#shoutout to whoever made the soundtrack because they killed it

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I Recommend: 3 Will Be Free

We have roadtrips. Gang conflict. A lot of tense stand offs. We have queer-accepting mafia bosses. We have Neo’s trademark croptops, Miw’s flawless makeup, and Shin’s adorable glasses. We have guns. We have a whole lot of shirtless shots. We have antagonists you’ll root for just as much as the protagonists.

What to we have? 3 Will Be Free!

Let me make this clear first up, this ain’t about a love triangle. This is a polyamourous relationship between three people. Just so you know. Rare, ain’t it?

This Thai drama is, in my opinion, freaking brilliant! Not only did it do a polyamourous relationship pretty good (and actually had it endgame), but it did it with a captivating plot, beautiful camera shots, and a hella intense soundtrack. I will definitely be rewatching this one in the future. 

Let's get into this. I’m not trying to spoil anything hear but I have to gush about this and so I’m sorry if I accidently reveal anything or imply enough for some people to work stuff out. Just watch it! I can’t say it enough.

To introduce you a little, the initial plot of 3 Will Be Free all surrounds this Mafia type boss guy called Thana. Enter main character number one: Neo, a free spirited dancer at a club who catches the eye of Thana's second wife Vanika and they start an affair. Enter main character 2: Miw, a hostess at a nearby club who meets Shin (main character 3), the son of Thana's first wife, one night when his friends pay her to sleep with Shin. Things quickly get chaotic when Thana finds out about the affair, sends people to kill Neo and punish Vanika only Vanika gets killed in the crossfire, Neo runs and hides at Miw's club only to run into Shin in the bathrooms and just as they're both caught, Miw comes in and shoots Thana's right hand man dead (it all happens in like the first episode, okay, its fine to spoil, right?). So yeah. You can probably imagine the running-for-their-lives, road trip that Neo and Miw enbark on with Shin swept along for the ride because of a mysterious connection to Neo. 

I'm not gonna say more about the plot except that Thana's right hand man, Phon, happens to have a transgender girlfriend, Mae, who is devastated whe she hears about Phon’s death and embarks on a revenge driven chase after the main trio with Phon's best friend Ter (who also works for Thana). The two bond over their shared loss and show some of the saddest, heart-wrenching moments as Ter struggles without his friend to guide him and Mae suffers the loss of the only person who properly supported her. Mae is probably my favourite character in the show, she is just so good and showed the most emotional depth despite her limited screen time and the show really did her dirty, she did not catch a break. Also why the heck did this show have to make me love Phon even after he died?? He was just the nicest, most supportive boyfriend ever and honestly, despite the whole gang thing and the fact that he was trying to kill Neo, I kind of wish he had lived. For extra info this show is ten 50 minute episodes long and is on youtube with every episode split into 4 parts. So go watch. You'll be in for a ride.

All along we have Miw and Neo bickering constantly and Shin grinning quietly in fondness. That’s essentially their relationship summed up. It’s adorable.

Individually, though, I loved the depth I felt in these characters and how they felt more than just stereotypes or cardboard flat.

Neo ( Way-Ar Sangngern / Joss). On the surface, this guy is your pansexual bad boy hooker/prostitute/stripper who works a ton of jobs and lives freely, working a ton of jobs with no set future. Neo is also a gentleman who can be summoned by wallet theft to save the day and is very caring and protective of those he loves. Essentially, he’s the mama bear of the trio, but unfortunately he is also a jerk, selfish, and may very well have a saviour-complex. I don’t think he’s everyone’s favourite by the end of the show BUT he kind of holds the trio together and they need him to keep Miw out of trouble and free Shin a little. I also believe he is singlehandedly reviving people’s love for croptops.

If anyone’s wondering why I consider this guy pansexual when Wikipedia says bisexual, it’s because he literally says he doesn’t care about gender in relationships. I could be wrong, but that’s how I interpreted what he said.

Miw ( Lapassalan Jiravechsoontornkul / Mild). In a time when we are seeing more and more strong, independant female leads, Miw is the queen. She is definitly the source of strength of the relationship and has no time for anyone’s sh*t. She is bold, always has flawless makeup and outfits, and is never scared to speak her mind, tough and prepared to do anything to survive. She also honestly has some of the best lines in the show. But if this type of character puts you off, don’t run away because she’s more than just that. Miw has her own vulnerabilities, isn’t completely bulletproof and killing a man is not easy for her. There are reasons behind the strength she projects and her way of seeing the world, reasons she has to keep being strong, and that doesn’t stop her from bonding with other women over shared experiences, standing up for others, and comforting Neo and Shin when they hit their lows.

