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oldshrewsburyian · 4 years

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Re: your post about The Green Knight, I do, in fact, have ALL the questions if you can bear w/ me: Why are medievalists so excited? Why is this being called a neo-Medieval reimagining? Is this going to be a horror film? I was a history major but the medieval period wasn't my area of expertise. Should I be expecting a mindfucky story like Midsommar or is this gonna be more like Galdiator but, yknow, NOT piss off Academics

To your questions in order:

1) Why are medievalists so excited? Because it looks as though the production team has actually done research into the source text, period-accurate clothing, distinct but interconnected elite and non-elite popular culture, and medieval ideas about fate, identity, and magic. Praise be.

2) Why is this being called a neo-Medieval reimagining? God, search me. Because publicists exist? Because “neomedieval” will get more audiences than… whatever the more accurate alternative is?

3) Is this going to be a horror film? A24 is a studio known for experimenting with subgenres of horror, so for some value of that term, probably. I’m still going to see it, and I usually steer clear of horror.

4) Should I be expecting a mindfucky story like Midsommar or is this gonna be more like Gladiator but, y’know, NOT piss off Academics? Answer A) YES. Answer B) I’m not sure how a story set in England, based on a 14th-century Middle English poem, produced by a small studio, and starring Dev Patel would be similar to a cast-of-thousands film set in Germany/Italy/Africa, loosely based on select bits of Roman history, directed by Ridley Scott, and starring Russell Crowe.

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gloriousmonsters · 4 years

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re: tmg tattoo, maybe a lit match with "find where the heat's unbearable" above and "and stay there if you have to" below from Spent Gladiator 1? i dont design tattoos, but I do design embroidery, and I've been planning on something like that

okay so somehow i listened to most of Transcendental Youth in the past while somehow missing Spent Galdiator 1, so thank you for bringing it to my attention, it’s a new favorite! (My process of listening to TMG songs is a meandering, twisty process known only to the stars and sages. it makes no sense.) and I do love the idea of designing a tattoo off it, especially since it straight up mentions tattoos---although I’m also tempted/interested by the lyrics ‘don’t hurt anybody on your way up to the light’ and ‘i am happy where the vermin play’

re your reply on the post in all seriousness I’ve considered an Autoclave tat as well (I listened to it on the day I got my first kiss, which I had HELLA mixed feelings about and led eventually to figuring out I was aro; plus it resonates with a lot of other stuff, so... important one for me) but if I did it I’d probably do the throne of skulls itself

(i’ve also had some vague ideas about hebrews 11:40, best ever death metal band out of denton, maybe sprout wings)

honestly what I’m already looking at is that with tmg songs alone I’ll be getting tatoos for quite some time whenever it’s possible, and that’s not even getting into radical face songs

#it's a me post #replies #i mean it's nice to focus on the idea of living for something even if it's just tattooing the entirety of tmg's discography on my body #thegoodqueertheywarnyouabout

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franciscobarajasco · 6 years

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"And then he asked me, he said "Baby, why do we love each other?" I said, "Honey, it's simple It's the way that you love and treat your mother." Hey guys what’s up so today is a special day for me. It’s the one year anniversary that I got to see Gaga for the first time live. To many she’s an artist, and activist and an idol. To me growing she was everything. I didn’t have someone to turn to and her music saved my life. Wether it was dreaming of another life and wishing to be so happy I could die, or just dancing in a club, to crying from someone’s brown eyes, to being left speechless, to hoping one day I would see how wonderful I am. To one day waking up from a suicide attempt and hearing the church bells from the beginning of Mary the Night. Her music and story showed me what it meant to be someone who was self made. She taught me how to love myself and she gave me the power to dream. I owe a lot to her and I hope one day I could thank her in her real life and let her know how many times I’ve been suicidal and hearing her music and her story saved me. One day I hope I’ll see her and one day I hope I’ll thank her because one day I’m gonna be a star because I have nothing left to lose. Here’s the look rundown I wanted to keep it fun and simple but also beautiful and different. Braided leather jacket with galdiator style bottom (BLUE/PINK) Soft deep cut tunic shirt (SILVER) Braided denim pants (BLUE/PINK) Mid calf length leather boots (BLUE) That's it for this post thank you guys for your support. Also if you guys know anyone who would like this look or you guys have any suggestions on what the next Lady Gaga song should be feel free to write and tag them in the comments below. Love y’all and don’t forget to write your own future because we have nothing lose. #frommysketchbooktowalkingart #fashion #fashiondiaries #fashiondaily #fashiondesign #fashionillustration #fashionart #fashiongram #fashionpost #fashionmen #mensfashion #menswear #mensstyle #mensstyleblog #mensstyleguide #mensweardaily #menswearblog #styleinspiration #stylemen #styleblog #asthetic #fashionformen #fashionforward #ladygaga #thefame #thefamemonster #bornthisway #cheektocheek #joanne (at Las Vegas, Nevada)

