#i had this thought and added it to the tv tropes page for posterity

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Having just rewatched it, one of my favorite subtle bits in Disenchanted is when Giselle gets the idea to make the cupcakes to campaign for Morgan to win princess so she'll be popular and have friends because, in the background, the "That's How You Know" motif from the first movie plays and the clear implication is that her thought process is, "How can I make sure that Morgan knows that I really really love her? Oh, duh, grand gesture!" She's keeping the same energy for all her close relationships, romantic or not, which I love. And it really shows how differently their trains of thought are running pre-wish because while Morgan is angsting over whether she counts as Giselle's real daughter at all, Giselle's personal score is literally playing the platonic version of first movie's catchiest love song.

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Essay on Goncharov is below cut. I used Wikipedia for the casting so if anything is wrong there blame Wikipedia. The theme of the class was the simulation and reality vs unreality so I had to add that into the essay and it couldn’t be that long because it is a Wild Card essay.

When exactly does a movie become real? Most would argue that it becomes real the moment a movie is filmed and put out for the world to see. However, Tumblr has proven that a movie might become real the moment it is thought up. This is true in the case of Martin Scorsese’s 1973 movie Goncharov which doesn’t actually exist.

On August 21st, 2020, Tumblr user zootycoon posted a photo of knockoff boots that said on the tag “Martin Scorsese presents Goncharov” and titled it “The Greatest Mafia movie ever made.” Of course the original poster learned that the movie Goncharov did not actually exist and wrote underneath the photo, “I got these knockoff boots online and instead of the brand name on the tag they have the name of an apparently nonexistent Martin Scorsese movie??? What the fuck.” Tumblr being Tumblr could not let this go and just a few weeks ago a slew of posts, fanart, fanfiction, and musical scores were flooded on Tumblr with people making casting choices and whole plot lines about the nonexistent movie Goncharov.  

The movie from what I have gathered is about a bunch of Russian mobsters in Italy with the leading man Goncharov who is played by Robert De Niro. He is married to Katya whom Tumblr has cast to be played by Cybil Shepherd. However he is gay and in love with an Italian mobster who is his rival Andrey played by Harvey Keitel. However, that’s ok with his wife Katya because she is also in love with a woman named Sofia played by Sophia Loren. One other character that people talk about is Joseph “Ice Pick Joe” Morelli played by John Cazale. Other cast members include Gene Hackman, Al Pacino, and Lynda Carter. Lynda Carter is especially relevant since she actually cast herself in the movie since she is on Tumblr and got in on the action.

In terms of plot it mostly consists of murder and the relationships between the four main cast members, Goncharov, Katya, Andrey, and Sofia. A big theme is the existence of a clock tower which is present in many of the fanmade posters for the film. Since it is meant to be the greatest mafia movie of all time, adding too much plot would ruin that motif so instead little snippets have been added. These include a boat scene and Katya faking her own death.

Once the posts got popular on Tumblr other sites also made pages on them, including Wikipedia, TV Tropes, and Archive of our Own (a popular fanfiction site). Martin Scorsese’s Wikipedia page was edited so many times to include Goncharov on his filmography section that editing his Wikipedia page is no longer optional at this time. 

On November 25th, 2022, Martin Scorsese’s twenty-three year old daughter, Francesca posted a Tik Tok in which she showed that she had asked her father if he had heard of Goncharov and he responded that he “made that film years ago.” So it has come to the point where the appointed director of this fake film has acknowledged its presence and admitted to making it. 

This begs the question that if the director admits himself that he made this fake movie does it then become real. Even if the movie has never actually been made, is the fact that many people on Tumblr and even the director himself decide that it’s real is it real or is it still fake?

@passiveaggressiveturkeys

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Aqua’s Live Reactions: “Quackity Visits Dream in Prison”

Several things before we begin:

I roughly know what happens already because I read other Tumblr posts, TV Tropes (hell, I edit the pages myself), and the wiki

This is the first DSMP vod I’ve ever watched in full

My reactions will be under the cut because that thing is 84 minutes long

I didn’t watch this sooner because I had a ton of schoolwork and it’s finally the weekend

I’m watching this on YouTube, so if any ads ruin my viewing experience, you’ll also have to suffer through me ranting about it

This whole post is within the context of the SMP, so /rp and /dsmp applies to everything under the cut

0:00+ -- the beginning? absolutely cinematic with the shaders. amazing.

1:30 -- I got an ad. they just shot up in numbers since the pandemic started... ew. capitalism.

1:38 -- from cinematic scene, cut to real actual minecraft. wow.

