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[ju91t3rs-rambles0rwtv]

heart CCCC lasso art,,,, I'm so motivated,, bites you all

speedpaint below

design was STOLEN {inspired,,} by @dailyhmsw ,,,, TAKE ME TO JAIL!!! /silly

[starthistletea]

Day one: favorite oc

It's ffion! And their pet sky spider, Neith

[jupe-does-art]

bringing dottarion back for day 15. i never wanna draw anyone from the side again. or dottore in general. i hate drawing his dumb outfit, ive decided

Cringetober Day Fifteen: Song Lyrics

[knifebaby3000]

🔍

sesame syrup

[chic-a-gigot]

Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustrée des arts décoratifs appliqués à la femme, no. 3, vol. 1, 1 mars 1901, Paris. Robe de dîner (Modèle Rouff). Cliché Reutlinger. Bibliothèque nationale de France

ROBE DE DINER (Modèle Rouff). — Robe de dîner en armure étincelle rose très pâle. Le corsage à pointe Louis XV, agrémenté de nœuds diamantés se fondant dans le fouillis des paniers de mousseline de soie. Le devant et le bas de la jupe incrustés de point d’Argentan.

DINNER DRESS (Rouff). — Very pale pink sparkle weave dinner dress. The Louis The front and bottom of the skirt inlaid with Argentan stitch.

[omgthatdress]

Ensemble

Sonia Rykiel, 1979

Les Arts Décoratifs

Yellow means sunlight.

Central Florida Emergency Trans Care Fund

Equality Florida

ACLU Florida

Tampa Bay Abortion Fund

[bittersweet-zarzamora]

💛💘🐥🦜

i like u lolololl, i'm just intimidated by u because ur cool :P

thabk u jupe :3 eats ur art back

[denimbex1986]

'OPPENHEIMER (2023) 94% #1 Critics Consensus: Oppenheimer marks another engrossing achievement from Christopher Nolan that benefits from Murphy's tour-de-force performance and stunning visuals. Synopsis: During World War II, Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves Jr. appoints physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to work on the top-secret Manhattan... Starring: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr. Directed By: Christopher Nolan

A QUIET PLACE PART II (2021) 91% #2 Critics Consensus: A nerve-wracking continuation of its predecessor, A Quiet Place Part II expands the terrifying world of the franchise without losing track of its heart. Synopsis: Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family must now face the terrors of the outside world... Starring: Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe Directed By: John Krasinski

THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY (2006) 90% #3 Critics Consensus: Bleak and uncompromising, but director Ken Loach brightens his film with gorgeous cinematography and tight pacing, and features a fine performance from Cillian Murphy. Synopsis: In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan (Cillian Murphy) prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital.... Starring: Cillian Murphy, Padraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Orla Fitzgerald Directed By: Ken Loach

INCEPTION (2010) 87% #4 Critics Consensus: Smart, innovative, and thrilling, Inception is that rare summer blockbuster that succeeds viscerally as well as intellectually. Synopsis: Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a thief with the rare ability to enter people's dreams and steal their secrets from... Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy Directed By: Christopher Nolan

28 DAYS LATER (2002) 87% #5 Critics Consensus: Kinetically directed by Danny Boyle, 28 Days Later is both a terrifying zombie movie and a sharp political allegory. Synopsis: A group of misguided animal rights activists free a caged chimp infected with the "Rage" virus from a medical research... Starring: Cillian Murphy, Noah Huntley, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson Directed By: Danny Boyle

BATMAN BEGINS (2005) 84% #6 Critics Consensus: Brooding and dark, but also exciting and smart, Batman Begins is a film that understands the essence of one of the definitive superheroes. Synopsis: A young Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels to the Far East, where he's trained in the martial arts... Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes Directed By: Christopher Nolan

THE PARTY (2017) 82% #7 Critics Consensus: Old-fashioned charm meets sharp wit and modern social satire in The Party, a biting comedy carried by a shining performance from Patricia Clarkson. Synopsis: A comedy of tragic proportions.... Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer Directed By: Sally Potter

RED EYE (2005) 79% #8 Critics Consensus: With solid performances and tight direction from Wes Craven, Red Eye is a brisk, economic thriller. Synopsis: In the wake of her grandmother's funeral, hotel manager Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) is waiting to fly back home when... Starring: Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox, Jayma Mays Directed By: Wes Craven

