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galaxseacreature · 3 years ago

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I'm turning my "Morning, Kimothy" post into a longer fic (wild, i know)

And for awhile I considered having Harry use nicknames for everyone, all the time. For my sanity I decided I had to stay focused on Kim. Just not before I had done some possibly delirious late night brainstorming. So. Nicknames of extremely mixed quality below the cut

Garte

Barkeep, Gargle, Gatekeep, Grump, Garbage Man, Garbage Guardian, Rubbish Keeper, Landlord, Buzzkill

Siileng

Hustler, Silver tongue, Charmer, Style Express, Urban Outfitter, My Man! *finger guns*

Tommy

Laureate, Sad Eyes, The Yearner, Tomski, Tombo, Timmy, Sweet T, Chicken Tendie, Songsmith, Thinker, Soulsearcher, Brother, Bro, Brah

Lena

Dear, Ma'am, Young Lady, Honey, Phasmidnator, Rolling Bestiary

Evrart

Big Man (derogatory), Bully, Mr. Union, Box Office, Puppeteer, Chairman, Showboat, Union Boss, Boss Man, Bossy Pants, Manipulate Mansplain Murder, Meanie, Heartless, Facade, Ambidexter

Joyce

All the Deuills are Here, Ultra, Ms Boat, Ms Yacht, Captain, Skipper, Privateer, Wild Pines, The Rep, Ma'am, J Crew, Jolly, Teach, Reality Guide, Realtor, Professor, Shark, Negotiator, Cash Grab, Benefactor, Philanthropist, Soulless, Heartless, Ruthless, Company, Management, Rich Girl, Disco Sister

Ruby

Lady Driver, Odd Sole, Suspect, Killer, Tech Wiz, Radio Genius, Wild Goose, Snipe, Spider, Runner, Fugitive, Star Crossed

Klassje

Ha! No, you're not going to beat her at her own game. Know your limits.

Titus

Big Guy (affectionate), Tough, T Bone, T Rex, Ty, Hard On, Hard Head, Titan, Titty, Tipping Point, Sergeant Tit, Commander T, Hardie Har Har

Hardie Boys

Hardly Boys, Titus's Tykes, Dog Pack, Toughs, Gang, Rowdy Lot, Union Enforcers, Extortionists, Alleged Muscle

Cuno

Kuuno, That Kid, Gremlin, Boy, Max Velo, King, Night City Watchman, You Again, Such Forces, Force of Nature, Junior

Trant

Encyclopedia Trantica, Nerd, Chatterbox, Special Consultant Backpedal

Jean

Man With Sunglasses, Shady, G Bevy, G Bev, Geeb, Bastard, Hypothetical Partner, So Called Officer, J Man, Jelly Bean, JV, Junior Varsity, J Vic, Jay, Jay Bird, Art Cop, Mural Apologist, The Last Art Critic, Preservationist, Partner, Comrade, Guardian, John-o, Johnny, Prankster, Funny Guy, Jolly, Vice-mare, Vice Squad, Vick, Hassler, Interrogator, Stake Out, Nanny, Babysitter, Minder, Handler, Lifeline, Sunshine

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wearwolfapparel · 5 years ago

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Be one with the cycle of being, it's natural, as above so below. ------------------------------------------------------ Reposted from @ancestral_voices #Repost @tonyargonzalez • • • • • • My Healing Elements Do you know what you feel? Feel the flow. Feel it to heal it. Feel it free. Feel. Flow. Free. Tune in. Turn on. #energyhealing #energymedicine #divinemind #spiritualwomanhood #fearlesslove #healyourself #healyourlife #authenticself #purposefulliving #spiritualliving #soulsearching #selfdiscovery #innerwisdom #soulpurpose #divineguidance #selfhealingjourney #ancestralwisdom #psychicmedium #publishedauthor #spiritualwriter #writeherjournaling #womenhealingwomen #lifecoachforwomen #intuitivespiritualcounselor #acourseinmiracles #tarotlifecoach (at Urban Shaman Company) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAGhucXHj-C/?igshid=okaj2q2qz17z

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spicysushislut · 5 years ago

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Why, He asked

Someone asked me why I smoke.

Some people say it’s fun.

Some people say it’s relaxing.

And yes, it is, or rather it can be.

