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madeleineengland · 1 year

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The Assassin (2015) is a wuxia drama in aspect ratio 1.85.

"It was like being transported into a Chinese classical painting."

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blinkbones · 3 months

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The Assassin (2015)

So… I’ve been thinking about this movie a lot since I saw it almost two [four?] weeks ago. I went into it expecting a regular action movie. So, uh… not quite that at all, is it. One thing’s for sure, it’s that it’s a movie that does not hand out many keys for comprehension. It is very quiet, and its emotions tend to be restrained. So yes, I really struggled to parse it out (not helped by my difficulties with recognizing faces).

Let’s start again, with the obvious quality of the movie: it is very beautiful, visually and sonically. Its slow pacing really lets you soak in each scene, and they’re all worth it in my opinion. Idk how to put it… it’s almost meditative, like being outside yourself (IRL touching grass iykyk) watching a barely-changing scenery for a little while. You have time to contemplate, and I think doing so is half the fun in this movie.

The rest, for me, was the puzzle of trying to comprehend the plot and what the director was going for. I was watching with company, so we compared notes.

My final answer, if I had to give one, is that I think the viewer is made to see through the assassin’s eyes, and somewhat become her. The story of the blue bird seeing its reflection in the mirror and entering its final showdown was a prelude for Yinniang having her court clothing put on by servants; the way she stands still and silent, in front of the camera, made me think that she was looking at her reflection – which in turn, makes me think that in that moment, I (or the viewer), was the reflection. This impression was reinforced by the multiple shots of scenes seen through transparent silk draperies. I thought they felt like Yinniang’s stealthy watch over her marks. Her silence, and the movie’s silence, then, begin to make sense to me: it’s where the assassin lives. A world of wordlessness and unspoken analyses and deductions about the situation(s) she’s in. Then of course, being the pawn of a higher power, it also speaks to her own lack of information. Who’s the rival killer in the purple clothes? Evidently an adversary, but as far as we could tell, no one that Yinniang knew much about either. Still, we (and she) recognize her as her equal, which I interpreted as the reason for her being spared. Probably both in respect of her fighting ability and out of compassion for a fellow instrumentalized human, mercy made sense.

This movie is still a puzzle to me. I do not mind.

#wrote it in my commonplace and forgot to post it for two weeks 👍#the assassin 2015 #the assassin (2015)#the assassin movie #the assassin #nie yinniang #hou hsiao hsien #chatterbones #i think i wanted to write more initially but oh well. life is short and i'm ok stopping it there

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faderiftss · 12 days

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the dream team <3

#rvb #red vs blue #frank dufresne #agent washington #the meta #agent maine #doc #washington #maine #video #mine #doc and wash are an undefeated combo. forget abt donut and doc or wash and tucker #this video has been in my drafts for so long i'm forced to use the old post editor that doesnt even have dark mode. lol #i rly need to release my drafts into the wild more often. i have locus gifsets from 2015 in here #they look.. kinda bad tho so I'm not letting them out. might redo them tho bc one is Locus w/ Thane's assassin quote and umm...#past me was onto something #maine is so cute... dreamy sigh <3

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pedroam-bang · 9 months

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Lydia Frye - Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (2015)

#2015 #gaming #aviation #WWI #Assassin’s Creed Syndicate #Assassin’s Creed #Syndicate #Lydia Frye #Evie Frye #Templar Order #Templar #Jacob Frye #Tower Bridge #London #England #British Empire #Zeppelin

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beyourselfchulanmaria · 4 months

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movie -The Assassin 2015 (Ci ke Nie Yin Niang) '刺客聶隱娘' 劇照 /Shu Qi 舒淇 (b. 1974 Taiwanese)

一生牽絆皆是緣，你我珍惜眼前人。(All our life-long ties are fate then may you and I will cherish the people in front of us. - Lan~*)

