#miki 2024
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Yesterday, I went back in time to experience one of the darkest chapters of our national history, the sadistic, mafia-filled 90s by watching Miki (2024). It is one of those movies that makes you stare at the screen in disbelief long after the movie ended. You think about it as you go home from the cinema, you keep thinking about it the next day, and the day after. It opens your eyes with its brutality. It opens your eyes to the brutal legacy of our own country.
I look back at what Milan Ondrík (the actor who plays Černák) said about the movie in a recent interview: "First of all, it is not a movie about Černák, it is a movie about the dark history of our country, and we have created it so we [Slovaks] can learn from our mistakes." I have to agree. When you watch the movie (and even when you learn a little about the period), you realise that Mikuláš Černák and other Slovak mafia bosses of that period were really just figures on a large chessboard, the tip of the iceberg. They were usually guys from working-class backgrounds, the underdogs. Bus drivers, boxers, ex-cons, fruit sellers. They learnt how to adjust to the chaos of the era, saw an opportunity to make money quickly and seized it, not giving a damn about the destruction they were leaving behind.
And what they did was monstrous, but then you look at the "protectors of justice" who allowed them to carry on, the lawyers who prepared dubious contracts in their names, the judges who helped them get away with their heinous crimes, the investigators and policemen who covered up after them for a bit of money stashed in an envelope. The politicians who often used the mafia to do the dirty job for them. The mafia thrived because the environment not only allowed them to but even actively encouraged them to continue. These gansters used an opportunity that was presented to them on a silver platter.
I think the mafia never really disappeared. The "criminal forefathers" killed each other in open gun fights in front of blocks of flats, and their successors learned from their mistakes, moved to the shadows instead, and became much more sophisticated. And when you look at the recent changes in the Slovak legislation, all the reduction of penalties for criminal activity, who is to say that there won't be new Černáks, new Sýkoras, new Piťos again? New guys seeking new opportunities to seize, just because the system is once again giving them a helping hand.
So. Go. See Miki if you can (and if you have the stomach to take it, the movie is 18+ for a reason). Watch the movie they have created so we can learn from our mistakes.
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For those of you who are not familiar with our underworld, the movie tells the story of Mikuláš Černák, one of the most notorious mafia bosses in Slovakia. Slovakia went through a turbulent and dangerous time in the 1990s which was a period marked by a sharp increase in organised crime in the midst of political and economic upheaval. The mafia had an impact on many facets of life. After Communism collapsed in 1989 and Czechoslovakia was dissolved in 1993, Slovakia quickly moved from a centrally planned to a market economy. Emerging mafia groups took advantage of the political vacuum and economic turmoil produced by this change. Because of the abrupt change in political institutions, the legal system and law enforcement were unprepared to deal with the emergence of organised crime. Mafia organisations were able to operate with impunity because of the police's underfunding, inadequate training, and massive corruption. This helped mafia spread their influence throughout a number of industries, including nightlife, politics, and the construction sector.
#��umbľr#miki#miki 2024#mikuláš černák#milan ondr��k#jakub kroner#film review? social observation? both?#writing this in english on purpose so that moots from other countries can read this as well
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let's play maiden dissection!
#my art#revolutionary girl utena#rgu#anthy himemiya#ough this. this one took something out of me.#when i first started drawing it a few days ago i had to stop because it was making me feel a bit nauseous and giving me heartburn!#ourghghgh#caption is a lyric from otome dissection#2024#oh wait i should tag the others.. hm#utena tenjou#nanami kiryuu#miki kaoru#touga kiryuu#juri arisugawa#kyouichi saionji#akio ohtori
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typical ohtori student council meeting
#rgu#revolutionary girl utena#nanami kiryuu#juri arisugawa#miki kaoru#rgu spoilers#comic#comics#2024#id in alt#alt text#image described#marcus the teenager#this is my first time drawing nanami and juri theyre both fun to draw
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Drdttober Day 15 : Magical Girls
#drdt#drdttober#drdttober 2024#arei nageishi#drdt fanart#madoka magica ig#another cross post from daily arei#pls follow the daily accs if ur on twt#you sayaka'd ur last miki#or something
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Fellas is it gay to be underwater with another mermaid
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☝️☝️☝️ pink 🌸🩷🧁
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#sentai#boonboomger#kyuranger#magiranger#boukenger#gingaman#toqger#pink ft. sakura my wIFE SAKURA (with a very big gun)#HOUKA. KAGURA. HIKARU. MIRA. truly some peak ladies right here#shout out pink ribbon miki her ribbon was the go to team weapon and it was great every time#mai the butchest a toku girl is allowed to get before people start getting scared#fighting the urge to say something gushy about each of the characters lmao#the best part about drawing all these lil guys for me has been getting to think back on characters i dont typically think about#and remembering everything there is to love about every last hero#idk its been getting me real hard in the chest ok leave me alone#thats 91/172 done!!!!!!!! AND THERE ARE ONLY 15 GIRLS LEFT LMAO OOF#2024 art tag
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Something quick and sloppy I did for mermay :,)
#pmmm#puella magi madoka magica#madoka magica#pmmm fanart#puella magi madoka magica fanart#madoka magica fanart#pmmm sayaka miki#sayaka miki fanart#pmmm sayaka#sayaka miki#mermay#mermay 2024#been in a kinda funk recently lol#but I am gonna start working on more stuff and make good on my promise to show y’all that surprise#so don’t you worry ;)
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paintober day 24
I'll follow you into the dark
#my art#ms paint momence#hem's paintober 2024#puella magi madoka magica#kyosaya#sayaka miki#kyoko sakura#did you people know that kyosaya makes me so unwell (positive). new movie will hurt me so bad I'm calling it now#might do something more with this not in mspaint eventually. if I have time/energy. things that are running sparse for me lately ( - -')
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my favorite madoka magica girl
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DAY 18 : FANDOM AU
> YAYAY!! i decided to draw art for an au me and @koka-mi [ my amazing epic friend ] are working on !!! im not gonna spoil the detailz rn but all u need to know is its a musician x fan kyosaya au >:33 once a name is decided ill edit that in + make a blog tag for it yay
> hi so pls ignore that this is 3 dayz late... ive been pretty busy + been grinding on prsk and i was struggling a bit w this drawing asw but !! its here now !! tmrw im gonna try do catchup ahahahshsh
#cringetober#cringetober 2024#cringetober day 18#rvncldz cringetober#fan au#madoka magica#pmmm#pmmm au#kyosaya#kyosaya au#kyoko sakura#sayaka miki#musician x fan#au#YUPPEPEPEPEEEPE#ravenclods madoka#ravenclodsart#fandom au#THIS AU IS SO FUN TO WORK ON !!!#love notes in G major 7#:)
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New character portraits from Japan as they get ready for opening night in Shizuoka tomorrow, 17 July 2024!
