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đŒ Trueno in THE ROOF IS ON FIRE (Visualizer), 2024.
đŒ Filippo Scotti in Habitat, 2023.
[dir. Antonio ChiricĂČ]
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hi everyone! i appreciate any piece of support you guys provide me with every single day and feel really honored to let you know that i also run an art profile. i'm an amateur artist and am still learning, but also doing my best for now. if you're interested in checking out my personal art (in comparison to the previous post this most recent one is suprEme jkjkjk), feel free to do it! interaction in any way is highly appreciated. love you guys đŠđđ§đ»ââïž
đŒ ArĂłn Piper as Alejo in FATUM (TrĂĄiler Oficial), 2023.
[dir. Juan Galiñanes]
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đŒ Kurt & Ellie: Touches & Kisses in Never Look Away, 2018.
[dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck]
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đŒ Giancarlo Commare as Antonio in Maschile Singolare, 2021.
[dir. Alessandro Guida & Matteo Pilati]
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đŒ Giancarlo Commare as Antonio in Maschile Singolare, 2021.
[dir. Alessandro Guida & Matteo Pilati]
âLooks like heâs going to be in a magazine. Animal Planet, probably.â
đŒ Colors of Ulises in Ya No Estoy AquĂ, 2019.
[dir. Fernando FrĂas]
7 Details You May Have Missed in Avatar (2009)
Avatar is undeniably one of the most beautiful, colorful, and immersive movies in cinematography, made with a lot of work put into details and backgrounds. In this short post Iâd like to touch upon a couple of details that the audience and I myself may have missed when watching the movie for the first time or even rewatching it later on. If you noticed any of them before or could come up with some other, then let me know, itâd be entertaining to read what you guys think. Just a tiny disclamer: a couple of the details were found within the scenes from the extended cut, so make sure youâre familiar with it.
Number 1: Logo on Jakeâs Shirt
The bar scene was initially edited out from the original cut, but was later added in the directorâs one. Here we can spot Jake wearing a shirt with a logo, which anyone would barely notice. What this logo is about, is the Harley-Davidson Motor Company primarily renowned for manufacturing internationally worshiped motorbikes. Besides it supplied the U. S. Army during World War II. Marines used HD motorbikes with great pleasure back then. The company itself survived a long story of ups and downs, so itâs nice to see it still exists in 2148. The fact that Jake wears this shirt suggests that he may keep it as a piece of merch. Itâs also possible that he was keen on bikes when he was younger (God knows, maybe he still is), namely iconic Harley-Davidsonâs ones. Or he may have even ridden one.
Number 2: Sign of Jakeâs Further Employment Behind the Agentsâ Backs
Okay, I know itâs just a good timing, but believe me or not, it fits the moment really perfectly. The words 'work contract' emerging behind the agentsâ backs almost forecast Jake being offered to sign a contract allowing him to join the Avatar Program.
Number 3: Omaticaya Are Actually Weaving
Over the years Omaticaya have been reproached with not having weaved enough. Partly, I agree, they donât weave enough in the movie, since itâs a clan of WEAVERS producing one of a kind textiles (even 11 years after it feels like a joke that Grace Augustine portrayed by Sigourney Weaver formed the strongest bonds with the Omaticaya). Still, some footage of the clan members engaged in this activity was provided in the scene when Grace is back to the tribe after a while to meet her students. The scene also features the prominent giant loom of the clan!
Number 4: A Hexapedeâs Skull?
Ever noticed a skull over Graceâs and Jakeâs heads? Me too, but the question is, what animal does it belong to? The only closest one I can think of is hexapede â the skullâs shape is pretty similar. But guess what, hexapede doesnât seem to have horns! Were the bones taken from another animal and then tied to the skull? Are these giant fangs? Claws? Pandorapedia doesnât seem to have given us the answer yet.
Number 5: Grace is Picked Up by the Same Kids She Taught in School
One of the most heartwarming moments of the entire movie for me. Of course, it would be hard for you to come to such a conclusion by identifying the kidsâ faces if you havenât watched the extended cut, as the scene of Grace chatting with her students has been edited out from the original movie. What is also significant about this scene is the fact that five of them survived the fall of the Hometree except for only one, and it makes me sad. They must have found Grace right after the tragic event and suggested that she should stick to them and follow them on the way from the burning site.
