Soaring Eagles

Virtuosity-

[beyourghost]

and obviously you find yourself thinking oh i do wish i could get severed to do this one thing. would you actually maybe not. but you do wish you didn't have to undergo medical procedures you do wish you didn't have to do the things that give you anxiety you do wish you didn't have to do tedious tasks that barely even require you to be present for them. it's tempting. that's why the premise works. but the premise is also that somebody has to do it. somebody has to go to the dentist and somebody has to get on that plane and somebody has to write those thank you notes. just like somebody has to clean the house and somebody has to harvest the food you eat and somebody has to make the clothes you wear. you can't eliminate inconvenience you can only delegate it. you can't eliminate suffering you can only delegate it. and always the easiest way to live with this is to see that somebody as less than. less than you less than people. and if that somebody has to wear your body to do it well maybe it's not all that different. they're not a person. you are. it's capitalism all the way down baby

[theterpiel]

The concept of Kier's """twin""" is so interesting when paralleled with Severance. Kier jerked off in the forest and was ashamed of it, so he made up a fake brother to blame the act on. Someone else to take the blame and get punished. It was him who jerked off, not me. He was the sinner, not me. So Dieter got punished, not Kier. The Innies really are just the Outies' punching bags to take the punishments, and bear the consequences of whatever their Outies do. Mark drinking all day and leaving Mark S to deal with the hangovers. Gabriella wanting kids, but leaving Gabby to bear the pregnancy and childbirth. Severed workers not wanting to work, so their Innies have to do it.

[mrs-stans]

@radiotimes: Sebastian Stan reckons that his new film #ADifferentMan and acclaimed body horror #TheSubstance tap into similar themes – here's why 👇 Watch more: radiotimes.com/movies/sebasti…

[aquilaevolantis]

It's my 10 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

Dealing With Executive Dysfunction - A Masterpost

The “getting it done in an unconventional way” method.

The “it’s not cheating to do it the easy way” method.

The “fuck what you’re supposed to do” method.

The “get stuff done while you wait” method.

The “you don’t have to do everything at once” method.

The “it doesn’t have to be permanent to be helpful” method.

The “break the task into smaller steps” method.

The “treat yourself like a pet” method.

The “it doesn’t have to be all or nothing” method.

The “put on a persona” method.

The “act like you’re filming a tutorial” method.

The “you don’t have to do it perfectly” method.

The “wait for a trigger” method.

The “do it for your future self” method.

The “might as well” method.

The “when self discipline doesn’t cut it” method.

The “taking care of yourself to take care of your pet” method.

The “make it easy” method.

The “junebugging” method.

The “just show up” method.

The “accept when you need help” method.

The “make it into a game” method.

The “everything worth doing is worth doing poorly” method.

The “trick yourself” method.

The “break it into even smaller steps” method.

The “let go of should” method.

The “your body is an animal you have to take care of” method.

The “fork theory” method.

The “effectivity over aesthetics” method.

[kurai-hono-blog]

This is the sacred texts, this is the holy grail.

[chewedcorn]

Unreasonable Ideas

[unlettered-heathen]

It seems silly but this is why it’s so important to give yourself downtime where you can just let your brain idle!! You gotta let yourself become the cardboard box, trying to make ideas is just herding cats so let them come to you instead

[xirlos]

This is especially useful for ADHD people – chasing something relentlessly will just burn you out. You’ll find it if you divert attention, annoyingly – use the weird psychological quirks to your advantage!

[tkingfisher]

“Become the cardboard box” is terrifyingly good advice.

[cinemapix]

TÁR - dir. Todd Field (2022)

[annoyingthemesong]

SUBLIME CINEMA #630 - TÁR 

A study in controlled intensity, and a masterclass in writing, acting and directing. How refreshing to see such an intelligent film in this year of dumbed down releases - it had me hypnotized and it reminded me what great films can feel like in the theater. 

Cate Blanchett somehow finds herself here in what might be her best ever role; she is commanding beyond the norm, and there are scenes and monologues here that will probably win her an Oscar. And Hildur Gudnadottir is one of the most interesting composers out there right now, the music and mood scrapes at the chalkboard and keeps creeping. 

[trainstationgoodbye]

Time is the thing. Time is the essential piece of interpretation. You cannot start without me; I start the clock.

Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tár in Tár 2022 dir. Todd Field

[indifferentvincent-deactivated2]

I’m going to try and articulate a personal issue with how people approach the film Tár, which ties into a lot of abuse / ableism that people with NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder) have to manage all the time from other people. 

Tár has a lot of narcissistic traits, which is why it almost halfway IS a relief that tumblr just seems to hate this film, bc I wouldn’t want to read the posts people would make if they could make this connection more. People wanna say ‘x rep’ is bad otherwise, try having the disorder people just outright say should get you shot on sight for being a monster and THEN try speaking up about ‘this character is relatable, actually’ and seeing how well that goes. I can relate and enjoy characters without saying I’m promoting the choices they make, but you’re pretty much never allowed to do that, especially if the thing(s) you relate on are narcissistic things - and that’s kind of my point here. 

