#Dany Ades

[adamwatchesmovies]

Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

Aguirre, the Wrath of God is a unique experience. It puts you in the same state as its characters through its deliberately paced, minimalist story. They don’t know where the journey will end. Neither do you. It feels like someone is reading you the old, dusty pages of a journal that’s been dug up after decades of being forgotten. The “unimportant” moments - the kind you wouldn't mention in daily logs - are missing, which makes what’s not shown as important as what is. I wouldn’t want every film to be like Aguirre, but I’m glad this one is.

In 1560, Spanish conquistadors are convinced El Dorado, the legendary city of gold, is hidden deep in the Amazon jungle. With the search going nowhere and supplies running low, Gonzalo Pizarro (Alejandro Repullés) orders Pedro de Ursúa (Ruy Guerra) and a group of forty men (with their indigenous slaves) to build rafts and travel downriver to look for provisions. If they do not return within a week, their expedition will be considered lost.

The opening shot is a stunner. Simultaneously, we see the immeasurable power and folly of the conquistadors. The line of soldiers, noblemen and slaves traveling down the side of the Andes mountains is endless. When the camera zooms in to focus on the individual people, the spaniards look like ill-equipped martians clumsily making their way down the narrow path. In their metal armor (to defend against what?) with their halberds (to attack who?), following slaves who push cannons, wheel carts, and lavish litters carrying women dressed in fancy gowns, the expedition's imminent failure is obvious. Even if El Dorado did exist, how could they find it with this equipment slowing them down? Their quest is made even more foolish-looking by the camerawork. At first glance, the voyage looks epic. Then, reality sets in. Everything is short in a natural, unglamorous way. You "know" how this journey will end even before Don Pedro de Ursúa, his second-in-command Don Lope de Aguirre (Klaus Kinski) and Brother Gaspar de Carvajal (Del Negro) even step foot on their doomed raft.

Aguirre feels much longer than its 94-minute running time because once the journey to unknown places begins, that’s all the movie is. There are no character arcs. In fact, by the end, you barely know any of the characters. Each scene is like the highlights of a long, boring, doomed journey… that includes the sanity of the people in charge slipping away, daily attacks from unknown assailants, starvation, suspected murder, and death at every turn. It feels like journal entries brought to life in that Brother Gaspar wouldn’t have written about the life stories of the conquistadors who disappear in the middle of the jungle, or suddenly fall in the water because there’s an arrow sticking through their neck. All he does is tell us “Today, another man died. His last words were ….” The details aren’t important. What’s important is the way the movie makes you feel. Aboard the raft is a slave who knows how to play music. The only problem is that he only knows a single song, which he plays over, and over, and over. A jaunty tune becomes the sound of your sanity draining away. You see the crew making one bad decision after another, practically begging their journey to end in disaster. It can’t be that they don’t know what they’re doing. You get the impression that the jungle is compelling them to make the worst move possible. With the hallucinations that come in during the final scenes, the sudden bursts of violence that make you wonder if you just saw and heard what you did and the moments that couldn’t possibly have been scripted (they had to just happen while they were shooting), Aguirre feels so eerily real you feel like you're there. Like the men, you have no faith in any sort of satisfying ending but you keep moving forward.

Aguirre, the Wrath of God is a film for people who want something different. The plot is deliberately boring at times. Anywhere else, that would be a major flaw. Here, it enhances the experience. I know that doesn’t make any sense but that’s the thing. This movie doesn’t make any sense. It baffles you completely, which means it's unforgettable. (English dub, November 5, 2021)

#Aguirre the Wrath of God #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #Werner Herzog #Klaus Kinski #Helena Rojo #Del Negro #Ruy Guerra #Peter Berling #Cecilia Rivera #Dany Ades #Armando Polanah #1972 movies #1972 films

[spacedace]

Been doing a plot overhaul of Ghosts of Gotham and the time line is getting wild but at least I have the general vibes of each of the four big plot lines figured out:

(shoutout to Brennan Lee Mulligan's portrayl of Tula on Burrow's End for making me realize what Dan's story was gonna be lol)

#dpxdc #ghosts of gotham #ghosts of gotham au #danny fenton #jazz fenton #danielle phantom #dani phantom #dan phantom #I have 53 scenes added to the timeline so far. Not total. Just what I have added to the timeline so far of my List (TM). #This thing is turning into a beast but I can't stop thinking about it #but also can't WRITE it until I figure out at least the bare bones of the plot #yeah 53 planned scenes counts as bare bones for this one lol #i've written over 30k words for this au and only have two actual completed chapters written send help

[starry-bi-sky]

how do you clone a fey? that's trick question; and fey love those!

