#anyway. opla is so good. i would die for luffy. HIS HEART IS SO BIG

[soldier-poet-king]

tell me why the first ep of the opla has me in NEAR TEARS it's just smthn about the /genuine-ness/ of it? the lack of tired snarky fourth wall breaking jokes? it's an objectively silly plot about pirates and friendship and it is played completely straight and it is SO refreshing? for things to be allowed to be genuine and full of heart? these actors giving it the gravitas of shakespeare?

there's a time and a place for meta humour ofc, but recent trends spurred on by a franchise which shall remain nameless have resulted in so many movies/books/shows that are completely soulless because they can't take themselves seriously. there always has to be a joke, a snarky remark, a fourth wall break, god forbid we experience emotions deeply and genuinely and guileless-ly. idk if it's a reflection of societal fear of vulnerability or simply a cash grab in appealing to the lowest common denominator by avoiding strong (and therefore possibly alienating) emotion

either way, this is such a breath of fresh air?

#fran liveblogs #opla liveblog #anyway contrast this with the mario movie i watched on the plane yesterday #which was like. fine. #that's really all i can say abt it #it had a few fun nods to the game #but it also refused to take itself seriously. so many moments of gravity undercut by out of place humour #on the other hand. i finished wyrd sisters today #and discworld is ENTIRELY meta humour #but sir terry was SUCH a talented author #that he could create a space where meta humour and genuine emotion and gravitas could exist side by side #and it WORKED. it WORKED WELL #like. consider. feet of clay can have me bawling and laughing only pages apart #most discworld books can #the sheer silliness of the shakespeare parodies in wyrd sister transforming into a reflection on the nature of theatre and art and stories #and reality. and what's the most real. in the sense of people's hearts #like. damn. discworld really has it all #anyway. opla is so good. i would die for luffy. HIS HEART IS SO BIG