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lady-shadow-and-darkness · 13 days

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I think what amazes me about the animation in arcane is how HUMAN the characters look. Especially their skin, you can see the pores, the lines, all the "imperfections" which are typically covered by makeup in real life, photographed to not appear as such, or is simply neglected in animation in favour of ease.

At first, I thought it was weird. Never seen it before, right? But as time went out it grew to be one of my favourite things about the show. The animation in general is phenomenal, but the way you can see that exhaustion, contempt, surprise or rage or WHATEVER on those painfully human features, just like us, always like us, gets me more than anything else.

#I haven't seen anyone talking about this #It's the little details #The tooth gaps in certain characters #How Jinx is all sharp lines and shapes but 'powder' is softer. Like a 'baby face'#The blood and saliva and the veins #The SCREAMS #How their eyes are so expressive. The way they dart around subtly before coming to a conclusion. Always moving.#The reflection of others in their eyes #arcane #I very distinctly remember thinking 'hey. That's what I look like.'#And the realisation that .. that's kinda what everyone looks like #We're all just desperately trying to convince ourselves of 'flawless skin' but really that's just what makes us human #They are ugly or something to be fixed or 'taken care of'#They're me.

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hamletthedane · 1 year

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Love that Oppenheimer is a deeply disturbing horror movie about a man forced to accept that he is, in a person, the representative manifestation of mankind’s evil in committing one of the greatest horrors of human history - LITERALLY acting as the modern Prometheus, tormented by his sins for the remainder of time. Knowing that he will never be pitied and his actions will forever be utterly unforgivable because the blood of genocide and the potential of total human annihilation will eternally drip from his hands.

But also the simultaneous indictment by the film that to blame a single person for the Manhattan Project is to refuse to accept your own capacity for great evil if the ends ever seem to justify the means, and the culpability of every member of a species that lets itself create something so unspeakably terrible.

Hate that twitter’s take on such a nuanced and brilliantly handled examination of those issues is “movie bad because protagonist not evil enough.”

#what’s that quote about the problem with othering the enemy in media is that we can no longer see our own reflection in their eyes #oppenheimer’s motivations WERE sympathetic that’s the POINT #we SHOULD feel uncomfortable with our sympathy for him - the film goes out of its way to make us feel uncomfortable about it #we should be uncomfortable with the fact that we might have made the same decisions as him in his place #yes he’s evil but his evilness represents the evil that we might all accept in ourselves #twitter simply cannot handle nuanced takes on things ig (tumblr does though - the posts on here have been surprisingly excellent)#oppenheimer #(tldr - look if you walk out of Oppenheimer thinking it somehow celebrates the man then you may need to retake 9th grade Literature srry)#films

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senchacatnip · 21 days

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🗡️💙❤️👑 A knight and his king

#narumitsu #their eyes reflect each other #wrightworth #miles edgeworth #ace attorney #phoenix wright #my art #royal au

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hyacinthsdiamonds · 2 months

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I'm sorry but the irony of Nico calling Max unprofessional is sending me so bad like sir there's an entire garage full of people, who were literally in the trenches trying to survive the Brocedes fallout while just doing their jobs, who might have a few things to say about your (& Lewis') level of professionalism at that time 😭✋️

#f1 #formula 1 #formula one #max verstappen #nico rosberg #lewis hamilton #brocedes #like niki lauda had to try multiple times to literally parent trap them to try and get them on speaking terms it never worked #because one would arrive they'd see the other and the other would leave #& if i remember correctly the garage crew would swap around from race to race as a like see we aren't favouring anybody gesture 😭#and thats no shade to nico because it was both of them contributing to that environment #his comment re max is just making me laugh #like if i was a part of the pr/media team - which is a part of the degree I'm working on irl - at merc that year i would've lost the plot #like its insane reflecting on it nearly a decade later but the poor souls just trying to do their job in the eye of that storm #truly gods strongest soldiers #ngl the professional comment irks me a bit because its not like max is engaging in inappropriate work place behaviour #he's engaging in another aspect of racing that his involvement raises awareness of & that makes racing more accessible #& we all know how inaccessible not only getting into racing is but also to continue to pursue the further along you go #theres so many stories of 1 sibling giving up racing so the other can keep going because the family can't afford for them both to race #its a huge financial strain & we only see a handful of drivers talk about that & try to do something to change it #and nicos fellow sky sports commentators are routinely unprofessional on so many levels #additionally max had a lot of valid reasons to be annoyed at his team today #but alas he's not english so he's ungrateful #i hate that drivers can't criticise their teams or car without immediately being branded as bratty & ungrateful #ESPECIALLY WHEN THEIR JOB IS TO GIVE FEEDBACK #you can see the double standards from sky when say Lando or George have complaints with their team/car v the likes of Max and Yuki #especially Yuki my god the things i would do to get the British media to leave him alone #this was a jokey post at one point and then became a rant whoops lmao #I'll leave it that before i write an actual essay here 😭✋️

