#way back in october when i was watching willie muse's video on ernest scared stupid | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

primatechnosynthpop · 3 years

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Idk how obvious this is because I feel like I usually come off as fairly positive and chill on here but every now and then I have to restrain myself from going on a rant about an extremely silly or trivial topic. But I've gotta release that pent-up rage at some point or it'll only get worse

#for instance i was like. so close to writing a comment on steve shives' recent video on comedy in star trek #refuting the brief jab he made at ghostbusters afterlife #because that is Not what that video was even about so like. nobody would have cared. not the time or place to get into that discourse #BUT LIKE..... c'mon man you've gotta understand that the comparison he was making there is unfair #like for one thing the ghostbusters franchise always had a good amount of heart. the bonds between characters have always been important #for another thing afterlife wasn't just a tribute to the original film *in general* but specifically to harold ramis #and finally..... afterlife WAS still primarily a comedy!! it was only ''serious and reverent'' when it needed to be #there are a lot of jokes in that movie and also moments where goofy jokes would have been extremely inappropriate #and all things considered i think it navigated those waters fairly well #or on a completely different (but maybe tangentially related by some definitions) note #way back in october when i was watching willie muse's video on ernest scared stupid #this one bit in the video where willie says that ernest's only character trait is his stupidity genuinely kinda pissed me off #because like yeah ofc that's his main defining comedic trait but it's not the ONLY thing about him!#he's also hardworking (despite being largely incompetent) and sociable and good with kids and a good pet owner too #seems to think very highly of himself at times but prone to bouts of self-loathing when he messes up #great at making impassioned speeches. very in touch with his emotions. southern hospitality #resourceful!! actually knows a fair bit of trivia about various things even though he can't always apply that knowledge in a useful way #you see? he's got a lot going for him. yeah he's a dumbass but he's not JUST a dumbass #....y'know strangely enough just typing all this out is cathartic in a way. might get embarrassed and delete this post later though

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