#jordan patel

[godshaper]

happy valentines

[swordtit]

jordan romance chart... you can kiss her within the first five minutes of meeting her but if you want to get closer then makeout buddies you will be fighting for your life.

[ghariban]

— you can just tell they had the most fun time filming monkey man too. dev patel the multitalented and gorgeous man that you are.

[mannyblacque]

Monkey Man fan art by Entei Ryu | Instagram

[shesnake]

“Monkey Man” was shot and completed in 2021, and Netflix soon after acquired the rights for around $30 million, but it’s been on the shelf for three years and they‘ve all of a sudden decided to get rid of it? What gives? It turns out, according to an in-the-know source, that it was the portrayal of a fictional right-wing Hindu Nationalist character in the film that worried Netflix about their future dealings in India. And even though they had paid more than twice the production cost, they decided to give the film back to the producers, which is what caused the long delay. Universal and Peele eventually took a particular liking to the film, so much so that they suggested possible editing changes and delayed the release until what they thought would be the right date. It’s as simple as that. In the end, it was all about politics and optics for the streaming giant, especially since India has become the current top growth market for Netflix. Co-Founder Reed Hastings has mentioned that a majority of the service's next 100 million subscribers would most likely come from India.

Universal/Jordan Peele's "suggested possible editing changes" in question:

[gayiconwaluigi]

The protagonist is named Kid in the credits. He is constantly surrounded by children who should not be in the situations that they have found themselves in. All of the children featured have been forced to grow up, and with the protag’s character name Kid, he has not moved on from the trauma of his childhood. This calls into question the lives of the children around him as his mother’s question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” haunts the narrative, showing that for many children, you do not get to choose.

[resetme]

Dev Patel in Monkey Man (2024) | Official trailer

In this city, the rich don't see us as people.

[deakyjoe]

Show me a motherfucker with big brown eyes and I’m automatically whipped

[deathsmallcaps]

I love how Dev Patel’s Character (I’m going to call him Hanuman) was told by his mother that his future can be found in the roots (lines) of his hands.

And how he tried to save his mother from the fire, grabbing with child’s hands, but instead burned his future away.

And how our first real view of them is when he bargains his way into a job that will lead him to the men that took his future away. Scarred, pale, blank and ruined.

Just like the monkey, Hanuman reached out to the burning desired life, and was supposedly stripped of his potential and power as punishment by the powers that be.

But then, with love and care from others battered, he was guided to his heart, and found it still beating and unfettered. A warrior’s heart.

And so drumbeat by drumbeat, he shaped himself, his hands, into a weapon of justice. To save the future. To remain nameless but to return vengeance upon those who would do others harm with no thought.

His hands, created by the past, shaped and balanced the future.

[kewaizi]

The tears in his eyes he looks like that hamster meme

[godshaper]

sidestep reborn. the suit might be new, but the name was always hers.

[swordtit]

i have compiled all* my jordan knowledge

*this is absolutely not even close to all of it

favorite color is blue

defining traits/flaws is loyal to a fault + intense fear of intimacy 

pretty chill about being a telepath, doesn’t dislike disconnecting from it from time to time

flirts with everyone, but pulls back if things feel like they’re getting too serious

jordan is a aware of how much she relies on flirting to deflect/deflecting away from her feelings in general, but her impulsive/reckless behavior goes right over her head. what do you mean its a flaw to throw yourself in front of bullets not meant for you.

prefers to be called by her last name by those she isn’t close to

jordan has terminal foot in mouth disease. she isn’t capable of being intentionally devious, she’s too busy saying exactly what she thinks.

she wants to surpass hollow ground in terms of power and control—in her mind that is what it will take to keep herself safe at last

she’s shallow in what she finds attractive at first glance

loved herald’s hero worship until she got close to him

is some variation of aromantic

the scariest part of the heartbreak incident for jordan was the foreign desire to kill herself, and how it persisted long after the initial incident

chaotic good

biggest fear is being alone/dying alone

she has a lot of issues with physical touch, but she seeks it out when looking for comfort

she enjoys bondage but not when it's solely about being restrained. ropes around her wrists makes her vomit

all of her idle animations/physical afflictions are mimicked from ortega. she is a hand talker

when overwhelmed she will start reciting grounding techniques she picked up from daniel

doesn’t understand what a safeword is. if things go bad during (kinky) sex she goes nonverbal and will begin to struggle and fight

AU STUFF:

in a Normal AU she would do volunteer work/volunteer as a firefighter

in a DND AU she would be a paladin with a broken oath of devotion

in a ALTA AU she would be a firebender raised in the earth kingdom

in a omegaverse AU she would be an alpha

she’s clumsy and breaks things often. she gets upset about this and thinks she breaks everything she touches

she’s an emotional drunk

she used to draw on sticky notes and leave them absolutely everywhere in rangers hq. usually just a small doodle with an occasional accompanying question or suggestion if it was being left somewhere specifically (like on someone’s locker) this was mostly to annoy chen, who was the one to collect every single one after heartbreak. (does he keep them or give them to ortega? who knows) 

she deals with chronic pain, most of which is centered in her hips and her bad leg

anathema (and possibly ortega?) took her dancing once and it was the first thing that really solidified her freedom and made her feel real

she loves high fantasy novels and TTRPGS, but NOT DND

her first experience with ttrpgs started with dnd and a folk hero fighter character that got killed off accidentally and it emotionally destroyed her so badly she never touched dnd again (she plays other ttrpgs now) 

she collected all the cringey tabloid pieces on charge when she was sidestep (lite)

she enjoys dancing

enjoys winter as an excuse to be even more of a clothing thief

her crew got together and bought her a wristwatch. it’s half a gag gift, because she kept being late to her own meetings, and it’s probably not all that well made or fancy, but she cherishes it as a symbol of change and new beginnings

if given the freedom to do so, jordan would get into sports. something high impact like boxing or rugby, because she’s an adrenaline junkie and the possibility of a concussion is just a bonus

she knows how to cook but doesn’t enjoy it, so she intentionally messes up recipes so ortega/daniel take over

if she were ever to stabilize she’d be the type to snap awake at 5am and go straight to the gym for like, 2 hours. her nightly routine would be to fall asleep before even making it to the bedroom and having to be carried there

she likes poetry even though she doesn’t get it most of the time

can’t keep plants alive

can drive, but learned from ortega so she’s a maniac on the road

[sleepynegress]

Produced by Jordan Peele

Directed by and starring Dev Patel MONKEY MAN trailer

[dinhehimdjarin]

It's like poetry, it rhymes.

MONKEY MAN (2024) | WAYNE (2019)

[gayiconwaluigi]

Monkey Man clearly outlines how power is a part of gender and how those without power within the state like Sita and the protagonist have more in common with each other despite being categorized as woman and man than they do with their counterparts Queenie and Rana. The genders of Queenie and Rana intersect so that their perpetuation of power and violence within the state is an integral part of their gendered performance. The protagonist eschews the power he could gain within the state via patriarchy or capitalism and thus is performing a non-normative, gender-nonconforming type of masculinity compared to the men within the state who uphold the system. It’s clear that the genders are in conversation with each outside of the system when you acknowledge Sita and the protagonist’s recognition of the self in each other thru their shared cultural background. There is also how the protagonist’s mother lives through him in his memory, and he carries her within him and recognizes and interacts with the suffering of women through that memory. Gender through this lens is more harmonious and fluid as evidenced by those at the temple, than the gender weaponized through power and class via Rana and Queenie.

[b33tlejules]

everyone give it up for t4t sidestep situationships !!!

jordan belongs to @swordtit ! thanks for playing dolls with me

aaaand heres the wordless version