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I have become grognard, destroyer of worlds
The nickname for Skitarii is Skittles
Skittles are rainbow
Rainbows are gay
Skitarii are gay
Coincidence? I think not
A test model of my Nomad Leader, used an old Nomad Doubledagger from the Original models to make him mine
Poster set (by Mikhailangelo)
Why does gaming have to be forced to be inclusive of everyone
Oh fuck off
I mean, if you think about it, it’s generally bigots that try and force their own (continued) inclusion in gaming after receiving open push-back. Gaming isn’t “forced to be inclusive of everyone”, Anon’s just pissed people no longer want him around.
Reblog for the total shutdown of an asshole
10 rules for being an exceptional leader from ‘philosopher king’ Marcus Aurelius.
Marcus Aurelius is a halfway decent guy
Fun Random Facts About the LOTR Soundtrack
Most composers spend just 10-12ish weeks working on a film’s music. John Williams spent around 14 weeks on each Star Wars movie, 40ish weeks total for the whole OT……but composing the LOTR trilogy’s soundtrack took four years
The vocals you hear in the soundtrack are usually in one of Tolkien’s languages (esp. Elvish). The English translations of the lyrics are all poems, or quotes from the book, or occasionally even quotes from other parts of the films that are relevant to the scene
When there were no finished scenes for him to score, Howard Shore would develop musical themes inspired by the scripts or passages from the book. That’s how he got all Middle-Earth locations have their own unique sound: he was able to compose drafts of “what Gondor would sound like” and “what Lorien would sound like” long before any scenes in those places were filmed
Shore has said his favorite parts to score were always the little heartfelt moments between Frodo and Sam
Shore wrote over 100 unique leitmotifs/musical themes to represent specific people, places, and things in Middle Earth (over 160 if you count The Hobbit)
The ones we all talk about are the Fellowship theme, the main Shire Theme, and the themes for places like Gondor, Mordor, Rohan, and Rivendell…but a lot of the more subtle ones get overlooked and underappreciated
Like Aragorn’s theme. It’s a lot less “obvious” than the others because, like Aragorn himself, it adapts to take on the color of whatever place Aragorn is in: it’s played on dramatic broody stringed instruments in Bree, on horns in battle scenes, softly on the flute with Arwen in Rivendell….
Eowyn has not just one but three different leitmotifs to represent her
Gollum and Smeagol both have their own leitmotifs! Whose theme music is playing in the scene can often tell you whether the Gollum or Smeagol side is “winning” at the moment
The melody for Gollum’s Song in the end credits of the The Two Towers is the Smeagol and Gollum themes smushed together (it’s Symbolic)
And then there’s the really obscure ones. Like there’s a melody that plays at Boromir’s death that shows up again in ROTK in scenes that foreshadow a major death or loss
Wikipedia actually has a list of these leitmotifs, click this link and scroll down to check it out if you’re bored
Shore wanted the theme music to grow alongside the characters– so that as the characters changed, their theme music would change with them.
You can hear that most clearly in the Shire theme. Like the hobbits, it goes through A Lot
Like compare the childish lil penny whistle theme you hear in Concerning Hobbits/the beginning of FOTR with (throws a dart at random Beautiful Tragic Hobbit Character Development scene because there WAY TOO MANY to choose from) the scene when Pippin finds Merry on the battlefield, where you hear a kind of shattered and broken but more mature version of that same theme in the background
I could write you a book on how much I love the way the Shire theme grows across the course of these films
Unlike the hero’s themes, which constantly change and grow, the villain’s themes (The One Ring theme, the Isengard theme, etc) remain basically the same from the very beginning of FOTR to the end of ROTK. Shore said this was an intentional choice: to emphasize that evil is static, while good is capable of change
Shore has said that between all the music that made into the movies and the music that didn’t, he composed enough for “a month of continuous listening”……..where can I sign up
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT
The care that Shore put into the music makes such a difference. The score is an inseparable core part of the film, unlike some others where you could cut out the soundtrack and you wouldn’t lose more than some heroic but forgettable trumpets in the background.
In all of LotR’s most moving scenes, the music is so much of what makes them iconic. The charge of the Rohirrim at Pelennor Fields, the last march of the Ents, the Nazgûl in Bree, I could go on and on…
They’re also (along with the HTTYD soundtrack) the best OSTs to listen to who or writing.
Most Americans: “MONARCHY IS BAAAAADDD!!”