But for me, when I’m high, it unlocks certain parts of me that I’ve found difficult to reach.

I’ve even discovered sides and aspects of myself, that I never knew existed.

Yeah, in the right company it can be hella fun.

But when I smoke alone, it’s therapeutic.

It’s soulsearching.

It’s healing.

It’s me, with nothing to hold me back.

No anxiety.

No worries.

No low self esteem.

No fears.

Just me.

I finally have the courage to say the thing I’ve always wanted to say. Or do the things I’ve always wanted to do.

And unlike alcohol, it’s still me who’s in control.

Alcohol just dulls your senses and sends your good judgement somewhere over the mountains.

But weed is a quest. A search for the puzzle pieces of your own life.

You have to choose to let it take you on that ride though. It doesn’t just happen. Nothing worthwhile ever just happen.

Weed is not for everyone. But in the right hands and with the right mental curiosity, it is a great tool.

And it’s one that I choose to use.

#420 #ganja #kush #weed #girl who smokes #smoke a joint #smoker girl #bong #girls who rip bongs #joint #life philosophy #why i smoke #hash #high thoughts #soul searching

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comicsbeat · 6 years ago

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Continuing with our wide-ranging survey of creators from every end of the business on what happened and what’s coming. A lot of people who responded e this year talked about the development of a new distribution system or channel for comics as being a big story for 2019. It seem there is a lot of dissatisfaction with how comics are sold these days, no duh. What do you think? Is there a savior on the horizon? You can check out the other parts of the survey here.

Kwanza Osajyefo, writer

2019 Projects: H1 Comics from Humanoids and WHITE, the sequel to BLACK

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? The growth of the graphic novels among titles that don’t perform as well in the direct market.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Comic distribution becoming more multi-channel along with the direct market

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Figuring out what is going on in Paper Girls

Who inspired you in 2018? Everyone, I think so many of our peers have been operating on ten this year. I think the flood of comics content into the mainstream has really gotten us fired up, not to get our work into other mediums but to imagine on a larger scale.

Tony Shenton. Sales rep and consultant

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? The death of Stan Lee

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? The ongoing legal battle Cody Pikrodt has started vs. small presses and creators

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Not a guilty pleasure at all: RUN from Abrams.

Gary Tyrrell, Blogger

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Spike Trotman. She’s tearing up the industry with Iron Circus, and she’ll be launching a YA imprint — she’s making it so a lot of future superstars have a place to start their careers.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Raina Telgemeier’s next book will have an initial print run of one million. That’s mindbending.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Perp walks of high federal officials and Trump family members. So many perp walks.

Who inspired you in 2018? Pat Race — he and his team have put together something extraordinarily special in the Alaska Robotics Comics Camp, and it’s creating new relationships and creative networks among comics creators at all stages of their careers. The future will remember it as equivalent to the Algonquin Round Table.

Mariah McCourt, Creator

2019 Projects: STITCHED #3 and a new series for AHOY! comics

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? That comics are for everyone, stories matter, and so does representation.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Hopefully more focus on amazing creators, the diversity of content, and the continuing impact and relevancy of the medium.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? No guilty pleasures here, I’m looking forward to seeing all the new books in the works!

Joe Field, Retailer

2019 Projects: A new space to expand Flying Colors for events and sales

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? There was no one biggest story in comics. It was a thousand shards of glass rather than just one big picture window.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Cruise to the Edge, a prog rock themed cruise in February. No cell phones, no worries, just some great people having a peace party at sea.

Who inspired you in 2018? My wife Libby continues to be my inspiration. We celebrate our 40th anniversary in late February (so good then, even better now). The non-profit work she does in helping women with crisis pregnancies while also managing Flying Colors’ back office and reveling in her role as a grandmother is so inspiring to me.

Amy Chu, writer

2019 Projects: Summit (Lion Forge), Sea Sirens with Janet Lee (Viking Press), Pros & Cons (Dark Horse)

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Kid’s graphic novels are $$$ – Dave Pilkey 3 million print run for his fifth Dog Man book; Raina Telgemeier 1 million for Guts

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Kid’s graphic novels

Glenn Hauman, publisher at ComicMix, designated victim of “They Keep Killing Glenn”

2019 Projects: What 2019 projects am I working on that I can talk about? More omnibus editions for GrimJack, Soulsearchers & Company, and Deadbeats, and new… oh, dammit, I can’t talk about that yet. Arrgh.

