spengler #ghostbusters #ghostbusters frozen empire #ghostbusters afterlife #paul rudd #finn wolfhard #celeste o'connor #bill murray #aesthetic #i love this movie #this has to be one of my favorite Ghostbusters movies ngl #movie appreciation

[sunnysideprincess]

I love Xedgin. I love Xenk's little smile at Edgin's soft "I hate you". I love how writers (un)intentionally made fun of typical male "straightness". I love Holga and Edgin being platonic cooparents. I love Doric's Hulk-like rage moment. I love Simon and Edgin's silly banter. I love this movie.

#dungeons and dragons #dnd honor among thieves #movie appreciation #deb speaks

[mon-petit-cabbages]

Three movies that live in my head rent free 💖

#godzilla 2014 #whiplash #bullet train #moviesedit #collage #aaron taylor johnson #brad pitt #brian tyree henry #joey king #miles teller #jk simmons #michael shannon #andrew koji #movie appreciation

[carpeossa]

I didn’t realize until today how much this film affected 13yo me’s fashion sense through to adulthood.

It’s not a bad thing, but I just can’t believe how much I modeled my fashion off of Jill Schoelen this film.

The attire in these screenshots could EASILY be part of my garment collection! With the exception of the hip boosting pads in the second to last photo.

I couldn’t remember for the life of me why I started wearing chokers at that age and LOOK AT WHAT SHE’S WEARING!

I just copy and pasted my whole fashion sense off of one scene in this movie!

Also, please look at the her sleeves and appreciate the tiny holes! They’re so cute!!

Also, also, it’s vexing not knowing if her vest is velvet, suede, or wool. I CAN’T SEE A THING IN THIS LIGHTING.

#it’s not period but i still love it #also also #I need the blouse and the waistcoat #jill schoelen #poto 1989 #the phantom of the opera 1989 #christine day #erik destler #christine daae #movie appreciation #costume appreciation

[heatherthehippiex]

It’s Where the Wild Things Are hour. 🖤

#where the wild things are #spike jonze #cinematic masterpiece #jim henson #maurice sendak #my fav movie #movie appreciation #movieedit #childhood #childhood stories

[local-garlic-bread]

I think the reason I absolutely loved Disney’s Encanto so much was because the main focus was on familial relationships and not romantic ones.

It really brought the spotlight onto the differences between positive and negative behaviors in familial relationships. I love this movie because of how the characters changed and grew.

Also I adore Bruno. I love his character. And I love his rat telenovelas.

#encanto #familial relationships #character development #character growth #movie appreciation

[mikan-angiekinnie-thoughts]

I just saw Where the Crawdads Sing and ohmygod, please do go watch it if you are able to or read it if you prefer reading. It is beautiful and all the acting is amazing. Especially Kya’s actress, Daisy Edgar-Jones! I don’t post on this account often, but I needed to make something on this movie. I originally went because my sister had just finished the book and it seemed interesting. It also was one of the first times I was able to restrain myself from spoiling myself about the whole ending, which I have had a massive struggle with. But that honestly made it so much better. So seriously, if you are able to, go watch it! Also I’m not a huge Taylor Swift fan and I left during the credits, which is where her song Carolina is (and I haven’t heard it before anyway) but I’ve seen snippets of the lyrics and the song seems really good too.

#where the crawdads sing #daisy edgar jones #Movie appreciation #carolina taylor swift #seriously go watch it #seriously go read it

[twilight-zoned-out]

Some things about Allan:

He’s the only one who reacts to the narrator

He’s the only doll (besides the Weird House) who isn’t swayed in some way by Ken’s takeover

He also declares himself as “Ken's buddy" (making canon his official box description) which makes his inability to be swayed more interesting

He has bendable legs (probably the only reason he tries to jump the fence instead of going around like everyone else)

He easily decked a half-dozen construction Kens and could probably singlehandedly win the Ken fight

He seems to know more about the real world than most Barbies

He knows what NSYNC is 

He knows about other Allan copies living in the real world (I’m trying to figure out if he made this up to convince the humans he can live in the real world, but even if he did, how does he know what NSYNC is???)

