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secretly-larry-daley · 1 month

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I was talking with @night-at-the-musian last night about this hc that I had and I thought I should touch base here. I’m not sure if I’ve posted about this before. If I have, I apologize in advance, but I’d like to discuss it again.

Woah, Percy actually posting about NATM, that never happens—

Anywayyyy

I was thinking about Larry (when am I not) and touching on the fact he does not have the best track record with relationships. Erica? Divorced. Rebecca? Fucking disappeared. Amelia? A wax statue. That one girl at the end of the second movie that I forget her name of? Not in sight.

And apparently, from Ian’s info, he was gonna get kissed??? By cleopatra??? Not sure how I feel about that.

And then there’s the og script of the first film with him… having a romantic relationship with Sacajawea??? Thats really conflicting

But this just really feeds into the fact that Larry has a hard time keeping people in his life. And sometimes, it’s not even his fault, but I think it also feeds into the mentality that it’s his fault. I, unfortunately, know from personal experience how that feels and it’s a VERY very real thing.

It’s even sadder with the fact if you factor in my hc that he has a hard time with affection. It’s not that he doesn’t know HOW to give affection, it’s just the fact he’s been taught by society that’s not how men are supposed to be perceived. So he has this toxic mentality fixed in his brain that he must uphold this stereotype while also needing the love and touch of another person.

What tops the fucking cake is that he really has no one. Sure, he went back to college, but he’s a man in his 40s at this point. It’s not like he’s in his prime. And he doesn’t even have anyone to land on like any friends or family, because they’ve all left.

Lawerence Oswald Daley is a fucking tragic character. And by god, I want to give him a hug.

#larry daley #night at the museum #natm #natm fandom #night guard #headcanons #take the phone away from Percy #he’s making sad HCs again

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the-suicidal-lizard · 1 year

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So...

Is Night at the Museum 4: Kahmunrah Rises Again being classed as cannon by people, or...?

Besides the insulting lack of Jedtavius, (and lack of the ongoing gag of “small men do something that’s horrifying to them, yet nothing to us (i.e. the car tire, the squirrel, and the vent), this isn’t what the post is about... it’s about the inconsistencies.

Like, yeah sure there were a few in the original three, but they weren’t show stopping, or ruining the magic, or even confusing things, such as; Cecil Fredrick’s implying that he only found out about the magic of the tablet when he took the job as a Night Guard, and then enjoyed the magic. But, in the third movie it’s as if he knew ALL ALONG. No mention of Rebecca in the second movie, none of the “Amelia Earhart Look-Alike” in the third. Or, Kahmunrah being wax rather than being a mummy. But, I can overlook that...

HOWEVER!

I will not overlook the magnitude in NATM 4.

Let’s talk inconsistencies.

There was no Joan of Arc in the original 3. Yes, I understand WHY they did this, but still, it was never even mentioned there was an exhibit dedicated to her. (Did they get a section for her between films?)

There was a severe lack of Teddy/Sacagawea, as if it was forgotten. (As there was of Jedtavius, but I can see why they cut that out.)

Larry has meant to have moved on, went to college, got a degree, and gone into teaching, yet he’s back at the museum??? Working as a night guard??? NATM 3 is about moving on, and letting go, but... now he’s back...

Where was Don??? Y’know? Erica’s boyfriend??? Don is never really brought up again in the next two films after the first, but they were dating, enough that Nicky sorta looked up to him and Erica trusted him to pick up Nicky. Did they break up, and it was never mentioned???? Ever...

And that’s another thing, Nicky’s meant to be in college at this point. To reiterate, that was the point of the third film, moving on and becoming better. Remember, one of the conflicts was Nicky had no idea what he wanted to do, he wanted to go DJ and Larry wanted him to go to college. He should not in High School. Not to mention, Nicky was flirting with that girl in the third movie at the very beginning, and didn’t appear to have a girlfriend, and the way NATM 4 implies that he’s TOTALLY gone for Mia, it would seem that they would be a “power couple”.

ANOTHER THING! Dr. McPhee is let on in the secret at the end of NATM 3. He is made aware that everything in the museum comes to life at night, and he sees it, and he’s amazed, he even finds it rather funny. Yet in NATM 4, he has no idea they come to life, and Nicky is trying to usher him out the door. And, McPhee seems to hate Nicky and Larry, despite in the end rather liking Larry and being thankful to him for taking the fall for the entire situation with the exhibits attacking.

ALSO, where is Ahkmenrah??? Did he just... vanish? Does he no longer exist??? Did he go back to England???