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? The passing of Stan Lee. We all knew it was going to happen someday, and yet… we all thought we might get a pass on this one, you know?

And speaking of Marvel greats leaving: Bendis at DC.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? The All-New, All-Different Stan Lee 2.0!

And the bankruptcy of projects intended to get money from C*****gate people.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? The resolution of certain legal proceedings.

Thomas Ragon, Publisher

2019 Projects:

Roman Muradov’s next book “The Adventures of Munich in Marcel Duchamp”.

Thierry Smolderen & Alexandre Clérisse’s (whose “Atom Empire” & “Diabolik Summer” are translated or about to be by IDW) next graphic Novel : “Une année sans Cthulhu” (A year without Cthulhu).

After Glenn Gould, Sandrine Revel’s book about Canadian painter Tom Thomson Two major sets of exhibitions, in chronological order : Blutch has several exhibitions throughout 2019 in Strasbourg, and we’re working on a monograph to be released early March. Joann Sfar will be exhibited at the Basel Cartoon Museum and Lucerne festival “Fumetto”.

Ron Wimberly’s “Prince of Cats” French edition.

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Ron Wimberly’s LAAB #0 ; The French authors collective movement to obtain better social and economic conditions from both publishers and government.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Borja Gonzalez having a worldwide success with his THE BLACK HOLES.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Discovering new excellent restaurants thanks to my job. Discovering new great bookstores thanks to my job.

Who inspired you in 2018? Blutch and Joann Sfar are always inspiring me, in many ways.

Nat Gertler, writer/publisher

2019 Projects: While my 2019 writing projects are for other people to announce, my first publishing project of the new year reflects on the 90th anniversary of the Great Depression by reprinting a book of cartoons by the great Otto Soglow, done during the depression.

Preview pages below.

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? The triumph of diversity against anti-diversity forces.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Good comics. It’s always good comics, and there are always good comics for the story to be about. All the industry games mean nothing without that.

Christian Beranek, Writer

2019 projects: Kelci Crawford and I will be wrapping up Validation and then moving forward with Tiny Unicorn. (See below) Also writing loads of prose stories.

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Black Panther. I wish its box office success translated into more sales, however. We have to find a way to turn film audiences onto the source material.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? A massive wave of quality comics bringing in new readers.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Any time taken away from writing. I want to work as much as possible but know you need breaks. I plan on reading more books in the Foundation series. Looking forward to that show.

Who inspired you in 2018? Tony DiGerolamo. The guy is a writing machine and really understands the mechanics of storytelling. More companies should consider hiring him.

Sanika Phawde, Cartoonist

2019 Projects: My biggest project scheduled to be completed in 2019 is my newest graphic novel. The project is still untitled but it presents an autofiction story about the journey of learning to love myself, and learning to accept my body and sexuality, as a freshly adult immigrant in New York city .

The story communicates through mix-media drawings on location, memoir comics, sketchbook pages, illustrated poetry, and even a few instances of fold-out paper architecture.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? I am really looking forward to going back home to Mumbai after a year, and eating a Nescafe flavoured ice cream sandwich in the winter heat with my best friend, while sitting on the wall that keeps the Arabian sea out of the city.

Who inspired you in 2018? Julian Glander, Jaron Braxton, Veronica Lawlor, Nora Krug, Robert Sikoryak, Brian Rea, Alex Norris, Lizzo, Melissa Guerrero (practices activism through food), Janelle Monae

Christopher Butcher, TCAF Artistic Director & VIZ Media Editorial Consultant

2019 Projects: TCAF 2019 is gearing up and it’s going to have one of the strongest and most diverse guest lists in our history. It’s going to be a pretty amazing year to be there, whether you love kids comics, YA comics, Adult comics, North American or International Comics. We’re pretty hyped!

On the VIZ side of things, though there’s a ton still to be announced, several of the series I’ve had a hand in are starting or continuing into 2019. Look out for the YA LGBTQ series “That Blue Sky Feeling” to get its 2nd and 3rd and final volume next year, the amazing/disturbing BEASTARS will start next year (like if Zootopia were a little more food-chain accurate?), and the recently-debuted gorgeous SF title Ran and The Grey World will start to turn some heads.

