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I stayed home sick from work today and watched four movies~ The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Most Beautiful Island, Neon Demon, and Tetsuo: The Iron Man.
This is my second watch of Sacred Deer, and the mazillionth watch of Tetsuo. Lots of love to both!
Most Beautiful Island was so beautiful and harrowing. The only flop was Neon Demon, which I feel had a... confused? message. It was so hard to accept that I didn't like it because I'm such a sucker for colorful lighting.
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Most Beautiful Island (2017) Movie Review
Most Beautiful Island – Movie Review Director: Ana Asensio Writer: Ana Asensio (Screenplay) Cast Ana Asensio Natasha Romanova (Welcome to New York) David Little (Ocean’s Eight) Nicholas Tucci (You’re Next) Larry Fessenden (Killers of the Flower Moon) Caprice Benedetti (The Devil’s Advocate) Plot: Most Beautiful Island is a chilling portrait of an undocumented young woman’s struggle for…
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"I've been waiting for ages for somebody to unmask them."
This moment tends to elicit negative reactions in a first read through, and I've got some opinions about why where Kabru is coming from here actually makes a lot of logical sense. So I thought I'd elaborate on that.
I think people hear this and go, "He thinks they must be hiding something because they gave money to someone? What a cynic." Or "he dislikes them because they did charity?? What's wrong with this guy!". And obviously, a lot, a lot is wrong with him. But I think this makes more sense than it seems at first glance! What people evaluating this judgement miss is why Kabru is paying attention to Laios and co to begin with.
Kabru knows of the Touden siblings because (he's a little bit of a stalker-) he is keeping an eye on all the relevant parties in events developing on the island, in order to be able to guide them to his preferred outcome. This includes adventurers because they are the ones actually exploring the dungeon! He's well aware that something as minor as internal tensions between party members could be key to the historical events that are developing. (He would love the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.)
His desired outcome is that whatever the rewards are of breaking the dungeon's curse, whether that's kingship or the ancient elven secrets of dungeons, are claimed by:
A) a short lived person
B) Someone who will be a good, effective leader and/or use those secrets and the power they carry wisely, with foresight, and to establish a political bloc for short lived people.
The person he can best trust to do this is, of course, himself. But due to his PTSD regarding dungeons and monsters, he's not able to develop the necessary skills to conquer the dungeon. Once he realises this, he starts looking for someone else who he can support to that end.
But most of the adventurers don't have any intentions of conquering the dungeon, don't have the skills, or are unsuitable in other ways. In fact, it seems like some potentially suitable people are the Toudens. There are a lot of good rumours about them going around - they actually seem to have a very positive reputation! That's what Kabru means when he says "unmask".
So when Kabru is observing something like them giving money to an old comrade from their gold-peeling days, he doesn't consider it a problem because "they're giving money to this person who doesn't actually need it" or because they must have some dark secret if they act superficially nice. I think he actually understands this situation and what it implies about Laios (in particular) perfectly well.
Laios and Falin gave money to an old comrade who got injured and couldn't work. That person then healed up but kept taking their money. Then he used the money to start smuggling illicit goods to the island.
The key is that for Kabru, the problem here is the same as with the corpse retrievers - people using the dungeon's resources to fuel dangerous, selfish, or violent pursuits cause problems for the island, attract more criminals and people with motives other than breaking the curse, and increase the chances of the whole situation ending in tragedy.
Kabru is willing to work with the Shadow Lord of the island if it gets him to his goal - he isn't scrupulous - but the criminal element of the island increasing is something he sees as a major issue.
Also, when you're evaluating someone as a candidate for power, riches, secrets, potentially kingship - then being curious about how the money you give to people is going to be used is kind of a relevant trait!
Interpersonally, Kabru's actually very easygoing - I mean, Mickbell isn't exactly an upstanding guy, is he! But Kabru likes him and they get along well. These traits wouldn't be a problem at all in a friend, or a comrade, or someone Kabru was confident he could use. But he can't get a handle on Laios, and Laios is someone who has the potential to be a major player!
