Someplace Else

I am alive---I guess---

[jellogram]

It's interesting to think about the intersection of these two facts:

Films reflect the time period in which they were made.

Our most popular films right now are all reboots, sequels, and reused IPs.

On one hand, you could make the case that our generation is being deprived of its place on cultural timeline, because (as far as the mainstream goes) all we're being given is rehashed ideas from other time periods. Seems rather boring to analyze.

But on the other hand, I think future film historians will find that this era is culturally fascinating. Not because of the "nostalgia bait" itself, but because it represents the emergence of independent cinema and streaming.

When TV was invented, people could watch filmed media at home. You no longer had to go to a theatre just to watch cartoons or comedies.

So the studios responded with a wave of epics in the 1950s. They said "Okay, you can get Dick Van Dyke at home, but you can't get Ben-Hur." Television couldn't compete with the budget, big name stars, or visual tech that film studios could offer. They were financially incentivized to blow your socks off with visuals and big name stars.

But with the emergence of streaming and independent film, that's no longer the case. A-listers are happy to take TV roles, and TV offers Hollywood-level visuals. You don't need to mess with the theatre system at all. It's easier than ever to make good-looking movies and share them with the masses with no major studio backing.

So what's the one thing that studios still have going for them? What's the one thing that Disney can give you that an independent filmmaker can't? Yoda. The Little Mermaid. Iron Man. Fucking brands. That's all they have, so that's all they sell.

We aren't being sold reboot after reboot because it's what the people want to see, or because our current culture is somehow more boring and lifeless than ever before. It's because it's the last stranglehold that these soulless studios have over the industry. They will shove your own childhood down your throat because their domination over previous generations is the one thing they have left to sell to this one.

[autophage]

You make soup in a big bowl. You serve it in a smaller bowl. And then you convey it, using a spoon, to your mouth. But what is the spoon? Simply a smaller bowl still

[bibaleen]

[programmerhumour]

Once upon a time…

[friendly-neighborhood-ehrhardt]

[thebeanestbad]

[personification-of-anxiety]

I really wish the overused sentence “You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” was less relevant but here we are

[triassictriserratops]

[tlirsgender]

As a principled feminist I'm often tempted to say shit like "are men capable of higher thought" but then I have to remember not to perpetuate gender essentialism and change it to "why do men choose not to think about anything"

[shetheyslain]

Dahling you simply must read this book! It’s all about this devious little caterpillar who simply gorges himself on all manner of divine things

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[fishing-princess]

I Defeated the Demon Lord but it Turns Out the Demon Army was Largely Unaffected and I Fell Victim to a Flawed Belief in Great Man Theory

[oysters-aint-for-me]

i’m obsessed with this

and then, two months later....

🥺

[very-gay-alkyrion]

[effemar]

blue sargent having inherited intractable lesbian je nais sais quoi is such a dear concept to me as a girl who also has an extensive network of gay-passing female relatives. i know in my heart blue sargent has had to come out as liking men. blue sargent talks about her boyfriend and people do a double take.... walking out of her painted lady victorian house with her thrifted doc martens and crochet market bag and sashiko jeans looking like the human embodiment of the city of portland and then going to meet her boyfriend Normal Richard? it does not compute. when gansey and blue go places together people assume gansey is her tall man-shaped butch because no other explanation makes sense. the lesbian vibe is so strong it affects the world like a gravity field it actively makes the people around her look gayer by association. if ganseyronanadam go places together people think they're weirdly codependent straight guys. if BLUEganseyronanadam go places together people assume they're a polycule on their way to the farmer's market to sell zines

[byjove]

[handweavers]

mice are having sex in my walls :(

[handweavers]

the mice are fucking AND now i'm getting heckled

[gloriousbodies]

@oyavaski​ i think the funniest part of this is you thinking that this is fake because.....some of us are the same age and we have normal tumblr names i guess lmao????

[handweavers]

never thought i'd get accused of faking having a mice infestation for tumblr clout and yet here we are

[eldriitchmurmurs]

you fucked those mice yourself

[handweavers]

I fucked those mice myself

[soulren]

“Ghosts are real” I can see how you could believe that

“Ghosts aren’t real” it’s very fair and rational that you believe that

“Ghosts aren’t real anymore” I’m about to hear a poem or very sad story

“Ghosts aren’t real yet” the fuck are you going to do

[gloomsday]

sent this message to my coworker today and he sent me this screenshot with microsoft teams's suggested replies... incredible 10/10 no notes.

[felixfeliccis]

Preach I guess

[felixfeliccis]

OH I HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD

[fatsexybitch]

[nick-nonya]

[homosexualpigeon]

Star Trek is crazy you’ll look away for two seconds and then Kirk is suddenly shirtless in a harness and a shock collar

[kurulover]

I hate that when you’re stressed enough your body just starts falling apart. I think it should realize you’re already stressed and don’t need that and start functioning better actually

[kurulover]

[curoopeez]

himmel the hero set an unrealistic standart for all fictional love interests. the guy spent his entire lifetime making sure his crush would feel his love for centuries and he didn't even see her for most of it. his love was so truly unconditional that he didn't even need to be loved back, he did it all so she could see it after his passing. at his funeral frieren lamented not even knowing him much. years later she's looking for his favorite flowers because that madman played such a long con that he managed to rizz up an immortal from the grave

[akaiuchiha]

Himmel's love is probably the purest love I've ever witnessed in manga. That man loved her with no conditions and no selfishness. What mattered was not even that Frieren would love him back at some point or that she would ever realize that he did love her so much. What mattered was that he wished she would learn more about life and people in general so that she is never alone.

And she is learning. She is finally realizing how precious life is and how important it is to care about those you love.

All because a man she travelled with for ten years decided to love her just like that.

[sorryforbeingcrazy]

I have to agree with all of it. Himmel’s love for Frieren is one of the most beautiful love stories I’ve ever seen or read. The way he is teaching Frieren to live even though he is not present it’s absolutely incredible.