SUNSHINE (2007) 76% #9 Critics Consensus: Danny Boyle continues his descent into mind-twisting sci-fi madness, taking us along for the ride. Sunshine fulfills the dual requisite necessary to become classic sci-fi: dazzling visuals with intelligent action. Synopsis: In the not-too-distant future, Earth's dying sun spells the end for humanity. In a last-ditch effort to save the planet... Starring: Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Rose Byrne, Michelle Yeoh Directed By: Danny Boyle

PEAKY BLINDERS (2013) 93% #10 Synopsis: Britain is a mixture of despair and hedonism in 1919 in the aftermath of the Great War. Returning soldiers... Starring: Cillian Murphy, Natasha O'Keeffe, Paul Anderson, Sophie Rundle Directed By: Otto Bathurst, Anthony Byrne

INTERMISSION (2003) 74% #11 Critics Consensus: An edgy and energetic ensemble story. Synopsis: After Dublin resident John (Cillian Murphy) attempts a "trial" breakup with his girlfriend (Kelly Macdonald), she starts dating a middle-aged... Starring: Colin Farrell, Shirley Henderson, Kelly Macdonald, Colm Meaney Directed By: John Crowley

GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING (2003) 73% #12 Critics Consensus: Visually arresting, but the story could be told with a bit more energy. Synopsis: When her father goes blind, Griet (Scarlett Johansson) must go to work as a maid for painter Johannes Vermeer... Starring: Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson, Judy Parfitt Directed By: Peter Webber

FREE FIRE (2016) 70% #13 Critics Consensus: Free Fire aims squarely for genre thrills, and hits its target repeatedly and with great gusto -- albeit with something less than pure cinematic grace. Synopsis: When a black-market arms deal goes outrageously wrong, Justine finds herself caught in the crossfire, forced to navigate through... Starring: Sharlto Copley, Armie Hammer, Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy Directed By: Ben Wheatley

THE DELINQUENT SEASON (2017) 67% #14 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Synopsis: Two couples in suburban Dublin appear to live in marital bliss until an altercation between one of the couples occurs,... Starring: Cillian Murphy, Andrew Scott, Eva Birthistle, Catherine Walker Directed By: Mark O'Rowe

ON THE EDGE (2001) 67% #15 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Synopsis: When a young man suffering from depression after the death of his father is committed to a mental institution... Starring: Cillian Murphy, Tricia Vessey, Jonathan Jackson, Stephen Rea Directed By: John Carney

ANTHROPOID (2016) 67% #16 Critics Consensus: Anthropoid completes its mission rather unevenly but delivers a historically illuminating story with great performances to back it up. Synopsis: In December 1941, two Czech soldiers (Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan) parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard... Starring: Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan, Charlotte Le Bon, Anna Geislerová Directed By: Sean Ellis

BROKEN (2012) 63% #17 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Synopsis: A girl witnesses a violent attack committed by a neighbor in one of three interconnected stories in a British housing... Starring: Tim Roth, Eloise Laurence, Cillian Murphy, Rory Kinnear Directed By: Rufus Norris

RETREAT (2011) 62% #18 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Synopsis: On an isolated island, a couple's attempt to recover from a personal tragedy is shattered when a stranger washes ashore... Starring: Cillian Murphy, Jamie Bell, Thandiwe Newton, Jimmy Yuill Directed By: Carl Tibbetts

BREAKFAST ON PLUTO (2005) 57% #19 Critics Consensus: Well-acted if monotonous drama about a transvestite prostitute in London during the 1970s. Synopsis: As a baby, Patrick (Cillian Murphy) is left by his mother on the steps of the rectory in their small... Starring: Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson, Stephen Rea, Brendan Gleeson Directed By: Neil Jordan

WAVERIDERS (2008) 56% #20 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Synopsis: The untold story of Irish big wave surfing.... Starring: Cillian Murphy Directed By: Joel Conroy

PERRIER'S BOUNTY (2009) 55% #21 Critics Consensus: It has interesting characters and a strong cast, but Perrier's Bounty ultimately fails to do anything original with them. Synopsis: A petty crook (Cillian Murphy), his ailing father (Jim Broadbent) and a pretty neighbor go on the run from an... Starring: Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Jodie Whittaker Directed By: Ian Fitzgibbon

