Genuinely, the fall guy is such a FUN movie for me because of how stupid meta it is. Just each scene feels like a comedy in its own way. Personal highlight is the split screen scene, absolute ingenuity and stupidity. Great film
augh it's just so... the way olruggio's memory of the landscape where qifrey tried this 'leave me behind I don't matter' shit with him last time morphs so seamlessly with the landscape of the lake and tower, signifiying the shift in his attention/awareness. that combined with the how he trails off at 'I remember...', evoking the concept of memory before we even find out what his plan is going to be. the ribbon in the wind, like we've seen qifrey wear it a thousand times. his big big eyes and little face. boy about to make the decision that's going to define his life before our eyes. it's just all so much to bear
Having your friends react to WHA manga to you is so funny because I have to cheer over Custas, Tartah, and Coco's friendship acting like everything is fine
Using this post as a jumping off point, I also have a lot of thoughts on Olruggio and his ego
💬 0 🔁 2 ❤️ 20 · ramble exploring olruggio's ego a little bit.
for all of olruggio's warmth and goodness, the man sure has a big ego. he l
In this post I want to go more into his ego from an interpersonal relationship standpoint.
I think he genuinely wants to be seen as a hero, that's why he has no trouble saying cringy things "all things fire are my domain" (look at the other post for more examples of this side of it). But he's got an ego in his domestic life too, not just when he's saving people from literal danger.
He also has a lot of pride surrounding his inventions and loves when people find them useful.
He wants to be recognized for his actions. His inventions, yes but also his acts of service.
He wants to be able to help. He loves teaching people.
He wants to be relied on. He wants his loved ones to know that they can always trust him to have their back.
When we first meet him, it's easy to miss this side of his personality because he gets uncomfortable when people don't praise his actions/inventions, but instead praise him specifically.
When Coco asks about the glowstone path, he takes the time to explain to her how the contraption works. He only gets flustered and throws her out when she pushes it too far.
This image kinda sums it up for me. He doesn't congratulate himself on doing a job well, he centers it on the outcome. Other people are safe.
In general olruggio having a Courtly and Elevated Register he can slide right into at the drop of a hat when he wants to is so important to me, it's why the sheer over the topness of 'and every flame is my servant' gets me giggling and kicking my little feet every time I think about it. what an utterly wild way to enter a situation olly no notes. code switch king. honestly aside from the necessity of it considering he spends a lot of time around high society, I get the feeling he kind of likes that element of being a witch — the poetry and ritual of it. qifrey obviously likes to wax poetic any time you give him the slightest chance, he never saw an opening for a good dramatic pose with accompanying monologue he didn't love passionately on sight. but he doesn't seem to care much about that specific part of it; the courtesy elements, the right gestures and words of formality. notably it seems to be olruggio who brings out the clasp of covenant, who makes an oath of it between them. several times he's the one to lend a moment extra weight like that, like a narrative invocation of magic in addition to the literal in-universe manifestation of it.
also qifrey is ah. like he is at all times, unrelenting in his grace and extraness (affectionate), while olruggio switches between casual and high drama with the same ease that makes me love mourn watch rook so much in dragon age: the veilguard. (lest you should happen to have been here for my peak dragon age insanity and think I've forgotten about my boy rye ingellvar: no. always in my heart sharing 'my favourite son' position with hawke. my weird vengeful little death freak guy of all time.) qifrey is very capable of deception, of course (understatement of the century in fact), but he does stick to the set character he presents much more than olruggio, who might be a quietly more flexible and inconspicuous performer of the art. there are many layers of the qifrey, but not one of them would strike you even on first glance as a chilll and normal everyday guy lol. olruggio can make you think that, and then he does something utterly nuts and you have to recalibrate in a hurry. they are two witch dads each alike in extraness, but different accents of it.
Euini's little habbit of fixing his bangs infront of his face, to ensure they cover him up is such a relatable thing to do?? I have significantly longer hair than euini, but I find myself hiding my face behind my hair whenever I don't want to be perceived too intently
I know it's deeper than that, especially when he does it when he's talking down on himself and stuff. His bangs and how visible his eyes are a reflection on how he feels about himself, whether he's ready to face the world infront of him or not
but i really appreciated seeing it, especially in the anime too
Everytime i manage to convince someone to get into witch hat atelier, i suddenly feel so guilty. like- TURN BACK, RETREAT, UNDO, DONT DO THIS TO YOURSELF!!!