#the watcher (2001 film)

[magical-grrrl-mavis]

There have been 82 Doctors at this point!

Keep reading line because the list is so damn long.

Main Continuum

(In order of appearance)

Classic Who

First Doctor (William Hartnell 1963 – 1966, Richard Hurdnall 1983, David Bradley 2017, 2022)

Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton 1966 – 1969)

Third Doctor (John Pertwee 1970 – 1974)

Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker 1974 – 1981)

Fifth Doctor (Peter Davidson 1981 – 1984)

Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker 1984 – 1986)

Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy 1987 – 1989)

Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann 1996 movie)

Nu Who

Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston 2005)

Tenth Doctor (David Tennant 2005 – 2010)

Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith 2010 – 2013)

The War Doctor (John Hurt 2013)

Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi 2013 – 2017)

Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker 2017 – 2022)

Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant 2023)

Fifteenth Doctor (Ncutu Gatwa 2023 - ?)

Pre - Memory Doctors

(Timeless child my beloathed)

Morbius Doctors (Robert Holmes, Graeme Harper, Douglas Camfield, Philip Hinchcliffe, Christopher Baker, Robert Banks Stewart, George Gallaccio and Christopher Barry 1976)

The Other (Sylvester McCoy, 1990)

The Fugitive Doctor (Jo Martin 2020)

The Timeless Child(ren) (TBA, Grace Nettle, Leo Tang, Jac Jones, TBA, Jesse Deyi 2020)

Brendan (Evan McCabe 2020)

Possible Future Doctors

(italicized parts of names are the title of that Doctor's first appearance, if I can't find a better name)

Father of Time (No Actor, 1987)

"Merlin" or The Battlefield Doctor (No actor, 1991)

The Army of Shadows Doctor (No actor, 1991)

"Fred" (No actor, 1993)

The Relic (no actor 1997, 2002)

The Storytelling Doctor (Tom Baker 1999)

The Web of Caves Future Doctor (Mark Gatiss, 1999)

The Blue Angel Future Doctor (No Actor, 1999)

The Curator 1 (Tom Baker, 2013)

The Curator 2 (Collin Baker, 2022)

Pseudo-Doctors

The Watcher (Adrian Gibbs 1981)

The Valyard (Michael Jayston 1986)

The Obverse Eight Doctor (No actor, 1999)

The Metacrisis Doctor (David Tennant 2008)

The DoctorDonna (Catherine Tait 2008)

The Dream Lord (Tony Jones 2010)

The Ganger Doctor (Matt Smith 2011)

The Spriggan (David Tennant 2022)

Alternate Realities

Dalek Films

Dr. Who (Peter Cushing 1965, 1966)

The Inferno Universe

The Leader (Jack Kine, 1970)

Doctor Who and the Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday

The Doctor (Trevor Martin 1974)

Previous Doctor (Nocholas Briggs 2008)

The Lenny Henry Show

The Seventh Doctor (Lenny Henry 1986)

What If?

The Eighth Doctor (No actor, 1997)

The Infinity Doctors

The Infinity Doctor (No actor, 1998)

The Curse of Fatal Death

The Doctor (Rowan Atkinsen 1999)

The Quite Handsom Doctor (Richard E Grant 1999)

The Shy Doctor (Jim Briadbent 1999)

The Handsom Doctor (Hugh Grant 1999)

The Female Doctor (Joanna Lumley 1999)

The Chronicles of Doctor Who?

The Doctor (no actor, 2000)

Klein's Story

Johann Schmidt (Paul McGann, 2010)

Father Time

The Emperor (No actor, 2001)

Scream of the Shalka

The 9th Doctor (Richard E Grant 2003)

Doctor Who Unbound

The Doctor (Geoffrey Bayldon 2003)

The Unbound Doctor (David Warner 2003)

The Heartless Doctor (David Collings 2003)

The New Heartless Doctor (Ian Brooker 2003)

Martin Bannister (Derek Jacobi 2003)

The Victorious Valyard (Michael Jayston 2003)

The Previous Doctor (Nicholas Briggs 2003)

The Exile Doctor (Arabella Weir 2003)

The Warrior (Collin Baker 2022)

Gallifrey - Disassembled

Lord Burner (Collin Baker 2011)

Gallifrey - Regenerators

Commentater Theta Sigma (Collin Baker, 2011)

False Negative

The Doctor (No actor, 2017)

The People Made of Smoke

The Sixth Doctor (Dan Starkey, 2020)

Unspecified Doctors

Yeah sometimes they just say "The Doctor" and don't bother specifying...

The Cabinet of Light Doctor (No Actor, 2003)

The Dalek Factor Doctor (No actor, 2004)

[aangelinakii]

THEIR TASTE IN MOVIES.

characters written about in this piece : bruce wayne, dick grayson, jason todd, tim drake, damian wayne, barbara gordon, duke thomas, stephanie brown, cassandra cain

note : i lit thought of this last night and wrote it within 12 hours is this my comeback

BRUCE WAYNE

you guys are gonna hateee meee 💀💀💀💀 but i think bruce wayne is an avid documentary watcher. he likes living in real life, likes knowing everything he is experiencing is real. and he likes being in the know of the topics circulating the planet he's living on. he's not a reality tv person though (although he may have a super super guilty pleasure of love island uk that tim and barb found out and he literally threatened them to keep to themselves, but they use as blackmail anyway).

movies i think he would like :

fyre: the greatest party that never happened, 2019. directed by chris smith

how to catch a serial killer, 2018. directed by john holdsworth

athlete a, 2020. directed by bonni cohen & jon shenk

the hatchet wielding hitchhiker, 2023. directed by colette camden

DICK GRAYSON

the total opposite of bruce, i can see dick watching more idyllic things, and just feel good ! he might like a nice biopic, but is really picky (pun unintended) about them. he also enjoys musicals !! but musicals that focus on realism and story instead of theatricals, like i think he'd pass on moulin rouge, just because there's so much going on at one time. also likes media he consumed from when he was younger, he likes the fuzziness of nostalgia.

movies i think he would like :

the greatest showman, 2017. directed by michael gracey

a knight's tale, 2001. directed by brian helgeland

the truman show, 1998. directed by peter weir

bohemian rhapsody, 2018. directed by bryan singer

JASON TODD

jason loves an action movie. he so wouldn't tell anybody, but if he likes a move he's seen in a film, he'll try it on patrol, taking out one of penguin's henchmen, or even when just training in the bat cave. but he loves films where a lot's going on and the choreography is really impressive !! he really admires fight choreographers for being able to make them look realistic, and likes to laugh at the ones that are shite.