@the-navistar-carol (<333) brought up a good point while I was talking about my changeling danny au with her -- Dani! How would she exist in this au? Danny's a changeling - a fae. How would Dani, a clone of him, be created? How do you make a fey? Not through any means that Vlad is doing; you can't make a fey through unnatural means, considering the Fair Folk are nature. And Vlad's not a fey himself -- he's a halfa, even if he could make a fey, it's not in his best interest too. He's a powerful ghost, but even the weakest fae can overpower the strongest ghost. He won't want a clone of Daniel to be more powerful than him.

(In a three tier hierarchy it goes Ancients -> Fae/Mythos -> Ghosts. They all live in the Infinite Realms, but on different Planes. The fae live above the Ghost Zone in the Fey Wild, while the Mythos live beside the Wilds or down in the ghost zone depending on where they are. Places like the Frozone, the Athens Acropolis, and other such large islands climb throughout all three Planes.)

(While Ghosts can travel into the Fey Wild, its generally advised against as the ectoplasm tends to manifest differently there due to close contact magic. It can make it rather disorientating for a ghost, and as human spirits, the Fae living there would jump them faster than they could blink. So unless you're willing to play mind games with 'steal thy name eat thy face' fae, most ghosts keep out of the way of the Wilds. Fey can travel down into the Ghost Zone, they just don't bother.)

That's of course, not taking into account if Vlad even knows Danny's a fae himself. Vlad doesn't ring me as someone who really cares much about ghost culture or the going ons of the GZ. He might be aware that fae exist, but the moment he realizes he can't use them for personal gain he just doesn't bother with them. The risk is greater than the reward, and he'd rather not get eaten. But lets assume he's aware by now that Danny is fey, and has to take that into account while cloning him.

So, how does Dani exist? Good question! Honestly; i'm not sure. She might not exist at all, or if she does, she's more halfa than fey. Vlad would need a lot of human dna and ectoplasm to balance out all that fae magic. He manages to steal DNA from Jack and Maddie to do it, and since Jack's fey ancestry is very dormant its much easier to use alongside Danny's DNA.

In turn, it results in a little girl whose more human-ghost hybrid than clone. With that little extra boost in fey magic making her not a fey, but still relatively powerful. Dani is less of a clone and more of a lab-grown little sister. It's a rather tedious, complex process that has Vlad tearing his hair out trying to figure out. But he does eventually figure it out.

#dpxdc #danny fenton is not the ghost king #dpxdc crossover #changeling danny au #danielle fenton #danny phantom #still no mention of DPXDC yet so i'm adding the DP tags if thats alright lmao #how do you clone a fey? trick question! you can't. you can only make something that's not-quite fey but has ties to them. #dani's fey ancestry is an ounce of water compared to the bucket of everything else. which is more than the drop in the pond compared to jac #but not quite as powerful as changeling daniel. whose more fey than human at this rate. which is very fun to think about in terms of #his rogues haha. imagine going into the human realm about to cause chaos only to come face to face with a baby fey. a changeling. #i'd simply pass away a second time. where is your parent. human raised or otherwise?? are they nearby??? shit i thought fey hated urban #cities. what are YOU doing here baby man. im going to get eaten holy fuck. that's so many teeth. #. oh. oh you think you're a ghost. hm. hmhm. i can work with that. lets just. make sure you keep thinking that okay :) great :)) #like jumpscare dude. i just saw my afterlife flash before my eyes. hello unsupervised fey child. holy fuck are you teeny tiny. #vlad probably uses some of his own dna to get the halfa effect so really dani's more of a lab grown *half* sister. Danny's gonna end up #stealing her anyways in the end. his sister now :). non-human danny my beloved #catch me using fey and fae interchangeably. my bad #some food for thought sorry if its hard to understand. #steal thy name. eat thy face fey

[captainshyguy]

as u all know from my unhinged rb spree a while back i watched ted lasso with my bro and liked it a lot! here's some of my faves

#luke tries to art #ted lasso #sam obisanya #roy kent #jamie tartt #dani rojas #rebecca welton #i think dani came out not exactly how i wanted but i think that was more to do with the hue i used for shading lol #needed something a bit warmer in there #im still happy with him smile :] ad roy and sam came out fatastic lol

[dani-k-k]

MERRY CHRISTMAS @gallusgalluss!! I was your secret santa! hope you have a wonderful holiday!!

#I wanted this to look like one of those vintage christmas ads #this was very very fun!! #bugsnax secret santa 2023 #bugsnax #grumpus #grumpus oc #bugsnax oc #baja tacroach #dani's art

[fanaticalfanfantasy]

After putting it off for days, I have finally finished the rolling with difficulty C1 finale.

I’d like to thank the community, the people behind the podcast, and finally the Crew of the Per Aspera and co for helping me through many difficult times, for making me love D&D and bringing me so much joy that I cannot help but grieve even though this end comes with new beginnings.

Simply put by VR-LA: “Thank you for finding me and setting us off on this adventure, thank you for keeping us together, thank you for being my friend “

Feel free to reblog with your own thoughts and rwd quotes

To many more seasons and adventures.

