#whereas she. isn't.

[altruistic-meme]

literally so sad i just wanna watch good omens with someone :(

#like :((( #I'm so sad bc i kinda understand my sister being bitter bc i didn't wait for her but also. #i love her sm i was not going to be able to wait a month ESPECIALLY bc im active on a website where i wouldn't have been #capable of avoiding spoilers #whereas she. isn't. #but also me saying 'i still wanna watch it with you when you watch it though :)' #only to be told 'no i don't want to watch with you now' kind of hurt like A Lot #so #im crushed a bit #and my other sister hasn't messaged me about a day we can watch it yet #despite me telling her I'll pick her up and that she needs to let me know bc my schedule is steady and hers isnt so it's harder #for me to make plans #so like of anyone wants to watch good omens with me (maybe with a voice chat?? idk i kinda want to hear others talk about it) #let me know :))) #im offering my heart on a plate here ok i don't like phone calls or. my voice. but i so much need this #if you've seen it or if you are watching it for the first time!! either way!!! lemme know!!!!!!!! #good omens #good omens s2 #shh ac

[pynkhues]

I recently read an article in which Quentin Tarantino stated that fewer movie stars exist as a result of "Marvel movies in Hollywood." I think Jennifer Aniston made a similar argument before saying that there are no longer any movie stars. I'm not sure what that means. I can think of a lot of movie stars right now, such as Zendaya, Timothee Chalamet, and Zoey Deutch etc. what do you think? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this and Quentin's comments.

QuillBot's

Months ago, when you sent me this ask, anon, I wrote out a really long reply and as soon as I hit post, my laptop crashed and ate the answer, and I was so annoyed at myself for not saving my reply, that I couldn't bring myself to try and re-write an answer. I'm really sorry for that, especially because I think this is such an interesting ask (or well, two asks, because I think the death of the movie star and the impact Marvel's had on the broader concept of a movie star, are kinda two different things).

I've been thinking about it a bit again recently though, particularly as the Oscar race gears up, and Jacob Elordi and Charles Melton''s respective stars are rising in an industry currently desperate to find the new young Hollywood male 'talent', and I've been thinking about it again because honestly?

I agree with Jennifer Aniston, I think the movie star is dead.

We are a long, long way from Golden Age Hollywood where actors like Cary Grant and Marilyn Monroe could captivate a public imagination in a way that translated to big box office effect, after all. Hell, we're even out of New Hollywood, an era dominated by names like Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, and Jane Fonda, and the Blockbuster era with Tom Cruise, Sylvester Stallone and Harrison Ford.

My original reply went into a lot of the different reasoning as to why this is (like with many things, I don't think there's any one reason for it), in particular how the advent of streaming has changed our relationship with films and TV shows, how the saturation of the market has diluted the staying power of celebrities, how social media and the perceived accessibility of celebrities removes personal mystique which in turn removes intrigue and increases a sense of entitlement, and the fact that so many people having stopped going to the cinema means that the experiential element of seeing a film in a setting larger than life has been diminished.

I think call out culture plays a role too, with any actor on the rise being torn down by tweets they made eight, nine or ten years ago impacting how their star rises, I think the dismantling of the studio system (which is a good thing!) also harmed actors in the long run as studios stopped investing the same resources into making and training stars (they used to be able to sing, dance and act! Now some can barely even act!), and I think, of course, the rise of prestige TV changed the industry substantially (after all, movie stars were movie stars - they traditionally did not, and would not, do TV, which created a clear class structure in terms of screen-based storytelling).

And yeah, I think the language shift from film and TV to content has done irrepairable damage to the artistry of filmmaking and the consideration of a movie star as an actor at the top of their field instead of an actor with the most Insta followers or YouTube subscribers (after all, if everything's content, isn't it the same thing? [no lol]).

Which I guess is kind of where Quentin Tarantino's argument comes in, right? What he's saying is that Marvel's made it so that the IP - the content itself - is the star, not the actor, and I'd say he's probably right with that.

Think of it this way - back in the New Hollywood/Blockbuster era, Harrison Ford was the movie star - he was leading new franchises left-right-and-centre between Star Wars and Indiana Jones, sci fi epics like Blade Runner, leading action thrillers like Patriot Games, The Fugitive and Clear and Present Danger and getting nominated for Oscars for Witness.