1:49 -- damn that building really got invaded by the crimson huh

2:04 -- hey there’s music!

2:53 -- bad! uh, meeting with the tentative father in law? except... uh, he’s brainwashed into leading an egg cult?

3:02 -- oh that’s just mean. of course he’s gonna get in your way, you’re leading a fuckin’ cult and exploiting people while they are weak or demoralized

3:10 -- well yeah he did, and good for him

3:52 -- yeah tell him, boy!

5:26 -- yep, don’t waste our time, muffin face, we’re here to see dre scream

7:15 -- holy transitions, batman!

7:48 -- haven’t even reached the 8 minute mark and I can already say that you’ve outdone yourself, mr. alex quackity

8:03 -- for the love of god, grammarly, can y’all not put the ad at a time like this?

8:50 -- fucker really went all out and got a soundtrack for each chapter, huh?

9:12 -- that’s a lotta cows, dude

9:17 -- *aggressive cow breeding noises*

9:47 -- if there’s so many mobs, then put your damn armour back on, you’re at 3 and a half hearts, my dude

10:33 -- don’t you dare die right now, dipshit

10:37 -- FOR FUCK’S SAKE, STOP RUINING THE MOMENT WITH ADS

10:40 -- did he just laugh at the whole page of fuck yous?

10:54 -- he’s seriously just reading this note from his ex -- a climatic moment, mind you -- while zombies groan in the background. stop it, zombos, you’re ruining the goddamn mood

11:05 -- his “WHY” face lmfaoooooooooo

11:19 -- “ride that shit and ride it fast” that sounds kinda wrong out of context

11:29 -- another “WHY” face @ -- why am I even saying it? -- “You had the fattest ass in my cabinet”.. sir he’s engaged to two other people after he left your ass and rightfully so, so stop being a weirdo, for fuck’s sake

11:31 -- HE’S LITERALLY FACEPALMING BUT INSTEAD OF HIS HAND, IT’S HIS MICROPHONE LMAOOOOOO

13:16 -- I thought he was kidding about the y-coordinate being 26, I thought he meant z-coordinate but I guess not??

13:53 -- NO NOT ANOTHER AD

15:18 -- dude it’s so awkward to call your ex a pet name when said ex literally LEFT YOUR ASS AND GOT ENGAGED TO TWO OTHER DUDES LIKE JESUS CHRIST SIR GET ON WITH THE TIMES

15:55 -- dude half a stack of diamonds to go in there?!!? it’s so fuckin’ weird and awkward and honestly overpriced

16:20 -- HIS DAD WTFFFFFFFFFFFFF

16:31 -- what the HELL are those proportions, steve

16:55 -- why the fuck would you put the flag of the original l’manburg on your goddamn gym poster that’s obviously not a real picture

19:44 -- WILBUR WHAT WERE YOU DOING, WAIT HOLD ON 300 YEARS?!!? WILBUR SAID IT WAS JUST 9 FOR HIM!! DUDE GLATT ARE YOU NOW LIKE CLOSE TO 400 YEARS OLD?? WHAT THE HELL

20:17 -- not cool, glatt, not cool, that’s a TRAUMATIZED CHILD, SIR

22:05 -- THE LOOK ON HIS FACE LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

22:55 -- this got kinda awkward tbh, can’t we just get to the killing already?

23:20 -- watching Schlatt get mad is funny, watching a whole ass ad in the middle of it is not

23:59 -- an “essential oil diffuser”... yeah, I’m with Big Q on this one, facepalming (in my head)

25:09 -- “I was gonna tie you up to this post” what the fuck. what the serious fuck. this is why he left your ass in the dust, man, as he said, you’re a dick

25:58 --  oh please don’t tell me you picked up necromancy in high school of all places

26:04 -- oh god, he’s speaking spanish

26:08 -- “I know a bit of Spanish myself” yeah of course you do /gen

26:25 -- THIS ISN’T HIGH SCHOOL, GLATT LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO

26:41 -- HE’S JUST FACEPALMING

26:52 -- and also laughing, I do not speak Spanish, I am confused and just laughing along

27:09 -- YEAH GET HIS ASS, THIS ISN’T FIVE MINUTES BEFORE SPANISH CLASS, STOP ASKING PEOPLE ON HOW TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK AT A TIME LIKE THIS

27:49 -- “YOU’RE JUST LIKE [MEXICAN DREAM]!” who’s gonna tell him

28:16 -- Mexican Dream has the flag draped around his shoulders, WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN

28:46 -- “I get really bad memories when I come see you” ok trauma confirmed, write that down as well

31:14 -- oh my god schlatt please shut up

31:18 -- “you wanna be my daddy?” no pls shut up, the relationship’s already destroyed, and Q was the one who broke it off, stop asking if he’s gonna come back, jesus christ

31:42 -- “there’s a book” FINALLY 

31:54 -- my childee.................................................. why must you suffer so ;-;

32:43 -- the book was in dream’s PANTS WTF lmaoooooo like did he literally stuff that thing down his trousers or underwear or whatever and carry it around like it’s a pocket? because I’ve done that before

33:06 -- okay so glatt has seen wilbur, hates him, but also thinks he’s cute. so is that in a /p or a /r context? sir??

