#new style/genre

[nyctoheart]

I wish I liked Wish :/

#I watched Tangled after and realized all the ways I prefer it over Wish #Wish was just soooo fast paced I felt like I was watching a movie on 1.25x speed. no time for anything to breath. #like Maximus in Tangled was Joke-After-Joke-After-Joke #*BUT* then rapunzel and flynn had slow character-building discussions to balance the horse that didn't need jokes inserted #AND Maximus didn't speak-- so the jokes feel more clever. I laughed out loud at him hiding behind a horse-shaped rock #and idk what it is about Alan Menken's music but he is just unbeatable to me #Wish's music was so ''non-musical theater'' genre that I felt like I was listening to a real music group's/band's album #and I don't mean that in a good way... #and I know it's hard for disney to take chances on new art styles but I still feel like Wish's water-color look could have been stronger #for some reason I felt the movie didn't have good composition??? like the lighting often looked flat #I am also fucking SIICK of the last 4 disney princesses having all the same ''yikes oop srry I'm awkward!!'' personality besides Moana iirc #ENOUGH!!!

[cuubism]

If you don't mind me asking - what do you think Dream's attitude/reaction towards Tolkien's works (including the legendarium!) would be? (I'm asking a lot of Sandman bloggers this, because I'm extremely curious regarding your takes on this.)

oh! hang on i gotta brush up on my tolkien because i haven't actually read any of the books since like. 2011.

i guess my main thought would be about how dream missed like, 95% of his work when he was stuck in his Jar. my understanding (read: google search) is that tolkien was building up the mythology for his stories before 1916 (when dream was captured), but most of it was not finished/published until a while after.

(this became an insane and mostly unrelated rant i am so so sorry)

i think a lot about how much of his own... area of work and power dream missed when he was trapped. the 20th century, generally speaking, was a time of rapid growth in storytelling methods and media more generally. dream missed almost all of radio, particularly radio as it became a medium for stories. radio was invented in the late 1890s but didn't see a proper rise into a storytelling medium, rather than mainly a direct communication one, until around the 30s. so dream missed the creation and growth of the first, i guess you would call it, networked storytelling, and technological storytelling, and what was... probably? the biggest return to an auditory type of storytelling since the original oral tradition, folk tales, great epics etc, for radio at its peak of cultural relevance (at least in the US and probably the ""West"" more generally, alas i can't speak as knowledgeably for other parts of the world, obviously plenty of other parts of the world had radio in the early 20th century and onward, but i don't know much about its use as a fictional storytelling medium versus for news and government broadcasts. something to look into! part of why radio became such a medium in the usa was because of our rampant capitalism and commercialism lol, so less capitalistic places might have approached it differently - here, advertisers wanted to figure out a way to monetize radio better, but obviously people aren't going to just listen to hours of ads, so they packaged them around stories, live music performances, and variety shows. that's where soap operas as a form come from -- they were originally sponsored by soap companies! also serials, though of course books have also been serialized in the past. and sponsored radio programs also birthed the sort of episodic comedies that eventually evolved into the half hour TV comedies we know today)

which also means - as a direct result of missing radio, dream also missed the rise of television as a medium - it grew directly out of radio, even the big networks we know today, CBS, NBC, and ABC were originally radio networks. television has ended up being a huge change in visual storytelling, not only in its inception, but especially in its more recent years - it's probably the only long-form audiovisual storytelling medium, which is something that didn't really exist before. huge shift in storytelling possibilities. he also missed the development of comic books, and the internet, and the resulting increased accessibility of art and storytelling to both artists and art lovers. he missed an absolutely huge, HUGE shift in the democratization of art and the ability to share it. and, once again, the development of totally new methods of storytelling in the form of internet video! not to even mention the accessibility of MUSIC, music recording and sharing was still in its infancy when dream was imprisoned and now you can get, and make, and share pretty much any music imaginable! and the new genres! and the intermediality of everything and the cross-cultural awareness!

this is not even getting into the new ease of photography, or film, which was also relatively new in 1916. imagine going into a coma when there were only silent films, and waking up to everyone and their mother making tiktoks. the last film you saw was one of chaplin's or something and then you come back and see interstellar in imax 3d. i think i'd explode. (dream would love film, too, it's very dreamlike)

dream returning to the waking world in 2022 and immediately having the entirety of tiktok beamed directly into his head:

(another thing i think about a lot but won't get into because i'm already rambling - hob witnessing the entire development of accessible writing from the printing press to fucking social media. insanity. i want to pick his brain on it

what pushed hob over the edge, do you think. what's the one thing he saw written online that briefly made him regret ever getting involved in printing at all and wish everyone was illiterate again. it was not porn, btw, mr. monsterfucker gadling can handle anything, ok. no, it was something much worse...)

anyway. rambling over. this is all to say that i am not a tolkien expert and haven't read much of his stuff anywhere recently - though i was quite obsessed with it in middle/high school - so my main thought is in relation to dream getting cut off from all of these great stories. it must have been like, to put it flippantly, your favorite tv show getting cancelled halfway through after a cliffhanger XD. he has all these stories from great storytellers - tolkien included - storytellers who are building their whole own worlds in his realm, storytellers he's nurturing and supporting in his own way - and gets ripped away from them. and when he returns, they're all gone.

here's hoping someone who knows more about tolkien can give you an answer more specifically relevant to that. that's all i got for now 😂

#never get me started talking about media history. then again i kinda started myself on it this time #thanks for the ask! sorry for the lack of relevant answer lol #dream of the endless #tolkien #hamelin-born #ask #i think dream would actually like tiktok after he got over the sheer volume of existing content lol #like i feel like the endlessness and interconnectedness of the internet is similar to how it already feels in his mind #media history #belatedly thinking AGAIN about all the stuff dream missed like all of the cultural changes? the story genres? the new poetry and new style? #NEW ART MOVEMENTS? THE MOVEMENTS HE MISSED. DREAM MISSED FUCKING SURREALISM THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE IT WAS LITERALLY INSPIRED BY HIM #all the subcultures of story and art creation he missed. i'm gonna lose it actually

[rosecoloredknight]

Fine Line — Love on Tour Chicago

#i have a new hobby where i am going to put a bunch of live performances of my favorite artist and artist i used to listen in the early 2000s #i tried so hard just putting the audio of the SoundCloud but it won't work so oof #anyways #if you have any artists y'all want me to download over SoundCloud please let me know and share their respective genre as well #this will be my hobby for now #i would love to listen to some of your favorite artists/bands #okay #harry styles #music #soundcloud #personal

[icyfox17]

oooh any 80s music recommendations? I dont really know any old english songs apart from the most famous ones (and queen and abba, idk which time theyre from) but id love to learn

EVRYRHTIYNFOSHDKSHDDKAJSJK!!!!!!! YEYSYWYSYSYSGAJADJD THANK YOU THAMK YOU THANKYOU AN EXCUSE TO RANT ABOUT 80S MUSIC YAASSS

Coughs

I'm normal

Well first of all because SOMEONE (cough April cough) didn't know it and that literally made me speechless from shock

This one is ICONICCCC, the music video is also super cool!!! Gen confuses me how anyone could Not know this song omg. It's also become a lot more endeared to me within the last few months bc I was watching a YouTube video with my mom and sister and they were reacting to old music and one of the ppl had the exact same reaction to take on me as I did LMAOOO and it came up several times so it now reminds me of that day hahaha

I've been looping this one a lot lately:D idk what it is about 80s music but I love like... Just the sound of it. The effects... U can't find it anywhere else

This is the other 80s song I've been looping consistently!! It just gets stuck in my head a lot and idk:> it's neat

This one's one of my all time favs!! It is just so. Happy sounding. That's honestly one of my fav things about 80s music:)) it has a way of making me smile like no other music does

This one's another one that is just. Serotonin in a song:)

Okay this one u might know cause it's Queen but I LOVEEEE it

OH DREAMS. DREAMS IS ONE OF THE LOVELIEST SONGS EVER. this was one of my most listened to songs last year:)) I love Fleetwood Mac rahshshsjdkd. This one is less excitement happiness in a song and more just good vibes. Very chill but still serotonin.

