#ppp thoughts

[people-pleaser-psychosis]

I just sat on my phone and couldn’t feel it.

Does this mean I have cake?

[temporarilyunstable]

happy to hear you and your fiance enjoyed the film - i hope he watches the rest of PP with you! 😊

i've yet to see this with full subs (aug 2 can't come any faster) so i'll have less to say about the context but as far as i know for sugino i think it's not explicitly stated but rather implied that it's because they cooperated with akane (even though mika also kinda did but she was smart and went to the chief before the chips fell), they're considered as traitors to sibyl/the CID (same as akane). there's also a floating theory that their use of guns and having to kill in line of duty that was not authorized by sibyl could have compromised their CC— but i think it's mostly their willingness to cross the line with akane in an unauthorized operation that got them in trouble.

atsushi - also a theory floating around that he might have been given a time limit hence not the most ideal occasion.

saiga/atsushi - i love how atsushi had mentioned to akane in the car words along the lines of "i don't make enemies" or "you should try to avoid making enemies" or something (pls correct me if wrong)— then you hear saiga saying a conflicting account. this is the same in s3, where arata has a view of his father that is different from the way others (azusawa, obata even at one point) see him.

yes - akane did ask mika to do a bg check on atsushi - i think this was right after the elevator scene.

i agree with you on the threat of the PB/Tonami. The body count here was huge, and to me despite the fact that only one of the main charas die, it really forces you to look beyond that, the cost of letting this all slide just because sibyl said "it's fine now, the key people involved are dead and the rest of the deaths don't matter"— to me the fact that the new characters who were introduced (milcia, akira, atsushi) and the speed of their deaths was part of the point— and those were people we were supposed to "care" about because of their links to the cast we knew, and yet were so easily disposed, forces you to think beyond the lives of the MCs and, especially for akane, her motivation (stubbornness *cough*) to uphold what she believes in.

as for the letter — i'm of the belief that kogami did not predict exactly what she was about to do, but more that he figured out that she was about to do something that will get her into trouble and he can't/won't be able to stop her (nice callback to s1, how's your own medicine taste, kogami-san?)

kogami — i have a lot of thoughts on him but in short i believe i've mischaracterized him (i think many have, too 😉). i'll probably write about it in another post.

akane, akane. so many thoughts.

koaka. yeah i'll leave that for another time.

i really love the cut of the OP (i don't actually like the song so much but when it's the OP i'm like OMG BANGER LOL)

and touzisya has been on loop (and now including the final two tracks in the OST for maximum effect) ever since they came out on spotify, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

anyway this was a good read i couldn't help but reply bec i have been on about this film since may and now i'm surfing through three platforms still talking about it 😅. i'm always happy to see people who loved the film, and i hope it gets more traction as it stays in the US for additional days (limited cinemas tho).

Since tumblr is going to be a jerk and not let me post my cosplay, I'll go ahead and write down my review for the movie.

I'm writing this a couple days out, so sorry (and correct me, i love discussing this movie :3)if something's not correct. I was also writing this in-between breaks at work lol.

There will be spoilers, so you know the deal. I will tag it as such but you have been warned. :3

I'm also putting a read more divider cause it is looooong lol.

My fiancée and I went to go see the dub. He hasn't seen the series since s1 and I made him watch the recap but I felt the recap didn't explain everything to really get a full understanding of the importance of this movie and the characters, but I do appreciate having it. (I think I'll use it in the future for explaining to those I talk to that haven't seen the series, cause have you ever had to explain the series to someone that has never watched it before? Lol)

So we'll start with The Dub

I was favor of the dub in the beginning. I don't mind either sub or dub, but dub is easier for me sometimes when I'm drawing or doing a craft and don't have my eyes always on the screen. I was happy to see that all the original cast came back for this, as I know through their dvd commentaries that they have a real passion for the series. The start of the movie felt a little awkward to me, almost like the VAs were trying to find their way back into their voices. Frederica's voice I think was a little off, a little quieter and softer than I would have imagined hers to be. I know a few people don't like Kate Oxley's voice for Akane but I think she did an excellent job at Akane's break down in the end. It felt very raw and believable.

Plot

Overall I was very pleased with the plot of the movie. After getting context for everything in the movie after reading spoilers from Japanese only showings with no subtitles, I felt that the movie went way deeper than my first impressions. It was a nice surprise to have what feels like a less all over plot that we have gotten in recent years. My fiancée throughly enjoyed it even though he didn't know most of the backstory and I had to fill him in on a few things. His comment for Shindo after the wedding was "nooooo, he kills himself?" Which I replied "yep". There was foreshadowing for both Saiga's and Shindo's deaths but I felt that it was done right. Not too obvious, but enough that it wasn't overdone and you could pick up on it. One piece of context that was filled in for me that I found interesting is that Shindo was an upperclassmen to Saiga, and Saiga warns I think Akane? About Shindo and how he uses people and in sometimes dangerous ways, and that Saiga wonders if one day he'll end up getting hurt from it. And then guess what happens!! I know Saiga warns Akane about Shindo because of his shady methods to get what he wants, and I can't remember when in the timeline, but she asks Mika to do a background check on him.

