Spoilers for Hazbin Hotel Season 2 finale!! Also CW for mentions of SA
I was absolutely heartbroken when Husk and Cherri found Angel in Valentino's room. I had to go back and pause at the look of him because.. I think the implication here is that he was assaulted by Valentino while he was in that weird hypnosis + drugged state? His clothes are completely different, like he got redressed, possibly even to "work" for clients while he was like that. His tights are all ripped up and his hair is messed up too :(
It's horrific, and it makes it even more heartbreaking that Angel is going back to him after all that. But of course from his perspective he doesn't have another choice, he can't fathom putting the people he loves at risk again- he didn't even go back for Fat Nuggets.
Though from an article I saw, it looks like Angel will be getting some backstory in Season 3! I figured already, since we got the reveal of his sin this season, but the confirmation was nice
If I had a nickel for every time Keith David voiced a cat that gets thrown at a bad guy by a girl with a bob, I'd have 2 nickels. Which isn't much, but it's weird that it happened twice.
Isn’t the whole point of the story of tangled was to show that rapunzel was capable of surviving the outside world? Why was it such a good idea to have her be babysat by a cradle robber? It would make the movie and make rapunzel a much stronger character so much better if she was doing this alone instead. Also it would make her look smarter since she wouldn’t trust a guy who broke into her house like a dumbass.
I get it, it was because of sexism and fear that boys wouldn’t like the trash ass movie if it was a girly girl movie (the reason why they gave us that stupid title). Therefore, they pushed Flynn to “co lead” so they wouldn’t scare boys away. But it still sucks.
I'm a bit confused by this. Rapunzel does not trust Flynn at first, and even a while after first meeting him. She.. literally ties him to a chair and knocks him out multiple times with a frying pan.
Her only reason for trusting him even a bit is because she believes she can't survive out there on her own. She's been manipulated and essentially brainwashed by Mother Gothel her whole life, and so naturally this man from the outside world seems like a reliable enough ticket to see the floating lights, especially since she's persuading him with the promise of getting the satchel back once he brings her home safe after everything.
And after all that, she's still very competent. She and Flynn work well as a team (even though I also don't like the fact that he's 26, I think it would've made much more sense romantically if he were like 19), and Rapunzel is the only reason they escaped that cave alive. Hell, Rapunzel is the only reason they got out of the Fuzzy Duckling bar alive, because she showed genuine compassion towards the guys.
She's not necessarily being babysat either. If anything, she's the mediator between Flynn and Maximus. Even before that, she holds her own when she's with Flynn, and she only ever really needs him for the fact that he just naturally knows a lot more about the outside world than she does. Not to mention the fact that Flynn needs Rapunzel for her compassion and open heart towards everyone.
Basically, Rapunzel is not weak just because she's curious and sentimental. She does not act like a 5 year old- she acts like a very sheltered and extroverted 17 year old. Which, you know, she is.
She literally said to him that she decided to trust him when he was tied up. It doesn’t matter what she did at first, Rapunzel still went through with trusting a random creep who broke into her house and relied on him to take her to the lights when that is a stupid idea.
I’m talking about the choices the writers made for the character, not the character itself. The thing is the writers chose to have rapunzel rely on a guy instead of going into the world herself. There has been many characters who had been in similar situations as rapunzel and they still were able to do things on their own.
Yeah because she’s a plot device meant to help Flynn (the real main character) one of situations he gotten themselves into. Also, she didn’t show compassion towards the thugs. She said one random thing to them and the thugs instantly became friends with her.
Same thing with the horse and Flynn. The horse instantly went on her side for no reason other than she’s a plot device meant to help Flynn.
Rapunzel stans have basically said that she’s too weak and stupid to survive on her own whenever people ask why she couldn’t go out on her own like other similar characters did. And yeah, she does act like a five year old. She is super infantilized compared to characters who were in similar situations (even by Disney standards). Heck, even creators even based some of her actions and behaviors on young kids.
She kinda had no choice but to trust him. From her perspective, she'd die within like an hour of being outside on her own. The decision she made was kind of the only choice she had if she wanted to see the lights. And I mean, Flynn is certainly a bastard when he meets her, but he only broke into the tower because he was on the run from the guys he stole from. I honestly don't think he assumed people would actually be living in there, though he probably figured he'd be able to charm his way out of it if people did live there. Unfortunately for him, Rapunzel was more stubborn than she looked, and that's how he got himself into the mess of having to help her in order to get the satchel back.
Rapunzel still made the choice in the end to go out there, which by itself was incredibly brave considering everything she was taught by her mother.