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? That’s tough. The industry is so fragmented at this point, that stories that were huge in one area barely made a ripple in others. Straddling graphic novel publishing, manga publishing, and with a toe still in superhero publishing, it’s amazing the times people would pull me aside and ask “So what was that about, exactly? All I saw was the hashtag…”

So… yeah I dunno. I think the biggest ‘story’ probably wasn’t written, but it was about the continued evolution of this industry as it happened. The house-cleaning and secret-revealing that needed to happen, some of the editorial attitudes around projects looking pretty terrible when exposed to the light of day, the continued vertical integration in licensed properties, all of it points to a maturing industry, which is both good and bad. More professionalism, but less room for the sort of fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants stuff that made comics very, very exciting about 10 years ago.

I think most folks involved will take ‘professionalism’ any day of the week though!

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Pogs, baby! POGS!

No but seriously, I have no idea. There’s so much up in the air right now, 2019 is going to be bumpy for sure.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? If it’s not hurting anyone, then there’s no point in feeling guilty about pleasure. Enjoy yourselves, it’s tough out there. 🙂

Who inspired you in 2018? My husband, Andrew Woodrow-Butcher, who was enormously patient and supportive while I took risks and traveled around the world, all while working 60 hours a week making sure Canadian schools and libraries have the best comic collections in the world, re-opening the world’s first kids comic book store (Little Island Comics!), sending Canadians to comic festivals around the world, and of course, programming a big part of TCAF. He’s a constant inspiration to me, I’m lucky to have him.

Ben Towle, Cartoonist

2019 Projects: The main project I’ve been working on in 2018 is a non-fiction graphic novel for the new imprint Dead Reckoning, which specializes in comics about things historical and/or military-related.

The book’s called Four Fisted Tales and it’s a collection of real-life stories about animals used in combat.

Here’s a sample page:

And here’s an in-progress rough:

I’m also continuing to work on–albeit a lot more slowly–my book In the Weeds about cooking and playing rock music in the 1990’s. It’s my first foray into the great comics tradition of “funny animals” characters. Here’s an in-progress rough from that:

It probably seems like I’ve disappeared since Oyster War came out a few years back, but I’ve been hard at work on TWO books, I promise!

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? That’s gotta be the announcement of not one, but TWO, forthcoming books from Raina Telgemeier. When the most highly-read and most popular cartoonist in North America announces a book, it’s a big flippin’ deal. TWO books in the same year is bonkers news.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? OK…Well, it’s only a big story for ME, but I’m really excited about the upcoming D&Q Little Lulu reprint series. These are some of the best comics ever made and it’s going to be great to see them get the D&Q treatment starting in 2019.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? I’m a huge Star Trek nerd and so I’m super-excited about whatever’s brewing with this new Picard show. Supposedly starting in 2019!

The Beat's Annual Creator Survey Part 4: with art from new projects by Amy Chu, Janet Lee, Roman Muradov, Otto Soglow, Ben Towle and more Continuing with our wide-ranging survey of creators from every end of the business on what happened and what's coming.

#2019 creator survey #Amy Chu #Andrea Purcell #ben towle #Christian Beranek #Christopher Butcher #Gary Tyrrell #glenn hauman #joe field #Kwanza Osajyefo #mariah mccourt #nat gertler #Sanika Phawde #thomas ragon #tony shenton #upcoming comics

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tammyreneetransformation · 3 years ago

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There is so much going on. Make sure YOU decide where you want to be and company you keep. #bemotivation #photopoem Follow, like, feel free to share - a comment ❤️ * #photooftheday #wordart #contentcreator #motivateyourself #motivation #motivationalpictures #quotes #instagramquotes #inspire #inspirational #selfawareness #poetry #writerscommunity #instagramquotes #soul #soulsearching (at Atlanta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYl6dPUgRbL/?utm_medium=tumblr

#bemotivation #photopoem #photooftheday #wordart #contentcreator #motivateyourself #motivation #motivationalpictures #quotes #instagramquotes #inspire #inspirational #selfawareness #poetry #writerscommunity #soul #soulsearching

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balu8 · 1 year ago

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Soulsearchers and Company #3: Seasons of Misseds

by Peter David/ Richard Howell(W,); Amanda Conner (P.);Jim Mooney (I.) and Kevin Cunningham

Claypool

Soulsearchers and two hmm guest stars.