On Laios' end, this is the same as with the marriage seeker who joined their party. She kept asking for things and he gave them to her, because he tries to be nice to others. He even gives her money! It's the exact same thing.
That's fine, but it became a problem because he basically wasn't interested in her motives, didn't notice she was trying to manipulate him, and it also didn't occur to him that the other party members would notice or be affected. We can assume the situation with the gold peeler is the same. When Kabru says that "It's not that they're bad people, they just aren't interested in humans," he isn't wrong.
The extent to which this is true of Laios is linked to his autism imo, (because it isn't just disinterest - he genuinely isn't able to notice nonverbal cues that people are lying to him or have ulterior motives) but to a greater or lesser extent I think it's a very common trait. Most people aren't actually that interested in other people who aren't close to them. Kabru is the weird one here. It isn't an issue except as a leader - which is why we see an immediate comparison to the Island's Lord, because that's how Kabru is evaluating them.
And disinterest in/lack of ability with people to the extent Laios exhibits it, it does, actually, make him a worse leader... it's just that as we see in the story, people can help him out. The rest of the party tell him the marriage seeker is taking advantage of him so he tells her he can't give her special treatment anymore. They're pissed and it's a crisis point - he couldn't have recovered their trust without Marcille and Falin - but that's exactly the point. With Marcille and Falin, he was able to recover their trust.
And he has other good traits that make up for it, such as his intelligence, strategic knowledge, open-mindedness and sense of fairplay.
Kabru doesn't disqualify Laios as a candidate based on what he sees about him from afar, though - he still tries very hard to get close to him, obviously hoping that if he manages he can steer Laios to defeat the dungeon and make up for his lack of people-skills in the aftermath. (Which... he does eventually achieve that goal!) He completely fails until the events of the story, so... definitely I think "They just aren't interested in humans" could also partially be a stung reaction to Laios' complete disinterest in him.
Anyway, that's my read on what exactly Kabru's "issue" with Laios is. Obviously, once he does find out what Laios' true nature is like - about his love for monsters - he develops an entirely new set of fears about Laios' priorities. But since Laios kept that a secret until the start of the story, he has no idea of that yet.
Given all that, I think it's interesting that he says that he doesn't think that the Toudens are suitable to defeat the dungeon, and that he's hoping they'll turn out to be the thieves. As some of his few potential candidates, people who he thinks may play a big role in the island's future, you'd think he'd hope they would be good people!
I suppose it's better, in his eyes, because it means that he's involved in something "interesting". They haven't just had their stuff stolen by regular criminals (boring, puts them further away from his goal) - they've been caught up in the beginning stages of "a historic event". The desperate and dwindling group forgetting morals in their quest to retrieve their lost comrade probably appeals to his sense of melodrama. Because he also just... loves drama.
Despite it being "uglier than anything he was expecting", he still pursues Laios as the person he wants to conquer the dungeon pretty much as soon as it becomes clear that he won't be able to do it himself and they are out of time. That's because... well, to be fair, there aren't any other options. And he fits standard A: he's short-lived!
and Kabru still hopes he can fit standard B, too, and be persuaded to use the power he wins for good. No matter how many nightmares he has about Laios, or whether he thinks about killing him. He doubts him, but ultimately he puts his faith in him and seems happy after the manga's ending that he made the right decision.