He was a movie star in every sense of the word because you could hinge a film - one with a new concept, not just remakes or sequels - on him and be virtually guaranteed a success. He was what sold the tickets, the director just hopefully had to make something good enough people would leave the cinema glad they saw.

Tarantino's argument is the Marvel model - - hell, even the new Star Wars properties, turned the franchise into the star, for better or worse, which means original films can't compete because nobody knows the IP. Back when Harrison Ford was at the top of his game, his name was what helped original films including smaller, standalone works like Witness find an audience, but the studios have changed that. Capitalism has changed that.

Properties with existing audiences and deep pockets for merch were prioritised, only now those franchises are faltering and you've got a generation trained that 'cinematic events' are reserved for blockbusters in established universes, instead of taking a risk on a new film because you know you love an actor who's in it.

Do I think we could go back?

Maybe, but probably not.

I think the place we are now in the history of cinema / TV / 'content' means you can't make a movie star anymore because I think the industry is simply so different that no actor can break through in the same way that even Leonardo DiCaprio could 30 years ago. That industry doesn't exist anymore, actors aren't guaranteed draws (Bones and All proved that for Timothee Chalamet, and Wonka I think could go a similar way), or they have to heavily rely on other industries to become household names which I think dilutes them as a pure 'movie star' (Zendaya's a great example of this - I like her a lot, but how many movies has she even been in? They built her career up in peripheral industries long before they tried to sell her as a movie star, and frankly, I'd question her even as a leading actress yet given she's typically only either been in ensemble casts or clear supporting).

It's a whole new world, and yeah, I think the movie star is dead.

#i hope this makes sense haha #it's an interesting topic #and a shame really #i also think there's a difference between being famous online and a movie star #like zoey deutch i really like and i know film twitter likes her #but she's b-list at best and i doubt she has any broader name recognition unfortunately #whereas timmy and zendaya defs do #but even their star power isn't working #dune did well because of tarantino's argument #the ip is the star #challengers will be the real test for zendaya #and wonka will be timmy's biggest one #because bones and all tanked but is a) genre and b) indie #don't look up french dispatch and little women were all ensemble #so yeah #wonka will defs be interesting to see #film asks #welcome to my ama

[carefulfears]

top 5 Skinner line deliveries?

agent scully......if i'm carrying marilyn monroe's purse.......do you assume that i slept with JFK?

(with mulder in a headlock) are we FINISHED, agent mulder? are we DONE? we're DONE.

we're not even yet, boy. (shaking krycek by the back of his jacket like a cat)

i know mulder. he'd get to a phone and call first. he wouldn't do anything crazy. (silently withers under the glare scully is giving him) ....not overly crazy.

agent mulder, that's enough. i don't want to hear another WORD out of you. (5 seconds later: forced to check mulder into a psych ward)

#for a serious one. #when he asks scully if she's worried about mulder in 'grotesque' #'off the record' #and she doesn't say anything. and he just says 'me too.' #such a relevant contrast to mulder's old mentor in that ep who tells scully to just let mulder go off the deep so he can solve the case #stay out of his way. #whereas skinner is just worried about him and wants him to be okay regardless of what happens on the case. isn't willing to just throw him #to the wolves to exploit the way he thinks and how good he is at figuring things out #it's really nice. beautiful man.

[stop-breaking-my-heart-dragonage]

my experience with maxing out the twins' friendship is just-

Hawke: So, Carver, my dear baby brother who I love and adore, I only need +10 more points to max out your friendship. I've done the grind; through gritted teeth I've kissed templar ass so that we don't raise suspicion. I've supported and defended you and let you take the lead whenever I could. You're my favorite warrior. I took you to the Deep Roads with me because you desperately wanted to go and then made you a warden and you found a place, a purpose. I've practically written my own guide on how to earn as much friendship with you because I love you and it's totally worth it so can I please please have the last +10...? Carver: Hawke: Carver please I'm begging you Carver: Carver: +5 Friendship Hawke: AAUUGGGHHLKSAJDLKAJSDLK-

Hawke: So, Bethany, my dear sis- Bethany: +50 Friendship Hawke: Bethany: :)

