#a bit dramatic

[ohnocreativity]

Not a love story. 

Dystopias aren’t a dating ground for the main characters, unlike what Hollywood thinks.

Dystopian environments should make the main character and reader question everything and everyone. Would they tell me to the government? Would they leave me behind as we run away from infected people? Should I trust them? 

Hollywood focuses too much on love to notice that the economy is collapsing and trust is a difficult and complicated thing while living in a dystopia.

In this essay I will be comparing The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner and between the books and the movies.

In the Hunger Games Trilogy, the books written by Suzanne Collins), there are plenty of instances when the main character, Katniss Everdeen makes it plainly clear that she doesn’t want to have a relationship with either Gale (her childhood best friend) and Peeta (the boy who saved her life when they were young.)

She only wants to save her younger sister, Primrose, and their mother. Anyone else is just a bonus. However, playing the star-crossed-lovers is what managed to save her and Peeta from the first games, because the Capitol (like America and Hollywood) wants to see a love story. After 74 years of having every other type of victory story, romance is perfect for them. “Haymitch is right. Star crossed lovers, they eat that stuff up in the Capitol.”

Katniss Everdeen fully believes in the “eye for an eye” motive. She cannot let go of the fact that Peeta saved her life when they were young, which proves to be a good motivation to destroy the Capital and its ideals of using child slaughter as entertainment. 

Even though everyone in the Capital, as well as real life fans who only watch the movies, believe that Katniss and Peeta’s love for each other is what sparked the rebellion that led to the revolution, that is incorrect.

It was the murder of a 12 year old girl in the first games and Katniss’s grief that made the other Districts realise that they are done watching their children be placed in the awful situation where humans are pitted against each other and are forced to fight for the entertainment of others.

If Peeta wasn’t in the Hunger Games, it would still have a powerful message and Katniss Everdeen would still not be with Gale.

Although, in the prequel of the Hunger Games, we learn that before the 11th Game the Capital people didn’t enjoy watching the Hunger Games, not while contrasting their reactions in the 74th. For them it was as much punishment as it was for the District people.

In the end of the books, it is even shown that Katniss left Peeta. She left both of her love options so she can just live by herself and do what she wanted back in District 12. 

Peeta, like always, came to her. 

Survival takes precedence over romance within the books of The Maze Runner. We see it numerous times. 

In the Scorch Trials, when Teresa betrayed Thomas and still believed that W.I.C.K.E.D was good, that was the answer.

In the movies of The Death Cure, Teressa choses W.I.C.K.E.D again and decides to stay, even so. The romance still clouded Thomas’ decision, he was hesitant to trust Teresa but less so than the others.

In the movies Teresa betrays Thomas on an almost daily basis, it was starting to get very tiring. She kept getting into contact with W.I.C.K.E.D (Although it is spelled WCKD for some reason), ignoring the fact that they have failed so many times at so many things. They were meant to keep the Gladers(or subjects as they referred to them) under control, and failed. They were meant to find a cure for the Flare, but failed. They were meant to save humanity and yet again they failed.

In the movies, Teresa’s faith in WCKD was conflicting with her love for Thomas, but near the end of the books Teresa thought she was saving Thomas.

In both The Maze Runner and The Hunger Games (the movies), people’s main focus is romance. As such the screenwriters must have decided to use that to their advantage and focus on it as well. Perhaps because the real meaning of the books were too dark for Americans to take seriously and probably because when someone goes to see a movie they want to be entertained, they want to be moved by something that is seen in regular life. Cranks and murdered children are often evasive from the day-to-day life of people.

So, what is the real meaning of the books?

With The Hunger Games, I believe its main focus is how easily humans can be distracted by positive media, sparkly dresses and good food. As long as things are disguised by something pretty and something that releases endorphins, it’s ok.  The Capital uses bureaucracy, politicians, social, culture and  media control, that is what makes it dystopian.

With The Maze Runner, the main focus is how easily humans betray one another for “the greater good.” It is easy to be lied to, especially when they want to be lied to.

W.I.C.K.E.D lied to themselves. They believed they could play God with children. There were alternatives that they could have taken, but they were less entertaining to do. W.I.C.K.E.D used bureaucracy control like the Capital, but there wasn’t much media to control over, so they got creative. They used psychology to confuse the main characters, making them doubt everything. Their names, their whereabouts. The Gladers were physically confined into the Glade.

Bureaucracy, psychology, resources, physical and information control. 

Dystopian is described as an unfair society… Like ours.

#writeblr #trying my hand at essay wrting #A bit dramatic #but I have a feeling I'm missung something #essay writing #academics #dystophian #dystopia #the hunger games #maze runner #tmr #thg series #tmr books #tmr movies #wrting

[coming-for-them-kneecaps]

Monkie Destiny Challenge with Yang Jian

#monkie destiny challenge 2023 #I wanted to make a reference to lotus lantern with this one but I feel like it came out a bit muddy #a bit dramatic #trying out different styles with this challenge to see what I like more #lmk #lego monkey kid #lego monkey king #lmk monkie kid #lmk monkey king #lmk erlang #erlang shen #lego monkie kid erlang #lmk oc #oc #lego monkey kid oc #original character #lmk meilai #meilai #yang jian #my art #lmk oc art #monkey kid #monkey king #art #lmk fanart

[cheerfullycatholic]

The one thing stopping me from working on the stories about my children the Haunted Historians team is that Carolina Valentine is a side b Catholic which is important to understanding her close friendship with Dalton so I refuse to leave it out but my parents would murder me if they knew

#a bit dramatic #they wouldnt murder me #but theyd be so ashamed and id never live it down

[thepinklink]

Feeling lonely.