#dungeon meshi#dungeon meshi manga spoilers#dungeon meshi meta#kabru of utaya#laios touden#labru#laios x kabru#dunmeshi#og post#kabru is such a big picture thinker. and he evaluates people more than he judges them imo#the hater jokes are funny but the people he judges most harshly arent laios and co. they're people like the island's lord.#but you don't see that as clearly because he isn't interested in the island's lord. he understands him. finds him contemptible but useful.#whereas laios lives in his brain rent free because he WANTS to understand him but doesnt quite.#even though he sees the elves as a major threat to his ultimate goals and dislikes the way they treat short lived races#he still understands and evaluates mithrun as an individual based on his own merits#he's one of the characters who is least judgemental in that sense because while he's always making judgements and evaluations#he's also constantly revising them whenever he gets more information#my beautiful machiavellian prince <3#it's genuinely a really laudable way of understanding others imo.#the only problem is that because he's driven towards his goals by his PTSD and survivors guilt#he pushes himself into situations (the dungeon and also interpersonally) that trigger him or even just upset him#without regard for what he authentically wants or his own wellbeing.
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🍂daisy by laurs_crossing🌾
#such a beautiful autumn island✨🍂#i included the pictures i took that inspire me the most#but this island also had a huge wheat field area that was super impressive!#acnh dream tour#acnh dream visit#acnh dream#acnh dream address#acnh#animal crossing#animal crossing new horizons#new horizons#acnh fall#acnh autumn#acnh inspiration
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not gonna go in depth on my feelings about the finale right now... i'm just so happy for cabby!! :)
#dandy's doodles#inanimate insanity#ii#ii cabby#battle for dream island#bfdi#bfdi flower#ii spoilers#girls who have character arcs and win <3 love them#i think i'll only be able to truly appreciate the finale when i'm able to comprehend the antagonists' motives. like what are they doing#it could be the most beautiful finale ever for all i know but i genuinely do not understand a good 70% of the conflict here#(it probably isn't a good thing when you have to rewatch the whole season to understand a huge plot point in the finale...#...or maybe i'm just dumb and didn't pick up on something obvious :P)#hello clover is the 'green goddess'??? hello
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𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒍 😔
#aesthetic#lana del rey#this is what makes us girls#coquette#ldr#hell is a teenage girl#coney island baby#lana del ray aka lizzy grant#just girly things#lust for life#female manipulator#im tired of feeling like im fucking crazy#hyper feminine#female hysteria#i believe in unicorns#i want to be the girl with the most cake#just girly posts#just girly thoughts#i’m just a girl#tumblr girls#uptown girls#manic pixie dream girl#girlhood#just girlboss things#this is a girlblog#gaslight gatekeep girlboss#girlblogging#black swan#jane birkin#beauty
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the thing about emu is that her life is super fucking wild and absurd shit is always just happening to her but because she’s so used to it and so full of whimsy she never acknowledges it. And so fans never acknowledge it either. Emu canonically has priceless paintings just hanging around in her house (in universe equivalent of fucking monet’s water lilies and van gough’s sunflowers iirc) and her family is Super Mega Owns A Theme Park And Airline rich and she has the ability to climb everywhere. She has personal body guards that have to wear goofy mascot costumes but are always prepared to die for her despite her not being in danger. Truly taking after her grandpa. Strange fucking creature. I love her.
#project sekai#my favorite hot pink bitch named breakfast.#rapidly oscillating between that’s my beautiful angel baby who’s never done wrong in her life#and strange creature unauthorized fucking thing beloved beast#her grandpa was the same way so it makes sense it’s just really funny#yeah grandpa knew these super famous painters they just gave him shit 😊 UR GRANDPA KNEW MONET??#also side note I love the painting event peak emu! peak emu!!!! her asking ena to teach her stuff abt the paintings in her house#was so cute….#do u guys think she knows the mascots r body guards or does she just assume they’re her friends… I mean they are her friends#they’re just also body guards#other emu scenes I love but don’t have much to say on (yet): her comforting her brother abt island panic#& her getting wxs to corner the mascot after he started avoiding her bc he was ashamed he couldn’t help with the wms show#mine#i don’t talk abt emu as much bc most of my posts r making fun of characters and I love her too much to make fun of her#emu
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Island party with @cordeliawhohung , @olliebee66 and @dragonnarrative-writes (Ft. Gaz n Soap Cosplays)
#sorry about the time stamp in most of these the screenshot button is easier to use than the camera sometimes#If you play acnh holler @ me we can be friends and island party it up some more#cod crossing#Core thank you for inviting us to your beautiful island also you put so much work into it and it looks so so good
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Northern Flicker, Vancouver Island
@todaysbird
#literally the most perfect and beautiful birds of all time#also huge silly beasts#birdwatching#birdlr#birding#northern flicker#Vancouver island#woodpecker#nature photography#nature#pnw#birds
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Because this is becoming THAT blog-
The one where I review old movies we all have already seen, but I personally, have not seen for years until recently.