Number 6: Golf Ball Display Case in Parkerâs Office??
It seems like there are more trophies on the wall in Parkerâs administration than we got to know before. Obviously, heâs got a bow, a necklace, and a couple of arrows, all taken from a certain clan. What they mean to him and RDA is a bit of a mystery: the items may symbolize the connection of the RDA Science Department to the indigenous people of Pandora or have been taken by force. If we checked other pieces on the shelves behind Parkerâs back, weâd spot some interesting stuff there: plenty of awards, a certificate, and a weird ball-like model in a case next to it. What for the certificate, itâs clear that it marks the accomplishments of RDA as the pioneer space development company (I can guess by the letters in bold very much resembing the logo of the corporation). But the use of the model still remains unknown. Is it just a model of Earth? Or it is a model of Pandora moon? What if itâs a silver golf ball trophy in a display case? This could make a very nice assumption. It would tell us a bit more about Parkerâs background before he became RDAâs official or about his achievements in golf on Earth in course of running his business. This would explain him being more passionate about the game, rather than serving as another cliche character.
Number 7: Jake Wearing TsuâTeyâs Attire
Donât you guys find this detail concerning? I mean, nothing is clearly wrong about that, we know Jake was meant to lead the clan. The thing is, how come he put on TsuâTeyâs attire so fast? The clanâs former leader seems to have passed out just a couple of days ago, is it okay for Jake to claim himself Oloâeyktan this quickly? Would Neytiri approve such initiative? Too many questions, very few answers. Of course, I assume that Jake may wear this festive attire in honor of TsuâTey, who actually himself delegated leadership duties to Jake. Still, all of this happening way more rapidly than Iâd prefer it to happen bothers me a bit.
âI see you, I feel you.â
đŒ Cinematic parallels in Titanic, 1997 and Avatar, 2009.
1. Brock Lovett missing the Heart of the Ocean / RDA leaving Pandora without unobtanium
2. Jack getting on board of Titanic by chance / Jake joining Avatar program because of his twin brotherâs death
3. Roseâs maidâs name is Trudy / Trudy Chacon is a pilot flying sorties for science teams
4. Rose telling Jack that he sees people, and Jack responds / Jake and Neytiri saying âI see youâ to each other
5. Jack dining with Rose in first-class / Jake dining with Neytiri in Naâvi way
6. Jack and Rose know each other for three days / Jake and Neytiri know each other for three months
7. Rose rushing to release Jack / Neytiri rushing to protect Jakeâs link
8. Fabrizio cutting ropes of a lifeboat / Norm holding the fort
[dir. James Cameron]
Deleted footage: did TsuâTeyâs Path change it for the better or not?
So here I am again, talking about a detail from TsuâTeyâs Path comic book published by Dark Horse. I donât find it appropriate to spoil the entire comic, but, in my opinion, this particular moment intertwines with the scene from the original script and a bit with the episode from the extended cut. A very important moment which would add so much depth to the relations between the characters, I should admit. Yet we didnât get it in the final cut nor as one of the deleted scenes. And I donât get why, honestly.
First of all, the scene did remain the unedited one, no doubt in that, you guys can check it on Youtube. Still, if we followed the script, weâd notice straight away that the moment when Grace meets Neytiri is skipped.
Hereâs an extract from the original script to Avatar. The meeting scene was completely left out: Graceâs chat with kids is then cut to Jake and Neytiri being out in the forest.
Though the scene of Grace telling Jake about what actually happened in school did make it in the extended cut, the connection between Dr. Augustine and Neytiri didnât go beyond her image in the photographs Grace keeps on the fridge door.
Grace with Neytiri, Sylwanin (presumably), and other kids from the tribe.
The audience just werenât given any real life interaction between the two (except for when Grace faints in her avatar body and Neytiri rushes to her). The script literally tells us that it was supposed to be 'an awkward moment between them', and I can totally understand why. Along with her elder sister, Sylwanin, Neytiri was the best student Grace has ever had. She must have come to her school at a very young age, which I may prove by one of the pictures on the door, featuring Grace showing 'ears' gesture to her students.
The girl, copying the gesture, seems to wear a yellow flower-like headband, pretty similar to which Neytiri is used to wearing on special occasions. We could spot her wearing it during making out with Jake under the Tree of Voices and while being present at the ceremony of Jakeâs consciousness transfer. I may suggest, itâs one of the early pictures of Neytiri taken in the process of learning. I havenât figured out yet who the boy on the table in the picture below is, however, it might be a younger version of TsuâTey (I motivate my guess only by the alike hairstyle).