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krazieka2 · 1 year

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Vampire Mercedes lore doodles (and vampire Lorenz bullying)

#carrying over my posts from twitter choo chooooo #these were stewing on twit for a bit cuz I had other doodles I wanted to doodle #BUT ALAS even doodles take time and energy. maybe in 3-4 months from now #2023 art #fe3h #mercedes von martritz #Lorenz Hellmen Gloucester #in this AU mercedes can go outside and enter rooms and stuff she just cannot see her reflection #lorenz cannot eat certain things but otherwise hes good to go #well that and the blood drinking stuff #i can't write fics but i would like everyone to imagine in their head the comedy hijinks of Ingrid Felix and Ashe trying to hunt a vampire #while Mercie Annie and Sylvain are like woah vampire?? so weeeeird #Annie knocking over and smashing things into every mirror while mercie stands there like #'you could have also just put a sheet on it...?“#meanwhile Dimitri is fighting his own demons he has no idea what's going on communication is dead just like his dad #Lorenz going on a lore dump about Gloucester's history w vampires #hilda rolls her eyes but when she looks over at Claude he's furiously taking notes the absolute nerd

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gaymaramada · 2 years

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oh my god. oh. my god.

#theyre so……theyre so in love #the fuxking heart eyes are you kidding mw #THE REFLECTIONS OF EACH OTHER IN THEIR EYES #HHHHHHHHHHH #puss in boots #kitty softpaws #puss in boots spoilers #puss in boots: the last wish #puss in boots the last wish #puss in boots 2

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dailyloopdeloop · 5 months

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DAY 36: it's only you

#codacheetah #isat #loop isat #twohat spoilers #isat act 6 spoilers #sasasap #AUGH IM SO CLOSE TO DEADLINE. I FORGOR ALL DAY #UM ANYWAYS #listen i know this quote is overused as fuck. BUT ITS A GOOD ASS QUOTE.#ty alice so so so much for saving my ass i had no ideas today #we have been radiating the undertale mind virus together. thank you mr fox. for making good quotes.#anyways i know its how reflections work but seeing siffrin with the eyepath on the other eye is perverse

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zhongli-lover-69 · 5 days

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#the five-in-snuff are SUCH an interesting bunch of one-off gods #bc of rev toes and chainsaw woman obviously but also bc of how they sooooo blatantly reflect some of tsv's core themes #they refuse to cover up the true source of power in tsv – the suffering of sacrifices – in words or depth or meaning #no. they worship the raw reality of pain. they worship not the altar but the flesh and the blade that pierces it #and that is why they are banned!!! they strip back the carefully-woven wool that has been laid across the great many worshippers' eyes #they reveal the reality of the thing. they very very nearly understand #and also. they are govt officials! they are the upper class!#of COURSE they make a sport of sacrifice. of COURSE this is a summer retreat to them.#how many of these officials offer up sacrifices to other gods but praise the five-in-snuff in secret.#how many of tsv's executioners find satisfaction in the act rather than in their prize #it makes sense. it all makes sense. it all wraps together. don't you see #the raw unfiltered sadism is what connects all these people in power. is it such a surprise that the powerful worship sadism itself?#tsv #the silt verses

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good-to-drive · 5 months

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My favorite comments on How Do You Sleep

#i have to admit that i grew up on 90s/2000s rap and hdys always seemed pretty mild to me #but i understand that in context paul took it very hard #tbh the absolute worst thing anyone could ever do to him is to criticize him publicly #to take away his ability to define himself by manipulating his reflection in others' eyes #bc paul was denied self actualization and relied so heavily on his reputation to function as his identity #the beatles #paul mccartney #john lennon #beatles #shitpost #ringo starr #george harrison #how do you sleep #hdys #op

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rocketbirdie · 2 months

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*slips another kunsel into your pocket*

#thinking about the public image of SOLDIER.#a thing to be revered and feared #a lot of npcs in the games recognize those mako eyes. but it's also implied that SOLDIERs aren't the only ones that have them?#mako junkies apparently have the same look. you'd figure they would be way more common #would that affect the way people view SOLDIERs? what goes through their minds when they see the eyes?#invariably it's taken as a sign of someone dangerous and unpredictable. sort of an unspoken cultural thing.#i wonder what new SOLDIERs think when they look in a mirror for the first time and see what's changed.#do they mourn their past selves? do they reflexively fear what they have become?#maybe for some of them that twinge of fear never really goes away even with time.#confident killers who avoid their own reflection like the plague.#even learn to avoid bad reactions other people might have. even if it means never showing your face to anyone for the rest of your life...#someone who is already barely perceived as human by human standards #sowing even more distrust in his kind.....#ffvii #kunsel #my art <3 #phew. got that one out of my system

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trans-jon-rights · 2 months

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Hey I know the common representation of monster-y post apocalypse Jon is him having lots of extra eyes but. Consider.