I just watched “An American Tale.”
If you were a child of the 90s, you just thought- “There are No Cats in America 🎶? THAT American Tale?”
Yes.
If you had that thought, you likely already know. If you have not had the absolute joy- buckle up. I am going to rant about a classic.
First of all- This is Don Bluth.
His movies do not get worse with age.
They get BETTER.
And American Tale is example number ONE.
No, it is not fond memories or nostalgia glasses, you can breath, and then go treat yourself to a viewing.
Secondly- the man did not dumb down or sanitize his history.
He said “I’m going to tell the immigrant story” and then opened with a fucking ethnic cleansing.
I said what I said.
The movie is set in the early Russian Empire, a time full of anti-Semitic sentiment and enforced laws, also seen in ��Fiddler on the Roof.” Fiddler on the roof might actually be tamer on the subject.
Every other historical note in this movie is on point and easy enough to look up in a history book, if you have the common sense to realize that names have been altered.
The Statue of Liberty was not built by a pigeon, for example. It was built by a Frenchman. (Frederic Auguste Bartholdi).
I don’t know of an “honest John,” but I did guffaw out loud when he started taking names of the dead at funerals to add to his vote count. Ghost votes were very real, one of the reasons people are still so twitchy about voter fraud today.
I do not recall a moment in 1886 when the minorities of New York managed to run off prominate members of authority… but with how on point everything else is? It would not shock me.
Thirdly- Bluth DID NOT FLINCH
I don’t remember who said it first, but both Bluth and Spielberg had a belief that you could put very sad and scary things in children’s films, as long as the ending was happy.
This movie has multiple nightmare moments. Cats, monster waves, more cats, bugs and fish, and of course, the horrifying “Mouse of Minsk” (iykyk).
The thing is, it’s not even how they are drawn. Like, yes, the image is scary, but it’s the storytelling around it. It’s the lighting change. The soundtrack. The horrific sound effects. Seriously- whoever did foley on this film deserves all the awards- you make me scared of the kitty kats, and I LOVE cats. 🐈
Some people will question whether or not it is appropriate for small children. I would say maybe wait until they are six, and watch it with them, but they should watch scary things if they can. Being scared in appropriately safe space teaches you how to react to fear and handle moments when you are scared in real life. It is my major argument for Halloween. But each parent has to do as they think is best for each individual child. In any case, watch this one first before showing it to your kids- definitely more scary than you remember.
Finally- the animation on this film is a national treasure. I honestly hope this film is in the Library of Congress collection.
There are animation techniques here that don’t exist anymore.
Sparks. Sparkles. Glimmers. Stars in the Night Sky. Smoke billows.
Actually, I almost paused the film on a smoke billow. Sony is doing some things in the recent “Spiderverse” trilogy that are insane- and part of it is their mixed animation.
All the smoke billows? Hand drawn.
They look the same as Bluth’s smoke in this film, which is making me wonder if one of their artists studied under him. Maybe not- maybe they just did their homework on good hand drawn cloud formations. Either way, realizing how close they got to the master work in this film made me appreciate them even more.
Speaking of insane animation-
I don’t know WHO Bluth felt he had to show off to, but this man could DRAW WATER and he fucking knew it.
Like water is hard to do, ok? Like hands, Da Vinci had notebooks full of sketches of the substance, proving it to be the bane of the artistic existence.
