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[krshush]

I'm losing shape. I'm melting. I'm K.R.? I'm no one. I'm 🫠

[gothoffspring]

Suraj Kennedy- my #kmik contestant! proper intro post coming later today 💖

[opting-for-oblivion]

I think it’s fair to say that Beckett’s death is strangely haunting, considering that he’s a complete bastard the entire time he’s on screen. He’s decidedly not a morally grey character, he was never complex in that way -- never remotely good or noble. Norrington, who is complex and so very noble, got a (disgustingly undeserved) death that made me cry -- but I wouldn’t call it haunting.

Beckett’s death is,,,liminal. From the moment his face slacks in realization to the moment the Endeavour’s powder goes up and we see the EITC flag sink beneath the waves, something feels striking in a way I can’t quite put to words.

It might be that it’s Beckett’s “horror” moment, like Kurtz has in Heart of Darkness. Kurtz’s last words being “the horror” is,,,the emotional climax of Conrad’s novel, in many ways. For Kurtz, it’s death’s clarity, it’s hindsight, it’s the fog of ambition and imperial delusion clearing and him seeing -- truly seeing for the first time -- what he’s done and what Europe is doing. It’s the weight of the imperial project collapsing down onto a single man, a man who embodied what Europe thought its dreams of empire were and who spiraled down into a kind of evil that only imperialism could reach. Does he regret it, in that moment? I don’t know, but he is terrified.

Of course, it’s a realization that happens too late for it to fix anything, but in telling that story and in having Marlow linger on that moment for so long, Conrad sears it into his readers’ minds. Not to get too far off topic, but that’s what makes Heart of Darkness so compelling, for all its faults. It’s very much an anti-imperial message written for imperialists. It empathizes with them and then shows them how horrific it all is in a way that can only be described as haunting.

Beckett’s final “just good business” is exactly like that, though I’m not sure he sees anything quite as clearly as Kurtz does. It’s his realization that “good business” never has been. That his life was cruel and he was cruel because of it and how terrible that truly is. It’s the shock and confusion of his entire worldview ceasing to exist, everything he thought was right being proven indisputably wrong, and a numbness,,,a numbness that -- while we wouldn’t experience it out of empathy, as viewers set against Beckett for two whole films -- we’re forced to experience in those moments.

TL;DR: What makes Beckett’s death so damn eerie is that viewers who have never had to empathize with Beckett and who have always been narratively juxtaposed to him are suddenly forced into his collapsing mercantilist headspace for essentially a solid few minutes of dead silence and that is just so off that it makes it stunningly and unexpectedly poignant.

[sunshineduo]

why is sapnap lowering his voice to sing corpse's verses kinda ...

[narrie]

you'rr ❤

[charmylucks]

@queergnocchi

editing this shit to say this more politely because I don't even expect that just because I admire john boyega and say I hope he's having a nice life

also when i die one day i'm gonna die happy so 😝

[domestic-harry]

So like I'm on vacation & rarely use my phone but last night after a heavenly day I decided to check and was fucking greeted by the media still portraying Louis as a homophobe & Trump banning the strongest of people from our Military. I sobbed for our transgender community and was outraged for the sweetest of souls. I met Louis when he was up in Amsterdam (I'm vacationing thru Europe & North Africa) with Eleanor, it was at a club (a Gay one) & I had the honor of talking to him (part 1)

(Part 2) I’m not gunna share what he said I will say that I did tell him that he helped me come to terms with my sexuality and be proud of the human that I am (I’m bisexual and ace to boys yet not to girls), I also told him that his voice is legendary.but let me tell you He was so proud to be with his people, he was just this vibrant being and everyone was drawn to him in a sense. I saw Oli and he’s a really good friend. Louis danced and laughed and let me tell you about his daintiness. it was an honor to see him in midst one of the most infamous Gay clubs. He’s a light of all sorts Lisa, and genuinely just wants to show the world his true colors. If I was ever in his position I’d be so mad at the world yet he’s just so in awe of it. The complete opposite. I also got to see that ass in some wicked jeans that were & I swear we’re painted on his legs. I’m telling you yesterday I broke down because a beautiful soul like his deserves only the best of the galaxy & he’sstill fighting for it. I hope no one gives up on him because let me tell you we didn’t just give him the confidence to pursue his talent but we also give him the strength for him to fight for who he is. Nonethelesss, I can’t wait ‘till he’s got concerts bc I’d be the first person to scream sing all his lyrics while waving the one flag we share in common. ❤️ (I hope nothing tragic happens the next time I log in)