Me, a Hawaiian: “While Hawai’i had a queen we were at the forefront of innovation, technological advancement, and international alliances. All the way up until the “democratic” government of the US illegally arrested her in her own palace and threatened to kill her and massacre her people unless she signed her country over to them. I’d like to have a queen who cares more about her peoples lives than her power again. Also, fuck Trump.”
Reposting cause I can and it’s still relevant
Its worth mentioning that Hawaii is also one of the few countries with a mythic, “Hero King” who they can actually prove existed. King Kamehameha the Great (yes like in Dragon Ball Z), was seven feet tall, the guardian of the war god Kukaʻ ilimoku, and took Hawaii from an archipelago of rival Kingdoms who hadn’t really gotten out of the Bronze Age, unified him under his dominion, and turned the Kingdom of Hawaii into a global trading empire who’s monarchs were greeted at the Court of Queen Victoria.
Guys I’m legit about to cry.
A post I made has over a thousand notes!! And most importantly it’s starting a conversation and spreading knowledge about what was done to my culture.
It is also so heartwarming to go in the notes and find people sharing more information and sources! And even more so to see that only two idiots decided to chime in with their misinformation.
Like, I am damn PROUD of y’all tumblr, we out here learning how to respect each other’s cultures and it’s dooooope!!!!
As someone interested in Hawaiian culture and history, this is lit.
study moods by subject
chemistry: a seat in the first row, diligent note taking, falling asleep in a textbook, color coded sticky notes but with no real system, fingers running across old ink
literature: studying in bed, a cat snoozing on the pillow, orchestral movie soundtracks playing softly, rereading passages that were absentmindedly passed through
math: strong cups of coffee, graph paper planners, crowded lecture halls, a furrowed brow, warm sweaters, that one special spot in the library
history: clicking pens, stacks and stacks of books, annotations in the margins, study sessions spread out on the floor, flickering candles, working in complete silence
biology: colorful illustrations, well worn flashcards, reusable water bottles, always breaking pencil lead, carefully drafting important emails
art: getting lost in readings, pastry and a coffee, receipts repurposed as bookmarks, love for rainy days, in class hand raising anxiety, a whirlwind of a backpack
world languages: early mornings, a deep seated quizlet addiction, studying with friends, practicing presentations aloud in an empty room, fidgeting in chairs, detailed study guides
engineering: hands running through hair, cups of tea either drank while they’re too hot or entirely forgotten, typing quickly, the sound as hallways fill in between classes
music: stretching fingers after long periods of writing, 11:59 submission for a 12:00 deadline, celebrating the completion of a task with something sweet, deep respect for teachers
to add on to music (as a music major): talking out loud to yourself while working (normally in a mocking manner), forgetting food, tension while practicing and release when you get it right, friends next to you who feel the same
Hey, I know this is an odd thing, and I don't know if you do ships often, but could you draw something Valkyrie X Montagne? You would absolutely make my whole week. Keep up the amazing work!
I’m not a shippy person, but here you go anon!
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I literally clapped a hand to my chest and gasped.
@sissyhiyah you’re welcome
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Me: (Starting a fire in my back yard) OH NO I HAD BETTER CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT >.>
game time!
every time you see this post you have to reblog with a different marvel quote (no repeats)
i’ll start: “i’m a god you dull creature!”
“We have a Hulk”
“I like your plan except it sucks. Let me do the plan and that way, it might be good.”
“What were you the god of again?”
“I’m not doing ‘Get Help.’”
“I have been falling….for 30 minutes!”
“I never wanted the throne! I only ever wanted to be your equal.”
“Your saiviour is here!!!”
“OWW!! MY NIPPLES!!”
“Bucky?” “who the hell is Bucky?”
“You had one job.”
“GET HELP!!!”
“you’re the spider-man, from YouTube”
“So was I”
“I already told you, I don’t wanna join your super secret boyband.”
“I was gonna make you an omelette, and TELL you!”
“I’m bringing the party to you.”
“I am Loki of Asgard. And I am burdened with glorious purpose.”
“Kick names, take ass”
“Why is Gamora?”
“I am Groot”
….
“Well he don’t know talkin’ good like me and you, so his vocabulistics is limited to “I” and “am” and “Groot”, exclusively in that order.“
“Ain’t no thing like me, ‘cept me.”
…and for my second quote: “I live for the simple things. Like how much this is going to hurt.”
“You have a metal arm? That’s awesome dude!”
“He’s not a dude, you’re a dude. This? This is a man.”
@thor-suggestion
“ANOTHER!!”
“Dear brother, you’re becoming predictable.”