Shin (Tawan Vihokratana / Tay). Let me just say, you are guaranteed to fall in love with this boy, he is the soft and innocent one in the trio from a completley different world from the other two yet that doesn’t stop him from not wanting to be left behind and trying to understand. Shin is honestly the real hero of this story, he is so selfless and insecure and must be protected at all costs. Of course, the characters in the show know that which is why everyone is either trying to kidnap him or save him. But he isn’t just quiet and shy, he’s also smart and has his own bad*ss moments when Neo has being a jerk and Miw is just trying to survive. If Neo is the glue, Miw is their strength, then Shin is peacekeeper and balances out Neo and Miw’s outspoken personalities.

I do understand, though, that some may be a little less than satisfied with Shin’s ending. I felt like they really needed to develope or explore his relationships with Miw and Neo further or atleast as much as they seemed to for Miw and Neo.

In the end though we had quite a few cute moments with all three of them together and apart from that minor issue, I got nothing other than to cry over all those characters who suffered the director’s killing spree. Like seriously, is nothing safe?! So beware.

#3 will be free #lgbtq+ #polyamory #pansexual #gay #transgender #accepting #queer #give Mae a happy ending dammit #she was amazing tho #she was like an angel of revenge #so badass #show some love to Shin #girls are the heroes #why does Shin have the best and worst dad like he accepts his son's sexuality but not his career choice wth #warning for mention of rape and showing attempted rape #shoutout to whoever made the soundtrack because they killed it #9.5/10 #who am I kidding #it's a 20/10 all the way

[unproduciblesmackdown]

this isn’t the most straightforward interpretation of “why a giant swan made of light appears to rue before mytho kind of casually phases out of that swan” but i choose to hc that, actually, yes he Can choose to assume the form of a giant swan made of light at his convenience/discretion

like, not like we didn’t have the instance (twice, now) that one of tutu’s sort of like, alternate forms is A Giant Swan Made Of Light, so who knows maybe it’s meant more like “here you go, riding the wave of hope magic to transport you here for this moment” or just that he has to magically get from point A to B somehow and why not have some extra detail about it looking cool and throwing in another Swan visual to do so....etc etc. but also we do know that mytho and tutu Share Powers so why can’t he also be a giant swan made of light voluntarily like he can choose to use the plant/flower magic himself. and the whole implication that [at least some original tutu Essence] is legitimately contained in his physical magical gem heart which sorta goes hand in hand with them sharing powers. i choose to interpret all this as “mytho can also be a giant magic light swan” because that would be sick and i want that (and also b/c 4 min ago i was like “gee it’d be cool if he could bust out some like Special Power to drive off the raven when it kills lohengrin b/c what are you gonna do, Not?” and Hmm)

couple more [fond pairs of screenshots] b/c where else would i put them

thank you to a buffering pause like hell yes. epic (only now did i finally pick up on his cape being secured behind one shoulder and at the waist....big shoutout to practical rhombus swan battle dance outfit. panache)

love whoever designed his sword like Sniff it’s so beautiful w/the Wings Outstretched Swans guard and the heart formed by the necks/heads and the tiny crown detail and it’s Such a pain to draw lmfaooo.....cherish this v nicely dramatically executed moment, joke’s on anyone not actively appreciating pt’s music selection And how it uses that soundtrack......also always a bonus for me when the Milo Expression shows up in the wild, the one i am always drawing. you know like (8o as it were. raised eyebrows / wide eyes / mouth slightly open. :o and bless the ballet posture completely unironically (why would it be ironic i watched this series B/c of the ballet) like sob looks great....imagine if he was just standing there Not striking this pose, where’s the dramatic impact. thank u king