#claypool comics #soulsearchers and company #amanda conner #peter david #richard howell #jim money #kevin cunningham #death of the endless #dream of the endless #parody #art #comic book

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goodbyenorthernlights · 6 years ago

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dweeb/dork 14, 79

Bodyguard AU + Anger Born of Worry

So my general instinct here is for Edward to be the person being guarded because while he tries his best, bless him, dork is twig. In this AU instead of being a supervillain I’m gonna say no university betrayals happened and he wound up working for a company that does important government/military work. (Which is admittedly, kinda outside what he was doing with the bio hard drives but maybe Enough Shit Happened for him to gain that level of cynicism necessary to just care about getting to do his work?? shrugs)

Anyway, whatever Big Important Science it is he’s doing, rival companies or political enemies or whatever decide to alternate between a) trying to assassinate dork or b) trying to kidnap him, b.c. he’s just that much of an asset. SO his employers decide that what Edward really needs is a hot buff 6′2″ bodyguard with a mysterious, angsty past.

aka enter dweeb.

Dork’s a bit :I about having this guy underfoot and >:I about having less privacy than he’s used to but whatever, it’s fine, so long as he can keep focusing on his work and meanwhile, Bruce is planning on being the stoic professional he always is.

Buuuut after a while of observing his charge marshmallow bat starts warming up the weird angry nerd, at least internally, and gradually grows more respectful of Edward as a genius and as a person in general, while at the same time realizing that he’s total butts at taking care of himself properly. Cue dweeb getting into the habit of reminding Edward to actually sleep/eat/whatever and even attempting to outright gently (or not so gently) persuade him to do so. (Also cue bemused internal “Oh god I’m turning into Alfred.”)

Edward is annoyed but winds up warming up to his stupid bodyguard- who isn’t even that dumb really, he keeps up with Edward both irritatingly and intriguingly well- over time and maybe, just maybe, it’s sort of nice to have somebody who cares about his well-being around even if it’s just because they’re being paid for it.

Anyway, there’d probably be a few mishaps with people targeting Edward but Bruce is able to adeptly handle them until one goes really bad- possibly due to dweeb’s judgement being thrown off because of Feelings- and Bruce almost dies in the process of protecting Edward. Edward is rescued and Bruce does get to the hospital in time but Edward’s extremely shaken up by seeing Bruce get so close to death and once Bruce actually wakes up a bit while Edward’s visiting dork just winds up yelling at him all upset for being a self-sacrificial idiot and when Bruce tries to point out that this is Kind Of His Job Dude, Edward arranges to have him fired.

THANKS DORK.

after that they probably have to do some soulsearching and confrontations and whatnot and the stuff involving ppl trying to kill edward probably has to be resolved, but eventually they figure out feelings and gay happens, the end!

#thethrillof #i keep having bruce get Horribly Injured during these huh #ask meme #BatRiddler #the batman

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poordogseeksgod · 3 years ago

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✍️ Chapter 1 of my #4yeargapyear : I attended the @interfaithworld conference in 2018. Click on link in my STORY to read or link in my bio. If you noticed in my early posts on my Instagram that I was searching spiritually… I managed to muster some energy and drive to read back my notes from 2018 and would like to share a poem i write about this experience: “Lunchtime everyone” We walk inside the hall space Greeted by a human They told me no shoes Only at home do i take off my shoes Be clean — Says Vietnamese culture Says my Vietnamese parents But here I observe something else I feel bare Contact with skin on ground I feel something else Contact with me and the earth Or God, perhaps I walk Greeted by more humans I sit down They help wrap a cloth around my head I walk And greeted by another I wash my hands I walk And wait in a line Greeted again and they serve food Each pocket on the plate for beans, water Bread and curry I walk My bottom touches the ground We sit and eat Peace We chew Quiet And swallow I talk to the person next to me Just the food, person and ___ And walk out Upon exiting Stomach full Souls satisfied Langar — Respect and service I forget they are of another culture and colour I forget that I’m volunteering Interfaith is akin to a journey Such like Langar Acknowledging the other A nod/greeting An act of receiving An act of listening For seven days Each day at the conference I took off my shoes I covered my head It became part of my day Food on my plate Made by aunties and uncles Sat down with my neighbours Like brothers and sisters Eat And talk Each day for lunch I was welcomed I was home To food With company And i lost my ‘self.’ 🌊🌊🌊 — #spiritualpoetry #langar #parliamentofworldreligions #interfaithdialogue #soulsearching #millenniallife (at Metro Toronto Convention Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CV5WE6VPzrR/?utm_medium=tumblr

