There is no greater love than that which gives one's life for one's friends. LA SOCIEDAD DE LA NIEVE/ SOCIETY OF THE SNOW (2023) -dir. J.A. Bayona

running around in circles. nimona and ballister. do you get it. she wakes up from a nightmare and immediately calms down when he comforts her because she trusts him. he quite literally jumps off a balcony because he knows she’ll catch him. she tells him what shapeshifting feels like. lets him bandage her leg. he’s absolutely overjoyed when he sees her again at the end. he goes from rejecting her to accepting her to begging her to come back to rejoicing when she does. not only does she come back to life but she comes back to HIM. to her HOME. SHE FINDS HIM AGAIN IN ANOTHER LIFETIME. SHE GOES BACK TO HIM ON PURPOSE. DO YOU GET IT.

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the BIGGEST thing about this scene (obviously ambrosius being bathed in light being a recurring theme and their EXPRESSIONS and those other lovely things people smarter than me have already discussed BUT i digress) is how the thing that tips nimona off is the way bal retreats, not with his body or expression or emotions, but that hand, slowly curling back, as all THREE look to it because ambrosius was the one that Did That To Him. and obviously, as Nimona believes (and ambrosius fervently agrees) arm chopping is not a love language. it can’t be.

hence. nemesis.

she IS the moment

He’ll rip your eye out too

"the atla live action is the worst adaptation ever" none of you people would have survived shtv

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No show has sweeter cinnamon rolls than ROTTMNT (fight me). We NEED more seasons! What I would give for more Raph-centered episodes!

We'd listen to the rain. The two of us.

AOKBAB CHUTIMON in HUNGER (2023) dir. Sitisiri Mongkolsiri || Official trailer

One thing they don’t tell you about autism is that you know how toddlers will watch the same movie over and over and over and over again? I never grew out of that.

I have been watching Scott Pilgrim Vs The World twice a day for a month now. Please. Send help. This is NOT normal adult behavior 😭

thinking thoughts about swords symbolizing the corruption of the institute and the control it has over the kingdom. the sword motif is absolutely everywhere - banners and art, kids’ games and cereal commercials, the statue of gloreth at the center of the kingdom. the institute building itself boasts even more - there are tons of statues and suits of armor, all holding swords. swords are everywhere you look!

another example is the way ballister and his swords are used as a tool by the director. he’s knighted with the same fake sword that kills the queen, highlighting how the system can only thrive on manipulation and deceit - the director can only have control over the kingdom if she lies to it, which she does primarily through ballister. he also immediately tries to go to his sword when he finds out nimona is a shapeshifter, as he hasn’t yet unlearned the values taught to him by the institute. the director keeps his real sword the whole time and uses it to try to kill who she thinks is ambrosius, planning to frame ballister for that murder too, which becomes a major turning point in his arc as he decides to abandon the sword as he no longer wants to be part of her game.

but even though he’s made the choice to reject the institute, he still struggles to unlearn its values. he’s been brainwashed from a young age, and had plenty of time to internalize false notions about heroes and villains and monsters. while he cares deeply about nimona at this point, he still instinctively goes to draw his (other) sword when he learns she’s the “monster” from the legend of gloreth.

one of the ways the director retains power is through gloreth - since she’s considered the symbol of righteousness and heroism, the ideal to which all knights should strive, she’s invoked at every moment possible. the scroll bearing the legend is used to justify killing nimona, and “the will of gloreth” is used to justify practically everything. ballister’s sword has a G on it, which is visible right before he gets knighted, and ambrosius’s sword looks just like the one the statue holds aloft. (gloreth didn’t actually have a sword like that, at least not when she knew nimona, but nobody knows this - the real story had been warped and twisted to fit the narrative so much over the course of a thousand years.)

ambrosius, being her descendant and the golden boy, finds it even more challenging to realize the institute is corrupt. he’s also been brainwashed and forced into a role, and there has always been an immense amount of pressure on him to follow in her footsteps. so when he meets ballister in the tavern he places ballister’s sword on the table and suggests killing nimona, as this is what the institution wants. ballister, who knows that nimona isn’t the one to blame, angrily walks out and leaves the sword laying there, trying to leave both it and the institute behind again.

ambrosius becomes understandably reluctant to use his sword for anything violent after cutting off ballister’s arm. he doesn’t draw it when leading a squadron of knights to find nimona and ballister, even when everyone else has their weapons trained. he points it at them and doesn’t use it when he and the other knights have them surrounded. at one point he even places it in front of the director in the effort to protect her. (he seems to be very loyal to her for reasons i’ve touched on here, and is still heavily under the influence of the institute at this point in time.) in fact, the only time he ever actually uses his sword going forward is the fight with ballister, but even then he’s not really fighting exactly, just deflecting ballister’s sword. he doesn’t try to get in a single strike, not wanting to hurt ballister again or give him any more reason to hate him.

nimona, having grown up under very different circumstances, knocks over suits of armor that have swords. she destroys the statues that hold them. when she and gloreth play fight as children, gloreth holds a toy sword while nimona holds a stick.

everything is inverted at the climax - when every other knight is running around with weapons, ambrosius doesn’t draw his sword. he stands in the middle of the street and asks aloud, “what are we doing?” as he’s finally able to see how corrupt and how dangerous the institute is.

and nimona is the one who seeks out gloreth’s sword, and ballister is the one who lets his own sword fall, breaking the cycle and rejecting the institute’s values once and for all in order to save her.

current abnormal obsession is the trolls trilogy (TRILOGY!!!) and broppy☹️

having a normal christmas this year

Cobra Kai is the only show that I'm low-key not so bothered by spoilers for,, like. I'm in too much pain not knowing what's going to happen next, so getting spoilers is kinda ??? Comforting ?? Like okay girl, this is what happens next don't lose sleep wondering, don't be anxious because of not knowing, chill, calm down babe.

At the same time tho, I do NOT wanna know,,, like hush don't ruin the journey for me.

But sometimes I don't wanna continue watching anymore cause they HURT me,, it hurts me to see all the pain they go through I wkajajsjsjssiajsjsj baby Robby aisjajsjsbdjsj Miguel aksksksk Johnny Daniel dksksjsjdj Demetri hawk hmgggg everyone. So at least having an inkling of what happens next makes me wanna know how it gets there, makes me not so hurt (if the spoiler is of smthng good) so like. Yea.

In conclusion don't don't expect any comprehensive Cobra Kai thoughts from me. Yes, I know this post has nothing to do with that but yes. It's 4am, I have not slept and I'm feeling feelings so bye and goodnight.

I hate you Kreese btw