Oh wait this one's technically the 70s but heh

#foxieasks #eileen tag #forcibly stopping myself from this becoming too long HELP #but feel free to ask for more... #90s alt rock is another one of my fav genres everrffhsjskskdkflflsd #god i love old music #i used to be like “grrgrgrgrhr modern music sucks only old music good” #but then i found a lot of new music thats styled to be like older songs and gasppp its so lovely #theres music for everyone out there u just gotta search for it ehehe #i would say i love “old” music but i gen love songs from every era #i just love music HELPPP #but i will say there is smth about 80s that is special #music recs

[unproduciblesmackdown]

mordecai is the first funny bitch like spends 90% of his time literally just standing there going "i'm dapressed" to himself while everyone in the vicinity takes potshots and then he's clocking in for the night shift where for the next 9 hours people go "god mordecai would it kill you to act like you're having more fun at the [kills you] factory"

#The First Funny Bitch as a phrase from the ''cain was the first funny bitch'' post that i will use with some flexibility. yaknow. #i love going like oh boy a coworker triumvirate. their funny little guy (other duo going ''i want him dead'') #though it's unfair to the savoys lmfao if he's at best sometimes a desk toy to them: they do at least keep calling him babygirl #and giving him special mordecai invitations (by not inviting him) to their hotel room to try to marry him #so if nothing else we do appreciate adding a ton of flair to [afflicting the autistic coworker] #in turn i appreciate that mordecai and viktor's dynamic probably consisted of mutual ''i Do Not Care if my coworker seems weird'' #but outside of that; was anyone at lackadaisy aggrieving mordecai with the style & variety that the savoys bring....perhaps not #an upgrade in that realm....and there seems to be Some mutual [i do not care if my coworker seems weird] there again too lol #even while they've all probably been working together like half a week & haven't all worn their getalong sweater long enough #and already mordecai is doing his [not just literally standing there] rogue lone mystery solving deal lmao. wild card that he is #lackadaisy #oh also speaking of [before mordecai went grr i Hate still working here; ripped off the fridge door; went & got a new Hated job] #it's pure bonus comic realm & particularly Elevated Silly Goofs genre at that; but #points for ivy having that Younger Sibling dynamic w/mordecai w/the implication she takes his forbidden condiments index seriously #and like; in general lol not even just a [it's serious when it comes to dealing with this weird guy] way. all the more powerful for that #wait i nearly forgot to mention the hot new otp: mordecai / j.j. #that's right [sad trombone] providing guy. i know enough. first funny bitch 4 first funny bitch. #[guy doing his own thing & everyone's like Get His Ass] 4 [guy doing his own thing & everyone's like Get His Ass] #and ofc because it is funny in & of itself. & basically like Your New OC. so much room to maneuver that you cannot crash #also hmm like if your nickname for someone is Maybe ''annoying mf'' does it cancel out....eh #numbers flying around intense focus like everything points to ''hatchet would directly translate to hatchette not petit hache'' #and if you mon petit hache it (read this w/such a meter that it all rhymes) #900 tons of restraint not going ''wow this is just like analyzing billions'' & by even saying i've managed to avoid as much; now i haven't

[mobius-m-mobius]

I'm not the anon from the first ask but wanted to thank you for your list of Owen recs! Started some today for his birthday and feel like my third eye is open lol, he's perfect as Mobius but I didn't realize how easy and natural his roles come across. The Wes movies you mentioned are new favourites I'll be rewatching often but The Big Year was a real surprise! It's one I would have skipped but was so comforting and reflective and in such an ensemble cast Owen was the best actor by far.

Oh gosh absolutely love hearing this, thank you so much for the ask 🥺💖

I completely unironically adore just about every movie he's ever made so it always makes me happy when people actually go in with an open mind and not, idk, thinking of him in terms of being a meme or something because he's an amazing actor!!