Despite Flynn being the narrator, he's not really the protagonist in this. He's just a very self-absorbed guy in the beginning, so it makes sense that he tries to convince the audience that this story is all about him. It's easy to tell that he's not the main protagonist because the vast majority of the focus is on Rapunzel. He's just a secondary protagonist, which is still important, but he definitely doesn't get as much screen time as Rapunzel herself.
The reason Rapunzel got the thugs to trust her was because she spoke to them like people- something that, because of their looks and their status as criminals, they weren't often treated as. That's the reason they go into that whole "I have a dream" music sequence. She tries to relate to them by sharing her dream, and in turn they all share theirs. And because she listens to them and isn't judgmental, they like her.
Maximus didn't instantly go onto Rapunzel's side "for no reason". He recognized her as the princess. He is a royal guard horse, and we literally see the recognition in his eyes when he looks at her. He trusts and follows Rapunzel's words because that's literally his duty.
Rapunzel isn't weak and stupid, she just believes the world would not be survivable for her without a guide. That's the farthest thing from stupidity. She uses the information she's been given, and makes the choice not to go out alone based on that. And she's not infantilized, she literally acts just like Anna or Ariel. She's naive, that doesn't mean she's a kindergartener. She's the equivalent of a homeschooled kid going to college, except the kid's been taught that college is filled with murderous monsters and diseases. Even if some of the creators did base Rapunzel's actions off their children's, it clearly didn't go far, because anyone could tell by looking after a 5 year old and then watching the movie that Rapunzel acts like a normal, but sheltered, teenager.
Even you are basically saying that she’s too weak and stupid to survive on her own. What’s the point of the movie implying that rapunzel can survive on her own and can be independent when she can’t? She’s completely dependent on Flynn (If Flynn didn’t show up, she wouldn’t have ever left her tower on her own, she wouldn’t have gone to the thug bar, etc). It defeats the whole purpose of the movie.
Also, the writers of the movie CHOSE to have rapunzel rely on some random creep who broke into her house (also he still broke into her house, it doesn’t matter if he was hiding from someone or not. Rapunzel doesn’t know anything) and trust him when she could have easily done it herself. They couldn’t have thought of something else to get her out of the tower or have her leave then meet the creep if they really wanted Flynn in the movie. The point is that is that the writers made this choice for the character and it messes up the message of the movie.
I would like to know where I imply that Rapunzel is weak and stupid. It is very smart of her to wager the satchel in order to get Flynn to guide her. It is very smart of her to convince her mother to go on that multiple day trip once she realized her mother wasn't going to hear her out. It was very smart of her to be suspicious of Flynn and interrogate him before deciding to trust him.
She's not even necessarily weak either, she can swing across platforms with just her hair, and knock larger men out with a frying pan.
Why do you think women in bad neighborhoods go outside at night in groups, or with a man? It's not that they're too stupid or weak, it's that they know their position as a woman makes them a target no matter how strong or smart they are.
If Rapunzel could've left the whole time, it wouldn't be a good writing decision. Then we'd be wondering, why didn't she leave before today? Why now? Even Flynn asks her why she never left, and it's because she was scared. That's not a bad thing. Flynn showing up proved to her that she could handle herself- her knocking him out and trapping him in the closet was the call to action that she needed, after her will was beaten down by Mother Gothel's warnings in "Mother Knows Best".
It's okay that she's not Mulan, or Elsa. That's just not her personality, and that's fine. It would've made less sense if she was both mentally and physically ready to leave the whole time, because then there would be no call to action.
Isn’t the whole point of the story of tangled was to show that rapunzel was capable of surviving the outside world? Why was it such a good idea to have her be babysat by a cradle robber? It would make the movie and make rapunzel a much stronger character so much better if she was doing this alone instead. Also it would make her look smarter since she wouldn’t trust a guy who broke into her house like a dumbass.
I get it, it was because of sexism and fear that boys wouldn’t like the trash ass movie if it was a girly girl movie (the reason why they gave us that stupid title). Therefore, they pushed Flynn to “co lead” so they wouldn’t scare boys away. But it still sucks.
I'm a bit confused by this. Rapunzel does not trust Flynn at first, and even a while after first meeting him. She.. literally ties him to a chair and knocks him out multiple times with a frying pan.
Her only reason for trusting him even a bit is because she believes she can't survive out there on her own. She's been manipulated and essentially brainwashed by Mother Gothel her whole life, and so naturally this man from the outside world seems like a reliable enough ticket to see the floating lights, especially since she's persuading him with the promise of getting the satchel back once he brings her home safe after everything.
And after all that, she's still very competent. She and Flynn work well as a team (even though I also don't like the fact that he's 26, I think it would've made much more sense romantically if he were like 19), and Rapunzel is the only reason they escaped that cave alive. Hell, Rapunzel is the only reason they got out of the Fuzzy Duckling bar alive, because she showed genuine compassion towards the guys.
