#ik a lot of these characters are serious i just want to make lighthearted stuff sometimes yknow. im not very good at actual serious content

[hasarjunadoneanythingwrong]

sometimes i wonder if bc i make like, goofy comics people think that i think thats the character's actual characterization. i dont, i just like to make silly jokes

[padme-amitabha]

Related to your reblog, I honest to God have no idea what "realistic" means to the TCW producers and the fanboys? Anakin was a literal teenager when he got with Padmé and later married her, and he hadn't spent much time on his own (first he was a slave, later he spent his entire teenagehood in the Jedi order), so he hadn't much time to mature himself emotionally. And while Padmé was order, considering that she had dedicated most of her teenagehood and youth to work, she too wasn't that (1/2)

(2/2) experienced in the romantic field as well. None of them was. Their romance WAS MEANT to be this awkward but pure and loving thing that it was in the movie. Both Hayden and Natalie got a ton of shit for playing the characters as they should have been played.

Exactly which is why he acts so awkward. They both are inexperienced and they act like it. I honestly feel like it made the nerds feel awkward because they can’t deal with reality and hate seeing themselves in Anakin. People say they got no chemistry, I say why must they have to look like a typical action movie couple in the first place? They were meant to be inexperienced people who just wanted to be free from social expectations. As for “cheesy” dialogue, the republic era was a completely different age and it has many similarities with the roman empire. Read any historical love letters and you’ll see that’s exactly how they express affection. And the dialogues are meant to show that Anakin is struggling to express himself and desperately trying to convey his feelings.

And their standards of realism probably mean how they want to see themselves, not how they really are. Anakin in TCW is completely fine flirting with a slaver queen (ik its for a mission but he didn’t seem triggered enough). And if TCW starts off after AOTC why is he always joking around as if his mom didn’t die quite recently and he didn’t lose control and slaughter a lot of people? That should have been the exact explanation as to why he was never the same again and is even more moody and serious in ROTS. Also I think the 2003 CW was a masterpiece and stayed true to the characters I envisioned. Even without much dialogue the scenes are powerful and you can still see his conflict.

I would like to point out the Padme in the novels is completely different like she’s just as adventurous and reckless as Luke. Firstly in TPM her life is in danger and yet she goes to explore this unknown world out of curiosity and then bets on the Gungans as diversion to win back her planet; it’s a very reckless move on her part but speaks about her character. Just like Luke in ESB in AOTC she’s the one who convinces Anakin to rescue Obi-Wan and she won’t take no for an answer, while Anakin wants to obey orders and stay where they were. Anakin was actually very deferential to authority figures and it came naturally to him due to his past and he actually respected his superiors, another trait that made complete sense but was changed to please said fans.This is why Obi-Wan was shocked to see Anakin question him in AOTC because that was not usual behavior for him.

And considering movie version of Padme, are you telling me it’s the same woman who tells Anakin in TCW that she’s busy and got no time for him and then he guilt trips her like isn't that a form of emotional abuse? Even worse when he uses her words against her she acts super petty about it. My interpretation as to why they fell for each other was because they could be themselves around each other and not let society tell them what to do.

And in the novelization Padme’s a very playful and lighthearted person. She is the one who makes the first move like touching his face and stuff like that. Maybe that’s because she was a very affectionate person in general but that is why Anakin has the courage to make a move on her in return in the lake scene. She’s also very understanding and non-judgmental like she tries to put him at ease when they visit her home. She’s there to balance out Anakin’s more serious and moody demeanor, and that’s the dynamic I would have loved to see. I think she was the one who would have encouraged him to have his own thoughts and stop following the authority blindly - and without her Vader never goes against Palpatine until Luke shows up and again encourages him to “break free”. Padme’s meant to be similar to Luke and they are both good-hearted and kind individuals, while Anakin and Leia are much more serious, ambitious and more invested in their work. At least that’s my interpretation of the Skywalkers. Tbh I am highly selective of all SW material that are not episodes I-VI.

[lin-hamuel]

The first is the stage, and the second is from where we were sitting. 

I saw Hamilton in London on 16/12/17 with the original West End cast and god damn was it phenomenal. Obviously it was a dream come true to see something I’ve hardcore listened to since 2015 come to life in front of me, but the whole show is bloody fantastic as a production in itself. I can guarantee you that you could go to see it having never heard of it before and you would still have been blown away.

noteworthy stuff that lifted my soul: 

~ Hamilton was bLOODY tall. (Jamael Westman is 6′4″ damn) It actually suited him really well, especially during Aaron Burr, Sir/My Shot when he was jittery and slightly awkward and restrained but clearly excited. As the show went on there was this major contrast as his movements became more fluid and loose and extravagant as Alexander rose to prominence man even the body language was great

~ also: his voice was so smoooooth. Most of the cast had smoother voices/singing styles than the OBC - like, nearing Philippa Soo quality - and it made the listening experience so flipping pleasurable

~ another surprisingly smooth singing voice: Rachel John as Angelica!!! I love Renée but Rachel blew me away with how damn clear and incredible and almost polished her voice was. she could have been Eliza imo (her acting and portrayal of her frustration and pain in Satisfied was STELLAR) but she was a fantastic Angelica and I am in awe of her talent

~ I was never super into Laurens from the soundtrack alone but my GOD he is MARVELLOUS live. singing? perfect. acting? amazing. 