#dragon age #dragon age 2 #da2 #bethany hawke #carver hawke #i love them both they're my favorites #but oh my god the grind of maxing out carver's friendship because it's absolutely worth it and then playing another run with bethany #where i blinked and suddenly her friendship was maxed out was a wild experience sksksk #and it's interesting to think about how carver is 'difficult' when it comes to getting friendship whereas bethany already starts with +50 #so it's easier to max her out just by being kind to her and doing her quests early #but after act 1 carver becomes so much softer when your friendship is high with him BUT bethany? i'm leaning more toward making her a warde #and i know she's going to be so resentful of me for it despite having maxed friendship like that's so fascinating?? #how the twins start off on such opposite ends with different attitudes toward hawke?? and how after act 1 they switch?? #well for the warden routes anyway... i refuse to let carver join the templars and i really REALLY don't want bethany to go to the circle #she won't be happier there no one can convince me she's happier as a circle mage... 'accepting your place' isn't the same as being happy #carver can find a place he's content with whereas bethany is screwed over either way since her magic isn't something she can just let go of #like yes both twins are bitter that they didn't survive the deep roads but carver's always worn his bitterness on his sleeve #whereas bethany felt she had to hide hers because she felt she had to be grateful for the sacrifices her family made for her #and now they are both trapped and free at the same time... carver just happens to thrive but bethany feels she traded one cage for another #ugh the hawke twins THE HAWKE TWINS Y'ALL #I just want them to be happy and loved and alive... why is that too much to ask for??

[rotisseries]

max mayfield and mike wheeler same person but the difference is an avoidant attachment style vs an anxious one

#stranger things #byler #mike wheeler #max mayfield #madwheeler #in case it isn't obvious I think max is avoidant and mike is anxious #I feel like mike doesn't immediately look like an anxious attachment person bc the show is trying to avoid giving us his emotions #so he's not constantly up people's ass like “do u hate me?🥺” #but I ultimately feel like “needs constant reassurance and takes small things personally” is sooo mike wheeler #and he does actually often seek reassurance but only really from will bc that's the only person he feels safe enough to do that with #and he's not avoidant bc he never really. pushes away intimacy actually. (aside from the airport hug) #he might not initiate if he's feeling insecure about how the relationship is or whatever but he won't actually shut it down #whereas max absolutely goes out of her way to push people away when they get too close bc she's worried they'll leave first

[idiotsonlyevent]

spoilers for dungeon meshi chapters 37-38

something about these two pages is so...... the way kabru is trying to brutally kill falin while simultaneously restricting her movement in such an elegant(?) way.... the delicate precision in the way he stabs her... the raw emotion on their faces: the determination, shock, fear.... i think i hauve covid

#dungeon meshi #L.txt #kabuposting #i would buy this volume for these two pages alone they are so gorgeous and gross and intimate(?) i want to throw up #im so excited to see this animated i might actually pass out seeing it on the screen #trigger please do your thing... for me #falin and her feathers being white/light colored potentially playing off of associations with angels/divinity or maybe even representing #transparency re: her motives whereas kabru is shown wearing dark colors/black. his motives are unclear and mysterious unlike falin's #more typical earnestness - even in this state where she isn't 'truly herself' she is shown being careful and gentle #very intentionally not trying to associate the dark color w 'evil' or whatever i think its more relating to the 'darkness' aka the mystery #of what lies in the dark of the dungeon which could allude to kabru's more secretive and reserved nature as well as his true goals ? #HDHLDHKSKHDKGD I THINK I HAUVE COVID 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[podcast-hemocytoblast]

It’s really funny to me that Alice Isn’t Dead is called that, because when you first listen to it, Alice is very much not the character whose life you worry the most about. Like, Keisha, I am so glad your wife is alive, but I’m more concerned about you right now. A guy literally devoured a dude (not sexually) AND an omelet (also not sexually) right in front of you, and it seems like that doesn’t even make the top 10 worst things that happened to you this month. how are YOU not dead yet?