33:43 -- oh no indeed... glatt you are talking to the guy that broke off the engagement by KILLING YOU CANONICALLY AND JOINING THE ENEMY SIDE, HOW CAN YOU THINK HE STILL LIKES YOU

35:47 -- ooh, it’s the bet!

37:21 -- okay so we all know how this goes, don’t we, given the title?

38:22 -- wait no minimum wage while working in the government?? that brings up a whole other can of worms about the schlatt administration that I don’t really want to go into, including human rights issues (actually there’s a lot of human rights issues in the smp overall) -- in this case, labour exploitation -- and possible financial abuse

38:38 -- “let’s get risky with it” oh boy I think we know how this is gonna end

39:36 -- chapter 3! let’s go!! we know how this goes, don’t we?

39:56 -- it’s raining. isn’t it? we can’t see

40:44 -- they have things to talk about, it’s about several things... ah yes very specific /s

41:28 -- let’s do this, big q

42:03 -- last time there was a visit, it didn’t go very well.... understatement of the century

42:47 -- OH IT’S GUILT TRIPPY MANIPULATION TIME......... ok who’s gonna be the first person to make an evil lawyer joke in this fandom? /j

43:13 -- “you had one job and you fucked up” I mean, that is true, but at the same time, sir..................... guilt tripping

44:25 --  look sir I usually side with mr tommyinnit on this (the power is too great, we’re better off without it) but you’re being awfully convincing here.... or I guess that’s your job as the resident lawyer in training, and you’re doing it splendidly

45:31 -- ok so Sam did try to close off visiting privileges after all but of course the man we’re talking to has a fuckin’ silver tongue

45:54 -- “so how am I supposed to rely on you for any business opportunities?” ok wow you’re pulling that card now?

46:33 -- “I’m not gonna do anything bad” I will remember that

46:49 -- why is he placing his axe in an item frame-- NO REALLY NOT ANOTHER AD

47:44 -- ok he brought out the hand gestures plus the manipulation, let’s go

48:20 -- weapons will be good enough “for any sort of persuasion”, oh you mean like gunboat diplomacy?

48:39 -- “this is not a good idea........” well at least he knows

49:17 -- dude is going in hard right now, it’s the persuasion tactic that “I’ll make it better”, sleazy politicians use it all the time, get into office, then go fuck up the place some more

49:49 -- so that exchange in the vault was supposed to take place within a few minutes, so unless that changes................ that’s a very fast time for you to get that much blood over you, sir

50:17 -- “I’ll try for as long as it takes, Sam” ok so for the next whole ass month, you’re gonna do it

51:05 -- that’s a sign that you’ve won over him, q-- FOR GOD’S SAKE, STOP IT WITH THE ADS!!

52:53 -- “I’m gonna remember this in the long term” you better remember, quackity, you better remember

55:36 -- okay so let’s just BREAK PROTOCOL ALREADY

55:40 -- “yes I do acknowledge that” and you’re acknowledging that you’re throwing protocol out the window as well!

57:03 -- technically he didn’t sign the waiver at the end of the waiver? but technically he signed it on the title cover?

58:14 -- technically they’re following protocol right now? right? I haven’t watched previous prison visits, so I’m not 100% sure how this works... but Sam is technically helping to sneak those items in right now

59:34 -- that’s some really cool redstone!!

1:00:25 -- that is a lot of cells... so the legends and the wiki and the fanfics speak the truth... I had a different vision of what it looked like when I read the fic Dollhouse... a lot more lava (under glass) comes to mind

1:00:57 -- “you ever think I’ll be in one of these?” [...] “not a funny thing to joke about” yeah, not funny, and this is coming from the person who’s read some pretty disturbing fanfics featuring this prison

1:01:47 -- that’s two deaths to get into the prison using protocol already...

1:02:25 -- ok there’s... poison...

1:02:41 -- there’s another pit stop?!