movies i think he would like :

bullet train, 2022. directed by david leitch

scarface, 1983. directed by brian de palma

kingsman: the secret service, 2014. directed by matthew vaughn

john wick, 2014. directed by chad stahelski (and all the sequels)

TIM DRAKE

this guy prefers to watch alone, meaning he can experience sadder watched exactly how they're meant to be watched; in tears. he probably struggles to be emotional, so also watching films like these is an outlet for him. i love how with all of these their films are like a guilty pleasure thing they wouldn't tell anyone. i think people's choice in film is very telling though, so...

la la land, 2016. directed by damien chazelle

manchester by the sea, 2016. directed by kenneth lonergan

aftersun, 2022. directed by charlotte wells

dead poets society, 1989. directed by peter weir

DAMIAN WAYNE

we all know damian wayne is an... interesting species. i feel like even though he knows it is an unlikely scenario, he has figures out everything he would do in a zombie apocalypse, but hasn't told anybody, and would actively make fun of someone who has done the same. like he knows what weapons he'd need, where he'd go, how he'd make an antidote. what i'm trying to say is he likes zombie movies, and horror movies. it feels like he's testing himself, on his ability to be scared or prepared in these or future scenarios. even tho he doesn't actually get that scared. also doesn't mind foreign films, he thinks they're better at telling a story.

movies i think he would like :

train to busan, 2016. directed by yeon sangho

split, 2016. directed by m night shyamalan

hereditary, 2018. directed by ari aster

long legs, 2024. directed by osgood perkins

BARBARA GORDON

i can see barbara enjoying older films, like she likes films that show what life used to be like, and why it may have been better then, and why it may be better now. she's a very philosophical person, always thinking about shit like that. might be a black and white fan, but i'm talking technicolour classics ! she likes a good romance as well, but not ones she cries too, ones that are more feel-good and make her crave the love from that movie.

movies i think she would like :

how to lose a guy in 10 days, 2003. directed by donald petrie

west side story, 1961. directed by jerome robbins & robert wise

funny face, 1957. directed by stanley donen

notting hill, 1999. directed by roger michell

STEPHANIE BROWN

this girl will watch ANYTHING like she has such a wide taste. i said that with her music taste too, like i think she could find a way to enjoy anything. she doesn't like film bro films too much, thinks they're poo and they stink and if you're a guy and you like them you stink too and "get no bitches", but obviously that's up to opinion. obviously. although she will watch anything, i think she has a preference for comedies, and that can come in any shape and form!

movies i think she would like :

scooby doo, 2002. directed by raja gosnell

scary movie, 2000. directed by keenan ivory wayans

white chicks, 2004. directed by keenan ivory wayans

mean girls, 2004. directed by mark waters

DUKE THOMAS

duke likes epic films, like if we ignore for a sec that we're in the dc universe, he would love the batman films, especially the nolan trilogy. but he also would actually be a huge marvel fan, i can totally see it. so he likes superhero films, and he's def a fan of comedy, so if it's mixed into one genre, that's a winner for him. he likes movie nights with the family, so sitting down and getting snacks. probably loves the cinema too, so goes to see the new releases every month. isn't too picky.

movies i think he would like :

deadpool & wolverine, 2024. directed by shawn levy

kick-ass, 2010. directed by matthew vaughn

the harder they fall, 2021. directed by jeymes samuel

top gun: maverick, 2022. directed by joseph kosinski

CASSANDRA CAIN

cassandra watches MASTERPIECES. she definitely has a letterboxd account and writes wayyy too much than she needs to about a film, no matter if she loved it, hated it, or was in the middle about it. she adores foreign films, and loves films with a message. she'll watch and enjoy a film with no plot, but can get tired of them. she likes a packed plot that keeps her focused.

mustang, 2015. directed by deniz gamze ergüven

oslo, august 31st, 2011. directed by joachim trier

eat drink man woman, 1994. directed by ang lee

devdas, 2002. directed by sanjay leela bhansali

[haveyouseenthishorrormovie]

Stats from Movies 201-300

Top 10 Movies - Highest Number of Votes

Return of the Living Dead had the most votes with 1763 votes.

The 10 Most Watched Films by Percentage

The Shining was the most watched film with 78.96% of voters saying they had seen it.

The 10 Least Watched Films by Percentage

The Human Centipede was the least watched film with 74.6% of voters saying they hadn't seen it.

The 10 Most Known Films by Percentage

The Shining was the best known film with only 0.48% of voters saying they'd never heard of it.

The 10 Least Known Films by Percentage

Late Phases was the least known film with 86.64% of voters saying they'd never heard of it.

The movies part of the statistic count and their polls below the cut.

Detention (2019) Deep Freeze (2001) Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) The Boy (2016) Spree (2020) They Look Like People (2015) Proxy (2013) 28 Days Later (2002) Grave Encounters (2011) Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) Nosferatu (1922) The Toxic Avenger (1984) The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009) Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Haunt (2019) Blood Quantum (2019) Videodrome (1983) Splinter (2008) The Last Days on Mars (2013)

Late Phases (2014) The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020) Watcher (2022) The Blackening (2022) No One Will Save You (2023) The Sadness (2021) Sleepwalkers (1992) Mimic (1997) His House (2020) Get Out (2017)

Barbarian (2022) Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) Men (2022) Phantasm (1979) The Belko Experiment (2016) The Purge (2013) The Strangers (2008) The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018) Overlord (2018) Sinister (2012)

Candyman (2021) The Shining (1980) Doctor Sleep (2019) The Stuff (1985) The Blob (1988) Signs (2002) The Visit (2015) The Fly (1958) Sleepaway Camp (1983) The Brood (1979)

Intruder (1989) The Evil Dead (1981) Evil Dead II (1987) Army of Darkness (1992) Evil Dead (2013) Evil Dead Rise (2023) Pontypool (2008) Final Destination (2000) Final Destination 2 (2003) Final Destination 3 (2006)

The Final Destination (2009) Final Destination 5 (2011) StageFright (1987) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Ju-on: The Grudge (2002) Centipede! (2004) Excision (2008) Return of the Living Dead (1985 Frankenhooker (1990)

Crash (1996) Orca (1977) Wish Upon (2017) Things (1989) Cooties (2014) Glorious (2022) Terrified (2017) Diabolique (1955) In My Skin (2002) Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (1977)

Funhouse (2019) Blood Rage (1987) Carnival of Souls (1962) The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) Horror of Dracula (1958) Bride of Frankenstein (1935) City of the Living Dead (1980) Piercing (2018) Spider Baby (1967) The Haunting (1963)

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) Malatesta's Carnival of Blood (1973) The Blob (1958) Tourist Trap (1979) Death Game (1977) Knock Knock (2015) Funny Games (1997) Funny Games (2007) The Company of Wolves (1984) The Stepford Wives (1975)

[pinkacademic]

A History and Legacy of Legally Blonde

(It's done, I can die happy)

An Introduction

For over twenty years, Legally Blonde has been the King- or rather, Queen- of the chick-flick/rom-com world, having reigned supreme over the “girly movies” kingdom ever sinced it first graced cinema screens in 2001. Reese Witherspoon’s wonderful portrayal of sorority president-turned attorney Elle Woods created a veritable zeitgeist of Pink and Powerful. Legally Blonde has become the feminist film that inspires future law students and teenage sleepover-havers alike.

