#post-movie ramblings

[cavalierclavier]

When I broke the cycle, I made sure that the tear was rough. You carry a part of what should be her, and she carries a part of what should be you.

[eri-is-online]

All the love from all the Stones fro one very special doctor <3

(I know Valentines day was yesterday but it's never too late for some good old schmoopy stobotnik is it?)

[chuelectrico20]

Movie Tails appreciation post

Idk why I've been having Tails brainrot lately, especially movie Tails, so i wanted to put my thoughts out there about him mainly bc I think he's really underappreciated in his character compared to Sonic and Knuckles who have more animated personalities and Shadow who's well you know Shadow lol.

First off his introduction, already the basics he's a kid genius and admires Sonic greatly though in this iteration it's important to note he actually goes out of his way to find Sonic (see pre-quill comic for more info) so he already has a great deal of independence for himself. In this, though, while he can take care of himself in some ways, it comes from a necessity as he was outcast from his village, and in the novel, it's implied he was abandoned.

Likely being isolated for the majority of his life (hey, like Sonic!) he's kinda socially inept, like when he's explaining he was basically stalking Sonic for months (to be fair Sonic also did this with the Wachowski's), fanboying during the car escape with a confused Sonic, or when he tried telling Sonic everything will be ok when Tom got hit by Shadow. He's like the most mature out of the 3, but that doesn't mean he understands everything. He's only like 8 or younger, and he still needs guidance at the end of the day.

Add to that point, I just generally appreciate how they don't forget how Tails is the youngest. He got so happy seeing the live Chao show he was clapping along and everything that's just plain cute! His age is also easily recognizable in his character design, both because of his more stubby stature and bigger forehead. (I always go aww when he's on screen)

Back to his genius side, what's a Tails without gadgets and his gadgets also tell alot about him. Tails relies a lot on his gear, which makes sense, and, more importantly, his gadgets are his way of connecting with others to show them he's someone with something to offer. This comes back to his abandonment issues. He puts a lot of worth in them because without them, he doesn't feel like he's worth a lot, let alone friends or family. Even when he finally reached Sonic, he didn't think that Sonic would want him to come along. When he says lines like "Tails was just excited to be included." or goes along with the Team Sonic name and is the most adamant about being a team he's trying so hard not to be abandoned again.

And now I wanna highlight some moments i personally love

-he's the only one to put the down the Chao head without throwing it

-giving Unit a chance and wanting to keep him (using puppy eyes too lol)

-they let him pilot the GUN helicopter🥺

Okay that's it thanks for reading my ramblings to the end 💛

[redwitchrune]

had some time to think and watch people watch the minecraft movie trailer, and i think I've realized my main gripe with it. out of all the directions they could have chosen, why did they go with the one they did???

like. okay. i watched both phil and mumbo watch the trailer who had very different and opposite thoughts. i think mumbo was right in that it seems like it's trying to be an absurd, camp, and silly movie that makes fun of itself. the style (how ever mismatched) leans into that and the humor seems to go in that direction. and I think for what it's trying to be (camp, absurd, making fun of itself), it will probably be an okay movie! the focus won't be on minecraft, it will be on the minecraft world, if that makes sense. the look and mechanics over the feel and vibe.

on the other hand. i hate that they chose this direction. minecraft is such a game of stories, of the hidden stories, of what you make of the mysterious and wonderful world around you. you have the end poem. you have the music. you ha e the ruins. you have new expiernces and wonder and fear. yes it's a big world, but it also feels small. it's just you! in this abandoned and recovering world. and it loves you.

it just feels like that whole aspect of the game doesn't matter here. it's just the surface level appearance, mechanics, and look of the game. it honestly feels more like minecraft legends than normal minecraft, but even then it's missing the whimsy of legends.

yes it looks bad. yes it has like four different art styles. I think for what they're trying to do it will be Okay at best. but what it could've been. that's the real loss. It could've been about nostalgia. about love. about the universe. about making your own world with your own hands. about the quiet emptiness left behind you now have to live in. those raw experiences that won't be considered. whatever