If characters with narcissistic traits aren’t outright condemned, then they’re just ignored. ‘Who cares about this character? Why isn’t this character being punished more? Why are we showing softer sides of this character who is clearly a monster? How is feeling sad or guilty a real emotion this character could have?’ 

Jesus Christ, it’s almost like people with narcissistic traits are still human beings?!

There’s a myriad of reasons that people are snubbing Tár. It’s not solely this one, but they’re all equally as frustrating and stupid. This one just, at times, bothers me the most, bc it’s people repeating the rhetoric of those who promote the idea of ‘narcissistic abuse,’ basically. ‘You don’t have to care about some people, just drop them off a cliff and go have brunch <3’  People talk about ‘irredeemable characters,’ a lot of whom have traits of things that exist IRL through usually either autism or personality disorders / trauma (since PDs merge into being trauma based in some cases), and then say shit like ‘why should I care about this person?’ with zero self awareness of how they sound themselves.

Some people don’t like this film bc Tár being a woman and a lesbian feels like ‘bad rep.’ And I’m not here to argue on that bc I’m neither one of those things, so I have no say in what’s offensive or not there. My point just is - you DO have the possibility of getting ‘good’ rep. Narcissistic traits kind of…don’t. I don’t necessarily need that, either. I’m not sure ‘good’ NPD rep would ever work much in fiction bc people just don’t understand the disorder enough to ‘see’ it unless it’s through negative behavior. I don’t mind that the narcissistic characters are usually not liked or well-behaved - I just wish people would at least examine them vs outright discarding them and saying anyone who doesn’t discard / condemn them is also evil incarnate. 

I examine media for the same reason anyone else does - to feel seen, to make connections, to experience a story, etc. Nobody is ever going to relate to the same things, and that’s what can make art beautiful - there’s so many variations, there’s going to be something for all of us. I would never dream of dictating what someone else enjoys. Tbh, with empathy issues I have, that would be even crueler for me to do. I don’t understand half of what the hell people are ever talking about for the reasons THEY connect with the media they do…but I don’t give them shit for it. That’s what irks me. People, who I’m going to assume think they’re so ‘normal’ and ‘healthy,’ have no issue stomping onto MY shit and saying ‘don’t like this, don’t sympathise with this, what’s WRONG with you?!’ and also telling everyone else the same thing and basically attempting to shut the whole thing down. But I’M supposed to be the monster? This happens to me a lot via autism as well. I’m in my lane, what the fuck are YOU doing here?! It’s SO frustrating. 

Tár is one of the best examples of narcissistic traits in a character I’ve ever seen, and a lot of the issue people have with her is because it’s so subtle and they also don’t feel there’s punishment enough for it. She’s basically not being the narcissistic caricature who then is tortured severely for her ‘crimes’ the way people are used to thinking happens. It’s revealing a lot of people’s ableist thinking bc they’re seeking to make her a one dimensional piece of shit and they’re missing a lot of the details that fit the film together as a whole bc of it. You very clearly see her being haunted by things and having intense anxiety and OCD-esque behaviors nonstop, yet people are like, ‘nothing ever happens in this film’ or ‘are we supposed to feel bad for her?!’ You’re supposed to just see her as a FULL PERSON. What a concept! No, you don’t have to feel bad for her or even understand her, but just don’t see her journey as ‘unrealistic’ because you basically think narcissists don’t have feelings and can’t exist in the world in the way she does.  The way this character is written / acted is brilliant across levels for how well she moves through the world as she does. I was blown away by how incredibly good she is at being manipulative within her very specific environment as a very specific person (a queer white woman with a family). I hate that people are missing this bc they don’t see the value in ‘problematic’ characters (which is rich as fuck, given the themes presented in the film) or understand the ‘point’ of wanting to tell a story unless it apparently pushes some agenda. Sometimes a story is just a story and it’s not trying to do anything but set a mood, give you a glimpse of another life, take you out of yourself. I don’t know why it seems like people want to fight that idea so much now. Just enjoy it for what it is.

[addictivecontradiction]

Tár, 2022

[jaycee-speaks-now-deactivated20]

I want these to be real.

[aquilaevolantis]

Oh my fucking god im back again!!!! Literally because i want to repost Cate Blanchett

[defineyourgrind]

Define Your Grind

[pattinsonroberto]

Robert trying to keep his role in ‘The Batman’ a secret, but Christopher Nolan already knew it.

[thevilhaslanded]

Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach.

[drawsusydraw]

Roma walked so Parasite could run, and I mean that in the best possible way.

I mean going from Green book last year to Parasite this year, OOFF WHAT A GLOW UP

HISTORIC

[aquilaevolantis]

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