After the sky splits open, Jon doesn't have physical eyes anymore. He doesn't needs them. His Eyes are the Watcher's, and they See all from where they stand at the top of the Panopticon.

#and by not having eyes anymore i mean Not having any eyes #not blind or blank or glassy eyes #just. nothing. there is just plain skin where there should be eyes #not even a split or something where the eyelid should be #or maybe empty sockets ? that would be cool too #i think the implications of that would be neat #max talks #tma #the magnus archives #blorbo posting #jon sims #jonathan sims #tma s5 #monster jon #<i guess its a monster design of sorts. or rather a reflection on other monster designs

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kuuhaiyu · 11 months

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i understand the need to take breaks and pace yourself so you aren't overwhelmed. it's important to take care of yourself so you can keep going in the good fight. i myself usually catch up on news about once a day when i feel equipped for it. that said:

you're just going to ignore palestine for the next three months?

account settings literally already has what youre looking for so if you're set on doing this just use this feature and don't complain to other people about the fact that theyre keeping their eyes on palestine

#khy asks #talking about the palestinian genocide being 'shoved in your face' also is incredibly callous and tactless.#its a very self centered way to think about other peoples suffering. id encourage you to reflect.#i wont judge people for taking breaks as needed and i dont expect people to be glued to the news 24/7 #but genuinely: we have a moral obligation to witness the truth as it's happening if nothing else.#to choose to look away and remain in ignorance at this time is a moral failing.#and to do so when keeping our eyes on palestine is one of the only things we can do to help is so reprehensible.#i actually do think anyone who feels like this should just unfollow/block right now #free palestine now and forever

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emotionalwhump · 2 months

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James Fox and Dirk Bogarde on The Servant (1963) Dir. Joseph Losey (P. 1/3)

- "You won't get many better than me, you know. What do you want? An old hag running around the house, getting you up in the morning at the crack of dawn, telling you what to do? My only ambition is to serve you. You know that, don't you?" -

#the servant 1963 #god i hope i managed to convey what the cinematographer had in mind #about how their power dynamic is reflected in their positioning relative to each other #basically why i made this gifset #also because james fox has a really pretty crying face #movie*#such an amazing movie #if you're able please give it a chance #also i love how every scene has a very pointed feeling thanks to both dirk and james' acting #their mannerisms around each other as the story progresses?? incredible #I could talk for hours about how tony can’t even hold eye contact on gifs 5&6 #they both put their whole bussies into this movie and it shows #gonna tag this correctly later

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cyanide-sippy-cup · 4 months

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Put a bullet in his brain and we'll take Maxwell off your plate.

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front-facing-pokemon · 1 year

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#glaceon #this. seems like an angle i've never really seen for glaceon. just 'cause of the like. wideness of their face here #it's. truly remarkable‚ to be honest. also this seems to heavily imply that the white parts are absolutely their pupils #which. for most of the eeveelutions i was under that impression as well. that the white parts. were their pupils. and that's usually how #i see pokémon that have white parts in their eyes and no obvious other pupils like that. y'know? as opposed to like. the glint from the sun #but i think sv makes these function as reflections which. makes sense for SOME pokémon but for like. glaceon and espeon?? no way #those are ABSOLUTELY their pupils and you cannot convince me otherwise. like leafeon i'd accept bc they have a darker part in their eyes #but this? the white part is absolutely the pupil. especially considering how it's typically drawn that way even in official art #i SWEAR. i swear i'm not crazy. glaceon is my favorite eeveelution okay i swear

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lovingdabeessss · 8 months

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Yang xiao long has her mothers eyes when she is desperate and her lovers when she is kind welcome to my ted talk-

#get it? cause like ravens eyes are red and Blake’s soul/aura is purple #and Raven is characterized like a desperate animal clinging to any Chance of survival #running at the sight of danger clawing at the rest of the world #so Yang only looks like her when she is desperate and angry #Yang only sees her mother in her reflection when she is fighting for her life #she only met her mother when she was about to die #classic Yang #and then Yang normally is defined by her love #her little symbol thing is a heart of fire that’s all she is #she lives to love people and she’ll die loving #so her eyes reflect her love specifically reflecting blake #her little soulmate #specifically eyes and eye contact when it comes to Bumblby #is a thing about trust and honesty and love because Adam always covered his #so it’s a representation of her being defined by who she loves and how she loves them #and then as a little bonus recently her eyes have turned more gold when she uses her semblance #which is her own color so it’s like true strength is from herself not just her sacrifice for others and all that #rwby #yang xiao long #blake belladonna #bumbleby #rwby bumbleby #yang x blake #raven branwen #STRQ family #this is so dumb #I just did the longest English essay ever I’m so tired this is such nonsense #have a good night everyone

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