#alice isn't dead #night vale presents #getting back into alice isn’t dead after years bc i never got around to finishing it and #keisha is so brave and badass but also i just want her to be safe and happy #her decisions are always pretty rational for a horror protagonist but damn if it isn’t a little stressful to hear her make them #whereas a lot of horror is like “let’s go in the spooky basement! surely nothing bad will happen” #keisha’s decisions tend towards #“fuck. i don’t want to go in that basement but i have no other choice left. i can’t turn back and this is the only way forward” #so you just have to sit there going “oh no keisha. don’t go into that basement” while being painfully aware that she can’t do anything else #EXCEPT for walking right into that basement with the determination of a woman who has nothing left to lose except her life

[shouchiku]

why is it so hard for fandom people to care about female characters. like why do they have to actively try. what is wrong with you that it doesn't come naturally the way it does with male characters. i know the answer is misogyny but plenty of the people who do this wouldn't self identify as misogynists because it feels harsh but that doesn't mean it can't be something you've internalized so deeply that you think it's just natural. misogyny also isn't just about being outwardly malicious towards female characters but also about... not paying them much mind in the first place. "idk they're just not as interesting" you people like clay terran. you people like matt engarde where you would have to be PAID to think about dee vasquez or alita tiala

#ace attorney #attraction isn't an excuse btw. i'm only into men and it's not a problem for me #also if you like clay i don't actually care live your life i'm just sayinggg #i always think about jjba part 5 when it comes to shit like this #how no one gives a fuuuck about trish when she's just as if not more interesting than her male counterparts #sweewie girl. #fugo was there for like five seconds total but because he was a man he's always depicted as Part of the team! #whereas trish has to fight for her life to get anyyyythiiiing

[shiroselia]

Play 13 Sentinels I am no longer asking

#13sar #13 sentinels #Some maybe implied spoilers in tags #I am not okay in any way I love this game so excessively much #I'd need like a 500 slide powerpoint precentation but tldr #Hijiyama's route is my favourite and also Insanely good #Gouto's route is incredibly good and an unexpected favourite I didn't expect that to be as good as it was #They really saved the absolute best for last #I have beefed so much with how late Hiji's route is forced because I loved it from the prologue but I 100% understand and I am 100% okay #with it cause every single time I've been forced to wait for it it was so fucking worth it #Girlies after they finish Live to Protect and ESPECIALLY girlies after they finish Hiji's last event whose name escapes me now #But holy shit dude Hiji's route is excellent I can rant about it for hours #It's enjoyable as hell it's got Excellent plot reveals it hits EVERY emotional beat it pulls #Like she has it all #Not to say that the other routes don't they're all excellent Hiji's just my favourite out of the bunch and succeeds in All aspects #Whereas some routes like Yuki's I feel are Completely carried by how enjoyable Yuki herself is #While not succeeding as much in say the plot department #Which isn't a Problem but it's just something which makes me prefer routes over each other when some can hit Everything it tries while #others might neglect certain aspects in favour of others which doesn't make it Worse but makes it less complete as such

[raayllum]

—Callum’s bio, Tales of Xadia

#tdpedit #tdp #tdp callum #callumedit #rayllum #rayllumedit #broyals #broyalsedit #two pillars #parallels #arc 1 #+ bonus callum being okay lying to lujanne Just to help rayla get closure #whereas rayla isn't sure about it even tho she thinks viren is a threat to the whole world #period. #my edits #graphics #cube hostage exchange theory #snake boi callum #tales of xadia #book quotes

[see-arcane]

Mina's incredible (and underrated) detective prowess would be very useful I bet. Put her on the helm Integra, Van Helsing praised her brains as being above everyone's including himself for a reason.

I honestly can't guess what the chemistry between Integra and Mina would be. Integra doesn't really click with me as a classically heroic character, for all that she does focus on saving humanity from the undead via Alucard and her forces, being the Boss Lady etc etc. She's miles away from being as insidious as an Amanda Waller, but...

The hotel. The fucking hotel will never leave me.

Yes, the order went directly against 'soldiers of the enemy,' but those soldiers had been lied to about who and what they were charging into. Which was obvious even without being a fly on the wall to know their higher-ups had fed them some BS to march them into death and win their own power grab from Millennium. She didn't tell Alucard to 'make it quick' or even just to 'neutralize.' She told him to search and destroy. Folding to Alucard's egging and negging to seem like a Worthy War Commander in the grand scheme~ of the plot

She's not heartless, exactly, but she is arctic and surprisingly quick to breeze past the loss of lives that aren't under her direct care/command. While she might respect Mina's abilities and investigative skills--I wouldn't be surprised if Mina could intuit Millennium's endgame well before the climax could happen--Integra inherited none of her ancestor's warm regard, supposing Abraham van Hel(l)sing had any of the original's tenderness in him (50/50 considering this takes place in aggro horror territory). We can't even say if this universe's Mina played any big role in cornering Dracula; she might just have been a targeted damsel.

