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Kasey, 22, Comedy, Comics, Movies, and Musicals. BLACK WIDOW May 2020

[cillianmurphy]

Natasha Romanoff + every MCU appearance ↪ #2 - The Avengers (2012)

[stormesandshowers]

[beyonce-knowles-carter]

For so long, all I wanted was for you to love me. To accept me. I thought it was my honor that I wanted, but really, I was just trying to please you. You, my father, who banished me just for talking out of turn. My father, who challenged me, a thirteen-year-old boy to an Agni Kai. How can you possibly justify a duel with a child? 

It was to teach you respect. It was cruel and it was wrong! Then you’ve learned nothing. No, I’ve learned everything! And I’ve had to learn it on my own. Growing up, we were taught that the Fire Nation was the greatest civilization in history, and somehow the war was our way of sharing our greatness with the rest of the world. What an amazing lie that was. The people of the world are terrified by the Fire Nation. They don’t see our greatness, they hate us! And we deserve it. We’ve created an era of fear in the world, and if we don’t want the world to destroy itself, we need to replace it with an era of peace, and kindness. 

Your uncle has gotten to you, hasn’t he? Yes, he has. After I leave here today, I’m gonna free Uncle Iroh from his prison, and I’m gonna beg for his forgiveness. He’s the one who’s been a real father to me. But I’ve come to an even more important decision. I’m going to join The Avatar, and I’m going to help him defeat you. I know my own destiny. Taking you down is The Avatar’s destiny. Goodbye.

AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER (2005 - 2008)

[kpfun]

AVENGERS: ENDGAME (2019) dir. Russo Brothers

[widowsource]

“I tell people my sister moved out west. You’re a science teacher. Your husband, he renovates houses. You’re thinking about moving but you’re gonna wait until the interest rates go down.”

[tenshi-cat]

[la-laborista-republiko]

[odinsblog]

Mass incarceration has always been a tool for white supremacy and maintaining political control.

Same thing for anyone still fighting against decriminalizing marijuana.

It’s the same group people who are pushing these laws.

Prison gerrymandering has always about systemic structural racism.

[bobnorley]

First and Last Scenes of my OTPS: 

Natasha Romanoff, Steve Rogers (MCU 2011-2019)

[marvelladiesdaily]

A soul for a soul

[effervescentbi]

#same energy 

[azoraahai]

natasha romanoff + suits throughout films

[futurist]

You’re a total poser

[theavengers]

Black Widow #8 (2014) // Black Widow (2020)

[fjksnfnksjxnfjjsjfjfjdjd-deacti]

natasha staring at her reflection is such a powerful shot to open the trailer with, though. it’s significant to her story, especially in this film. self-reflection. looking back at yourself and your actions, your past. judging that in the harshest way.  notice her bare, beaten down look (and the way they cut that scene with her vision from aou). she’s really in a bad place. self-doubt. shame. disappointment. regret. and those aren’t my words, but SJ’s.

“I’m done running from my past.”

she’ll be coming face to face with the trauma of her past, her fears. and natasha’s greatest fear has always been herself; the person she thinks she is, the person whose sins cannot be absolved by doing good, the person who is only bad. (the deleted endgame scene with her fear being another version of herself? yes).

she doesn’t resent the person she is now, she never has. she took what they made her into, but chose the path she wanted to take. helping people, saving lives, protecting the innocent. she knows that’s who she is now, but she doesn’t see herself as a ‘hero’. to her, the bad she’s done will always outweigh the good. part of why she thought she was the obvious choice in endgame, and sadly, that choice of hers was very in character (regardless of the way it was written).

but whatever happens in this movie, it ends in self-forgiveness. in acceptance. this may be a prequel to endgame, but it feels more cathartic, healing. it feels like finally, we’re getting a clear look at natasha, her thoughts, her feelings, her fucking movie. black widow and cate shortland is doing what endgame and the russos never could; giving us closure. 

they’re putting her story to rest. and you know what? i’m ready.

[allofthefeelings]

YES THIS GOOD

But can I add:

Natasha at a mirror means that it’s not Natasha performing for anyone else. This isn’t the Natasha that Steve needs, or Clint, or Tony. She may be exhausted, beaten-down, on the run, but she’s not there to be on display. This is Natasha as Natasha sees herself, and with the arguable exception of the vision in AoU, we’ve never gotten that before.

[exquisitekalopsia]

“I’m done running from my past.”

Black Widow (2020) || Dr. Cate Shortland

[flowerais-deactivated20211031]

if you’re reading this, it’s a sign that the thing you’re anxious about will go well. take a deep breath and trust yourself.

[hometoursandotherstuff]

What’s encrypting your internet surfing? An algorithm created by a supercomputer? Well, if the site you’re visiting is encrypted by the cyber security firm Cloudflare, your activity may be protected by a wall of lava lamps.

Cloudflare covers websites for Uber, OKCupid, & FitBit, for instance. The wall of  lamps in the San Francisco headquarters generates a random code. Over 100  lamps, in a variety of colors, and their patterns deter hackers from accessing data.  

As the lava lamps bubble and swirl, a video camera on the ceiling monitors their unpredictable changes and connects the footage to a computer, which converts the randomness into a virtually unhackable code.

Codes created by machines have relatively predictable patterns, so it’s possible for hackers to guess their algorithms, posing a security risk. Lava lamps, add to the equation the sheer randomness of the physical world, making it nearly impossible for hackers to break through.

You might think that this would be kept secret, but it’s not. Simply go in and ask to see the lava lamp display. By allowing people to affect the video footage, human movement, static, and changes in lighting from the windows work together to make the random code even harder to predict.

So, by standing in front of the display, you add an additional variable to the code, making it even harder to hack. Isn’t that interesting? 

via atlasobscura.com

[dressesandyarn]

What the fuck.