While it wasn’t always intended to be the cinematic masterpiece that it became, and, in fact, started in a way that likely wouldn’t have been quite such the feminist classic, it grew and developed during production; It went from something that could cause questions to be asked as to whether Legally Blonde as we know it should be held on a feminist pedestal, to a heartfelt vision that inspired so many of its regular re-watchers for two decades and more.

Herein is an exploration of the book that inspired the film, how the characters and the story developed as the film was made, and how Reese Witherspoon became so heavily involved- and influential- in the film’s success. Moreover, how the Harvard Class of 2004 encouraged so many young women into following the mantra of “what would Elle Woods do?”

What is the legacy of Legally Blonde? How did it end up with so much staying power? Here is the story of Elle Woods and how she became a cultural icon, and how she created a generation.

A History

The Book

Legally Blonde started its life as the book of the same name, a novelisation of author Amanda Brown’s experiences at Stanford University. The plot is largely unchanged- a pretty sorority girls goes to law school in pursuit of love- but there are swathes of differences in how the novel plays out, from plot details to characterisation of the main character. While the novel is hard to track down, an article by Cracked outlines the major differences between the book and the movie. In “Movie Differences: Elle Woods In The ‘Legally Blonde’ Book Is A Monster,” Amanda Manning opines that “[i]t’s hard to imagine a more perfect person than Elle Woods” in reference to the film character, but that “[l]iterary Elle Woods is manipulative, narcissistic, lazy, entitled, and excruciatingly judgmental.”

In terms of plot changes, Elle doesn’t seem to have the same studious drive, as Manning describes how “Movie Elle is humiliated” by her lack of understanding of the new, more “rigorous” academic world she now finds herself whereas “Book Elle didn't even buy the books and intentionally blew off the reading.”

While what Manning presents is truly a scathing review, it also proves the stark contrast between the Elle that is and the version that once was.

The Film

Just as with the book, early development of the film took the story on a journey that was crucial in it’s becoming something almost separate entirely from the book. Unlikely director Robert Luketic was an edgy film school major, who changed his tone was a ten-minute musical about an Italian woman, Titsiana Booberini who “has a hairy upper lip and (…) works in a supermarket where she battles the prettier girls for the affections of the handsome assistant manager,” according to an article on the Wayback Machine on the Internet Archive, originally from the Denver Center of Performing Arts.

MGM, the company that produced Legally Blonde, were apparently under the impression that the film “was going to be much more wet T-shirts and boobs than it actually turned out to be,” according to Luketic. The name Titsiana Booberini from Luketic’s previous work truly implies that MGM’s assumptions were correct. Early versions of the script were raunchier and edgier and were comparable to American Pie. Kirsten Smith, who along with Karen McCullah, wrote the film has stated "It transformed from nonstop zingers that were very adult in nature to this universal story of overcoming adversity by being oneself,” (Smith).

In fact, the plot originally did not include Paulette or Emmett, and ended with Elle entering a relationship with a professor, likely Callaghan.

While we can never know for certain, I find it highly likely that the original version of Legally Blonde would have become a rather forgettable summer romp in the typical “wet T-shirts and boobs” category, and we can thank God it changed.

Or rather, we can thank Luketic, Smith, and McCullah, and also Reese Witherspoon herself. It was Smith and McCullah who reworked the script, it was Luketic who fought for Reese, and it was Reese who knew her character well enough to make her who she is.

The writing dynamic duo Kirsten Smith and Karen McCullah were great friends before, having written 10 Things I Hate About You. They cite inspiration from Clueless, according to Blue Bear Magazine. Clearly, they knew what they were doing in the world of fun, fresh, and funky feminist films, and creating iconic rom-coms that put twists on the classics. The duo went on to contribute to Ella Enchanted, She’s the Man, and other classics that get referenced at every sleepover since they came out.

Director Robert Luketic, though he started his film education wanting to create something “edgy,” breaking the film school mold with Titsiana Booberini set the tone for him to emerging into a career in rom-coms such as The Ugly Truth, staring Katherine Heigl and Gerrard Butler, and Killers, starring Katherine Heigl again, this time with Ashton Kutcher, as well as episodes of Jane the Virgin, among other projects. While I am not overly familiar with these films, it is clear that Luketic has an understanding for a genre often marketed in Elle Woods-approved pink.

A film of this nature was clearly in good hands, and it is this team that truly made the masterpiece we all know and love today.

The trio have worked together also on the previously mentioned The Ugly Truth, which is testament to their teamwork.

But truly one of the biggest contributions to the project was Elle herself, as Reese Witherspoon is truly what made the film and th character both so iconic.

Reese Witherspoon

Luketic actually had to fight for Reese, as, given her last movie had been Election, she was believed by bosses at MGM to be similar to that character. Witherspoon told The Hollywood Reporter that MGM though she was “a shrew,” due to having been typecast in their eyes. However, Luketic remained convinced that Witherspoon was the right choice for the role, despite suggestions including Britney Spears, Katherine Heigl, and Alicia Silverstone among others.

The Hollywood Reporter article, again found on the Wayback Machine, titled “How Reese Witherspoon Took Charge of Her Career and Changed Hollywood,” relays Witherspoon’s involvement in Hollywood, and it is noted that for Legally Blonde that: “[s]he endured multiple rounds of auditions for Legally Blonde, at one point meeting with executives in character (complete with a Southern California accent) to show that she could ace the part.”

It is baffling to think that she had to fight for it. But as Elizabeth Gabler, head of Fox in 2000 noted, Witherspoon “doesn’t give up,” and if that isn’t the attitude of an Elle Woods, then what is?

Witherspoon said of Elle that: “(…)your first instincts is to discount women who put a lot of effort into their looks as maybe not serious about their job or maybe not serious about their relationships ... I think everyone naturally jumps to those conclusions(…)”

To me, there is a clear understanding of where Elle stands in the world, and how she wants to prove that she’s passionate about anything she sets her mind to. What strikes me especially is her telling The Hollywood Reporter in 2001 that, even though the word “fluffy” was used, Witherspoon stated “[she] take[s] it as seriously as [she] would any other movie.” Moreover, she did her research, having dinner with sorority girls in what she referred to as “an anthropological study.”