~ Lauren’s death was PHENOMENAL. Cleve’s voice was beautiful and he stood illuminated in the right hand corner of the stage as Eliza read the letter to him. Alexander looked broken. The pause between Eliza and Ham speaking stretched on for a little bit and in that silence you could hear a pin drop. 

~ Mulligan was perfect and everything you could possibly want 

~ King George III was great. doing a smug lil dance with his cane / reading the pamphlet in the Reynolds Pamphlet. in What Comes Next? he sang “i’m so blue” and stamped his foot and the lighting went blue. everyone laughed like they were hearing the jokes for the first time

~ Yorktown was fucking cool

~ Burr’s ACTING. EXPRESSION. MOVEMENT. AMAZING. His voice was higher pitched than Leslie’s and it worked really well for the emotional/humorous scenes. His portrayal of Burr is certainly quite different to the OBC (It’s far more frantic and emotional if that makes sense?) but it’s still fantastic and really interesting and refreshing to watch 

~ it took me a while to warm to Eliza but boy did I. I think Rachelle has a pretty tough job as people’s expectations are v fixed around the earth-shattering job Phillippa Soo did (mine included tbh) but she was so good. Helpless was adorable and stylish and perfectly lighthearted and she carried that through the show UNTIL Burn (midnight blue lighting, her face angry and betrayed and so powerfully hurt being illuminated by the light of the burning letters was lovely) and Philip’s death (see below). 

~ she was also very different to her OBC counterpart in her portrayal but it was cool tbh! the various interpretations of the characters we’re so familiar with actually work very well and they bring something new to the show and add different spins to something we know so well by now

~ Peggy and Maria were really good. Christine Allado is vv talented 

~ the revolving platform thing is really well used. excellent in the Schuyler Sisters obviously (if you’ve seen even the 10sec youtube clips you know what i mean) but even in Hurricane, where Ham is in the middle and the cast/ensemble are frozen in various positions around it as it rotates. maria rotates to the front at precisely the right times. burr is sent round as he starts singing ‘wait for it’. fan bloody tastic

~ the choreography was fucking enthralling

~ on the soundtrack you can hear and appreciate the backing vocals but they are as loud and prominent as the main voice live and that adds a whole new dimension to the musical. it heightens the experience in ways that I can’t really describe. because of the acoustics and the sheer volume of incredible incredible sound it makes watching it almost an out-of-body experience. and no, i’m not exaggerating. out. of. body. also they’re obviously going to be talented to be in Hamilton but my god they would all be spellbinding as individuals. they make a phenomenal ensemble.

~ they’re all pretty damn attractive tbh

~ Washington was less Diplomatic Dad and more Super Grizzled War Veteran but his voice was just as bloody powerful and fantastic. god One Last Time was twice as good as I expected. I’d buy tickets again for One Last Time (i’d buy tickets again for the whole thing who am I kidding) 

~ 9yo Philip was perfect. unbelievably cute w his lil outfit and bobbing body language and lil stammer and voice. i thought it might be a little weird/unconvincing seeing a man who was just playing a man play a child but it wasn’t at all

~ Lafayette was small and skinny and super athletic

~ Jefferson was rly flamboyant and funny and kept busting out lil funky dance moves here and there. when he was introduced in What’d I Miss? he came out and ofc everyone cheered and he waved his hand like omg no, stahp, guyssss okay keep going

~ Madison just sorta trailed behind him looking exhausted and it was great. after It’s Quiet Uptown and Jefferson was like “can we get back to politics” Madison came out behind him drying his hands on a big ol handkerchief like “pLEASE”

~ I was never particularly affected by Philip’s death so I was NOT ready for it being as moving as it was. He was in a lot of pain - something that doesn’t come through on the soundtrack - plus him being even more lovely and likable live meant his death was a lot harder to swallow. Eliza and Ham are distraught in the reprise and the counting is really intense. it all climaxes when he dies and Eliza just screams, this long, single, agonised scream before breaking down into sobs. Alex tries to touch her but she shrugs him off so he just stands there looking absolutely heartbroken while she cries over Philip.

~ you hear the ‘someday, someday’ part from Dear Theodosia here. this gets its own point because it was so unexpected and possibly the saddest part of the whole show.

~ they stay like that and the platform revolves so they rotate towards the back of the stage while Angelica starts singing It’s Quiet Uptown. It’s Quiet Uptown is so amazing that I haven’t listened to it on the soundtrack since (it is now May) as I don’t want to overwrite my memory of it in any way. 

~ the lighting deserves all of the awards it gets

~ in The World Was Wide Enough, ensemble members stand in a line between Burr and Hamilton and their movement represents the bullet travelling 

~ the victoria palace theatre is stunning

~ the acapella ending of Who Lives, Who Dies was made 50x better (already fantastic ik) by the vocal power/talent of the ensemble. the cast stand in their black outfits in a row and Eliza’s come forward to the front of the stage. as the last note ended she gasped and reached out as though she could see him 

all in all, it was almost supernaturally good. i'd barely seen any visual representation of it beforehand so i had no idea what to expect when seeing it unfold in front of me and when i say it was good enough to be an out-of-body experience for me i am 100% serious. even if you have seen it before, the nuances and the talent of this cast are phenomenal in themselves.

@linmanuel i hope you’re proud of what you’ve created. i always knew it was an absolute gift but seeing it live has made me understand what a genuine masterpiece looks like.