my feelings on romance really aren't complex tbh. i enjoy making meaningful and long lasting connections with people and i've definitely loved some of them in ways that wouldn't be considered platonic by an outside observer, but when it comes to the concept of "romance" and romantic relationships i'm just like
i just think it’s so funny that zoro does not even wanna comment on the usokaya situation when usopp explicitly asks and he very pointedly looks away when they kiss and yet he proceeds to butt in every single time sanji flirts with a woman or implies he knows about romance to redirect attention back on himself like god i wonder where your interests lie…
one thing about the new star wars shows is that it's glaringly obvious that so many people involved in making them have played jedi fallen order/survivor but STILL NO LIVE ACTION CAL KESTIS
i know netflix was never going to do it because they love their binge watching model too much but it would’ve been nice if the live action had released episodes weekly. it would’ve been a nice callback to the original and given the fandom more time to discuss each episode and the little details as it dropped. it’s inevitable that now certain huge events are going to overshadow the smaller ones but oh well, it is what it is.
praying that i have the strength not to binge because i really want to react to & break down each episode one by one but we’ll see lmao
A VERY HAPPY 110TH BIRTHDAY TO FRANK TASHLIN! i genuinely went into a cold sweat at the prospect of forgetting—one of my all time favorite directors, cartoon or live action, as well as creative influences as a whole. every time i see his work i’m left thinking “you can DO THAT?” like above.
he’s one director where i genuinely struggle to think about any duds in his filmography (outside of some select pieces aging poorly, but even those often are tight on a wholly technical aspect .)
whether it be cartoons, stop motion, live action, or illustration, he has a transcendent tone that consistently leaves me spellbound. so much energy, so much ingenuity, so much boldness, and none of it ever feels pompous or stuffy. as an influence, i’m seriously indebted to him.