Also so glad you mentioned The Big Year because I totally agree about his acting standing out above everyone else's in a role that would've been really easy to make stereotypical, plus it's one hardly anyone's heard of but super cozy to watch so I couldn't help adding it in. Paint is a similar movie of his that made me reflect back on how I approach life while also wrapping you up in this soft, gentle world so I'd recommend that one as well 🥰

#tysm for taking the time to send such a nice ask and i hope your marathon was a great one!! #exploring his work is to this day the most fun i've ever had and completely opened my eyes to all kinds of new genres and styles i'm into #love that i continually try not to recommend everything of his but also brought up five other movies today lmao #that's the life! love to live it 🥰 #best wishes for an amazing week ahead and lots of love <33 #ask

[karvakera]

jumpscares you with my ocs

the first one was done today to keep my attention on the stream I was watching,,, I physically can not watch something if I dont draw at the same time.

the mermaid one was done a while ago but I wanted to share it since its dear to me (despite the godawful mistakes in anatomy and angles). I usually struggle with backrounds but I think it turned out fine there,, also something about its vibe is special to me,,, feels somewhat nostalgic

#oc artwork #oc #oc art #own character #sometimes I want to dump their lore herebut then I remember one of them is kind of a cannibal— #the other has depression and daddy issues #yes the capemau wears is inspired by moth wings #I watched midsommar a few days ago #im not saying im into murder but id join that cult #it seemed like so much fun (if u dont count the murders) #I was pleasantly surprised because my fav actor was there #HTTYD soindtrack goes so hard #listening to icdd käärijä and httyd music in that order andthen repeat #its like getting hot and then cold water poured on u #the genre differences helpp #somehow I feel like the daily gojos downgraded my art but I hope im just imagining it #maybe its just me always trying out new styles/brushes too lol #at least I can kind of? draw shorter hair now (even though I have slowly started drawing gojo's hair longer) #not giving up onthis series im seeing it to the end #its unfortunate that some of the funniest memes I could do would contain sppilers for the very episode that would end my series

[black-star-kunzite]

I already know I don’t like this new Doja Cat “demons” and satan era bc I already have my good aggressive or “weird” fem rap(idk what she’s trying to do honestly) like Smack a Bitch or Rage or OHFR? or Black Punk (just Rico’s entire discography tbh add Art of War) at a concert venue has people frothing at the mouth and PvE enabled. Demons could be played in a new DC movie trailer. It’s literally a worse “Boss Bitch”. Also just listen to Crazy by Doechii tbh it could literally be part of this satanic panic music if she added red color grading and devil horns to her MV or someshit. Like the beats go hard on each song for Scarlet so far but like give me something actually edgy in the song and not just the visuals bc I’m not gonna drive 90+ mph on the interstate listening to Paint the Town red or Demons bc Im visualizing or watching the MV’s I’m gonna do that bc I’m listening to something that makes me feel like the minute I reach a stop I’m rearranging someone’s fucking bones or the beats are so grimey I can cook a malicious brew in my car.

Ik if Doechii tapped into this shit it’d be the vibe Doja’s said she was giving and then some (listen to Swamp Bitches and Spooky Coochie holy shit they make me want to swerve into incoming traffic and huff napalm shrapnel in a good and sexy way) also listen to Paris Texas lmao

#doechii #doja cat #paris texas #scarlet doja cat #new music #mad as hell ngl bc I was really hoping for something more than the Paint the Town Red ep #idk she doesn’t give a shit and I don’t really care that much I’m just trying to get the word out for Paris Texas and Doechii #like I’m fine with what scarlet’s shaping up to be (not really) but I can just listen to Hot Pink if I want something with the same vibe #like why market this as like a new age satanic panic when it’s not even that far off from your usual shit #mind you she’s incredibly talented when it comes to switching into different styles and genres #but like you couldn’t apply that here???? after Attention #this just feels like Hot Pink the remix: Cold Red or someshit #music

[14thcommander]

would anyone like to beta read this vampire!hange fic i’m currently writing and tell me how it reads 👉👈

#i’m experimenting with a whole new genre I guess #and changing my style of writing a bit……. #୨୧ bambi talks ୨୧

[chewtoyboytoy]

Ysee I want to look at cool fanart for the game I'm playing but I don't want spoilers so I gotta wait until I beat the game but ysee I'm bad at video games. do u feel the agony of the situation

#i beat it once and it turned into an arg #beat it again and it completely changed art styles and branched into a new genre of storytelling #rogue likes r good for ppl who die a lot in games but at what fucking cost #when do i Win