TRON: LEGACY (2010) 51% #22 Critics Consensus: Tron Legacy boasts dazzling visuals, but its human characters and story get lost amidst its state-of-the-art production design. Synopsis: Sam (Garrett Hedlund), the son of famous video-game developer Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), has been haunted for a long time... Starring: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner Directed By: Joseph Kosinski

IN THE HEART OF THE SEA (2015) 42% #23 Critics Consensus: The admirably old-fashioned In the Heart of the Sea boasts thoughtful storytelling to match its visual panache, even if it can't claim the depth or epic sweep to which it so clearly aspires. Synopsis: In 1820, crewmen (Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy) aboard the New England vessel Essex face a harrowing battle for... Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson Directed By: Ron Howard

IN TIME (2011) 37% #24 Critics Consensus: In Time's intriguing premise and appealing cast are easily overpowered by the blunt, heavy-handed storytelling. Synopsis: In a future where time is money and the wealthy can live forever, Will Salas (Justin Timberlake) is a poor... Starring: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Vincent Kartheiser Directed By: Andrew Niccol

THE EDGE OF LOVE (2008) 37% #25 Critics Consensus: Despite effective performances from Knightley and Miller, The Edge of Love lacks a coherent narrative. Synopsis: Two women (Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller) are best friends and rivals for the love of poet Dylan Thomas.... Starring: Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy, Matthew Rhys Directed By: John Maybury

ANNA (2019) 33% #26 Critics Consensus: Anna finds writer-director Luc Besson squarely in his wheelhouse, but fans of this variety of stylized action have seen it all done before -- and better. Synopsis: Beneath a woman's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of... Starring: Sasha Luss, Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy, Helen Mirren Directed By: Luc Besson

RED LIGHTS (2012) 30% #27 Critics Consensus: Wasting the talents of an impressive cast on a predictable mystery, Red Lights lacks the clairvoyance to know what audiences want. Synopsis: Professional skeptics (Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver) try to prove that a famous psychic (Robert De Niro) is lying about his... Starring: Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro, Toby Jones Directed By: Rodrigo Cortés

DISCO PIGS (2001) 20% #28 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Synopsis: Pig (Cillian Murphy) and Runt (Elaine Cassidy) born on the same day, in the same hospital, moments apart. Twins... Starring: Elaine Cassidy, Cillian Murphy, Geraldine O'Rawe, Eleanor Methven Directed By: Kirsten Sheridan

TRANSCENDENCE (2014) 19% #29 Critics Consensus: In his directorial debut, ace cinematographer Wally Pfister remains a distinctive visual stylist, but Transcendence's thought-provoking themes exceed the movie's narrative grasp. Synopsis: Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp), the world's foremost authority on artificial intelligence, is conducting highly controversial experiments to create... Starring: Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Cillian Murphy Directed By: Wally Pfister

ALOFT (2014) 17% #30 Critics Consensus: Glacially paced and ineptly plotted, Aloft crushes the game efforts of a talented cast under a dreary viewing experience whose title proves sadly ironic. Synopsis: Accompanied by a documentary filmmaker, a falconer (Cillian Murphy) sets out across a frozen landscape to find his mother... Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy, Mélanie Laurent, Oona Chaplin Directed By: Claudia Llosa'

[madeline-kahn]

2022 in gifsets

I did a tag game a couple days ago that was to post your most popular and favorite set of each month but I also like to do a full list of at least some of my more major series of edits

PSCentral Event Creations:

December: dancing in 2022 film

November: Meg Ryan/Nora Ephron movies

October: girl group trios

September: Star Wars references to Beastie Boys

August: Bronco tour setlist

July: Best original score winners of the 1990s

June: Set it Up

May: Cillian Murphy in Free Fire

April: Noises Off...

March: Women and non-binary actors in Shakespeare

February: Jessie Buckley in The Lost Daughter

Dancing in Film:

Best of 2001: Moulin Rouge!

Best of 2002: Chicago

Best of 2021: Encanto

2022 movies (also a PSCentral event post)

Dancing in Oscar nominated movies

Bring it On: All or Nothing

Ron Mael in The Sparks Brothers

Bridgerton

Music in Film: 

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (score)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (soundtrack)

Noises Off...

