Stuff And Shit

Shut the fuck up about moonmen!

[catchymemes]

[sunshineghost-deactivated201508]

lgbt was coined by the beatles as an acronym for their names

Lennom George harrison ford Ball “is life” mccartney The drummer

[sufliso]

[consolation-deactivated20161214]

me thinking bout what to get from the grocery

[st-pam]

[lotrfansaredorcs]

One overlooked thing that really sets the Lord of the Rings films apart from other franchises is how earnest they are-

Most movies are so afraid of being “cheesy” that whenever they say something like “friendship is the most powerful force in the world” they quickly undercut it with a joke to show We Don’t Really Believe That! ;)  Even Disney films nowadays have the characters mock their own movie’s tropes (”if you start singing, I’m gonna throw up!”) It’s like winking at the camera: “See, audience? We know this is ridiculous! We’re in on the joke!”

But Lord of the Rings is just 12.5 hours of friendship and love being the most powerful forces in the world, played straight. Characters have conversations about how much their home and family and friends mean to them, how hope is eternal, how there is so much in the world that’s worth living for…. and the film doesn’t apologize for that. There’s no winking at the audience about How Cheesy and Silly All This Is; it’s just. Completely in earnest.

And when Lord of the Rings does “lean on the fourth wall” to talk about storytelling within the film, it’s never to make jokes about How Ridiculous These Storytelling Tropes are (the way most films do)…. but instead to talk about how valuable these stories can be. Like Sam’s Speech at the end of the Two Towers: the greatest stories are ones that give you something to believe in, give you hope, that help you see there are things in a bleak violent world that are worth living for

[nitrateglow]

Earnestness is so much cooler than all the hip cynicism in the world. You go LOTR

[lotrfansaredorcs]

[babyanimalgifs]

[archivedbarfblog]

1-800-ARE-YOU-SLAPPIN

[incorrectbeatlesquotes]

the beatles, circa 1970

john: how do you know what’s good for me?

paul: that’s mY O P I N I O N

ringo:

george:

[royal-mortician]

opposite of depression nap. depression awakeness. refreshing the same three websites over and over. there’s nothing new on any of them. eight seconds have passed and it feels like a century

[forsakenlouie]

[bob-belcher]

[perpetual-choclety]

me after 15 seconds of work: i just cant do this anymore

[ignisgayentia]

god i keep seeing these fuckin posts like “star wars is garbage” “star wars needs to end” “star wars is the worst fucking garbage and i mean that as a fan” like quick quesh… have u ever considered that maybe.. ur not a fan.. and u can stop watching… and shut the fuck up for once i mean i know its the Internet™ but like.. shutting the fuck up… is an option.. i know it’s shocking..

[bumbleshark]

me: “i wanna make an effort and spend my time on a beautiful piece of art”

not even 30 minutes in:

[bhalobear]

you have been blessed

[catsuggest]

humaine think can tell cat where to step? no. im step everymwhere. im step upon boob. im step upon counter. im even step upon the humaine face

[catsuggest]

unstoppabule

[buffskeleton]

from now on only people who love and appreciate the prequels are allowed to make fun of them. dont even Mention sand if u wouldn’t die for star wars episode II attack of the clones (2002)

[jooferslannister-deactivated202]

[skrinkle-skrankle-skronkle]

Ok but why is no one talking about “Ben Solo’s Calligraphy Set” what the fuck did he use that for?

[chasingstarlightz]