Reese Witherspoon became Elle Woods because she understood her internally. She immersed herself in the world that Elle is from and learned the differencs between the sorority girls and herself- the good, the bad, and the blonde of it all.

The Legacy

The team behind Legally Blonde truly created a masterpiece- a piece of art that has been inspiring a legion of creative and intellectual minds, and has been constantly doing so since 2001. In 2017, Reese Witherspoon told Wall Street Journal Magazine that “[at]t least once a week [she has] a woman come up to [her] and say ‘I went to law school because of Elle Woods.’”

Witherspoon was also handed a copy of entertainment reporter Lucy Ford’s college dissertation, that, in true Elle fashion, Ford presented to her in a pink ribbon. Elle’s own resumé being printed on pink paper and scented helps her stand out and be remembered, and Elle is a great believer in presentation and details, and it is an excellent lesson to take away from the movie. I’ll confess to personally making my CV pink too, because if it’s Elle-approved, it’s me-approved too.

There are a myriad of ways that Elle Woods has been inspirational to its steams of viewers. The article How Legally Blonde Influenced a Generation of Women Lawers on abajournal.com relays the range of the Elle Effect, noting both a friend of writer Haley Moss’ having bought a chihuahua because of Elle’s beloved Bruiser and the “plethora” of young women on social media. Some of said women were cited to have ‘thought the LSATs were possible’ thanks to Elle, and some of them were ‘just seeking fashion advice.”

So many voices have been added to the conversation about what a woman can be, having been inspired by Elle, as family law attorney Layla Summers told Spectrum News “When I watch the movie now I feel like I'm part of a great club of powerful professional women, like a sorority.”

This is a movie of joining women together from any walk of life and lifting them up.

The Lawyers

People.com also shares the legacy of Legally Blonde in the article lengthily titled “'Legally Blonde' Is 'Still' Inspiring People to Go to Law School – Plus, How Reese Witherspoon is Celebrating the Film's 15th Anniversary.”

It tells the stories of women who went to law school due to Elle and who connected to the character. Beginning with Shalyn Smith, the sorority president says she felt people would underestimate her ambitions for a career in law, “despite the fact that she had a 4.0.”

The article also features a series of tweets to a similar affect such as @kenzamae20 who tweeted at Reese Witherspoon directly saying “If Elle Woods can do law school I think I can too,” and @Gab_Tamburri who tweeted “I relate to Elle Woods in so many ways and honestly want to be like her when I get to law school.”

The Creators

The women of the legal profession have taken to the internet in droves under a pink flag waved by Reese Witherspoon herself too, as many other articles address. People.com spoke to Kathleen Martinez relays how in previous jobs sh was told that she should “dress more ‘consertavely’” and to ‘make [her male bosses] coffee,’” but npw she’s the head of her own immigration law team. She’s the head of a team of largely immigrants who are also mostly pink-loving women too. The article also points out that she held an “over-the-top Legally Blonde themed party” for everyone at her firm, so Elle’s influence and Legally Blonde’s Legacy are blatant and cannot be overstated.

In fact, the legacy is continuing, as Martinez has an impressive internet presence, with viral TikToks with 4.5 million views, and 1 million followers.

Mirror.co.uk also tells the story of Lowri Rose-Williams who spoke on how she feels ‘people assume she’s “an airhead” before they find out she’s a law student. She also relays that her experiences on OnlyFans contribute to the points of view that surround her as “many assume girls who use the app are ��brainless.’”

Rose-Williams also expresss that “when people actually get to know [her] they change their mind,” which to me is certainly evocative of Elle.

A creator that I am a big fan of is Christina Stratton, who, in an article by Business Insider stated "I think back to the first day of college, and I would have never been bold enough to post an outfit of the day (…) I would have been too nervous about what all of my college friends would think.”

And yet now, she has a follower count in the hundreds of thousands, and is dubbed another “real life Elle Woods,” and while the article focuses on how she makes money from her brand deals, it is from her evocation of Elle Woods that her numbers have been garnered. Stratton wears almost exclusively pink in her videos, has a perfectly Bruiser-like tiny poodle, and has an Elle-tastic perky attitude that shows that she lives like Elle.

There is something about the unapologetically authentic aura of Elle Woods, from her optimism to her feminism, to her pinkness, that just appeals to people in so many ways. Elle Woods is who she is and becomes an even stronger version of herself, never changing for anyone. That’s who everyone who feels connected to her wants to be. Legally Blonde’s legacy is that of women who feel like they can do anything they want to, and do it in a heel. It evokes Dolly Parton’s famous line of “go big or go home, either way do it in a red pair of shoes,” but here they’re hot pink- but equally designed for stomping.

My Girlies

I reached out to my followers too to see what mymost supportive queens had to say, and it was plenty. naranjahtikal said: “I want to go to law school because of Elle! I also want to own a future textile company. I love the internal and external balance that Elle portrays as a woman.”

princessaninhas also responded, saying:

“I always wanted to be a nurse but people always told me that I didn't have the profile for that, they judged me by my way of being and dressing, they said I wasn't smart enough, there was a time when I was the only one who got all the answers right on a test (because I studied a lot) and the teacher said I was "lucky".Elle Woods taught me that we shouldn't care what others think, we should be ourselves and we shouldn't change our way of being to be what others want💕”

It is clear that Elle’s influence and the legacy of Legally Blonde are far-reaching and widespread. Legally Blonde inspires and Elle Woods represents having it all. You can be girly and twirly and kickass all at one, from law school to textiles, “we shouldn’t care what others think,” and we have to do things we want to do for ourselves.

A Conclusion

So, ultimately, what would Elle Woods do? I think the answer is that she would overcome a past that caused her to be overlooked and do what no one expected her to, creating a longlasting legacy for years to come.

Just as the story of Elle Woods is one of being overlooked for being too blonde for law school, only to set her eyes on the White House in Legally Blonde 2, the story of Legally Blonde is that of a movie that overcame murky origins and fought to become a feminist classic and went on to be the talk of the town in it’s twenty-second year since it’s release.

Thank you to Robert Luketic, Karen McCullah Lutz, Kristen Smith, and Reese Witherspoon among everyone else behind this most magical of films, and may we continue as a community of pink-loving, feminine feminists to keep the momentum going for those who came after us, becase that really is what Elle Woods would do.

