#things i’ve noticed

[dallasgallant]

There was a post I made some time ago about something I love about the movie being noise and just how loud it is. How you hear the distant train whistle, the bugs at night, people having conversations in the background etc. It makes the world so lived in… so real. It doesn’t try this cinematic thing, noises overlap, people mumble!

Something else I liked that I realized once my grandma pointed it out is that I like how young the cast was. These are boys, all late teens, early 20s (Patrick was in his 20s just not early) and inexperienced! They’re new and being pushed in ways that aren’t 100% typical of the field working with Coppola. They can’t cry pretty, they shouldn’t cry pretty— in fact it contributes a lot to their characters. Oh they make weird faces or are stiff in some places— good! To me that only hightens the preformance instead of taking away from it… they’re a bunch of troubled teenage boys who never got taught how to emotionally regulate. The imperfections become perfections in my eyes.

I never was made to watch/read in middle school so I’ve encountered this all older in life. Analyzed and reexamined every moment of the book/movie and idk I feel like I missed out on a major milestone in school but at the same time I don’t think I’d be able to appreciate or notice half of what I had if I was introduced back then.

*almost all imperfections because idk what the actual hell the sound mixing is in the complete novel. Music is too loud. Surf rock is surf rocking… not even the right—- rant for another day.

[fights4users]

Two things here,

Firstly the street confirms that the city is in fact LA, it wasn’t very hard to guess considering the Propensity 80s movies had to taking place in the city. It also makes the whole “center city” thing in legacy even weirder that they’re trying to distance from the real world— when the whole point was the contrast, I digress.

Second is the little sign on the side, that is handmade and likely the original sign for the arcade. I imagine Flynn took out a huge loan for the neon one, but I love the little one. It’s cheap and sparsely decorated sure but it’s got heart! More importantly its listing his games. Just like the gigantic billboard overhead (likely another major loan) proudly displaying paranoids. It’s his little ‘up yours’ to Dillinger and Encom; his little way to credit himself. I can also imagine he tells anyone who’ll listen they’re his games- but most people think he’s just saying that to impress them- except the younger kids. His hard core fans.

[thedeadmoney]

So, I’ve listened through all three campaigns of

Critical Role, and I’ve noticed something funny.

Context: Some of the cast are burners, and go to Burning Man every year.

For about one to two episodes after they do Burning Man they have the most ridiculous and silly times. They are a lot more reminiscent of a normal D&D group and it honestly it really refreshing to see. Lots of laughing and crazy things, and usually a non serious point in the game. It’s kind of where you are reminded that even though they are amazing actors, at the end of the day it’s a bunch of friends playing a table top together. And I fucking love that.

You go on and enjoy the heck out of that post-burn glow!!

[spindlesaurus-rex]

Stand by for another thought that’s incomplete (you love me)

In my fic Hue and Variant I got really obsessed (after deciding they’d both met Milton and googling the Houston Tollway which I have been on but couldn’t remember) with Aziraphale’s CLOTHES.

Because the thing is that they’re SOFT. And, while I haven’t snuck onto set like a gremlin and touched all the clothes, they seem soft IN WAYS THAT THE OTHER ANGEL’S CLOTHING DOESN’T.

And that is SENDING ME. In season one when Aziraphale calls himself ‘soft’ it’s something that’s reflected in those fabrics with their comfortable nap and tactile fabrics and the combination of multiple textures and layers that feels totally missing from, say, Gabriel’s suit. I mean I would need to check the episodes again and take a closer look but it’s definitely the impression I’ve been left with!

This show is taking up so much of my brain.

[that-one-weird-cloud0]

Danny: *just chilling on the couch while being very still™️ at the Wayne Manor*

Clark: *comes to visit*

Clark: hey Bruce?

Bruce: yes?

Clark: why is there a dead child in your living room?

Bruce: what 0-0

Danny: oh shit

Danny: *starts up heartbeat* better?

