The Witcher: Blood Origin ∞ Of Ballads, Brawlers, and Bloodied Blades

a lesson on good karma digimon survive week 2024 day 4: supporting characters

okay okay real talk though, the 2012 tmnt show would have been so amazing if it was 2D animated in Ciro Nieli's artstyle... imagine.

(OC) boyfriends..... 🤭🧡💜

I've recently been watching these very interesting Star Wars video essays on YouTube (yeah I know, a rare breed) and it brings up these comments Lucas has made about how he views Star Wars as almost like a silent film in terms of how important the visuals are to him in comparison to the dialogue. But this essay also points out how important Lucas finds all of the "rhyming" moments in his trilogies and the way he utilizes them to remind you of something else for emotional or thematic reasons. And there's so many of them, both in visuals and in dialogue, and it's interesting to consider how important this is to him, the repetition for a purpose as well as the storytelling through visuals above everything else and then to look at Star Wars since the Prequels came out and realize how little has really been able to match up to those ideals since then.

The ONLY thing that's come out since the Prequels that I think really hits these two things the same way is, in fact, Andor. One of the things I noticed about the way people discussed Andor as it was airing in a way I haven't really seen for any of the other shows or films was the visual SYMBOLOGY. So many times I saw people noticing the Imperial cog everywhere, from the aerial shot of Narkina 5 as the prisoners escape to the architecture of Mon Mothma's house. There were people picking up on the use of items in Luthen's shop that are familiar from other things to give this idea that Luthen is from another time, he's attempting to preserve this world he lost, that if you're not looking closely enough you won't notice what he's really saying or doing with this shop. The color choices for the different locations and people got analyzed because the people involved spoke about how they intentionally utilized color to SEND A MESSAGE about the characters and the world. We know that the people who made the costumes and sets really worked hard to treat Star Wars almost like a period drama and study the history of the franchise as if it were a real place so that the things they came up with felt like they belonged in this world everyone knows so well even if it's completely new. And of course there were all of the myriad references to things from Rogue One, the constant repetition of "climb", the sunset on the beach, etc.

Nearly EVERY SHOT in this show was created with so much intention behind it in order to say something meaningful about the characters, the world, this specific story they're in, and the overall saga of Star Wars itself. It's insane how much greater impact this show was able to achieve through the incredibly careful usage of visual symbols and thematic repetitions, much like Lucas did before them. It feels like they didn't just study the history of the galaxy far far away, but they studied the history of STAR WARS and what Lucas was trying to do and say with this story. They peeled back his onion a bit more and were able to create something that really has that same visual feel even when it's not created for a child audience. It also is experimenting with its narrative style through its structure and through Cassian's character being allowed to be somewhat more reactive than proactive, and while that didn't work for everyone, it does feel like it's following in Lucas's footsteps of experimentation through Star Wars. Push the boundaries of what Star Wars is and can be and what you can say with it.

But this only works because they peeled the onion back enough to TRULY understand all of the messages Lucas was sending with it. They got the heart of Star Wars and despite its lack of space wizards, despite the lack of most major characters in the Saga, this was a show that honestly got the message more than just about anything else Star Wars has put out since the Prequels. The choices between selflessness and selfishness, the themes about how you always HAVE to make a choice even when it feels like you don't have any (sometimes ESPECIALLY when it feels like you don't have any), and how important it is to make sure to choose the path of compassion above everything else. The themes of connection to others, the symbiotic circle and the impact even the smallest person can have on world around them, it's RIGHT THERE and it's CENTRAL to Andor's storyline.

So yes, it experiments a little with narrative structure, but it's possibly the most Star Wars thing to exist Revenge of the Sith because it honestly truly GETS what Star Wars was about, both in its themes and in its filmmaking. A lot of people said that Andor didn't feel like Star Wars to them, usually because of the lack of space wizards and the fact that it's not a story aimed at children. But to me, Andor is EXACTLY what Star Wars is and has always been. They're stretching the boundaries of what Star Wars can be, but it's saying the exact same things Star Wars has always said, it's just saying it slightly differently. This doesn't feel like fanfiction to me, not really. Unlike things like the Mandoverse or the books, Andor isn't just taking some of the toys out of the sandbox and going to play with them somewhere else. Andor is IN that sandbox. It's building a slightly different sandcastle, but it's still within the sandbox, using the same sand that Lucas did.

