#fukyourshit

[vulture-jack]

part of me is going to die inside when the credits roll for the hidden world and it hits that the series is over just watch

SAME it was one of the reasons I’ve been so patient about HTTYD3 coming out. Part of me doesnt want it to end. 

[brdeys]

Hey dude do you know any context to Rhea's queued post that high-key implied suicide? I didn't know her that well but it's been clawing at the back of my mind for several days, and so few people actually seem to be acknowledging this thing that's really fuckin' alarming

Her Flight Rising account got suspended for a stupid reason and there were a lot of threats to her from a lot of people and it just triggered her to no longer get on and i guess she queued a note about suicide early on that just came up, so not entirely sure her status

[eimitanrising]

wait how is clanheart doing and why is it not well

I made a critical post on Clan Heart about one month after it opened up pet making. If you want to read it at length it’s [ here ] Since then, not a lot has changed; for an exception that they’ve been working on redoing all their art, wiped all current pets, and did one rewrite of the ‘territories’.

One of the most painful things about clanheart is how they manage the pets; creating, breeding, removing them from the game.

You know how Flight Rising has a gradual range from one color to the next? Clanheart implemented a rainbow range, you can see a summary of the range [ here ]. The system for colors is complicated with various color ranges, palettes, and categories. Below I collected all the portions.

Colors: Red, Pink, Purple, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, & Greyscale.Palettes: Bright, Dark Pastel, Pastel, Pale, Dark, Middle, Unsaturated, & RichCategory: Unnatural & Natural

That’s 18 variables for the colors. Add in that for each ‘pet’ creation, the system makes seven different images - six of them that are only used when the clan owner ‘switches’ to another clan type.

[ link ] from the Criticism post I made, all I did was change my lair type

You know how Flight Rising saves dragons as a string of numbers? Clanheart goes the extra mile.

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There is also how the territories were managed, having over a hundred tile collections back when I made the original criticism post. No doubt having it in that format would put a huge strain on the system - especially after they had the forums open for a year before the pets were able to be made. And somehow, SOMEHOW, it came as a surprise that the system got overloaded when the pet creation got released.

The gathering ‘result’ screen back when I made the post [ link ]

At this point, Clanheart is in a constant struggle to stay afloat. Their offical tumblr is only filled with ‘pick future pet poses’, their onsite news is just pet highlights.

[kingofthewilderwest]

This is a portion of a comment I saw on youtube: "[...] his character is so much harder to relate to, now that hes a confident, strong, adult with no social problems. there is no emotional developement in the second movie, he just goes from happy to sad, to fine." I just can't help but feel like he didn't even really watch the same movie! It's funny how differently people can interpret things, especially since I feel like that's the exact opposite of what Hiccup is haha

That is really fascinating and interesting. It indeed is a perspective very different from my own, and from that of many of the HTTYD fans I know. For me, one of the most incredible facets of HTTYD 2 was its emotionality and emotional development, and indeed Hiccup’s emotional journey was the reason this movie impacted me so much I couldn’t sleep the night after it premiered.

Hiccup begins the story conflicted. He does have some happiness in his world, and he also is more confident than he was as a teenager, but he is also restless. He contains an uncertainty about where he will go, who he is. He is indeed so uncomfortable with the idea of Stoick making him chief, and not confident in his own leadership potential, that he runs out of the house and flies to another island. 

His emotional conflict becomes more deep and interesting when he encounters Valka. Hiccup has to battle many emotions at once. The animation is incredible, demonstrating so many simultaneous and moving emotions within Hiccup: fear, confusion, hesitation, eagerness, comfort, delight, excitement… all as he interacts with his mother. While he does grow in happiness the more he stays with his mother, it cannot erase the duties he has to Berk, and the looming threat of Drago behind him.

The fact Hiccup gets crushed emotionally with Stoick’s death was something monumental to me in a story. Stoick’s death not only brought Hiccup into grief, but greater uncertainty, developing that uncertainty we first saw at the beginning. Here, at this point, Hiccup definitely does not think he is worthy of something like leadership. His mother has to speak up and inspire him to step forward, and Hiccup does so with the grit of knowing there’s no other choice. 

When he comes to Berk, he is far from fine. Interacting with Toothless is heartwrenching, for Hiccup’s voice cracks, and he is so afraid - you can tell part of him fears his best friend will blast him out of the sky. And while Hiccup does become less tearful in the final scenes of the movie, you can still feel that nostalgia, that sense of a man healing, when he looks at Stoick’s statue.

