#i was so mad all year when i referenced this movie and ppl had only heard of the disney live action or shitty pauly shore versions

[tentacle-therapissed]

I’m so glad the Guillermo Del Toro Pinocchio movie is being received really well, because it was literally my most anticipated movie of the year! So here’s some fun facts about the crew, concept, and production that got me excited about this movie and that I think would excite much of tumblr as well:

-the screenplay was cowritten by Del Toro and Patrick McHale, creator of Over The Garden Wall and a writer on Adventure Time.

-the movie was codirected by Mark Gustasfon, who was the animation director of Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

-the primary art/animation designers of this movie (production designer Curt Enderle, art director Robert DeSue, character designer Georgina Hayns, animation supervisor Brian Leif Hansen, and photography director Frank Passingham) previously worked on projects that include Coraline, the Corpse Bride, Paranorman, Isle of Dogs, Frankenweenie, Kubo, and Chicken Run.

-Besides Netflix, it was produced by the Henson company (always a good sign when you’re doing anything with puppets) and ShadowMachine, who have produced a lot of Adult Swim shows including Robot Chicken, Moral Orel, and Tuca and Bertie, as well as the Netflix original BoJack Horseman.

-Del Toro was inspired to make this adaptation due to the similarities he’d always noticed between the original Pinocchio story and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Both are about a man-made character’s relationship with his father/creator, and his attempts to understand what it means to be human. This inspiration is why the film takes on a gothic feel at times.

-the movie is over 10 years in the making. Del Toro announced the project in 2008 and production began in 2012, but it went into development hell and no further updates were made for several years. Del Toro has described it as his passion project, saying "I've wanted to make this movie for as long as I can remember.”

-the backdrop of Mussolini’s Italy was intended to show how Pinnochio was able to find his own humanity and will in a time where everyone else was acting like a blindly obedient puppet. Del Toro wanted to deviate from the original book’s themes of obeying authority by making his Pinocchio virtuous for questioning the rules and forging his own set of morals. (Also if you know anything about Del Toro, the guy likes to dunk on fascism.)

-Del Toro didn’t feel the need to have Pinocchio become flesh-and-blood at the end of the movie, saying all you need to be a real human is to behave like one.

I was lucky enough to see this movie in 35 mm in a movie theatre on Thanksgiving weekend. If there are any movie theatre showings near you and you’re in a position to be able to attend them, I would totally recommend it especially if you can go with loved ones. It was a gorgeous, heartwarming, and magical movie to experience on a big screen and perfect for the late fall/winter holiday season.

[nightcolorz]

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Thank you for sending an ask!! Hoping and praying that this time my answers aren’t as long 😅

🦚 - Are there any queer books/shows/etc. that you would suggest?

Oh God, so many. Not going to state the obvious since we’re both Vampire Chronicles + Interview with the vampire focused blogs, lol. I’m going to narrow it down to two

Popular rec: Our Flag Means Death. genuinely everything I could want from a tv show hhhh. Perfect blend of comedy and genuine emotion and angst. This show fucks so hard! But everyone on tumblr’s watched it by now lol, so here’s smth nobody knows about.

Obscure rec: Everything’s going to be ok. I haven’t watched this show in a while but I remember after I did I was so mad about the lack of fandom or online attention haha. Extremely sweet and lighthearted, gives you all the warm and fuzzy feels. I remember the casual rep of lgbt ppl and autistic ppl blew my mind lol, might be the only show I’ve ever seen with multiple (canonical) queer autistic ppl in it.

🏳️‍⚧️ - What Flag do you think has the best color scheme?

Mmm, I’m gonna say the lesbian pride flag, gay man pride flag, and bi-gender pride flag have the nicest color schemes. I like the flags that look like an artist’s color palette.