Joel meeting Ellie: *slams her into a wall & threatens to shoot her*

Joel five minutes later: *kills a man w/ his bare hands for threatening to shoot her*

So why haven't I heard about this Robotomy show?? Like it isn't groundbreaking, but obscure? This? This conceptually interesting, fun and visually compelling 10 episode CN series? I'm surprised. Go give it a watch it's all on YouTube, lest it pop up on your recommended page one day as it did for me.

Also take some drawings of Weenus

sometimes a very specific nostalgia train that I call “huh. that cartoon existed. whatever became of it?” hits me head on and I proceed to look up the early 00s cartoon in question and read whether it concluded/got cancelled etc etc.

and the most recent instance of this regarded the show Xiaolin Showdown and. and. all im saying is if this show came out today. People would not be normal about Jack Spicer

That character was ahead of his time. A clumsy “evil” failguy scientist with the lowest of self esteems who overcompensates every step of the way because of his emotionally distant parents? And he has a crippling fear of failure and rejection and is actually a real softboy sweetie that just wants to prove himself in that Team Rocket way??  And he looks like this because he thinks its so cool????

Forever broken-hearted not to live in the timeline where I get to witness yall turn him into your private blorbo boytoy while I stand on the sidelines gobsmacked

finally back home after a tiring day - maybe a few minutes to relax won't hurt............

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......zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

wip + 'lineart':

hopefully when he wakes up, he'll wash his bedclothes... goomy slime + his shoes on the bed = no good------

Bravern and Isami vs. Superbia

As a time loop enthusiast I must say 2. Time Loop but perhaps Scar? <33

02. Time loop (put that guy in a situation!)

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The button is smooth under his hand as he pushes on it. By now, Scar is hardly aware of it.

He hits the button.

A book appears before him. He opens it.

Win Secret Life.

He hits the button.

A book appears before him. He opens it.

Win Secret Life.

He hits the button.

A book appears before him. He--

A distressed, frustrated, sob tears out of his throat as he throws the book as far as he possibly can. It hits the stone statue in front of him, the pages folding in on themselves as the book drops to the ground.

"Let me go home!" he shouts, raw and distraught, and so, so desperate. No one is around to hear it. Only a statue, one that seems to be mocking him with it's engraved and empty face.

He looks at where the Fail button once sat, where it was so cruelly taken from him. For a moment, there had been a bleak, dim, little hope. It shone down on him as he noticed it, and he had felt a momentary relief. Only for the button to disappear right under his touch. He's left with nothing but the Succeed button.

"Please..." he mumbles, dejected, as he falls back into the hopeless loop before him. He slams his hand down on the button. A book appears. He opens it.

Win Secret Life.

Scar hits the button. A book appears. He opens it. Win Secret Life.

Scar hits the button. He hits the button. He hits the button. He hits the button.

Books land at his feet, his inventory is full of them. He can't carry any more. Scar hits the button.

A book appears.

Win Secret Life.

Florabrisa Top 10 Hottest Dragons based on my own taste for bears/charismatic bad boys......

I'll always be somewhat in disbelief that Sharp Objects isn't one of the shows of all time on this, the "mentally ill with a toxic family" website. it's so fucking good and there's so much to chew on and the soundtrack is straight up perfection and Amy Adams is my wife. anyway I'm glad you agree

i think im gonna rewatch sharp objects next (I normally rewatch it every summer bc its so summer coded like how i rewatch the terror during winter) but MY GOD sharp objects is just soooooooo i don't even have words it's so good. camille preaker my beloved my best girl my darling i love you so much

Bugs…

anyone has good queer media reccs??

So I am watching the live action ATLA show and um ...

I'm 12 minutes into the first episode and it already feels like they don't have the subtlety of the show at all. Also the CGI is so rubbery-looking.