#david kane x stephen shin

[alive-sum]

Aurora and Emperor

[karawerewolf]

Aquaman and the lost kingdom it's... okay. But when I see shipp potential i don't waste it and I won't let this shipp with no fanart on this site

So here we are

[adamwatchesmovies]

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

While I didn't enjoy this film, that doesn't mean you won't. No matter what I say, the people involved in this project did it: they actually made a movie. That's something to be applauded. With that established...

I like DC’s roster of characters, and I fear this has blinded me to some obvious flaws in films like Wonder Woman 1984, Black Adam and Suicide Squad. I won't make that mistake with Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

Four years after the events of the first film, Arthur Curry/Aquaman (Jason Momoa) and Mera (Amber Heard) are married with a newborn son. Arthur is juggling his responsibilities as the king of Atlantis with his superhero-ing and fatherly duties when his enemy David Kane/Black Manta (Yahya Abdyl-Mateen II) reappears. Working with marine biologist Stephen Shin (Randall Park), Black Manta has obtained the mythical Black Trident. With it, he has the power to destroy Aquaman, his family and all of Atlantis.

This film has the pieces needed to construct a great story but doesn't know how. Unlike the other heroes in this universe, Aquaman has loved ones with super abilities. Even normal Atlanteans like his mother, Atlanna (Nicole Kidman) can hold their own in combat thanks to their enhanced strength, quasi-ability to fly (you can move in any direction underwater) and superhuman endurance. Mera can telekinetically control water. Black Manta is a regular, surface-dwelling human with a power suit. To get around this, the film hospitalizes Mera as soon as possible (was the decision made in response to Amber Heard’s courtroom drama? Who knows?), has all of Atlantis deadlocked in political squabbles that prevent them from doing anything - even though they’re all going to die if Black Manta isn’t stopped -, ignores elements from the first film (like that Leviathan we saw Aquaman commanding) and powers up Black Manta through magic strength. The setup alone feels cumbersome.

Black Manta’s plan raises the stakes appropriately, though I’m not sure how well it was really thought out. A part of you can’t help thinking “There had to be an easier way”. The point is, things are dire. With Mera and Atlanna unable to help, Aquaman needs to break his half-brother Orm (Patrick Wilson) out of prison and get him to help. Once Orm and Arthur are together, the movie picks up, largely because they form a tried-and-true dynamic. Aquaman is a goofball. Orm is serious. They’re former enemies, forced to work together. It worked so well in X-2: X-Men United but doesn’t here. Nearly every joke deflates the stakes rather than adds to the movie and with none of the action ever taking place on the surface world, Arthur is never the expert on anything. He’s always basically tagging along as Orm leads. Aside from the whole “waging war on the surface” thing he did before, you begin wondering if he wouldn’t be better suited as a ruler after all.

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom has lofty ambitions. It wants to say something about pollution and the environment but in the end, doesn’t make any worthwhile points. The catastrophic disasters are mentioned only to give Aquaman a ticking clock; it barely affects his adventure and the resolution is an afterthought. Family is also an important theme… but it’s hampered by Mera and Atlanna being removed from the action so early. These major issues at the screenplay level are augmented by details throughout that make this film feel like it wasn’t thought all the way through. Black Manta’s minions, for example. We often see them walking around in these bulky deep sea diver outfits that must be heavy, difficult to maneuver and hamper the wearer’s vision. Why would they be wearing those outside of the water? How did he even convince said minions to join him on this quest for vengeance?

On a more positive note, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom feels like a true sequel to its predecessor. Orm grows as a character. Aquaman does as well. We follow up on Black Manta. We get to explore more of the mythology and history of Atlantis. Even so, it’s a disappointment. I don’t think anyone bought the love story between Mera and Arthur in Aquaman. This sequel does nothing to help. Black Manta was not a particularly deep or compelling villain before and he isn’t now either. I won’t criticize it too much for not having Willem Dafoe’s Vulko return - the movie already has a lot of characters - but it’s a shame not to see him again.

As the last film in the DC’s cinematic universe, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is the equivalent of a shrug. The humor is much more miss than hit, the characters aren't used to their potential and the action isn't anything special. It does have a great mid-credit sequence - my favorite in a while - but overall, this is a clumsy, forgettable film. (Theatrical version on the big screen, February 11, 2024)

[enby-distortion]

Black Manta is a straight up badass engineer genius

He didn’t just spray paint the Atlantean suit, he modified it and made it better

The Atlanteans may have given him the original tech but they don’t have anything like what he made because he put a whole new spin on it

(also he and Stephen Shin are the new science bfs, thanks)

[mixtake]

2018 according to mixtake

A 11ª edição da coletânea do ano tem 120 faixas em 8 horas e 7 minutos de música! Espero que tu te divirta tanto com ela quanto eu me diverti fazendo. lml No fim do post tem os links para download, stream no Spotify e pras edições dos anos passados.

