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all-pacas · 1 year

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Okay Little Women is one of those "childhood books you read and reread and love" for me. And hot take, Amy has always been one of my favorites and she gets a bad rap. And hotter take, even though Florence Pugh was way too old to play a convincing 12 year old, I really think the 2019 version was absolutely right not to cast a child (aka the 90s version of the film and Kirsten Dunst) in the role.

Because like. The novel spans a decade or so, counting both parts. And when it starts, Amy, while the youngest of the sisters… is 12. Jo is 15. Meg, the eldest, is 16. (Beth is 13.) Amy is the youngest, but not drastically. In the 90s version, Kirstin Dunst did a good job and all, but she's a child surrounded by adult actors. This makes Amy in turn seem even younger, and especially since Amy spends much of the second half of the book a) away from the rest of her family and b) marrying Laurie, having her be a literal child for half the film is… weird. Right? She's only 3 years younger than Jo. And yeah, there is a huge difference between a preteen and an older teen… but when you cast, as in the 94 version, an 11 year old and a 23 year old to play sisters three years apart, and, as the "childhood" part of the story only spans about a year of time before jumping 3 years to Meg's wedding (and then hanging out in Concord for another few years before Amy and Jo take off to pursue their careers/Art, which movies universally skip because they're pretty boring chapters of Meg Being A Newlywed and Look How Great Amy Is)… my point is, it's actually kind of nuts to insist that Amy and Amy alone gets a "child" actor and an "adult" actor, since she's supposed to be basically the same age as her siblings (only a year younger than Beth, who doesn't get a child actor!), and for most of the novel she's in her late teens anyway. The 2019 adaption did it right, fight me.

#little women #i cut out about three paragraphs of digression #about how older amy also makes sense because it does help set up and convince you that she's a viable match for laurie #instead of a random child who is suddenly a decade older #and on reflection it is lowkey pretty funny how much of the second half of the novel is clearly #louisa may alcott being petty as hell and going NO AMY IS SO GREAT LOOK HOW PERFECT SHE IS SUCK IT #OH SHE DOESN'T ONLY GET THE GUY #SHE IS SOOOOO PERFECT #which frankly -- because we know she did it all out of spite -- is fantastic #and despite how heavy handed it is the book really does do quite a lot of work to set up and sell the amyxlaurie marriage #which movies tend to cut out in favor of focusing on trying to make joxlaurie happen #(another reason i really like the 2019 version because it clearly cares a lot about selling amyxlaurie)#ANYWAY

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samarecharm · 29 days

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Love that Ann and Ryuji both love food and bond w Akira over food…something about it is so sweet to me. The ramen shop, the crepes, the hotel buffet, the afternoon diner hangouts, the attic hotpot…Ann making the hotpot suggestion; Ryuji showing u his favorite hole in the wall restaurant…all the thieves enjoying the local restaurants and food in strikers; Akira making the leblanc curry and coffee for teammates, and Akira getting volunteer help to cook restorative food for the team….i just love it alot. I want you to eat bc i want you to be well, i want us both to be well.

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kitamars · 6 months

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rebranding to become a tenko lovebot now sorry guys

#i just realised i draw tiny tenkos a lot where she’s just stood there. its cute #I LOOOOOOOOOOVE HER SO MUCHHHHHHHH #my beloved wife #she deserves so much more love #gintama #she is so perfect #also . timeskip yuri is a very interesting thought to me wehehehe #they are sooooo insane for my brain im busy getting my ass kicked by finals and my brain is still occupied by them #sakata gintoki #sakata ginko #hijikata toushirou #hijikata tenko #wtf is their ship name #ginhiji #hijigin #gintoki x hijikata #hijikata x gintoki #ok bye

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tyttetardis · 5 months

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Macbeth Q&A 18th Jan 2024 Part 1

Was lucky enough to get a ticket for the Member's Event at the Donmar Warehouse that took place on the 18th...with the price of the patronages I sure never thought I'd have gotten the chance, but luckily, they also let in some non-members 🥹❤️

The brilliant performance of Macbeth was followed by a very quick cleaning of the stage - thought for sure it would've taken them longer to remove the blood than like 5 minutes - followed by a lovely, little Q&A session.

The Q&A was led by Craig Gilbert (Literary manager) who talked to Annie Grace and Alasdair Macrae (Musicians and part of the acting ensemble) as well as Cush Jumbo and David Tennant.

