#media hype

[lilithsaintcrow]

"…they loomed even larger two and a half centuries ago, such that history now acknowledges a period called the French Werewolf Epidemic."

[filosofablogger]

Wise Words From A Former President's Daughter

Wise Words From A Former President’s Daughter

Nearly two years ago, when President Joseph Biden took his oath of office and the former guy left the White House and Washington behind, I expressed a hope that the media would not keep Trump in the headlines, that they would relegate him to the annals of history, let the nation heal.  I suspected then that I was spitting into the wind, but I didn’t realize to what extent.  Not a single day has…

[badolmen]

People against piracy fail to realize that no, I can’t just ‘buy it.’ They stopped making DVDs and Blu-Rays. They’re barely offering digital copies for download. I am not spending money I could use for food or bills to pay for a subscription service just so I can always have access to a beloved piece of media. Especially not when the service will remove media on a whim without concern for how the loss of access to that piece will make its artistic conservation nigh impossible.

For example, I recently learned that Disney+ had an original film called Crater. It’s scifi, family friendly, and seems cool - I would love to buy it as a holiday gift for my little brother! But: it’s exclusive to D+ and THEY REMOVED IT LITERALLY MONTHS AFTER ITS RELEASE.

The ONLY way I can directly access this film is through piracy. The ONLY available ‘copies’ of this film are hosted on piracy websites. Disney will NEVER release it in theaters, or as something to buy, and it may NEVER return to the streaming service. It will be LOST because we aren’t allowed to purchase it for personal viewing. If I can’t pay to own it, I won’t pay for the privilege of losing it when corporate decides to put it in a vault.

So yes, I’m going to pirate and support piracy.

Edit: if you are able, use $5 you would otherwise use for a streaming subscription to donate to a GazaFunds campaign.

[hinamie]

I don't want to regret the way I lived

[cowboycannibalism]

one of the things that annoys me so bad right now is seeing letterboxd reviews about Lisa Frankenstein being like "she's such a horrible character", "those people didn't deserve to be killed" blah blah blah

SHUT UP

it's a horror romance!! a girl keeps a reanimated dead guy in her closet and falls in love with him! what did you think was going to happen? it's SUPPOSED to be fucked up and weird and that's part of its charm. quit being boring, let female characters (esp in horror) be messy and chaotic and morally gray.

[tenth-sentence]

The deaths of the Heaven's Gate members brought the idea of brainwashing to the fore in the media and in academic circles at the time, fuelling the anxiety of concerned parents and enthusiastic panic-merchants in equal measure.

"Zealot: A Book About Cults" - Jo Thornely

[papayafiles]

is this rpf or are these irl quotes from the actual drivers, a quiz:

because all of them are somehow real and this entire article reads like fanfiction

[wardingshout]

instead of brain there is Link's Awakening

[arcanegifs]

ARCANE: BRIDGING THE RIFT Part 1 - "I Only Dream in Risky" ↳ "Usually, I'm a fan of pure 3D. I find our style really interesting. It's more organic."

[sillypenguinwitch]

okay so i'm not trying to make this a ~thing~ or a hot take or whatever, but can we talk about how all the hyped up queer shows still predominantly feature mlm couples? i'm not saying there aren't wlw shows/movies or the mlm-focused shows don't also feature wlw characters/couples, just... they either get nowhere near the same amount of hype, have some other main plot, end with at least one of them dying or experiencing something traumatic, get cancelled after one season in the middle of their arc, or they're not the main couple. And that's not to discount the representation you can get from secondary characters of course but just... ugh I want a heartstopper or rwrb or young royals or skam or love, simon or i don't even know... with girls. And I know I'm not the first person to bring this up and I know it's not that simple, but seeing all the hype for heartstopper and rwrb this week makes my heart ache a little bit so i needed to say this somewhere.

[icewindandboringhorror]

Little bright colored outfit with a fun vest ~

(shoes from ebay like 10 years ago. everything else is thrifted)

[spielzeugkaiser]

[MASTERPOST] drawing my favourite babygirl to get my artistic legs back 😌

[demodraws0606]

TW/ Slightly heated (no hate to those i'm talking about, i just need to rant about it a little) (also it's definitely just me ranting about a drawing of a character in a fanganronpa keep that in mind LOL)

I'll be honest, people who are handwaving Whit's creepy expression as just "oh he's just finally caring" slightly...irk me ?