So how would it feel to meet the person you had spent years together, sharing knowledge, culture, and warm memories, who had suddenly disappeared from your life and had never come back until now? One would hardly find the right words to say, rather, it would be this uncomfortable moment of silence. Iâm not surprised that Neytiri and Grace just greet each other in formal way and thatâs it. Both would go through very powerful flashbacks. Neytiri may recall Sylwanin, falling dead in the doorway right before her eyes. Grace would feel guilty for letting all that happen, for not having checked on Sylwanin to reason her out of the idea of setting bulldozers on fire. Just a couple of seconds that would possibly make one of the most dramatic scenes of the entire movie.
TsuâTeyâs Path is meant to tell the story from TsuâTeyâs perspective. Not to spoil anything, the comic provides the opportunity to follow the characterâs background and also gives a unique chance to observe some deleted footage. Letâs see if it managed to make up for the lost.
So, what we can see in two pages down below (not gonna spoil which issue it is), is Grace meeting TsuâTey instead of Neytiri. The reasonable question is if itâs good or bad for the narration. Well, hard to tell, since the comic story focuses on TsuâTeyâs point of view, after all. Personally, I would answer in the following way: the short episode of Grace meeting Neytiri would be much more essential for the Neytiriâs character arc in the actual movie (and Iâm still unhappy about it having been cut out), while the comic does an incredible job in expanding the relations between Grace and the tribe of Omaticaya. Thanks to the comic, we know for sure that TsuâTey matters to Dr. Augustine just as much as Neytiri and Sylwanin.
Grace is astonished at the fact that TsuâTey still remembers everything she taught him in school, which suggests he may not have been the most hard-working student of all. Yet, since TsuâTey calls Grace saânok ('mother' in English), itâs clear that he attended the same school as Neytiri and Sylwanin and so formed a strong spiritual bond with Grace. His command of English seems to be pretty good, as heâs able to communicate with Jake throughout the movie and later translate Jakeâs speech at the Tree of Souls.
The only significant difference is in that Grace is wearing her casual outfit instead of the researcherâs one from the movie. Sheâs also holding a baby na'vi, which doesnât appear in the extended scene, making us wonder if her encounter with TsuâTey took place on another day.
The moment of holding Sylwaninâs dead body recurrs in TsuâTeyâs mind when Jake returns to Omaticaya as Toruk Makto. TsuâTey seems to be a couple of years younger than his adult self in the movie, which again proves him witnessing the attack on kid rebels happen and being one of other students Grace managed to get out of school. TsuâTeyâs latent fear of the Sky Personâs mightiness inside of Jakeâs avatar is way more comprehensible now, cause Jake, appearing on Toruk as a symbol of power, reminds him of how cruel and merciless humans can be. Hence he is sceptical about Grace coming back to the tribe, but his attitude changes as Grace calls his name.
To sum up, I believe, TsuâTeyâs Path did succeed in reviving a rather important scene, which got unfairly edited out from the extended cut. It would certainly be ten times better if we were given the opportunity to watch Grace finally meet Neytiri after a while and their reaction to the encounter. Still, I also consider it a breakthrough that in just a couple of lines we were told the sad story of TsuâTey, having breathed so much life into his character.
âI see me through your eyes.â
đŒ Jeytiri parallels in Avatar, 2009.
1. Neytiri being reluctant to talk / Neytiri passionately telling Jake about Toruk
2. Neytiri teaching Jake to hold a bow / Jake holding the bow perfectly
3. Jake flying his Ikran beneath Neytiri / Neytiri smiling at Jake leading the clans to battle
4. Jake gazing on the forest bioluminescence / Neytiri watching the Hometree burn
5. Thanator about to attack Jake / Thanator obeying Neytiri
6. Neytiri aiming at Jake / Neytiri aiming at Quaritch to release Jake
7. Neytiri painting Jakeâs body before the ceremony / Jakeâs handprint on Neytiriâs chest
8. Neytiri teaching Jake flying skills / Neytiri and Jake comforting each other under the Tree of Souls
9. Neytiri saying âI see youâ to Jake / Jake saying âI see youâ to Neytiri
10. Neytiriâs attire during her first night with Jake / Neytiri wearing the same attire during Jakeâs transfer
[dir. James Cameron]
Just randomly reviewing scenes from the movies no one remembers now. This week: Avatar (2009).