[dyouknowwhatimean-archive]

heyyyy sorry for always begging for movies but i am not one of god’s movie watchers so idk how to find good ones. do you have any gay movie recs? and also lesbian ones

never apologize for making me talk about movies my favorite thing to do in the world!!

i'm not really one of those people who has a list of lgbt films they like so i'm probably forgetting a bunch but i love plata quemada (2000), michael (1924), my own private idaho (1991), anything by gregg araki is a good bet, most almodóvar movies, god's own country (2017), i watched all of us strangers (2023) and i loved it, obviously you've already heard of movies like brokeback mountain or moonlight but in case you haven't watched them they really are as good as everyone says... making this list and really struggling here realizing i might not have the fujoshi temperament after all...

for lesbian ones it's easier cause i'm a lesbian. in no particular order mulholland drive (2001), the hunger (1983), black swan (2010), bound (1996), benedetta (2021), the lure (2015), but i'm a cheerleader (1999), vampyros lesbos (1971), high art (1998), disobedience (2017), the handmaiden (2016), anything by jean rollin, debs (2004), alucarda (1977), love lies bleeding (2024) which against all odds i did end up loving so so much.. okay i'm gonna stop now

also let me plug a couple of lists i love

[swanmaids]

Tagged by @mirillel and @imakemywings to share seven comfort movies, thanks a lot!

I’m not a great watcher of filmes… it’s something I always want to get better at, but in between work and my other hobbies, I never seem to have the time 😮‍💨 with that said, here’s seven of my favourites that I can always come back to.

Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty: A Gothic Romance (2022)

Hustlers (2019)

Spirited Away (2001)

Some Like it Hot (1959)

Train to Busan (2016)

The Red Shoes (1948)

And my forever number one film; The Handmaiden (2016)

In return, I’ll tag @that-angry-noldo @theghostinthemargins @searchingforserendipity25 @melestasflight @courtjestermerlin @elevenelvenswords to share yours if you fancy it :)

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, January 6th

BUFFY: Listen, Doctor, I don't see why we can't take her home, you know, just until... (gestures) I-I mean, wouldn't it be better for her to rest someplace where she felt safe and comfortable? DR. KRIEGEL: Even if it would mean some work for you, taking care of her? JOYCE: (sighs and leans back in bed) Oh, thank god. BUFFY: I'll do it, anything.

~~Listening to Fear~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Rotten by MadeInGold (Faith/Willow/Kendra/Cordelia, G)

before I laid eyes on you by Agent Lokitty (Spike/reader, not rated)

there for you by Agent Lokitty (Giles & OC, not rated)

[Chaptered Fiction]

Flavor of the Week, Chapter 7 by Alittleauthor (Giles/Inara, multiple crossovers, G)

The Key To Being Buffy, Chapter 7 by BlueZeroZeroOne (Buffy, Dawn, Stargate crossover, M)

"The Sky's Gonna Open", Chapter 13 by lindseymcdonaldseyelashes (Lindsey/OC, E)

Under the Water, Chapter 19 by dwinchester (Buffy & Gage Petronzi, M)

Ghost World, Chapter 18 (complete!) by Nonkosherian (Buffy/Faith, T)

It takes a team to raise a vampire, Chapter 3 (complete!) by AnkiKind (Ensemble, M)

No dick sucking in the library! - The sign's origin, Chapter 2 by DancingAngel0013 (Buffy/Giles, M)

Moonlit Shadows, Chapter 7 by WillowBee326 (Oz/Spike, E)

The Forging Ghost Yahoo! Group's FGF Challenges & Ficathons (circa 2001 and written by the Moderator Ghostsforge), Chapters 1-3 by Ghostsforge

Slaying the Slayer, Chapter 2 by WillowBee326 (Buffy/Faith, E)

athletes don’t love nerds, do they? part two by Agent Lokitty (Giles/reader, not rated)

Amara Time, Chapter 14 by Joan963z (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Love Ridden, Chapter 3 by scratchmeout (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Pack My Box with Five Dozen Liquor Jugs, Chapter 6 by honeygirl51885 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

A Waxy Gent Chuckled Over My Fab Jazzy Quips, Chapter 6 by violettathepiratequeen (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

What If Love Was Enough? Chapter 4 by Spikelover4ever (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Afterburn, Chapter 1 by Melme1325 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

It's Easy Time, Until It's Not, Chapter 7 by hulettwyo (Buffy/Spike, G)

The Freak Show, Chapter 7 by hulettwyo (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only)

Love Lives Here, Chapter 5 by Passion4Spike (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: The Slayers and Their Watchers by CoffeeMilkLvr (worksafe)

Cartoon: Buffy and Doctor Who by Paul Gadzikowski's The Hero of Three Faces (worksafe)

Fanvid: Wicked Game (Lucifer Version)- Buffy and Spike (Spuffy) by Bobblehead89

Fanvid: Buffy + Spike - Talking Body by Faith Victoria

Fanvid: Buffy: The Lucid Dream Acid Trip Fiasco (Feature Film Cut) by MyLoveableCrayon

Fanvid: Buffy and Angel - Best Damn Thing by juliaroxs241

Fanvid: Buffy Summers - Working for the Weekend by juliaroxs241

Fanvid: buffy & angel | jackie and wilson by lostlcve

Video: One Last Scene | Tears, Not Blood | Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Cool Channel DreadTube (Spike analysis)

Song: Buffy the vampire slayer - Going through the motions by Anjerikku

[Reviews & Recaps]

Video: The #btvs Twisted Guide S02E04: Inca Mummy Girl by Twisted View

[Fandom Discussions]

buffy and angel as a subversion of the knight in shining armour and damsel in distress trope is PERFECTION by bangelism

We really should have gotten some Angel and Anya interactions by oveliagirlhaditright

How babygirl is Willow? by The Babygirl Polls

Could Vamp Willow maybe haven been foreshadowing Dark Willow in season 6? by Kristine

Question - Who really is Buffy's "best" friend? by Joan the Vampire Slayer

Is it me, or was Xander done dirty? continued by sybil

Why was Lilah evil? by onceamonthfor18years

my thoughts on season 2 first time watching it by Ok-Connection4791

Buffy Appreciation by unknown_asofyet

am i the only one who thinks buffy got hotter over the seasons? by morallygreat

Sprucilla is still the sexiest.....even when Spike is chipped by alrtight

I disliked Chosen by debujandobirds

First time watcher here. Half way through s4 by stephygrl

Is it ever explained how everyone in Sunnydale is able to shrug off insane paranormal incidents on a week-to-week basis? by PapaCousCous