Anyway, just gonna write down some of the stuff they talked about :) sorry if it's a bit messy! Might be spoilery if haven't seen it yet but is going to!

To begin with Craig remarked that he didn't think he'd ever seen that many people staying behind for a Q&A before (While I was just wondering why some people even left!? Stressful!).

David introduced himself with "My real name is David "Thane of Paisely" Tennant - while Cush introduced herself with "I´m Cush Jumbo - there's only one of me".

First question was Craig asking them what it was that brought them to the Donmar to do Macbeth - to which David pretty much just replied that 1. It's the Donmar! 2. It's Macbeth! One of the greatest plays of all time in an amazingly intimate space - and that the theatre is famous for its quality of work. So he found it quite hard to think of a reason not to do it!

Cush said she'd worked there before and loves the theatre, how it's so intimate but also a great workspace. Followed by her saying she said yes because David asked her. She talked about how important it was for this play to do it together with the right actor playing opposite you.

David says Max Webster asked him about a year ago if he wanted to do the play - he gave him the dates - and since there weren't any obstacles in the way, David didn't have any excuse not to do it.

He then said that he had slightly avoided Macbeth - there sorta being the assumption that if you're Scottish and has done some Shakespeare plays before you have to do Macbeth. Which he joked was a bit odd since it's not like every Italian has to play Romeo. Then he mentioned that Macbeth is probably a bit more of a jock than he is - that it seemed more like a part for big, burly actors.

Max had laid out his initial ideas to David, a lot of which are in the final production, and David thought he seemed lovely, bright and clever and inventive plus it being the Donmar Warehouse! To which joked that he had last worked there 20 years ago - when he was 8 years old! "It's just one of those spaces" - friendly and epic at the same time where it's such a pleasure to be on the stage.

When Craig asked his next question concerning the sound of the play someone asked him to speak louder as she couldn't hear them - to which David joked that they've gotten so used to whispering. But also said sorry, and that they would!

Alasdair explained a bit about the process of the binaural sound - bit I find it a bit difficult to decipher it all correctly, sorry. He did say that a interesting part of it is that it allows them a controlled environment where they can put all the musicians (and even the bagpipes!) behind the soundproof box so "Poor David and Cush" doesn't have to shout over all the racket.

Craig asked David and Cush what their reaction was when they heard about the concept of the binaural soundscape - to which David replied that it didn't quite exist when they first came onboard - Cush joking they were tricked into it. Then she talked about her and David going on a workshop with Max to get a feeling of how it would all work - and get a sense of how it would sound to the audience, as this was one of the few times, they got to hear that side of it. Their experience of the play being completely different to the experience the audience has.

Cush said they can hear some of the sound - like she can hear some of the animal sounds and David can hear some of the stuff from the glass box - but most of their cues and information comes from timing with each other. She said they won't be able to ever hear what the audience hears - to which David joked "We're busy".

It felt like mixing medias - as it all went quite against their natural stagecraft instinct - but Cush found that in the long run it made things very interesting - like they don't have to worry about getting something whispered to each other - as the audience will hear it anyway.

David said the odd thing is that they don't really know what the experience truly is like. He mentioned that to the sides of the stage there's a speaker for them where they will get any cues that they need to hear. Like they can hear the witches - but they can't hear where they are "positioned" - so they have to learn how to place themselves to fit with what the audience hears. They don't hear everything, though. And the audio they hear is quite quiet, so it doesn't disturb what comes through the headphones.

He thinks it's been exciting - that it's a bit like a mix between film and theatre. It's happening live - but it's also like post-production is happening between them and the audience as it's going on. They just have to trust that the audience is hearing what they are supposed to for it all to make sense.

Cush said she thinks in 10 - 20 years, as these technologies has developed, doing theatre like this will feel a lot more normal - not that they will do it ALL the time, but that they will be doing it - whereas now it's still like an experiment. What Cush really like about the concept is that if was done in a much bigger theatre - then people in the cheapest seats would be able to have an experience much more similar to those in the most expensive seats - they'd be a lot more immersed into the action.

David then talks about how it feels extremely counterintuitive to not go on stage and speak loud enough that the people in the back row can also hear you. And usually, if they can't hear you, you aren't doing your job right! But then it felt very liberating. He loves it.

Cush then talked about how it felt odd waiting in the wings for a cue you can't hear - where you traditionally wait backstage and you can hear your cues, you can hear the rythm and know when it's your turn - so it was quite disconcerting to hear silence. So it's basically down to them now knowing the show and each other's timings - like if David is standing at a certain point, she knows how long she has before she needs to say/do something. So you have to watch each other more closely and really focus on what the others are doing.

