!!! FLASHING LIGHTS WARNING!!! [IM NOT FUCKIN AROUND!!]
REACHED THE CUSP OF 'THIS MAY NEVER BE ABSOLUTELY FINISHED N IF I DONT SHOW IT NOW, IT WILL NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY.' SO HERE, A PROJECT IVE BEEN ORBITING AROUND UHH SINCE 2021 OR SO.
This is not a drill! One of my favorite movies is free with ads (or… if you have a decent ad blocker…) on YouTube!
I really absolutely extremely implore people to go watch MirrorMask right now! Right over here: https://youtu.be/kbHgfCwXqVU?si=jzVXaRVJ-TfCt4Xz
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Directed by LEGENDARY artist Dave McKean, written by @neil-gaiman , and produced by Jim Henson Studios, this really is the surreal fantasy movie you’re missing from your life that you need to watch. It is esoteric in the best possible way, I think capturing exactly what it’s like to be in the dreaming world, and a great blend of both practical and cg effects that play so well into your suspension of disbelief. I’m always quite sad this film hasn’t gotten the reception it’s deserved due to how very strange it can be, but I think it’s the perfect movie to share to tumblr audiences haha.
Don’t want to give too much away but for those who want a brief premise, the story surrounds a young family circus performer who wakes up in another world after her mother falls ill, needing to rescue the queen of light who has fallen asleep after a princess of shadows has run away. It’s dark, dreamlike, and elegant, perfect for fans of other Gaiman works like Sandman and Coraline; I was introduced to the movie because I got it in a box set with Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal, so if you like those as well, I’d give this movie a shot!
Please go watch this, it’s one of my absolute favorites and it’s so underrated!
“There’s a scientific calculation you can do for any object in the universe called a Schwarzschild radius, an object that when you compress it down to that radius becomes a black hole. It becomes a singularity and it’s hypothetical. But the idea is, at a certain density, anything will become a black hole.”