The French Dispatch (score)

The French Dispatch (soundtrack)

The Tragedy of Macbeth

Eternals (soundtrack)

Eternals (score)

Belfast

C’mon C’mon

Lemonade Mouth

This is Spinal Tap

Luca (soundtrack)

Vivaldi’s Summer in ice skating

Best Original Song nominees 2022

Best Original score nominees 2022

Shang-Chi (soundtrack)

Shang-Chi (score)

Karaoke Duets

Valentine’s Day

West Side Story 2022

O Brother Where Art Thou

Life of Pi

Song of the Sea

Cyrano

The Batman (soundtrack)

The Batman (score)

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Stick It

Robin Hood

Summer of Soul

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

The Princess Diaries

Best original score winners of the 1990s

Brother Bear

Risky Business

A Cinderella Story

The Breakfast Club

Honor Society

Reservoir Dogs

Prey

Xanadu

Romeo & Juliet

Hackers

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Mamma Mia/Mamma Mia Here We Go Again songs

Top Gun: Maverick score

Top Gun: Maverick soundtrack

Nope

Sleepless in Seattle

Night at the Museum

Freaky Friday

The Big Chill

Thor: Love and Thunder

Do Revenge

Bodies Bodies Bodies

Turning Red

Night at the Museum 2

Howl’s Moving Castle

Hocus Pocus 2

The Final Girls

Scream 2

Grim grinning ghosts music in movies

The Princess Diaries 2

Scream 3

Megamind

1989 World Tour

Twilight: Breaking Dawn part 1

Scooby Doo

Scream 4

Werewolf by Night

Rosaline

X 2022

Scooby Doo 2

Night at the Museum 3

Girl group trios (also a PSCentral event post)

Scream 2022

Monster High The Movie

#666 Devil Songs

The Electric Horseman

Enola Holmes 2

Wendell & Wild

Zoolander

A Christmas Carol musical adaptations

Music in TV:

Ted Lasso (Rainbow)

Bridgerton

Heartstopper (p1)

Heartstopper (p2)

Heartstopper (p3)

Heartstopper (p4)

Stranger Things (p1)

Stranger Things (p2)

Stranger Things (p3)

Stranger Things (p4)

Stranger Things (p5)

Favorite 2022 releases:

Bronco (Orville Peck)

The Loneliest Time (Carly Rae Jepsen)

Being Funny in a Foreign Language (The 1975)

Hits to the Head (Franz Ferdinand)

Heartstopper

Cyrano

Quote edits:

Downton Abbey + Daytona Sand

Dead Poets Society + Bigger Than the Whole Sky

Downton Abbey + Michael

House MD + Midnight Rain

Shadow and Bone + Persuasion

Amadeus + jealousy jealousy

Taylor Swift + you all over me

Downton Abbey + my baby’s taking me home

Taylor Swift + legacy

Ted Lasso + I Know it’s Over

Taylor Swift + Daylight

Downton Abbey + falling in love

Taylor Swift + Invisible String

Misc film:

Ariana Debose awards

Love Actually

Wednesday (Makeup looks)

Do Revenge (Beastie Boys shirt)

Do Revenge (Godard reference)

Werewolf by Night

The Princess Bride

Nope (Jupe’s suit)

Clue (Jane Wiedlin)

Dunkirk

The French Dispatch

Beauty and the Beast (I want a rose)

Free Fire

Olivia Rodrigo driving home 2 u

Kodi Smit-McPhee in The Power of the Dog

Ben Whishaw in Julius Caesar

Taylor Swift in Valentine’s Day

Noises Off...

Crush (teen movie references)

Crush (director names)

Encanto top shots

Fruitblr: Arsenic and Old Lace

Fruitblr: Monty Python

Fruitblr: Luca (coffee)

Fruitblr: Groundhog Day

Misc TV:

Bridgerton (Edwina)

Bridgerton (Violet and Lady Danbury)

Bridgerton (dog)

Bridgerton (bees)

Downton Abbey

The Durrells in Corfu

Peaky Blinders (Anya)

Sparks on Gilmore Girls

Stranger Things (audio descriptions)

Stranger Things (Lumax at the movies)

TV Week: The Durrells in Corfu

TV Week: Shadow and Bone

TV Week: BBC Ghosts

TV Week: Ted Lasso

TV Week: Downton Abbey

TV Week: Heartstopper

Julie and the Phantoms

Unfinished business

Types of mutuals

Friends react (Rush shirt)

Friends react (dilfs)

Friends react (Wake Up)

Friends react (Bright)

Friends react (Caleb)

Juke + let me dance for you

Julie + Wonder Girl

Luke + Edith Piaf said it better

All That

Wordle

Valentines

Luke

Misc music:

Where Have all the Cowboys Gone?