Per Aspera Ad Astra

#rolling with difficulty podcast #rolling with difficulty #rwd #rwd finbar #finbar rwd #vr la rwd #plug rwd #kyana rwd #dani rwd #rwd kyana #rwd dani #rwd spoilers #roy rwd #rwd plug #vhas rwd #vrla rwd #maxim rwd #rwd finale #dnd #d&d #per aspera ad astra

[vladdyissues]

"All I wanted... was love."

#danny phantom #danny fenton #vlad masters #vlad plasmius #dani phantom #kindred spirits #dannyphantomedit #cartoonedit #animationedit #gif #hjbendergifs #nicktoons #nickelodeon #dpedit #i added the blink and the tear #for Reasons™

[bakuliwrites]

Elliott: The lobster slippers stay ON during sex

#stardew valley #sdv elliott #elliott stardew valley #shit post #this was a targeted ad for me #dani memes #i am obsessed with this #elliott sdv #also Julian Devorak #but this reminded me more of Elliott #and also Ryoma from fire emblem

[ez-with-a-fez]

WHO was gonna tell me that THIS:

Was a FREAKING hallucination?? I was so ready. "Oh, look! I know it was cancelled but this happens early in season 2! Plenty of Brightwell content!" But NO.

#when I realized I was so beyond pissed #adding fuel to the friggin fire that is the tragedy of cancelling prodigal son #prodigal son #brightwell #malcolm bright #dani powell #worst decision ever made

[thecrxwclub]

two pretty best friends!!

#cal saying dani is his best friend added 10 years to my life #no you don’t understand i’m obsessed #six of crows #crooked kingdom #danielle galligan #calahan skogman #helnik #nina zenik #matthias helvar #shadow and bone #grishaverse

[cartoonfan21]

The Fenton Family

#jack fenton #maddie fenton #dani fenton #jazz fenton #danny fenton #Cujo #Wulf #I added the canines because #animal companions are part of the family too #Danny phantom #nostalgia

[dani-the-toad]

bits of hope

#toad rambles #dani draws #art #do not tag as kin/me/id #nagito komaeda #komaeda nagito #danganronpa #super danganronpa 2 #sdr2 #using this as a new wallpaper for my laptop thats why its so empty lol #thought about adding hajime but didnt end up doing it oops

[danidoesathing]

Vide Noir + Strange Trails

#added ID in alt!! as well as an explanation of the reference itself #in order: dead man's hand. frozen pines (motel). Cobb Avery (The World Ender) cameo. La Belle Savage Fleur. frozen pines (literal) #Big Jim also has a very brief cameo during the credits #but the shot is so fucking weird that I just decided against including it #Remy Fusil's name is also briefly seen in the lounge's office #its hard to specify what counters a reference cause like. Buck and Lee are characters from Strange Trails. so is frankie and johnnie #the story itself is *technically* the origin of the song/MV Fool for Love #so like. what counts #lord huron #lord huron gif #lord huron gifs #dani speaks #vide noir #vide noir movie #buck vernon #johnnie redmayne #cobb avery #fleur #strange trails #dead man’s hand

[lavampira]

alia wearing a pink ribbon gifted from minfilia like a lady’s favor to a knight. the way it’s meant to bring luck, a promise to return hale and whole to give it back to her darling, but minfilia being the one not to return. alia still wearing it as a promise to keep going in her memory.

#i went from ‘lol this is an idea for the knight au’ to absurdly unwell about adding it to canon. anyway #dani plays ffxiv #game: ffxiv #oc: d'alia liveq #alia/minfilia

[rhys-ravenfeather]

Compiling a list of characters whose arcs went disappointingly unresolved thanks to their shows getting cancelled:

Feel free to add your own.

#rhys-ravenfeather signing on #cartoons #danny phantom #ducktales 2017 #infinity train #i know i could have added dani too and don't get me wrong i DO wish she could have been adopted into the fenton family #but i was honestly more disappointed by valerie finding out that vlad was plasmius and nothing ever coming from it #that's one reason i put a picture of amelia and hazel together #also i feel like starfire from the original teen titans at LEAST deserves a mention for being the ONLY one of the team 1/2 #2/2 to never get a whole SEASON dedicated to her character

[danieyells]

Obscuria Ed’s full name is actually Edward Hart! You can see it in at least one of those reallly stupid ads for the game. Seems like he’s a vampire from what I’ve seen

I have literally never seen an ad for this game lmaoooooo but otome and joseimuke games usually have very stupid ads lololol NOTED I WILL BE TAGGING THAT HENCEFORTH. Thanks for the info, anon!! 💞

#danie yells answers #danie yells with anons #tokyo debunker spoilers #is it a spoiler if it was in an ad? lmao #yeah that's a vampire name alright. #edward hart