All that said, I think Integra would see Mina as another time-displaced bleeding heart with a few useful skills, same as Jonathan. Someone to be an ally at best, a liability at worst. So I don't see her handing over any reins or offering to be co-girlbosses any time soon :c

#Integra is a good character #but not my favorite #Hirano let her look cool a lot and stand imposingly and smoke cigars #she got to shoot a few bad guys including the Major himself! #but the lion's share of development and interesting actions were all Alucard's and occasionally Seras' #I think the story kind of fumbled a lot of her potential to be more than Boss Lady who has cooler/more powerful people do stuff AROUND her #rather than let her really do anything herself without somebody else being the driving muscle/energy #Mina by contrast is ACTIVE #even working within the constraints of being a young woman in the Victorian era #she is hauling ass and making connections and paving the road to victory against Dracula himself #all while having a massively open heart that takes in so many people #like the rest of the original Drac Attack Pack it isn't just the loss of Lucy that drives them #she and Jonathan and Van Helsing and the Suitors all lock down on Thwarting Dracula #because if they just sit back and do nothing then He Wins and Humanity Loses--they became the OG Vampire Hunter Gang out of necessity #and goodwill #whereas Integra kind of just inherits Hellsing and its mission with the same vibe as someone inheriting Dad's job #maybe if we'd gotten scenes where it shows how she's handling the toll of running things; the sacrifices made in blood and its effects #I'd see more chemistry in potentia between her and someone as dynamic as Mina #but as it stands #I think Mina would just be another new accessory #anyway #integra hellsing #mina harker #dracula #hellsing

[carefulfears]

mulder and diana literally have the most intense divorced energy anyone could ever have...they have the chemistry of two people who've been married for decades and maybe don't wanna be married anymore, maybe aren't married anymore, but once you're married you're grandfathered in. you're always married. haven't touched each other in years, go most days not even considering the other, but owe each other something, and aren't sure of what it is. diana lies and lies and lies to his face, and then dies to save him. she feels entitled to him, she knows what's best for him, what's his is theirs. always. she was there when he got it. she helped him build it. (she tells him herself: "don't forget that"). so much of what she does appears as she's trying to establish a claim over him, but she doesn't have to try. she just is. she's irreproachable. you don't talk about the wife. (and you don't talk to her, as scully and diana arguing is met only with mulder's impatient, "scully...scully...scully.")

any time she comes up in conversation, his friends are uncomfortable. i love the way byers goes "well....yeah?" when scully asks if he knows diana. he says it like he's surprised that scully didn't know about her. when scully won't stop pressing mulder about diana in one son, all three of the boys tense up. the camera keeps going to their reactions. (you don't talk about the wife. they were there. "i always wondered why they split up.")

scully says "special agent diana fowley" as though maybe if she had one more title to throw in, she would disappear. diana says "fox" like she has something to prove. mulder says "diana" like it communicates everything he doesn't say. and in a way, it does. the first time scully heard him call agent fowley "diana," she knew.

#just because it isn't warm doesn't mean dd and mimi rogers didnt have chemistry #they have the chemistry of two people who played a married couple in a movie that ends with religiously motivated murder/suicide #they have cold ancient unsettling chemistry #watch any scene between the two of them and tell me it doesn't feel exactly like your parents silently moving through the house. saying #what they aren't saying #txf.txt #diana #the direction and camera placement in 'one son' frames scully as SO small #especially in that argument scene #they filmed it from mulder's eyeline/perspective #whereas typically scully's side would've been shot at her level (over his shoulder) or they would've put her on the box #but it's set up to where she is so small in front of him. and she FEELS small. and she is small. she's disadvantaged. #and it isn't fair. because where the fuck was diana? does having started it count more than following through? does having been there first #when gibson said that scully doesn't worry about what ANYONE thinks. 'except for her.' #what diana thinks matters. she's this looming figure with so much influence. and she IS irreproachable. #he won't let a word be said about her. she won't let anyone else have final say over him. #and more than anything else that's why i think they were married. more than the wedding ring in flashback episodes. more than the tension #they have this territoriality that feels very specific to divorce

[shadovvheart]

I really do prefer my cishet aunt's "they should just keep to themselves but like not my business tho" homophobia to my bi mom's internalised "every gay should adhere to my personal weird standards otherwise they deserve to be treated poorly" internalised homophobia 🙄

At least my aunt can keep her politics to herself, ironically enough.