🌈 - What's a Queer Identity, Experience or a piece of History you feel deserves more recognition? I hyper-fixated on researching the Hays Code for a while, and don’t see it referenced nearly enough when it comes to online debates about what is and isn’t acceptable to be portrayed in media, so imma go with that. If you don’t know the Hays Code was a list enforced from 1934-1968 that restricted what could be portrayed in Hollywood movies based on Catholic moral principles. There’s a lot of banned topics and I’m not going to go into them all, but the general gist of it was violence, profanity, sexuality, and any type of crime should never be portrayed in movies unless non ambiguously condemned. The belief behind it was that media had the power to make people do Bad Things so they need to be very careful in spelling out morals to audiences unless they get ideas. (Fun fact: the Hays code is why in old sitcoms couples often slept in separate beds. That’s how strict it was!) The reason I’m talking about this as “queer history” is bcus queerness of any kind was also forbidden under the Hayes code, “sexual perversions” weren’t allowed. Of course, unless, the queer person was the villain, and punished for their crimes. This is where queer coding originated from, particularly queer coded villains. Queer artists wanted to portray themselves and their communities in their work, and the only way to do that oftentimes was by “coding”. I think looking into the Hays code would be beneficial for some ppl online, bcus I oftentimes see ppl use actual Hays Code talking points on tumblr.com in the year 2023 sincerely and without self awareness and it’s hilarious.

thanks again!! These were fun to answer

[imadethisatage11]

Live-blogging my reaction to Spiral: from the book of saw

Spoilers under the cut

TL;DR: my overall review is that it was good but I’m going to go watch DPS to cleanse me

- ok so that woman got robbed and for what

- I had to pause to find out who this detective’s actor was Bc it was driving me nuts and it’s MCMURRAY FROM LETTERKENNY???

- love that they’re gonna fuck up this train conductors day lmao

- LOVE genuinely that we’re back to looking gritty and having an old tv play the video and having some rapid cut camera work early 2000’s vibes I embrace you

- why does the voice sound like that,, I wasn’t expecting John but why is it so non threatening now it’s literally just Some Guy™️

- I am glad I paid $15 to listen to Chris Rock talk about Forrest Gump. Worth my money and I mean it genuinely I love Chris Rock he’s great. Stream Everybody Hates Chris on Hulu

- “Z?” Zeke who just had his cover blown: this MF

- “do I look like a fucking Jamaican nanny?!” I- 😀🤚🏽

- ayo Max Minghella

- Chris Rock falling just short of being convincingly aggressively cynical Bc he is Chris Rock with the voice of Chris Rock

- it sounds like he’s setting up jokes that don’t have punchlines and instead they’re just like,, mediocre cynic cop dialogue

- while looking at some pretty fucking intact teeth: this bum is gonna be pretty hard to ID

- I mean I guess the homeless don’t have dental records but were you not even gonna try?

- I’m very pleased Chris Rock put on gloves before handling the strange package I love actually smart character choices that would make sense for them to make

- I.e. the cop knows how to properly handle unexpected unmarked packages delivered to the precinct

- “I thought the jigsaw killer was dead” “well if it’s another copy cat…” another wait is that referring to Logan (which Logan pinned on the other coincidentally crooked cop whose name I’ve forgotten) does that imply Logan only did like? The one trap? And hasn’t been active? Just waited ten years after John died recreates the one trap he was in and then stops?? I mean don’t get me wrong if movie wants to ignore Jigsaw (2017)’s existence I’m game but like what

- also why do the packages look like they’re wrapped in Tiffany boxes lmao

- oh yay they did run dental

- Chris Rock is an asshole but they should go with protocol if that’s what they’re doing

- ordering a man mid piss out of the men’s room to yell at Zeke

- does conflict of interest matter when the whole precinct knows the victim?

- uncomfortable stand-offs with your ex while at the home of a grieving friend

- Samuel L Jackson!

- “I could’ve killed you!” “What are you talking about, I have the gun!” *SLJ pulls a gun out* “I could’ve killed you”

- daddy issues

- “you think this is linked to John Kramer?” Bruh you think it’s NOT??