#4yeargapyear #spiritualpoetry #langar #parliamentofworldreligions #interfaithdialogue #soulsearching #millenniallife

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armcd73 · 3 years ago

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Quick Movie Review: “The Circle” (2017)

You know what true irony is? The fact that “The Circle” (2017) is the epitome of unfulfilled potential, despite Mae saying that was her greatest fear.

Spoilers for “The Circle” (2017) Ahead

Just watched this movie for the first time, and this ending was very disappointing. I loved the idea though. I wish they had made a TV show instead, or a miniseries, so that 1) there was more evidence of corruption in The Circle Company, 2) there was more climactic of an ending in bringing down the company, and 3) there was a defined aftermath of the company’s collapse.

Also, I could not exactly make out a clear main theme of this movie. I thought it was going to be that complete transparency was too controlling and invasive and that privacy was a human right, but it turned out in the end to be a mixed message. It turned out to say that complete transparency can unearth corruption and prevent crime, but can also cause literal death as lack of privacy leads to feeling trapped, paranoid and invaded (i.e. Mercer drove off a bridge to avoid being caught by drones and video cameras).

So which is it? Should we be 100% transparent, or not? For me personally, just getting this tumblr account was anxiety-inducing, and the only reason I did it was because I know I’ll probably never get a following; this is more a documentation of my thoughts and memories for myself to look back on later. But imagining my entire life being broadcasted to the world… horrifying. I’d go off the grid. But I DO see the appeal of some of the aspects of the movie: SoulSearch caught a criminal, Circle Accounts could break through all of the bureaucratic red tape (though I don’t like the idea of a private company controlling that - AKA capitalism + control = corruption), and the life saving medical systems seem like a brilliant idea (also convenient since I’m tired of filling out a stupid clipboard every doctor’s visit). So some aspects of transparency are beneficial and make the world a safer place. But when they go too far (finding someone who didn’t want or NEED to be found, capitalism controlling the government, and… well honestly I can’t think of anything wrong with the medical system… that needs to happen), people’s lives could actually be in danger. But see, the movie never established a clear “is this good or bad” statement. It didn’t even say that SOME transparency is good SOMETIMES. It leaves the audience to decide, right?

Wrong. In the end, everything around the world is still being filmed. Mae is being followed by drones while she’s kayaking. Why? When I go on a hike (never been kayaking, so I guess hiking is similar in nature) I like the solace and serenity that comes from being alone. I don’t want a drone following me around! And neither did Mae until it saved her life that one time! But after her friend literally DIED from being involuntarily watched, she’s still cool with being transparent? There is no defined message here. No defined conclusion. “The Circle” simply “continued” (get it?!? My mom actually made that connection, lol) despite the ethical questions and literal DEATH that occurred. And maybe that was the point, but it was just incredibly disappointing and was the opposite of a concrete conclusion.

So, I think that this movie should have been made into a 3 hour long movie or maybe a 6 episode/6ish hour miniseries (anything over 6 might be too excessive plot-wise). This would have been necessary to establish a clear theme at the end and help the audience come to a conclusion about the pros/cons of transparency and the value of privacy. Because this movie could have been GREAT. It was an intriguing and relevant concept seeing as how I just had a conversation with my dad earlier today about how our phones listen to us to decide what content to project (Pinterest especially is nuts about listening in on you). Should we allow that to happen? I, personally, say no. But this movie, despite being a discussion on this very topic, did not answer that question. The only stance that it took was “sometimes transparency is good, mostly it’s bad, but we’re just going to do it anyway because capitalism and plot holes.”

Moral of the story here is I will probably not watch this movie again. I give it maybe a 3/10; it still tackled a great concept, but simply didn’t support it like it should have. It is supported by nothing but a good cast and familiar names (and the acting was actually disappointing for who they had casted). It could have been so much better had it served it’s purpose and ended with more of a “bang.” Turns out this movie was what Mae feared after all: unfulfilled potential.

#the circle #movie review #tom hanks #emma watson

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