David asked the musicians if they can hear everything inside the box, to which Annie replied that they get everything except some extra bits in the soundscape. But they can hear the actors on stage. Annie said it's actually a bit of a mystery to all of them what the audience actually experiences - how the big pictures actually look like - they just have to trust that it's there "Is it there?!".

Someone asked if they had had any adverse reactions from audiences to having to wear the headphones. Quite a bit of laughter all around :P then David said "There's the odd person" and something about if someone hadn't gotten the memo before turning up...but not sure how he ended the line. Then once again says that yes, there's the odd person who doesn't like it and that's fair enough.

The same audience member then said he could see the advantage of it in a big theatre where the distance is big, but not in a small place like the Donmar - to which David very quickly, rather passionately replied that it's not about projection, it's about being able to do things you wouldn't normally be able to do live - where they can speak so quietly that they can't even hear each other when standing next to each other. So even in such a small place, people wouldn't be able to hear that. It's about creating a different play - which isn't to everyone's taste and that's fair enough. But for a play that's been done a hundred and seven million times he thinks it's very valid to try and find a new way into the play - even if it's not for everyone.

Part 2

#David Tennant #Macbeth #Donmar warehouse #Cush Jumbo #I messed up this recording sooooo bad #I didn't see people pull out their phones to record it so I didn't dare do that either...#and man did I get a shitty recording out of it :(#and the audio ain't great either...Craig was sitting the furthest from me and didn't have a mic so can be a bit difficult to hear at times #Cush was sitting the closest to me (not that close - I was still in second row!) and David was sitting next to her #while I didn't have a perfect frontal view - the angle I was at did mean that I still got a perfect view of David's adorable smiles <3 #and all his other lovely facial expressions as he often looked to Cush when she was talking and replied to her...#which made it FEEL like he was looking in my direction *sigh*#and he looked so good with his comfy cardigan - skin tight jeans - and his glasses!#You know I have seen David quite a few times by now - but I'm pretty sure this was the first time I saw him wearing his own glasses!#I desperately wish I had managed to capture some pictures or a video---because OMG! He was so lovely <3 #Oh didn't know there was a text limit...or that I had written this much...guess I'm continuing in a part 2

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quinns-art-box · 9 months

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and an extremely late thing i did for saimatsu week day 7!! tiny little comic the prompt was birthday :] absolutely adore the hc that kaede's bad at cooking but she is trying so hard and that's always good enough. plus they can just do it together <3

#danganronpa #danganronpa v3 #kaede akamatsu #shuichi saihara #saimatsu #noticed a critical lack in my art of them smooching on the mouth so here #once again i dont know about the dialogue but i tried jfhgjkf #i like that shuichi is somebody kaede feels like she can admit her fears and insecurities to.... 'i'd be a mess if you weren't here' yknow #she's like 'my food sucks again but i know you see and admire how hard i try and that makes me feel better about not being perfect'#'but still let me make food for you on your BIRTHDAY oh my god'#coming back to love languages i think she also does acts of service. touch is her real one but of course if she can make someone smile #with music or a nice meal?? she will #and shuichi just loves her sooooo much she is everything 2 him #also i think everything is just better 4 them when they do it 2gether yknow...... they are so besties for life good bf and gf ilove them

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intriga-hounds · 8 months

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the sivster was Altered Best Opposite both shows yesterday. he now gets to add MABOSS to the front of his name, which he finds appropriate, since he is, indeed, ma boss.

#sivi #7 years #boofest #bf2023 #it is not as impressive as it sounds #he only had competition in show 2 lmao #BUT HEY A RIBBONS A RIBBON #ponzu got zilch but that’s fine bc i expect that lol #she was moving sooooo ugly yesterday too #but she’s still my perfect baby gorl

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blackhholes · 2 months

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Teen Wolf as Arthurian Characters

Mason Hewitt as Sir Galahad

#teen wolf #twedit #teen wolf edit #twgifs #mason hewitt #sir galahad #arthurian legend #arthuriana #my gifs #mine #twarthur #the SECOND i told su about the dread doctors calling mason truly good to theo's perfect evil she said galahad #and like she's soooooo right #galahad's whole thing was that he was the most pious and good of all the knights and like that's literally mason #ALSO galahad and percival are holy grail buddies so galahad and percival being mason and liam is sooooo fitting