She's not necessarily being babysat either. If anything, she's the mediator between Flynn and Maximus. Even before that, she holds her own when she's with Flynn, and she only ever really needs him for the fact that he just naturally knows a lot more about the outside world than she does. Not to mention the fact that Flynn needs Rapunzel for her compassion and open heart towards everyone.
Basically, Rapunzel is not weak just because she's curious and sentimental. She does not act like a 5 year old- she acts like a very sheltered and extroverted 17 year old. Which, you know, she is.
She literally said to him that she decided to trust him when he was tied up. It doesn’t matter what she did at first, Rapunzel still went through with trusting a random creep who broke into her house and relied on him to take her to the lights when that is a stupid idea.
I’m talking about the choices the writers made for the character, not the character itself. The thing is the writers chose to have rapunzel rely on a guy instead of going into the world herself. There has been many characters who had been in similar situations as rapunzel and they still were able to do things on their own.
Yeah because she’s a plot device meant to help Flynn (the real main character) one of situations he gotten themselves into. Also, she didn’t show compassion towards the thugs. She said one random thing to them and the thugs instantly became friends with her.
Same thing with the horse and Flynn. The horse instantly went on her side for no reason other than she’s a plot device meant to help Flynn.
Rapunzel stans have basically said that she’s too weak and stupid to survive on her own whenever people ask why she couldn’t go out on her own like other similar characters did. And yeah, she does act like a five year old. She is super infantilized compared to characters who were in similar situations (even by Disney standards). Heck, even creators even based some of her actions and behaviors on young kids.
She kinda had no choice but to trust him. From her perspective, she'd die within like an hour of being outside on her own. The decision she made was kind of the only choice she had if she wanted to see the lights. And I mean, Flynn is certainly a bastard when he meets her, but he only broke into the tower because he was on the run from the guys he stole from. I honestly don't think he assumed people would actually be living in there, though he probably figured he'd be able to charm his way out of it if people did live there. Unfortunately for him, Rapunzel was more stubborn than she looked, and that's how he got himself into the mess of having to help her in order to get the satchel back.
Rapunzel still made the choice in the end to go out there, which by itself was incredibly brave considering everything she was taught by her mother.
Despite Flynn being the narrator, he's not really the protagonist in this. He's just a very self-absorbed guy in the beginning, so it makes sense that he tries to convince the audience that this story is all about him. It's easy to tell that he's not the main protagonist because the vast majority of the focus is on Rapunzel. He's just a secondary protagonist, which is still important, but he definitely doesn't get as much screen time as Rapunzel herself.
The reason Rapunzel got the thugs to trust her was because she spoke to them like people- something that, because of their looks and their status as criminals, they weren't often treated as. That's the reason they go into that whole "I have a dream" music sequence. She tries to relate to them by sharing her dream, and in turn they all share theirs. And because she listens to them and isn't judgmental, they like her.
Maximus didn't instantly go onto Rapunzel's side "for no reason". He recognized her as the princess. He is a royal guard horse, and we literally see the recognition in his eyes when he looks at her. He trusts and follows Rapunzel's words because that's literally his duty.
Rapunzel isn't weak and stupid, she just believes the world would not be survivable for her without a guide. That's the farthest thing from stupidity. She uses the information she's been given, and makes the choice not to go out alone based on that. And she's not infantilized, she literally acts just like Anna or Ariel. She's naive, that doesn't mean she's a kindergartener. She's the equivalent of a homeschooled kid going to college, except the kid's been taught that college is filled with murderous monsters and diseases. Even if some of the creators did base Rapunzel's actions off their children's, it clearly didn't go far, because anyone could tell by looking after a 5 year old and then watching the movie that Rapunzel acts like a normal, but sheltered, teenager.
Isn’t the whole point of the story of tangled was to show that rapunzel was capable of surviving the outside world? Why was it such a good idea to have her be babysat by a cradle robber? It would make the movie and make rapunzel a much stronger character so much better if she was doing this alone instead. Also it would make her look smarter since she wouldn’t trust a guy who broke into her house like a dumbass.
I get it, it was because of sexism and fear that boys wouldn’t like the trash ass movie if it was a girly girl movie (the reason why they gave us that stupid title). Therefore, they pushed Flynn to “co lead” so they wouldn’t scare boys away. But it still sucks.
I'm a bit confused by this. Rapunzel does not trust Flynn at first, and even a while after first meeting him. She.. literally ties him to a chair and knocks him out multiple times with a frying pan.
Her only reason for trusting him even a bit is because she believes she can't survive out there on her own. She's been manipulated and essentially brainwashed by Mother Gothel her whole life, and so naturally this man from the outside world seems like a reliable enough ticket to see the floating lights, especially since she's persuading him with the promise of getting the satchel back once he brings her home safe after everything.