As for Shindo's foreshadowing, he has a conversation with Akane and invites her to Kei's and Mai's wedding, where he gives that weird speech lol. Sadly I can't remember too many details but I know the way he has his last talk with Akane made me pick up that his suicide was soon, a product of sibyl supplying him with a gun and making him accept responsibility for all he tried to do. You couldn't wait until maybe a day or two after the wedding?? Lol.

I liked that Saiga and Kogami got to talk again. One of the only remnants of shinkane in this film (yeah there wasn't a lot sadly :() comes from Saiga telling Kogami that he shoukd apologize to Akane (which leads to that awkward phone call where it seems like he kinda? tries and fails as they made him a stoic and manly pride type of personality. I don't really like how cold he is at the start of the film either but I almost see a little bit of it as maybe he's been away and around so much violence for so long that this is the only, in his weird Kogami way for him to act. I do think it's no excuse tho for erasing any trace of the shinkane we have, as that relationship is special to many of us and not always for romantic reasons.) I did have a laugh at later when Saiga asks him if he did apologize to which he replies "I don't know what you are talking about". Come on Kogami! You know he can tell you are lying!

I did like that our bad guys had a more religious and cult like approach this time. I feel that's a topic that hadn't been touched in the series yet and finally the movie's title Providence made sense. These guys are dangerous enough to pose a threat, and our heroes get hurt several times. Plus they were a special group for SAD that went rouge, which is so interesting to me. Tonami is the leader of this group and aims to get the Stonskaya documents that can predict wars before they happen or can escalate them to one's favor. He also either helped develop or came across an ai (can't remember details) that he found could pose as a God and he controls his soldiers with a chip(?) in their heads that he can turn on and off at will. Kei's brother Akira is part of this group but is revealed later that he was a double agent( I was surprised at that!) And that he burned his face so he would not be recognized. Shindo sadly kills him later as he fights control for his body from Tonami.

(Trying to finish up here, god this review is long, thank to those that are still with me lol)

I'm gonna try to jump ahead to the end. The scene of Akane's unspeakable deed (lol) was very well done. You have Sibyl forcing her to take Shindo's position, which I got the impression that she didn't want it. And yet it was another Sibyl covering up something bad, sweeping it under the rug and trying to silence Akane more. Akane's whole thing through this movie is that there still needs to be laws, cause Sibyl will and has failed to protect people. So she realizes that she has to do the unthinkable and show that Sibyl is not as invincible as people are pushing for it. Her letter to Kogami was a great scene, with him realizing at the last minute what she was going to do and that he couldn't do anything to stop it as he was locked up. My fiancée was so surprised and it was great to hear his reaction, as he hadn't seen s3 and didn't have the context clues that we all have had lol.

Overall, I thought it was a very good film and great tie in to some pieces missing. I'm still not sure why Sugo and Gino joined SAD tho? That part might have gotten lost on me.

Shinkane

Sadly there wasn't much. I could say that was my only disappointment, along with Kogami's character towards Akane. As other's have said, it seems that he realizes too late. Like maybe he was trying to keep his distance so he can continue to think that she's the same pure inspector he's always known. I love Saiga's quote to him that "she's not God or Budda" so hopefully moving forward there will be something (despite what the writers say!!) as he greats her so warmly at the end of s3. As he swears to get her out and then he's not the one who does it! He might have some competition lol.

I also want to point out that I loved the soundtrack! I was happy to see Ling Tosite Sigure and Egoist back, cause I feel like it's not fully Psycho Pass without them. But! I was listening to the Providence soundtrack before I saw the movie and it's soooo beautiful, so give it a listen if you have always loved the soundtrack like me. :3

So those are some of my thoughts. I will gladly discuss them with anyone if they want. Also to correct anything I got wrong lol.

[phoenixyfriend]

I wonder how many business majors turn out like I did: disillusioned leftists who view all they learned for that degree with a healthy dose of skepticism.

[mifhortunach]

Horror Short Films You Can Watch For Free - Right Now!

Just a 'small' post collecting some less well known horror short films that you can find mostly on youtube & vimeo! All worth a look!

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SUNGAZER 9min, 2020 (You'll have to log in to vimeo to watch this one!) "A short, wordless horror film about the terrors lurking just beyond the veil of reality." - Or, a man waits, and performs a ritual. Wicked atmospheric, manages to really paint a world despite the run-time. Looks great as well. [TW: flashing lights, body horror, harsh noise]

The Color Out of Space 5min, 2017 "A meteorite, strange vegetation, a colour: an experimental take on H.P. Lovecraft's spiral into madness, shot with a vintage camera on truly unique LomoChrome 16mm film." <- All accurate! Eerie little film.