Billy Goodbye

All My Exes Live in Texas

Outta Time

The Curse of the Blackened Eye

Fruits of My Labour

Bria

Fruit mentions in Three MC’s and One DJ

Fruit mentions in No Sleep Til Brooklyn

Her music video choreography

Stand on the Horizon

Drive Me Crazy

Green Green Rocky Road

Legends Never Die

Bronco tour Seattle

More Bronco tour Seattle

Bronco tour wardrobe

Taylor Swift barefoot in music videos

I Bet You Think About Me

Lover (music video)

Lover album

Paper Rings film concept

Taylor Swift + pink

Taylor Swift + 2021 seasons

Parallels:

Disenchanted/Beauty and the Beast

Wednesday/Sweet Charity

Downton Abbey pilot/New Era film

Harriet Walter Emmy nominations

C’mon Baby Cry/Fosse

First Kill/The Neon Demon

All Too Well/Dazed and Confused

Downton Abbey movies + Molesely

Billy Elliot/CODA

Multi film concepts:

Morissey impressions

Magicians

Israel Hands in TV and movies

Jessie Plemons BP nominees

Movie themed Wordle

Black and white movies in 2021

[ju91t3rs-rambles0rwtv]

heart design because yeaag 😁

{link to all my inspo, including other designs}

[starthistletea]

My new Lavellan! Their name is Hallisere and my goal is to beat inquisition with them before I let myself play 4

[jupe-does-art]

this started as a joke and i don't know if it's a joke anymore Cringetober Day 9: Crossover Ship/Rarepair

[nethercomfies]

Albedo and Klee so cute 😭😭

[chic-a-gigot]

Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustrée des arts décoratifs appliqués à la femme, no. 8, vol. 1, août 1901, Paris. Costume en serge blanche. Robe en batiste. Robe en mousseline blanche à pois. Clichés Boyer. Bibliothèque nationale de France

No. 1. — Robe en serge blanche; jupe unie gansée; boléro à col de linon brodé sur chemisette rose; ceinture en cuir fauve.

No. 2. — Robe en batiste à petit dessin rosé, garniture de comètes de velours noir.

No. 3. — Robe en mousseline blanche à pois rouges irréguliers; incrustations de chantilly noir.

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No. 1. — Dress in white serge; plain skirt with braid; bolero with embroidered linen collar on pink blouse; belt in fawn leather.

No. 2. — Dress in batiste with small pink design, trimmed with black velvet comets.

No. 3. — Dress in white muslin with irregular red polka dots; inlays of black chantilly.

[alyxupshur]

I’m so sorry it took so long, but it’s finally here!! JJ’s dress that she first wears when Jupe finds them! :D

(Blue/Purpleish version)

(Desaturated version to more closely match Movie! JJ’s final form color)

This dress is inspired by the fashion designs of Iris Van Herpen!! I also borrowed a bit of the dress design that my friend @charmolipiandmagnolias sent me a while ago!!

I’m bad at interpreting how clothes move in my art, but this dress is very flowy and ghost-like. It weighs barely anything which makes it flow beautifully in the wind.

I hope you guys like this and again, I’m sorry it took so long. I have a couple other JJ drawings on the way, so don’t worry!! <3

[pastelcryptid]

something that I’ve personally not seen other people talk about exactly before re: Nope (despite talking in general about neurodivergency in the characters, some offhand jokes about being gender non-conforming) is that

as someone who loves a lot of action movies, save-the-world movies I am very aware on some level when I watch those films  (I mean, movies in general are like this but especially those genres) that they are taken up by (white, cis, straight) men. And as much as I might love those movies and the characters and the tropes, there is a fatigue that comes with experiencing such a high percentage of films where the cast is dominated by men. Sometimes there might be only one woman in the main cast, and you’re lucky if she’s treated well (this is obviously improving slowly), to say nothing of NB people. However, I noticed at some point that, huh, Nope is still a majority male cast. Yet I don’t feel that fatigue when I watch the movie. Why? 