- ik this is SO far fetched but I rlly hope this movie tells us wtf happened to Dr Gordon. I’m sure it won’t but a girl can dream

- “should we tell Zeke?” “Fuck him” I get you guys don’t like to work w him Bc he’s an ass but like. You’re just not doing your jobs now you’re just proving he’s right that you’re untrustworthy

- splitting up and not telling ppl where you’re going is the number one way to get kidnapped or murdered but way to go cop instincts

- what is this Chinese finger trap ass shit

- love the blue tones tho very Saw

- all it needs is to become uncomfortably green

- fun fact I actually watched the first saw w my friend who is red green color blind and he said it looked AWFUL and I was like oh yeah everything is blue tinted like twilight blue tint and later it’s green just FYI (he thought that made significantly more sense than whatever shit ass color palette he was perceiving)

- being mad at your son for turning in a dirty cop Bc now you’ll have to mess with internal affairs

- and then assaulting someone??? SLJ is an even worse asshole lmao

- another Tiffany box bound in twine maybe it’ll be one of those cheesy diamond heart necklaces

- HELLO what is that ugly ass pig puppet

- also the voice is so stilted did the killer use fuckin text to speech so they couldn’t unscramble the voice like they did to Hoffman?

- cops finding dead pigs, a little on the nose

- oh so this dude has a history of “fuck it��� ok well screw that guy then

- SLJ deserves to be pissed at that cop for letting Zeke get shot but like what an unhinged man he threatened to kill him and then actually assaulted him HOW did he EVER get in charge to begin with

- ok wait is Zeke actually the only decent cop (inc his dad but maybe excluding the newbie)

- that is a truly gruesome way to lose fingers tho I must say but he deserves that shit

- wait did the trap not go fast enough or was there a way for him to do that faster and I missed it

- like should he not have hesitated Bc there was a time limit or was it just rigged

- cuz the machine had to pull them off he couldn’t just cut them quickly

- so are they just gonna leave broken leg Dude there or

- also just now I tried to talk abt this movie (so far) vs Jigsaw (2017) to my mom and I got too excited and referenced some character names she didn’t know and she shut me down and said she didn’t care 😀

- live-blogging to my, like, five followers that compromise one one (1) person that knows me IRL, one (1) Sawtual, and a handful of ppl only here for my main DPS content to fill the void of emotional parental neglect. What a great website

- oh no did the rookie die :( he was actually sweet

- I feel like he was too important to kill offscreen tho

- like they’re TELLING us he .. was skinned.. but was he REALLY

- Chris Rock having a revelation: AH FUCK

- everyone else at the crime scene: ….

- favorite thing abt movies that were already gonna be rated R is when they’re like “well if we’re already at R we might as well say fuck”

- she has to SEVER HER SPINAL CORD? Why was she deemed the biggest asshole

- also how on earth was this trap portable it IS in their basement right

- transporting the hot wax is just what gets me

- Chris Rock rn: are you tired of being nice? Don’t you just wanna go apeshit?

- was this abt his dad the whole time???

- does it count as live blogging when I do one big post instead of several small ones lol I just want it to be avoidable for ppl who are just here for Dead Poets Society

- man’s fully abt to cut his arm off like barely even hesitated long enough to notice the bobby pin he could pick the lock with

- there’s a body here suspended

- not hanging mind you

- but covered and suspended

- and I bet it’s the newbie

- ah damn it’s Pete that’s disappointing

- it’s possible the trailers just made him seem more important than he was

- why are they punishing Zeke for reporting a dirty cop and having his career accordingly ruined like he did the right thing and already suffered for it? This killer doesn’t like crooked cops?? Why does Zeke have to be tortured by hearing this dude die like that’s what they want isn’t it?

- I think it’s too late pal

- the glass trap was pretty fucking cool though

- I KNEW HE WAS ALIVE

- I didn’t think he was a MURDERER but I KNEW he was alive

- OH SHIT THE DIRTY COP ZEKE TURNED IN KILLED NEWBIE��S DAD??

- I’m terrible at guessing endings but it makes viewing more fun

- honestly,, do it Chris Rock ACAB

- “you want me to kill cops?” “No, fuck no, just the bad ones”

- what a fun villain though

- I have no idea what the Ultimate Game Plan™️ is here though is he gonna make him kill his dad? I mean his dad does suck but making a dude KILL his DAD? That is a tall order Max Minghella

- ok but literally why wouldn’t you listen to him here shoot the target??