My House Walk-through: 12min, 2016

Short, sweet, and unnerving!! The person who made this has done a tonne of other (more classical) 'internet horror' shorts, but this is a really wonderful & understated piece. Visually it feels very PT inspired, but its even more about atmosphere and repetition. Worth checking out the making of as well, pretty much the whole thing was done practically!! [TW: unsanitary conditions, blood]

Possibly in Michigan 12min, 1983

Cecilia Condit mostly does weird, dreamy short films. They have a kind of cake with a worm inside feeling, if you get me; things are rotting inside. This one is a cannibal musical! [TW: cannibalism, unreality, insects, murder, animal death]

The Black Tower 23min, 1987

More unsettling than scary. A man finds himself followed by a mysterious building. I really love how this one gets built up visually. The most like a tma episode out of all of these, or something out of Blue Jam. You can read more stuff about it here! [TW: unreality, talk of mental institutions, disordered eating]

Heck 29min, 2020 If you've seen any of these, I think it'll probably be this one. Its the short that originally inspired Skinamarink. I personally kind of prefer this. Digitally gritty and mean. [TW: Same warnings as skinamarink for the most part, there's a kid in danger, a little body horror].

Juliet in Paris 18min, 1967

Juliet moves to Paris for college, is lonely, and keeps losing blood. Kind of a vampire thing? But also not a vampire thing. Vibes and vignette heavy.

[TW: blood, animal death, self harm]

Dawn of an Evil Millennium 20min, 1988 (in 3 parts!)

A palette cleanser! Getting a honourary nomination through me hearing about it on a found footage podcast (lol). A trailer for an 18hr movie that doesn't exist; staring demons, 'olds mobiles', space-travel and cops. Deeply 80s, kind of ooey-gooey, pretty fun! [TW: some vomiting, a lot of fake blood gets splashed about]

Thanks for reading!

[cloudysfluffs]

im a 'he would not fucking say that' person but specifically about tickling content. ill look at the fan content for a character and be like 'he would not fucking be a lee'

[rweoutofthewoods]

Idk which one of my versions of jegulus this song is but it’s definitely one of them and I’ll figure it out.

[sapphicspamton]

This guy jumped me in the back alley of Autropolis and kept going on about Neocash or something.. I don't remember, the game got shut down long ago.

[mocksyoucondescendingly]

okay but who else ripped up their “bad” drawings as a child? genuinely curious

[pekodayz]

i think it would be funny if aini saw oso looking like that

[the-demon-prodigy]

nikolai and dazai parallels make me crazy btw. they both cover one eye. (and its the one on the right for both i think) they both lose someone that they view as being the only one who understands them. they both wish to find a meaning in life beyond what others want. they both put on a facade believing that their true wishes are incomprehensible to others. do you get it !!

[levitheeldritch]

Me, silently seething as I unfollow an 18+ account that SUDDENLY SWITCHED FROM NON 18+ TO 18+ WITH NO FUCKING NOTICE

[janeelyakiri]

Polly gets little manic moments that we'll see in PPP but I may be a little manic so-

The first thing polly will do when going stir crazy is CLEAN.

their adhd is strong and often they are messy but they learned from their pops that cleaning helps

so now when they feel the Too Much Energy come about they will grab the broom and mop and duster and go nuts.

They will HYPERFOCUS and forget to eat

They will not always be OSHA compliant and have hurt themself before climbing on things

The boys have had to stop them at times

Dust once fell asleep hugging them as they screeched and tried to wiggle free. They did not succeed.

Axe also has simply Held Them to get them to stop and eat something.

They were caught trying to reorganize Nightmare's office bookshelves. He held them in his tendrils while he finished his reports.

Cross will have them spar. Killer tried to tire them out but he failed and ended up with a clean bedroom.

[mifhortunach]

Matt and Mara (2024) Dir. Kazik Radwanski

[rayes-rain]

I watched Psycho-Pass Providence in theatres and I have Some Thoughts

[somethingfromfrosty]

oh, to draw short animatic with pier paolo x ninetto with this charming man ... maybe one day. i can, i'm just very lazy and too impulsive with my art ideas. but animatic with them would be so awesome ( •̯́ ₃ •̯̀)

[strawberrybyers]

nothing is crazier than the memories of being at your grandparents house and using their computer 💀 because tell me why my cousin and i were reading justin bieber smut fanfics on THEIR computer, in the living room, where literally anybody could walk by and see????? we didn’t even clear search histories because we were 12 years old. we didn’t know how to cover our tracks like that. it’s just crazy to think about but also hysterical. like i agree you have to monitor your kids on the internet to a degree because of predators and content that’s for adults, but i also feel bad for kids/teens these days because they don’t have memories like these. all they have is scroll on tiktok, lululemon, and stanley cups. they don’t really have a culture that’s targeted for their age, ya know?? like growing up there was webkinz, club penguin, girls go games, poptropica, silly bandz, a weird mustache merch phase, flavored lip smackers lip gloss, justice, weird bacon flavored stuff and bacon merch, terrible layering in clothing, wearing foundation that didn’t match at all, cringey wattpad fanfics written by your peers … like maybe because i’m an adult i just have no idea what the hell is going on in kid and teen culture, but it just seems like there’s no distinction between the interests of kids, teens, and adults these days.