I miss this. Not this place in particular—in fact, my place is so very different from this one—but we all have that place where you don’t have to worry or think—overthink, really, and all the chaos, stress and noise from the world around you is just gone. It’s that one place you love the most, that one place that you can’t think about too hard while you’re away because it will start to hurt. That one place where all your favorite songs always fit. You can be yourself there, and all your sad songs only make it better. Even when you think about the worst things that are happening, they never fully reach you. That place that’s always warm, even when the weather is bad. And when you’re sad, it’s a different kind of sad. Everything is always better, brighter, more beautiful there. It’s the one place where you look around and think “hey, maybe the world isn’t so bad after all.” And then you leave, and everything comes crashing down again. Weird, I left this place just a few moments ago. How come it’s already so far away? When can I go back? I want to go back. I want to go home.

#please #take me home #a bit dramatic #but that’s what art is for #right? #idk #reblog if you feel me #trying to make a joke bc I’m lonely #but seriously #let me go back pls #noooo #all my sad songs are making this worse

[fuck-yeah-5pm-sky]

#a bit dramatic #sky #5pm sky #clouds

[theroyalthrones]

What keeps Florintina up at night?

I'm going to answer this for future Florentia. While she has had many worries about failure, and the huge responsibility she holds and must maintain properly (with her position and whatnot). But what keeps Florentia up now is the fear for her children. plural. While the royal family has many privileges and wealth. different troubles await royals who stick close to the family. She fears that one day she will have to make the fatal choice of choosing between her children and the crown. between her kin and her duty. And she doesn't know which one she will pick. And that's what she fears the most.

#ttasks #Irsimmer #Thanks for the ask!! #A bit dramatic

[stripedpouch]

"I'll never lose as long as I'm with you"

(Bonus)

#twisted wonderland #twstファンアート #idia shroud #ortho shroud #overblot #book 6 twst #book 6 spoilers #twst fanart #ignihyde #twst #my art #book 6 feelings #maybe it's a bit dramatic but anyway

[improvapocalyps]

You have 90 minutes to complete. (original poem: r.a.)

In participation of the MCYT Recursive Exchange 2024 hosted by @mcytrecursive!

Inspired by know that all my love will be your breath (i will save you when your lights go out)

[text under cut]

1. Have you ever been in love? (Please circle your answer.) a. It's me and him b. Our hearts beat in sync c. Our lives intertwined

2. Do you understand what you’ve done? (Please circle your answer.) a. I couldn't do anything b. I lost my balance c. I doomed us both

3. It's been god knows how long since you felt phantom hands on your neck and there is no one in sight. If you were soul-bound to him and both of you died at the same time then why are you still waiting in the void? Please answer clearly, in full sentences. (Not a correct answer：I just wanted to see him one more time).

4. Define two (2)： Fate | The feeling of his forehead against yours Curse | The moment you realise he isn't linked to you anymore

5. True or False： i. It was your fault. ii. You wish you had met him under different circumstances. iii. You can’t regret a single moment that you had him. iv. You would do it all over again if you could. v. It ended long before either of you said anything.

thumbnails:

sketch cover thing for imgur link:

#team ranchers #team rancher #rancher duo #jimmy solidarity #tangotek #trafficshipping #mcyt recursive exchange #events #fic fanart #my art #“canary has butterfly-shaped wings it cant do a dramatic spread like that” watch me. (draws dramatic wings) (sorry) #“you have 90 minutes” have been rattling in my brain for so long ever since i suddenly remembering a web weave using it (yes the beeduo one #very glad i can release it (using it in art) from its confines (my mind) #hm i suppose the title would be more in theme if its abt limited life ranchers #← havnt watched limlife yet #but! happy with what i come up with. lil bit proud even #had so much trouble with the panelling and layers in p2 cause it looks too busy (explodes) #also punching the floor bc i only noticed the “yes-no” pair(?) in the original poem when im already half-done w/ the comic #me when making silly comic makes you do poem analysis #i dont even go there ← does not have enough poetic braincells

[sopuu]

1 left.

#IM NOT SANE ABOUT THIS SESSION #i can’t believe all their curses are still going strong #jimmy you can’t keep doing this king </3 #i made grian look like the bad boys’ fate rests on him but in reality he immediately switched teams lmao #but hey what’s an mcyt post without being a bit dramatic #limited life smp #lilsmp #mcyt #grian #jimmy solidarity #solidaritygaming #smallishbeans #mcyt fanart #trafficblr #traffic series #limited life #life series #24lsmp #limited life spoilers #sopuuart #good soup

[wuruwan]

#one piece #zolu #luzo #roronoa zoro #monkey d. luffy #my art #the brainrot is unbelievable but i have only the energy to scribble a little bit per day and then pass out #thinking so much about them ogughhg #btw zoro is totally fine in the last pic he just wants to be held by luf so hes being ultra dramatic

[voidesse]

The bright screen of the phone keeps thoughts away, it's a drug that I am addicted to.