- ANGIE! It WaS aNgIe

- killing this man is not correct justice anyway Zeke

- shot the target! Good man

- groovy of them to play the Hello Zepp soundtrack rn

- oh shit what’s going on SLJ knows what it is

- oh.. w o w. Brutal way to go. Very heavy handed imagery

- and that’s all I guess who the fuck knows what’s up w Doctor Gordon

- and I guess Max Minghella is just gonna get away now but tbh Chris Rock only seemed truly mad at him for involving his dad

- nice rap remix to the OG Hello Zepp score very cool credits music

[yolokonde]

Rules: you can only repeat one artist and only one time, so we can all kind of spread new 🎶 to the people we tag. Try to listen to at least one of the songs people rec here.

tagged by @s0ftbb!! thank u again for tagging me 💖

1) one song you 💛 the first time you listened to and never got tired of?

you are - got7, honestly i’m sure everyone saw this coming but this song literally saved my life and i can vividly remember my jaw dropping open when i listened to it for the first time. it’s just so beautiful and the music video is incredible and got7 are my favorite people on this earth

2) one song you 😭 every time you listen or makes you emotional?

so big, so small - dear evan hansen, i don’t think i’ve ever not cried while listening to this song LMAO. i remember the first time i heard this and tears were streaming down my face and i yelled “I LOVE MY MOM!!!!!” jkfsjf it just reminds me of when my mom was a single mom and how much she’s gone through and everything she’s done for me and how she ain’t leaving me EVER!!! also fun fact i just listened again and am sobbing<3

3) one song that always makes you happy/😁?

why don’t we go there - one direction, one of one direction’s most underrated songs tbh. i’m listening now and bopping!!!! also it was between this and happily but why don’t we go there is superior and i just listened to it after crying my eyes out to the previous song so i’m feeling good !

4) one song that you would dedicate to your best friend and/or your family?

bittersweet - zac brown band, a kpop blog referencing a country song i should be ASHAMED...but this song also makes me cry a lot and it’s abt a couple and one of them is sick & eventually passes away and it’s uh. the same story as my grandparents and there’s even a lyric that says “when i poured you across the southern sky, i couldn’t help but to cry, i know you finally got your wings” and not 2 b...soft but that’s exactly what my family did after my grandfather passed so . ye ANYWAY....

5) one song with a production (the sounds, the beat, the mood) you 😍?

happy ending - seventeen, idk why but for some reason every time this song comes on shuffle i get goosebumps. that guitar in the beginning makes meeeee OOOOOO girl. and then the way the chorus is sung and just the whole vibe of the song. i love u svt (YEAH...STAND BY...ONE TWO...AND ACTION)

6) one song with perfect, amazing, outstanding lyrics?

all too well - taylor swift, FIRST OF ALL this is the best taylor swift song of all time and nobody can tell me any different. anyway the lyrics to this song evoke an emotion in me i didn’t know was possible....it has me missing a partner i’ve never had and it also has me so mad at anyone who’s ever done me wrong...idk i just think this song is pure lyrical genius

7) one song that you would recommend to anyone?

2002 - anne marie, i just think this is a really fun song and a lot of ppl my age and a older will appreciate all of the references! i actually have recommended this to a few people (most told me that they had already heard it and loved it but i was LATE)!!!!

8) one song you don’t understand why you like so much but you do anyway?

classic - mkto, BITCH i still listen to this song all the time like i did when it first came out 6 years ago. it gets me pumped for some reason and i think at this point it reminds me of my best high school friends and how much we listened to it and it just makes me happy 

9) one song that you think people, in general, wouldn’t like but you do?