And after all that, she's still very competent. She and Flynn work well as a team (even though I also don't like the fact that he's 26, I think it would've made much more sense romantically if he were like 19), and Rapunzel is the only reason they escaped that cave alive. Hell, Rapunzel is the only reason they got out of the Fuzzy Duckling bar alive, because she showed genuine compassion towards the guys.
She's not necessarily being babysat either. If anything, she's the mediator between Flynn and Maximus. Even before that, she holds her own when she's with Flynn, and she only ever really needs him for the fact that he just naturally knows a lot more about the outside world than she does. Not to mention the fact that Flynn needs Rapunzel for her compassion and open heart towards everyone.
Basically, Rapunzel is not weak just because she's curious and sentimental. She does not act like a 5 year old- she acts like a very sheltered and extroverted 17 year old. Which, you know, she is.
This screencap i took in like 2016 when me and my two old roomates would play roblox every night and you could still hit people with your car in Pizza Place
in dracula there is a cowboy and the female lead lives. in nosferatu there is no cowboy and the female lead dies. ergo, the existence of a cowboy is highly important for the survival of the female lead in a gothic vampire story.
Gosh I have so much to say about mouthwashing (good things btw)
Spoilers ahead obv
Also I'm gonna talk about Evangelion at the start of this (I swear it's for an important reason lol)
CW: mentions of SA. Also Jimmy. Also Shinji Ikari.
So first off
Heavy Evangelion vibes from this storyline.
Specifically Shinji in the finale + End of Eva.
Shinji was the only person who could save everyone, and he had the full ability to do so. The reason he didn't, was because he himself didn't want to live, so he just ended up taking everyone else down with him. Shinji only had the epiphany to keep living and live his life right, when it was too late. And yet, in the finale (which we can assume is mostly in his head at the end) everyone congratulates him. He hasn't saved anyone, he's just patting himself on the back for finally deciding to do the right thing.
Oh and also, he basically SA'd Asuka very soon before all this happened.
This is all relevant to Mouthwashing because this kind of storyline is exactly what we see happen with Jimmy. He already did a shitty, irreversible thing by assaulting Anya (resulting in her pregnancy), and due to his arrogance, he takes everyone else on the ship down with him. It's only after months of watching everyone suffer, being put through mental torment from his own actions, that he finally decides to 'take accountability'. He even throws a literal party for himself- imagining the corpses of his crewmates congratulating him on being such a good captain. But it doesn't matter at this point, because everyone's already dead because of him, and Curly will never have a normal life even if he is found.
Another note, I think the real action that this whole game is about is actually his assault on Anya. The ship crashing is just a big event that creates the meat of the game (pun not intended), but even from the beginning, Jimmy knew his life was over, after he found out Anya was pregnant- creating solid proof of what he did. That was the real irreparable mistake, the mistake that hurt Anya forever. The one he needed to take accountability for.
And he didn't. Instead, he crashed the ship. Jimmy never took accountability for what he did to Anya. To the end, his efforts were never focused on her. Mouthwashing ends with Jimmy, to the very end, refusing to take accountability for his actions.
CW: mentions of mental disorders, fictional murderers, mention of self-harm
So I just watched American Psycho, and oh gosh why have I never watched this movie before. I have a love for psychology, as well as horror movies, and gosh was this movie an experience.
The main thing I wanna talk about is Patrick's monologue at the end of the movie, showing that the world is continuing on despite what he's experienced internally, and that his "confession" (that may or may not have actually happened), didn't change anything.
Patrick associates himself with the worst of the worst. And he's a bad guy, definitely, given what he wants to do to people and what he did to those hookers, but he's not as diabolical as he thinks he is. Patrick Bateman is not a serial killer. And yet, he experienced all those things, went through all that turmoil, eventually actually hurt people, and did all of it in response to a crime he didn't commit.
Patrick feels a constant pain, and he seems to see it as his own punishment. But he also feels that he's gaining nothing from his punishment, that he's putting himself through all this for nothing, and/or that the pain he's going through is just pain- with no grand payoff and no deeper meaning.
A common symptom of OCD is feeling the need to confess, even when you've done nothing wrong. A common reason for self-harming, is a form of self-punishment. I believe that what Patrick is experiencing through the movie may a metaphor for OCD, and that his decline into breaking his mask, even a little bit, is his own attempt at self-sabotage- even when that self-sabotage causes people (the hookers) to actually get hurt.
This is the most important thing I’ve learned about grieving. It never goes away. Time doesn’t make it smaller. Time, if you do the work, makes you bigger. Self expansion is key. Self expansion through creativity and passion and communication. My grief used to be all of me. Now it is a part of me. An important part, but just a part. I love this visualization so much.