Itâs not like everyone forgot James Cameronâs Avatar. Since weâre still getting some footage from behind the scenes of the sequel and news about the cast, at least someone takes pains to remind themselves of this cinematic experience from the year of 2009. Itâs already been 84 (just kidding, 11) years and Iâm still looking forward to at least watching the teaser (fun fact: I was 11 when Avatar came out, Iâm 22 now). I even bought the Darkhorse comic book on TsuâTeyâs backstory to, you know, investigate one of my favorite characters a little bit better (spoiler: the backstory wasnât very much eventful but I noticed a nice detail there which I may talk about briefly a bit later).
Throughout the years Avatar has received a lot of backlash and more or less justified criticism, mainly for the plot and its problematic packaging. I believe, it depends on the perspective one watches a movie from. Of course, I wouldnât call it an absolute gem of exciting storytelling, even though I truly enjoy it, as in majority its twists are undeniably predictable. However, I always disagreed with people saying relations in Avatar arenât deep at all. Well, romance between Jake and Neytiri, which, letâs be honest, except for the scene of telling the truth, went too smoothly, and this is why I strongly believe clash of interests is inevitable in sequels. Their interaction remained the key one for the whole movie, and nothing is bad about that, people enjoy a nice lovestory, so do I. But 11 years after Iâd like to focus on the disturbing conflict everyone prefers to ignore for some reason when recalling Avatar. For me itâs always been Jake versus Colonel Quaritch.
You guys may have already guessed which scenes I wanna talk about. Those really important ones that I consider climactic to the pace of narration. And what is more about them, they give us crucial details in character development and actorsâ play to think through. The main message: Quaritch knew it was coming.
Let me firstly touch upon the scene of short conversation between Jake and Quaritch prior to Sully presumably leaving Pandora. While Jake is awating Quaritch in a large empty hall, he hardly seems to be calm about the talk, every nerve in his body is trembling, but why?
The way Jakeâs drumming his fingers on the table makes me wonder if heâs okay.
Then Colonel enters the hall, grabs a chair and reminds that it had been more than two weeks since he got the latest report on how the misson was going. He knows, Sully is questioning reality, and no, heâs not âdoubting his resolveâ. He knows, the right moment to âterminate the missionâ is missed. He knows, he lost Jake. He knows, heâs talking to the deserter. Yet Quaritch speaks indifferent. He praises Jakeâs effort and rewards him for that. With real legs he promised to him when they first talked. Quaritch hoped theyâd trigger the realization in Jake. Which doesnât happen. How sad he looks when Jake openly refuses to accept the reward.
In just one sequence Stephenâs face demonstrates the shift of all four feelings Quaritch goes through: dissatisfaction, melancholy, shame, disgust.
Quaritch sensed the moment when Jake expressed superiority to the mankind. Jake grasped that Quaritch knew everything, he played with fire, and thatâs why he felt anxiety. And it lasted all the way until Quaritch stepped back for leaving the hall. But did Colonel really surrender? I doubt that.
The tension between them both feels electric, so itâs explainable why Jakeâs transient smile is so awkward. Sam then heavily staring straight at Colonel's back suggests that up until now Jake regarded Quaritch as his enemy. The enemy he knew he would not be able to defeat.
I remember when watching this scene, I couldnât get myself the answer to one question. The question was: which report did Quaritch refer to? âThat report from two weeks agoâ, but such information wasnât satisfactory for me. To be honest, this small discovery became the actual reason why I decided to type this study. Letâs assume that this particular report which Quaritch mentioned was the videolog where Jake confessed that Omaticaya wouldnât leave the Hometree. Hereâs why.
The general audience is used to perceiving Quaritch as a cruel short-tempered military man who just waits for the starting pistolâs shot to destroy everything in sight. Again, nothing is wrong about this, the fact that his character was simply meant to be a generic personification of such type doesnât leave us with any alternative impression of him. Letâs say, if he was given the order to ignite the operation of the Hometreeâs destruction to screw the tribe out of the site, he would absolutely go for it (and so he does). Heâs a man of his word after all. Letâs also say, if he was pissed off by Jakeâs betrayal, he would transport himself to the mountain site in a blink of an eye, turn off the link and put Jake in jail right after the talk in the hall. Instead, Quaritch decided to wait and give Jake the last chance. Jake preffered unearthly wings to those more tangible, so Quaritch chose not to cut them so abruptly.