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mymarifae · 1 year

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this card is so fucking cute i'm going to launch myself out of a cannon

#CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S ONLY A THREE STAR..IT'S SOOOOO CUTE I WUV HARUKA 🥹#she's itty bitty..hopping on lily pads ..look at those FROGS #this set makes me so happy it's like. catering to all of my tastes. all of them #springtime. lots of green. pink flowers. FROGS and i believeeee it's supposed to be a thumbelina reference? so FAERIES #perfect. they made this for me specifically

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jalluzas-ferney · 1 month

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OK VERY VERY UNPOPULAR OPINION

Look, I LOVE KOKO (from the Ninjago movie) I REALLY DO

but I feel like Misako haters who in the same breath adore Koko forget the fact that Koko literally dated and LAYED THE evil warlord that destroys everything and harms innocent lives - all while you know, being Lady Iron Dragon….a warrior who’s supposed to protect the innocent and what not….

AND THEN when she’s raising Lloyd, according to her, she would always tell him to not be ashamed of who his father is…..?

LIKE GIRL LMAO IM SORRY BUT THIS WOMANS MORALS WENT ALL THE WAY OUT THE WINDOW 😭😭😭😭 LIKE WDYM YOU FELL IN LOVE AND DID THE DEVILS TANGO W THE MAN WHO DECIMATES CIVILIZATION AND DESTROYS FAMILIES?!() SHE REALLY THOUGHT SHE COULD FIX HIM?!?) GIRL WHERE ARE YOUR MORLAS THIS MAN IS EVIIILLL😭😭😭 AND THEENNN WHEN THIS MAN CINTINUES TO BE A TERRIBLE FATHER AND CONTINUES TO TERRORIZE AND DESTROY THE CITY- ACTIVELY PUTTING HER AND LLOYD IN DANGER- SHE STILL TELLS LLOYD TO NOT BE ASHAMED?!??

KOKO. YOU CANNOT BE FR RN 😭😭😭😭 WHY TF WOULD SHE WANT HIM TO NOT BE ASHAMED OF HIS AWFUL FATHER- JUST TELL HIM “YEAH YOUR DAD SUCKS NEVER BE LIKE HIM-“ LIKE LMAOO

And where I’m going w this is that yall despise misako for leaving Lloyd at Darkleys and paint her as a terrible mother and what not - but then turn around and praise and adore Koko like yalll Koko is NOT perfect either 😭 this woman also did awful mistakes and acted dumb by tellling Lloyd to not be ashamed of who his EVIL FUCKING father is 😭😭😭

And Ik like maybe shes saying that to comfort him and make him feel like Garmadon being evil isn’t his fault, cuz if you say “YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF WHO YOUR FATHER IS” sounds very harsh and makes it sound like Lloyd has fault in that. But the way Koko phrases it sounds like she spent her life trying to convince Lloyd to not hate his father or smth and only then snapped at Garmadon when he took over the city. Like if my husband is some evil warlord taht constantly puts my city and friends in danger I wouldn’t try to convince my son to not hate his father bruh 😭 I will not defend that man just because he’s my sons dad 💀 a bad person is a bad person Koko you should have been mad from the start bruh 😭😭

So again- my point is- I love both missko and Koko but the amount of hate misako gets compared to Koko is super annoying and I feel like I need to remind yall that Koko isn’t the perfect angel yall act like she is 😨

so stop contradicting yourselves!!!

#I feel like I’m gonna get attacked by this #but someone had to say it #cuz when I watched the Lego movie recently I noticed this and I was like #WAIT😭#your lady iron dragon #trying to defend innocent people and protect the land but your folding for this man right here ?!😔#WHERE R UR MORALS 😃#and you know #the rest I mentioned #do stop acting like missko is the worst or whatever for sending her kid to a boarding school in order to protect him☹️#none of them are perfect!!!#they are both flawed in their own strange ways #ninjago #lego ninjago #Ninjago movie #ninjago misako #misako ninjago #koko ninjago #ninjago koko #lego ninjago movie #the lego ninjago movie #AND YEAH IK THE NINJAGO MOVIE IS GOOFY AS HELL BUT SO IS NINJAGO ESPECIALLY EARLY SEASONS SO LET ME TAKE ITS NONESENSE SRS #like Misako fell in love before Garmadon was super evil and stuff #and left when he became evil and all #sooooo #she gets a point for that at least

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