[akkivee]

ooooohhh hey jakurai can play the piano!!!!!! do you think his and hitoya’s duet will be like classic rock with an accompanying piano arrangement???? 🤔🤔🤔

#this is vee speaking #i know ichiro said rap ain’t everything but i think everyone should have a rap part anyway to show how the new era affected them lol #that’s what a good chunk of the songs are anyway lol #i think it would be cool if ichiro and samatoki had an east coast vs west coast style of hip hop going on in their solos #but now that we know it’s the characters’ music without influence of a rap tournament #i am very curious about sound rio will have lmao and like what is the ‘with homies/hoods’ #bat are a family of rockers so i’m just expecting various genres of rock from them lol #and trying not to put eggs in a basket wondering who will write for jiro and kuukou lol like tbh???? #if super beaver or kana boon writes for them????? it is SO kuukover (for me lmao) #they should have never got ali to write a song and for hitoya i now have expeCTATIONS—

[chiropteracupola]

please may i have martin brody in his old lady clothes sipping on some tea

better weather ahead

#em draws stuff #jaws #martin brody #answering this ask two months later like an uh. like something. ask me in another two months about what it's like. #this sketch started as a sunrise/sunset thing but I like how it turned out in this palette #doing a very loose style here as sort of an homage to New York Summertime Illustrations™️ #is that an actual artistic genre? probably not. is it one in my head? yes. #been drawing a lot a lot a lot these few days (nov. 10-11) probably by way of procrastination and the general ouch #don't really want to go outside and do things because it's Cold Out There and the imaginary beach in my drawing is nice

[silent-partner-412]

bc nintendo has me by the balls apparently i caved and decided to buy mario wonder. i’m almost done with it and my verdict so far is its a good game with some great moments, but wow i would’ve gotten so much more out of this like a decade ago than i do now. i hate to say i feel like i’m outgrowing mario but that’s sort of how it feels to me.

#mario #super mario wonder #and like to be clear #this is probably one of the best mario games in years #the art style is gorgeous #the levels are all well designed #the new power ups slap #there’s more originality in here for mario standards than there has been since probably the galaxy games #but yet it all still feels like i’ve played this before #maybe not mario specifically but just in the platformer genre #idk it’s hard to explain

[flintbian]

Can someone tell me what gtn/The Locked Tomb series is actually about? Unfortunately when people recommend it they often just say "lesbians necromancers in space" and that just ain't enough,,, but I see it all over my dash and I'm curious 👀

#i also keep seeing absolutely buckwild things from it completely out of context and im more confused #about what this series is actually about than ever #i also can no longer tell what genre it is bc latest reports say it's a space opera locked room mystery #i admit i did actually try to read it once but i didn't make it through a single chapter bc i hated the writing style so much #does that get better? is the shenanigans and actual story worth it? #frankly im sick of getting queer media reps that actually suck and are poor quality but ppl go nuts for the queer bit alone #im worried this is another one of those but frankly the reports sound wild and i kind of want to know what the hell is going on 😂 #like is Gideon dead? a walking corpse? are they not with harrow? did someone fuck god?? and WHAT is the arm scene??? #apparently there's catholicism for their world too and god is a mess and there's Some Guy who sucks involved in that #i have zero clue what this series is about anymore every new thing i see makes me more confused and bewildered #but chaos reigns so i might need to find a way to muster through it lol #anyways 👀

[walliswithawhy]

Dear Da,

I made it, though it wasn’t without it’s trials. I believe you would have disowned me on the spot had you seen how quickly I was batted aside by the first living thing I encountered in these lands. Though living is questionable— am trying to convince myself I did not see as many hands on that thing as my memory insists were there. I blame the knock to the head that followed my immediate defeat. I fell quite a distance and when I awoke I don’t think I was entirely myself. Could barely remember how to hold a sword.

I know. First rule: Don’t let go of your weapon.

And: don’t die.

Or: don’t get caught unawares (by abominations that definitely did not have that many arms).

Come to think of it, you had a lot of first rules when it came to fighting.