Most water in hand drawn animation comes in two forms-
Flat water color with pretty things floating in it to distract you-
Or drawn over a live video of water that they spliced into the image.
Even that was hard to do, and they used a technology no longer available to us. It looks pretty cool honestly.
But no, not DON fucking BLUTH.
Not only can this man hand draw water without the underlying video, but he draws it moving in multiple different ways. He shows it from the top, side, and sinking underneath (with moving bubbles and shifting light, no flat blue for him).
He turns it into a NIGHTMARE FUEL WAVE MONSTER.
He ADDS it to SCENES it DIDNT HAVE TO BE IN!
The more I watched this film, the more I realized that if Milt Kahl had the head swaggle, Don Bluth had water, and by God was he going to use it.
He wrote plots AROUND the idea of water, so he could showcase it in every scene. “Rock-a-doodle,” and “Pebble and the Penguin” come to mind. “Anastasia,” “Thumbelina” and “All Dogs Go to Heaven” all feature action scenes in water. Heck- the one in “All Dogs Go To Heaven” came out of no where, and makes so much more sense if it was just Bluth wanting to show off.
“An American Tale” had the travel by boat sequence and our main hero being thrown over board. He could have left it there. NOPE. There were puddles and sewers and fire hoses and action scenes at the docks.
And the few scenes without water? Let’s throw some scary sparks in there. Maybe some smoke billowing. For funzies.
Also- we’re going to have a Love Song with the most incredible Night Sky you have ever seen and a Comedic song featuring fun house mirror distorted reflections because WHY NOT???
I think he was trying to make sure Disney regretted him leaving, the way you dress up when you know your toxic ex will be there, and I love that for him. 🩷
Also- the backgrounds are all beautiful water color. I love a good water color.
Also- yeah, the sound track holds up. The songs are just as catchy as they ever were- if you have ever seen this movie you WILL find yourself singing along.
As previously mentioned, when it comes to the scary parts, the composer UNDERSTOOD THE ASSIGNMENT and the music easily fits into a good horror film.
And finally- the music at the finale when everything is made right, and the happy ending is finally here, is the most heart breaking thing you will ever hear. You will cry. Watch the movie, but bring the tissues. 🤧
This movie is definitely worth a watch.
This movie is more than worth a watch, it should be mandatory for elementary history and college animation classes alike.
But also it’s just fun. 🤩
#American Tale#Don Bluth#drawing water#movie review#classic animation#sometimes that movie is just as good or better than you remember#seriously- if this ISNT in the Library of Congress can we petition to get it in?#Fival Moukiwitz#Bluth said they took thier names at Ellis Island we are GIVING THEM BACK in this film#no shortcuts#the more I watch his films the more I love this man#no one tell me if he was a terrible person#My heart would shatter#He also said cultural music and traditions is how you recognize family 😭#“Keep playing! He might hear you! 😭#storytelling#one of the masters#if Miyazaki and Bluth ever met it would be the most beautiful meeting of the artistic souls
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i LOVE the recurring theme of luffy entrusting his straw hat to nami, it's such a beautiful action that shows how much he cares and trusts her, and it all started from orange town where Nami was the one to understand how important the hat is to him and offered to fix it for him
#luffy believing in nami so much that he literally entrusts her with THE thing he values the most#and giving it to her in moments where she is either devastated or sick bc the straw hat has given HIM so much strength over the years and#and nami in return understanding more than anyone the meaning of it#how the strawhat is the one thing that reminds him of shanks and his promise#God I love their friendship#they have such a beautiful dynamic#my best friends#monkey d. luffy#nami#cat burglar nami#nami one piece#one piece#drum island arc#platonic lunami
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Nightwish Singers + Bisexual Colours
A birthday treat and 9 year anniversary celebration of this blog. @thenightwishsingers. [Insp by this]
Anette - The Priestess
Floor - The Knight
Tarja - The Goddess
#nightwish#tarja turunen#once#nemo#anette olzon#lies#shine#dark passion play#the islander#floor jansen#fire#endless forms most beautiful#mine#paragon#its a coincidence my birthday is the same week of this blog's anniversary#i swear 9 years speeds by before you know it#anette as a priestess#tarja as a goddess#and floor as a knight would make the best fanfic#the nightwish singers#the nw singers
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Whatever you say, boss! 🫡
There's too much Brian here...
