extremely fascinated by this dance sequence from violent playground (basil dearden, 1958) and not just for young david mccallum's dance moves; a performative attempt from these adolescent boys at intimidating a cop that feels a bit like it's from a different film than the rest of what we see in this picture, but interesting for what it is nonetheless
How does one go from a scrungly that commits crimes and has anxiety to a literal ray of sunshine on crutches to a lunatic that commits arson for fun ALL WITHIN TWO YEARS
In an interesting moment the gang forces a trapped 'tec to join in with them in their evil orgiastic dances - none other than the depraved rock 'n' roll, which, via the Cavern, not only helped mitigate Liverpool's violence problem but set a generation's style. It's perfectly true that the rock 'n' roll as performed, in its early days, by delinquents, really was different in mood from what it became, and this scene could have been the product of direct, sensitive observation. But there's something oddly apposite in the film's vilification of anything which the younger generation had the insolence to choose for itself.
im starting to see a lot of videos like “‘warriors is just for kids!!!’ *shows a bunch of clips from MAPs that show gore with a long list of tws*” and i know that’s basically par for the course with kids series but. likely stolen animation aside, is anyone actually arguing that the infamous kitty cat war books that made a generation of kids draw cat blood is actually just cocomelon baby slop
i dunno, i’m always yelling about trauma on lucas (in different ways) and I don’t mention it as much on here simply because hook is a very much conceal, don’t feel type of dude .. but he sees concentrating on what happened to him as a weakness/sign of cowardice. I don’t mean the get even part of things, of course he wants to get even. But that’s because of a you took something from me vibe, not a I’m traumatized and only vengeance can help me move on. But anyways, hook really plays off a lot of what truly happened to him and i think a lot of people sort of clump it as ‘physical’ trauma but like .. bro. in any verse where he is a pirate (so like non modern aus etc i guess??), the dude had his dominant hand severed and his ship’s cook had to saw it the rest of the way off with a fairly dull blade that they kept in the ship kitchens that usually served for such things. that’s a lot of rum to try and get through that (unsuccessfully) and then at the end, they stop the bleeding by cauterizing it. the normal method while at sea was to use gunpowder. and i just. it’s a defying of the odds that he lived, let alone that he stayed a captain and became as competent of a fighter with his non dominant hand that he did.
so i know he comes across as playful sometimes, and very non threatening but that’s just his style of trying to get people to underestimate him. he’s actually quite capable. he’s tenacious as fuck and he will let nothing stand in his way of not being a coward and keeping his pride intact.
AHAHA HELLO I WAS SUMMONED BY SOMEONE SIMPING FOR ROMERO and let me tell you that’s the best decision i’ve ever taken. family man. king and beefy. amazing guy. love him so much.
im so happy he gets the recognition he deserves 🥺
XBDHDKDKDDKDO LOL HI MASHA WIFEY 👋🏻 me and @sleepy3 were just talking earlier, and I mentioned to her about your love for Romero + suggested your Adamo fic series to her 🥰