Kanako Fujiwara as Sillabub.
Ayaka Yoshida as Jellylorum.
Yukako Shingu as Jemima.
Nanako Yoshimura as Victoria.
Namiko Hanada as Jennyanydots.
Akane Aihara as Demeter.
Haruka Yamazaki as Bombalurina.
Rika Takeshita as Tantomile.
Ayu Shimizu as Rumpleteazer.
Ryudo Tsutaki as Mungojerrie.
Kyomi Ishibashi as Cassandra.
Junpei Sano as Tumblebrutus.
Miki Kanehara as Grizabella.
Yuto Tanaka as Mistoffelees.
Yujin Haga as Gilbert.
Suguru Fuminaga as Macavity.
Junpei Wakebe as Munkustrap.
Kazuki Kanemoto as Old Deuteronomy.
Seiji Hashimoto as Bustopher Jones and Gus.
Masaru Kitamura as Rum Tum Tugger.
Kaisaer Tatike as Skimbleshanks.
Shuichi Kawazu as Carbucketty.
Ryujiro Isshiki as Coricopat.
All photos from the previous stop in Nagoya, which took place between July 2022 and May 2024.
#CATS Musical#CATS the Musical#CATS Shizuoka 2024#CATS Japan#Shiki CATS#Sillabub#Kanako Fujiwara#Jellylorum#Ayaka Yoshida#Jemima#Yukako Shingu#Victoria#Nanako Yoshimura#Jennyanydots#Namiko Hanada#Demeter#Akane Aihara#Bombalurina#Rumpleteazer#Ayu Shimizu#Tantomile#Rika Takeshita#Cassandra#Kyomi Ishibashi#Grizabella#Miki Kanehara#Mistoffelees#Yuto Tanaka#No Griddlebone :(#Haruka Yamazaki
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Three "Japanese" series premiering February 2024!
Me :
#japan#anna sawai#shogun#shogun 2024#shogun 1980#tokyo vice#ken watanabe#rinko kikuchi#ansel elgort#miki maya#yosuke kubozuka#ayumi ito#rachel keller#hideaki ito#ayumi tanida#show kasamatsu#amami yuki#house of ninjas#kento kaku#yosuke eguchi#tae kimura#kengo kora#aju makita#nobuko miyamoto#george takei#red alert 3
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miki to anthy
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I’m going to have to tag all of these help
#inktober#okay here we go#jean pierre polnareff#made in abyss#ogata hyakunosuke#tfp starscream#asra alnazar#starship enterprise#koichi hirose#jade leech#the desolate hope#dnd fighter#kyouko sakura#wii remote#all tomorrows#the desolate room#tfp ratchet#inland empire#tfa rodimus prime#atlantis the lost empire#punch out#super macho man#portugal#sayaka miki#inktober 2024
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preview of my piece for @galasynth 2024 !!! ⭐🔌
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what I want is a completely plotless book/tv-show/movie with characters I like just chilling & living their lives. No plot. No obstacles. Just purely character interaction
#like not even sitcom level of a plot#my fave part in shows/books/movies is that start where it’s just ppl going on abt their lives before The Big Event/Problem#like the character interaction is my jam and I want only that#one movie that’s sort of like that is ’’The Humans’’ (2021) not fully but the closest I’ve seen so far#and my fave book (O by Miki Liukkonen) has a lot of that bc it’s a long ass book & so much of what ppl consider ’’chaotic filler’’ but#that’s what makes it so fun & comforting to me (bc mostly it’s just bunch of weirdoes living their lives)#but still like there’s a plot there an like I want that part of a book where ppl go ’’boo this is boring when does the story start?’’ I want#the story to NEVER start pls and thank u#haven’t found a series like that but ig it’s bc like ppl wouldn’t watch it#maybe The Office would be the closest but still a lot of serious plot in there (esp later seasons)#anyways if anyone has any plotless reccs pls share!#2024#july 2024
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