[mychapel-004]

FNAF SPOILERS! SCROLL! TALKING ABOUT THE SPRINGLOCK SCENE!

i’ve seen so many people discussing the springlock scene in both negative and positive ways and i think it brings up really cool points about how matthew played that scene and balanced fan expectations with his own characterisation.

i think the discussions around this movie have rlly exposed the disconnect between fanon and canon in fnaf, especially talking abt the core games in isolation, bc frankly in the game universe (ignoring the books) we get Very Little characterisation for William other than the obvious, but Matthew managed to add so much in the way he talks and his body language.

in the reveal scene, we see afton at arguably his peak. in his first scene, he comes off as somewhat demeaning and judgemental until he recognises mike’s name, at which point he seems to have this nervous energy, rushing to cover it up but stumbling slightly, his reaction to the tables being turned even slightly is massive.

this is a man who committed multiple mrdrs in essentially broad daylight, hid the bodies in the most obvious place, and still got away with it, and then kept the crime scene as a trophy of his actions, and an ongoing prison sentence for his victims. he has been in complete control for decades, and is confident that he can deal with any kind of threat quickly. his confidence in his reveal is palpable

it changes when vanessa shoots him. the whole parallel with vanessa and the animatronics is hugely interesting too- how william refers to the animatronics almost endearingly as “kids” when he wants them to obey, how both vanny and the animatronics have an unearned loyalty to him, almost a pseudo-adoption through what he did to them, taking them from their parents and keeping them under his thumb, forever stuck as naive, forgiving, obedient children. vanessa breaking from that control shakes him, but the mask slips back into place almost immediately.

then, he’s outsmarted by the brother of one of his victims, and the child he planned to end next. his pseudo-children turn on him and he can no longer manipulate his appearance or shed his skin to escape. he explodes on them, and his language is incredibly telling that he is being dishonest.

he calls them small, trying to belittle them into submission, even though they are ten feet tall metal animatronics powered by rage. he is grasping at straws to regain control, and failing miserably.

finally, the springlocks go off. the locks in the movie look more like a ribcage, so the first two likely puncture his lungs. they’re slow, and painful, but he doesn’t scream or beg or sob. he grunts and groans, gritting his teeth and only letting out sounds of pain that sound almost involuntary. there is no way in hell he would visibly let himself show weakness or pain in front of these creatures that he believes he has control over. he isn’t brought to his knees until there are eight metal spikes embedded in his abdomen. he doesn’t let the mask fall for even a second, until he literally PUTS THE ACTUAL MASK ON and finally collapses. even then, he’s fighting for consciousness, twitching and writhing with no control over his body. william afton thrives on control, and his soul will not rest until he gets it back.

it’s why he keeps the pizzeria- he always comes back. he can’t help but return to the scene of the crime, putting on his old costume, continuing his killings. he revels in being a constant threat on the horizon. and now, he knows he is going to die, and he knows the suit will bring him back, and noone will be able to get rid of him then. so he puts the mask back on, and waits.

in terms of the sfx- they’re pretty accurate. with stab wounds, you need to leave the knife in the wound as long as possible for best chance of survival, as it stops the blood from escaping. in terms of the springlocks, there wouldn’t be copious amounts of blood as the locks are keeping the wounds filled- which is good because it means a slower, more painful death.

[really-into-fictional-ais]

>All my Edgars!! >3<

+ my bag from a normal view

(i ended up changing the way it looked halway through taking pictures😭)

[earlyzakariya]

One thing I like about stobotonik is that in a world where most mainstream mlm ships are between two white guys its really refreshing to see that an arab character is the center of such a beloved mlm ship

[determunition]

INSCRYPTOBER week 5: MASQUERADE

happy (late) halloween! between lbx, work, and getting smacked with sickness over the past few days this final piece is a bit behind; i was going to pare this down a little in terms of rendering but decided to polish it anyway! i'm happy w how it came out ^^

shoutout to everyone who participated in inscryptober this year, so many talented folks joined and it's been awesome seeing everyone's work :D

[quiverymango]

Important discovery: Sonic can in fact sit on the back of Shadow’s bike!