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philippmichelreichold · 3 years

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Watching Kirk get bounced and battered by the Gorn in Arena and thinking about Fredric Brown's Arena, which I read in Dave Drake’s Space Galdiators. In the Star Trek episode, Enterprise hotly pursues an alien raider, later identified as Gorn, that destroyed and massacered and Earth colony. Both ships are stopped dead my supernal aliens who object to their disruptive, barbaric, vengeful bloodlust. They remove both captains to a special place for them to battle to the death. The victor's ship and crew are to go on. The victim's ship and crew are to be destroyed. In the same way a human, Bob Carson and a nameless alien "Outsider" are chosen by ineffable aliens to champion, not just their fleets, but their entire civilizations. While the place of combat is similarly prepared, the motive is not one of moral disgust. Both Earth and the alien civilization would be destroyed in the coming fight. This way, one gets to go on.

In the Star Trek relaunch, Capt. Pike refers to Kirk as a "genius". I don't see it here. He seems to be stumbling around looking for a disassembled phaser he can put back together without seeing the raw materials from which to fashion weapons. Throughout the fight, the Gorn makes weapons and pounds the snot out of Kirk hand-to-hand. In the nick of time Kirk puts S + C + KNO3 together and builds a primitive cannon that surprises the Gorn and everyone else.

In the Fredric Brown story, which first appeared in June 1944’s Astounding ,the two contestants are more evenly matched. Bob Carson is a scout-ship pilot in a human fleet awaiting a final showdown with invading aliens, the Outsiders. His opponent is an unnamed Outsider from the invader fleet. Both understand the terms of the Arena. Any weapons and strategems must be made from scratch. They are separated by a barrier. The struggle calls upon them to use the totality of their beings to survive. Though seriously wounded early on, (lucky shot) Carson manages to engage the Outsider on fairly even terms. The Outsider builds a catapult. Carson makes a spear and a knife and fire bombs. The Outsider wounds Carson. Carson burns down the Outsider's catapult. In the end, the Outsider's cruelty and Carson's compassion are the keys to Carson solving his problem and coming to grips with the Outsider.

Kirk's strengths and weaknesses compared to the Gorn's should be more obvious to him. The Gorn is much stronger than Kirk. The Gorn is also much slower than Kirk. Kirk commands a cruiser, for goodness sake. The concept of superior speed and maneuverability should be second nature to him. He throws the biggest rock he can lift at the Gorn. The Gorn throws a rock bigger than Kirk. Kirk should have gathered up a handful of the diamonds behind him and pegged the Gorn from a distance. (smothering the target) He could have fashioned a bolo, or a sling to lengthen his throw. The Gorn reaches out and fashions a club/spear from a tree. Kirk tries to climb his. (I know Kirk knows how to make a spear as well as bow and arrow. Maybe "Friday's Child" came after Arena and he studied up on antiquarian weapons in the meantime.) Despite Kirk's until-he-was-badly-injured speed superiority, the Gorn pursues him. Instead of grappling or running into a snare, Kirk could have run circles around the Gorn pelting him with rocks. At no time should he have attempted close-quarters combat by kicking or wrassling with the Gorn. He comes out the worst for trying it. In the end, his ingenuity finally saves him just as the Metrons are writing his epitaph.

In the Fredric Brown story, Carson wins by drawing his opponent into his grasp. He's almost reached the limits of his endurance and must end the fight or die in the attempt. This strategy, imposed on Carson by necessity, is a trademark of Kirk's. Thrice in the original series Kirk feigns the crippling of Enterprise to draw a superior opponent in for the killing blow. In Arena, Carson's not faking. His situation is truly desperate. (Apparently, William Shatner really got hurt in the filming of this episode. Probably in delivering one of those attacks that would have been fatal to an ordinary human.) If the Gorn were to reach him before he fired, he'd be killed. Of course, Kirk strikes fire to his fuse just as the Gorn hoves into view.

