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[scarletjohansson]

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS | S4E05

[daveedmee]

explosion at health potion factory 0 dead 0 injured

[jellogram]

It's interesting to think about the intersection of these two facts:

Films reflect the time period in which they were made.

Our most popular films right now are all reboots, sequels, and reused IPs.

On one hand, you could make the case that our generation is being deprived of its place on cultural timeline, because (as far as the mainstream goes) all we're being given is rehashed ideas from other time periods. Seems rather boring to analyze.

But on the other hand, I think future film historians will find that this era is culturally fascinating. Not because of the "nostalgia bait" itself, but because it represents the emergence of independent cinema and streaming.

When TV was invented, people could watch filmed media at home. You no longer had to go to a theatre just to watch cartoons or comedies.

So the studios responded with a wave of epics in the 1950s. They said "Okay, you can get Dick Van Dyke at home, but you can't get Ben-Hur." Television couldn't compete with the budget, big name stars, or visual tech that film studios could offer. They were financially incentivized to blow your socks off with visuals and big name stars.

But with the emergence of streaming and independent film, that's no longer the case. A-listers are happy to take TV roles, and TV offers Hollywood-level visuals. You don't need to mess with the theatre system at all. It's easier than ever to make good-looking movies and share them with the masses with no major studio backing.

So what's the one thing that studios still have going for them? What's the one thing that Disney can give you that an independent filmmaker can't? Yoda. The Little Mermaid. Iron Man. Fucking brands. That's all they have, so that's all they sell.

We aren't being sold reboot after reboot because it's what the people want to see, or because our current culture is somehow more boring and lifeless than ever before. It's because it's the last stranglehold that these soulless studios have over the industry. They will shove your own childhood down your throat because their domination over previous generations is the one thing they have left to sell to this one.

[funnypeopletwitter]

This sounds like the theme song to a sitcom in the 90s-00s. Super cute #bestoftiktok

[sugar-petals]

eurovision public AND jury vote said WE WANT A BANGER CONGRATS BEAUTIFUL BULGARIA IT’S A BALKAN WIN

[winter-snow-winter]

THE ENTIRE AUDIENCE OF THE ESC26 SINGING Volare ALL TOGETHER I'M NOT CRYING YOU ARE <33

[alive-only-in-may-for-esc]

Volare sung by Vjerka wasn't in my LIFE BINGO

[arionwind]

Eurovision demigods performing the songs of other Eurovision demigods is amazing.

[natekashiri-exe]

Aaaaand another ballad, c'mon Romania come summon your rock n roll buddies to wake us up

[pollzano]

So...no Montenegro?

[anak1n]

no rest for me and im not even that wicked ?

[ceruleanheaven]

bad media will piss you off good media will heal your soul bad media that couldve been good will ruin your life forever

[frontmansdefender]

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

Big and small henchmen for the villain in one of those secret-life-of-mice movies from the 80s

[disorientation]

Having a "stupider people have done this" attitude about the things you want to do can open so many doors

[transdoggirl]

hey, you. yeah, you. you know you don't have to be a girl if you hate it, right? you don't need to be a boy if you hate it either. hell, you don't need to be either a girl or a boy. it's okay to not be what you were told at birth. it's okay. i promise. your presence as a trans person is a blessing to the world. if being a boy, a girl, neither, both, something else, WHATEVER, makes you happy? do it. even if you can only do it online, be online. you are another star in the world. i love you and so many others do too.

[amygdalae]

When I die I wanna be resurrected as the crab in the bucket of crabs that pulls the other crabs back into the bucket. And I'll love doing it

[evilscientist3]

if i could die i would wanna be resurrected as a crab strong enough to pull your crabsona out of the bucket. and then where would you be

[amygdalae]

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[grimoiremanifest]

finding somebody who will laugh at your shitty jokes is joy-inducing but finding a motherfucker who can yes-and all the esoteric bullshit you put out is pure cocaine. this must be the shit all those racuous but good-natured scoundrels down at the tavern are on