#thoughts #university exams #pain #a bit dramatic #but true #mental pain #there is a lot more behind

[pizzaqueen]

Steve and Eddie have different ideas of what ‘their’ song is. Steve insists it’s Hungry Eyes by Eric Carmen because it was playing during their first date (they also don’t agree on what their first date was, but either way Eddie doesn’t want that song, even if he can admit it might be appropriate for them) but Eddie insists it’s The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden because it was playing when they first kissed. (Steve can admit the sentiment is sweet but “the lyrics aren’t romantic, Eddie!!” “It’s not about the lyrics! It’s about the memory!” “It’s about, like, Satan!” “So?”)

(On the other hand, Steve and Robin know their song is Total Eclipse of the Heart, no debate)

#steddie #steve x eddie #steddie headcanon #platonic stobin #i was going to pick a lesser known song for Eddie’s but then this came to me and I thought it was funny #i was also going to use never tear us apart for Steve’s song which is totally a Steddie song but it was a bit too dramatic I think #pizzaqueentxt

[puppyeared]

obsessive

#did i put more effort into this than i needed to? yes. did i put myself through unnecessary pain drawing fighting scenes? yes #but i learned how to outline my strokes so maybe i won after all #i thought about it and i think it turned out ok drawing the eyes differently. like the way i usually draw em #although i dont know if that says much since i change my art style every couple weeks but eh #had fun playing with grayscale and limited palette. i want to do that more often dhghdg #although idk whens the next time i will have enough energy to commit to the bit and do.. this #theyre fucking stupid your honor. for every art we get of them acting dramatic and yearning (/pos) i make dumb shit like this #equivalent exchange girlies! #lego monkie kid #lmk #monkie kid #lmk shadowpeach #shadowpeach #lmk sun wukong #lmk swk #sun wukong #lmk macaque #lmk six eared macaque #six eared macaque #liu er mihou #my art #myart #doodles #comic #lmk monkey king #lmk fanart

[high-voltage-rat]

I think it's fascinating that the quotes:

"Have you forgotten sir, we were at war? A fight with an alien race for the very survival of our species. I feel I must remind you that it is an undeniable, and may I say fundamental quality of man, that when faced with extinction, every alternative is preferable."

"When you spend every day fighting a war, you to demonize your attackers. To you, they're evil, they're subhuman. Because if they weren't, what would that make you? What I'm trying to say... is I've been afraid to see you for what you really are. You're our brothers. Our sisters. And the things we've done to one another are unforgivable."

"These guys want to use us, take us away from our families, and send us all over the dad-gum galaxy just to test if their agents are ready for the big fight? Well... guess I'm interested in showin' em exactly what a big fight is all about! So I'm not ordering you to go. I ain't even asking. You do what you gotta do, Private."

came from the same series whose standard fare is lines like:

"What in the hell are you two doing?" / "We're being executed by our own men, sir." / "Cut it out."

"I only drink the blood of my enemies, and the occasional strawberry yoohoo."

"You always said I could sleep when I’m dead, Sarge, and guess what? I am dead. This purgatory is about to become purga-snore-y, yawn!"

...and both categories manage to be a poignant statement about the nature of war and what it does to the people in it.

#everyone always talks about the more dramatic bits of rvb with the speeches and the 8+ seasons of plot development as the anti-war part #but the comedicization of the violence and death that the characters go through. the tongue-in-cheek gung-ho attitudes. #the way that they're so desensitized to the idea of death or gruesome injury to the point that it's!!! a comedy show!!! #all of that is just as much a statement of the fucked up nature of war!!! #it's like Col. Flagg and Frank Burns in M*A*S*H. they're so simultaneously into and detached from the war and it's a STATEMENT #idk I'm just. thinking about my favourite anti-war media. drawing mash-rvb parallels. and suddenly had to scream about it #might reread the paper on rvb being anti-war media. for enrichment. #not video games #late nights with ali #ali watches rvb #rvb #red vs blue

[fuck-yeah-5pm-sky]

#a bit dramatic #sky #5pm sky #clouds

[oniliae]

if ithink abt them toomuch I throew up . 💞💗💓 ough. ft tim cameo ily tim

#notsure why the first comics lines gripped me so hard but i thinki got lost in the sauce of em cuz the original audio isnt even dramatic but #in my brain n when i reread the lines i imagined martins emotions to be like a mix of pity and understanding of jons loneliness but also lik #a bit of resentment and justified(?) anger at jon for having the nerve to look for martin after he left him in the same loneliness hes nowin #anyway i also have nomemory of anything and none of my opinions arereal 🫶 #the magnus archives #tma fanart #jonathan sims #martin blackwood #tim stoker #tma jon #tma martin #tma jmart