“What master do I serve? What am I supposed to say, Jesus?”
“This corset is really uncomfortable. So can we all just wrap this up and go home?”
“You will never be a god.”
“Will that be all, Mr. Stark?”
“That will be all, Ms. Potts.”
Or, alternately:
“Finally! Someone who speaks English.”
“This is no place to die.”
I’m doing it….(sorry Dr. Strange)
“This was the only way.”
“Rocket do this, Rocket do that”
“See, not winging it isn’t really what they do”
I’m doing it too sorry peeps
“Mr.Stark I don’t feel so good”
“Are you alright?”
“I don’t know- I don’t know what’s happening”
“I don’t wanna go I don’t wanna go”
“Sir please I don’t wanna go”
“ I don’t wanna go”
“I’m sorry”
I’m officially crying so I’m brining down a couple of others with me :))
@im-tops-bottom @supremehusbands @thecooingcat @fiireproof @jarvis-ismy-copilot @peter-stark-parker @average-asgardian-avenger
Also for the reblog “I am Iron Man”
Welp, if @magic-metal can do it, so can I
“NO, LOKI, NOOO!”
“Now I look foolish!’
“We drank, we fought, he made his ancestors proud”
I’ve seen a lot of posts that are like “unpopular opinion: in the heights is better than hamilton” like honey that’s not an unpopular opinion it’s just a fact lol
Exactly
Cover for my graduation project. The project consists in re-designing the characters of the musical “In The Heights” (by Lin-Manuel Miranda) to 2D, in order to make 5 animatics with the main characters and their songs (translated and voice acted in spanish). The designs, concepts, sketches, storyboards and more will be printed in an artbook along with the thesis. And this is the cover for the artbook!
I’m currently working on it so I’ll be posting more stuff when it’s done!
I will second that Valkyrie comment, and also I think the way you draw Montagne so TIRED of everything extremely relateable (sidenote, MontagneXValkyrie for LIFE)
But have you seen troubled Montagne?
Someone help the poor boy, he’s scared
*music theorists laughing evilly in the distance*
THEEEEEEORY!!!!!!
Confession:
I’ve never read Ayn Rand.
I hear so much flagrant shit about her books. The gist I got was she hates poor people and blames poor people for being poor or something?
But there’s gotta be more to it than that. I remember Borders having Atlas Shrugged on fucking display for a while.
So SOMEONE is buying into her bullshit.
The thing is, her books aren’t explicitly about how awful poor people is. Her books are about how awesome her self-reliant True Individual heroes are, which is part of what makes them appealing to so many people who are young and impressionable.
It’s the implications of the philosophy that is being advanced in her books (and which she articulates in her non-fiction books) that leads to the “screw poor people” stuff.
And the thing is, the books aren’t even good at showing the thing they supposedly show. They all are supposed to be teaching us great truths about human nature, but they ignore what human nature is and show what Rand thinks it should be. It’s like reading some alien’s fan fiction, written based on garbled descriptions and wild imaginings about what human life is like.
For instance, the Fountainhead’s protagonist is Howard Roark, the only architect in the world who is a True Individual who Doesn’t Follow The Crowd and Thinks For Himself.
But his individualism and supposed great creative genius consists of… making the most boring buildings imaginable and then insisting that this is the only correct way to do it and anybody who disagrees or deviates from his vision is objectively wrong.
His approach allows for no creativity, no individual expression, no decorative flourishes, nothing cultural or artistic. He looks at a site, and then comes up with the most utilitarian building possible to suit the practical needs of the project given the site. His design is presented as being the objectively (or Objectively) correct design, and anyone else’s design is judged by how much it deviates from the single correct answer.
So if 100 architects all submit different plans, they’e all sheep for not having the courage to see the one logically right answer.The more their answers vary, the more they are sheep.
And she writes the story in such a way that all the art and expression in architecture for thousands of years is a corruption that leaves people feeling hollow and empty. Think about the most soaring and inspiring religious art in architecture. The most beautiful buildings. In her story, the idea that these places inspire anything but conformity in the viewer is a lie we’ve been forced to believe, but looking at Howard Roark’s cracker box buildings makes our spirits soar.
This might just be written off as bad storytelling, but it reflects how she lived her life. Rand led a circle of “free-thinking intellectuals” where one’s free-thinkingness was measured in terms of one’s agreement with the group; i.e., with her.