#princess tutu #although if we suppose he got his Magical Shared-With-Tutu powers From her..... #and we assume tutu's Textual 1 Pg Appearance in prinz und rabe happens after lohengrin's death....that's a wrench in the plan #But nothing to say that the prince and tutu never interacted before that specific page. who wants that? no one. i never say that #and then there's also the idea that yes they both have this same sort of Magical Repertoire but they still just have it independently lol #e.g. Before tutu literally becomes part of anyone's heart or anyone teaches anyone anything / transfers abilities or whatever goes on around #here.....the author's convenience gem lol. #but yeah dialing it back s/o to the person with a whole long reply on this whole ''why do the prince and tutu have Shared Powers / similar #magic motifs here lol'' with ''well maybe Good Magic in this Lore is [this stuff they're both doing]'' like yeah that's sure a feasible take #thank you This Series for having so much going on to extrapolate from like Yes you may connect these threads Yes it's all so ambiguous / #there's such little concrete info that you can think abt it as much as you want / however you want and there's no evidently Correct Vs Not #answers so you can just run with it. and i will. mytho can be a swan; i like the White Hair Was Eternal Battle Stress idea and also i like #that it was a side effect of [tutu's Story appearance] heart merging stuff b/c it's Swan Visuals lol. and maybe also the stress of her just #disappearing too lmfaoooo....but then if the point of it was Imparting Hope suppose it couldn't've been That stressful or else....L #anyways i love mytho shoutout to him and everything he's up to #anytime in the series it's like ''yeah everyone thinks mytho's just the best'' like well they are correct. applauding him. giving him the #ability to morph into a giant bird of light whenever he feels like b/c it would be cool.... #i like to think no scabbard exists for his sword b/c he can just Put It Away as [it senses he doesn't need it rn and turns into the 2 swans #of light again which will return whenever they're summoned] like imagine. the drama #although also apparently it was just....lying around as an Artifact and then fakir is just like yeah gotta give it sm blood to get it going #but then again. mytho Had that sword out and about when he lost his heart wherein he also presumably did not have access to Magic Abilities #so no Swan Light stuff / no emotions with which to get all that stuff going so....the sword is just bro it is just sitting here.....

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GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS

Aight, so quick spoiler free part, GO SEE IT ITS AMAZING, 10/10, WILL BUY TICKETS TO NEXT WWE MONSTER MASH.

now for my highlights below in my ramblings (SPOILERS BELOW):

What I think was the perfect amount of human to monster screen time for a Godzilla movie (fuck the critics with the ‘too much godzilla not enough humans’ because A) that’s what we came here for and B) LAST TIME YOU SAID ‘NOT ENOUGH GODZILLA TOO MUCH HUMANS’ MAKE UP YOUR MINDS PEOPLE)

what human characters were there didn’t feel at all boring or like they were dragging the film down (I actually like all of them I can’t think of one I disliked tbh)

My favs are of course Serizawa, Jonah and Dad Russel (also Dr Chen and the nervous energy Sam Coleman) of the humans.

I love all these human scientists and their back and forth, glad they got the main man Serizawa back from 2014

Can I just say it’s really really cool to see these monsters brought to life in this way, like no shade to the originals at all I’m just so fucking hype to see it all like this ITS GREAT a someone who’s pretty much a baby godzilla fan.

Bby Mothra aw

bby mothra can fuck u up

OH HELLO THERE TYWIN LANNISTER

Tywin Jonah just as stone cold as his medieval counterpart I see, Charles Dance always an excellent villain pick.

Lannister obsession with gold still going strong 

Tywin supports the Targaryens this time around guys lmao (the dragon devil has three heads indeed)

Shoutouts to MUTO and the last film.

GHIDORAH YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD I LOVE YOUR EVIL ASS

Ghidorah’s goddam intro just yes I love this terrifying golden dragon devil alien (and yes they keep the alien backstory aspect, it plays an aspect of this alpha system in the film)

Godzilla always showing up to save the tiny humans like ‘FUCK OFF GHIDORAH NOT AGAIN’

Monster roars are great 10/10 (and i’m unsure but I think its a mix mash of all the godzilla roars in parts? or at least significant ones and yes Ghidorah has his laugh-screech mash up)

the easter eggs are everywhere if you know how to look and the call backs (especially in the soundtrack like yes)

RODAN U FIRE DEMON I LOVE YOU

RODAN’S INTRO, ALSO TERRIFYING

GOD ALL,THESE INTROS FOR EACH MONSTER SOOO GOOD (from awe to terror to beautiful)

Rodan chasing the plane, yes I love these flying battles (AND THEN THE BIG GOLDEN BASTARD HIMSELF KNOCK OUT BRAWL)

Godzilla basically rocking up like ‘gtfo out of my yard Ghidorah and leave my pets alone you fucken jackass don’t make me put you back in the time out refrigerator’

My face when they mention ‘oxygen destroyer’ I may not be hardcore into the whole Godzilla lore from the Japanese films but don’t think I don’t know who that could hollaback too.