《最好不相見》馮小剛執導的電影《非誠勿擾2》片尾曲

作詞：倉央嘉措《十誡詩》poem by tsangyang gyatso/6th Dalai Lama 第六世達賴喇嘛 (ཚངས་དབྱངས་རྒྱ་མཚོ)

作曲：欒樹原唱：李漠演唱：李健

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最好不相見便可不相戀最好不相知便可不相思最好不相伴便可不相欠最好不相惜便可不相憶最好不相愛便可不相棄最好不相對便可不相會最好不相誤便可不相負最好不相許便可不相續但曾相見便相知相見何如不見時安得與君相訣絕免教生死作相思最好不相見便可不相戀最好不相知便可不相思最好不相伴便可不相欠最好不相惜便可不相憶最好不相依便可不相偎最好不相遇便可不相聚便可不相聚

If we were not to meet, we would not fall in love; If we were not in acquaintance, we would not be drowned in lovesickness; If we were not in company, we would not mutually owe; If we were not to cherish, we would not recall; If we were not to fall in love, we would not mutually abandon; If we were not face to face, we would not meet; If we were not to hurt, we would not fail to be loyal; If we were not to promise, our love would not continue; Albeit, ever to meet is to know! If ever is assuch, better not to meet. Alas! How could I part with you eternally, thus not in the gyre of endless lovesickness?

#最好不相見 #if we were not to meet #倉央嘉措 #《十誡詩》#tsangyang gyatso #6th Dalai Lama 第六世達賴喇嘛 (ཚངས་དབྱངས་རྒྱ་མཚོ)#movie-if you are the one 2 #director-feng xiaogang #馮小剛 #電影《非誠勿擾2》片尾曲 #singer-李健 #原唱：李漠 #the assassin 2015 (ci ke nie yin niang)#刺客聶隱娘 #shu qi #舒淇

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sanctaignorantia · 7 months

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when he's not interviewing vampires...

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#in the background at the premiere of bob thunder in 2015 #lbf #luke brandon field #bob thunder internet assassin premiere #someone at some point told him hey stop using hair straighteners #i will be eternally grateful to whoever said that to him #he's soooo thin and i love it #bla bla bla gaby here will always love lbf #don't ask me how i find those things #iwtv cast #iwtv #interview with the vampire #young daniel molloy

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presiding · 7 months

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new monster in the hull chapter up

#dishonored #billie lurk #emily kaldwin #billie/emily #sorry for the continued #dishonored shitposting #quick lil meme so i dont have to work out what to say about the new chapter no wait let me try #clones. monsters. assassination. ghosts. orphans. captainsonas #couple daud jokes #did anyone else watch person of interest?#(show the assassination chain meme is from)#root and shaw. ROOT!! AND SHAW!!!#could not believe i was seeing ND wlw saving the world. on my screen. in the year 2015. beautiful.

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blingblingsparklesparkle · 4 months

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Cicada, my love

#he’s so fun to draw #I finished this book a DAY ago and I already have an au idea AND a cicada playlist #three assassins #grasshopper (2015)#cicada three assassins #my art #fanart

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sohcah--toa · 2 days

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bullet train/マリアビートル details ~

Hello!! I recently dug up the Bullet Train script (if you search it up, you should be able to find it relatively easily!! I'm not sure if it's completely reliable but it seems to be the first version) and listened to the soundtrack. (It's awesome, you should listen if you haven't already!!)

There's a lot of stuff here about マリアビートル, I hope you enjoy reading 🥳 (It's really ridiculous)

-- 1 ) LEMON'S CHILDHOOD // BACKGROUND(??)

I attached a photo for reference in the book!! :D (there's highlighter marks, I'm sorry) His backstory is tragic and aahh noo 🥹... I won't say much on it because we're all thinking the same thing. In the script, this is carried over when Lemon passes out because of the water. But apparently, in the final movie, this isn't shown a lot. In the book and movie, they aren't brothers and have a considerably colder relationship, so I can understand why the childhood scene in the cut is so much more wholesome. (Still supersuper cool though!!)