NONE bc my music taste is impeccable...jk the first one that comes to mind is oldie - odd future, and just because it’s like 10 mins long and it’s a lot to memorize. people seem to know frank’s verse but not much else. missing the good ole OF days

10) one song people normally like and you don’t like or hate?

i fucking hate old town road and every variation of it and i don’t even wanna link it honestly lmao

11) one song you would call a masterpiece?

spring breeze - wanna one, this song has been so close to taking the spot of my favorite song of all time, but you are just means more to me and my life....i think spring breeze is actually immaculate and there’s nothing i would change about it and it makes me feel so at ease. also 10/10 best song to listen to when you’re not sober I PROMISE!!!!!!

12) one song you recently (last 30 days max) discovered and really liked it?

lullu lalla - sf9, it just came out so that’s why i just discovered it jhfsfkds but it is SO FUN and it’s just under 3mins so it’s almost TOO SHORT so every time it ends, i just hit repeat cause i wanna listen again....sf9 world domination

13) one song you listen to to get pumped like you wanna tear down the fucking government or something?

fuck the police - nwa, and i’m not even being sarcastic like....straight outta compton is one of my favorite movies and seeing a tiny glimpse of what they had to go through (and what ppl still go through unfortunately) is enough for me to rap my lil heart out when this song comes on

i’m tagging whoever wants to do this!!! 

[galaxyhopscotch]

my dad is making me furious on a regular basis. im currently blasting “the plagues” song from prince of egypt and letting myself stew in my anger for a bit. im so fucking done with living in the same house as my parents.

if i wasn’t related to my parents i would hate them. theyre such backwards people who hate immigrants and muslims and lgbt ppl and black ppl. they support trump. they dont watch the news at all and when i tell them whats happening in the news they dont believe me. (”flint? dapl? it must be obama’s fault.”) they think im going to hell because im converting to judaism. they believe islam is inherently an oppressive religion (im like... 1. ur wrong, and 2. have you looked at your fundamentalist baptist church that hates gay ppl and doesnt allow women to speak in church??? cause like actually fuck you). they are die hard right wing republicans and i disagree with them on nearly every issue. they make it difficult for me to practice my faith because they keep cooking pork and shellfish as the only thing for dinner and i end up eating a shit ton of boxed rice and canned soup because theres never anything else to eat in my hell hole of a house. when i grocery shop for myself they eat it before i can. they honest to god believe that christians in america are being oppressed. they think its unfair that pork is taken off the menu in school lunches in the area due to a large muslim and jewish population (”they should bring their own lunch. its not fair to christian kids that they can’t have pork.”) as if pulling one food off the menu is equal to kids literally going hungry. theyre furious theres no prayer in public schools anymore even though ive explained its not fair to a large percentage of students who arent christians (”its a christian country. they should just accept it.”) and like tbh why cant christian kids just pray to themselves in school??? no ones stopping christian kids from personally giving thanks for their food etc etc. they do not understand the concept of separation of church and state at all. my mom believes evolution is a hoax and that the earth is only 6000 years old. my mom doesnt believe in science. recently my mom bought into the falsehood that vaccines cause autism (i was vaccinated as a baby thank god). my mom didnt let me get a vaccine when i was 16 that was proven to help prevent ovarian cancer (which runs in our family) solely because the virus it was fighting was transmitted sexually and she didnt want me having sex. my dad is very mad that tv shows and movies are getting more diverse because he cannot fucking comprehend the importance of representation. i told my dad i had brisket at a friends house and he laughed and said something antisemitic while referencing howard walowitz from big bang theory. my dad acts like a typical baby boomer, which is to say like a fucking self entitled two year old when i try to reason with him. i try to talk about things in the news (re: pussy grabbing trump video) with my mom and she just says “that can’t be true” but she never even googles it. im so fucking mad. its like how am i related to my parents in any way shape or form???

as soon as i get my masters and a full time job im gonna abandon ship so fast they’ll have whiplash. i just want to have a life where i dont have to hear this flaming pile of bullshit all the time. sometimes i feel so bitter i want to make their lives exceedingly uncomfortable. i hope that i fall in love with a brown immigrant woman and get married under a chuppah and never invite them to spend the holidays with my soft interracial jewish sapphic family. like. fuck them.