THE SOUNDTRACK THE SOUNDTRACK INSTANT BUY

Ghidorah is terrifying

NO LIKE HIS SHOTS THEY MAKE HIM SO TERRIFYING

Also Ghidorah and his disagreeing heads (man poor leftie gets picked on poor guy)

MOTHRA MOTHRA THE QUEEEEEN IS HERE

I LOVE HER WINGS

MOTHRA BEAUTIFUL GODDESS GLOW

Jonah 'long live the king' I SEE U TYWIN I SEE U

I love the glow monster eyes (and when it’s dark shots so they highlight it tf up like it makes the golden boi and the king look so much more fucking intimidating ITS GREAT)

The kong shoutouts I see u

Tywin ‘fuck humanity let the monsters rule’ Jonah (no I will not stop calling him Tywin I can’t help it)

Smart kiddo taking initiative

Ghidorah and the devil/red dragon imagery before a cross is just 👌

Ghidorah with that cross imagery all “WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW MORTALS”

Ghidorah and his regeneration that’s fucken gory 

ALL THE MONSTER SHOTS ARE GORGEOUS THE ACTION IS BEAUTIFUL HELL YEAH HELL YEAH

I love this mythos stuff I really do

Dr Serizawa I salute you man, what a fucking legend (MY EMOTIONS)

no that shit made me cry for real I was all tearing up

Godzilla rebirth just all of it yes! THE ORIGINAL THEME RETAKE MUSIC HELL YES

alright shoutout to the FUCKING TERRIFIC SCORE YOU GUYS 

THE MONSTER THEMES ARE 10/10 (Ghidorah and his terrifying chanting music, Godzilla and his hype theme, Mothra and her beauty and Rodan’s pulse pounding angry theme)

Godzilla facing off with the humans like ‘I respect that tiny man and his sacrifice, for that I’ll save all y’all’

Monarch and their giant flying ship helping out Godzilla, just yes HUMANITY CAN BE HELPFUL, WE FIGHT BESIDE THE KING

Alright let’s go kids, Godzilla vs Ghidorah ft Rodan vs mothra tag team duels LETS GO

when the soundtrack has the chant squad yell: GO-JI-RA! MO-SU-RA! GHI-DO-RAH! RO-DAN! in various tracks and themes like HYPE.

MOTHRA VS RODAN GET HIM GIRL SHRED HIM

Lmao rodan just stung and like ‘oh shit guess imma tap out, Ghidorah u got this’

its okay Rodan not all of us got ghid's haxx fast regen skills

Mothra struggling to help Godzilla and just everything MY EMOTIONS WHAT A LEGEND WE STAN

Mothra’s sacrifice, i cry

I’ll admit the mom sacrifice got me, family sads kill my ass, REDEMPTION.

HES BACK, BACK AGAIN

THIS TIME ITS PERSONAL (AND RED)

- FUCKING BURNING GODZILLA AND HIS RADIATION WAVES (or is it Fire!Godzilla unsure)

Holy shit ghidorah gettin fucking shredded by those waves, LIKE REALLY SHREDDED THE SKIN N EVERYTHING

This movie is goddam beautiful you guys like I need to see it again right now (I NEED TO OWN IT)

that ending shot with Rodan bowing and then the others like yes HAIL TO THE KING BABY

(is Rodan just like the official stooge to whoever’s in charge? dude knows no loyalty but to whoever wins the next wwe monster bash I guess)

FUCK RODAN IS THE STARSCREAM OF THE MONSTERVERSE

I didn’t see what happened to Tywin Lannister Jonah, so who knows he might pop up again

THE CREDITS (also mention of an egg in the movie so Mothra return most likely)

SERJ TANKIAN DOES A GODZILLA SONG COVER ON THE CREDITS

OH NO WAIT TYWIN’S BACK BACK (post credits)

Oh shit ghidorah head fuck I forgot he tore off one way earlier, TYWIN WHAT ARE U PLANNING (whispers is it mecha ghidorah teasing????? Destroyah??? )

I’m guessing that’s gonna be a teaser for after kong vs Godzilla for sure

FUCK I CANT WAIT FOR MORE MONSTERVERSE GIMMMMMEEEE

In conclusion, 10/10 from me, thoroughly enjoyed it and will see many more times with friends and Family.

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