Did you see that ridiculous letter to Cat Fancy going around where Rand talks about how she doesn’t feel anything about cats, she reasons that they have objective value? That’s not her being silly (on purpose) or suggesting “My dear person, you don’t understand how much I like cats.” As part of her deep-seated belief that she is an objectively rational human being, she convinced herself that all of her tastes and feelings are deeply rational conclusions.
So in her fable about individualism and the human spirit, the architectural flourishes that she finds silly and gaudy aren’t just not to her taste, they are objectively wrong and a sign of how oppressed the human spirit has become.
She even conducted her romantic affairs in this manner. When she essentially left her husband for a younger man (though I believe they stayed marry), she explained it to him that it was the rationally correct decision to make and if he didn’t agree then his whole life as an intellectual had been a lie. When her younger beau eventually dumped her, she made a similar declaration about him.
So this is the background of Ayn Rand: a woman who is as ruled by prejudice, superstition, and emotion as anyone else on the planet, but is so invested in the idea of being rational and objective that she convinced that whatever passion moves her must be the utter expression of pure reason.
And this woman has—as so many do—a deep suspicion of the idea that other people are getting something for nothing, and this suspicion leads to resentment. More understandably, she has a suspicion of anything that smacks of communism or government-backed redistribution from being a firsthand witness to the excesses of the USSR.
But rather than thinking about her feelings and where they come from, or examining her conclusions, she simply concludes that everything she feels is itself pure reason, and then articulates a philosophy around it.
And this gives us Atlas Shrugged, which is again about the triumph of the individual, but again in a very twisted way.
She takes the idea that all human beings are entitled to the fruits of their labor and posits that the only human beings who really labor are the people at the top of the capitalism food chain.
Reading the story, it’s apparent that she sees the world as a kind of steampunk AU where people who singlehandedly create unique and unreproducible technological breakthroughs are the drivers of the economy, not people who work and buy things, not venture capitalists and people who have inherited gobs of money and power.
True Individuals in Atlas Shrugged are people who are clever and brave and selfish (which is considered a virtue in her writing) enough that they should be rich and ruling the world, and the fact that they don’t is another sign of how corrupt the world is. This is why it resonates with so many people (and the particular people it does) so deeply: it tells them that they should be in charge, they should be rich, they should have everything, and the fact that they don’t is because of Moochers, Looters, and Takers (everyone else.)
Selfishness is a virtue, altruism is a sin, and anything done for the benefit of society rather than oneself is “looting” and the reason that the well-deserving supermen of the world are left with nothing to show for their awesomeness.
The title “Atlas Shrugged” refers to the idea that the titan Atlas who holds up the sky (or in many popular depictions, the world) suffers and toils silently for the benefit of the whole world with no reward might one day have enough of it and put his burden down, see how the world gets along without him.
Which sounds like a rallying cry for labor, right? But this, again, in Rand’s mind and in her bizarre AU fantasy that she calls a philosophical thesis statement, this description does not apply to the mass of human laborers whose work forms the backbone of our life. Those people are takers. Whatever they get is by definition more than they deserve.
John Galt, the “hero” of Atlas Shrugged, is a randpunk inventor who organizes a “strike” of all the other True Individuals, and the wheels of society grind to a halt without their benevolent greed. This is why Tea Partiers and the like talk about “going Galt” or wave signs around that say “Who is John Galt?” (which is Tea Partier for wearing a Guy Fawkes mask). The irony of ironies is that most of these people are working class, which means that they would not be seen as Atlas in her work but as Atlas’s burden.
But as long as they prefer to see themselves as the Bold Individuals Who Would Dare (if not for that darned government and immigrants and homosexuals and communists and witches), they’ll never realize that.
Sorry to the less-interested among my dash for reblogging such a long post, but Rand’s psychology (it’s…not really a philosophy, and my philosophy prof is the only other person I’ve ever seen pick apart her premises & reasoning so thoroughly) rarely gets examined in-depth, and I find it fascinating when it is…also, “randpunk” as a genre name. I kinda wish it existed. So we all knew what to avoid, but still.
(I am reminded of this xkcd comic)
This is the greatest drag of Ayn Rand I’ve ever seen BLESS
This is a pretty decent criticism of Rand actually, a better one than my one philosophy professor gave. I don’t think it’s a bad idea to still read the books tbh just because they’re currently politically relevant. Though frankly actual Objectivists who have read the books and understand them are a veryyyy very small number so maybe don’t bother reading them idk I see some people going “oh, so this philosophy is why so many working class Republicans voted for Trump” but that is wildly overestimating how many people uhhhhh read books.
True. Mom had us read them because of this.