Two questions regarding buffys season 1 stake and also her training by Tsole96

You gotta admit the Him episode is pretty funny 😂 by artsygrl2021

What Buffy Opinion are you defending like this? by CoffeeMilkLvr

The point of The Wish by bevgron

Is Joyce just vampire kryptonite? by loki2002

What's xander's most in character quote? by ImAViewNotPretty

What’s with the bed-making in Buffy and Faith’s dreams? by classified12345

Hot take: Anya wouldve ran angel investigations like the navy by theducksystem

Does anyone truly deep down inside believe this is good? [Slayers audio drama] by BretBaber

Are you surprised by Spikes reaction from the real Buffy kissing him while pretending to be Buffy the robot? (Intervention S5E18) by sushibananawater

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[google-is-alien]

Screaming into the void rn incomprehensibly. I have been getting serious brain rot about the dichotomy between 2001 A Space Odyssey and Bloodborne rn. And I think I figured out why Space Odyssey falls flat for me while Bloodborne works. Basically, for these two different design/fine arts classes I had to dissect these two on their principles; one was an essay on 2001: A Space Odyssey and one was a presentation on Bloodborne. So now you all have to hear my thoughts even though I rarely post beyond reblogs.

SPOILERS AHEAD TREAD CAREFULLY:

The two are arguably of a similar genre of cosmic horror/Lovecraftian horror/eldritch horror whatever the fuck you want to call it. The issue with Space Odyssey is there is no true horror in knowing. That's it. The lack of plot makes you confused on why everyone is freaking out about those goddamn alien rectangles. The enlightenment of humanity, where Dave turns into the StarChild fetus, is not a horror revelation nor is it seen as a triumph of ascension. It just is? Like he sees a bunch of colors (which is just Kubrick on acid being like let's not cut this down) and then he sees himself rapidly age, which should begin to cohesively tie the plot and would like show this ascension into becoming alien/an Old one, but it doesn’t. It cuts to him being a fetus. Not to mention the evolution of humanity displayed in the film is so choppy as it cuts from the monkeys, to the moon people, to Dave in the Jupiter trip to ascension of humanity? Like many a time I have complained about the lack of plot for this movie or about how much of the runtime could be cut. 

Bloodborne solves this problem and conveys its story in so much more of a compelling way. The plot is just as obscured as Space Odyssey, and it doesn’t even need to be uncovered for certain playthroughs. But even brutality in monster hunting gives you a specific ending and the lore of the world will still be conveyed by the NPCs around you. The ideas of the evolution of humanity are dealt with in a much more interesting way of analyzing and viscerally showing you the issues between A) sex and B) human experimentation forcing people to madness when trying to breach ascension. The sex part has been discussed in a wonderful video essay by Honey Bat on YouTube under Visceral Feminity: A Bloodborne Video Essay and also a recent post I reblogged by xenosagaepisodeone that discusses the use of sex as a tactic into cosmic horror. (Also brief note that Space Odyssey has scenes that make me personally uncomfy because haha late 60s sexism). 

What I’m about to discuss is ascension and knowledge. Basically there is this very important part of Bloodborne where you discover that there are two like factions that are trying to get humanity to ascend into becoming one with the Old Gods: The Blood Ministry/The Healing Church (people trying to use the blood of trapped Old Gods and inject themselves with it, which turns them into blood drunk monsters) and the Byrgenwerth College (belief that humanity needs to elevate their minds by gaining Insight which basically some Watcher shit where they try to see into the eldritch truth via eyeballs). This can completely tie into the hubris of humanity that is prevalent in Lovecraft stories as those that seek this power are often damned to madness, which is seen in both heads of these factions. In fact, the true ending of the game is the protagonist ascending after using both methods in-game to survive. 

So what does this mean for Space Odyssey? It means that the ascension of Dave has no basis nor a hubris. The only one who displays any hubris in the movie is HAL and perhaps the businessmen who decide to send people to the moon. Which makes sense if you understand the people losing it on the moon, but the ascension has no basis. There is no reason for Dave to ascend as the Hunter does in Bloodborne beyond being chosen by an outside alien force after they scouted humanity for millions of years. The madness of the rectangles is not eldritch knowledge as it is not about comprehension of an outside source. Bloodborne masters this perfectly with the two routes that Yharnam has taken and its explorations of this concept. It follows how Lovecraft applied arrogance in humans to drive them mad. It follows how these stories see incomprehensible things, ignores it, and then someone fucks it up for the rest of us. It explores how the ascension of humans is through the same knowledge that makes us insane. Dave and Space Odyssey doesn’t get that. And it might merely be the medium it is made in, as Bloodborne has the advantage of being an interactive medium, and it also could be because the point is that it is a fun space movie and technology sometimes bad movie made when the moon landing happened and that was terrifying for a lot of people. But I think its interesting how similar these two things are in a horror concept, and yet I despised Space Odyssey to the point of mental breakdown and now I’m relentlessly consuming Bloodborne content. Like theres gotta be reasons for this I feel like I’m going insane in the membrane myself. 

I do also want to mention that I actually think both media are stunning design-wise. Kubrick is obviously a master at cinematic craft and certain scenes, such as when HAL is being turned off actually were really neat. And then Bloodborne is a macabre dream and fits my personal tastes beautifully. So there is nothing wrong artistically with these two properties. I just think that I had such strong reactions to them despite them being similar.

Anyways Eileen the Crow is hot and HAL 9000 can get it. Send post. 

[measuringbliss]

I'm not a huge movie watcher but I can rec two of my favourite movies, We Are The Best!(2013) and Santa Maradona (2001). they're both slice of life, one is abt a group of young girls trying to make a punk band to enter a contest and the other is about a couple of broke 20something roommates just going about their life. only problem is as far as I know neither film got very popular so u might struggle to find an English/subbed version. I hope you do tho!

Thank you very much! I added these two movies on my watch list, I'm particularly curious about We're The Best.

Mutuals and followers, do you have other movie suggestions? A year has 12 months and I only got 2 recommendations :p

[jedisassafras]

I watched this show as a kid in the 90’s/early 2000’s, and I LOVED it, but it’s weird going back and rewatching it and being able to spot all the media/film references. “Boxing Daria” is a reference to the film Boxing Helena(1993) which even for the 2001 was such a deep cut reference because that movie was critically reviled and a major financial failure(won the Golden Raspberry in 1994), and almost no one watched it. The average teenage/early twenties MTV watcher would NOT have understood that reference. And honestly, it makes me love Daria and its creators even more. That show was truly one a kind 💗

Daria – 5.13: Boxing Daria

[onward--upward]

3, 19, and 29 for the asks please

hiii thank you!! <3

3. 3 films you could watch for the rest of your life and not get bored of?

oh saw (2004) for sure... hm... i would also say moulin rouge (2001) and venom, lol!! i feel like that gives me a decent variety and also they're three of my favourite movies. i am a chronic re-watcher in the first place so i rarely get bored of things that i really love

19. favourite thing about the day?

tough question for me, a night person. but breakfast time!! i love breakfast, i love a lazy morning with a coffee and something to read.