My friend said this should be a redraw challenge, so take up the opportunity if you’d like, and be sure to tag me so I can see it! ^^

[an-theduckin]

"You know, I'm one sixteenth Banana leaf, and we go through a lot of struggles."

In the first episode when Argos says this, we just treat it as a joke. We just think he's being ignorant and annoying.

But what if he wasn't actually being ignorant?

In Argos deals with death episode, we find out that Argos lived with his great great grandpa and he had no other family relatives, and his grandad was a banana leaf. Now in the void ppl are usually racist to banana leafs, so maybe that's the reason his grandad didn't have a lot of friends (Quote from Argos, "It's just sad..he didn't have any friends. I'm gonna be the only one at his funeral"). And also, in the Argos birthday episode, we find out that Argos never had any friends. This might be because ppl didn't wanna be friends with him cuz his grandad is a banana leaf. Which means that this quote is actually true, he did go through a lot of struggles with loneliness throughout his childhood because he's one sixteenth banana leaf. Now he did worded it weird, like people treat him badly just cuz he's one sixteenth banana leaf and not cuz of his banana leaf grandad, but can we really blame him for it? That man has never had a friend before and the only person he talked to is like small talk with random ppl he work for and also his grandad. Me personally I think this was just him trying to be empathetic and helpful, and not realise that saying that is actually pretty annoying.

[weirdozjunkary]

I was looking at some clips from the third Sonic movie and I realized something…

SONIC MOVIE 3 SPOILERS

Call me stupid (don’t), but the pieces just connected in my brain just now.

Shadow fully believes he killed Tom, right?

Like it’s not a reach, it truly seems like he believes he did to Tom what G.U.N. did to Maria.

He even says to Sonic (forgive me I’m ad libbing) “Now you know my pain. The pain I’ve felt for 50 years!”

It’s even sadder realizing that, at this moment, Shadow thinks Sonic is “like him” now. Fuled by anger, loss and revenge.

I think that he even feels guilt to some degree. He seems to accept his fate—who he’s become— when Sonic manages to pin him down. Presumably believing his death would be beneficial to the world now. Or believing that if he’s dead, the pain he feels will finally stop— that he’ll be with Maria again.

“Go on. FINISH IT! DO IT! IM RIGHT HERE!”

Even when Sonic doesn’t kill him, he’s both confused and baffled. He had been angry for so long, he couldn’t fathom not taking up on the opportunity for revenge.

[tordlrs]

love when I'm reading a fic description and they address unnecessary copyright ownership like yeah username realshadowfan01 considering I'm reading your Sonadow fanfiction right now I'm pretty sure I know that you don't own the Sonic characters

[couchsterfield]

im not even trying to be a smartass when i say this but i genuinely dont think theres anyone who can match christian bale's performance in american psycho besides jeremy jerma985 elbertson

[star-lights-up]

friends au cherik in which they never break up but have loud arguments that drive their friends crazy

(click for better quality)

[meraki-yao]

BITCH THIS IS AN UNRELEASED ONE

ALEX'S WHOLE ELBOW IS AROUND HENRY'S NECK WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT BEFORE

See: left, arm on waist, right, hand on shoulder

NOT ONE WHERE HIS WHOLE FUCKING ELBOW IS AROUND HENRY'S NECK

PRIME I SWEAR TO GOD

[allroseshave-their-pricks]

The difference between the HMC book and movie is so wild like the movie is like

Howl: Sophie, my dearest, please try not to completely ruin my home while I'm away

Sophie: I give no promises my love

And the book is like

Howl: hey PINOCCHIO can you try not to turn the god damn house upside down while I'm out for ONCE?

Sophie: if you mean actually CLEAN THE GOD DAMN HOUSE for ONCE than no, you third rate fuckboy. the garden needs pruning