Of what I consider to be the key players, four are men  - OJ, Angel, Jupe/Ricky and Antlers. Even with Otis Sr., who has about 3 minutes of screen time, he is a figure that looms large over the story. He established the ranch, its reputation (that in itself inspired by his great-great grandfather).

Apart from Emerald (appropriately named as she is a fucking gem) there are only a few female speaking parts in the film and they get a handful of lines. I would say that the most important women in the film aside from Em, in terms of how they fit into the themes of the movie, are Amber Park and Mary Jo Elliott. Amber has doesn’t have a huge part, and then she dies horribly. You could say Mary Jo also doesn’t have many lines but actually, when I was writing this I realised... Mary Jo doesn’t have any. The only time we hear her speak is when she’s saying Haley’s lines, the rest is barely intelligible begging as she’s brutalised. Adult Mary Jo never says a word, and then she also dies horribly. She never gets to speak for herself, Jupe takes all the attention, and she is consumed. This obviously fits into the whole thing, and I feel like you could write a tonne about Mary Jo alone, but this isn’t what I came to talk about exactly.

so, if it’s so male-heavy, why does it almost not feel that way? I think one of the most interesting things about this film, and something I love about it, is that it has such varied, interesting portrayals  of masculinity. Even in their mildly problematic to incredibly reprehensible moments, the men in this movie do not feel like cookie cutter sticks of bravado. The same ones we have been exposed to decade after decade, especially in Westerns.

firstly, you have OJ. I’m not saying anything new in talking about the fact that he is very spectrum-coded. He dislikes eye contact, finds it hard to pick up on social cues, he comes across as awkward or blunt to those who don’t know him well, likes his routine, and prefers to spend his time alone, working with the horses. He’s also speaks very little, in fact as a side bar, I would say Daniel Kaluuya has made quiet characters into an art form. He has played many roles that are not loud, or overly talkative, and yet they all feel incredibly distinct from one another.

I also find it important to note that another very good post by tumblr user @soupbi​ pointed out that, while I consider the autistic tones to OJ’s personality to be undeniable, there is a history of Black men having to avoid eye contact with white people in order to protect themselves from racist abuse/murder. I’d say this definitely factors in during the commercial shoot, particularly given Bonnie’s reaction to his name and everyone’s general rudeness to him that can’t be handwaved as general “well everyone in LA is rude af”. OJ’s Blackness is also relevant because his presence is not just another example of white masculinity and heroism. OJ is a hero, but he is allowed to be one not in spite of his lack of - for a better term - conformity, but because of it. His family’s place in film history is intertwined with Black history. His knowledge, his care, his skill, his love, his reluctance to Look, are all things that help to figure out how to deal with Jean Jacket, and keep his sister safe. And despite his difficulty relating to others, he accepts Angel pretty easily despite the fact that Angel has incredibly contrasting traits.

So then you have Angel. Again, not another white dude. I think if he had been played by one, he would’ve been danger of coming off a bit creepy/incel. Angel does have some tendencies that are more in line with what you might expect from a typical tech/conspiracy guy in these movies - griping about his ex-girlfriend in the beginning, referencing the whole “probes up our asses” obsession that so many people seem to have with UFOs (that I have always felt comes from a similar place of fear to prison rape jokes because... why is that such a common thread in invasion stories/theories?), and apparently he mines cryptocurrency based on something he has in his apartment?? I don’t know shit about mining crypto and I don’t want to, but anyway.

All this to say, when you get down to it Angel is a socially awkward guy with a lot of fear played with incredible depth by Brandon Perea (we all know how much the movie got edited to accommodate his revamped character). A lot of scenes in the movie involve him being visibly and verbally scared. Incidentally, maybe the line of his I find most charming is when he goes off about forgetting to do the feed for Antlers’ camera because he was busy rigging the sky dancers and then says “Sorry. I’m scared.” Taking responsibility for his outburst, admitting his fear. And while he isn’t exactly avoiding attention, he is one of the characters that seems most disparaging of fame. Most explicitly in the dinner scene near the end where he essentially says, “we’re doing this for more than just fame, right? We’re doing it to help people?” He is also visibly more disturbed by Antlers death than him potentially sabotaging their efforts to film. He takes OJ and Em in very easily despite his tinyass apartment. He’s an emotional, fearful guy. But he’s also allowed to be smart, loyal, and ultimately indispensable.