#despite believing that homosexuality isn't normal I don't ever hear her saying weird or mean shit about gays #with her you can just ignore the issue. whereas my mom will gatekeep the shit out of queer people #despite admitting she has internalised homophobia she'll continue to be mean and judgemental with no second thought #oh and she's pro putler while my aunt is very much against him so funny how that works #vik.txt

[strangerpsychofficeparks]

Oh I forgot to mention both also rely on twerking as a source of humor because that's what the kids think is funny these days, right?

#listen i know they're not the same level of bad. #as it is i would FAR rather watch she-hulk than velma as it at least tries to respect the nature and tone of its source material #whereas velma basically puts the original characters' names and outfits on unrecognizable garbage #but I'm just saying #i'm sick of shoddy one dimensional representation being used to cover up bad writing and selfish characters #if you liked she-hulk i am sorry #it isn't nearly as bad as velma from what i gather #but the girlbossification of velma and she-hulk #as though they weren't already strong female characters in the source material #is not something i personally find appealing #also i know jameela and mindy have different roles and extents of influence on these shows #i just thought both coming from nbc backgrounds and being involved in these projects was a strange coincidence #velma #scooby doo #scooby-doo #velma dinkley #mindy kaling #she hulk #anti disney #anti hbo max #anti hbo #hbo max #ps i am a woman so don't come at me saying my critique of she hulk is sexist or some bs like that #i WANT strong female and minority representation. #but this... is not that.

[aleatoryw]

au where narec and ventress both survived and returned to the temple to help when the war broke out, thus creating the galaxy's most vicious rivalry-slash-partnership between Asajj and Anakin. just bringing an absolute "it's rotten work, especially to me, especially if it's you, I'll do it but fuck do I wish I didn't have to" vibe every time they have to cover each other's backs, and gloating when the other gets in trouble with the council, but never dreaming of letting anything actually bad happen to the other because that would make Obi-wan, their mutual bestie, sad :(

#i know 'obsession' isn't a canon work any more but obi-wan directly compares the two of them and imo he's right #they're similar at the core but express that deep seated rage very differently #i think canon ventress has had to learn to rely on no one & take care of herself and thus has the personality of a cornered animal #whereas Anakin has been surrounded by others caring for him but depending on him way too strongly so he's more of an explosive #anakin gets in trouble for taking wild risks and relying on luck. ventress has never trusted luck so she just starts blasting. #obi-wan has a migraine from dealing with them both while under pressure but they're the only ones interested in matching his wit #and he does care for them both dearly so he has accepted that he is permanently holding their shared brain cell while they menace people #star wars

[canimisia]

the thing that must be known about keith's wereform is that it is dangerous to everyone. there is no reasoning with it, there is no reaching the human parts of him no matter what you may bring to the table. his wereform will try (and sometimes succeed) to eliminate anything and anyone it considers a threat and it won't waste the body, either. it reacts extremely badly to other werewolves in particular, especially ones that try to one-up it or try to be more dominant. he refuses to acknowledge his wereform as him, but he is also very, very aware of the fact that it... is him. he holds a lot of guilt for the people he's unintentionally hurt or killed. as much as keith wishes it weren't true, he is still his wolf. and he blames himself severely for his lack of control.

#↳ 𝙺𝙴𝙸𝚃𝙷 𝚆𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙸𝙰𝙼𝚂. can you hear me laughing? #𝙰𝙱𝙾𝚄𝚃. ‘cause i’m dancing on your grave. #his wereform is 'it' and he'll never change how he refers to it as such #whereas alima will refer to her wereform with 'she' because she's fully cognizant #and accepting of that half? #keith isn't and never will be #he hates it