1:03:24 -- so that’s the protocol measure that doomed-- *hiccups*

1:04:08 -- oh my GOD THAT’S A PROTOCOL?! DO THEY REFER TO CANON DEATHS FOR THIS? SIR............ I’M CONCERNED. like I get the reasoning behind it, but still...........

1:04:51 -- WHAT THE HELL THERE’S A LAVA THING AND HOW DID YOU NOT CATCH ON FIRE WHILE ENTERING THE LAVA HALLWAY OMG I CAN BARELY TYPE 

1:04:54 -- oh fire res I see

1:05:40 -- dramatic music stops so Sam can give him steak lol

1:06:09 -- “if you’re gonna do this [...] do it right” *gives shears/pliers and netherite warden’s sword and axe* oh HOLY- doesn’t that make him an accomplice??

1:07:26 -- is this stuck in total darkness thing supposed to happen?

1:08:33 -- it’s time...... dre........ your time is up, sucker

1:09:24 -- are we supposed to wait this long for the lava to lower? 

1:10:03 -- HI DREAM!! NICE TO SEE YOU, YA MURDEROUS FUCKER!! tell me, is the cell still stained with blood from what you did nearly 3 weeks ago?

1:11:08 -- as of my time of writing this, it would be exactly 2 months since the end of Season 2, so in your case, in your time, it would be a month, 3 weeks, and 3 days :]

1:11:24 -- since dream lost his clock, he technically wouldn’t know how long it would be between tommy’s time of death and revival, meaning either he’s lying about the 2 days, or lying about not being able to keep track of how long it’s been since he got put in jail

1:12:07 -- way to rub it in that he supposed to be powerless in the prison

1:12:15 -- “you’ve come to rub it in or something?” LMAO I PREDICTED IT

1:12:41 -- “what do people think?” ok so first of all, WOW, YOU REALLY HAVE ZERO REMORSE, and second of all, WE MOURNED HIM. WE WERE DEVASTATED. AND WE LOWKEY WANT TO MARCH IN HERE AND WRING YOUR NECK

1:12:55 -- “what, do people think [killing Tommy and reviving him] was cool?” NO. NO IT’S NOT COOL. WE THINK YOU’RE A BASTARD. AND NOT AS AN AFFECTIONATE FORM OF ADDRESS EITHER. YOU REMORSELESS FUCKER. GREEN BOY. SON OF A BLOBFISH.

1:13:50 -- “I mean... it’s good for me” no, it’s not good for you... we have approximately 11 minutes ‘til this stream ends and we all know what happens when you get in quackity’s way

1:14:29 -- “I am the book” “oh really” “yeah” so you have chosen... death pain

1:15:30 -- “yeah or what?” oh he has no idea what’s comin’ for him... OH DREAM~~~

1:15:40 -- the music stopped at “double prison”... we’re ready to pull the sadism card, right?

1:16:01 -- DRAEM PLS THAT’S EARRAPE

1:16:46 -- THAT’S SO LOUD

1:16:49 -- “you can scream for sam all you want, dream” that’s so chilling, and you know what, dream? sam gave him those tools >:]

1:17:07 -- dramatic cut... (pls don’t do gore of what happened in there, y’all, cc!dream has boundaries and we’re not crossing them, ‘kay?)

1:17:37 -- ok so there’s about 30 seconds of black screen and chilling music :]

1:17:55 -- that’s a lotta blood, sir

1:18:26 -- it’s chilling to see your mc!face up so close, sir, and you know the parallel? he was looking at the picture of himself on the el rapids poster, then it’s switched perspectives to his current face, eye scar included, so it’s like a showcase of how much things have changed since december. and also the blood. don’t forget about the blood.

1:18:43 -- he removed all the spots featuring the other members but left himself........ just as he’s the last el rapidian remaining, while the rest have moved to the kinoko kingdom..............

1:19:05 -- it’s a clip show............

1:19:21 -- no, he’s destroying it all...... it’s like an illustration, this whole destruction of el rapids ending, it’s like a showcase of how everything has changed and nothing will be the same again........ 

1:20:18 -- he’s literally taking several in-game days to destroy it all......

1:20:25 -- he wipes himself off the poster as well, as a show that not only is everyone else moving on, but he himself, the last remaining, is also moving on...

1:20:49 -- that cut to real life made me jump a little tbh, even if I knew it was gonna happen

1:20:56 -- and so it ends! that has been.. cinematic. amazing. sir, you have earned my like on this video, it’s taken me all evening to watch it due to various interruptions irl

1:21:35 -- HOW HAS HE NOT REACHED HIS SUB GOAL YET???

1:21:59 -- HE’S DOING MORE!!! :D