So then you have Jupe. I’ve seen it stated that Jesse Plemons was actually Jordan’s first choice for this role, but had scheduling conflicts. I don’t know at what point in the negotiations it was established he couldn’t participate, but I feel as though this makes a lot of sense when you look at the way Jupe is written and his background. If only because Jordan addresses the role that race plays in all his movies, and yet I feel as though Jupe’s identity as a Korean-American is not addressed as heavily as you’d expect - especially in a story that’s about fame, conformity, fetishisation and the consumption of other people’s trauma and personal lives. There are references, obviously, but it makes a lot of sense if you imagine it was written for a white man.

That being said, I think this works very well in a way that may not have been 100% intentional. For starters, Ricky isn’t even known by his name, he’s goes by the name of his most famous character in an attempt to hold onto the fame he achieved through Kid Sheriff. We know very little about Ricky Park as a person, and it seems as though there is a black hole between Gordy’s Home and Jupiter’s Claim. I’m kind of reminded of Ke Huy Quan and how after Indiana Jones and The Goonies he spent decades largely off-camera (and at one time used a different name because of racism) until Crazy Rich Asians inspired him to return to acting, as he didn’t think there was place for him (I recommend listening to his episode on the podcast Feeling Seen).

When you take into account Jupe’s presence on the sitcom, I know there are American shows like Diff’rent Strokes and Webster which involved white families adopting Black children and that was a key element of the show (I’m English and I’ve never seen those shows come up on British channels let alone watched them, but I looked them both up on Youtube and I noticed the living room in Webster looks very similar to the one in Gordy’s Home). So you have the complexities of that at play. I don’t know enough about this and I don’t think it’s my place to really go into it, but suffice to say you have that as a complex element in Ricky’s background. He’s mostly known for token roles and he’s had to play up to them to stay relevant. A once famous dude having unresolved trauma and a desire for  - or need for recognition through - the spotlight which eventually costs him and/or others is not new.

But I think there’s something very different about the way Steven Yeun manifests that, and manages to keep it grounded and even charming. In at least fan reaction to Ricky, it’s a pretty consistent response that we are disgusted by the way he treats the Haywoods and gets everyone at the Star Lasso Experience (including his wife and children) killed and yet we are also fascinated and even endeared to him. He’s not the guy punching holes in the wall, or refusing to open up to his wife, or going around stabbing people to death. He’s an Icarus, and we see his vulnerability. We were under the dinner table with him, we were there when he was alone with his wife, and we were with him as he stared into Jean Jacket and knew he was about to die. This isn’t meant to be a defense of his actions, obviously, just an observation about how he is presented as a man, especially one who literally cosplays as a cowboy (while he feeds the horses of the real cowboys to a flying saucer).

And then finally, you have Antlers. Antlers is the character I feel I least sympathise with and least understand, which is a personal thing (I’ll be interested to see what the Bluray special features affect this actually), but I think is also tied to the fact that he is what you would expect the most, historically, from a film like this. He is an old white guy. He’s sort of the old guard of cinema, and he’s very stoic, selfish, and keeps his cards close to his chest. Not to mention he has such a typically “Western” accent it took all 5 of my watches at the cinema to parse all of his lines. On paper he is the picture of traditional masculinity… except he’s actually not the picture of traditional masculinity. In every scene, he’s either wearing a dress or a skirt of some kind, and the bracelet on his wrist even goes against what you would consider traditional masculine jewellery. If he was a young man, the dress code might almost be read as a piss-take of “quirky” young filmmakers and thereby making a derogatory statement re: AMAB people who wear gender non confirming clothes. But this is a much older man who is clearly making a choice of expression and comfort. It’s not extravagant – in fact on my first watch I didn’t even realise Antlers was wearing a skirt.

All this to say, it’s incredibly interesting to have such diversity in storytelling and representation of gender through it, and that it doesn’t always come down to “there should be more women in this.”

Anyway guys did you notice there’s a big cloud mural on the wall in the Fry’s store? This movie is batshit