Which is also ANOTHER point. The reason at the end of NATM 3 everything came to life, was because it is a moving exhibit and was visiting New York. It doesn’t stay in one place for a long time, so it seems to have moved on from The Museum of Natural History, so... why does The Museum of Natural History STILL have the tablet? It should have gone with Ahkmenrah and the English Exhibit, and if it didn’t, Dr. McPhee would have probably been arrested. And, that’s what the exhibits wanted in NATM 3, for Ahkmenrah to have the tablet, and to be with his family.

Maybe the moving exhibit is still there? If so, what about Tilly??? She should still be there too, and I don’t think she would leave Laa, nor would Laa leave Tilly again. And if they did stay, Tilly would have been a good Night Guard rather than Nicky. And if they’re still there, where is Lancelot??? Where is Merenkahre and Shepseheret??? Where is Trixie??? (Therefore, it’s my belief that the moving exhibit is no longer there.)

Not finished yet! Another thing to note is... Kahmunrah is meant to be dead. Remember, he was pushed into the Afterlife through the Gate to the Underworld, right? Well, why and how is he back? “But OP, it’s another wax figure” I can hear some of you yelling; then why does he know what happened? If it’s a different wax figure, he shouldn’t know. Remember in NATM 2, when Larry found a bust of Teddy and Teddy had no idea who Larry was??? I do! So... it’s CLEARLY meant to be the same Kahmunrah.

Maybe it takes place between NATM 2 and 3??? But, it can’t! Because, Laa is there, and Laa was only introduced at the beginning of NATM 3. If Laa wasn’t there, I would have rather easily been able to say “it takes place between NATM 2 and 3″, but because he is, it means it’s MEANT to be after 4.

Maybe it takes place DAYS after the end of NATM 3??? Again, Larry and Nicky shouldn’t be there, the English Exhibits and Tilly should still be there, McPhee should know what’s going on, and Kahmunrah still shouldn’t remember/should not be alive and Akhmenrah should have been there.

There’s probably more, such as posters and pictures shouldn’t be moving in the Museum of Natural History, which is why Larry found the Smithsonian so cool, because the pictures moved unlike theirs, and they shouldn’t be used as portals as it was NEVER referenced before.

Also, the fact Joan had powers and Seth was a real God which should be impossible, given the fact everything else in the museum’s don’t work like that. Like sure, things like volcanoes blowing up is a thing, but like... besides things directly tied to the Tablet, things so as magic, permanent damage and stuff isn’t real.

Joan had hallucinations and more than likely a mental illness, so to see it used like THAT was just so not good. (A way with words I know) Yes, she had visions and later they came true, but the way it was used was wrong. As if what Joan saw was fact, rather than Joan having a mental illness, and trying to fulfill it. (There is nothing wrong with having mental health issues, or anything like that. I just believe the way they used her mental health and her hallucinations was wrong.)

And Seth... while I can see something like this being done, it was the fact it was done with laser eyes, like... THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN! The tablet doesn’t seem to let that sort of thing happen. (But, then again actually; given that Seth is more tied to the tablet I think it could. I think my main issue with that is; the laser eyes. I think it angered me more than I thought it did.)

So, yeah take this rant... I clearly didn’t like NATM 4... oops

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statisticalcats2 · 8 months

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Gif and moodboard requests

Fandoms

Cats the Musical (1998 film, 2019 movie, various bootlegs, let me know if you want/don't want specific productions)

MCU movies up to Spider-Man: No Way Home

Stranger Things

Night at the Museum live-action trilogy (NATM)

Teen Titans 2003 animated series

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (MFMM)

The Walking Dead seasons 1-7

What I will not do

Ships

Tugger/Mistoffelees (Cats)

Bombalurina/Demeter (Cats)

Rumpleteazer/Victoria (Cats)

Steve/Tony (MCU)

Steve/Eddie (Stranger Things)

Characters (in ships or otherwise)

Tantomile (stageshow Cats, 2019 movie character is ok)

Coricopat (same as Tantomile)

Pepper Potts (MCU)

Harley Keener (MCU)

Characters (specifically in ships, other contexts are fine)

Morgan Stark (MCU)

Holly Wheeler (MCU)

Jane Ross (MFMM)

Hot topic themes I *will* do

Age gap

Abusive themes/ships

Noncon themes/ships

Incest

Power imbalance

Other

I'm always up for a game of "this or that?"

I will do self-shipping moodboards.

I will do ship content for Nicky Daley in NATM 3.

This is unlikely to come up because I'm only taking requests for gifs and moodboards but I will not do anything that implies that Phillip Cunningham (Stranger Things) is in any way abusive.

For the main Stranger Things kids, I'm ok making ship content for them with each other in any season, but if you'd like ship content for them and any of the older characters or for self-shipping, I will only use images of them from seasons 3 and 4. For Erica I will only use images from season 4 for any ship content. This is just for my own comfort, no judgement.