29. what do you do when you're sad?

i'm never sad, i am a king of repressed emotions! just kidding (kind of), honestly though i just kind of curl up in my bed and sleep when i'm sad. or i like to watch something silly and comforting, like a disney movie or a brooklyn 99 episode.

ask me questions!

[adamtesta]

Japanese Horror Critical Reception

Japanese Horror films gained lots of recognition and popularity starting in the early 1990’s and going until the end of the 2000’s. It was categorized as the J-Horror boom and soon enough after seeing the success the genre was generating, it made its way overseas to America, where lots of films were remade with bigger budgets. J-Horror set itself apart from the films that would be categorized as “scary” at the time. What made the movies created to fit this genre different was the removal of the more gory and slasher-style, rather shifting their focus to physiological thrilling. It builds the tension and suspense as the film goes on with the use of supernatural horror, which is usually ghosts. The spirits that come to haunt the characters are usually vengeful, meaning they were provoked sometime before, and are linked to objects that are commonly used by everyone in the audience, for example a TV or a phone, as you cans below along with a more in depth breakdown of what J-Horror is:

The films that will be expanded further in this blog are Ju-On:The Curse, 1 and 2, (2000) and (2001) and Ju-On:The Grudge (2002). See the list of every Ju-On movie below:

In this blog, we will be looking into the critiques of the first installment of the Ju-On series and how they were evaluated and adjusted to in the next film.

Ju-On:The Curse is divided into six parts that are in non-chronological order, however, are all connected. They all focus on a cursed house where a man murdered his wife due to a jealous rage. 

In order to understand the film, I had to search what Ju-On was and how it works, coming across this description: “According to Ju-On, when a person dies with a deep and powerful rage, a curse is born. The curse gathers in the place where that person has died or where they were frequently at, and repeats itself there.”

The sequel and second installment of the series does a lot of retelling of the previous film then gets into greater detail on the events that transpired before. Both films follow this confusing non-sequential order where the first story that is shown could really take place after the fourth story or the sixth story shown could really be the first story. It is even more complex just trying to explain it. 

The evaluations of the two films by critics with a more reputable background than I matched exactly how I interpreted the film. Although the film is very creepy, a lot of my time was spent trying to figure out what was going on, rather than the psychological aspects of the horror. Part of the confusion for me could come from my lack of understanding of Japanese culture, but to many, including myself, the non-chronological order throws us for a loop. To better this style of film, see the image below:

Maybe I am just lazy and want everything laid out in front of me to be easily interpreted, but this is what makes the Ju-On series unique, so in the end I see this as a positive. Some critics wanted away with this technique used by director Takashi Shimizu, however, it makes his films stand out compared to the rest. The audience has to put the pieces together in their head, kind of like solving a mystery. Great films make you think, like this one. See an interview of Shimizu talking about The Grudge below:

I would say these films are not for a casual movie watcher like I am. I would prefer a linear formed plot but the more I read about others opinions, Shimizu perfected the technique of engaging his audience and making sure everyone is paying attention for the entirety of the film. 

Now looking at Ju-On:The Curse, from a negative evaluation and how it was improved upon in Ju-On:The Grudge. The goal of the earlier film was to end on sort of a cliff hanger and get people excited about the new one that would be coming out soon. Saying this, with how good the movie was up until that point, it should not have concluded the way it did. One of the characters, Kyoko, is shown in the closing moments running away afraid because she sees a ghost-like figure of a woman in the window. Just not an exciting way to finish the film, luckily, in The Grudge, Shimizu gave us a way better ending. See image of the woman in the window and a breakdown of the ending below:

Sources:

Introduction to Japanese Horror Film, Cole Balmain

Devils Advocates, Ju-On: The Grudge, Marisa C. Hayes

[sci-fiworlds]

Reflections on Ancient Astronauts in Prometheus

Ridley Scott's highly anticipated Alien prequel Prometheus promised to answer the questions Alien fans had been asking about the origins of the famous Xenomorphs since the release of Alien in 1979. Unfortunately, cinema goers will have to wait for the sequel as the film asks more questions than it answers. Audiences might have gotten some tentative answers about the evolution of the Alien, but they were left wondering about mankind's own origin. We can, however, look to other films that have explored the ancient astronaut theory to find some possible answers.

In a viral video released to promote Scott's return to the universe of space jockeys and chest-bursters, a young Peter Wayland, the founder and CEO of Weyland Corp, gives a presentation at the TED conference in the year 2023. During his talk the corporate chief lists mankind's greatest discoveries and inventions, culminating with the creation of "cybernetic individuals" who we're told in just a few short years will be indistinguishable from us. "We are the Gods now", Weyland boasts at the end.

The TED 2023 video sets up audiences for the events of Prometheus, in which in 2090 a human crew are sent to LV-223 to investigate the theory that humans were created by an unknown extraterrestrial species thousands of years ago.

Oddly paralleling the UFO research, after the opening credits two archaeologists discover a cave painting in Scotland of a star map that resembles the one drawn in real life by Betty Hill after recalling her alien abduction experience from 1961. This might just be a coincidence, however, Marjorie Fish has interrupted the Betty Hill star map as showing the double star system of Zeta Reticuli, which is the same star system where the Prometheus crew journey to in search of mankind's creators. Although, the name of the solar system is never stated in Prometheus, it is mentioned by the character Lambert in the original Alien.

The biggest problem with Prometheus is that the purpose the alien "engineers" had for creating humans is never revealed, although we are told they intended to wipe out all life on Earth before they either changed their minds or were interrupted at the last minuet. The closest we get to an answer as to why the "Gods" created mankind is when Mr Weyland's android son David asks one of the crewmen why did humans create artificial humans like himself. The answer "because we could" is as disappointing as it is scary.

The ancient astronaut theory, of course, is nothing new, especially in science fiction. Before Eric Von Daniken's 1968 best-seller Chariots of the Gods? popularised the theory that Earth had been visited by extraterrestrials back in pre-history, science fiction writers like Arthur C. Clarke and Nigel Kneale were exploring this idea in fiction.