There are no other Allan models

#barbie movie #barbie 2023 #barbie #allan barbie #allan appreciation #the other barbies undervalue him but he's kind of OP #if they make a sequel it better be about him #I get why he has his own poster now #he's unappreciated by everyone in Barbie land #he might as well get a poster of appreciation #twilight-zoned-out #barbie movie spoilers #barbie spoilers #I also noticed that during Barbie's big dance celebration he was just there dancing? Did she invite Allan but not Ken? #Or did Allan come with the other Kens and just not join their routine? #just some thoughts

[ariadne-mouse]

"Do not take me for some conjuror of cheap tricks!" says man who spent the last several hours providing the fireworks show for a birthday party

#gandalf I'm coming for you #(jk) #watching this movie is like meeting an old friend again #and in the last couple years I've gotten more into media analysis and am appreciating even more things than before #op #the fellowship of the ring #lotr #lord of the rings #tolkien

[crows-home]

more funny things that happened on my first watch of nimona

ID by @peachygos

[ID: A comic juxtaposing screenshots from Nimona 2023 and drawn panels of two people on a couch, one wearing a cap and the other glasses. First is Ballister kneeling in front of the Queen, as she says "Congratulations, Sir Boldheart." Cap says, "OK!! Calling it right now! Queen's gonna die & they're gonna think he did it." Glasses says, "You think?" Cap continues, "Yup! Said in the summary that he's accused of a tragedy. They're gonna find her stabbed w/ his sword by the morning. Maybe during a party or smth." Glasses says, "Hm... Maybe-"

The second image shows just the two on the couch, washed in green light from the screen as the Queen dies. They look at the screen in gaping shock, then at each other.

The next screenshot is of Ballister clutching at his shoulder with a grunt of pain. Both people lean forward in focus. Glasses says, "Wait- did he cut off his whole arm-?" Cap says, "No! Nah, he just knocked the sword out of his hand, I think. Maybe his shoulder got hurt & he's holding his arm back?" Glasses says, "Dude I don't think-"

The final screenshot is a continuation of the previous shot, the camera zooming out to show Ballister clutching his shoulder, and his severed arm laying in the foreground. Both characters silently watch the screen in shock. Glasses gasps and covers their mouth with their hand. /end ID]

#nimona #nimona movie #nimona spoilers #my art #THE FIRST TEN MINUTES OF THE MOVIE GODDAMN #i need to reiterate we went into this completely blind #this was such a fun movie we were laughing so fucking hard in some parts #these are just the moments that stood out to me lmao #edit: thank u so much for the ids! i really appreciate it!!! :)

[everysongineverykey]

four EXTREMELY underrated glass onion moments:

"child = nft"

"it's so dumb!" "oh... it's so dumb it's brilliant..." "NO! it's just DUMB!!"

"uh, no one traihed ta kill ya, ya vainglorious buffOON" in that stupid accent

"you... dim-witted, brAINLESS, JACKASS! YOUR ONE MUHDUH WITH ANY PANACHE AT ALL AND YOU STOLE THE WHOLE IDEA FROM ME!!"

#glass onion #knives out #glass onion spoilers #listen. blanc's yelling at rich people bit in this movie was PERFECTION. #and i will not rest until EVERYONE appreciates the exasperation in his voice when he says #'NO! IT'S JUST DUMB!!' as the comedic gold it is

[sunnysideprincess]

Finally watched Nimona.

I was

NOT

ready for the

fee-fees!

When I say I wasn't I mean tissues and snot

#movie appreciation #nimona #deb speaks

[jack-the-fool]

#the crunchiest gifs in existence but it's my first go at this and I'm not 100% my software wants me doing this #tips and suggestions are appreciated #nimona #nimona movie #ballister boldheart #ambrosius goldenloin #ballister x ambrosius #goldenheart #gif #nimona gifs #anyway brought to you by me thinking too long about what the character's ACTUAL love languages are #n ballister #n ambrosius #n nimona #jack.txt #jack.edit #jack.gif

[mikuyuuss]

“You'll see my face in every place

But you can't catch me now”

#this makes me want to revisit the og trilogy bc i feel like i wasnt able to fully appreciate it as a kid #lucy gray baird #the hunger games #tbosbas #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #thg #thg fanart #hunger games #my art #coriolanus snow #tbosbas fanart #snowbaird #so i just watched this movie and loved it all #the cast and acting??? chefs kiss #the story and characters immaculate #the outfits ! #their dynamic… interesting also lucy is such a mood stan women in arts #rachel zegler #tom blyth #tbosas