Love these so much. Everyone must look at them I command 👆👆👆
#Hayasaka having the worst traumatic time of his life on the most beautiful island#somehow it just makes sense#also SHOUT OUT TO THE FACT YOU USED THE SAME TWITTER USERNAMES AND HANDLES FOR THE CHARACTERS THAT I DO#that’s very sweet of you :-)
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Can't stop thinking about Cellbit putting himself in harms way to protect Roier from Cucurucho and how, just days prior, Forever did the exact same thing for Maximus.
#i talk#qsmp talk#QSMP#Guapoduo#Ohnanaduo#LISTEN MAN THEIR whatever they got going on MEANS SO MUCH TO ME#On the one hand: I think Forever can do a LOT of development and growth as a person now that he realizes he doesn't NEED a relationship#On the other hand: Maximus would treat him SO well#Forever and Maximus instantly clicked on day one#also someone recently pointed out that Roier was the first person Cellbit saw when they arrived on the Island#and Maximus was the first person Forever saw#the parallels are KILLING me#also there's the whole Sapo Peta thing. I literally canceled the post I was writing about that mid-paragraph because I remembered this#anyways TLDR: I think Forever deserves to meet Sapo Peta. Sapo Peta would treat him so well too#Forever doesn't NEED to be in a relationship. I'm just saying if he WANTED one then Maximus would be my number 1 choice for him#also Cellbit is DEFINITELY with us on that he said the most beautiful thing the other day--#he was like (paraphrased):#''Max needs to understand that Forever is like a delicate flower. He likes Max the way he is''#''He just needs to cultivate it the right way''#LIKE???????????#CELLBIT C'MON THAT KILLS ME STOP#It really reminded me of how Vegetta described his character (in Karmaland) as a boy with a fragile heart#:((((#They both have so much love and confidence but underneath it all they have very fragile hearts#agh#but anyways: Maximus and Forever have a beautiful friendship#and it was so sweet how Maximus comforted him after the wedding#(after Phil turned him down again a final time)#and Forever said ''you always seem to be there for me when I need it''#it was so sweet and my heart ached for poor Forever
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Navagio Beach, Zakynthos
#photography#analog#photographers on tumblr#la vie en rose#original photographers#analog photography#photooftheday#la vie est belle#original photography blog#photography on tumblr#la vie boheme#la vita è bella#la dolce vita#indie#retro#girly#vintage#boho#bohostyle#bohochic#bohemian#aesthetic#zakynthos#zante#navagio beach#beach#most beautiful beach#turquoise#ionian islands#greece
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I have never watched a minecraft youtuber in my life but fanart for the qsmp keeps appearing on my dash and I'm enchanted every time
#like they're the most gorgeous creative heart wrenching fanworks you've ever seen#with the most beautiful designs and youre telling me thats a minecraft skin???#a skin from minecraft???#and ppl are talking abt it like theres a story#you mean its not just a lets play????#I thought it was just a minecraft server???? and they played minecraft??#I keep seeing the most beautiful art on my dash#and i go to the tags like oh what media is this from#and its tagged#qsmp#ive been scrolling that tag for like 2 hours now#people are drawing some pretty serious stuff on... Quesadilla island??#I have no context for any of this and suddenly I need it#i just scrolled past another beautiful fanwork#thats it i have to watch it#i need to know what happens in the story because clearly theres a story#theres context for all this fanart#theres LORE here#i need to know the lore
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