jimin knows what he’s doing and hobi is excited about it (cr. @jung-koook)

an iconic look 💛 for @hobicentric

cr. namuspromised

Harry Styles -> Venice Film Festival

Chevalier de Saint-Georges aka Cunty McBitch Pants

CHEVALIER (2023)

The romanticization of Ophelia drowning

Harry on the red carpet for the premiere of Don’t Worry Darling at Venice Film Festival - 05.09.2022

TF2 updated so I'm taking this post out of drafts:

The TF2 Mercs are a part of the internet equivalent of the commedia dell'arte stock characters. Being automatically included in Source derivative software such as SFM and GMod, they're very easily available as premade rigs for amateur animators to use in their works. The simple, cartoony, and discernible designs make them very easy to read at any angle, which although originally used to be easily read in a competitive gaming environment, translates well to comedy skits. Unlike similar games such as Overwatch, where they're practically over-designed in a very definite artstyle, TF2 characters are lacking in accessories as a default. Generally wearing simple single color jackets, t-shirts and pants. In fact, the varied nature of TF2's cosmetic system makes them perfect as dress-up dolls, making it very easy to reuse the same base model and differentiate between them.

That brings me to their characterization. Even though most if not all have pretty well defined backstories and narratives, outlined in the supplementary media of comics and Meet the Videos, their baseline personalities can be easily transplanted into various skits and narratives with minimal introduction. Scout is a cocky jackass. Soldier is a dimwitted, overly patriotic American. Heavy is simultaneously soft-spoken and boisterous Russian who revels in violence. These simple yet understood personalities mean you can bypass proper character introductions by identifying who's in what role from the start, similar to the archetypes from the aforementioned commedia dell'arte.

You don't even have to be a fan of tf2 to grasp these roles. The ubiquity of SFM as free 3d animation software is a self supporting introduction. If you are unfamiliar with tf2's narrative, simply consuming a handful of these animations can get you up to speed.

Simultaneously, TF2's narrative is just as batshit as the fan animations that are inspired by it. You could certainly use other valve properties for similar reasons regarding animation accessibility, but TF2 embracing comedy from the start and the simple insanity of its characters means you can transport them to a wider array off stories while asking for a much smaller suspension of disbelief.

A Half Life animation is far more likely to be about Half Life than any given TF2 animation is about TF2. Many of them are, but way more are simply not.

TF2 as a property has a lot of staying power. 16 years now and even with minimal support from valve, it still soldiers on (pun intended) as a significant part of internet meme culture. I find it's notoriety akin to Hatsune Miku, where they're given a second life outside of the purpose of their original creation. They're less FPS characters, and more little dolls novice animators smack together for the entertainment of others.

And at the end of the day that's almost all it really takes. A significant slice of media engagement and fan works for the internet at large could not care less about Canon or the main narrative, even if its well regarded, because the biggest draw for many is simply taking strong personalities and putting them in funny situations. It's why incorrect quotes are absolutely everywhere despite the fact that a good 80% of them do not fit the original characters one bit. Meanwhile, TF2 as a property actively encourages it.

The following are all fan animations that have jack shit to do with each other or the original canon--be it in game, the original animations, or expanded comics--and yet they're still ultimately cohesive as these little shorts that play with the cast as archetypes, with their own recognizable appearances and roles. (Tucked behind Keep Reading to save space)

Kiwi | Harryween, Los Angeles 31/10

I had a dream that I was in the theater seeing Bottoms and I wake up and it isn’t playing in my city until the weekend what if I did something violent

hobi’s number one fan 🥺 (cr. @jung-koook)

love shaped duo

Harry’s appearance at the Venice Film Festival summed up

shout out to a guy I was friends with in high school who invited me to hang out at his place to play Halo who proceeded to do 0 things to help me, a person who openly stated they never played the game let alone shooters, find enjoyment or weapon spawns or Anything and spent like 4 hours sniping me from across the map then wondered why I never came back unless the other token girl was coming along

Day 61

We're back to my Ship of the Week segment after the holidays furnally!!! This time, it's for an obscure film you could only get through purrating sites!:

'In Which Society Is A Dystopia Where Seadwellers Have to Hide From Landwellers. Two Young Violetbloods Get Out Of the Water, Hiding Their True Indentities, Befriend a Loudmouthed Rustblood, and Train To Win a Bike Race Together. One Of Them Gets Jealous and Tries To Out Himself Along With His Friend, but He Is Betrayed. The Bike Race Happens and They All Come Together Regardless, Forgiving Each Other, and the Town Accepts The Boys Even With the Realization of Their True Hue. There Is 11 Hugs and 6 Scenes With Prolonged Eye Contact.'

Karkitty drecommended me this film, and gave me a link! Through the end, I can now see why it'd be one he'd keep around. <:]

The story was so touching! Two boys hiding in a society that thinks they should not exist! One wants freedom from his opprssive lusii, the other just wants to stop being alone. They cling to each other as they hide among the land-dwellers, rooming in with their new jade-blooded companion, Giulia (another reject from this society as she stays away from her colony with her big lusus instead.).

It's purrty clear that the two boys were meant to be moirals to mewchother, but with their new furiend taking more attention away, Lberto starts feeling threatened! 33': He doesn't want to be left behind!

Jealousy makes him out himself, and try to out Luucah too! His furiend betrays him though... and Lberto becomes depuressed ;w; Luucah drealizes his mistake and tries to make up for it by winning their bike race alone! However, he gets put in danger of risking his identity!! And who comes to drescue him?

Lberto!!!! Even at his own safety's risk!! That's true drevotion! TwT They win! The town drefends them from jerks trying to kill them! And drespite Luucah leaving to go learn more things with Giulia, he purromises to come back and visit Lberto!

They may be sepurrating, but their love fur mewchother is clear! Watching the boys cry and hug made me and Karkitty tear up too!! It may not have crossed through to redrom in the movie, but we agree that with time that it has so much purrtential to do so <:33

It's a shame the film could not be shared more in the past, it's really sweet! :'o But of course, due to its controversial furntasy setting, it'd be hard for anyone to suggest it! I'm so glad Karkitty saved it, and watched it with me 💚

Venice Film Festival. September, 2022.