I’m trying my best to keep them all in mind out here. Not that it’s been easy. There’s so much to look at. The tree is just as it was described in the stories. Bright, so bright looking at it for too long leaves it’s shadow imprinted on my eyes. It fills the sky with a radiance not unlike a second sun. Not that I’ve seen much of that. After I crawled out of the crypt I woke beneath, I walked out upon these lands and almost as soon as I did, a storm beset upon me. The rain went sideways, and I thought the trees—the proper ones— would tear straight from the ground they grew upon. They didn’t, and I’ll take that to be a lesson as to how I must be.

I did meet a strange fellow. Well, more than one strange fellow. One ushered me along my way like a hen wife shooing her chickens out of her path on the way to collect the morning quota of eggs! The other was a pleasant sort who offered to trade some useful thing for that which they call currency here. He seemed rather surprised at my immediate, stumbling return to the nearest flicker of grace but I suppose anyone would have been, given I’d been nearly gored by an unseen assailant.

This time you cannot blame me for my folly. Truly the conditions were miserable, such that I could not see but a hand’s width ahead of me.. I should have waited out the ill weather, I suppose. Blame my exuberance. This path laid before me is—

Well. I know you never much cared for my silly fantasies. Still. Even without your blessings, I continue forth with you in my heart—if only because I wouldn’t know the cutting end of a halberd from the stabbing were it not for you. I wish you could forgive me my stubbornness. But it is as if this path has stolen my feet from under me, and I can’t escape it. I do not even know that I have the heart to, really. I need to know what awaits me here in these lands of grace and grace lost.

I’ll keep record of it. Maybe someday these words will find their way to you, and you will understand why I had to go.

Sincerely,

Your loving child,

Wallis, Frayborn

P.S.

They keep calling me maidenless here—I didn’t realize that having a maiden was a criteria.

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#elden ring #tarnished #fan fiction #fanfic #oc: Wallis Frayborn #tarnished oc #anyways meet my baby Wallis Frayborn #They are a Vagabond #and I am entirely new to this game and this genre #but I am already having so so so much fun #🤷🤷 #fan fiction short #fanfiction drabble #anthology style #elden ring tarnished

[bmpmp3]

BY THE WAY i have been converted. what are your otome isekai/villainess isekai recommendations pwetty pwease......

#i read a couple beginnings of some and i was like wait a god damn minute. this shit is FUN #i understand now. i understand now. like how ffabiniku opened my eyes to modern isekai genres #the random ones i read the openings of on webtoon and tapas opened my eyes to this specific style of modern isekai #i think i was still a little wary because im always wary of parodies of things i like that are typically made fun of without understanding #(like otome games or shoujo manga) EVEN THOUGH i was mostly aware that most werent much of parodies at all #i was so used to old like smackjeeves webcomic parodies completely lacking care in their satire so i was Scared about all these new ones #but i should have had faith since most of these comics arent even about otoge half the time #and the ones that are seem pretty good. i think i was still Nervous hjkfdlhjkfds BUT i didnt need to be #theyre just fun stories with an interesting common mechanic of weird reincarnation/dimension hopping/timetravel stuff #theyre fun and good. i understand now. i understand now #interestingly i think the name otome isekai is still fitting even if a lot of the stuff lumped under the name has nothing to do with otoge #(and even some of the ones that do have some things that arent really common ie: villainesses) #like a bunch ive seen around are actually about books or comics or tv shows or some of them are just in one universe #BUT otome isekai does kind of still work i think. one of the biggest things that separates these types of isekai vs another type is the fact #that theyre usually marketed towards women and girls. which is why shoujo is called shoujo and otoge are called otome games #so in a roundabout way the name otome fits i think. an accidental retconned meaning that works well #if that makes sense #anyway give me....suggestions #there are TEN MILLION otome isekai and villainess isekai manwha and manhua and manga and webnovels and everything #hard to sort through it all LOL #ive noticed i actually tend to like the ones about books a lot rather than about games #i dunno why #also noticed these comics are WONDERFUL if you want to look at a LOT of VERY SPARKLY and very BEAUTIFUL lavishly detailed outfits #dear GOD some of the dresses and accessories in some of the webtoons i read.....some of those glittery EARRINGS #awesome