Weâre moving to the next scene, taking place right before a toned down fight between TsuâTey and Jake (Iâm saying so, because itâs actually one of the deleted scenes that got edited out of the final cut, and believe me, the pressure between two rivals there is way too intense). Quaritch is watching the record of Jake destroying bulldozerâs lenses with a stone. After that Jakeâs face is zoomed and we watch Selfridge get frustrated, Quaritch looks pretty annoyed as well but doesnât seem to be much surprised. What heâs feeling, is bitter disappointment in himself and knowing that he totally failed to persuade Jake to change his mind.
Just observe Stephen Langâs performance here. He absolutely nails cold-eyed look, the fire burning slow inside of him is so palpable, and guess what, in a flash he flies off the handle.
Now, shall we check the ultimate scene, preceding the destruction of the Hometree. Though Grace versus Parker juxtaposition is central to this scene, the last time Quaritch confronting Jake face to face in his human body is essential to consider for making things clear.
When it comes to revealing to Selfridge the vainness of further negotiations with Omaticaya, isnât it just interesting how fast Quaritch manages to find the correct videolog? It literally takes him not more than a couple of swipes to produce the proof. Here is why: heâs already watched the record and is completely aware of the Jakeâs values having deteriorated.
You can tell, Jake knew he was under control, but he would rather like to ingnore this fact. His pathetic glance at Quaritch, whoâs almost impending above his head, causes to think Jake would guess that Colonel could have watched this videolog. Rather, it was a mutual secret between the two of them until a turning point. But the moment of truth came, and Jake didnât change his mind. Quaritch made sure of that and finally it was his time to triumph.
So how was it even possible to assume Quaritch may have watched the videolog Iâve been talking about for so long? Well, my explanation may be too easy to believe, but still: we can tell by Jakeâs appearance and the date of the record that it is the vlog we need.
This telltale videolog was recorded 16 minutes after the another one, when Jake says that heâs uncertain, who he is anymore (LST abbreviation stands for Local Standard Time). Jake might have suddenly felt depressed and hopeless and got back to the camera while being too emotionally instable, and so must have forgotten to delete the final record.
I have one more note for you. If you check the videolog library Quaritch is swiping through, youâll see that the latest important record, which he actually needs, is made in the interior of the mountain site block and dates back to August, 13. Other recent vlogsâ covers look nothing like Site 26 sequence. Jake may not have done any of these records at the mountain site. I still wonder though where those three or four ensuing videologs were recorded, the location seems to be red lighted, which means it isnât blue lighting at Site 26. I may even assume he recorded some pieces at Hellâs Gate. Why would I think so? Probably because in those two scenes (dialog with Quaritch and confession at Parkerâs office) Jake looks ten times better than before, he gained some weight at least and doesnât resemble a living sceleton.
Selfridge gave Jake an hour to relocate the tribe, while gunships led by Colonelâs Dragon were already on full alert. Quaritch had no doubt that Jakeâs peacekeeping mission would fail. He knew it from the beginning. Hence he sounds so sarcastic seeing Sullyâs avatar tied.
Now Quaritch sipping his villainâs morning coffee tasting like fresh genocide doesnât feel so cringy: heâs celebrating his victory over Jake (still I should agree with critisism on this point, it really is a stupid cliche and wasnât intended to carry a deep meaning).
Now I should admit, itâs been a long journey to run this investigation and bring it to light by finally posting it. It took me around a day to collect my thoughts and express them by means of more or less readable English. Just would like to make a little side note: English is not my native, so I promise I did my best! Thanks to James Cameron for making a movie, which woke me up in the middle of the night to start reflecting, and to all the fans out there who still exist and remember this movie and so can read this essay. @avatarmovies I found your blog not so long ago and you guys say you enjoy headcanons (and movie reviews probably?..), so it would be nice if you reblogged this but Iâm not insisting!!
you are a good man, Manuel
âWie ein Wunder ist die Welt.â
đŒ West Germany in early 70s in Water Drops on Burning Rocks, 2000.
[dir. François Ozon]