-- 2) "I'm forever blowing bubbles"

The original reason why this song was chosen for Bullet Train was because of Tangerine's West Ham United sticker (turns out, that's a football club). Hey!! But wait a minute!! There's a funny coincidence because Ladybug in the book was trying to become a football star. He has a quote that's like "my friend told me that someone like me could either become a footballer or a criminal, so I did both" and he says that his first crime was stealing a football.

The song delves into themes surrounding fortune as well!! I love their music selection 🙇‍♂️😤

-- 3) THREE ASSASSINS/グラスホッパー REFERENCES

Okay this part (in a way...) contains spoilers for Three Assassins, which is the first book of the "series"! ! The story revolves around a guy named Suzuki, who appears again in Bullet Train!! He kinda-sorta becomes friends with Ladybug and it's like 😊 they are so happy. To be completely honest, Suzuki's a bit traumatised but so is Ladybug, right?? Lovely friendship!!

It's also so interesting that he's reading a hotel buffet menu because his wife used to love eating at buffets and he adopted the habit of hoarding all the food as well. He's on the train to meet with his dead wife's family (which was extremely difficult for him after her passing).

-- 4) BULLET TRAIN REFERENCES IN THE MANTIS/AX

There's this other book in the series called The Mantis or AX for the Japanese version. This one isn't talked about a lot but if you like family stories, this book is so so soo good. It really pulled at my heartstrings when I first read it but I can't say too much without spoiling everything. Anyway, it makes a few references to Bullet Train and literally starts with the main character, Kabuto (an assassin), having a flashback to talking to Tangerine and Lemon during one of his missions, where they had the same target so they worked together. The Twins really respect him, actually, but find it funny that he's so careful around his wife (YES KABUTO, AN ASSASSIN, HAS A WIFE). Some characters reappear so.. :")) yay!!

-- 5) 777

Ladybug comes back!! He comes back in the latest book in the series; 777. So far, the Japanese reviews have been pretty positive and I think there's an English translation coming in November!! 🥳 I like how the title is 777; 7 like 7 tails in Nanao (七尾), car 7, his favourite number is 7 (if I recall correctly), 7 the "lucky number".

-- 6) THIS GUY

No one asked but I heavily dislike the Prince in the book. (to be honest, who doesn't...) He's just mean for no reason and likes ruining people's lives, makes fun of poor Ladybug (this really isn't that bad compared to the other stuff he does) and yeah, the list goes on. Also apparently he (heavily) tortures other schoolmates and it's not like he gets paid for it like the Twins or the other guys. He just does it for fun?? OK!! The premise of his character is amazing and it's great to see a villain that's actually just straight evil but since he's designed that way, we are validated when hating him ww. He talks about politics as well for some reason... keeps referencing historical tragedies.... man.

-- 7) ASAGAO/THE PUSHER

The Pusher is back too!! Weee~ (not really)

In the movie, it seems as though this entire part got cut out which, like, is reasonable. I attached a photo from the Grasshopper (2015) movie for reference hahaha. The guy in the black suit is the Pusher!! Yeah, he pushes people!! (not in the fun way!!)

He is in charge of protecting Wataru from the Prince's guy, although he's reluctant at first. He's obsessed with bugs and stuff. Whenever he opens his mouth, it's probably going to be about bugs. The Pusher's also strangely poetic. Maybe it's because he likes old bands like the Rolling stones? Oh!! And he gets mentioned in The Mantis.

And speaking of the Kimura family, Yuichi Kimura says something very true and it's:

"who do they gotta make the train toilets so nasty"

-- 8) LADYBUG IS COOL

This is very much a fact. In Mariabeetle, he gets kidnapped when he's 8 years old because he gets mistaken for a rich kid (after he lost a bet with his wealthy friend and had to wear his "rich person backpack"), then in the place he's being held captive, he escapes by HIMSELF since his dad isn't able to give the guys money for his son back (since they took the wrong person!!). But heyy he's resourceful and smart.