In 2001: A Space Odyssey, the film begins with a tribe of apemen being visited by a mysterious black monolith. After touching the alien object the apeman tribe begins to develop new skills and intelligence. This is shown by the apeman leader Moon-Watcher picking up a bone and using it as a club. In a documentary about the making of 2001 to mark the film's 30th anniversary, Arthur C. Clarke explained that he and the director Stanley Kubrick had intended the strange artifact to be a kind of teaching machine: "The Monolith was essentially a teaching machine. In fact our original idea was to have something with a transparent screen on which images would appear, which would teach the apes how to fight each other, how to maybe even make fire. But that was much too naive an idea. So eventually we just bypassed it with a device which we didn't explain ... but they just touched it, and things happened to their brains, and they were transformed."

Clarke also explains in the same documentary the meaning of the famous scene when Moon-Watcher throws the bone weapon he invents into the air and the scene shifts to a satellite orbiting Earth in the year 2001. According to the inventor of the communications satellite, the spacecraft orbiting Earth is a nuclear weapon. The message being that the same intelligence that gave humans the ability to go into space can also be used to destroy ourselves before we journey into outer space.

Apemen were also the target of ancient alien manipulation in Nigel Kneale's third Quatermass story, Quatermass and The Pit. Originally a six part story broadcast live on the BBC between December 1959 and January 1958, the story centres around the discovery of a mysterious "unexploded bomb" at an archaeological dig in London. Found near the remains of apemen with unusually large skulls, the object is in fact a Martian spaceship that had been sent to Earth to return several apemen to the planet after they had been augmented. Going one step beyond 2001, the reason the aliens had for altering the apemen is given in Quatermass and The Pit. With their own race doomed by an environmental cataclysm on Mars, the aliens intended the apemen to be their successors. In the words of Quatermass: "It would be a way of possessing the Earth. Only a colony by proxy, but better than leaving nothing at all behind."

Another interesting parallel between Clarke's 2001 and Nigel Kneale's Quatermass and The Pit is that that the increased intelligence of the apemen has potentially catastrophic results. In 2001 the very first tool Moon-Watcher creates is used as a weapon to club another apeman to death, and millions of years later mankind uses its intelligence to put nuclear weapons in orbit. Paralleling this, Quatermass and The Pit begins with Professor Quatermass condemning a government plan to put similar weapons in space. Might this have been the reason for the "engineers" in Prometheus wanting to wipe us out, were they afraid of what humans might do once they began to develop more sophisticated weapons than bone clubs? In Ufology the explosion of the first atomic bomb in 1945 is often suggested as a reason why aliens might be visiting Earth, but if Scott's "engineers" had similar concerns about the course human technology was taking towards destruction, then why then didn't they go ahead with their planned annihilation of all life on Earth?

Again a possible explanation might be found in Kneale's Quatemass and The Pit. In that film the reason the aliens are unable to finish their colonisation of Earth is because the Martians, obsessed with a hatred for nonconformity and anything different, wipe themselves out in a race war first.

Prometheus ends with the archaeologist Elizabeth Shaw and the decapitated head of the android David setting course for the home world of the "engineers". Will they find a dead planet with only hints of the civilisation that once existed there in the proposed sequel to the prequel? We will have to wait for Scott to finish his long awaited Blade Runner sequel, another film that asks questions about the nature of God, to find out.

Whether any of these films are some form of UFO disclosure or disinformation effort, or simply the product of imaginative minds... I'll leave that for another column, though.

READ RICHARD THOMAS'S SCI-FI WORLDS COLUMN FOR BINNALL OF AMERICA

[amiphotographingthecity]

B.Influences and Inspiration

Shunji Iwai (film director)

All About Lily-Chou Chou (2001)

This is one of my favorite movie. In movie, there are many nature description that call watcher’s emotion. When I see photo, I tend to like pictures that effect my emotion. The film is centred on the unstable emotions of secondary school students, nature and music, and feels close to the relationship between humans and nature, which is the theme of my project. In my project, I focus on man, nature and the constructions made by man, but the constructions are inorganic objects made by man. In this regard, the first image shows a boy standing in a large rice field and holding a music player, a man-made inorganic object. The boy standing in a large rice paddy is natural, but the addition of the music player creates a slightly incongruous feeling. I find this discomfort interesting.

This second image shows a boy looking at a large poster in front of a rice field. In this image, the poster seems very uncomfortable. It appears to represent the world of the film by daring to depict something that could not actually happen.

The last image shows a small shadow of a person under the sky and pylons. This image shows that the steel tower, a human-made inorganic object, has a very strong presence.Photographing the kite as well evokes the theme of childhood memories and is also sentimental.

[carcarrot]

12, 19, 20, 27 :3

thank you for the ask!!!!!

12. Favorite movie(s) per genre

ohh boy this is gonna be hard

Action and Adventure - pirates of the caribbean series, spider-man (2002), the adventures of robin hood (1938)

Bildungsroman aka Coming-of-Age - carrie (1978), the back to the future trilogy

Comedy - some like it hot, s.o.b., clue, blazing saddles, bedazzled, ghostbusters, soapdish

Crime and Mystery - double indemnity, the list of adrian messenger

Documentary - under the volcano (2021)

Drama - all about eve, casablanca

Fantasy - pan's labyrinth, big fish

Historical - amadeus, the countess

Horror - the exorcist iii, alien, the shining

Music - can't stand losing you: surviving the police

Romance - bringing up baby, midnight, delicacy

Science Fiction - blade runner, the fifth element, aliens, star trek ii: the wrath of khan

Speculative - 2001: a space odyssey, village of the damned

Thriller - north by northwest, psycho, strangers on a train, the fugitive, double jeopardy

Western - butch cassidy and the sundance kid, rango

19. Director(s) you hate

steven spielberg, woody allen, david fincher

20. Your pet peeve(s) in movies:

unnecessary scenes!!!! you dont have to show me the car driving before someone is in another location. i will understand that they've gotten there. also the bit in thriller/horror movies where because its that kind of movie, the credits have to be in an Edgy Style with a punk/metal song playing over the serial killers's crazy notes. i think se7en started this, and others films like taking lives and the watcher felt like they had to do the same thing

27. If you could make a movie, what would it be and why?

VERY GLAD YOU ASKED i have several ideas that ive just kind of gotten the premise for (mainly comedies) but there's one big one that i've really thought about and is my main project right now that i Really want to develop as a film

without giving a lot away, its a movie about the movies: the story of this guy who, after the death of his acclaimed director brother, is now going to make a movie but in his own style, which is rather different and bothers anyone and everyone he tries to work with (i know that sounds highly unoriginal and boring but trust me theres other elements and details that are SO good)

[thesilencedmasses]

So I spotted a familiar script at the local Used DVD Store™

As it would turn out, it's got EVERYTHING! The Matrix font, the mysterious front cover art, Keanu Reeves!

But I looked up the synopsis and was disappointed.

"The Watcher" will never be "The Matrix" for one simple reason.