Artist : Song : Album 
Albert Hammond Jr. : Set to Attack : Francis Trouble Alvvays : Echolalia : Pecking Order (Single) Arctic Monkeys : One Point Perspective : Tranquility Base Hotel +Casino Art Brut : Veronica Falls : Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out! Ash : All That I Have Left : Islands Baxter Dury, Delilah Holliday, Etienne de Crécy : Only My Honesty Matters : B.E.D Beach House : Girl of the Year : 7 Beach Skulls : Come Undone : Las Dunas Belle & Sebastian : Everything Is Now (Part Two) : How To Solve Our Human Problems Belly : Girl : Dove Bixiga 70 : Quebra Cabeça : Quebra Cabeça Black Rebel Motorcycle Club : Echo : Wrong Creatures The Breeders : All Nerve : All Nerve The Brian Jonestown Massacre : Animal Wisdom : Something Else Brownout : I Don't Wanna Be Called Yo Ni**A : Fear of a Brown Planet Car Seat Headrest : Sober To Death : Twin Fantasy Cat Power : Stay : Wanderer Ceremony : Closer : East Coast The Charlatans : Totally Eclipsing : Totally Eclipsing EP Connan Mockasin : Charlotte's Thong : Jassbusters The Coral : Reaching Out for a Friend : Move Through the Dawn Courtney Barnett : Need A Little Time : Tell Me How You Really Feel The Cure : Shake Dog Shake (New Blood Mix 2018) : Mixed Up (Deluxe Edition) David Duchovny : Half Life : Every Third Thought Dean Wareham & Cheval Sombre : Greensboro Woman : Dean Wareham vs. Cheval Sombre Death Valley Girls : Disaster (Is What We're After) : Darkness Rains The Decemberists : Sucker’s Prayer : I'll Be Your Girl The Decemberists : Traveling On : Traveling On Devon Church : Curses : We Are Inextricable Dorias Baracca : Dean & Dane : Dorias Baracca E A Terra Nunca Me Pareceu Tão Distante : Daiane : Fundação Echo And The Bunnymen : How Far? : The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon Echo Ladies : Apart : Pink Noise Eels : Be Hurt : The Deconstruction Eleanor Friedberger : In Between Stars : Rebound Elli de Mon : Grinnin' In Your Face : Songs Of Mercy Elvis Costello & The Imposters : Dishonor the Stars : Look Now The Essex Green : January Says : Hardly Electronic Firefriend : Afterhours : Sulfur Gaz Coombes : Wounded Egos : World's Strongest Man The Good, The Bad & The Queen : Ribbons : Merrie Land Gorillaz : Magic City : The Now Now Gruff Rhys : Negative Vibes : Babelsberg Guided By Voices : Space Gun : Space Gun Interpol : Flight of Fancy : Marauder J Mascis : See You At The Movies : Elastic Days Jack White : Corporation : Boarding House Reach James : Coming Home (Pt.2) : Living In Extraordinary Times Jeff Tweedy : I Know What It's Like : Warm Jim James : Throwback : Uniform Distortion Jimi Hendrix : Mannish Boy : Both Sides of the Sky Johnny Marr : Rise : Call the Comet King Tuff : The Other : The Other Kristin Hersh : Breathe In : Possible Dust Clouds Kurt Vile : Rollin with the Flow : Bottle It In The KVB : Violet Noon : Only Now Forever L.A. Witch : Sleep : Octubre EP Laura Marling & Mike Lindsay : Rolling Thunder : LUMP The Love-Birds : Gerrit : In the Lover's Corner Luna & Cheval Sombre : Lonesome Cowboy Bill : Lonesome Cowboy Bill M. Ward : Shark : What a Wonderful Industry Malcolm Middleton : Love Is a Momentary Lapse in Self-Loathing : Bananas Manic Street Preachers : People Give In : Resistance Is Futile Marianne Faithfull : No Moon in Paris : Negative Capability Mark Kozelek : Sublime : Mark Kozelek Mark Lanegan And Duke Garwood : Cold Molly : Mescalito Mazzy Star : Quiet, The Winter Harbor : Still EP Melody's Echo Chamber : Breathe in, Breathe Out : Bon Voyage MGMT : Me and Michael : Little Dark Age Miles Kane/Jamie T : Killing The Joke : Coup De Grace Mitski : A Pearl : Be The Cowboy Morcheeba : Sweet L.A. : Blaze Away The National : Guest Room : Boxer: Live in Brussels The National Reserve : Big Bright Light : Motel La Grange Neil Young : The Losing End : Songs for Judy Neil Young + Promise of the Real : Peace Trail : Paradox (Original Music from the Film) Okkervil River : Famous Tracheotomies : In the Rainbow Rain Ovlov : Baby Alligator : Tru Papercuts : Sing to Me Candy : Parallel Universe Blues Parquet Courts : Freebird II : Wide Awaaaaake! Paul McCartney : People Want Peace : Egypt Station Paul Weller : Gravity : True Meanings Peter Bjorn and John : One for the Team : Darker Days Phosphorescent : C'est La Vie No.2 : C'est La Vie A Place to Bury Strangers : Was It Electric : Pinned (Brainwashing Machine Edition) The Prodigy : Light Up The Sky : No Tourists Richard Ashcroft : That's How Strong : Natural Rebel Rogerio Skylab : O Eco da Queda : O Rei do Cu Say Sue Me : Dreaming : It's Just a Short Walk! EP Say Sue Me : Let It Begin : Where We Were Together The Sea and Cake : Any Day : Any Day The Shins : So Now What (Flipped) : The Worms Heart The Sidekicks : Serpent in a Sun Drought : Happiness Hours Simon Love : I Fucking Love You : Sincerely, S. Love X The Smashing Pumpkins : Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts) : Shiny and Oh So Bright, vol. 1 LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. Spiritualized : Damaged : And Nothing Hurt Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks : Middle America : Sparkle Hard Suede : Life Is Golden : The Blue Hour Sun Kil Moon : David Cassidy : This Is My Dinner Superchunk : Black Thread : What a Time to Be Alive Suuns : Watch You, Watch Me : Felt Tatá Aeroplano : Mil Almas De Gato : Alma de Gato Television Personalities : Have A Nice Day : Beautiful Despair Thalia Zedek Band : Of The Unknown : Fighting Season Thee Oh Sees : Enrique El Cobrador : Smote Reverser They Might Be Giants : I Left My Body : I Like Fun Tim Burgess : Inspired Again : As I Was Now Twin Shadow : Saturdays (feat. HAIM) : Caer Ty Segall : Every 1's a Winner : Freedom's Goblin Ty Segall : Isolation : Fudge Sandwich Unknown Mortal Orchestra : Ministry of Alienation : Sex & Food The Vaccines : Maybe (Luck of the Draw) : Combat Sports The Voidz : Leave It In My Dreams : Virtue Waxahatchee : You're Welcome : Great Thunder Will Oldham : Party with Marty (Abstract Blues) : Songs of Love and Horror William Fitzsimmons : Wait for Me : Mission Bell Wooden Shjips : Staring at the Sun : V. Wye Oak : Lifer : The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs Wylderness : Broadcast : Wylderness Yo La Tengo : For You Too : There's A Riot Going On