AND guess what?? He gets traumatised because there was this other boy being held but Ladybug didn't save him and it's haunted him ever since. This is also one of the reasons why he ends up helping the Prince even though he knows it won't do him any good.

Obviously, it gets worse from there. He makes it back to his family and they're pretty happy. Unfortunately, they're far from rich and Ladybug has to study extremely hard to get into a college. Spoiler alert, he doesn't. THE THING IS!! He studied so hard!! It's just that during his exam, some kid sneezed on his paper and he wiped it, smudging all his work and even his name!! Nanao! No!!

-- 9) TANGERINE BOOK RECS

To the Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf

"We perished, each alone."

-> He really loves that quote. A lot. Also he's a Virginia Woolf fan!!

2. Forbidden Colours - Yukio Mishima

-> He's also a Yukio Mishima fan... I wonder if he's ever read "The Sound of Waves". What would he think about it? Hahaha this will keep me up at night 😅 (<- SLANTED EMOJI!!)

3. The Sailor who Fell from Grace with the Sea - Yukio Mishima

-> To talk about Article 41 of the Penal Code of Japan. (Mr Kotaro Isaka, the author, studied law, by the way!! It's interesting!!) However, here, Tangerine quotes Mishima on Article 41 ;)

4. Hemingway and Faulkner

-> Actually it's a collection so it's not really a book recommendation but these two people are real - Ernst Hemingway (the Old Man and the Sea guy) and William Faulkner. They didn't really get along, by the way, and even though they respected the other's work, they criticised more than praised. Sounds like the Twins.

5. Demons - Fyodor Dostoevsky

-> "Crime is no longer insanity, but simply common sense, almost a duty; anyway, a gallant protest."

I think the author is a heavy Fyodor Dostoevsky fan, just because he also referenced his works in Three Assassins.

6. Crime and Punishment ;D

-> "Science now tells us, love yourself before all men, for everything in the world relies on self-interest."

(CONT'D) yeahh this book was referenced in Three Assassins and one of the characters is obsessed with it. Glad to see that Tangerine is a fan too hahahaha.

-- 10) LEMON IS AWESOME

Opinionated text here but Lemon is plain awesome.

"Between the principal's name and Doraemon's gadgets, it was blindingly obvious which one was more important."

To each their own and I know he's a criminal but he seems like he has no enemies. Sounds very wholesome.

-- 11) HORNET THE MVP

She's in Three Assassins AND the Mantis!! Hypercool. In both books, the Hornet is a team of a male and a female. The female is eliminated (this word choice ww) by Ladybug but the male is still up and kicking, though Ladybug feels bad about it. They use poison needles, like the movie, but they trigger anaphylaxis, which is a really dangerous allergic reaction that causes body shocks.

-- 12) SUZUKI: PHILOSOPHER AND ECONOMIST

"If people knew that they might be killed by someone tomorrow, economic activity would grind to a halt."

... well 😅 take from that what you will.

(that's Suzuki!!)

Cela dit... that's all.... so long, I'm sorry. But thank you so much if you read until the end!! I hope you at least found it a bit entertaining!! :"))

#bullet train #kotaro isaka #ladybug bullet train #maria beetle #bullet train novel #tangerine bullet train #lemon bullet train #three assassins #grasshopper 2015 #ranting #do you wanna read an economics student's ramblings about something that has pretty much nothing to do with econ while finishing a report? ;#all the characters are so likeable... I don't know. I love all of them.#my mother blocked me because i kept sending her bullet train gifs #brainrot is brainrotting

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hobartshobie · 9 months

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i just think its fun that hobie can leave the rest of the spider-band at home but god forbid he smash the president's face in without karl there

#nooooo pls dont make me assassinate the president without my queerplatonic life partner #spider punk #hobie brown #karl morningdew #atsv #spiderman atsv #spiderman across the spiderverse #across the spiderverse #spider verse #spiderverse (2015)#spider-punk #hobartshobie rambles

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sc4llywag · 3 months

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Pic goes hard

I'm a loser but I'm free

#assassin's creed #assassins creed #fuck i feel so cringe #is this 2015 again or something #its ok guys im just obsessed

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kakusu-shipping · 2 months

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Since you like Koro-sensei and splatoon, I wonder what he’d be like as an octoling. Definitely a pretty strong one!

