#parallels in media

[faithlovehope]

I wonder if the people behind Yellowjackets are at least culturally Abrahamic if not actually Christian/Jewish/Muslim. The Sodom and Gomorrah parallels in the Season 2 finale are too obvious to ignore.

[arcanegifs]

ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS S1EP1 ↔ S2EP9 (2021-2024) ↳ "I think the cycle only ends when you find the will to walk away."

[shyjusticewarrior]

When Bruce said he was proud of Jason for stepping away from guns, Jason immediately clarified that he wasn't doing it for him.

When Dick said he was proud of Jason for stepping away from guns, Jason didn't feel the need to clarify this.

Interesting contrast I noticed.

[anthonysperkins]

Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger Brokeback Mountain (2005) dir. Ang Lee

Elio Marcuzzo and Massimo Girotti Ossessione (1943) dir. Luchino Visconti

[callmeizukunotdeku]

I was a kid with a Hunger Games hyperfixation and, from time to time, I'll get reminded of the books. With Trump's inauguration and the TikTok ban and unban, I can't stop thinking about a political tactic called panem et circenses, or bread and circuses.

In Mockingjay, Collins writes "'It’s a saying from thousands of years ago, written in a language called Latin about a place called Rome,' he explains. 'Panem et Circenses translates into "Bread and Circuses." The writer was saying that in return for full bellies and entertainment, his people had given up their political responsibilities and therefore their power.'"

In Collins' world, the Hunger Games was the entertainment. In ours, it's social media. Twitter, Meta, TikTok, are all controlled by political powers. Musk, Zuckerberg. TikTok is owned by Yiming and Rubo, but with the ban and unban, the content it shows in America is filtered to fit Trump's political agenda.

It's entertainment at the cost of information.

[mentally-ill-for-bes]

So funny Viktor chooses to present himself to Jayce as a white-golden robot (considering it is shown he could possess one of his followers) despite his representative colors being purple and blue (during s2 arc 1 and arc 2 and as the Herald Machine). But for the very specific purpose of convincing Jayce to join him, he's represented in the colors associated with Mel. Literally CATWALKING into the room, which is an action associated with Mel too

[anyataylorjoys]

🚬😮‍💨💨

Lily in Thoroughbreds (2017) Gina Gray in Peaky Blinders: S5E06 (2019) Jen in Here Are The Young Men (2020) Beth Harmon in The Queen's Gambit: Episode 5 (2020) Alexandra Collins in Last Night In Soho (2021) Erin in The Menu (2022)

[falafels]

pt.9/Q&A with the Trojans!! <pt.8 pt.10>

taglist @andrewsleftarmband @blurryhour @you-know-i-get-itt @notexactlythatgirl <33

[high-voltage-rat]

I think it's fascinating that the quotes:

"Have you forgotten sir, we were at war? A fight with an alien race for the very survival of our species. I feel I must remind you that it is an undeniable, and may I say fundamental quality of man, that when faced with extinction, every alternative is preferable."

"When you spend every day fighting a war, you to demonize your attackers. To you, they're evil, they're subhuman. Because if they weren't, what would that make you? What I'm trying to say... is I've been afraid to see you for what you really are. You're our brothers. Our sisters. And the things we've done to one another are unforgivable."

"These guys want to use us, take us away from our families, and send us all over the dad-gum galaxy just to test if their agents are ready for the big fight? Well... guess I'm interested in showin' em exactly what a big fight is all about! So I'm not ordering you to go. I ain't even asking. You do what you gotta do, Private."

came from the same series whose standard fare is lines like:

"What in the hell are you two doing?" / "We're being executed by our own men, sir." / "Cut it out."

"I only drink the blood of my enemies, and the occasional strawberry yoohoo."

"You always said I could sleep when I’m dead, Sarge, and guess what? I am dead. This purgatory is about to become purga-snore-y, yawn!"

...and both categories manage to be a poignant statement about the nature of war and what it does to the people in it.

[mardyart]

can you believe they invented the quote “to be loved is to be changed”

[justplaggin]

imagine a cdrama where ding yuxi gets to play both the hero and the villain

[jonnywaistcoat]

Hi! I always thought that Basira was named after Bashir (from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), and that section 31 in TMA was named for Star Trek’s section 31 (especially as Bashir was the character most involved with the section 31 plot in DS9)… can you confirm this? Also, does this mean you’re a Trekkie, or a DS9 fan?

Nope! Well, I am a bit of a trekkie, but hadn't watched enough DS9 at the time to be familiar with Section 31 (I'll always be a Next Gen guy at heart). The whole 'Sectioned' thing is based on the actual real life Section 31 of the Freedom of Information Act, so just a weird coincidence there, and Basira was on a list names I was browsing years ago and really leapt out at me.

[arcanegifs]

ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: 2x06 - “The Message Hidden Within the Pattern” ↳ "Remember this Caitlyn. Tunnels in your eyes. Lava in your veins. Shadows in your heart. This is the truth of combat."

[shyjusticewarrior]

Dream Jason assuring Tim he'll be a good Robin

Real Jason in the nightmare realm assuring Tim he is a good Robin

[anthonysperkins]

The Blood of a Poet (1930) dir. Jean Cocteau Queer (2024) dir. Luca Guadagnino

[deerest-deer]

homoerotic bath scenes in film and tv you are so special to me <3