DL ou ouça no spotify. Links para as edições passadas 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016

dez.2018

[alive-sum]

Blink if you're kidnapped, Dr. Shin!

[alive-sum]

👓🏴‍☠️🏖️

[alive-sum]

Black Manta 🏴‍☠️🐟

[alive-sum]

[alive-sum]

🥰 I am shipping them recently. Black Manta and Dr. Shin from Aquaman the lost kingdom.

[alive-sum]

🏴‍☠️🎃👓

[alive-sum]

Black Manta and Dr. Shin fan staff 🏴‍☠️👓

[enby-distortion]

Aquaman had a lot of A+ moments but the best was when David Kane and Stephen Shin eyefucked each other across a room

[enby-distortion]

Villains in Love Things

--cutting your date short because your bf has to go ruin the good guys’ day

--having your date cut short by the good guys because they think you’re up to something but really you’re just having dinner

--thinking of evil plans in bed

--forgetting what those evil plans were because your bf is really good with his hands

--and mouth

--forgetting your wallet so you sneak into the movie theater because duh, villains

--good guys busting into your place and confusing your kinky sex shenanigans with torture

--no really, guys, I’m fine I HAVE A SAFEWORD

--trying to cheer up your bf when he doesn’t win

--Good guys confusing you with a victim when they find you tied up NO REALLY GUYS IT’S FINE I AGREED TO THIS

[enby-distortion]

Stephen, whimpering: I just want to prove to everyone that Atlantis is real!

David, three fingers deep in his twink ass: I know, babe.

[enby-distortion]

No one needs a soft, adorable science boyfriend more than Black Manta at this point