Decided to draw Nagito as JD because I watched heathers the movie and musicals a couple days ago and was instantly obsessed..I cant stop listening to the music and thinking ab it so I had to 😭😭
Idk who id draw for the heathers...possibly junko and Mukuro for 2 of em
Alright guys, this analysis is a long one but here's just a snippet of what I have so far! It's Heathers!!! I have 2.2k words in total, I have editing to do and a whole ton more to write but enjoy this little bit.
I've cut a bunch of my paragraphs from this exert, by the way.
Spoiler warning!
The Cafeteria Scene:
Veronica is ripped from her daydreams of the croquet garden by Heather Mcnamara who explains that “She [Heather Chandler] told me to haul your ass into the caf pronto.”
In the cafeteria, Heather Chandler orders Veronica to impersonate Kurt Kelly’s handwriting in a “hot and horny but realistically low-key note”. Veronica fights back against Chandler “Shit, Heather I don’t have anything against Martha Dunnstock”, proving herself to be a teenager who values justice above all else.
This is just one example audiences get of Veronica being a “pawn in Heather’s game”, which links back to the opening scene of the film where her head is in the lawn of the croquet match.
Betty is Veronica’s childhood friend and proudly displays a picture of a younger Betty dressed as an angel and Veronica as a witch from their childhood.
This careful selection of costume choice from the direction subtly depicts Betty as a pure girl, kind and sweet (just like an angel). Veronica as a witch represents what could be seen as evil.
At an analytical perspective the positive association with a witch could be female empowerment or independence whereas the negative could be seen as an impure figure of evil. Both themes are explored in this movie, and it seems this image alone makes Veronica have a battle of morals within her own mind.
Entranced by his suave and “Bad-boy”-Esque persona that J.D puts on, Veronica approaches him in the cafeteria for the weekly lunchtime poll. When Veronica asks, he responds laconically, “Probably just row out to the middle of the lake. Bring along my sax, some tequila, and some Bach.” Jason is still unsure what to think of her.
An interesting comparison between J. D’s answer compared to the other students is that the director has tried to make his answer seem “different” or “noticeable” but it’s only noticeable because the cuts aren’t as apparent as they were with the other students. If you cut all the editing out and just had their conversation, J. D would be no different to the other students or “society” as he proclaims them to be. J. D like the rest of the student body doesn’t stop to think any further than “human” desires. This reminds audiences before they even properly know J. D that he is no different to other students at the school. He’s not the “God” that he thinks he is, and all that makes him stand out to the rest of the students is his façade that he uses throughout the film to gain Veronica’s trust. He uses his difference as an act to manipulate her.
J. D so far is the only character who stands up for themselves at this point in the film. Veronica bends under Heather’s will, Martha has been humiliated by the note forged by Veronica “from Kurt”, Betty Finn lets Mcnamara and Chandler drag Veronica away.
J. D shows he is different to the other characters in the movie through a variety of ways. From sitting alone at a new school, the western-like harmonica music that fades every time he comes view to his fashion sense and interactions with other characters, these qualities and attributes show the audience that Jason Dean is of-interest to the viewer.