Clark: *even more freaked out*

[gothra]

I’ll never forget when I was arguing with a person in favor of total prison abolition and I asked them “what about violent offenders?” And they said “Well, in a world where prisons have been abolished, we’ll have leveled the playing field and everyone will have their basic needs met, and crime won’t be as much of an issue.” And then I was like “okay. But…no. Because rich people also rape and murder, so it isn’t just a poor person thing. So what will we do about that?” And I don’t think they answered me after that. I’m ashamed to say I continued to think that the problem was that I simply didn’t understand prison abolitionists enough and that their point was right in front of me, and it would click once I finally let myself understand it. It took me a long time to realize that if something is going to make sense, it needs to make sense. If you want to turn theory into Praxis (I’m using that word right don’t correct me I’ll vomit) everyone needs to be on board, which mean it all needs to click and it needs to click fast and fucking clear. You need to turn a complex idea into something both digestible and flexible enough to be expanded upon. Every time I ask a prison abolitionist what they actually intend to do about violent crime, I get directed to a summer reading list and a BreadTuber. It’s like a sleight-of-hand trick. Where’s the answer to my question. There it is. No wait, there it is. It’s under this cup. No it isn’t. “There’s theory that can explain this better than I can.” As if most theory isn’t just a collection of essays meant to be absorbed and discussed by academics, not the average skeptic. “Read this book.” And the book won’t even answer the question. The book tells you to go ask someone else. “Oh, watch this so-and-so, she totally explains it better than me.” Why can’t you explain it at all? Why did you even bring it up if you were going to point me to someone else to give me the basics that you should probably already know? Maybe I’m just one of those crazy people who thinks that some people need to be kept away from the public for everyone’s good. Maybe that just makes me insane. Maybe not believing that pervasive systemic misogyny could be solved with a UBI and a prayer circle makes me a bad guy. But it’s not like women’s safety is a priority anyway. It’s not like there is an objective claim to be made that re-releasing violent offenders or simply not locking them up is deadly.

[geminison]

One Last Gift

[mossy-paws]

Clementine returns. (PHIGHTING!)

deciding to accumulate all of these into a singular post to make my life easier + so that I can have some more food for you all,,, anyways.

My. My son. Clementine my baby my sweet boy,,, Some of these ARE actually reposts but the first 2 are for sure not :3! (I think at least LMAO), enjoy this :3! I must go back to my hole /silly

(Also a bonus as well )

[shaykai]

I like how we’ve collectively agreed that Durge bites limbs off (to varying degrees, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Durge that I think wouldn’t bite someone)

And simultaneously we all looked at Gortash and said “yeah he’d stick his hand in their mouth”

[housederiva]

Why does Rook stand like this in 90% of the conversations they have?

[bluegiragi]

I was looking through the monster!au tag today in my own time and the brushes I’ve gone through over the course of this comic😭…I can never just settle…

[dallasgallant]

Details details…

I took a photo and screamed about it ages ago but that was on my busted tv and not very articulated but just a few little things to scream about form this moment;

The fact you can see Johnny’s letter in the frame next to his composition notebook. Also in the frame where he reads it at the end if you look close it appears to be written on the back of a food menu or some sort of hospital grocery list

The wall mounted pencil sharpener. That he works not only on homework but something that gets forgotten is pony draws a lot! It was likely put in by his dad, maybe a gift.

His cursive! Neat time period detail, as handwritten big paper assignments were always cursive and in ink

His composition book doesn’t look like the type you’d go out and buy, this is purely headcanon/speculation but it may be school provided. Perhaps he’s given some supplies due to situation and the fact he’s on honor roll.

Not featured in images but on the wall behind him is yet another horse picture and I THINK Elvis.

You know for a fact Pony absolutely thought himself a genius after coming up with “The Outsiders” for a title. You know his 14 year old ass was like ‘I’m getting the Nobel prize for this one’✨😎

[fights4users]

Haven’t seen it talked about but the cells have a display screen in them, likely displaying who’s next and that sort of information. Whatever shows up flashes really quickly and it’s either mirrored or not a actual language (I like how it’s mainly numbers,)

It reminds me of the animated concept where it was a lot more big crowd running man insanity (that we end up getting in legacy)

[mumblesplash]

heartbreaking: this viral post is saying things you completely agree with in the most irritating way possible

[caffeiiine]

kunikidas ideals have the potential to be self destructive and kunikida can be considered passively suicidal, he is also not the polite and respectful man fanon makes him out to be- *gets shot*

[cable-salamdr]

Mad that they removed seemingly every trace of Misako do you know how badly I want to see her interact with Arin so they can bond over being spinjitsu-doers without elemental powers. Off to make five billion hcs now goodbye