I wonder though about the "advanced quality of mercy" Kirk displays to the Gorn. With the Gorn finally helpless at his feet, Kirk is no longer mad with blood lust and righteous indignation, so he declines to kill the Gorn and asks the Metrons to spare him. Had he not done so, would the Metrons have been so disgusted by the barbarity that they killed both crews?

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philippmichelreichold · 5 years

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on Arena-- @StarTrek TOS episode & Fredric Brown #scifi #review

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philippmichelreichold · 5 years

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#Arena @StarTrek TOS episode & Fredric Brown #scifi story #review

Watching Kirk get bounced and battered by the Gorn in Arena and thinking about Fredric Brown's Arena, which I read in Dave Drake’s Space Galdiators . In the Star Trek relaunch, Capt. Pike refers to Kirk as a "genius". I don't see it here. He seems to be stumbling around looking for a disassembled phaser he can put back together without seeing the raw materials from which to fashion weapons. Throughout the fight, the Gorn makes weapons and pounds the snot out of Kirk hand-to-hand. In the nick of time Kirk puts S + C + KNO3 together and builds a primitive cannon that surprises the Gorn and everyone else. Each is the champion for his crew in a fight to the death with terms set by supernal beings who resent their intrusion.

In the Fredric Brown story, which first appeared in June 1944’s Astounding ,the two contestants are more evenly matched. Bob Carson is a scout-ship pilot in a human fleet awaiting a final showdown with invading aliens, the Outsiders. His opponent is an unnamed Outsider from the invader fleet. Both understand the terms of the Arena. Any weapons and strategems must be made from scratch. They are separated by a barrier. The struggle calls upon them to use the totality of their beings to survive. Though seriously wounded early on, (lucky shot) Carson manages to engage the Outsider on fairly even terms. The Outsider builds a catapult. Carson makes a spear and a knife and fire bombs. The Outsider wounds Carson. Carson burns down the Outsider's catapult. Each is the champion for his entire race with terms set by supernal beings who wish to avert a broader conflict that would destroy both races. In the end, the Outsider's cruelty and Carson's compassion are the keys to Carson solving his problem and coming to grips with the Outsider.

In the Fredric Brown story, Carson wins by drawing his opponent into his grasp. He's almost reached the limits of his endurance and must end the fight or die in the attempt. This strategy, imposed on Carson by necessity, is a trademark of Kirk's. Thrice in the original series Kirk feigns the crippling of Enterprise to draw a superior opponent in for the killing blow. In Arena, he's not faking. His situation is truly desperate. (Apparently, William Shatner really got hurt in the filming of this episode. Probably in delivering one of those attacks that would have been fatal to an ordinary human.) If the Gorn were to reach him before he fired, he'd be killed. Of course, Kirk strikes fire to his fuse just as the Gorn hoves into view.

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philippmichelreichold · 5 years

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#Arena @StarTrek TOS episode & Fredric Brown #scifi story #review

In the Fredric Brown story, which first appeared in June 1944’s Astounding ,the two contestants are more evenly matched. Bob Carson is a scout-ship pilot in a human fleet awaiting a final showdown with invading aliens, the Outsiders. His opponent is an unnamed Outsider from the invader fleet. Both understand the terms of the Arena. Any weapons and strategems must be made from scratch. They are separated by a barrier. The struggle calls upon them to use the totality of their beings to survive. Though seriously wounded early on, (lucky shot) Carson manages to engage the Outsider on fairly even terms. The Outsider builds a catapult. Carson makes a spear and a knife and fire bombs. The Outsider wounds Carson. Carson burns down the Outsider's catapult. Each is the champion for his entire race with terms set by supernal beings who wish to avert a broader conflict that would destroy both races. In the end, the Outsider's cruelty and Carson's compassion are the keys to Carson solving his problem and coming to grips with the Outsider.

In the Fredric Brown story, Carson wins by drawing his opponent into his grasp. He's almost reached the limits of his endurance and must end the fight or die in the attempt. This strategy, imposed on Carson by necessity, is a trademark of Kirk's. Thrice in the original series Kirk feigns the crippling of Enterprise to draw a superior opponent in for the killing blow. In Arena, he's not faking. His situation is truly desperate. (Apparently, William Shatner really got hurt in the filming of this episode. Probably in delivering one of those attacks that would have been fatal to an ordinary human.) If the Gorn were to reach him before he fired, he'd be killed. Of course, Kirk strikes fire to his fuse just as the Gorn hoves into view.

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