The youtuber’s comment is still a reflection of reality. What I just summarized is that Hiccup goes from pretty happy with Valka, to depressed after Daddy’s death, to much more fine when he becomes chief. Overarchingly this is what occurs. I do think there is much more subtlety, interest, and realism in this movie, and one of the things I celebrate is that depression isn’t just turned aside. Sadness and loss don’t get magically healed at the end; Hiccup still has to carry that weight, that burden, that memory, still has to undergo that healing process, and you can see it in his eyes. A lot of it is subtle, though. The animation is incredible in detailing subtle emotions… all of which I find very real, believable, and full of character development.

I’m personally fine with people experiencing and interpreting movies differently. If the youtuber cannot relate to HTTYD 2 and Hiccup’s character development in the story, that’s fine! One thing I have noticed is that, depending upon our life journey, we interact and relate to different characters in different ways. Hiccup as a teenager in HTTYD is relatable to many teenagers. It’s a common part of psychological development for youths to struggle with thoughts of social acceptance, which is what Hiccup embodies in HTTYD. In HTTYD 2, Hiccup demonstrates what is very common of early adulthood: the question of what one will be doing in the world now that they’re leaving childhood behind. This is very relatable to people who are probably leaving high school or entering college - because Hiccup is going through the same struggles they are going through now. People who have recently undergone loss likely can relate to Hiccup in HTTYD 2, I imagine. The Hiccup of different timelines can be more relatable to different people depending upon their current personal struggles.

Myself, I remember being exceedingly frustrated with Hiccup in HTTYD 2 because I knew what he was going through… but I had already experienced and solved that problem years ago. Based on my point in my life’s journey, I found Hiccup in HTTYD 2 a bit frustrating (but I mean, in a fun way) because I knew that his questions could be answered with a bit more experience in life.

Personally I think it’s really cool that HTTYD, by creating a trilogy that expands over time, allows different fans to connect with Hiccup at different points in his life. For those of us experiencing struggles similar to Hiccup in HTTYD, his social inclusion problems and unconfidence will sing to the heart. Others might gravitate more toward Hiccup in HTTYD 2 or RTTE. Maybe the youtuber’s experiences in life currently are very similar to Hiccup in HTTYD and they have not undergone anything Hiccup has in HTTYD 2, which might affect their interpretation and experience of watching the second movie. It would be really fascinating, over time, to see if people who didn’t relate to Hiccup in HTTYD 2 later found themselves relating to him, based upon their changing experiences in life.

[youredoingkinwrong]

yo I totally feel you about the whole character thing and universes other than our own; I feel... odd explaining it to others, because I can understand why it may sound off-putting. I honestly just look at it like this: the characters I create exist in some other plane of existence. They don't know who I am or that there's this shit kid from another reality that knows pretty much everything about them. That's probably for the better anyway because... shit's probably creepy as hell

Oh, certainly. 

On my personal blog I don’t talk about it as much (most of my followers wouldn’t agree with me, and I just use that blog to have a good time, you know?), but it’s a view I’ve really always had. My work, while created in this world by me, is probably not the only incarnation of it. 

I believe in the Multiverse theory, which is essentially “everything is real somewhere and somehow”. I mean, that’s my simplified version of it, but you know. Everyone has a different interpretation of shit.

I agree, though. I currently writing a screenplay about werewolves in domestic bliss, I think they’d be extremely uncomfortable learning that in another world, some punky-looking dork “created” them. 

Hell, maybe this world is fictional in another Universe. Who knows? The possibilities are endless.

And yeah, it sounds freaky as hell. But I like it. 

(shrug emoji)

[tallerthan-you]

*girly voice* I'd like to apply for that Valentine's application, please~

rolls eyes back into his skull

[the-gayest-asexual]

So wait... is the shadowybirds account fake? I'm not entirely sure I follow what the whole thing is about hhhhh I take it the individual who actually owns the Naomi account may not even know any of this happened?

Yeah, its a fake. Undel confirmed the original screenshots were fake and the OP has since deactivated their account. This leads to the conclusion that the Naomi blog associated with the OP is equally fake. The real Naomi is still out there somewhere, and probably has no idea what hell their account has unleashed

[tallerthan-you]

Have you considered taking up basketbaaaaall? I bet you could just drop it right into the net, cause you're just so tall! Too tall for me

“But I already play basketb- No, shut up, you’re annoying.~” Why does he tolerate this idiot again? Please go away.