Y'all beat the Side Order secret boss yet?

I can't imagine Koro-Sensei as anything other than, well, Koro-Sensei. Making him an OctoLING is impossible for me, because I just can't see it. It wouldn't like him.

Every time I self insert him into media with me, he still looks like that no matter what. Like people who self insert as their fursona and are the only Furry in the source. I love that for them.

I love the idea of him being a huge Marina simp Fan and constantly antagonizing Pearl, just for shits and giggles, while trying to mentor 8 during their fight, giving tips while dodging. He never attacks, it's a pure battle of endurance. You either kill him or walk away.

If Splatoon ever gets back on board with anime crossovers like every other shooter I think his outfit would be a good mirror to the Squid Girl costume from Splat1! I couldn't think of shoes to go with it though sense Koro-Sensei doesn't... wear shows.... But I miss the friendship bracelet of Splat2 that let you be barefoot so I just did that! They're like the fake contacts.

#Emile's Arts #Koro-Sensei #Splatoon #Assassination Classroom #Korosensei #Koro Sensei #This gets main tags because I'm proud of it leave me alone #The Koro-Sensei in my brain is a self shipper/self inserter so these are notes directly from Him #He does enjoy antagonizing Pearl and self ships with Marina #Though he's an idol not a final boss but... Final boss Koro-Sensei it more fun to me <3 #'Eight. Kill that thing.'#I miss you Squid Girl fit........... every day of my life....#Yes Assclass came out in 2014 BUT IS STILL THINK IT DESERVES TO BE IN SPLATOON #The squid girl anime is from 2010 Splat1 came out in 2015 I'm just saying #It's POSSIBLE #What's 10 years between Octopi?#Koro-Sensei lets you unlock the sub weapon Knife #Or Second Blade?#Clap Stunner special......#Okay I'm getting off track fdkgdfjhg #Thanks for this ask btw!!! I really wanted to draw Koro-Sensei tonight but couldn't think of anything #So thankyou for the concept!!!!!#Edit; I just woke up after posting this at 5am last night and.....#Why.... did I give him... inkling tentacles..... why did I do that........#He's an artificially advanced lifeform. Don't question him. It makes him more uncanny.#jfc....

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blinkbones · 4 months

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The Assassin (2015) Hou Hsiao-hsien

#reaaally did my best with image identification here but oh boy... i think i did badly LOL #the assassin #the assassin movie #the assassin 2015 #the assassin (2015)#the assassin Hou Hsiao-hsien #Hou Hsiao-hsien #photoset #2010s movies #2010s films #i will write a review. at some point.#chatterbones #nie yinniang

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pedroam-bang · 5 months

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Lydia Frye - Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (2015)

#2015 #gaming #WWI #Assassin’s Creed Syndicate #Assassin’s Creed #Syndicate #Lydia Frye #Evie Frye #Templar Order #Templar #Jacob Frye #Tower Bridge #London #England #British Empire

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mtg-cards-hourly · 1 year

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Cruel Sadist

Face of innocence. Hand of death. Designed by Edmund McMillen

Artist: Min Yum TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

#mtg #magic the gathering #tcg #$0.21 #min yum #cruel sadist #magic 2015 #creature #human #assassin

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teecupangel · 1 year

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Connor watching Hamilton and being torn between wanting to correct a lot of things, wondering if a lot of them are correct and he just didn't know, liking the music overall, and being unable to take the actor playing Charles Lee seriously

#ancestor assassins getting transported to modern day #absolutely inspired by my joke of ezio trashing da vinci code in zero eclipse #unfortunately i couldn't add this because hamilton was first performed in 2015 #connor kenway #ratonhnhaké:ton #assassin's creed #fic idea: assassin's creed

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