Please me patient with me, I'll do my best to not leave you waiting too long but don't expect same-day delivery on requests.

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If you enjoy my work or are just feeling generous, please consider donating over on my Ko-fi, it's very appreciated!

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alieninashoebox · 1 year

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Thoughts on the new Night at the Museum!

Aight, NatM has been my comfort franchise since 2009. When I heard we were getting an animated one I was positively ecstatic. Now that it's been out for a week and I've watched it twice here are some thoughts! (Mostly positive with a few things I thought could have been better!) Things I enjoyed

I LOVED the opening sequence. The animation is absolutely gorgeous

The healthy coparenting between Erica and Larry was great to see. Their communication was great and you can really see how their dynamic has changed/improved since the first movie.

Thoroughly enjoyed Nick in this movie. To be honest, the awkward teenager who needed a confidence boost felt a lot more believable than the popular kid throwing raves in his dad's apartment from the natm 3.

The museum exhibits that were locked in the loading dock was a great way to make that part of the museum seem even creepier

Jed and Octavius were so TOUCHY this movie oh my god.

The bit where Teddy threw his sword at the oil painting and oil actually came out of the painting was pretty cool.

I love that this movie's entire theme/vibe was The Power of FriendshipTM

I think the way they incorporated Nick's love for music into how he solves the problem at the end sent a really important message. I can remember being that age and being told to put writing to the side because it was never going to serve me. I hope some kid dealing that sees this movie and is reminded to never give up on what they love.

The bisexual sticker on Nicky's laptop and the gay pride sticker on the poster in the school. I know it's now much, but even seeing the small things bring me a lot of joy.

The lions look so much like Nala and Simba from the Lion King, it felt like a nice nod to the movie.

I really like the direction the voice actor went with Teddy. I was worried that it was going to just be a Robin Williams impression, which would have just been sad but he did a great job taking the character and making it his own.

Did I already mention how touchy Jed and Octavius were?

Things that could have been better

There's a lot of confusion about when this movie takes place. I'm not sure if its before three or after. It makes more sense for it to be before 3 since the whole theme of three was "if you love it let it go," and having it take place after would completely disregard that. But I've seen some people say they think it takes place after. I just wish we had a clear timeline.

I didn't really like Laa. And that's not just this movie, I didn't like him in the third one either. This series itself is so naturally funny, it doesn't feel like it needs that type of slapstick comedy.

There were little callbacks here and there to the previous movies, but it definitely felt a little disconnected from them at the same time? Despite the fact that SEVERAL of these exhibits were in Battle of the Smithsonian(and one of them nearly died) it felt like this was the first time they were seeing Kahmunrah. There was very little to no mention of the events that happened with his character before other than "your father defeated me once, but now I'm back."

(There are a few other things, but I feel like a lot have been said already and I don't want this to get super negative)

Overall I did enjoy the movie. It's still a little jarring hearing different voices for these characters, but I expect that to change over time.

And that's all for that!

#natm brain rot #night at the museum #natm #night at the museum 4 #natm 4 #natm fandom

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transwitchofthewilds · 4 years

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#natm #night at the museum #natm meme #nick daley #natm erica

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hamarhemmo · 3 years

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Every squad got the:

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artistically-unique-girl · 2 years

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I have drawn and colored my natm (night at the museum) oc(s). Their names are Lateefah and Selena Katz.

Some info on them~

Lateefah:

Lateefah is a descendant of the Egyptian Moon God Khonshu

She has a piece of her soul in the small hourglass she was given

The hourglass was created to keep her alive/basically make her immortal, but only if she is wearing it

She sacrificed herself for her lover, who she gave the hourglass to as a way to show she’d give up the gift from the gods to be with him, and died

Selena Katz

Selena is the niece of Larry Daley

Her mother is related to Erica, Larry’s ex wife

She’s a good few years older than Nick

She received the hourglass necklace from her grandmother, her father’s mother

She is blissfully unaware of that she’s the reincarnation of Lateefah

She is unaware of the magic her necklace holds

That’s all really. I probably had more but I didn’t write it down since I’ve had these two for awhile and only recently, because I got hyperfixated on natm again, got to writing down what I did remember while also drawing them. I might do info on their relationships with others, mostly Selena since Lateefah is dead, and maybe figure out all the magic the hourglass holds.

#my art #my digital art #my oc art #my drawings #my oc #natm oc #natm #night at the museum #my ocs do not steal #my ocs #please dont steal #i hope they look good #idk what else to tag

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transwitchofthewilds · 4 years

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Is it just me or did anyone else not like Erica? (All I really need to say is... she didn't pass the vibe check for me).

#natm #night at the museum #natm erica

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transwitchofthewilds · 4 years

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erica is a classist asshole

mhm yeah

#natm erica