It feels on the same level as people who said back then that the tape disappearing was just an "animation error".

The story makes it so clear at every turn to not have Whit express anything towards the execution or the deaths around him. If this was him being unable to save Levi and having to watch him die...then why does he react nonchalant to the execution ?

In fact Whit's reaction to Min's execution more so sounds like Whit is trying to have a normal reaction and failing but that's like another thing.

The way his sprite is drawn as well just is not like other "breakdown sprites" we've seen, like it's straight up factual, his eyes just straight up are drawn similarly to David and Xander's sprites (I checked there aren't other expressions that depicts it). He also doesn't sweat which is very common for a lot of stressed sprite.

And i'm not even talking about his arm suspiciously being behind his back.

We KNOW sprites end up foreshadowing things in the future, we quite literally saw it with Arei with her reaction to the murder secret.

The idea of Whit just being stressed just is not in character with what has been shown of Whit's character thus far and it doesn't fit the expression that's drawn on him or the suspicious hand behind his back.

"You're just thinking too hard about it" "It's not that complicated" Then why am I fan of DRDT at all, like why am I a fan of a fan series based on a MURDER MYSTERY series if everything can just be handwaved by the magic words that are "you're just thinking too hard about it !".

Just because an explanation is simpler doesn't mean it's more accurate or more likely to happen, people who make more complex theories aren't "overthinking" things they are simply trying to make a prediction that works unlike the more simple interpretations that are riddled by contradictions.

I've technically fallen victims of "overthinking" at times like my Hu theories however Ace being the culprit answered a lot of my issues with mostly just one exception that is relatively minor in context of everything. Ace being the culprit also still was given very nice foreshadowing and hints to munch on.

The point of red herrings is that they surprise you with more fitting and compelling twists. Brushing off Whit's entire suspicious behavior as a red herring is just lazy analysis because I could do that with pretty much any theory ever. Sure Whit could be a mastermind herring however his behavior itself can't be a red herring, he has something going on and that's what's setup, what that will be will only be discovered later on.

I made my fair share of very wild theories but this isn't about Mastermind Whit or Timeloop Whit, this is about Whit's character and how he's been written thus far. People are trying too hard to woobify him into the "happy go lucky character actually is secretly sad" even though DRDT has made sure to often counterarc very overdone tropes (Nico for exemple).

Like my girl Eden was given more suspicion for WAY LESS.

[simplegenius042]

SPOILER FREE!

As a long time fan who’s seen this film with family who weren’t really interested nor fans of this franchise, I can confirm that the TFHypeGuy’s hype is nothing to disregard. This is a modern film that should be the standard of how to tackle making well… a modern film.

So worth the watch, go to the cinemas while you still can and see for yourself. I’ve heard people say that the beginning is slow pace and does have a bit of exposition dumping but it does pick up further you watch it. The action is good, the visuals beautiful, some of the comedy does slap actually. But the emotional bits… oh god yes the emotional aspects of this film are treated with phenomenal respect and trust me… there are moments you will be awed and shocked in the greatest way possible.

I encourage everyone, fans old and new, or any casual movie watcher who’s bored out of their mind with time to kill and money to spend, go see this film in cinemas right now!

Since the studio’s marketing refused to give this film the respect it deserves, it is up to us fans to show the world there is more to this film than meets the eye.

Don’t take my word for it? Watch the video above, it’s a compilation of a dedicated fan on social media who chose to market the hype this film deserved to get. The posts are dubbed. Spoiler free too, as he’s only marketing the film.

Additionally, do not believe IGN’s scores. Hell, don’t believe them on anything actually. They don’t know their head from their ass. At least Rotten Tomatoes knows what’s up.

Anyway, that’s all! Chow!

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Week 4: Old Prompt (Fave S1 Episode)

I've been putting this one off— partly because I'm busy working on a couple things for future prompts (that I hope you all love), but mainly cause I really don't know which one to pick! I will, however, avoid being a coward & say I always vibed with The Brewed— it had a fun gimmick, and it's just so unapologetically stupid of an idea that I can't help but love it.

Still, in the spirit of loving them all:

Which poster is your fave?